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'Augunt 8, 1042 PAGE EIGHT HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON College of Regents Slated in Klamath Vomen of Moose Make Plans for Conference ,To Be Held Here in August Plans are now complete for the Oregon conference on chapter development under the auspices of the College of Regents, Women of the Moose, to be held In the Veterans Memorial building in Klamath Falls August the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth. The conference theme is "Vitamins for Victory." Hon orable James J. Davis is Pil erim governor, Lawrence Grove, grand governor, Kath erine Smith PHD, grand chan cellor, Frieda Clinger, grand regent, and Fannie May Thompson, associate regent, College of Regents. Honored guests will be Fannie May Thompson, Klam ath Falls, graduate associate rcfient; Bertha Bricker, Eu gene; Louisa Icenbice, Mer rill; Mildred G. Wilkinson, Klamath Falls; Willa Zak, St. Helens. Special guests will include Laura M. Brown, Eu gene; Madeline Waters, Klam ath Falls, Helen Arnett, Mer rill; Mary Zak, St. Helens. All chapters arc invited to participate in the conference. General chairman of the conference is Mildred Wilkin son of this city and the fol lowing are serving on her committee, Ruby Bell, Blanche Dixon, Frances Waits, Margaret Johnson; hospitali ty committee, Belle Thomp kins, Annette Hall, Mabel Ward, Naomi White and Edna Jenson. Conference leader is Fan nie May Thompson, and con ference secretary, .Rose. Van Meter of Merrill, star record er. .'.'- The Thimble club of t h e Neighbors of Woodcraft will meet on Tuesday, August the eleventh, at two o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. O. Dry den, 6 10 North Eleventh street. All members and. friends are invited to attend. Miss Ruth Alberta Roenicke observed her sixth birthday on Saturday, August the seventh, with a family dinner at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Albert O. Roe nicke. She will enter Roose velt's, first grade this month. Radio Day by Day NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (Wide World) In these days of cen sorship and unusual editorial problems in presentation of the news, a forum on war informa tion to be broadcast from Wash ington tomorrow (Sunday) by MBS at 5 p. m. should do much to bring producer and consumer of .news- nearer an understand ing. Around the table will be Capt. Lowell Limpus, New York Daily News war analyst; Claude A. Mahoney, of the Washington Star; Clifford A. Prevost, of the Detroit Free Press, and Richard L. Wilson, of th Tlec .Mni Register and Tribune. Prevost is president ana Wilson a past president of the National Press club. - Somewhat in the same vein is a special UBS broadcast Sun day at 11 a. m. in which Elmer Davis, director nf thn Offioo nt War Information, will discuss tne difficulties of the war pro duction program. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and Admiral Ches ter W. Nimitz will be heard from battlefronts on opposite' sides of the globe. Programs tonight (Saturday): NBC 4:45, De Scversky's War in the Air. Sunday brings: Premiers CBS St. Louis Opera 11:30. Talks NBS, "Political Re construction of the Post-War World," including Sir Normal Angell 11:30 a. m. VISITOR. . -. Mr. A. J. Balles of Ellcnsburg, Washington, is visiting at the home of his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Shephard, 313 Aiameaavsircei. xie nas spent the past two months in . the city. Dell studio. Valley Women Meet Langell Folks Enjoy Flowers at Teare Res idence LANGELL VALLEY Mrs. Malcolm Tcaro entertamc-U the Bonanza-Langell Valley Garden club at her home on Friday afternoon. Interesting talks were given by Mrs. Jack Horton and Mrs. John Hey den. The club members en joyed Mrs. Tcare's gorgeous flowers and vegetable garden. Refreshments were served at half past four o'clock to Mrs. Mary Etta Malone, Mrs. Bird ie Burke, Mrs. Mary Dear born, Mrs. Ada Sparretorn, Mrs, LeRoy Coyncr, Mrs. Jack Horton, Mrs. Irene