TOE EVEN1NO ' HERALD KLAMATH TALIS, OREGOM
THIRTY SKI: EXPERTS AWAIT GUN AT FORT KLAMATH
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Monilny, Fel).'21, 192"
BEST SKI TALENT IN
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TO RACE TOMORROW
VUt of entrants and their experience, listed;
. Over thirty participants will be Ready
when starting gun cracks
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Ski experts, the best in the Pacific northwest an 1
northern California, wilt be lined up tomorrow morning
icady for the starter's gun. . -
From California, from all parts of Oregon and from
Washington, have come contestants who wilt strain every
muscle, every tendon, and their last ounce of wilt power
and nervous energy towards the honor of being first.
A complete list of the entries was announced today by
the arrangement committee of the ski race. Exactly thirty
will be on hand.
following ta the Ut of atrlo:
Vmu I Good.
Andy Verstoi gigantic Norwe
gian, and . lumber pller well
know on the coast, came to Kism-.
Ill County from Wisconsin where
he haa competed successfully In
many skiing svsnis and especial
ly la the Jumping contests. An
dy broke both ankle In landing
from a leap of Ml feat, several
yeara ago. but la not crippled ft
n estent that be will not ran
the; big contest on Feb. J I.
Chuck Zttmbrum, Fort Klsra
mh: for many years a resident of
Klamath county and alwaya act
ive In out door aporta aad alh-
lei lea. Zumbrum followa (he
wooda la aummer aa a timber
wotbar and til winter ipenda bta
time Is I ha mountains aa k trap-
pr and of course la constantly on
akla than. Ilia flnn physical con
dition together with hla act Ire
training secured wbllo running
lila long trap tlnra near Ft. Klam
ath, will add much to bla chance
of winning the rare. -.
'', ' . , Kmall Ital fiu.' ' '
Arthpr I'cckham. Port Klam
ath: 2 yeara old and one of the
ntnalleet entranta la nature,
weighing only 140 potinda, came
to III la country from Grand Rap
Ida, Mich., a few yeara ago. I'eek
ham la employed at climbing
pole for the Klamath Tel. and
Tel. Co, and apenda much lime
In winter on akla aa hunter, trap
per aad guide. I'eckham hie a
wonderful pair of aery atrong legs
derelnped from yeaia of skiing
and climbing polea and la expect
ed to make aome of tho really
big Swedes, Norweglana. and
Scandinavians get tip aad hump
to keep ahead of him.
lUrry C. Francla. Klamath
Agency: A young man coming re
cently from Idaho lo thla rmcr
. ration la employed by the Ferret
! Dept.. of the ladlan Bervlra at
thla Agency. . Franrla ta the fa
vorllof of all of the Govt., em
ployee and la being backed by
them la llp ekl under the first
prlie In the forthcoming event.
He la airlctly,an not of doora mau
and haa competed auceeaatully la
akllng eventa In Idaho before
coming to Klamath.
Osll NcNett, Clara. Valli.i an
old bead In the art of akllng and
haa apept ona week here In ac
tive training before the rare.
Krkkl Hylvanna. Portland: Mr.
RULES, REGULATIONS OF
SKI RACE ARE LIBERAL
' I. The eotirae of thla race
will follow the Crator Lake
highway to Crater Lake Lodge
and return, conteatanta will b
required to keep within 6ne half
mile of thla rouraa.
. Any advantngeoua dolour
known to the Hare Committee
within the halt mile limit will
be flagged for the benefit of
tho conteatanta,
3. Each conlealant upon ar
rival at Crater Lake Lodge will
' be required to reglaler with the
attendant'' In charge before
starting the return trip. '
4. The race will start prompt
ly at 8 o'clock a. m. Tuoadny,
' February it, 193T.
. 5. The start will he made
from The Fort Klamath Com
munity Hall," or If snow con
ditions prohibit,' from the near
est snow line on the course,
t. Any alyle, make, pattern,
or length of ski may he nsed an 1
any footwear, clothing, ski har
ness, or brakes In the form of
straps or ropes msy be used.
