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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1946)
" Back From' Overseas First Lt. Lindley Dowe Hutchens, son o Mrs. Lula B. Hutchens, of the Klamath Falls post office staff, arrived here Friday evening from Seattle, after 26 months overseas during which he was on Oahu, Saipan, Guam and Oki nawa with the army. Lt. Hut chens is now on his .terminal leave, and expects to receive his discharge in April. , His brother, Ronald, who was also a lieute nant in the army, stationed in the European theater, met him in Seattle. They returned home to gether, and Sunday Ronald is leaving for Corvallis to resume Jits studies at Oregon State col lege. , ; ; . ' In Japan Word has been re ceived from PFC Joe Victorine that he is with the headquarters company of the 6th army in Kyoto, Japan, and stationed in the Kyoto hotel. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Victorine of Malin and left for overseas duty last October. He and a buddy from Portland spent a great deal of time sightseeing around the city, Joe wrote his parents, as they are on duty every other day. H In navy These six ooys nave enlisted m the navy at the port- M . land office this week from the Klamath basin. James Francis Gwin, Malin; Robert Cornelius Chambers Jr., Klamath Falls; Thomas Alton Touse, Malin; Clarence William Randall, Klam ath Falls; Jack Bronson, Klam ath Falls and John Thomas Har grove, Klamath Falls. Waterfowl Plentiful Don C. Fisher, custodian of Lava Beds national monument, who was in town Friday on business, report ed thousands of white whistling swans on Tule lake now, and also some ducks and geese. Lots of deer are seen in the lava beds, Fisher said, but muskrat trap- pers report only fair luck in the area. Visiting Parents Jack F. Way brant, S 1c, is on leave from the navy until February 1. He arrived this-week and is visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Waybrant, 535 Lowell. Waybrant served on the USS Wiley in the Yellow sea in the area of Korea. Guest Speaker Mr. Winni fred Gillcn will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America in the parish hall Monday eve ning. She will demonstrate time-saving methods in ironing mens shirts. Women of Moose The Worn en of the Moose . are having a household shower Tuesday nieht. January 19. at 8 o'clock at the Moose hall for the J. Barn- ham family of Albany, whose home burned recently, Pension Club The Railroad Employes National Pension asso ciation will meet at the home of Mrs. S. R. Berry of 2105 Rec lamation, Monday at 8 p. m. , Due Home PFC David R. Clubb. husband of Mrs. Clara I. Clubb of Chiloquin, and PFC Howard Cramplet, husband of Mrs. Louise A. Cramplet of Klamath rails are on their way home from Pearl Harbor, accord ing to a press release from the command service force of the United States fleet. Meeting Date Changed The date for regular meetings of Klamath lodge 99, Knights of Pythias, has been changed from Thursday to Monday and the next meeting win De neid Mon day, January 14, when the rank of page will be conferred on four candidates. 1 Home Dr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Earhart and son Dean, jun ior at KUHS, returned Friday from Seattle, where Dean had major surgery at Swedish hos pital on December 27. He if greatly improved and expects to return to his classes Monday. Girls' Club Members of the Girls' club are asked to bring their ice skates to the club to night. It is possible that thev will be able to go skating. Trans portation will be furnished. In the event that they are not able to go, the usual activities will be available at the club. New Business Jack Fitzger ald and Joe Snyder, both well known here, have opened the f aramount itooi company. Fitz gerald was foreman on the bar racks' job at the naval air sta tion and was previously with the sig Basin dumber company and local contractors. . To Sacramento The group of Klamath people who will attend the Pacific Coast Baptist Mis sion meeting eany next week in clude Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Brown, Mrs. Perley Webster, Mrs. E. T. Homer, Mrs. Jack Or rel, Mrs. Harley Stoler and Mrs. Rodney Larson. Arrive In Klamath Mr. and Mrs. Al Motschenbacher, 2941 Bisbee, have arrived in Klam ath Falls from Florence, Ariz. The Motschenbachers expect their son Verne home from Korea in the near future. On Leave Fred D. Floetke, MM 3c, is home on leave from the U. S. navy visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Floetke, 224 McKinley. Fred reports to San Pedro, Calif., on Monday. Business and Lunch The 17th annual meeting of the Com munity Congregational church will be held at the close of morn ing worship this Sunday. Busi ness will follow a potluek lunch con at 1 p. m. Operation Mrs. Edwin Tur ner, 241 Mortimer, has returned to her home from Klamath Val ley hospital after submitting to surgery. She is greatly Im proved, members of her family report.