AGE SIX
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
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By MALCOLM EPLEY
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We offer the greeting sincerely to every
reader of this column, with sobering thought
for those of us on the home front that the year
will be happiest for those who
succeed in making real per
sonal contributions to the cause
to which our country is com
mitted. We go Into another year
with the war far from won,
with our young men and many
of our young women still far
- from home and in great
, danger, and with the future
fraught with uncertainty. It
; is not a time for indifference,
for callousness, for irrespon
sible pleasure-seeking at the cost of things
either real or Intangible that can be used for
; advancement of the war effort.
Hardship, so common to the men and women
- in combat areas, is virtually unknown here.
Life goes on pretty much as usual. Probably
our fighting folk want it that way, but surely
in the year will come opportunity to each of us
to make personal sacrifices that will, in the
aggregate, help the cause along. Let's go into
1945 resolved to make those sacrifices readily,
' and help pinch off every possible second from
the length of the war. !
; Responsibilities
1 THE year 1944 brought many changes to this
community. It experienced a sharp rise in
many activities in connection with the begin
ning operation of two military installations; it
discovered many problems, and learned many
v lessons.
By and large, it discharged its obligations in
s this situation with honor. But what has hap-
pened has shown the constant need for vigilance
against changes in community attitude that
would be unworthy. ,
; In a very definite sense, we are on trial.
V Here is concentrated a large group of combat
veterans proportionately, we believe, the larg
est in the United States. Here they have virtu
ally their first contact with civilians after re
turning from the fighting fronts. What happens
here can do a lot toward making or breaking
their spirit, their faith, their ability to condition
themselves for a favorable return to civilian
life.
' At the same time, we have a considerable
number of men who are spending their last
shore duty here before going into combat.
Here, again, their relationships with the com-
munity can be extremely important to morale.
Nor should we forget the military guardsmen
: at Tulelake, whose duties are such that they,
' too, need a bucking up in spirit that comes
from wholesome and favorable contacts with
. civilians.
1 We do have exceptional responsibilities,
. brothers. But they are also exceptional oppor
tunities. They Call This Home
CUSTOMARILY, we do a little forecasting
and reviewing in this final column of the
" year. That has been quite well taken care of
in many news stories and signed articles ap
pearing elsewhere in this paper, and we recom
mend their perusal in the two-day holiday
weekend ahead.
No one with a real Interest In the community
can fail to feci the necessity for constructive
preparation for the post-war years, in the fields
of both public and private enterprise. We have
done considerable talking hero today about our
responsibilities to the men stationed in this
nrea this planning for the futuro is a respon
sibility to the men and women who call this
their home, and hope to return to it soon to
carve out useful, happy lives.
These matters have not gone without atten
tion in the past year, but as they are brought
forward for consideration in 1945, they should
receive a showing of interest from more of our
people. Too many of us sit idly- by and watt
for others to do things.
The War Today
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
Associated Press War Analyst
SECRETARY OF WAR STIMSON says its
"too early to pass judgment as to whether
any person or group of persons should be
censured in connection with the German break
through on the western front."
Nobody is likely to challcngo that, and in
any event the fixing of blame if any is a
matter for the military authorities and not for
observers. Still we niBy be excused for puzzle
ment over the phenomenon of a quarter million
nazi troops being thrown against our line un
expectedly. Certainly we are left with the rude
question of why it is that, quite apart from
the break-through, we Americans and other
nationalities so often have underestimated the
capabilities and initiative of the Germans.
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Wrong Guess
THE whole world underestimated the ability
of "shattered" Germany to recover quickly
alter the World War. The Anglo-French allies
guessed wrong again at the time of the Munich
conference. When I returned to London after
attending that historic parley, which lighted
the fuse for World War II, I tried to tell
friends that Hitler was brewing catastrophe,
and they said:
"Nonsense, my lad. He's just a one-armed
paper-hanger."
So it goes. Despite many lessons, the recent
war was produced numerous examples. Along
with these there has grown up the curious idea
that when the Germans make a brave stand
in battle it's "fanaticism" and that actually at
heart they have no stomach for fighting and
are likely to quit.
Perhaps where we go wrong is in forgetting
that all Germans, placid or otherwise, are par
ticularly adaptable to regimentation, and the
mainspring of German militarism and barbarism
is the powerful Prussian race of overlords.
