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Ed Ostendorf
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By MALCOLM EPLEY ,
WHEN Ed Ostendorf takes the chair of
mayor of Klamath Falls in January, he
will bring a distinct change in personalities to
that "highest office within
the gift of the people" of
the city.
A solid business type, Mr.
Ostendorf does not have tho
color, pep and imagination
of the retiring mayor,
Johnny Houston, who has
done a fine job. But his
business experience equals
that of Mayor Houston, and
there is every reason to ex
pect that city affairs will
go along conservative, cau
tious lines under his leadership. Ed isn't like
ly to be "rushed" into anything.
Ed Ostendorf was born on a farm near
Hastings, Nebraska, in 1888, the son of a stock
man and veterinary surgeon. He got his early
schooling in Nebraska, and moved with his
parents to Oklahoma, where he remained until
1910. When the family moved west, Ed stopped
off in Portland. He got a job there, and has
been in Oregon ever since.
He remained in Portland 17 years, engaged
in work in connection with the automobile
business. He had a used car lot and worked
for several years for the Dodge and Plymouth
people there. In 1927, he came to Klamath
Falls to become Dodge and Plymouth dealer.
He did a good business in good line, weathered
the depression, and, in 1941, sold the business
to L. L. Lombard and retired, evidently with
enough cash that he didn't need to worry any
longer about earning activity.
Public Service
WITH time on his hands, his thoughts turned
definitely to civic service. He became
president of the Kiwanis club, serving last
year, and gave a lot of time to the work of the
citizens committee that developed plans for the
new cemetery here.
When a district office of the OPA was set
up in Klamath Falls, Ed Ostendorf was recom
mended for district director by many local
business people, who were interviewed by' fed
eral officials for suggestions. He was appointed .
to the job, and held it for several months. He
went out as OPA began a process of abandoning
the district set-up.
Since then, Ed's principal public activities
have been in connection with the Kiwanis club,
the cemetery committee, bond drives, etc He
had it in the back of his head to run for mayor
for a considerable time before he announced
probably from the time Mayor Houston declared
he would not run.
While a registered republican, Ed is not so
critical of the New Deal as is usually expected
from republican business men. In politics, he
was quite active in behalf of the campaign of
Governor Earl Snell, heading up the Snell
committee here.
Mr. Ostendorf was married In 1916, and Jean,
a daughter, is now a student at Oregon State
college. He and Mrs. Ostendorf live at S19
Pacific Terrace.
No Bed of Roses
BEING mayor of Klamath Falls Is not an
easy job. There are many difficult prob
lems of city administration, even in peace time,
and they axe multiplied in this period. The job
ahead for the next four years does not look
like any bed of roses, and wo imagine Ed is
already having his worries.
He has the lime und business and civic ex
perience to do a good job. Ait asset is his
desire to render good public service. He Is a
little inclined to stubbornness, which may be a
desirable factor in .some instances, but, in
others, might hamper constructive projects.
Ed Ostendorf a honesty und Integrity arc un
questioned. Ho is deserving of public support
and confidence as ho undertakes tho job of
heading up the affairs of our city in what
may prove to be a rather critical pcrloci
The War Today
By DWITT MacKENZlE
Auoclatod Press War Analyst
GENERAL EISENHOWER has rendered the
German people a great service in warning
them to safeguard their resources against the
scorched-earth policy of the retreating nazl
army, since they enn't count on food, fuel or
clothing from the allied military government.
The general points out that our aid "will
primarily go to the population of the countries
which have been ravaged and plundered by ine
German armies." That's a fair notice which
not only should help tho German public, but
should preclude any such misapprehension and
anger as existed in the rcich after the last
war, when the allies were expected to pour
supplies into the country the moment the
armistice was efiective.
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In Occupation Forces .
I WENT into the Rhincland with the British
army of occupation and It was this clay (De
cember 9, 1918), that we took up our position
in the great city of Cologne. Toward which
allied forces at this moment are driving again.
We war correspondents shortly were received
by the burgomaster a high and mighty, square
headed Prussian of that super-face type which
instantly inspires thoughts of manslaughter.
