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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Jaminry 2, 1943 Mtmbtr of Thi Amocjatzd Puh The Aoe1itl Freu t H. ItIt entitlM) to Uii of r publication of all atvi dispatch trH I td to It or nnt othnrvH rredltad Id tMa paper, and alio thi local ntwi puhllihH thrrin. ll rlghti of republication of pedal dUpatetm are alio Te at it wJ FRANK JENKINS Editor Mtmbtr of Avon BumxAV Of Cikculatio BcpriMM Nationally by M'mt-Holmtiat Co., Jxc Pn FranHfc, N. Yort, P ttle, I'hlcato, Portlatid, Lot An SIDE GLANCES I S. HOLIDAY NEWS OF THE THEATRES A twpmy comblaattoo of tha Erealrif Herald aid the Klamath Kw- PvMUbM every ftnsoMi exert Btindav at Cplsnad and Ptna atrecta, Klamath Falla, Oregon, by the Herald PuMUhlni Co. and the Klamath Nawa PublUMnj Company Entmf ai awno elau matter at tha poatofflca of Klamath Falla, Ore., on Aur"t 10, 1W under art of ea(ra, March C Itrt. r frry.jnwiiijp MALCOLM EPtET Managing Editor AGE FOUR DEATHS BELi TOLL OP 1941 Weekend Roundup Wartime Party Eplay By MALCOLM EPLEY THE appointment of Louis H. Craver to represent the 32nd district In the legisla ture came as no surprise. Mr. Craver's sup- url snt anrlv Into the field. K " . " " " ha obviously had the bless ing of the resigning repre sentative, Harry Bolvln, and : a peculiar technical quirk evidently eliminated Lee Jacobs, the only other man who indicated active interest in the appointment. Mr. Craver is relatively un known to the public here, mil ha is new to DOlitics. w hu lived here since 1926, and his political activities have been confined to his job as legislative representative of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He Is a Southern Pacific yardman. We have talked to Mr. Craver and have found him affable, plainspoken, and easily approached. His statement, upon appointment, sets an excellent standard to go by, and we got the impression he means what he says. Unless and until he proves undeserving, Mr. Craver should have confidence and support, and so far as this column is concerned that is what he gets. .. pXCELLENT general qualifications for the mm , j i a i t - - t v. - appointment are posscssea ay ca vauu, . but an interesting technical question came up In connection with him. It seems' that Mr. Jacobs, before the general election, made a wager and In payment of that wager he tem porarily changed his registration from demo crat to republican. He changed back almost immediately to the party with which he had been affiliated for 22 years, and there Is no question of his intending to change his long time party allegiance. But the law required that the appointment of a successor to Mr. Bolvln, a democrat, must have been a member of Bolvln's party for five years prior to the appointment. Thus, even a momentary switch to republican regis tration might be interpreted as a technical dis qualification. County court members said this question influenced their consideration of the appointment. . . . Lee Jacobs is a fine citizen, and Is ex ceptionally public spirited. An unanticipated situation eliminated him. . Incidentally, the election result that put him on the losing end of a wager, was the Stock-man-Pierce outcome In Klamath county. On a purely objective basis, Mr. Jacobs thought Pierce would carry the county. A lot of other people,. Including ourselves, were surprised at the Stockman-Pierce vote. This columnist ex pected Stockman to win, but not by the majority he attained. . KLAMATH county's representation In the legislature Is now composed of Senator Marshall Cornett, a business man; Representa tive Henry Semon, a farmer, and Mr. Craver, a railroad employe and railroad union af filiate. Mr. Cornett represents Klamath along with four other counties. Mr. Semon and Mr. : Craver . represent the 32nd district, whose boundaries are the boundaries of Klamath county. In the senate, our proportionate representa tion is unjustly low, Jn spite of determined efforts at re-districting put forth by this county's delegation. This condition is offset to a considerable extent by the fact the senator now In office lives In this county, and further by the fact that he Is experienced, sound, and carries prestige. . . In the house, Mr. Semon Is one of the oldest members in point of service, and his record is most creditable. The Klamath delegation is representative of the various Interests and elements In this com munity, and It should wield a sound and con structive influence in the business of , the forthcoming session. ' -.. KLAMATHITES can take real pride In their war savings achievement of December. We outdid the expectations of the county war , savings chairman, Andy Collier. Prior to December, all bond purchases, In eluding those of the big bond series made by , the county, city, etc., counted on the county's quota. But In December, only the E bonds the kind most of us can buy but also the bonds of smaller denominations were permit ted to go into the quota. And, at the same time, ' the Klamath quota was raised from $242,000 to $249,000. Less than a week ago, Mr. Collier told us he did not expect the county to make the quota, although it was likely to come close to it.' "But I'm not kicking," he said, "because already our E bond purchases are greater than in any other month. Even if we don't make- the quota, we have made a fine record." Today, Mr. Collier reports that he under estimated the county's December bond-buying power. . It took $255,000 in E bonds. Congratulations, Klamath. t A D0LF HITLER did some more hollow By PETER EDSON Herald and News Washington Correspondent THE Hon. Harry L. Hopkins, special assistant to the president, wrote a piece for himself In the December American magazine under the title, "You and Your, Family Will Be Mobil- ized," in which he pro ceeded to tell everyone how he must live In wartime and what sac rifices would have to be made. "Because some Americans believed we could continue busi ness,' cocktail parties and golf as usual, we have been fighting with one hand tied be hind us," wrote Mr. Hopkins. "Rationing and priorities far mora . wide spread than at present will determine the kinds of food ... we shall have and will affect every detail of our daily lives. "Under total war our over-all standard of living will be as low as it was at the bottom of the depression in 1932. "Most adults will, not be fed quite as well as the men In the armed services, which Is as It should be. Mo family should object to meat rationing when they realize the beef and bacon they don't get is being served to their sons and brothers in the army. "Why should there be men to open taxlcab doors in front of hotels and night clubs? Why should there be cooks in night clubs when cooks are needed in the army?" . .Such were Mr. Hopkins' choicer, selected sentences. r . IKIBKl KJNKt. T.Hmm T. Oft. .g. "I know we've always thrown our big dance during the spring semester, but we're facing a crisis after the first of February this college will be practically a girls' school 1'' . Telling The Editor Littan printad tan mat not M men Miu US aona ki Mnsth, mat M writ tan usIMr on ONI tlDI ol tha tupw only, and mat b tlrMd. Contribution! lollo(i umm rum. art mtrmit sv N' MRS. HOPKINS' WEDDING PRESENT 0 one in Washington realized how much social significance there was in the Hop kins article until a few days ago, when tongues began to wag round Washington of a hard- times .party thrown at one of the capital's snazzier hotel-night clubs, in honor of who else but Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins. Then it became apparent that here was a new . New Deal magna charta. This function, reflecting at every turn . the wartime curtailments of which Mr. Hopkins bad written so feelingly with one hand tied behind his back, no doubt was given by Mr. Bernard Baruch. But it is perhaps unfair to bring him in on this, as he was merely the man on whose cuff the party was thrown, The gossip in Washington is that Mr. Baruch asked Mrs. Hopkins what she would like for a wedding present, and she told him she'd like to have him give her a party. Mrs. Hopkins was apparently told to go ahead and arrange it, Inviting whomever she pleased, and the Baruch cuff blanche was extended on which the guest of honor could write her own menu, as on a blank check. Now never let it be said that the new Mrs. Harry Hopkins, the former Mrs. Louise Macy, nee Brown, is not an Ingenious person when it comes to arranging a party on a war economy basis for a reduced standard of living. No cocktail parties as usual for her. Mrs. Hop kins had no doubt read every word of her husband's article, and she had approved. She used to write articles for the slicker and thicker paper magazines herself, always with emphasis on how to avoid being vulgar or in bad taste. Some say there were 60 guests Invited, some say 80. Either way, there definitely were not 100 people present, unless you counted the orchestra, the waiters, all those cooks which Mr. Hopkins wrote were so badly needed by the army, and the man who opened the taxi doors as the guests drew up in front. CAVIAR. CHAMPAGNE AND BEEF AS for food, since Mr. Hopkins had written that adults would not be fed as well as men In the armed services, the menu was held down to a simple buffet supper. There were only 30 dishes, leading off with caviar and pate de fols gras. Knowing that all the guests had read Mr. Hopkins' article and were therefore prepared to get along on reduced rations of beef and bacon so that their sons (and brothers could have more in the army, the meat courses were held down to just five beef a la mode, corned beef in jelly, cold tongue, calves head, and Virginia ham. To show how the Ingenious housewife can get along with substitutes in wartime, how ever, the shortage of meat was made up for with two soups, three kinds of seafood baked oysters, trout and terrapin;, chicken fixed four ways, to say nothing of turkey and duck; three salads, three ice creams and petit fours. Any civilian defense volunteer who has left the children with the neighbors