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I PACI TEN SEC. II HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON weuiNesuAY, NOV. JO, Uf L,t W Forget Christmas, A Day Of Peace And Happiness For All Men By CONRAD LOHOEFER ' i.C- r - J irivl,J that h fyai'sft til HTllv begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everiastinjr me. And the dav God chose that mankind should know the arrival of thia Prince of Peace is the day we now celebrate as Christmas Day, December 25. of every year. For on that day, one thousand nine hundred and forty nine years afro, Jesus Christ was born to Mary and Joseph in a manger in Bethlehem Ana now ior jo tneac j, ...... - mankind still pauses In hi eternal i tor jMut. Nevertheless He mad . , Ahum mnii na V I . . . , .1.. . ixn w 1 v. 1 mo u, . I me cnoicv in uie uurrwfc w in tribute on this Christmas Day Spirit, rower Come peace, oome war, come the machine age, come the atomic Me. no power haa ever been released aa was the spirit and power that Christ brought and gave to the world on Christmas Day. For with the intermingled Joy and solemnity that Is typical ol the holi day season the promise ol peace and goodwill each new Christmas, makes men (eel again the talth in Ood to work lor bigger and great er things (or mankind as Christ aet the example. The soul ol Christmas is too olten lost in Its trimmings and wrappings el gilts we receive and give. The widespread activities In connection with the season has become its chlel peril. The birthday ol Jesus Is known and celebrated by men on every continent and on many ol the Isles ol the sea. Wise men do not rest content, however until they have found the Christ. Message The message ol Christmas Is that In a world where even Christ Him self was born In a stable, nobody la unimportant, no place on this wide earth Is Insignificant. Not even the simplest act performed by the humblest Individual is lost We. his people, are Important to God and His plans lor a better world. Because Jesus loved us. He came to earth lor us. He was rich In divine power and splendor. In holy lellow&hlp with the rather, in all !- the attributes and qualities ol God Himself. He entered into our human life, subjecting Himself to Its limitations, privations, temptations, and sor rows. It was an exenange wnicii kind. Far Our Sake Thia Christmas message means us. Wherever we are. we can say, -For nur sake He became DOOT. that we might be made spiritually rich. This is reason enough why Christ mas should he tovous. It Is the reason why It is full of joy (or au men. In simple truth and honest sin cerity, on this Christmaa Day we open our hearts and lives to the Lord Jesus who gave Himself lor us. how glad we are when Christmas comes on Sunday! On this Christ mas Day we find ourselves In a spirit ol worship and reverent adoration at home, at church, or wherever we have the will to re ceive Him. Observance Churches ol Klamath Falls and nearby towns have various pro grams and plana lor the observance and celebration ol Christmas this year. Special services ol the traditional Christmas Watch will be observed Saturday night at some churches. Midnight mass will be celebrated at other churches and all will hold special services on Sunday, Christ mas Day. Plans are not yet complete lor Christmas services in most churches. However aU are planning special choir music ol hymns and anthems with Christmas signifi cance. Churches ol aU denominations t,mw nnn wirie their doors and In vite everyone to worship Christmas Day. Attend the churcn 01 your rhnire in celebraUon ol the day rows. 11 was au r-n uoiiftt ...v-.. j - , . . from the outset Involved sacrifice most Joyous to mankind. They've Dug In For Winter And Christmas At Crater By CONRAD LOHOEFER Winter plans were begun early this year for rangers and employes and their families of the Crater Lake National park, although the snow didn't fall as early this year as in past season. Christmas plans were made and preparations began alonjr with the first anowfall which included such things at the construction of mow tunnels for all houses and buildings, storing p of wood piles and enclosing them In shelters. Groceries and feed pantries were stocked and winter equipment repaired and put in good shape. Tni 7ar for the first tune school- Ir being conducted at tne ranger headquarters. Children ol the fourteen employes ol the ranger (tattoo attend the kindergarten