HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PACE EIGHT MYSTERY PUY SLATED T By JU ANITA SHINN "Fiat Lux," or "Let There Be ight," a modern mystery play in one act by Faith Van Valkon burgh Vilar, will be presented to me suiciems ana puuuu vi rvioiu alh Falls this week as a Christ' mas gesture to the audiences of the Little Theatre from the high school drama department. Fiat Lux" is the story of a miserable old man who has be come embittered by the death of all of those dear to mm. nis tragedy causes him to lose all faith in man and in God, but the Divinity answers the un spoken prayer of his heart Dy showing him a vision of the brightness for the future life. One of the roles, a lame girl, is especially appealing, and is played by four different ac tresses. The type of stage effect used is one that has not been shown here before. , There are three stage levels, blacked out and highlighted to climax certain scenes. One vision is made interesting bv the appearance of PFC James Leas of the Marine Barracks, who appears in dress blues. Ted Reeves and Mac Epley are responsible for the designing and arrangement of the first and . second visions, respectively. Members of the staff are as follows: Charles Blackstone, John Epley, Dennis Knowles, Gloria Mayfield, Jim Meyers, Elaine Wicker, Dave Williams and Jo Williams. Players are Jack Bronson, Vir gil Gillette, Maxine Goddard, Malcolm Epley, Mary Jo Hal lett. Lew Harper, J i m Ivory, Betty Larvick, Ted Reeves and Muriel White. Shows will be given Monday afternoon from 1 to 4 p. m., Tuesday morning from 9 until 12 for all study halls, and all day Thursday for KUHS stu dents and any guests interested. On Monday night at 8 o'clock it will be given for the Lions club wives: Saturday at 2:30 and 4:30 shows will be given for grade school students and par ents. Wednesday and Saturday nights at 8:15 performances will be given for the general public. WADSWORTH, 111., Dec. 11 (iPl Nine coaches of the second section of the Milwaukee rail road's "Olympian." running as combination mail and day coach train between Chicago and Mm. neapolis, were derailed early to day but each car remained erect and only 11 passengers . were reported iniured. The train, was traveling about 60 miles per hour when a bumed out journal box caused the de railment, railroad officials said, Only the first car and engine of the ten-coach train remained on the tracks. The accident occurred about 12:30 a. m. (central wartime) in this village about 48 miles north of Chicago during the season's first heavy snowfall. The com pany ordered a special train from Milwaukee to the scene to pick up the passengers. LEAGUE SETS NEXT ARLINGTON, Dec. 11 OP) The 1945 meeting of the Oregon Wheat league will be held in Pendleton, members attending this year's session decided at its close here Saturday. Lloyd Smith, Mayvllle, was elected president; Jim Beamer, Weston, vice president, and Charles w. smith, corvauis, secretary-treasurer. The league urged support prices for beef cattle similar to those on hogs, and proposed a 6 per cent boost in the wheat ceiling to cover higher produc tion costs. Other resolutions asked con tinuance of 90 per cent parity loans on wheat, and urged the commodity credit corporation to begin moving loan wheat from the northwest immediately after the first of the year. Child Killed While Playing 'War' With Older Comrades SALEM, Dec. 11 IF) Three-year-old Ralph Davenport, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Davenport, was shot and killed at his home here Saturday when he was playing "war" with some older children. Police said his brother, James, 10, and Larry Physny, 9, had ob tained rifles, but police said they did not know who fired the shot The Davenports were shopping when the accident occurred. The rifles had been hanging in the Davenport home, and the boys said they didn't know they were loaded. , LOGGER KILLED SALEM, Dec. 11 (P) Oscar kind, 60-year-old logger,' was tilled yesterday in the plunge f his truck over an embank ncnt about 60 miles cast of icre. . WEEK BY KUHS WOMEN IN HSERVCE ORTIS IN ENGLAND Word