EIGHT HERALD AND NEWS
Tuesday. June 19. 1945
VOTERS URGED
TO VOTE FOR
SCHOOL BILLS
i Klamath county and city vot
ers were urged to go to the polls
on June 22 and 25, by Fred
Peterson, county scnooi super
fntonHunt Arnold Gralapp. city
school superintendent, and Wy
att Padgett,- principal and leg
islative chairman of the Klam
ath county council oi riA. ine
executive board meeting of the
council was held June 15 at the
home of Mrs. Frank Peyton. .
Gralapp urged a yes vote on
June 22 on section 300 pertain
ing to college buildings, and 302
urging the need for revenue for
public schools. This measure is
backed by the Oregon State
Teachers association, the Ore
gon Congress of PTA and the
Klamath County Council of
PTA.
Peterson urged a yes vote
for the state property tax and
nublic school support measures.
Harold Hendrickson, county
juvenile officer, favored a yes
vote on all school measures, ex
plaining that the school stimu
lates voluntary attendance ana
lessens juvenile problems.
Hendrickson . revealed . that the
juvenile department needs ex
tra help and office space, as
well as a car to make possible
prompt investigation and pre
ventive measures.
' E. E. Hambrick. city recrea
tion director, asked a yes vote
on all school measures as a co
operative plan for city develop
ment. HamDricK stated mat par
ents should awaken to the pres
ent needs and stated that blue
prints of future swimming pools
and parKs do not Keep toaays
children out of mischief or
benefit them in any way. He
stressed the importance, of a
recreation program in the cam
paign against juvenile delin
quency. - -
- It was announced that chil
dren may register for ' swim
ming instruction which is now
in progress at tne natatorium,
or at Mills summer play school,
Boys between 8 and 18 should
register at the city hall for
'camping at Lake o' the Woods
on August 12 to 19, and girls
from 10 to 18 years of age for
the following week. There is a
50-cent registration charge and
the fee is $9.50 for a week of
supervised camping instruction.
Hambrick made a plea to the
parents to help find a truck
that will be available to. haul
equipment to the camp.
Mrs. T.'C. Parker, represent
ing the Klamath County Public
Health Association, Inc., ex
pressed the need not only to
control tuberculosis but to erad
icate it. A mobile unit expert
ly: equipped,, will be -available
.this fall. State-wide coverage is
planned, and it is felt that edu
cation is needed to arouse pub
lic concern to win national
health.
The Klamath county council
of PTA will again hold a school
of- instruction this fall,, it. was
announced at the meeting.
Flashes of
Life
CUniOFWEEOS
Fire Chief Keith Ambrose
urged today that property hold
ers clean up the grass and weeds
adjoining their fences and build
ings. He pointed out that the
growth is green at this time and
cuts easily.
The chief said the department
w uuiii- mure grass man
usual this year, starting in mid
July. He said it is important
- nw ouu fiiiwa uk uieareu
away, from property when the
"He added that the growth on
oai,i. is taiier ana wicker
nan tintnl 41 1
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LURE
KANSAS CITY, June 19 (IP)
Michael Bennett Lyons, 21, and
Kitty-Kat, his stuf'ed panda,
were having a wonderful time
following the trash man until
two women decided he was lost
and called the police.
At headquarters he tried in
vain to explain that he and the
panda weren't lost. He just
wanted to take Kitty-Kat for a
ride and the truck kept leav
ing without them. Police, un
convinced, held him until his
mother arrived.
.
LUCK
C1TT t ivv prrv 10
(JP) Mrs. Wanda Carlei, Provo,
Ulan, sat terror siricKen as a
train approached her stalled car.
rmccini, Wntnhmnn H. W.
McComb ran to the car, jerked
open ine aoor ana puiiea ana.
Carlei from the car.
A moment later the engine
etr-i,Mr fhn nntnmnhilf hnVpH it
63 feet and dented one door and
a fender. Mrs. Carlei climbed
in and drove away.
DOUBLE EMERGENCY
DnPTT.ANn ni-A Jnno 1Q iJP
Datmlmnn Pranlr Prntt Answpred
an emergency call and then made
one.
He phoned his' wife for in
structions while helping deliver
a baby boy. . .
INTERRUPTION
HAMILTON MnnL. June 19
UP) Five motorists had their en
joyment of Bitter Root valley
scenic beauty rudely interrupted.
A belligerent deer charged,
smashed a door, bent a fender
and fell dead.
PURCHASE 0
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MECHAM ON LEAVE
Eighteen-year-old veteran of
three major battles, Molvln
; ' A' petition was being circulat
ed in Klamath Falls today ask
ing the mayor and city council
to assist in seeking Sunday bus
schedules to Moore park in the
summer months.