Hart ley, Mrs. Warren Mason, Mrs. Harry Frazier, Mrs. Christine Brown, Mrs. Owen Pepple, Mrs. John Heyden and daugh ter, Mrs. Ralph and children, Mrs. Mary Leidy, Miss Doris Leavitt, and Miss Mildred Teare. Mrs. Harry Frazier will entertain the club at her home in Langell Valley on August fourteenth. Mrs. Paul Monroe entertain ed the Guild of St. Barnabas church at her home on Thurs day afternoon. Sewing and a social time was enjoyed with Mrs. Claudia Musick receiving the afternoon's award. Tea was served later to Mrs. Ruby Brown, Mrs. Florence Botkins, Mrs. Theresia Prior, Mrs. Mary Dearborn, Mrs. Claudia Musick, Mrs. Charles Revell, Mrs. Claude Murray, Mrs. Mike Dearborn, Mrs. Lloyd Pepple and David, Mrs. Reg inald Thomas and Ruth and David, Mrs. Wes Dearborn and Catherine and Billy. The next meeting will be held September third at the home of Mrs. Mary Dearborn. Fort Klamath FORT KLAMATH Mrs. Guss Page is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Smythe, in Portland, having been called there some time ago by the illness of Mrs. Smythe. Mrs. Bob Cable of the Junc tion service station and lunch room is recovering from severe facial burns received several days ago while she was work ing at her lunch room when hot grease spattered and caused ser ious burns to her eyes and other parts of her face. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Madison of Portland arrived here last Friday to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, at the Wood River Auto camp. They left Wednesday for prineville to visit Mrs. Madison's sister be fore returning to Portland. where Madison will resume his work in the Oregon shipyards, Mrs. Bob Rindt and two chil dren left Sunday for their home in Hawthorne, Nev., accompan ied by her husband, who drove here Saturday to take his fam ily home after they had en joyed a visit here with Mrs. Rindt's mother, Mrs. Bob Cable, and other relatives in Fort Klamath. Cattle buyers from various points have been in Fort Klam ath for the past two weeks, and several local stockmen have sold some of their beef cattle for Immediate delivery. Top price of twelve cents per pound for prime grade of beet was paid by the buyers. James Legget arrived home Saturday from Portland to spend a week's vacation with his family from his duties as foreman of a pipefitting crew at the Oregon shipyards. Haying is in full swing throughout Wood River valley, several local ranchers having started the annual operations during the past several days. Among those who arc busy hay ing are J. Helm, E. D. Briscoe, R. S. Loosley, Fred Bishop and Dan Savage. Miss Agnes Larscn left Mon day for San Diego, Calif., where she will visit for a week with friends before returning to Fort Klamath, where she is cm ployed at Charles J. Bricco's Crater Lake cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Black mcr and son Loren of Klamath Falls spent last Saturday visit ing here at the home of his sis ter, Mrs. Willard Beckman. Loren ie m a I n e d to spend a week here with his aunt, and will return home at the end of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sisemore :r,-'-vi.V V )m C Hit " v, hi- It. TEfrjk.'i RECENTLY WED Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lindow of 2143 Garden avenue are among the recently weds of this city. Mr. Lindow has been on furlough from his duties with the United States navy. The bride is the former Mildred Fails of Klamath Falls. Keimell-Ellis. FT Jr T 5lv'- -i K 'IiTiIi f ilTAHi OFFICER Fannie May Thompson or Klamath Falls is graduate as sociate regent of the College of Regents, Women of the Moose, to be held here Aug ust 14, 15 and 16. ACCIDENT TOTAL WAS 41 IN JULY Only 41 accidents were re ported to police during the month of July with 440 listed for the year to date as tabulated on the police chief's report to the city council. Moreover, there were no serious injuries. The rest of the 279 accidents for the month and 2530 for the year as reported in Thursday's paper were pure optical illusion! In