7. Contestants will not be al
lowed to exchange skis on lbs
;. trip, nrt,lll make the .entire
yurlu'on Vaf anmo skis,
Hylvanne la very Intereated In the
kl race aud bat Inquired If ho
course will be over canyona, gui
nea and ravines. Judging from
questions, naked In hla lettera he
la an old timer on akla aad has-
competed In many eventa. The
race committee la expecting Mr.
Bylvaane to abow up here in a
few daya to commence active
training.
Old Heads.
Curia Koatol and Neta Skjeraat,
fiend. Ore.: both of theae men
from llend and believed to be old
trtenda will compete with each
other In the big conteat. Feb. 12.
Neither of theae men have done
any akllng tn recent yeara but are
old beara at the buatneaa and
both think that they can put
themaelve tn ahape (o win the
flrat money. ' .
Manfred Aacobson, McCloud.
Calif.: The people of McC'olud,
Calif., are depending on the
ptoweaa of Manfred Jacobaon ti
Journey up here and bring homo
the bacon tn the ahape of the flrat
prlia of tXSO.Ott lo be paid to
the winner of thla race.
Otto Jeitineee. Medford: Mr.
Jeldncaa will repreavnl Mvdford
In the coming event and haa re
act red hotel accommodatlona
hern for the night of tho 21al. Ho
haa had aome training rerentlv
and la In good form. Thlnka that
he ran arlae from a good aleep
here and make the run to the
Lodge and return ahead of all
other conteatanta.
Ilig Maa.
Wm. Faaa. Klamath Falla: a
great Irlg huaky weighing In the
nelKhhoihuod of ZOO pounda
made the trip to Fori Klamath to
enter In the ekl race yraterdav.
From the iooke of Mr. Faua he
will Bol bo left behind for the
ant of parer, and If he ran de
velop any apeed he wiil an rely
aland a good chance of getting
within tho money.
W, Nurdqnlnt, Klamath Falla:
Haa been in American only a few
yeara. Mr. Nordquiat waa cham
pion of the Swedish Army, and
waa undefeated In akllng raeea
and other akl conteata. Compet
ed aureesafully with champion
from the Navy and Marlnea . of
Sweden.
John Halo, ktamath. Falla:
(Continued on I'age 8vvcn.)
S. Either one tor two poles
may be used,
. Any contestant rendering
assistance to an opponent shall
be disqualified from winning the
race. '
10. Any contestant receiving
aid or assistance from any pr
son other than an Official ol
the Race Committee will be dH
qualified from winning the rac
11. Any Intentional Intrrfer
ence with the progress of n
contestant shall be Judged a foul,
and any contestant an Interfer
ing In. any manner with an on
pnnent ahall be disqualified from
winning the rare.
12. Failure of a contestant
to 'comply with the rules shall
disqualify from winning the rare
13. The Judges of this raw
will judge all features of the
rare In accordance with the
rules and any decisions rendered
by them shall be final.
14. This Is In he absolutely
a free for all rare with no
entrance fees, ,
15. Knlry honks rnised at 'i
o'clock p. m. February IS, 1037.
14. . Matul skis will he barred.
Ideal Weather
For Event Is
Latest Report
"Conditions urif ideal for the
Hkl race." "
Thla waa tho ch" ry word voic
ed by Tony ''astid, secrclury of
I lie) Fort Klamath i run in 11 11 t v
club, over long t!:t ibco wire to
day. "It rained rut und d yester
duy." Castnl said, "but lust night.
It turned cold and Ihnre la a
thick dual on the snow.ttmt will
make the surface Jut right.
"We're all buny up here gul
ling ready fur the blKseat event
Hint ever lilt thla country, lle
memiM r, he aurn and tr-n 'em
thai everybody l invited to
rum,'
Speed! Speed!