Purpose of the proposal,
sponsors said, if particularly to
provide transportation to the
park and Upper Klamath lake
for service men, who lack other
means of transportation.
A. Rogers, 607 High, Is one
of the sponsors. He said the
council will be asked to negoti
ate with the Klamath Bus com
pany to put in the Sunday serv
ice. -
Baby Girl Dies From
Eating Pills
PORTLAND. June 19 UP)
A 3-year-old girl who found two
bottles of prettily-colored pills
in the medicine chest and ate
half a bottle of each died here
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur John
Markewikz. Portland, said their
small daughter, Helen, ate the
pills last Thursday, trunKing
them candy. The pills were
common home remedies, but to
be taken one at a time.
A recommendation for pur
chasing eight acres adjoining the
city dog pound was granted by
the city council at the meeting
Monday night. The city desired
to purchase two additional acres
to enlarge tne nog pound, out
the owner refused to sell Just
the two and the city must pur
chase six additional acres to get
the two they want.- The -extra
acreage will be put up for sale
by the city, it was stated.
The city council moved to
close all city hall offices on Fri
day, June 22, election day.
Cooperation of the city was
granted in putting a banner
from Waldorf billiard parlor,
610 Main, across to Craig's dress
shop, 617 Main, Tuesday, adver
tising tne Klamath uuckaroo
Days rodeo, July 1 to 4.
Bids Considered
Gasoline and oil company
bids submitted for the coming
fiscal year were read and turned
over to the finance committee,
the mayor and the city engineer
for study and comparison.
Twenty building permits were
approved. Four meat dealers'
licenses were granted for the
new year and four new bids for
purchasing city property were
read.
The council approved the re
quest for permission of Dr.
Ralph Stearns and J. R. Shaw to
pave the section of street be
tween their residences at their
own expense, subject to the city
inspector's approval.
Request tor a lease to erect
billboards on two lots of city
property in the railroad addition
was granted, after it was deter
mined that the signs would not
obstruct the view and cause
traffic hazards.
The vacation of Adams street
at the recreational park, which
came before the council a few
weeks ago. was recommended by
the recreation committee last
night.
The ordinance that wells may
not be drilled without state per-
mission will be enforced, it was
stated, and water pumped from
wells cannot be dumped into
sanitary sewers. It was recommended-
that the city engineer,
city attorney, and plumbing in
spector study the ordinance and
amend it, if necessary, to keep
well water from being pumped
into any city sewers,
Repairs Approved
Repairing city streets with the
penetration type of pavement
was approved, with the work
not to exceed $9000. Paving of
streets at Moore park was not
included in the approval.
The meeting adjourned alter
first and second readings were
heard on three bids for city
property, and third and final
readings on four bids.
MEDICOS GRADUATE
PORTLAND. June 19 (P)
The first three-year graduates
of the University of Oregon
Medical school will receive
diplomas Friday.
Students receiving degrees
ueder the streamlined war-time
program include 51 army and
14 navy students and 10 civili
ans. 1
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matt I MM
Dave Mecham, Y 2c, was home
recently on a five-day leave.
Mecham. son of Mrs. E. W.
Crapser, 445 Market, entered
the service lust after his 17th
birthday, enlisting from Klam
ath Falls. He has served in the
battles of Saipan, Luzon and
Okinawa for which he wears
three battle stars on his cam
paign ribbons.
KLAMATH MEN AID
V-E Dav found SSgt. An
drew W. McCollough, PFC Cor
win F. Galbreath and PFC Wil
liam F. O'Connor, all of Klum
ath Falls, on the job, helping to
ready more combat planes and
equipment for immediate action
wherever they might be need
ed. All three are part of a crack
air service command team that
pitched in to back up the air
assaults that helped knock Ger
many out of the war.
McCullough is a resident of
1882 Academy street, and prior
to entering the service in April,
1942, was employed by the
Weyerhaeuser Timber company.
Overseas since September of
1943, he attended White Swan
high school at White Swan,
Wash.
Galbreath, son of Frank Gal
breath of 1934 Applegate in
Klamath Falls, has been in Eu
rope since . August, 1943. He
joined the army in March, 1942,
before which he was employed
at the Ewauna Lumber com
pany. He is a graduate of Cen
tral high school in Klamath
Falls.
PFC O'Connor was employed
by the Swan Island shipyard
at Portland after graduating
from Klamath Union high
school. He joined the army in
December, 1942, and has been
overseas since August of 1943.