These junkers of great wealth have for genera
tions made war and leadership their sole busl-
Savagery
THE nazi fuehrer has superimposed on this
I evil structure something infinitely worse.
He has deprived German youth of their religion
and created in them the spirit of savagery that
has resulted in some of the most horrible atroc
ities the world has known. He had much fertile
soil for his seed, because the Prussian is by
nature a wholly ruthless and conscienceless
killer.
So we have no reason to regard German
military skill, leadership, bravery, or utter bru
tality with any degree of complacence. There's
never a moment when the German isn t danger
ous. He will become more so as we push onto
his home soil.
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From the files y 40 yeo ',
From the Klamath Republican
Dec. 29, 1904
Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, joint
state representative of Klam
ath, Lake, Crook and Grant
counties. left this wek for Salem.
' He will offer a bill to help stop
killing livestock on the range.
(Editor's Note: Dr. Steiner went
on to become the long-time su
perintendent of the Oregon state
hospital).
The Catholic church and
school will occupy a whole
block in Fairview addition.
From the Klamath News
Dec. 30. 1934
The Bend area today was held
In the grip of the year's worst
blizzard.
Mrs. Leda Parker, Klamath
Falls, state president of the
Business and Professional Wo
men's clubs, has been honored
by various social events here
this week.
Contracts For Cargo,
Tanker Ships Given
i PORTLAND, Dec. 30 (IP)
;, Two Portland Kaiser shipyards
' today held contracts to build 25
more Victory cargo ships and
, six more T-2 type tankers for
i the United States maritime com-
mission.
They will be built by Oregon
.. Shipbuilding corporation and
; Swan Island shipyard. General
' Manager Edgar F. Kaiser said
'. he expects additional tanker
contracts for Swan Island, which
" still has 21 keels to lay under
it current program.
Baby Born in Snow
Bank, Doing Well
CLEVELAND, Dec. 30 (IP)
Teri Ann Zellman, who was
born in a snow bank outside St.
Luke's hospital, suffered no ill
ciiccia, nospitai attendants re
. ported today.
The mother, Mrs. Harry Zell-
man, fell as she started to enter
" the hospital yesterday. A few
v minutes later a motorist found
the new born baby.
Hospital attendants answer
i countless queries with: "The
baby Is satisfactory. JBoth moth
er and baby are doing well."
Civilians Removed
From Belgian Towns
WITH U. S. FORCES ON THE
WESTERN FRONT, Dec. 28 (De
layed) UP) In three days, 12,000
civilians from 50 small Belgium
towns were removed to safety
by lAmerican forces under Lt.
Col. Harry P. Cain, mayor-on-leave
of Tacoma, Wash.
In some areas, however, the
civilian population was forced to
remain as the Americans kept
the roads open for military traf
fic. "Germans in American uni
forms have tried to alarm civil
ians by telling them falsely that
the 'Germans are in the next
town, get going." " related Lt.
Col. William E. Dahl of Fort
Worth, Texas. "But nowhere
have the roads been clogged as
they were when the Germans
rolled west in 1940."
Tobacco manufacture, in one
form or another, is as old as the
south.
Classified Ads Bring Results.
The Road to
Berlin
By The Associated Prw
1. Western front: 301 miles
(from near Duren.)
2. Russian front: 304 miles
(from north of Warsaw.)
3. Hungarian front: 364 miles
(from near Hron river.)
4. Italian front: 547 miles
(irom near Allonslne.)
Monoplane Sighted
By Coach Drivers
ELLENSBURG, Dec. 30 Up)
A small monoplane resembling
that reported missing on a flight
from Missoula, Mont., to Yakima
was reported by the state patrol
last night to have been sighted
by two Washington motor coach
drivers near the Columbia river
Tuesday.
The patrol said it was told
the plane turned north.
