PAGE FOUR
THURSDAY. MAY 10, 102S
THE EVENING HERALD
Business Standards
Elevated By Three
Local Civic Clubs
Liorit, Rotary and Kiwanis Strong Factors
. in Community Development; Growth of
f Organizations Told By Fred Fleet
Ono tiny, u groat mauy years I of )h niHi powerful factors in
ago. an Coptulo Applogato itho civic advancement of the com
ridlng for cattlu at branding tlmii j n)Unty.
llion inu uui wucro i.ohkt uvv
lino la now, lio "uiel up villi
C.eorgu Nurse, who was starting
to four a tlulin ho had recently
located. Th nun was closo to
rirnigbt up and Cap was hungry
... i, .i.,.i 1.1. hri.il. r..l,',
kicked oft his chap, and pulled a s ", I 1" moulding In-
cot.ple of sour dough biscuits out 1 trnationa thought. hs found
of hi pocket. George left his i "" n 1,1 tho mind., of the
shovel In a post hole, produced a ! up-to-the-minute business men
,ni,i n.,.c.l, nl.v of lerkvlthat Mamaih ha deinauded lu
aud they both sat down in me;
sun on a Juniper stump to see
w hat might be done about getting
tome kind of abridge across Link
river. This was the first noon
luncheon of a service club In
Klamath Falls.
jtccorus or later years we
been produced to show- mhcre
consiilerablo number of icalous ,
young souls. Imbued with a spirit
oT cooperative progressive action,
were wont to foregather with
Brent regularity at a well-known j
point near tne Old uricic storo
known as Tony Castell's Brewery.
It was here, according; to tradl
lon. that the largest glass of
lager beer In the world for a nick
el was obtainable, and it was
(here that many an early plan for
civic Improvement Is reputed to
liavo been loudly developed.
Vnocrtalu Hanncr.
Vnder Just what banner thefeivides the most adaptable vehicle
programs were carried forward Is for assembling of business and
more or less uncertain, for while professional men. Meetings are
the sounds emanating from the ( held during the lunch hour, and
tensions had all the requisites of .the time occupied does not detract
n meeting of a group of "Lions." from WOrk or recreation hours,
a large portion of those in attend-1 Entertainment and educational
ance are said to have acquired a . features are almost always ar
inost pronounced "Rotary" nio- ranged, and very seldom is the
Hon before reaching their respec- ( member held beyond the time he
live spots of habitation. i regularly takes for mld-dar nour-
Whether or not the above Indi
cated traditions are in any may
authentic, the fact remains Mat
iViere are In Klamath Falls todavjthis type to enter the local field.
BiVongly entrenched, the three It has had a vigorous and suecess
t: vngest International service or-1 f ul career since Its formal lnaug-
gap isatlons in existence .and that juration In May,, 1921. , .,
the organizations, backed b'thei W. O. Smith, Wilson S. Wiley,
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rlly'ii most utile business am) ro-
fcisioiiul men, have proved uno
lUislne Standard ItnlMsl.
Tho service club movement,
which had Its Inception In ttio
early part of the present century
land which hn within a period of
!S5 5 c forged U tho top rank
IJV1 UlUllfTT '..CI9. I 111? Mlf,
Ideals. constantly emphasized,
hare unquestionably elerated the
standard of business ethic to a
point that would have been ridi
culed as foolishly Idealistic a tew
short years ago.
I A rerv large proportion of fie
j , moniborshl- ore. of
! . .., , ,K.
course, staunch supporters of the
Chamber of Commerce ani they
are afforded, through their serv
ice clubs, an opportunity of assist
ance that would otherwise in
many Instances not occur.
Clianibcr Value Clubs.
The Chamber of Commerce
considers local service clubs Its
most valuable organised allies in
carrying out its .program, as
weekly noon luncheons always
provide a convenient and welcome
opportunity for promotion of
community projects.
Service club membership pro-
ltfbment.
The Rotary Club of Klamath
Falls was the first organization of
HOME GROWN INSTITUTION
ABREAST WITH KLAMATH'S
PROGRESS ' .
Plumbing and Heating
Furnaces
Sheet Metal Work
Electrical Supplies
WE WELCOME THE
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K. II. Hall. W. K. Lamm. J. K.
Kimball and John C. ltuylu have
respectively carried tho responsi
bility of leadership under the slo
gan, "llu I'rolitsM ost Who t'erves
nest." Tho Rotary Club has 62
mcmlicrs. Meetings arc held Fri
day noon at the Chamber of Com
merce. , "Wo llullil."
"We llulld" Is declared by lis
members tj ho tho truo meaning
of Kiwanis. tho banner of which
was next raised fur higher
standards of Klamath Kails busi
ness. This splendid aggregation,
gotten under way In 1S2.I, now
has 43 members, who have car
ried out their constructive slogan
In an enviable manner. Dr. A. A.
So l, W. A. Wicst, Ralph Crcgo.