Here b how the ekllera will lk
aa tlley awliur lnt tle timmf
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alrelcli at Kurt Klamath tonmtiand
row nifflit.
Crater lake ImlRe, ebovp, Is
tocnted
Ice and Snow Defied By Shimmy Queen
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Cnld? Not Rl nil, If you jtre
1.. mii ii i i --aaar-ssaaasaanp
years, and1 In Toronto recently
much "hut air," Did site prove
They Don't Mind This,Portage
ti, lJ tf
K.C.H.S. Students
Will Witness Race
Much lo the satisfaction of slu-i
dents. Klama.h County high
school will be dismissed Tuesday
enibllng many to a:tend the aki
race held at Fort Klamath tomo'-
row. . .
The students will take advent-
age of the enticing winter-sports
by toborannlng and enjoying thij
other mnaos of entertainment
durtng the exciting moments
when ail mill be waiting for the I fn AAAmm J7,.
returna for the nationally-knowp AOdreSStOTUm
ski event. j
Those pUnnlng on attending j John H. Piper. reKional acout
are: Esther Veatchv Lorraine ' ecHtSve for the Pacific north
Jlordoff. Ullber: Fleet, Kay Mnr- ! ,Mt aeellon. will address the
i doff. Zed flames. Jack Oriell. 'chamber of commerce forum
Glen Fieida. Melrfn Kngle and
William Smith.
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HclKmls Im-.
Mrliool clillilrrn lliroogli
ttut Kkttnath county ta the"
city ami county schools wilt
olnxTve tomorrow. Washing,
ton's blrthiUy, which lia
brt-n ilerUml a holiday.
With thi aiinuanrrniciit
.-s throughout the coun-
ly are making plans to
at
tend tlie winter carnival
aporta at Koit Klamath.
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Shirley Hi -turns
u. v. emney, refleral prohl -
onion oincer. nas returned lt
Klamath to apend several day. ,
her in law enforcement work.
fcrred to Seat le. Shirley', dutM
Have incrasu. Jackiion roiinly
Klamath county have licen '
'placed In his jurisdiction.
THE FIRST GOAL
the first obect tve of the sklht-s
twenlv-one miles from the Fort.
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she was glvin a chance to
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KKI KICK I'KIZKS
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Kprftaf prtarx: ra'tfo art
offerrd by the Ualilwln liaid-
enrr company. fUmlngton '
rifle, offrreti hy the Klamath
tu'.nlirare cauiptny.
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' JCOtlt Executive
'nwbeoa neit Wednesday noon.
,il was announced today.
j A delightful propram will be
presented by tocil scouts.
County Offers
Help On Roads
Klamath will match the $(.000
raised by t-e lniia service to-
ard the coiibtrtction of the
. Chlioquin-Braymtlt road.
j This was the assurance gives
.r.,,r county court to Leroy D.
j i .Arnold, superintendent of the
JJilamath-l-.tdtra reservation Sat-
i urdny afte.-noou
Hoaever. the court declined to
,uke part ,, ,Mr jn ,no coa.
Prt;n -,f ,ne Tota from
,Ioy. . poi,,, out taat
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ence over this proposal.
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in tonmrrtm ' rare.
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mid-
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fillda Cray has suld this for
prove her contention wns not
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Hundreds Will
Attend Great
Ski Carnival
lli'lwecn four and five hun
dred rcstdehte of Klaaialh Falf..
plan ta Jonmny to Fort Kistmitft
lomonow morning to witness nd
take part In the first annn it win
ter carnival of- tle Jiiaioattt
country.
K.'aborale pr-parutions are hir
ing made by the forward looking
and - progressive little community
In Wood ISIver valley. Through
out the diy. there will be some
luing doing at eve, minute.
Sleleha wilt be la readtaeaa tt
the Fort to transport visitors
to the toboggan slld.e some ll
feet long, which la located near
Fort Klamath. It Is Imposaibie
to reach the slide by automobile.