This arrogant heel received us in a great oak
wainscoted room and had us seated about a
long table. He presided at the head in an
ornate chair with a throne-like back, behind
which stood an obsequious flunkey who served
as secretary. We had no more than sat down
when the burgomaster demanded in angry
gutturals:
"Why have not the allies sent us food and
clothing? I will not be responsible for the atti
tude of my people toward your troops if we
don't get supplies immediately."
Threat of Revolt
IT WAS a clear threat of an uprising by the
Germans against the armies of occupation.
Having uttered it, his highness glowered about
the table and awaited its answer. His glance
fell on me, and I got up:
"Mr. Burgomaster," I said, "tho answer Is
that the allies are too much occupied with
trying to bring relief to the suffering peoples
in the areas of Belgium and France devastated
by the German armies."
The burgomaster's face flamed crimson and
he shot back:
"That's not true; there has been no such de
vastation!" "Mr. Burgomaster," your scribe retorted, "I'm
telling you that I've just come from a de
vastated zone where tnere are long lines o
refugees. People are dropping dead from hun
ger and privation."
For few seconds there was a great silence,
and then my colleagues started to clap their
hands. His excellency was fit to be tied, and
looked like a man about to have a stroke, he
opened his mouth to speak, but just then his
secretary whispered in his ear, and the burgo
master didn't say it. Often since then I've
wondered just what the great man intended
to hand me.
SIDE GLANCES
EDITORIALS ON
NEWS
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tion their commanders recognize
as nopeiess.
This is important, if true ln
dicating that the end is NEAR
in Hungary.
"THE earthquake DID center in
A Japan. Undoubtedly it did a
lot of damage. But it won't end
the Pacific war. The only way
kj ena me racmc war is to
kill ENOUGH Japs and de
stroy enough Jap war plants and
transport.
VE hit Iwo Jima pretty hard
" with "scores" of B-29s
and 108 Liberators, and also
shelled it with warships maybe
up to battleships. We HOPE
we've smashed the nest from
which Jap planes were coming
10 Doiner our lokyo-Dound
aupertorts.
(")UR landing behind the Jap
lines at urmoe was helpful.
We hope now to be able to clean
up Leyte not by waving any
wands but by HARD. BLOODY
fighting that takes guts and grit
vwnjtn our men nave.;
"THERE'S a new note from
China today.
The Chinese seem to have
stopped (temporarily at least)
the Jap march on Kunming,
Kweiyang and Chung king.
These NEW AND BETTER Chin
ese reinforcements that have
been arriving (maybe from the
communist border) appear to
have turned the tide.
There is even bigger news.
An "authoritative" report
from Chungking says Chiang
has agreed "in principle" to par
ticipatlon of the Chinese com
munists In the national govern-
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mcnt and in the direction of
Chinese military affairs.
That might mean that Chiang's
government ana tne communists
are about ready to quit watching
each other like a couple of angry
dogs and turn their COMB1NKD
efforts to fighting the Jap.
TW'OTE the growing extent to
' Which COMMUNISM is en
tering the news of the OLDER
worm eastern Europe and
Asia.
Communism Is one of the BIG
WORLD ISSUES NOW.
COMMUNISM is hard for us
v"' Americans to understand.
We see it only as a revolution
ary tactic of disgruntled ele
ments in our population plus
the unprincipled SEEKERS FOR
POWER that are present in
every nation.
As a social system, commun
ism has nothing to offer us, for
the standards we have achieved
under our system of government
and our way of life are FAR
SUPERIOR to anything that
AMERICAN COMMUNISTS,
communism can offer us.
Judging communism bv
we see ft only as an OGRE that
tnreatens destruction of every
thing we value most.
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COMMUNISM in the OLDER
Thprn it TVIFS h a a am..
thintf in nffar 4n Ihi. ,to,t " .
of common people who for more
centuries man we can visualize
have been downtrodden and ex-
nlntlpH nnH Dhnrt..hontfo1 I.
communism, these masses SEE
SOMETHING BETTER THAN
THEY HAVE HAD.
watch it.
changes in the world.