Dr. !. A. Massey. Tom W. Delicti
and Paul T. Jackson huvo been
tho -hanKworking presidents of
Klnmuth Kails Kiwanis.
T'u l.lons, third and youngest
of the local clubs, was lauuchod
In Octtibcr of under the
leadership of tho lato Charles M.
Currin. Although started only
IS months! ago, the Lions imv
show an active membership of 21
peppy yjunt: business men and the
wholesome influence of thla group
Is being riTle.-ted lu the city in a
larger and larger way. C. A. llav
don and It. L. Hardenbrook fol
lowed Mr. Currin as presidents of
the Lions. This club meets on
Tuesktay noon at Llnk'iaven. Clev
erly arranged Is the coat-of-arms:
"L IONS Loyalty Intelli
gences Our Nation's Safety."
For the better feeling and
broader vision Vhlch they have so
completely diffused among their
associates, for the higher ethics
which- they have assimilated and
reflected, as well as the social and
entertainment features which
members and teir friends so
highly enjoyed, the service clubs
of Klamath have entirely Justified
their existence and have un
dreamed of possibilities of service
In the critical period of the muni
cipal development just ahead.
'
Incorporation of
City Voted 1926
(Continued from I-ge Five)
j error Is but little short of re
) markable. The personnel of the
council has changed considerably
from time to time because of
various members moving away.
The personnel of the board now
stands: Mayor, J. II. Hesslg:
president of the council, Chas.
R. Williams: and counrilmen. C.
; L. McCain. Henry Wolff. Henry
Rodlsch. Fred Markwardt and
Jack Almeter. The other offi
i cers remain the same as former-
2E
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The large picture shows the auditorium being erected In Houston for the Democratic national convention In Juno us It looks today,
while the lusel shows un arcluicct's drawing of the main entrance. A new type of nrchrd nn'l construction iniikcs pillars unnecessary
In the main convention lmll. .1 !8 few long ami 120 feet wlile an area of nearly nn ucru where the dclegaies and alternates will sit.
There will, however, bu a -row of pillars along each of the side wings in which the spectators will oil. Tho great auditorium will
accoinmoato .tl.UUO. '
IIOVSTON. Texas, .May 10.- '
A peculiar type of construction,
a Cerman Invention, makes it
possible for builders to put up
an expansive; convention hall. In
anticipation of tho I Humeral Ii
gathering here III June.' without
a single pillar obstructing th
view 01 me aeiegaies anu niier and. with the addition of a row
nales. of columns on euch' aide. permit-
Only a single row of pillars on I ted the building of two more pll
each side of the main hall, how- ; larless spans euch 76 feet widu.
ever, will divide the delegates j Thus L'O.uuo pmple could he ac
from the spectators In side wings, j comniodatcd In a large hull w ith
' There will be no cumbersome j only two rows of pillars,
beams or massive girders to hold ; Stresses and s t r a I u a were
up the roof of this unique build-' checked and the lumelln arch
Ing. Yet the main hall will ex-
tend over a wlilih of 120 feet
and a leugth of 32$ feet.
Despite the lack of pillars and
girders, not a beam In the roof Is
more than 12 feet long!
The secret of this unsupported
roof construction lies In the net-
like formation of the 12-foot ! resulting form Is a nut-like arch
beams. It Is railed a lamella of firm construction,
type of roof and ha been proved Standard steel bolt and nuts
successful in Kurope as well as ' are used, but special spring
America. washers are Imbedded In the tlm-
Ilouston civic leaders had been bers to allow for tho expansion
puzzled as to how they could rush:or contraction of the lumber,
the construction of a suitable i Where a low-pitched roof Is
building in time to accommodate desired, the thrust of tho roof Is
the thonsands of delegates anil taken up by small steel tie-rods
others at the June convention.
They decided on wood as tho '
most suitable material, especially I
since Houston Is In the heart of '
the Texas timber belt.
But always the problem of the!
roof got in tho way. W o o d
seemed to mean a scries of roof
arches, trussed and 'pillared. I
Try
3C
An Acre of Delegates
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making a
liirs and
hall cluttered with nil-1
braces and blocking i
vh Ion from all angles.
The lamella-type of roof, how
ever, obvlnles this disadvantage.
Here type of roof lliut af
forded a main hall l-'O feet wide
was decided upon.
This Is built of a series of sne-
'daily cut board or runners threo
lnche.s thick. II Inches wide and;
1! feet long, ench runner bolted
, at either end to the middle of
I other runners, and Itself having
runners bolted to Us middle. The
: running from wall to wall. With,
a hlgh-pltrhed roof, wood benls
or concrete piers lake up the
roof thrust.