- -- , Business Visitor! Woody A Joe of Chiloquin and John L. Atchley of Dairy were in Klam ath Fails on business Friday and Saturday. Roger Torrey Taken By Death Roger Torrey, 44, former Klamath Falls resident and son of Mrs. Rose M. Poole of this city, died suddenly Thursday night at his home in Ft. Lauder dale, Fla.. according to word re ceived here from his wife. Helen. Friday morning. It is under stood death was due to a heart ailment. Mrs. Poole and her daughter, Mrs. Prentice Yeomans. left last night by train for Florida where linal rites will be held. Roger Torrey moved from his native state of Michigan to Klamath Falls with his mother and sister in 1911. He was srad uated from Klamath County high school and later attended the University of Oregon. Tor rey enlisted in the Canadian army at the age of 15, and served overseas for one year dur ing World War I. Torrey was a writer and his fiction was widely published. He had just completed a new home at Fort Lauderdale. Mrs. Poole and Mrs. Yeomans plan to return here early in February. Blue Skies Seen Over Weekend Clear skies and warmer days are forecast for the weekend, the U. S. weatherman eenerouslv 'promised today; I Temperatures dropped this morning throughout the area and minimum here was 8 degrees above zero. Maximum for the past 24 hours was 31. Roads leading out of Klamath Falls were in good condition. No new snow was reported on the summits of the three major high ways. At Odell lake the total snow depth was 103 inches and chains are advised on the Willa mette pass. There is one-way traffic between Oakridge and the summit. Man Confesses Double Slaying KALISPELL, Mont.. Jan. 12 (JP Frank Ross. 81-year-old bridegroom of two months, to day pleaded guilty to a double slaying at nearby Montana Soldiers' Home and told District Judge Dean King at arraign ment: ' "I admit it. I killed them, and I'd do it again. Judge King said he would sentence the Spanish-American war veteran Monday for shoot ing to death Mr. and Mrs. Ven- cel btibai, both about '55, at the home Wednesday. Ross testified he shot the couple because they "picked on me." Icy Pavement Causes Wreck Ice-coated pavement on high way 66 early yesterday evening caused a traffic accident in volving cars driven by Sally E. Buckncr of Klamath Falls and Harry Ikaml of Sacramento, Calif., about half a mile south of the city limits. Miss -Buckncr reported that she was driving south on 66 and had just rounded a curve when she saw Ikami's Buick sedan skidding apparently out of con trol on her side of the road. As she attempted to avert a crash the other car smashed in to the right side of her vehicle, ripping off the front fender and damaging the rear one. The back end of Ikami's car struck her car, Miss Buckner reported. . After the crash Ikami's car spun around and into an em bankment headed in the opposite direction it had been traveling. Milton Travis, 1610 Division, and Howard Shearer, route 3, re ported an accident on Shasta way this morning. Travis snid that he had pulled off the road to test his frozen brakes and then nulled back on the pavement right in front of bhearer s car without giving a warning signal. Block Plant Being Built LAKEV1EW Construction of a concrete block plant near the gravel pit south of town is un derway, and if weather condi tions permit and needed mate rials secured the plant will be in operation in about a month. The new plant, owned by A. B. Seymour and Ben McWhorter, local contractors, will be known as the Concrete Products com pany. The owners have made ar rangements to lease some coun ty land for the building site and. have purchased bunkers from the Lakeview Building Material company. The plant will have two bunkers, shaker screens, batching scales, con crete mixer, vibrating casting table, and a steam curing room. The company will manufac ture building blocks and all kinds of pre-cast concrete prod ucts, all up to laboratory speci fications, as materials will be sent in for tests. The blocks will be compacted by vibration and steam cured. Aroused Veteran Punches Picket BEAUMONT, Tex.. Jan. 12 (P) An overseas veteran's desire to punch the first picket I saw in the nose" was fullfilled but the episode landed him in jail. ,The scene - occurred . durine picketing of the local Southwest ern Bell Telephone company plant yesterday. The victim was an association of communication workers picket who recently was discharged from service fol lowing 17 months overseas in Italy. He suffered a broken nose. - CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to Klamath Elks lodge and to our friends for their many expressions of kind ness and sympathy shown us in the death of our husband and brother, George E. Grider. Blanche Grider Betty Allen Margaret Allred Lillian Duracha Sheriff Works On Theft Lead LAKEVIEW Sheriff H. A. Cnskiuy is following a lead on a susuect in the robbery nulled off at the American Cleaners und Tailors on the evening of December 20, when four for mals and a 'dress shirt were stolen from the plant. It Is be lieved that a susiioct who is be ing traced to California may prove involved in the theft. The sheriff's office and state police are also working on the robbery of Ahlstroin's service station some time during the evening