If It's a "frozen" article you
need, advertise for a used one
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Yesierdnns
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From ; the files . 40 yean
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From The Klamath Republican
Dec. 15, 1904
Governor George Pardee of
California has given public as
surances that California will co
operate in every way in the
Klamath government irrigation
program now in process of for
mulation, From The Klamath Mews
Dec. 8, 1934
County Agent C. A. Hender
son said today that the potato
yield from the Klamath basin's
13,800 planted acres ran about
300 sacks an acre, an all-time
record here.
Tho American Legion drum
corps and the high school band
led the parade at the formal
opening of the downtown
Christmas season last night.
For His Christmas
A BELT
by IIICKOK
Western and Dress Styles
91 to $5
DREW'S MANSTORE
733 Main
To The Parents
An Everlasting Xmas Gift is a Business Coursa for your
son or daughter. We offer a Complete Business Course,
and we Do teach that Snappy Up-to-fhe-Minuto Thomas
Natural Shorthand and Speed Typing.
Klamath Business College
733 Pine Street Corner of 6th
Phone 4760
"It's Hint womnn njjixln now she. wimls to know if o'.ir .
safety deposit boxes will hold Iwo pounds of butter I"
Service Men
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PFC Clifton Barrett from New
Guinea. Here until December 27.
PFC Lewis Barrett from Fort
Ord, Calif. Here until Decem
ber 11.
Pvt. Herbert Waits Jr., from
Fort Lewis, Washington. Here
until December 18.
Sqt. Robert J. Strsder ' frnm
South Pacific. Here until Janu
ary 2.
S Sat. Dale H. Hoovar. US
army air corps, here from the
South Pacific until December
27.
The above se.-vice oeoole ire
entitled to freo passes to the lo
cal theatres and free fountain
service at Lo-t River dairy by
courtesy of Lloyd Lamb of the
meat res ana n t: Woodruff ol
the dairy. Please call at Tho
Herald and News office (ask foi
Paul Haines) tor your courtesy
tickets
UMBRELLA BORROWERB
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 0 lift
A sign in front of a building
and loan association in this city
reads: -Caught In the rain? We'll
be glad to loan you an umbrel
la." Many have been caught, bor
rowed an umbrella, and all have
returned them, sometimes ahead
of the two-day loan limit, says
Mrs. Nina Mauk, association sec
retary. Classified Ad.i Bring Results
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LONDON, Dec. 0 (P) Ameri
can Flying Fortresses from
Britain shook Stuttgart's rail
yards with 1500 tons of bombs
today part of a two-ply air at
tack un Germany from tho west
and south.
The Berlin radio snld heavy
bombers ranged Into the Munich
area from Italy before noon.
Fewer than 300 Mustang and
Thunderbolt fighters accompan
ied 400 B-17s to Stuttgart in
southwestern Germany, head
quarters of U. S. strategic air
forces in Europe said.
Railroad facilities there It 70
miles cast of the fighting In the
Strasbourg area and 110 miles
from Lt. Gen. George S. Patlon's
troops on the approaches to Saar-hruckon.
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IMPOSSIBLE
to wash your hands of tho
RESPONSIBILITY for your
family's well-being!
Accidents usually happen In family groups
... that's when a hospital service plan It a
lifesaver. It is easier to poy the doctor if oil
hospital costs are taken care of.
Whether you subscribe to the Klamath Med?
. cal Service Bureau or not, Investigate the new
family hospitalization plan,
Call 7260, for Joe Hicks, manager, or Frank
Smith, assistant manager.
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I L T I INI I W I I .1 I I Q J
In any good newspaper operation the advertising
cost per subscriber goes down as circulation goes
up. This has been true of The Herald and News
operation over the past decade.
It is also true that the actual advertising charge
per column inch must follow up, in part, any con
siderable increase in number of subscribers.
The following chart shows how circulation has
grown during present Herald and News ownership.
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ldar rr. 1144 figure U average for first nlnt monthi.
Note the gain in circulation since 1937, when the
last raise was made In display advertising rates.
Obviously, as an advertising message is delivered
to more than twice as many homes now as it was
In 1933, advertising space should be worth twice
as much now. Actually, the average rate per col
umn inch In 1933 was 60c, in 1945 it will be Just
about 65c.
New rates (8c a column inch over present rates)
become effective Jan. X 1945.
TWf b net bid for Inerened aaVsrlUlng. newsprint U H"
nd eur supply Is sharply limited.