other words, those figures were for traffic violations for the month and year respectively not for accidents. Oregon Gains In Employment' PORTLAND, Aug. 8 (&) Em ployment increased in Oregon 40.3 per cent highest of any state in the. union for the first six months of this year while injuring from industrial acci dents increased only 1.7 per cent lowest of any state, the Port land office of war production said Friday. The reports were made in a survey released by Secretary of Labor Perkins. and daughter Jo-Ann attended the wedding Tuesday morning in Klamath Falls of Sisemore's brother, L. Orth Sisemore, to Miss Elizabeth Baker of Klam ath Falls. Following the ten o'clock ceremony at the Sacred Heart church, the Sisemores were guests at the wedding breakfast and reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Humble before returning to Fort Klamath. VISITOR aonxiJVaman,gradj!aJeasi. sociote regent, College of Re gents of Corvallis, here to at tend the session of Women of iw r thefMoosct next week. M. E. MUSIC HEAD Andrew Loney. Jr., tho new director of music education in Klamath Falls public schools, has been appointed choir director of the First Methodist church here, according to a statement mode by Rev. Victor Phillips, pastor of the church. Loney is first vice-president of the National Vocal association and has had wide experience in choral conducting. He has been a faculty member of the Univer sity of Oregon and the College of Pugct Sound summer sessions, teaching, among other courses, choral techniques and choral conducting. For two years he served as conductor of tho southern Oregon all-high school festival chorus at Ashland, and conducted the central Washing ton all-high school festival chorus of 500 voices at the Cen tral college of Washington in 1940. Choral groups under Lon- ey's direction have made several coast-to-coast broadcasts over the major networks. Loney's familiarity with litur gical music, including plain-song, Gregorian Chant, music of Palcs trina and other composers of the 16th century, as well as modern liturgical music including that of the Russian church, has made him in demand as a. lecturer and conductor of the music of these periods. Rev. Phillips said. He will take up his duties as con ductor of the First Methodist church choir here on September 1, and plans to commence re hearsals immediately. Loney is a member of the Methodist church. T J. Watson, Jr., Injured in Moscow Bomber Accident MOSCOW, Aug. 8 fP) Air Force Captain Thomas J. Wat son Jr., son of the prominent American business man, limped about Moscow Thursday because of a leg injury suffered when Maj. Gen. Follett Bradley's four motored Consolidated bomber was preparing to alight. Young Watson was working in the belly of the plane as it circled above the city. His leg was pinned by landing gear me chanism as it was suddenly low ered. (Thomas J. Watson is presi dent of the International Busi ness Machines Corp.). Briggs Executed For Ross Murder SAN QUENTIN, Calif., Aug, 8 (IP) .Maurice L. Briggs, 2B, of Los Angeles, was executed in the San Quentin prison gas chamber Friday for murder of Nat Ross, former film producer. Briggs, who once told the board of prison terms and pa role, that he would rather die than have his sentence com muted to life imprisonment, went to his death calmly. "Everything is okeh,' ward en," ho told Warden Clinton T. Duffy just before he entered the death chamber. "I'm nil right." NEED 57 DOUBLES NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (A1) Tho New York Yankees, who have completed 140 double plays In tho 105 games played this sea -snn-must-dd 57 more -two-ply killings to the total In the com Ing 49 games to surpass the rec ord number they reached last season. m ENLISTMENT Moi subject to the draft no longer have to huvo a release from their draft beard before they can enlist In tho navy, and may enlist even though they have received their orders for induction. This Information was received today by Chief Gunners Mute