has been received by Pearl Ortis, from her son, Sgt. Tony Ortis who is . stationed somewhere in England, that he has returned from a 10-day fur lough in London, and while there he visited friends. . Set. Glenn F. Patterson, form erly of Medford, Ore., also sta tioned in England, accompanied Ortis on his furlough. Set. Ortis. son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Ortis of Chiloquin, claimed that the only means of trans portation is by bicycle as can be seen by the picture. JONES IN FRANCE r-nl r.M,nr p .Tnnpc nf -Klam ath Falls is now stationed with the 6th Army group in France. The outfit has gone from the Deacnes oi soumern r range w (Ka Mile nf h VnPP ITiriUn- tains. Jones is a member of the 2nd battalion, loan regi ment and served in 86 days and niehts of combat with this unit in France. SHUFELT HAULS BOMBS istii lir IN ITALY A lumberjack in civilian life, Sgt. Mmin W Shi.fflt 29. 339 N. 9th, Klamath Falls, now hauls and fuses aerial oomDs ai a n-i Liberator bomber base in Italy. T3..t kie inh ac an OfdnanCfi worker stands for much more than it implies. Mission or no mission those bombs, ranging in size from the 1900 pounders to hp tinv fraes. must be hauled and fused each day. DURANT ORIENTATED Cat Morlin TV Dlirant. Son of Mrs. Ella Durant of Pierce, Neb., recently completed an orienta Hfisicrneri to bridee the gap between training 1n the Stales ana comoai. mjiuicwius against the enemy. Before enter ing the armed forces, Durant was employed as a clerk with the Southern facmc. NENDEL CITED Flight Officer Robert A. Non del, 21, Klamath Falls, co-pilot of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Flying Ghost," has been award ed a second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for "meritorious achievement . . . coolness, cour age and skill" during eighth air force bombing attacks on nazi war-making installations. The Oregon airman is a mem ber of the 34th bombadier group stationed in England, a unit of the third bombardment divi sion, the division cited by the president for its now historic England-Africa shuttle bombing o f Messerschmitt plants a t Rogensburg, bermany, Flight Officer Nendel is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Nendel, 216 East Main. Before entering the army air forces he was employed as a service sta tion attendant bv "the Union Oil company. He is a graduate of rwamath Union high school. - CRISS ADVANCED - Leland A. Criss of Macdoel Calif., a navy gunner's mate, was meritoriously advanced in rate to second class petty officer for his conduct in action against the enemy, twelfth naval district headquarters announced today. His promotion to gunner's mate second class was author ized by the commander of a cruiser division after Criss, un der extremely hazardous condi tions, assisted a . shipmate to safety and later furnished infor mation which-led to the rescue of : another shipmate who had been overcome. Criss, a native of Canby, Calif., enlisted in the navy in September, 1940. He Is a son of Mrs. Lucille M.. Criss 01 Box 62, Macdoel. KIDWELL GRADUATED ' Robert H. Kidwcll, 28, hus band of Marefel Kidwell. 3421 Altamont drive, Klamath Falls, was graduated recently from the naval training school, Electric, m me oi. L,ouis, mo., naval arm ory. He is now awaiting further duty orders to sea or tn some shore station where his training win neip mm earn tne petty offi cer rate of electrician's mate tnird class. KLAMATH MEN IN ITALY Sgt. James J. Coleman. St 7 Upham, squad leader, and Sgt. towara xoarra, 2234 White, personnel clerk, are fiehtine In Italy with the 361st infantry reguneni, wnicn spearncaded the advance of Lieut, firnornl Mark W. Clark's fifth army from Velletri to the Arno river with out having once given ground. The 361st is part of the 91st "Powder River" division, cur- rently In the Florence-Bologna arive, The regiment landed in Tlnlv last May 31: in two davs mnvorl into the line and fought it first battle just north of Velletri while attached to the 36th L DISTRICT PASSED BY POE A referendum held Friday, December 8, in the community hall at Poe Valley on creation of