HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
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MALCOLM EPLEY
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five or more, shared the evening' honors with
all war mothen.
We don't know whether It's the military in
fluence, or the weather, or something else, but
never in local history have we seen so much
public hugging, Arms-around promenading is
common among service folk and civilians,
young and middle-aged, We aren't critical
we're Just making an observation. Love is
wonderful.
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Member Audit '
Bureau ClrculaUon
The War Today
By PeWITT MacKENZIE
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Today's Roundup
j By MALCOLM EPLEY
KLAMATH people have been generally proud
and approving of the Klamath Commandos,
organization, but the true signal"
' cance'ol mis unique
is best "understood frora 11,6
talk of the men of the services
who come here, - "
As we have learned 11 eir
reactions, they are about like
this: The Commandos are dis
tinctive and genuine, because
they do not follow any na-
tiopally established pattern,
and because they were organ
ized locally as a local .'idea
without any outside suggestion : I
or stimulus. . .EPLEY '
The fellows feel that this is, something that
is :done for them, straight from the. heart of
the community. " ' ' ' .".''
:The work has proved a wonderful,-, thing
for this relatively small group of girls, tying
them together spiritually in what they; know
is true service. That is why they aire able, in
spite of their private duties as employes in
local offices, to carry on a great deal of fine
work. : V '
I Character has meant a lot in the success of
e Commandos. , i'.'v . i.
Quo iter Problem
THE problem that, is worrying them more
I than anything else: just now is to find space
for an adequate center. . .
I Ideally located in the center of the business
district, the present, quarters are', simply "not
Ifarge enough for the service. center work which,
lie's ahead as the Marine Barracks -and the ahv
station personnel continues to increase;
i The offer of one public-spirited business man
tp build them a building failed because- of fire
zone restrictions in the downtown district. The
(fbmmandos say they have canvassed "the 'whole
building situation in town.'aod havevyetto find
anything that offers what Is heeded for an ade
quate service center. .
t It is a community problem that deserves care
ful and Immediate consideration. Among already
constructed buildings, . the armory rem'sins as
one possibility. ' .
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Cooperation
ONE of the things that has helped to' make
the Fifth War Loan program a success has
been the cooperation of the local theatres. :
'George Mann and William B. David, heads
of the organization operating the theatres hee.
nave generously agreed to the use of the big
Felican for special events. Lloyd Lamb, the
Associated Press War Analyst
THAT'S a grim picture British Prime Mamster
Churchill gives us of the flying death which
is swooping down on England mainly on Lon-
"don in the lorm oi muer s roDov duihus.
It's a terrifying weapon, but we should recog
nize that this is its chief mission to create
terror and break morale. It must be largely
luck if it causes heavy military damage, since it
can be directed only at broad targets.
This winged death is being used indiscrim
inatelv aeainst the British civilian population
The fact that it's being employed mainly against
the metropolis speaks for itself. There's where
the most people are congregated, and that's the
easiest target to hit.
Further Glimpse
TODAY'S German communique gives us a
further glimpse into Hitler's evil mind
when it boasts:
"Our vengeance fire is still directed against
London with minor intervals."
While the chief purpose of this winged death
is to shatter morale, it does have a military
value as well. Churchill indicated one nazi gain
when he said that much allied air power had
been diverted from other pursuits to deal with
the robots. Obviously, too, these bombs would
be affective against a big industrial area.
England Won't Crack
A E can't brush lightly aside a weapon in
VV which in three weeks kills 8752 people
and hospitalizes 8000 others. However, the
Britain which went through the horrors of the
German air blitz early in the war isn't going
to crack under this new rightfulness.
As a matter of fact, the robot bomb undoubt
edly was intended in large degree as a booster
of German morale. With disaster tearing at the
. reich from all directions, Hitler had to have
something to bolster: the spirits of his people.
His smartest propaganda was the promise of a
devastating secret weapon which would be used
at the crucial moment. To give him credit -he
has produced the goods.