so she could take a course In nutrition knows that all these foods are filled with vitamins, and just what the government has been telling war workers they should eat to make them strong so they could help win the war quickly. And oh, yes another meat substitute on the menu was as sorted cheese. The rationing effect that Mr. Hopkins had blustering, boasting and blaming in a warned his readers about was evident at this ew xears day pronouncement. A eood an. swer to Adolf was given by an old Dutch woman who was arrested for listening to BBC broadcasts from London. , Haled Into a Nazi court, she was asked by the Judge: "Why did you do this?" "Oh, but your honor," she replied, "Hitler told us he would be In London in October, 1940. I have been listening every day since then. I would not want to miss der fuehrer." function in that the only coffee served was demi-tasse. The real war touch, showing how people will have to get used to a standard of living as low as it was at the bottom of the depression in 1932, was most noticeable in two respects French champagne, vintage of 1926, flowed like water and every lady there was given a large bottle of the rarest French perfume as a souvenir. You will recall that back In igaa. th rnvm rJ!. ' ' . ' ' depths of the depression, you could get French ., t ?d " Sairty hat " was champagnes and French perfumes. lor work Sunday, believing it to be Tuesday, magazines more often. ' WHY MOTHERS WANT TO WORK KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., (To the Editor) Everyone gets time and a half for overtime, sick leave, Sundays and holidays off except mother. That is one of the basic reasons young mothers want to work. In many instances the unpre paredness for, and the high cost of having babies has left the young couple on the rocks so to say. The young wife who is used to a few friends and an occasional movie with hubby now Just stays home and minds Junior. If she is ill Junior still needs his diapers washed and even the weatherman doesn' always cooperate in drying them. Daddy comes home to burv himself in the paper., Mother wants some one to talk to. The new neighborhood hasn't yet nung out the welcome sign to the newcomers personally, so she hasn't visited across the back fence, like she and Mrs. Huston . used to back home Home without Outside life be comes even more boring in a trailer house or the usual dec orators' nightmare she has rent ed. She must stay home all day because Junior can't be taken out, but in many cases there isn't enough actual work (If done systematically) and Inter esting activity to keep a twelve year-old busy. A woman of 20 or more either gets puttery or Clustered. As time goes on she feels worthless and if she listens to her radio she hears constant pleas for war . workers. This doesn't do her frame of mind any good. Besides, the pay is very attractive. She hasn't had many pretty things either for herself or the house and what a wonderful joy a baby buggy would be now that Junior weighs nearly 16 pounds and has to be carried. The family car isn't available for every jaunt to the store like it used to be. Many of these young women remember how difficult it was to get work a few years ago and feel this is their big chance to lay something in the bank or bonds. After all, when the war ends there might be an other depression and one can't save much following defense work unless both man and wife work. In some cases better salaries for husbands in non-defense work would help. Many of the women who wish to work are wives of men who are holding their places so they will still have a Job when the war is end ed. The low salary now doesn't seem fair to her when the neighbor in defense work makes several times as much for the same hours. There is talk of free nurseries for working mothers. They get salary, why couldn't they af ford, in most cases to pay. It is the non-working mother who needs a free place to park Jun ior so she can work for the Red Cross or service center where she does herself as much good as the cause. A little adult com pany is one of her needs. She also feels that she is doing too much as she would do in peace time, wiping noses and drying- diapers. There is nothing dram atic about t h a t like making bombers. . , . Any man who would spend a week at home with the children while his wife only comes home evenings would understand the problems much better than the average husband. The two-yea old s chatter is clever and baby's antics are simply darling out tncy get rather tiresome on a seven day a week, well or sick basis, even though you know tney are the most wonderful babies in the world, The price of child care has risen along with other thins The shifting of population has removed grandma or the girl next door who exchanged piano lessons for watching Junior. As a result the young mother has to change her habits and this doesn't come without a certain amount of resentment. This is especially true if hubby is still on the same old salary and she must lower her social