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SOCIETY
ANSWER: Wharves, pioboscides, Eskimos, ectnpuset-
Of S Installation
MALIN Prosperity chapter,
No. 160, Order of the -Eastern
Star, at Malin, has installed Its
officers to serve during the
coming year. They are Mrs. Ar
lie Mac Johnson, worthy ma
tron; P. G. Wilson; worthy pa
tron; Bcauloh Rober, associate
matron; Harold Dehlinger, asso
ciate patron; Thclma Stukel, sec
retary; Ann Fruits, treasurer:
Marlon Wilson conductress;
Gladys Halousek, associate con
ductress: Ethel Hamilton, chap
lain; Leah Street, marshal!; Mil
dred Lahoda, organist; Iris Ham
mer, warder; Joo Halousek, sen
tinel. Helen Ann Ottoman, Adah;
Agnes Schreiner, Ruth; Hazel
Kalina. Esther; Dorothy Dehlin
ger, Electa.
The colorful ceremony, which
was held In the Malln Presby
terian church, followed a din
ner at 6:30 p. m. at which the
Eastern Star and their husbands
as well as members of the Malin
Masonic lodge and their wives
were guests.
Installing officers were Mrs,
Florence DeMerrltt, installing
worthy matron: Mrs, Alma Cofer
of Klamath Falls, installing mil
sician: Mrs. Carrie Golden of
Tulelake, installing marshall;
Mrs. Dora Blatch of Merrill, In
stalling chaplain.
Eleanor Metlee of Klamath
Falls presented two vocal sclec
tions. and Mrs. E. Webb Staun
ton of Tulelake played several
piano numbers.
The incoming worthy matron
was presented with a gift from
the chapter.
If it's a "frozen" article vou
need, advertise for a used one
In tbe classified.
New Year's
By EARL WHITLOCK
This being the traditional
resolution time of the year
would it be out of line if
should suggest a
resolution that
we all might
well make and
try our best to
keep?
A resolution
that we will not
be deluded by
over-great hopes
of early victory
into a lessening
of our efforts to
win the war. That we will not
let down. That we will not de
pend on that old cliche that one
Yank can lick a dozen Japs or
Nazis and get the feeling that
we are coasting to war's end.
Because any man who has bean
In combat with either the Japs
or the Nazis will assure you
that they are very effective and
tough fighting men and that It
taken a group of exceptionally
good soldiers to lick them and
that those soldiers must be
backed up by top equipment
and lots and lota of it.
The equipment matter Is
where we you and I come In
The backing for the fighting
men. Thats our job
Let's resolve to make that
our first and most Important
duty. You don t have to work
In a war plant to fulfill it. Your
money, your time, your mental
attitude all of them contribute
to the production efforts of the
nation. Don t let down.
MERRILL A lighted Christ
mas tree, music for dancing, and
a smoked turkey, all helped add
to tho holiday spirit at an open
homo on Christmas, night at
which Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Shuck were the hosts. Mr. and
Mrs. Shuck greeted 75 auests be.
tween the hours of five to seven
at their attractive country home
norm oi Mcrrm.
'
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Leltzke
of Falrhaven Heights, had as
tneir Christmas dinner guests
Mr. and Mrs. Rutin Bluer and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
Leltzke and family. Reverend
and Mrs. Victor A. Schulze and
son. and John Koglln. PW de
partment, of the Klamath naval
air station.
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The Zlon Ladlei' Aid was en
tertained at the home of Mrs.
H. W. Leltzke on Falrhaven
Heights. This was the annuel
Christmas party and gift ex
change.
A delicious lunch was served
at 4 p. m. to IS guests.
8 8 8
Mrs. entries Livingston, who
has been here for quite some
time wun tier parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Roberta of Crescent
avenue, is now' spending the
winter in Phoenix, Arizona, and
letters will reach her at 133V
West Moreland. PFC Livingston
Is now on duty In the South
Pacific with the army.
Transferred Lt. Jean Morri
son, who lias been lit charge of
the WAC recruiting nersonnel
here. Is being transferred to
Portland for lurthor duty and
station. Lt. Morrison has been
here since August 20, and will
be replaced by Lt. John A. Wal
kor, who Is at present on leave
in Los Angeles, He was former
ly liaison officer between the
civilian recruiting committees
of Oregon and Portland recruit
ing headquarters.
Bon Home PFC William Ray
Stlllwell, son of Mrs. Mne Still
well, 3140 Applegute, messaged
his mother from San Diego tliat
he will arrive home within a
short time. William has been In
tho South Pacific for the past two
years. He Is a graduate of KUHS
and has many friends In Klnni
Lth Falls who will bo glad to
hear of his arrival.