a soil conservation district there was carried by a vote of the majority of the landowners own ing over 60 per cent of the land. Polls were open from 13 noon until 8 p. ni. Farmers of tho district will now decide what jobs should be done in tho region and which can and should be tackled first. The soil conservation service will furnish technical assistance and provide machinery to bo UM'U 111 IIIU CUM1 ICl. CUIU Illllll is allowed to utilize the machin ery and do tho necessary work on his own property, paying a tee tor use ot tne maciunery. Paul Breithauot. Georue Stev enson and V, C. Brown were elected as supervisors to admin ister the affairs of the district. ' Mrs. Otto F. Nichols, 39, the former Dorothy Currin of this city, died early Saturday night in a jLiigvue uuspuai according to word received here. She had not been in good health for some time. Mrs. Nichols was the daughter of Mrs. Lottie Delzell uurrin, 413 N. 11th. Her two brothers, Capt. Richard Currin, U. S. army medical corps, and Sgt. Robert Currin, are now sta tioned in England. Mrs. Nichols was a native of Michigan. She was born August 28, 1905. and moved to Portland at the age of eight years. With her family she came to Klamath Falls in 1919. Mrs. Nichols at tended local schools and was graduated from Klamath Falls high school. She was employed for several years as stenogra pher in the city clerk's office when the late Judge Lemuel Gaghagen was In office. Mrs. Nichols' step-father was the late Charlton S. Currin. In 1925. Dorothy Currin and Otto Nichols were married in this city and they made their home here for a number of years. Nine years ago they moved to Eugene. Mr. Nichols and two children, Frances, 18, and Roger, 12, survive. rinal rites will be held Tues day at 2 p. m. from the Poole- Larscn cnapel In Eugene with in terment in Rest Haven memorial park. T Great Northern employes here have made their quota in the 6th War Loan, it was an nounced today. Under the leadership of J. K. Calder, bond drive chairman, the railroaders purchased more than $30,000 worth of bonds in the 6th War Loan period. Many Offer Blood to Child With Lukemia SEATTLE, Dec. 11 UP) At least two, and possibly others, of the many telephone and per sonal callers responding to news paper pleas for blood donors to give transfusions to eight-year- old jerry Heagy of Bremerton, may fill the bill. The child, afflicted with Luk emia, must have blood of type u irom a person who has re covered from the ailment. Included among the volun teers, both of whom are eligible for the transmission, are Leonard S. Fentress, civilian engineer with the U. S. army just back from the Aleutians and waiting reassignment, and Peter Alio- way of Cle Elum. Alloway said he had the malady when he was in Burma with the army two years ago. Truck Driver Hurt In Accident ROSEBURG, Dec. 11 (IP) James iroiter, Portland, was in a critical condition in a Rose- burg hospital today after lying for two hours in the overturned cab of his truck and trailer. Trotter, a driver for Oregon- Nevada-California fast freight lines, swerved into a ditch about three miles north of here yes terday. The accident was be lieved due to a tire blowout. "Texas" division. The 361st was one of the units that took the Albano hills and Lake Albano. making possible the fall of Home, For Hit Christmas AN ALL-WOOL SWEATER Coat and slip-on ttylai. Tan, brown, blue, gray. $5 to $12.50 DREW'S MANSTORE 733 Main VALLEY GROUP Flashes of Life By Th Associated Prsss WITH MATCHES. PLEASE NEW YORK. Dec 11 Two-year-old Linda Lanham, who has a keen cur for family conversations, had Mom and Pop in mind when she came up with a tough request 'or Santu Cluus. "And what do you want for Christmas'" said a department store Siuitii. beaming at Linda. "Cigarettes," was tho solemn answer. . . WHAT NEXT ST. PETERSBURG, Flu., Dec. 11 (fl) v. B. Hutchinson of Torre Haute, Ind., was In a train wreck Inst September, but escaped unhurt. Upset, he camo here for a rest, arriving just in time for the October hurricane. Last week two automobiles collided in front of his house and one of them rolled against