However, when it becomes apparent to the
German public that the robot cannot break
allied norli Hitter will have to pull another
rabbit out of the hat or cry quits. His anxious
reiteration this week that "We shall not capitu
late before any difficulty" is the echo of a hope
in which he has no confidence.
Hongs On To Hop
HE speaks as a beaten man who, as this col
umn has emphasized previously, is hanging
on in the forlorn hope that some lucky break
will give him a peace which will be less harsh
than unconditional surrender.
In which direction does the fuehrer look for
this gpod fortune? It hardly can be towards
the eastern front, where he has no more chance
Ibcal manager, hap given full cooperation to of halting the onrushing red tide than Canute
tfle local committee in carrying out this patriotic
policy or tne organization.
I For the most appropriate -remark of the
month, we give you Mrs. Ada Larson, one of
the war mothers who spoke at the bond, show
at the Pelican last flight. The mother of six
in the service, Mrs. Larson commented through
the microphone that to a mother, whether she
has one boy. or-five, six. or seven in the serv
ice, the burden and the honors are the same.
Thus the women on the stage, all mothers of
.had of ruling the sea. Rather, it would seem,
. he has been gambling that some mishap would
bring disaster to the western allies as they
undertook the frightfully dangerous amphibious
invasion of western Europe.
There .were a hundred and one misfortunes
which could have overtaken this invasion and
some of them almost did. Now, however, we
are past the likelihood of disaster, and once we
have broken through Rommel's guard on the
road to Paris, Hitler can whistle for his lucky
"wind.
Five Star Mothers Honored
At Big War Bond Show Here
!'An audience of bond-buyers
cneerea xuamatn war mothers,
Camp White entertainers, the
Marine Barracks band, Jack
Teagarden's famed dance band
and other entertainment fea
tures at the big bond show held
at the Pelican theatre Wednes
day night.
i. Mayor John Houston was
master of ceremonies for the
patriotic program, which includ
ed as a major feature a war
drama by the Camp White
I layers.
JSeven Klamath war mothers,
with five sons or more in the
service, were presented on the
stage. They were Mrs. Mary
Mitchell, Mrs. Rex Walters,
Mrs. Albert Barrett, Mrs. Ruth
Hudson, Mrs. Lenora Scott, Mrs.
Hose B. Thomas and Mrs, Ada
Larson.
j Special musie included vio
lin solos by Billie Jenks, accom
panied by Mrs. Jack (I'rimn.
songs by. Pat Brown, songs by
the Commando trio Dorothy
Gilchrist, Dorothy Laurenson
and Betty Lee Smith accom-
Manufacture of
Ink Stopped In
Germany
MADRID, July 6 (P) Manu
facture of Hanirl Inlr I,.. U..
discontinued in Germany for the
or we war to save bot
tles and shiDDine sDare.
ihg to announcements in Ger-
; newspapers received here.
pafs, contain advertise
ments of "ink tablets" to be dis
solved in water as a substitute.
panied by Mrs. Louis Serruys;
songs by Short and Lois Lee,
and several numbers by Ser
geant Crows, Camp White tenor.
Captain Frederick Lewis in
troduced the Marine Barracks
band,' which played for a grand
finale featuring .army men and
women, navy men and women,
ana me marine corps.
. The - Camp White band oe
cupied the -Pelican-, orchestra
pit. -. ' . -
Portland Woman
Saves Husband, Son
From Fire
PORTLAND. July 6 WW- A
48-year-old woman who fought'
mrougn ner naming two-story
house to 'rescue her invalid hus
band from the second story was
in a hospital with second-degree
ourns loaay.
The blaze broke out last night
while the family was sleeping.
Mrs. Henry A. Freeman took her
o-year-oid son to safety, then
returned to carry her husband
through the flames. He suffered
only shock.
The house, located In the hills
near Portland, was completely
destroyed. Loss was estimated
at $10,000.
. - '.. BAD TIMING
. LOS ANGELES The first al
leged violator of the new city
ordinance prohibiting smoking
on street cars has been arrested.