and grade school. At present there are three regular students In the grade school and lour in the kindergarten. Others will increase the number alt er some ol the employes return Irom their vacations. The children rae to age Irom three to nine. Plans lor Christmaa are under way In the school room as the chil dren study and learn the various phases ol the holiday season. Santa Claus will visit the park at some ol the various parties held for the children and families later on this month. Sell Support Mrs. Lucille Sneddon is the teach er at the school this year. She U donating her time as the school is supported entirely by the employes ol the station and receives no state or lederal aid. Her husband. G. Lee Sneddon is one ol the rangers sta tioned at the park. Chief ranger ol the park this year Is Louis W. Hallock who took over the direction ol ranger activities In August ol this year. Aides Hallock and his wile have long been associated with the United States park services serving In the ranger division (or the last 13 years. He formerly was stationed 't the Yosemite National park in California for six years, and two wrnre that he was at Mt. Lassen National park. Prior to that time he worked lor three years at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, coming there Irom service at Lake Texhoma between Texas and Okla homa. Hallock has four rangers working with him in the park this winter plus the various employes which in clude an electrician, three eoulp ment operators, mechanics, a plum mer, warehousemen, and carpen ters. Others on the ranger staff have their winter office located In Medlord. "Our lirst Job is protection of the park," Hallock said "but in addition we have many other Jobs to take care of. Some of them Include pub lic assistance at all times, first aid service, search and rescue work, traffic control In the park, snow measurements, lire protection, tour ist .preparation lor next summer, maintenance and building up ol the park, snow removal, sanitation con trol, and boundary patrol against hunters and trappers throughout the year." . . ; Isolated Sometimes the rangers are com pletely cut oil Irom the outside world by the deep snow drifts and storm conditions during the winter months. Part of the program planned for the rangers end their families In clude various parties for both the adults and children of tlie area. A square dance Is held every other week as well as Christmas parties and other special events. . "Establishment ol the kindergar ten and the grade school is one of the best improvements made," Hal lock said. Winter tourists In the park for skiing and other sports are taken care of by the rangers. Maintenance crewa keep road conditions open when possible and tourists are ad vised of conditions In the park by raaio ana newspaper reports fur nished by the ranger headquarters. Here's A Tip Mail Cards First Class Greeting cards have been on sale in stores lor several weeks now and many people have had their cards prepared and ready (or early mailing. Some cards are already showing tip In the mail sacks, and among the postman's deliveries. Many ol the greeting cards go unnoticed by the mailmen since most of them are sent for the regular three-cent stamp and as lirst class mall this year. Postal officials advise all senders to mail greeting cards as lirst class mall; but they will be accepted un sealed, with a two-cent stamp on them. However, faster and more certain delivery Is made with lirst class mail Greeting cards Increase the flood of Christmas mail over normal mail by about a hundred times or more, postal authorities said. . Stamp sales In December for the Christmas rush are always much higher than any other time. Greet ing cards somehow seem to mean Christmas to most people along with all the other holiday trimmings and traditions. Gift To Infant Pleases Parent Everyone has or they're unfor tunate If they don't a baby on the Christmas list. These Infants are too young lor skates and boxing gloves, and even a gift ol money sometimes (ails to satisfy the giver. One thing certain, however, is that parents of the young (ry enjoy the gift ol clothing to their Infants. It saves their pocketbook and lives you a glow o( pride when you see nie young moppet mopping up the door with a new suit, your gift! Starting with the brand-new in. (ant, there are lovely christening robes, pillows, caps, dresses and peiucoats. Tnere