his bedroom window and caught fire. Thursdux while ho was fish ing, a bomb accidentally drop ped from - a piano overhead, plunging Into tho water about 50 feet from him. SHORT MEMORY DENVER, Dec. 11 V) Cpl. Richard H. Jacobs couldn't re member his fiancee's street ad dress in requesting a Christmas furlough to marry her. He found the address and then neglected to namo the city. His buddies at Buckley field are getting up a book on him. Present odds arc 10 to 1 that he'll forget the ring. QUICK ON THE DRAW winci nw Arii rw. 11 MP) Jim Kilbey and Bill Glab, In dian service officers, held a pri vate gun drawing coiucsi, u Kilbey almost lost for keeps. Kilbey's scalp was creased by a bullet from Glab's six shooter, the one they were sure wasn't loaded. THRILLS BACKFIRE NEW CITY', N. Y., Dec. 1 1 fyP) E-ittkf IWi-ill cnnblnff mnmhprs nf volunteer firo departments in and around Claskstown, Nanuct, and spring vauey, some oi mem u:Mu 1 tnfli,t hni-n Ki.pn arrested charged with third de gree arson, iney, anu omui still to be questioned, are ac cused of having set some 60 J l l tt. n .1 on fM, in buildings, for the thrill of riding . i ( : i. . 1 . L. .. lire apparatus ana ukuwuk flames. Prosecutor George V. Dorsey said all those arrested had admitted participation in one of more fires. EXPLOSIVE TABBIES United Seamen's service, which plans to give cats as Christmas UICa CM 1-3 IUI ontud fc. notified 125 USS centers that mouscrs will oe laooo as gu for tankers or ammunition ves sels. . . The reason: Static electricity generated by cat fur may cause explosions. CREAM CROP CHICAGO. Dec. 11 UP) Po lice are hunting for a thief who twice this week beat Mrs. ucrai dine Anderson's milkman to the back porch of her home. On his first visit, the early rising robber took $16.32 which Mrs. Anderson told Rogers Park police she had lift in a bottle for her milkman. Apparently not exnectins a return visit. Mrs. Anderson said the $23 she left in a similar place was gone be fore her milkman arrived. RABBIT PUNCH GARDEN CITY, Kans., Dec. 11 tm Ttunlue.vpar.nlH Rillv Orcutt snared a jack rabbit. It took one look at him and l,,rr.rrl wllh H'tl mlffht. The rabbit hit a fence post ana was Knocitca out. Costello Killed In Fist Fight Over Driver of Automobile SEATTLE. Dec. 11 IP) Mike A. C. Costello, 38, was killed early today in a fist fight re sulting, said Deputy Sheriff Har old Ajax, from an argument over who should drive an auto mobile. Ajax said the car stopped on the highway, two men emerged and began fighting, and Cos tello was knocked down, strik ing his head on the pavement. Booked on open charges at King county jail pending fur ther Investigation were Robert A. Glascr, 19, William D. Hln nant, Paul L. Wilmorth of Ta coma and Mrs. Costello. Eddie Eittrelm'i Steak House 126 South 7th St. Grilled Steaks Merchants' Lunch, 60c Himburgtrs Barbequ Chill OPEN 24 HOURS HARCTORD Aecideat aad Indemnity Compsay INSURANCE LB. WAITERS General Imursnce Agtncy . FIRE . . . AUTOMOBILE 61S Main St Phont 41(3 , c. s. IDE FIST CITIZEN nAtiTi Awn rw it rA'V Tho Portland Realty board has selected Mrs. C. S. Jackson, 82, chairman of tho board of dl ......i...... .-.r t),A ripm-uit A. White servicemen's center, as Portland' first citizen for w. Tho citation described nor as '... ..l..i fi-iim vmmtf Ulrllmod has devoted her life to causes that help others and whoso con stant and unremitting euro for II, it-.tlfiirn nf Ki'rvil'tMlH'n llllS earned for her tho tillo of Mother. Mis. Jackson was Instrumental I.. II,.. ci-i.iim imulliu! and butter standards In Oregon through legislation, reviving Washington's birthday observ ances in schools, moving the battleship Oregon to a Portland park and caring for men sent to the Mexican uoruor in uuu. Mrs. Jackson and Her son, m.ni l. liK-kinii - Orpumi Journal publisher, donated Sum Jackson park, silo of tho Uni versity of Oregon memcni scnooi. H.