Map Of Course
Fort) -two miles Is Hie distance
lilcft
contestants fn the i'ort
KUmatb-fnuer lake ski race
must cover In tin- pint winter
sport event tonmrrovr. Tiic abV!
map gives an Indication of the
course ami aajacriw iwbicj.
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MIST TAKE TRAIN'
Kcehlents or Ih-ml who
ptaat to attend the race- were
iwtvl!inl by tlie state hlKllway
department "f Klani-
ath FalU to drive on ' The
Ihillcs'allfornla highway to
a point north of Saml Cr
ntvuutaln and thr:r catch
the south bound train to
liilt.
Heavy snows of the past
few days have resulted tn the
ctulH of the highway
Kami Creek mountain for Um
fln-t time this winter. IfeaHT
snow plows will have the
road clcnrcd within the next
few lUym
Trio Of Skiiers 4
Led Search Party
For Lost Youths
Steve Antonson. Mark Wey
gnndt, and Otto llagcn of the
(Juide Ski club of flood River, oc
cupied the public spotlight this
(winter when two young men were
lost tn a biinard on Mi. Hood.
The 'irlo led search party aft-ir
search party In search of the two
boys. Finally one. a young fel
low named White, was saved. The
other succumbed in the fastness
of the mountain.
Court Orders
New Gas Pump;
A 350 gasoline tank and a gas
oline pump will he Installed nt
the Klamath county machine
shops as a result of an order to
. thla effeot made lae Saturdiy by
' the county court.
I The court Inaugurated a new
rule whereby employes nstng gas
oline In county work must s'g.i
a receipt, thus doing away with
the script book system".
The court also announced n
new ruling governing , widows
pensions. - '
Denefli lurlea of pensions nnisl
hereafter submit receipts on how
ar
f
r : . e
(their pension la expended,
COMMUNITY
CENTER ATTRACTION
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Entertainment planned for hundred of vie
itor; Fort Klamath Country-amyecl
at new era of development "
Tomorrow, a small community of 36 families, will oc
cup the public spotlight not only in,Klamath, but up and
down the coast. For tomorrow is the day of the much heri
aided Fort Klamath-Crater Lake ski race for which that
expert skiiers are anxiously awaiting the starting guft. ',
Whatever the weather, whatever the outcome fi thi
race, the ski race will ever exemplify the heights which 4
community may attain through a unanimity of effort.,.
I Fort Klamath la a little hamlet' " ' ' i
of 35 permanent families, lo- of " olr CommaaUj
;caUd In Wood river valley. a'fir na '"rnlsh a day of
f wonderful tract of land eom-f for fs &f
Urtatae to a -r fertile amusement and thrift
meadow land. The total dodh-I
Mat ion of the district is but I2S.
I Xo Noticeable Development
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uciiivyutcut uui iu sat eve a ni iuu
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with ex-eepllcn of an Increase
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In summer tourist travel lured
by scemc
attract ions and the
completion of The Dalles Call--fornla
highway. - j
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mminf nf the hlehwav Fort!
Klamath waa snowed m and tao-i
listed from the outside world!
!for 5 months each year. Now
with a good road maintained by United States. ' U is s
ui.t. developed: where the vonna man
SIBC BLKie II 1 II . i.wuiua.vu
j the year round and only a short
i distance from the main line of
'rh Southera Pacific. Fort KUm-
ath Is connected with the outside "aT iwi, sweretary ,k its
worW (Fort Klamath Community 'club
With transportation facilities; "i?" ' ...
and handicaps removed it ts only
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. satsral that Fort Klamath and
.the Wood river
.seep pwc,m
I other sections. The coming or
highway, and "d. b"- tor ddle horses, feel thif "tk
!hlf j'Hu,''1' cramped .pav lW
condition, much and aince thIM Jftft
place t bicesed with a long .
.-Ini.. uimn and deep, snow-l"' 5 ,
.. . , ,.bUiim (hfsf
.K(i iater SDCrU
fn. Klamnth ConntV. .