F. R. Duncan, local navy recruiter, from G. F. DcGnivo, lieutenant commander in charge of tho U. 8, navy recruiting office In Port land. In other words, It was ex plained, if John Doe has his in duction papers calling for induc tion into the army at 8 o'clock in the morning of a certain day, his enlistment in tho navy may be accepted up to 7:50 of that day. T T KENNEW1CK. Wash., Aug. 7 (AP) A west bound Spokane Portland and Scattlo freight train crashed into the rear end of another westbound freight, which hud halted ul Yellepit, 20 miles below hero for water, injuring three trainmen ser iously and derailing scores of frcitiht ears yesterday. The injured were Engineer L. C. Curtis, Fireman Raymond Bacon and Brakeman H. E. Smith, all of Wishran, Wash. They were members of the crew of the moving train. Railroad men said they be lieved at least 35 cars were de molished, Ifi on one train and 20 on another, and that the number of cars derailed was too large to count. Conductor Lew is of a rescue train estimated 160 cars left the tracks. Albacore Price Goes Up to $415 ASTORIA. Ore., Aug. -8 6T) The way prices were going Fri day tuna was well on the way to becoming a luxury food. Albacore went up to $415 a ton $7 above the all-time high set here last week In private sales. But if consumers had cause to worry about the higher price, so had packers. They feared that tuna, not being pur chased by the federal govern ment, ought to be classed as an unessential product and - that the fishing fleet might be con fiscated for war duty. The new price put tuna high er than fancy Columbia river Chinook salmon. If It's a "frozen" article you need, advertise for a used one in the classified. Easy Embroidery Transforms Dress i by Alice Urooks A few quick stitches In simple embroidery and your frock new or old is as different as can bcl Put these colorful bouquets on your dress or bolero. Its fun Pattern 7387 contains a transfer pattern of 6 motifs ranging from 31 x 4 Inches to 8 X 10 inches; illustrations of stitches; color schemes. To obtain this pattern send 11 cents In coin to The Herald and News, Household Arts Dept., Klamath Falls. Do not send this picture, but keep It and tho number for reference. Bo sure to wrap coin securely, as a -loose-ooln-ofton-sllps-out-of- thcJ envelope. Requests for patterns should read, Send pattern No. .-, to followed by your name and address. NEWS OF THE THEATRES Pat O Brion, Ooorat Halt and from tin now picture "Broadway," th cmaltonal Broadway stagt hit, coming Sunday to tho Pollcan. t Kont Taylor. Franco! Langford. Shomp Howard, Clulro Dodd and John Litol in "Mliaiiiippi Camblor," an nctlon-packod ro mantic drama to bo ihown (or tho first timo locally at tho Tow. or thoatro tomorrow and Monday. A locond aco hit Is tho ad-ronturo-drama. "Coast Guard," starring Randolph Scott, Ralph Bellamy and Frances Doe. L Judy Garland and Mtckoy picture, "Babet on Broadway." the soquol to "Babos In Arms' and "Strike Up The Band." opening at tho Pine Tree Sunday, Bette Davis takos it on the chin from Dennis Morgan In dramatic scone from tho new Warner Bros', triumph, "In This Our Life," which opens tonight with the midnight provuo at the Esquire thoatro. Olivia de Havllland and Goorgo Brent are co starred with Bette Davis and Dennis Morgan. Oregon Junior Legion Opener Set for Tonight ALBANY, Aug. 8 A') The opening game In tho Oregon American Legion Junior itlo ser ies will bo played hero atonight between Bruno's of Portland and Cummings of Albany. Tho second giimo will be at 2 p. m. Sunday and If a third gnmc is needed, it will mnko tho Sun day program a clotihlchciider. Umpires will bo Chris Chris tlanson of Eugene and Bill Gnr barino of Portland. Harney Banker Takes Own Life BURNSWVug 8--W)Edward M. Brown, 35, vice-president of the Harney County Nntlonnl bank wnlkcd to tho rear of the bank Thursday at the closo of 'if y Jnntt Blair In a dramatic icont rv 1. 1 ft L4! 