Women of Moot The Wom
en of the Moose will meet In reg
ular session, Tuesday evening,
January 2, at 9 o'clock In the
hall. Chairmen of Academy of
Frlcndfhlp, library, membership,
Moosehaven, Mooseheait, pub
licity and war relief, will make
reports at this time. There will
alio be a gift exchange,
To Seattle Katherlne Barry
of Kelso, Wash., who has been a
house guest at the William Bish
op home, 420 N. Bin. this past
week, will leave today, Satur
day, for Seattle to resume her
studies at the University of
Washington.
Junior Matrons The Junior
Matrons will meet on Tuesday,
January 3, at 8 p, m at the
home of Mrs. Victor Phillips,
100 J High, with Mrs. E. W. Tom
lln and Mrs. W. L. Terwllllger as
hostesses. Members are request
ed to bring their handwork to
the meeting.
Book Club The AAUW after-
noon book club will meet at the
home of Mrs. G. C. Blohm, 1234
Pacific Terrace. Wednesday at 3
p. m. Mrs. Hazel Todd will re
view Kathleen Windsor's "For
ever Amber."
Meet Cancelled There will
not be a meeting, of Neighbors of
Woodcraft on Monday, January
i, as previously announced, as
the dale falls on New Year's
night.
Visits Parents Melvin Miller,
flight officer, United 6tates
army, has been here over the
holidays visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dick B. Miller. He
leaves December 31, and will re
port back to Lincoln, Neb. ,
Past Noble Grand Members
of the Past Noble Grand club of
Rebekahs will hold a potluck
luncheon. Tuesday at 1 p. m., In
IOOF hall with Kate Hogue and
Frances Kangas in charge.
Reclamation Head Here T, A.
Banks, reclamation director of
region one, which Includes most
of the projects in Washington,
Idaho and Oregon wllh tlm ex
ception of tho Klamalh project,
called at the Kliimulh irclimia.
lion offices Friday nftci'iiuuu on
route to tlniul, lliinK.i wax Hit!
construction engineer In charge
of Grand Coulco lnm,
'crultor In charga 0, th,"K7-
navy romilllng ttin KUmli
lu'i- husband. T,v I'll
w'lly nlrilng at im I Crl'
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rom the prwlnlt,, u, ai"ti
In cujrg S?n?aJJ
When tin. llTiTtetpRTTT- 1
red the war "J2 wiri"
than 00,000 p' mor,
um-eilrv living ,o t.,Mn,H
Qlll bIiiUm, 1110 't Wift
A politician leaving office
It a .-.' V r ,
Trom Tulelake Luke McAn
ully, chief pumping plant upcrii
tor of tho bureau of ici'liiinutlnii
at Tulelake, was In Klumuth
Falls today, Suturcliiy, on bust
nei. Joins Husband Mario Ken
nedy, wife of Mol Kennedy, re-
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Next Tuesday Mr. Whltlock,
of the Earl Whltlock Funeral
Home will comment on Another
Year of Servir
"What's a formula,
anyhow ?"
"Her . r . . . formula? What's that? You
ee, I'm a pretty new father. Nancy'a only
three months old. My wife brought her up
to Portland to e me when I got shore
leave. She took sick and is in a Portland
hospital. I'm taking the baby down to her
gramma's in Los Angeles."
Now you may think this quite an un
usual situation a sailor traveling on a
train, alone, with a three months old baby,
without even knowing her formula. But it
isn't Lots of things like this happen every
day on our crowded wartime trains. That's
why we have Passenger Aides on our
trains that carry a large number of coach
passengers. These specially trained women
help make travel as comfortable as pos
sible for women, children and elderly
people.
One minute they're fixing a baby's for
mula, the neirt minute they're giving first
aid to a cut on Johnny's leg, or helping
care for a person who is not accustomed
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to traveling. Little things, perhaps. But
little things that are mighty important to
our passengers.
Passenger Aides are just one of the
steps we've taken to improve our service
to those who must travel in war time. In
a way they represent tho type of helpful,
friendly service all our peoplo try to give,
even though it's hard these days, being as
short-handed as we are.
The friendly Southern Pacific