With that Idea In mind the, migrated across the Cas
iv, vi.m.,s rommnnltv club' cades with, cattle and settled
It. .nnrinr Klamath county's''" Become ins pioneer iuiu
i first carnival of winter aporta. j
' f eatarins Use big ski race to I
Crater Lake lodge and return.
This idea of winter sport has!
1 met with such popular approval !
that the first attempt here
rill
be a BBce success and it la
be -
lieved that there is great pos-l "It has been said by men
nihilities of It devolping into a experienced In cheese aitiSz
tremendous project, attracting that the feed iind general rondl
hundreds of visitors, from many lions hero arc Ideal tor .8wisa
places and affording aa escet- Cheese making. " ' "
1 lent o: portunity to advertise to The coming of hiKhwa5Ckn4
the world reeources. Industries. 'railroads has Its pleasant an j
and cpportanltSes. j jta sad aspect. ft sseaa
1 A few weeks ago when the will aee our efforts crowned with
proposition of a ski race was success, -that we are alwoftg
first dtcssed It waa thought IContlsaed oa Pass l$t4-.,f
Ski Race Program To
Keep Things' Hopping
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ft a. m. Start of the 44 wile skt Jce to Crater take LwUf
and return. .
:: ce fur all amateur skiers, three ntfle hew raeev besKf
two ottt of three. Twenty minute rest periods. Two llbrat
prizes.
2nd Kvent: 22-ynnt ski dash, for turtle only.
prises. .
Scond heat, three mile het race.
Tug 01:
3nl. Kvent: Tuft of War on
rency to the winning; team, "
- 4th. Kvent s 2ao-yard ski rare for boy nod girts, rqnra.
and under. One pitae to boy and
5th. Kvent t One half mite
ners of heat race. Two UberaV
ntli. Kvent: One half mile
Miioir Hhoe Race.
!h. Kvenl : Snow 1hm race
ftth. Kvent: Mlved race: 400 yards, free for all. SOO yards
on skis and nt yards on snow- shoe. Two Hberaf erfarc. .
Hkl joving all during the
aftkr sans.
HSOV n.VTTLK. "
ft, Kvent 1 Hla; snow battle .bween snow forts rep'esentlad'
I'orilnnd and Kan Francisco. ' ,
2ml. Kvent: snow modeling-. Llberat jsrue for thn best '
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image,
Dancing will he In progress all during the afternoon.
Transportation wilt be available to the toboggan slides alt
day.
Ski j' ing all during the nf
Klondike Cw neve rlosea.. .,... . -, -
StfiHT.
tACINfc
!) iiclng.
I'mu-ntalkm of
OF 225
for Ft- Klamath, - No th
PropeatUe " h 4eepe j fart
l coantr fflr wlth contestant
f In the akt race comim , from
tK Hon
west. ' The Idea of the sk race
to Crater Lake Ledge originated
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U IU. HI mil VI . Ull II fl K UT7 'I.
caretaker of the Lodge who It
some for visitors and want
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Fort fstsirj Vadeveltnf
'Fort Klamath la to the rest.
Oregon what the west la to
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Develop whs sb eeasuss;
cn ln " ow macJiine
- Prt "f the mattilne."
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Bi-viierB wvauae we snow w, i
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Vto"SaI
anythlng-Ulu.. that ot..0..acre
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"The majority of oar ;ranch;-
era are descendant l.om aW
I pioneer families of western Ore-
of east et the Caseadsav
"The soli of Wood Rteer val-
ley haa been pierced by wwH
drills to the depth of 3 feet
! without coming In contact with
t anything harder than the.;ir
, face dirt. .
War.
sklls.
91000 In snow bank'
one prlao to girl.
dah for amateur.
Bur a'l'Hsrf-
t rises.
snow shoe race for men. One prize, ,
for uuUes, One prise,
morning programme.
tetnoon programme. .
prises lo winners of all events