The lamellas making up the
roof aro cut from Texas long leaf
pitch pine. The auditorium. It Is
believed, will stand for ninny
years.
first
GREAT NORTHERN
And Not a Single
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Pine Directory
Continued from I'ngv One)
K. & C. Lumber Cj.. Dorlis. ' HlK llaslu Lumber Co., Kljin
Calif.; II. Crolsant, munuger; 'h Kails, tire.; mllllng-ln-tiMiisIt;
ales office nnd slilpiilint point, moulding, finish, mill work; rotall
same; dally capacity. 45.UUH; clr-, lumber yard.
rular headrlg; puny band; caul' . lairrls Luinlier A Moulding Co.,
saw up to SI' feet long; species ,' Dorrls, Calif.; atiKk California
cut. Callforul:. whlto pine. Doug-; '.:ie pine nnd sugar vine mould
lus fir. lug an I finish; capacity, three
O. M. Knox. DorrU. Calif.; clr- carloads a month.
culur mill; species cut. California
, while pine.
Truman : Maxwell. Dorrls.
Calif.: rlr.'itlar mill; spo.les cut.
California while pine.
Associated Lumber t llox Co..
u,..,.. .iir Kre,l Jn.m.nn r-i'.
blent manager; box factory; 75.
OUU; plue, rut stuck, moulding:
resaws; 1 single bund; I twin
bands; 1 circular; 1 fast-feel
planer wlih rippln ; attachment;
5 pxh box cutoffs: tjlng ma
il 'lnc: 1 box printer; 1 auto
matic baud hole machine; 1 sin
gle head corrugated fustener ma
chine.
Swan Lake Moulding Co.,
Klamath Kalis. Ore.; A. D. Col-
iter, mansger; i aiiioruia wnite
Pino moulding, bevel siding and
trim; capacity, two carload
month: reull lumber yard lu
connection.
n.' K. Wattenbuig. Kluinntll'
3E
CO
Post!
fulls. Ore.
olH'rutes a detail
I pluninr mill.
While Pine Mimldlug Co.,
Klamnlh Kails, ore.; Charles Mil
ler, manager; California iwhlto
pine moulding and trim: ca
clly. six carloads a mouth.
i.asosiiie Lumber t o., Kiamain
Kulls. Ore.; conduct a detail
P""jr mm in counoctoln with
retall lumber yard
i Klamath Mouldlue Co., Klam
;ath Kalis, Ore.f llert Brholts.
.president; A. J. Luudell, sec re
pair: ('. Caldwell, manager; stork
moulting and fliilsV. capa.-lty,
eight carloads a month.
Sixth Sired Lumber Co.. Klam-
ath Kail. Ore.; R. I. Klllson.
manager; retail ?arl.
i Drake Lumber Co.. Klamath
.Falls, ore.; C. V. . Drake, man
;ager; retail yard.
K'amalh Pino Lumber Co.;
band anl reiaw; capacity, 70.000.
Kormerly the Shasta Vlcw Lum
ber 1I"X Co.; niur controlled
hv Tarter. Webster Johnson.
,j K. tra0 Is resident manager,
T,e box output of the will will be
handled by tho Associated llox
to , j)0rrls. Calif.
Weyerhaeuser Timber ' Co.,
Mill Supplies
Logging Supplies
Irrigation Plants
Water Systems
"Rebuild"
Advice of
Mill Men
Parallel Drawn From
Contemporary Auto
Situation
Lumber assocluloiis aro every- '
where aireanlng III" rebuilding
end of the lumber trade. It Is
pointed out that If a man liuusls
fl.uuu In an automobile ho wilt
probably have to replace It at
least six limes In -0 years. How
ever, If he Invest J3.UUU la n
home, at the end of 311 years lis
value has Increased, and by do
ing a bit of remodeling, II can
be brought up tw date.
Tho rebuilding vogue has hit
Klamath Kali. local lumber
dealer renort.' 1'eonlo aro reallt-
! Ilia that they may, by minor
j changes and the addition of built -
Ins. bring their home up to datu
In comfort and convenience. Tho
; original Investment Is uot lost,
I aa would ba tho rase It thu
1 house were destroyed or sold nt
less than It actual value by
I reason of lit being slightly au
tlqudatcd.
Thus, II Is pointed out, man
i build a home, planning to raise
' a family lu It. It I a horns to
i him, and slays a homo to blm.
Chances may be mado ss ro
i quired.
now citiKi.
ticutlinenlal: Didn't you ever
, fel a though there were some
strange. Indefinable weight, some
vagno force, oppressing you?
I'rartlcal: Yeah, I know; It's
that shrimp solsd. Judge.
Mumtas Ilegum, dancing girl,
plans to take the Maharajah of
ludorn away from his American
spouse, Mumtas told Hlkh re
porter. lon't tell us that evru
the reporter are gettlug Hlkh
jover the whole thing!
Klamath Falls: m.1 II tie mill.
cutting tie and timber for pro
jected operation. It. It. .114
Cartnni', resident manmter.
Chiloquln Lumlier Co., Cbllo
quln. Ore.; savmlll, rapacity, 10.-
oou: i3i factory, planing mill.
Telford-Reed Lumber Co., ort
I able circular, capacity, 15.000.
Pontius Puckcit, (Mirtable cir
cular, rapacity 11.000.
C. K. itouHn. portable circular,
capacity IS, 000