-r husband founded the Journal. COMMISSION EKED SALEM, Dec. It (P) Tho legislative interim committee on tithing announced .today that it would recommend to the legis lature that it compel the stato highway commission to pay a Dortion of Its revenues into tho state general fund, the commit tee said today. The committee will recom mend that all self-sustaining state activities be compelled to tithe, except the stato land board and stato board of higher education. However, the slate highway commission is the ma jor department affected. The 1943 legislature appoint ed the committee to adopt a uniform tithing system, as soma self-sustaining departments had been exempted by special legis lation. The tithing law, which now brings in $207,000 a biennium to tho general fund, now levies 10 per cent on the first $100, 000 of receipts, and 3 per cent thereafter. Provda Attacks U. S. Newsman For Article MOSCOW. Dec. 11 OP) A com mentator in the communist party newspaper Pravda today attack ed William Li. wnttc, American correspondent and son ot the late William Allen White, famous editor of the Emporia, (Kas.) Ga zette, and charged him witn nav Ing made a trip to Russia with "the premeditated Intention of spre-ding calumny." Commentator uavld znsiav sky based his attack on excerpts of White's forthcoming book, "About Russians," as published In the Reader's Digest. White accompanied U, S. Chamber of Commerce President trie John ston to . the Soviet Union last summer. Zaslavsky, asserting White's conclusions were drawn during that trip, called the correspon dent an obscure American news paperman of "doubtful rcouta- tlon," and said that the book's conclusions were "tho usual stew from the fascist kitchen. with all its smells, calumnies, lg- norance and nicinon anger." Why Thousands of Doctor Prescribed This For cmtwrs mem is (CAUSED BY C0L0S) Mothers in simply OTorJoyed about Pertuuln becsuM often tho nrat poonfuls help bring PROMPT relief from bronchial and croupy coughs due to colds. And Pertuutn U no pltasant and ttte for kiddles to take I Nothing to sicken dollcnta lltlloBtom. ache It's entirely freo from dopo, chloroform and creosote. pertUMln Is aclentltcalty prepared to act at once to relieve your child's coughing spell. It Increasm natural secretions In the roaplratory tract to eoothe dry Irritated membranea. It Improves ciliary action, loosens sticky phlegm and makes It easier to ralae. Also mighty elTectlvo for adults. In expensive! Any drugstore. $PERTuSSIrfc"Sr To The Parents An Everlasting Xmat Gift Is a Euilnou Course for your son or daughter. We offer a Complete Business Course, and we Do teach that Snappy Up-to-tho-Minute Thomas Natural Shorthand and Speed Typing. Klamath Business College 733 Pin Street . Corner of Sth Phont 4760 l)YAf!$r!INf TfftM MAflKfcJ J aS. PAT. oFFi HIGH SCHOOL ; "it i I! n'lli ft! 'I l! III! m;, ijllillfllNl'ftl'ifflllipili wIIiIIInIiiiiIiIIIJIiiIIiiIIi'i'iiIIiIIi By JUANITA SHINN tM... :....i...ti.i,ii t.ii,i i..it HiIm l iiu i,n.-m-..,..i ....in ,.- .- morning for their barnstiiiniliig trip through tho Wllliuuetti! val lev. 'J'hey will return some tiinu lli-ai w vi-ni nil. 1110 dpillllHIl I'lllll llllllllllWII ..HI .1.1 I.. 11... I .. n.. ..I..,. I.... Will Ul IH'Ill 111 lliu mi III lit H Immiuol at Sari's on Wednesday, December lit. After using tho I.lti'iHture niitl Life hooks Willi their revisions fur approximately IB years, tint Kugllsh di-piirlmi'iit Iiiik adopted a now series of bonks. Tho bonks adopted urn' "Adventures In Heading," for Hut freshmen: "Adventures in Appreciation. sophomores; "Adventures ill AmiTienn ijiieriiiurr, junioin, und "Adventures in Kngllsh Lit erature," seniors, Mrs. Palter son's classes will usu "Broaden lug Horizon." . Students still luive until 0:03 on Thursday morning to buy their bonds to enable" them to attend the bond luatliico on that afternoon. Dorothy O'Malley, recently elected Do Moliiy sweetheart. will reign over their annum snowball fortuul December IS. Dot is also president or Pep Peppers, a member of honor so ciety, and of tho assembly com mittee. As a freshman, D o t was a twlrler, a member of the Library club when she was a sophomore, and when she was u Junior she worked lit the main office. Dot Is now employed at the Tower theatre. She plans to at tend Pacific university next fall. Vicious