standard, When the husband has eve. nings free he can stay home and let his wife see a movie or visit friends an evening or two a week. Many men work eve. nirfgs so their wives are just out oi iuck. Any factory or of lice manager will agree that workers, to do good work must have a change on their day off. What change has the young mower? As a result she begins to feel the only solution is to go into the factory. She worries about Junior but won't admit it even to hubby. Another angle Is health or strength. If the house is old or poor, house work is hard on a young woman who has just had a Daoy. now appealing a filing cabinet looks beside a big wash. mg on a frosty day. Even Jun lor gets to an age where he Is too- heavy to carry around but sun can t do his own walking, The old office job is much less of a strain on her back. Few mothers can take any sick leave until they are actual ly ready for the hospital. Father takes a day In bed to cure his infected throat. Mother drags around tne house yapping at the emmren until father gets home, He scolds her for staying- ud, little realizing that even a few minutes will be interrupted This isn't his fault, but It is nevertheless a real problem for ner. We need something to replace or bring back the old-fashioned leaving baby with grandma or a neighbor so the younger gen eration can care for their physi cal and mental health. Working tew nours at the Red Cross would cure many bored wives. They can't though because of j unior. It is a bit hard for the vouna wife to feel time and a half for overtime, sick leave, a day off and pretties like working women have weren't meant for her too. Until this is solved we will never overcome the' desire of mothers to work. That 'is what she is fighting for. She just doesn't know any other way to get it except through a JOD. I. W. VITAL STATISTICS BACON Born at Klamath Valley hospital. Klamath Falls, Ore., January 2, 1943, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Bacon, 2711 Cra ter street, a girl. Weight: 9 pounds 13 ounces. AUGUSTUS Born at Klam ath Valley hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore., January 2, 1943, to Mr. and Mrs. Dean E. Augustus, Keno, Ore., a boy. Weight: 7 pounds 11 ounces. MIKE Born at Llghtfoot hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore,, December 30; 1942, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mike. 2150 Biehn street, a girl. Weight: 7 pounds. HERBERT Born at L ghtfoot hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.. December 30. 1942. to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Harrison Herbert, zizi wantland avenue, a girl. Weight: 7i pounds. If you want to sell it nhone The Herald and News "want ads," 3124. By Tha Associated Press Deaths In the nation over the now Year's holiday resulting from violent causes automobile accidonts, drownings, fires, shootings, stabblngs, etc. num bered at least 128 Saturday. l most two-thlrds below the total for the same period a year ago, The recent trend showing a BO per cent reduction In motor vehicle deaths was Indicated in the number of traffic fatalities reported since New Year's ave nn Associated Press survey snowed that 84 of the total vlo. lent deaths since New Year' eve resulted from automobile accidents. Of the 265 violent deaths re ported on January 2, 1842, auto mobile accidents accounted for 171 of the total. Principal fnc tors for the decrease In auto mobile deaths were gasoline ra tlonlng and observance of the lower driving speed law. Thore were more than 400 vlo. lent deaths reported throughout the country in the extended Christmas weekend holiday of 1942, and of the total, 250 were listed as traffic fatalities. No deaths of violent nature were reported In 17 states, while the largest number of violent deaths In any single state was 2i in California, Including 15 trnf fic. New York and Illinois each reported 11, the former state total including seven violent deaths from various causes, Illinois' total included six auto mobile deaths. 3 KUHS Students Ski In to Lake o' The Woods Sunday Getting to Lake o' the Woods for a mid-winter holiday was no problem for George Proctor, Dick Newman and Dick Hicks, Klamath Union high school tu dents, who skied into the resort Sunday, returning here Wednes day. The trio drove as far as the Rocky Point Junction by car and made the remainder of the trip on skis in a pelting rain. They reported some three feet of snow at the lake. The boys were guests at tho Joe Hicks cabin on the west side. OBITUARIES SADIE MAY GENTRY Sadie Mny Gentry, a native of Suisun, Calif., ago 63 years months and 18 days and the wife of John Gentry, passed away at tne inmiiy home In Stewart ad dition, Friday, Janunry 1, at 11:40 p. m. Mrs. Gentry had been In poor health for four years and became seriously 111 Friday evening. In addition to her husband, she Is survived by tour daughters, Mrs. Ethel Uhl Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Stello Roark, Stockton, Calif.; Mrs. uiaoys amerson, Coquille. Ore and Mrs. Hazel