1 V4' 4& ? Roonoy In a icon from their the business dny, A moment later a shot was heard. His brother, Alfred, an assist ant cashier, discovered tho body with a gunshot wound, which he said apparently wus self-inflicted. The dead man was a nativo of Burns. He wus graduated from tho University of Oregon, and had served four terms as a city councilman here. E3 Soo Tho Now SHEAFFER "TRIUMPH" PEN $15.50 VAN'S CAMERA SHOP 727 Main Phone 3618 1 V ' .. . i I ; . jw"- i.iiu wait u coiiiuiuullvely hot, dry month us shown by tho lb uliilloiis of tho Infill weather bureau. Muxlmum tcinperutui was degrees on JUiy a whii tiiuiiii for the month of 07.8. On July 11, th min imum WHS 40 degrees Willi ma inciin minimum O.l.i. menu leiuperaluio fur the period whs 70.4.- ' nnlv il'i luehen of ruin wus ',;( hv thu liit-iil weather dliitlun tlurliis !h munlh. Tl preclpltiillon fur the Mieiuil yenr to August 1 win u.ii iiiciu'e. . Nornuil Is 12 10. There were 27 clear days list- ed. Ihreo partly cloudy mid one -F rluuily. Ttitelake TUI.KI.AKE Mrs. Klvorwm, resUli-nl of Newell, Cullf., win honored delightfully Tuendiiy ii I K 1 1 1 with ii layette shower when forty gueslN arrived fnl- lowing the Itutiiry dinner lit which memhers of the Klamath Kails club wero guests of lha WUA project. Thu pretty re fiTShnu'iil lubht wus centered with mi iirruiiKcmciil of pink rweel peaa and deep blue del- lihinluin and u number of talent ed colonists UMlxted with the program of music. Later a number hi tne per sonnel attended u charivari (or Mr. mid Mrs. Phillip T. Sullivun whose marriage was an event of last week. Tho hrlile, formerly Miss Cliirn Miithcson Is u recent - lirrlval from Albuquerque, N. M. where Mr. Sullivun nlso lived be fore coming to Newell as an ad ministration official. A. K. Ryrkmun iiecompuuled bv his son Norman mid Marvin Thomas Jr. arc viieiitUinlng uud fishing at Medlcluu Lake. Mr. mid Mrs. Kildie urcshnin left Tuesday for Portland for a brief visit with a daughter.. They will ho iiccompiinled homo by their (laughter Jerry, who has visited for several weeks In the northern city. , Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Thomas and children, 1'atrlcla, Dorothy mid Marvin Jr., will spend sev erul days in Los Angeles und other southern California points about the middle of month. Mrs.., Thymus, newly clected-prcsldent of the nuxlllury of Tuleluka Legion post will attend thu statu convention August 10111 Inclus ive while Thomas will attend the statu Legion convention. Thomas was recently Installed as sec ond vice president of thu Tulo hike post. ' The children will visit with Mr. Thomas' parents, Mr, and Mrs. W, L. Thomas of Santa Monica and the family before returning homo, will visit also with Thomas' brother and So moru family, at Beverly Hills. Mrs. Beulidi Wulsc, also clout ed n dclegiitu to thu convention from Tuleluku Is already in Los Angeles where she is spending several weeks with relatives. , Mrs. Leo Dixon uud two chil dren and Mrs. Dixon's sister, Joan Kundra, Merrill, have re turned from Sun Francisco where they spent ten duys. They wero accompanied homo by Mrs. DIx-jOK on's younger sister, Lois Leo aV Kandra, who has spent the' past scvcrnl months In tho Stanford Convalescent homo whero she recovered from a recent Illness, Mrs. Edwnrd Uocro and two sous, Uerry and Kodger, San Francisco, another sister of Mrs. . Dixon, whom she visited while south also returned with th party for a visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kan dra, Merrill, SHORT ORDER SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8 (!) It took Aaron (Llttlo Tiger) Wade, 152, Sun Frnncisco, eight seconds to hind his first punch, a left to tho Jaw. It took tho other ten seconds of his 18-second fight to count out Rudy Campo, 140, Lo.i An geles. WHY WORRY About Houso Payments! Our Mortgage Rofinanca Plan Lowers Your Payments! Ccr your budget In line with war time activities. Taxes, interest and prin cipal all in ono payment! FIRST FEDERAL h Savings & Loan Asi'n. of Klamath Falls Mimb Piniril SavlnH arv i.01B 1niurnot Oorpotillon th and Miln