KIDD PROMOTED
Ellsworth L. Kldd of Bly has
been promoted to the rank of
master sergeant, it was an
nounced recently. Sgt. Kidd is a
special instrument mechanic
with a unit of the 11th bomber
command, based somewhere in
the Marianas.
MIKKELSEN GRADUATED
DOUGLAS ARMY AIR
FIELD, Ariz. A graduate of
advanced pilot training class
13-B, Merlyn O.
SI ik kelson of
tliimath Falls,
kpril 14 re
vived his wings
ind commission
aa a second lieu
tenant in the
army air forces
.it Douglas field,
Ariz.
I.t. Mikkcl-
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graduated from Klamath Union
mgn school.
GETS JAP
Capt. F. C. 'Fir" Klrkpatrlck.
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Kirk
Patrick, 1900 Esplanade, spent
his birthday In tho Pacific war
zono, and in a recent letter
wrote, "Well, here's a coinci
dence on my birthday, guess
what I got? Another Jap! Can't
figure who sent him to me, un
less it was old To Jo himself!"
This Is the second overseas
stretch for tho captain who
served 18 months the first time.
Ho has tjcen over for four
months now, and is looking for
ward to a furlough home soon.
He is a graduate of KUHS and
attended University of Oregon
before entering tho service.
"Here's a laugh for you," he
wrote his fattier, "I was straf
ing a Jap position In a cliff and
hit a n ammunition dump the
other day. Well, the thing blew
up right in my face, and the
poor old plane was really torn
up. Then to make matters worse
it started smoking and I was
going to land It in the water,
but my second section leader
called mo over the radio and
said. 'What's wrong Kirk, are
you chicken?' Well, 1 got so
mad at that guy, tnat i orougni
the thing back to the field and
made It OK."
Fiz-writes about returning to
overseas combat for a third
time after his expected fur
lough, and says he'll jump at
the chance, if there Is one. He
has been made division execu
tive officer of his outfit.
He said the weather had been
"foul" with rain, and the field
disappeared as soon as they
took off. Foxholes are full of
water and the men are getting
irritable, but "its still fun."
ASHBY AWARDED
Pvt. Cecil D. Ashby, 132 La
guna, rifleman with the 8th
army In Italy, has been award
ed the Combat Infantryman
badge for actual participation
in combat against the enemy in
Italy.
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PFC Stanley M. D. Larson of
the United States army infantry
has been awarded the Bronze
Star for valorous conduct In
action against the enemy while
fighting with the 3rd infantry
division in France. Hit father,
Karl E. Larson, resides at 1734
Crescent In this city.
Greenland, containing 826.000
square miles, is almost seven
times as large as tne British
Isles.
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KUUNATH BUCMROO BAYS
July 1-2-3-4
HVEMTS and PKOZ
Bronc Riding
Purse $800.00 Entrance Fee $10.00
Total purse with all entrance fees added will be split
80 for day monies and 40 for final prizes. Both
. final and day monies will be split 403020 and 107.
Calf Roping
Purse $600.00 Entrance Fee $15.00
Total purse with all entrance fees added will be split
60 for day monies and 40 for final prizes. Both
final and day monies will be split 403020 and 10.
Steer Team Roping
Purse $600.00 Entrance Fee $30.00
Total purse with all entrance fees added will be split
.60 for day monies and 40 for final prizes. Both
final and day monies will be split 40 30 20 and 10.
Bull Dogging
Purte $600.00 Entrance Fee $10.00
Total purse with all entrance fees added will be snlit
60 for day monies and 40 for final prizes. Both
final and day monies will be split 403020 and 10.
Brahma Bull Riding
Purte $600.00 Entrance Fee $10.00
Total purse with all entrance fees added will be split
. 60 for day monies and 40 for final prizes. Both
final and day monies will be split 403020 and'10.
Bareback Riding
Purse $500.00 . Entrance Fee $10.00
Total purse with all entrance fees added will be split
60 for day monies and 40 for final prizes. Both
final and day monies will be split 40 30 20 and. 10.
Quarter-Mile Cow Horse Race
Purse $150.00 Entrance Fee $10.00
Entrance fee added to purse and split daily 40 30 20
and 10, ,
Relay Race
Purse $300.00 Entrance Fee $10.00
' , Entrance fee added to purse and split daily 40 30 20
and 10. Must be three strings entering this event.
Five-Eighths-Mile Free-For-AII
Purse $300.00 ' Entrance Fee $20.00
, Purse plus entrance fees added split V each day and
day monies results SO 30 20. No finals.