are more expen sive guts such as cribs, beds, high chairs and scooters, but down the price peg are cuddly bathrobes, snow suits, corduroy suits and snuggle-robes, 1 Little girls adore dresses and the new ones, with hoop skirts, are quite disarming. Plaid skirts and match ing sweaters are charming on little plump bodies, and when In doubt give doll or a holster and gun, s 'M-1 ;- v i 'fry? 1 niml h- h M ' Vf i ft i0mf I mmi nSv fyri Iff I Those Colorful TB Seals Typify The Spirit Of Noel Anumir the symbols that remind us of Christmas If a small stamp, the Tuberculosis seal. AlthoiiRh all of us know the TB seal, displayed on let ters and pin-knurs at Cliiistmas time siirnil'ii'a the battle nirainst tuliori'ii Ionia, not everyone is fumilinr with the history conntjcted with the emblem, The idea of this war against the dreaded disease at Christmas time, a season whan people are particularly conscious of the plight of others, was couneived by an obscure Dauisli postal clerk. Elnar Hulbnel, as he sorted Uit . LIGHTS WILL GUAM on olfors this Christmos os the Christian world bows its head In reverence ond owe of the re-birth of Christ the King. Paul Jones, server at St. Paul's Episcopal church, lights the candles before the lovely gold dor so I curtain which falls in bock of the altar. Paul is the son of M r. ond Mrs. Paul Jones, 662 California avenue. JidinqA This is the third annual Christmas edition of The Her ald and News. It was pro duced in the newspaper plant without a line of type coming out of the pastepot. To news paper people this means thot t is their own brain child and material and pictures were gathered locally. We wish to thank every person who aided in the pro duction of this issue. News paper people found merchants and individuals wonderfully cooperative. It is impossible to name everyone to whom we are deeply indebted. Per haps they will find pleasure in seeing their efforts in print. This section was designed by City Editor Lois Stewart and contributions came from the news stoff, including Sally Kent, Ruth King. Hale Scar- brough, Conrad Lohoefer, Red Hurd, Dave Underhill ond Wallace Myers, oided by con tributors Ida B. Momyer Odell ond Sally Wood. Two Klamath Union high school art students, Ingman Sabin and Diane Binkley, con tributed the art work. Ing man s work is seen on the covers of Sections 2 ond 3, Dione's on page 1 of the main news section. All photography was done by Wes Cuderian, The Her ald ond News photographer. Engraving is the work of Ernie Hedlund, The Herold and News engraver. Production Manager Herb Heminngsen, Press Superin tendent Gene Denton, and members of the mechonical department, the advertising department ' and circulation come in for our thanks. And last, but not least, ap preciation to the carriers and newsboys who will find it a heavy load tonight when they leave this paper on your door step. (L.S.) Do Aspens Quake In Sorrow? Aspen trees are. In the minds el many Klamath (oiks, some of the most beautiful that grow In the high mountain country and vie in glory with tall lira and stately pines. There Is a beautiful story of the aspens which Is partlcutary charm ing to hear at this Ume of the year the holiday season.' To In troduce the aspens, they are tall and slender with light-colored bark and leaves that quake and tremble like circus (lags and pennants on a windy (all day. The old story tells why the aspen tree Is constantly quaking. An old shepherd repeats this tale: The aspen quakes (or shame and sorrow, and because of the tears that It sheds constantly and the sobs that at times run the length of Its mink. "Because, you see," the shep herd said, "Christ was crucified on a cross made from the wood of an aspen tree." To Coin Citron Soak slices of citron In. small amount of water with green vege table color added. When desired green shade is obtained, dry thor oughly on absorbent paper. "C '' ' I 1 ! CHRISTMAS SEALS of 1949 carry me Dove of Peace with a berry-laden holly branch to depict the holiday seoson. A sheaf of the cheer-bearing seals is held by Mrs. Edith Comp ton, executive secretary of the Klamath .County Tuberculosis and Health association. Mrs I Wilbur Shannon is choirmon of the drive this year. Stomp It Out piles of hellday mall during Uti Christmas rush In 1IW3, was think ing ol the many children of Urn. mark and all over the world who would be roiilinrd to thrlr beds during the Yulellde