Bishop of Med. ford, 'Ore.; three sons, Edwin Buker, Oakland, Calif; Herbert Buker, Klamath Falls' and Les ter Buker, Cloton, Calif.; also four brothers, all of Sulsun Valley, Calif., and one sister of San Bernardino, Calif. The re mains rest at the Earl Whitlock tuneral home. Pine street "at Sixth. Announcement of the fu neral arrangements will be made next Monday. JOHN BENJAMIN AUTEN John B. Auten. a nloneer resi- dent of Klamath county and na tive of Indiana, aged 70 years, 10 days, passed away In Med ford,. Ore., December 30. after an illness of several years dura tion. Mr. Auten is survived bv two daughters, Mrs. Elno Hem- miia of Mcdford. Ore., and Mr Harry Lloyd of Tacoma. Wash.: and one son, Glenn Auten, Port land, ore.; also two grand, children. Announcement of fu neral arrangements is belne uiuae tooay. FUNERALS CHARLES OREWILER The funeral service for the late Charles Orewiler, who passed away near Tulelake. Calif., on Thursday, December if will take place from the chapel of Ward's Klamath funer- home, 925 High street, on Sunday, January 3, at 3 p. m., e itev. victor Phillips of tho Methodist church officiating. The commitment service and In terment will take place In the Bend, Ore., cemetery on Mon day, January 4, at 1 p. m. Friends are Invited to attend. JOHN BENJAMIN AUTEN Funeral services for the lata Jdhn B. Auten, who passed away In Medford, Ore., December 30, will be held at the chapel of the Earl Whitlock Funeral home, Monday, January 4, at 2 p. m., with the Reverend Arthur Charles Bates, pastor of the First Christian church, officiat ing. Interment will follow in Linkville cemetery. Friends are invited. , ""7 A M in & ) "Invisible Agent." suggested by the H. O. Wellt story "Invis ible Man." features J. Edward Bromborg (L). Hons Massif and Jon Hall are co-starred and In this fantastlo scsna Hall Is teen In his ghostly portrayal. A companion hit, "Shtphtrd of the Hills." co-stars John Wayne and Batty Flald. Tha program starts to morrow on tha Pin Tr screen. 0' MhaaaaHaVaatsaM Arthur Kennady, Errol Flynn, Alan Hal. Ronald Reaaan. cast as members oi an RAF craw forced down In Oormany in Warner Bros.' "Dtiparita Journay," now at tha Esqulra. hid from pursuing noils. tm w fe, Gloria Jaan stems to b on tha wrona and of tonunn for h moment in the "tan-aga" jlva rampaga, "Gat Hap to Lova," which plays at tha Towar thtatre starting Sunday. Tha compan ion faatura "Underground Agent" faaturtt Frank Albartson and Bruca Bmnstt. Spunky Mary Drury Takes New Courage From Lettei ORANGE, N. J., Jan. 2 (P) Sho did It, daddy, and I will walk too." Just wait and see." That was the New Year's greeting nine-year-old Mary Drury of East Orange gave her father, Waiter, yesterday from her bed in Orange Memorial hospital. It was a letter of cheer from Mrs. Josslo Simpson Steward of Hackcnsack that prompted the pledge of courage by the spunky, dark-haired youngster, whose legs were severed just above tha knees two weeks ago by a rail road trnln. Mrs. Steward, a former model, lost her legs In a similar acci dent several years ago. After showing her father the letter. Mary tucked It tindor her pillow. Messages of cheer and presents from all ports of tho country continued to arrive at tho ho pltol. Mony of the letters and gifts wero from Undo Sam's soldiers and sailors. Sergeant MIko Moszar of Clif ton, N. J a soldier stationed at Clalrbornn, La., wrote to toll Mory thot sho has been named mascot of his outfit. "I'm from Clifton," Moszar said. "And you're a close neigh bor. Don't forgot to keep smil ing and remember we're with you." Check These Ration Dates WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 ( The office of prlco admlnlstra Hon today llslod important ra tioning dates as follows: Coffoe ? Jah. 3 Last day for using cou pon No. 27 In war ration book for purchase of coffee. Counon No. 28 becomos valid Jan. 4. It will be good for one pound of coffoe and valid until Feb. 8. . . Sugar Jan. 5 Last day on which institutional and industrial sugar users may reglstor at ration boards for January and Febru ary allotments. Jan. 31 Coupon No. 10 in wor ration book 1 is good for thrco pounds of sugar through this dale. Mileage, Gasollna and Tires Jan. 21 Last doy for using No. 3 coupons in "A" books. No. 4 coupons become valid Jan. 22. Jan. 31 Last day for tempor ary "T" coupons to bo Issued dl roctly by ration board. Begin ning Feb. 1, "T" rations will be Issued on the basis of ODT cer tificates of war necessity. All motorists must have tlroa in spected by this dote, . Fuel Oil Jan. 1 No. 3 coupons valid all month and first part of Feb ruary, dates varying among four zones. Coupon No. 2 . remains valid until about Jim. 25, exact dates depending on zones. -Typewriters Doc. 31 Last day on which holders of typewriter certificates could purchnso machines. War Ration Book I ' Jan. 15 Last day for obtain ing this book. Book No. 1, originally Issueda. for sugar but now good also fort? coffee, will be used in obtaining subsequent books. Always read the classified ads.