He boarded a trolley manned,
it turned out, by a policeman
vruiniuK uii nix nav- nff n A
motorman. -
Transit Company
Differences to
Be Arbitrated
TACOMA. Julv 6 -IJP In
joint statement issued today by
the Tacoma Transit company and
division 758 of the Amalgamated
Association of Street; Electric
and Motor Coach Employes of
America, it was stated that all
existing differences between the
union and the company would
oe suomutea to arbitration.
The union said it has with
drawn its 30-day strike notice
unaer tne war labor disputes
act. This basis of settlement was
achieved with the assistance of
Commissioner William O. Hosie
of the United States conciliation
service, according- to both union
and company officials. .
Merrill Secretary
Of IOOF Resigns
Henry Anderson, secretary of
the IOOF lodge in Merrill for as
years,, resigned from that office
at a meeting Wednesday night.
He was recently elected ' grand
patriarch of the lodge in Oregon
and gave up his position as sec
retary to devote his time to his
new office.
Anderson was presented with
an engraved gold pen by mem
bers of the lodge.
.. -mere win be a Joint installa
tion Of the IOOF InriffM In K-lom.
?ih..F?,lls F"day night and Roy
McNeil will be installed as sec-1
retary of the Merrill lodge.
State President Arthur Baincs
nf Portland will cay his lirst
official visit to Klamnth Falls
aerie No. 2090, Fraternal Order
of Eegles, on Friday night, July
7, in the lodge rooms in Eagles
hall.
Accompanying President
Baines will be other members
of his official fumily, nd local
Eagledom is eNpectcd to turn
out in force to greet the visiting
dignitaries.
A larce class of candidates
will be initiated into the aerie
in honor of the distinguished
Eucsts. and a dance and refresh
ments for members of the aerie
and auxiliary, will be held at
the conclusion of the lodge
meetinc.
Of special significance to the
local aerie will be the burning
of the mortsafie on Eafilcs nail
in which the state officers will
participate. This ceremony will
mark the completion of negoti
ations by which the ownership
of the lodge building ai uin ana
Walnut will pass into the hands
Of the local aerie.
All local Eagles are urged to
attend this meeting and both
Eaoles and ladies of the auxil
iary are asked to be in the
buildine bv 7:45, so that the
program may start at 8 o'clock
sham. Visiting members are
cordially invited to be present.
Mrs. H. W. Rhodes
Dies In Seattle
SF.ATTLE. Julv 6 (fP) Mrs,
Harriet W. Rhodes, 72-year-old
business, civic and philanthropic
figure, died last niglit alter
hripf illness.
Since the death of her hus
hnnrl. Albert J. Rhodes in 1921,
sh had been the active head of
Rhodes department stores, one of
Seattle's major mercantile insti
tutions.
Mrs. Rhodes was born in Dal
las, Ore., but was married in Ta
coma and lived there until 1907
when her husband and his broth
ers onened the Seattle store.
Two brothers. Otto and Wal
ter Williams, both of Dallas, sur
vive.
James Marr Named
AFL Secretary
PORTLAND. July 6 (?)
James T. Marr, 44. Portland, be
came executive secretary of the
State Federation of Labor today
The AFL executive council
named Marr last night to replace
D. E. Nickerson, who died Thurs
day. H. J. Detloff, a member of
the Machinist Union 63, was ap
pointed to Marr s former posi
tion as vice president oi the fed
eration.
Marr has been active in state
union activities for many years,
Willamette Eel
Run Absent
OREGON CITY. July 6 Wl
L. T. Critchlow, operator of an
eel trap, said today the usual
run of eels in the Willamette
river is mysteriously absent this
season.
In the past he has operated
the trap and a spearing crew to
eliminate the eels as a source of
stream pollution. The eels were
turned into a fish oil meal at
an Astoria plant. t .
RECOVERS
LA GRANDE. Julv B IJPi
Wanda Mae Clifton. 18 months
old, was recovering today from
second degree burns after being
rescued by neighbors from her
blazing bedroom.
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Baldy's Band
With
Mary Mahoney
and
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