season, The In spiration of the decorative sticker connoting a donation to a philan thropic group then came to Elnar Holboel. Applause Friends and neighbors applaudrd the Idea, and It spread throughout the community, until King Christian IX also approved the charitable venture. The portrait ol the late Queen LouImi appeared on the drat luue which consisted only of s lew lurks. Inaugurated Although her own Red Orosa chapter rejected the Idra ol a Tu berculosis Christmas seal, Emily Uiuel went on to secure permls alon (rum National headquarters t use the official Red Cross symbol, and with help o( two women friends, who agreed to supply the 140 printing coats If Hie venture should fail, she Inaugurated her campaign. On December , 1007, the atainiie went on aale (or the first lime In the United States, and partly through the sumxul nf Leigh Mitch. ol Ule Tuberculosis stamp In the U Hodges, a Philadelphia newsua year IIKM. The people of Denmark perman. who wrote favorable w. demonstrated the spirit ol giving at ' torlal and feature entries, the rr Christmaa time by buying more I snnnae we overwhelming. Orr than 4 million of these seals and I fOOO was donated to the Brandy, a site for a new sanatorium waa wl"e tuberculosis hospital, much purchased with the money raised I bove the original goal o( IJ00. during that lirst season. I Red roa. The kings of Italy. Sweden, end 1 , " !"'n ,utr'""" unn"l Denmark decorated Elnar il..lboel j u,' 0,e American Ked Cross sgreed In praise of his Inspiration, and h. 'r 1 3 waa appointed postmaster of his own aoveriegn'a summer home. Whrn he died In mi he was hon ored by having his portrait en graved on the Danish seal of that year. I'. H. Effort The United States did not adopt the seal until three years after Sweden and Norway had followed the example ol Denmark, and even then It waa brought about only alt er a great deal of effort and de termination on the part of two Americana. tlon-wlde basts, and In loos I US.. 000 was reallted. with nearly twue that amount In ltoa. In 11)10 Uie National Tuberculosis association acted aa the selling agent lor the stamp aale. and was granted authority to spend the mon ey raised, with the Hed Cross as a partner In the campaign. Until 10111 the official Red CroM design was used on the seals, end the double-barred craw was even tually adopted Iniernallimally for the seal lace. When the project became so large that the Red Cross rmild no looter carry on Uie work, the National Tu- took over Jacob Rlls, a Danish-Amei lean writer, wnoae su brothers had died berrulosls association of tuberculosis, received letters from i mninlru.lv (rlends In Denmark bearing the un. Millions of dollars have been re familiar decorative stamps. When j allied Irom the sale o( these small he discovered their origin he wrote j stickers at one-cent amece. with a magaslne article about the move ment This was In 1907. Public response to the Rlls article was tacking, and except lor the Interest ol Mlsa Eml ly Blssell, It might have tailed. Mum Blasell. secretary ol the Delaware Red Cross group, who waa trying to raise monev lor a tuberculosis hospital, read the story of the Dan ish Christmas seals. She realited Its Importance, and was determined to save her small Brandywine hospital. per cent of the money remaining in the state In which It Is raised. Medical and social research, nurs ing services, tuberculin testa, and free clinics are all supported be funds derived Irom the yearly TB seal drives. Now this undertaking Inspired be a Danish postal clerk, haa reached hue proportions. The Christmas seal which symbolises It la recog nised In every nation tor Its tight against Tuberculosis, World Lifts Its Voice In 5 Praise at Christmas Season By DAVE UNDERHILL Munic i the most common of tonjrurg. SoiiRg denllnir .vith all kinds of torie, ure gunjf in many laniruire hroiiRhout the world. i Moat especially in this true in the ChrigtmHi itaion i when we hail the birth of the Kintr of Kiniw with nong. k Even in Russia, which is now thought of ns a Godii-M t country, Koly.ida sontrs were aunir in honor of the Christ- t Inn sainta. That was before the revolution, of course ? . In Prance Christmas tunes I known as Noel songs, and In Orr many tin Krlatlteder are heard wherever families or other groups congregate to enjoy Christmas music The origin of carols Is attributed to St. Prancls of Assist. It Is also said that Assist