Dog Blamed For Mutilating Body RAINIER. Ore.. Dc?. 11 (A'l A vicious police dog rather than foul play was blamed today for the condition of a mutilated torso found In a lonely cabin three miles west of here. A headless body, found by a nolghbor boy, was tentatively Identified as that of Cicorg Wroe, 60-year-old inhabitant of tho cabin, Wroo had suffered stroke recently, neighbors said. Police advanced the theory that Wroo died from a second stroke, and that his dog, run ning wild and hungry, deca itated tho man and burled tho head In the woods nearby, A bone, possibly a man's jawbone, was found In a nearby field, Po nce were iinnuie tn apprniicii tne dog, roaming alone In the hills. Medford Man Named Savings President PORTLAND, Dec. 11 (VP) The Oregon Savings and Loan league, holding Its annual con ference hero over tho weekend, elected Robert F, Kyle, Medford, president. Sanford K. Norby, Portland, was named first vice president; David Auld, Eugene, second vlcu president, and Hen H. 1 Iti7.cn, Portland, secretary-treasurer. rouft FOR MOVf6 CARTAS PHONE 4151 645 Broad St., Klamath Falls in the 4-oz. Family Jar PASTE SHOE POLISH II . I at! ' am.1 .ja asa Wa. sh as M K ii. Christmas Is Just mound the cornel', mid tho fart was i(lli. ally confirmed today with u. appi-aranco of the Chi'lslmiis lu-1-tlu und tripod of tho Salvation Army on Main street of Klaiualh Kul Ik. This year, many of the fam ilies who luivo previously bum--filed from tho proceeds of tho kettle, will be. able to supply their own Christum cheer, but thi'io iiru still the aged, sli-k, and those who liavo been thrown Into uiifortuimtd I'li'i'iiniNtiitii-ii, thruuuh nu fault itt their own, who will not bo ablii to lu.ik forward to Christmas Willi Un usual spirit, Major W, Honwi-ll, ofllcer in charge said today. That is why there Is such n great need for udequiitn (uiul.-i as provided by the Salvation Army in their annual drive for contributions. "Santa Chins by proxy Is tho traditional tola played by the Army through tho mt'dliim o( Its colorful kettles and trtiinili which will b in evidence dally from now until Clirlslmus eve, Hoswell said. Contributions may bo placed in the kettles or mailed to Salvation Army head quarters, -tUU Klamath, ALIBIS PROVIDED FOR SIX lUEGRGES SEATTLE. Dec. 11 M') Cpl. Luther Larkln, onu of three ne gro soldiers charged with mur der and rioting, and six of the :iU negroes charged only with rioting, provided themselves with alibis before u Kort Law ton court martial Saturday fur the night In which u former Italian prisoner of w u r was hanged und U0 Injured. Larkln. 23, of Helena, Ark., wearer of the Good Conduct in ciln I, told tho court he hud spent tho evening giving first uld to comrades all tho liniu tho fighting was going on. Ho and tho six others uImi testified they had never entered tho Italian compound the night of the fight. 8WINO SHIFT PLANNED ' THE DALLES, Dec. 11 1,1' Supt. E. V. Mltchelson of the Kaiser compuny plant here said a swing shift wus planned to em- tiluy an additional 130 chlppcrs, mrners, welders and others. The plant turns out fabricated parts for vessels constructed at the Vancouver, Wash. yard. 11 works a slngla shift at present. Classtflnt An tiring lt. u I l.i Metropolitan Life Insurance HARRY PELTZ 723 Washington Phont 7644 jlw i mil" mi l I II ' , II Limited Quantity BOYS' CORDS Dark color. Siioi 6 to li. $3.95 OREGON WOOLEN STORE BURR-O-N Now Open 11:30 t. m. to 8:00 p. m. Hot Lunch Chili Ice Cream Hamburgers And of Course RADIO REPAIR By Expert TochnlciBn GOOD STOCK OF AVAILABLE TU B ES-B ATTE R I ES-A ERI AL5 For All Makes of Radios ZEMAN'S Quick, Guaranteed Service jjjj 114 N. 9fh , . Moitb 6th at MERRILL Community Hfl Sat. Night, Dec. 1 Music by Tulelake Guards Sponsored by Womon i r service Men and Wtw ii, - (;,,.c,,!,l PFr,,.,l!,l"WT!f her li. "w until .. Pv'- Horbtrt w.i.' 1 Tho ni - ' l in i i . V BC:vice iw i",, v" at l.(rt till C Ulnar VII , 71 ?,'' II. Aim it ..!..',' l0St mm with MADELINE MAHONIT and PAUL SWIGART Coming Dec, 20 ""). mlverti" ,U " the clnaslflvd. W(4 W1 Main at 8lh The Choicest Steak, oi IM "'