. Best Reined Cow Horse
Purte $200.00 Entrance Fee $20.00
Open' entrance to all horses. Must show on cattle. Event
will be judged on best performance. Entry fee added
to purse and split 403020 10 on last day.
Musical Chair
Men's Purie $5.00 each day.
Klamath Fourth of July Committee
Sponsored by the American Legion
1944 Scholastic
Honor Winners On
Job At Herald
. Both tho- valodlctorlan and
tho salututoriun of the Klamnth
Union high school class of 1U44
are- doing summer work at The
Herald and Now,
Nancy Bennct, the valedictor
ian, is working in the advertis
ing department as saleswoman
while on summer vucatlon from
Mills college, Miss Bonnet did
similar work hero last summer.
She Is tho daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Warron Bonnet.
Mary Ellen Wright, daughter
of , Mr. and Mrs. Leslie B.
Wright, Is home from tho Uni
versity of Oregon school of Jour
nalism, nnd Is working on the
news staff of tho paper. Miss
Wright was salutatorlnn of tho
1IH4 KUHS class.
GAUFORNIANS
END LONG 58TH
LEGISLATURE
Surplus automotive equipment
104 scout cars will bo oifored
for sulo by the office of surplus
property, department of com
merce a disposal agency desig
nated by tho surplus property
board Friday, Juno 20, at tho
Mt. Rainier ordnance depot in
Seattle, starting at 1 p. m.
Automotive dealers only are
ellgiblo to bid, but all interested
persons nro Invited to attend the
sale.. Inspection may bo made
any weekday from 9 a. m. to
4 p. in., and since all sales
through commerce's office of sur
plus property are made on a
"where f" and "as Is" basis,
dealers aro urged to avail them
selves of pre-salo Inspection
privileges, to assure ultimate
satlsfnctkm.
Eor further Information, con
tact cither the sub-office man
ager, Mt. Rainier ordnance
depot, or the automotive division
of the off Ico of surplus property
department of commerce, 2005
Fifth avenue, Seattle, Washington.
'Fog' Spray To Aid
In Fighting Fires
EUGENE, June 19 UP) A
tank which sprays "fog" instead
of water used in spraying
Lalltornln orange groves has
been put into service hero to
combat forest -fire,
The Eastern Lane Fire Patrol
association has a truck with a
000-pound pressure tank, pro
ducing a 80-foot spray of "fog."
rlre warden Jim walker says
the "fog" goes 10 times farther
than straight water, and is more
effective.
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SACRAMENTO, Juno 10 Ml
Ending tho long SUth regular
session at 11:30 last night, the
slato's tired legislator were
headed hnmoward today for
what may bo only a six months
respite, but with assurances of
at leust thut much tliuo to rest.
In the closing hours a mas of
legislation was pushed through
the two houses. Included was
tho Important urban re-dovolop-mont
and the governor's unem
ployment rolicf "prcparodncss"
measures.
Also passed were the gover
nor's hill providing $100,000
for institution of schools of In
dustrial relations at tho Uni
versity of California at Berkeley
and Los Angeles and a measure
for state Hemming of prlvato hos
pitals and sanitariums.
Governor Warren declared
false the rumors current he In
tended to cull tho legislature
back ' Immediately to work.
Changed economic conditions,
however, he said, might muko it
desirable to reconvene In about
six months.
Warren thanked the member
for their achievement and
praised such enuctmcnts as those
for handling Juvenile delin
quency, prison rehabilitation,
beach and park acquisition, ox
tension of unemnloymcnt Insur
ance, the earir-uiking of postwar
reserves, tax reduction and lib
eration of old mo ponslons. I
The governor has 30 days In
which to act on a diii. ho con
sign or veto a measure or to let
It dlo by "pocket veto" merely
by not signing It In the 30-day
period, Sunday ana holidays ex
eluded. -
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Wank Culllvallni .
YOURS MAY BE NEXT
Let ui make certain
that your Insurance
provides the protec
tion you'need today I
No obligation this
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INSURANCE AGENCY
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Buy War Bonds
Use Your Savings
Lose No Interest
Savings deposits that are entitled to in
terest credit on June 30, 1945, may be
withdrawn now. for the purpose of pur
chasing war bonds at this hank without
loss of interest credit for this period.
The Japs must be finished off! That is our first
job. We can accomplish it by putting over the
Mighty Seventh in a blaze of glory. So, buy the
biggest bond you can afford today. Take out
your savings if you have to, but BUY THAT
BOND! For the safety of America, for the
boys in the service -we urge it.
Klamath Falls Branch
Office of His .
United States National Bank
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