built the first crib. simulating the Nativity, and around It Ills followers aaTered to sing hymns of praise. Other authorities will go back even further to the night when a group of shepherds were guarding their sheep In the hills surrounding Bethlehem. The night was clear, anow covered the ground, and In the eastern skies shone a huge star. Angelle Chlr Then it was an angel appeared to the shepherds and spoke the now great words, "Pear not: for behold I bring you good tidings of great Joy, which shall be to all people. Por unto you Is born this day In the city of David a Savior, which Is Christ the Lord. And this shsll be a sign unto you: ye shall tlnd the babe wrapped In swaddling clothes, lying In a manger." At this pronouncement the heav-J ena burst lorth In a hymn of praise Irom the angelic choirs above, "Olory to Ood In the highest, and on earth peace to men ol good will." In more recent times many hymns have been written and their origin Is most Interesting. "Oood King Wenceslaus" Is the legend referring 'to St. Wencelaus of Bohemia. "The Cradle Hymn" which starts out, "Away In a manger," was writ ten by Martin Luther for his chil dren. "Joy to the World." the words ol which were written by an English man, Dr. Isaac Watts, Is commonly sung to the tune ol "Antloch" Irom Handel's "Messiah." Hllenf Night The most popular, beautiful, and symbolic Christian hymn, "Silent Night," waa written by an Austrian named Joseph Mohr and waa set to music bv his Icllow countryman, Prans Oruber. A carol ol American origin Is "O Little Town ol Bethlehem." It was composed by the Rev. Phillip Brooks while he was rector ol the Holy Trinity church In Philadelphia. Prom across the world In Italy came a Latin hymn which Is known to us as "O Come All Ye Faith ful." It was translated Into English by P. Oakley and set to music by John Reading. Another beautiful carol that has lost no beauty In Its translation In the French song, "Cnntlqtie de Noel," known as "O Holy Night." Hymns of Praise Prom all points ol the world, and Irom all ages, come these beau tiful hymns of praise down to the present time. Little we think as we gather Ing on bits ol tinsel and hanging 3' on strings ol lights, that the carols we are humming under our breath were written hundreds ol years aio f In Italy, Prance, Russia or Oer- ? many. Mother probably doesn't know as j she hustles about fixing the turkey dressing, that the words, "O little f town of Bethlehem, how aweet wa see thee lie." were written by an ? American minister. J But that ts the story ol Christ- $ mas music. And no mailer what the i language phrasing the thought. It Is the International language of mulo ' whlrh 1 used to sing praises to - uuo Dorn in a stable. Yule Tree Cutters Searching Christmaa tree cutters have bees )) i4 combing the Oregon woods (or like ly holiday greens (or almost tf i month now In preparation ot the f annual holiday event. I However, according to the forest depfertment, nil Christmas treer f harvested (or commercial purpose i must be cut under the provisions t ot the Oregon conservation act and f a permit secured prior to cutting. 1" John Citizen, who wants to take f his (amlly nut on the week-end and I cut his own Christmas tree Is not required to obtain a permit. But hs P must obtain the landowner's per- f mission before cutting his tree. j; In the Klamath Palls area, tree , cutting Is going on In the arra i east of Klamath Lake and east of Crater Ijike national park. ' S The Oregon conservation act re- qulrea that (orest lands be kept In t a productive and growing state aft- er the removal ot timber or othrr lorest crops. Under these provl- j slons, the commercial Christmas tree operator Is required to lesvs j not less than 300 trees per acre, r with 100 well distributed. Old na- ! ture seed trees may also serve as a seed aource where they exist n 1 rl.rl.ln... I .....i . D I v.Mtnimnn nrr. uULllllg arras. 'J leaving established young growth of seed aourre, continued lorest pro duction bn the area Is Insured. PARTY BAGS 1 Party bags are shown in an exdt- v Ing variety this holiday season. We jj ran onto one at a Klamth Flls 4 ran onto one at a Klamath Pall f 1 drugstore cosmetlo bar of nollshed gold, atlll another shop showed met- ai mcsn wun brilliants, and otner bags came In soft, lustrous velvet. A wide ranua tn mult mm 1oninr- Mims h rh..iM.. . - ...... ---. - vwhmiim wot, vnrow ous personality, ? P