of December 19 or the morning of December 20. Some one broke into the station by breaking a light adjacent to the front door and removing the night lock. Gaining entrance, the thief made off with some pennies from the safe. Also missing were about five car tons of cigarettes, two rolls of lunch meat, a brick of cheese and two cases of beer. Operetta To Be Presented LAKEVIEW "Tom Sawyer," a three-act operetta, will be pre. sentcd by the Central school in the high school auditorium Fri day, January 18 at 8 p. m. The well-known story pre sented as an operetta by Theo dosia Paynter and G. A. Grant Schaeffer includes 150 pupils of the Central grade school under the direction of Norma Butler. The humorous and exciting narrative of the escapades of Tom Sawyer and his friend Huck Finn loses none of its eerie flavor when presented as an operetta with solos, duets, and choruses revealing their encounters with friends and enemies. The main characters In the performance are: Reader of poem, Kay McCol gen. Aunt Polly. Ruth Anderson; Tom Sawyer, Rodney Wiman; Joe Harper, David O'Connor, Amy Lawrence, Peggie Single ton, Becky Thatcher. JoAnn Mc Donald: Huck Finn, Elmer Jones: Injun Joe, Jimmy Lange: Muff Potter, Howard DcPriest; Widow Douglas, Eunice Lawrence. Nomads Invade Iranian City TEHRAN, Jan. 12 WP) Na tional Gendarmerie headquarters announced tonight that armed nomads had invaded the Iranian ; city of Khorramshahr from Iraq, but were driven back across the frontier. The tribes- men were identified as follow-1 ers of the Shick of Khazal. The announcement added that the tribesmen had "forced them-J selves Into Khorramshahr estate? UL Wllll.ll me -auiuil iwu uiauucu ownership." Khorramashahr, generally re garded as being in the British sphere of influence, is situated about 10 miles northwest of the Iranian oil port of Abadan and is only 30 miles from the Persian gulf. The joined Tigris and Euphrates flowing out of Iraq and the Karun river, which drains west central Iran, meet at Khorramshahr. In northern Iran calm appar ently had been restored after new outbreaks of violence were reported yesterday. Potato Growers Meeting Slated . Klamath Potuto Growers asso ciation will hold a meeting of grent Importance to potato grow ers Monday, January 14 at 1:30 p. m,, in the 'grunge hull at Hen ley. Among subjects of Interest to be discussed will bo the pro posed Brewster bill to establish allotments on potatoes. Furm lubor for 1U4U, disease control and advertising Klamath potatoes will also come under discussion. All Interested grow ers are urged to be present. Classified Ads Bring Results. Saturday- Jan. IS. ! HERALD AND HEWS T 53 The head of the sperm-whale i is about one-third of the length of the body. I Last Timei Tonltel "The HURRICANE" and "Colorado Pioneers" IN MrOMUlWa MM 1MI N 4MI Continuous Show Dally Open 12:30 P. M. -Starts- SUNDAY! U3WJS HOED , , 'lA I ft 7d t Aji IM TKHMICOlOKl C J S.fr JOS! ITUMI I f jfAND! It't the Purongo Kid! J B feft Tetter jfes5TVe51 jir' ' ,H.,MI.. "' can't CAicif 'OUTLAW X rJSS , L.t.t VL MATHtWS ) Visitors Mrs.-Charles Mack of Lowell street is improving at Hillside hospital following an operation for the removal of her appendix, and .may now have visitors; - To Practice The Eagles aux iliary officers and drill team are asked to meet Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in lower FOE hall lo practice. ... From Boise K. A. Moore is home after a business trip to Boise: :.'- - -- -.PILES SUCCESSFULLY TREATED NO PAIN NO nOSPITALlZAllON N Lou of TJmt FcrmnneQl Itrsiillil DR. E. M. MARSHA Chlropraetle PhTftlolas CI Nt, lib Enquire Tblr 6ldf. Phon UCt .. ' Bus Drivers Will Vote On Contract PORTLAND, Jan. 12 (IP) The 192 striking bus drivers of Overland Greyhound west ern routes will vote on a new contract offered by the com pany to settle the three and a half month strike. Harold Oathes, business agent of the AFL union, said his members would vote at meet ings in Salt Lake City, Boise, Pocatello, Spokane and Port land. Results will be announced in several days. Neither the. union nor the company disclosed the contract terms. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our heart felt thanks and appreciation for the acts of kindness,, the mes sages of sympathy and the many beautiful floral offerings during our recent bereavement, our darling Nonie. John C. McClelland Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Clement Douglas W. Clement Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wiard Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wiard Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wiard ' Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lunilsten Mr and Mrs H. E. Stiles Vernon E. Wiard 1-12 When in Medford Stay at HOTEL HOLLAND Thoroughly Modern Joa and Anne Earley Proprietors BaaaBBBBBBBBBBaaaBaaaaaaaaaHi . . Men in tier Diarv a rne with N Silver Dayl pg3y Ryan Jon Hall D Fleet' 3 Continuous SUNDAY! iF DOORS OPEN 12:30 The FnH m amauiM sui iiu oa mm n c Hov Hoaers cnas - - ana "Man From "Bhoot Tonltel Oklahoma" "Bewitched" The Work UIU1H 4U7 I W -and Stage 8:30 "Rhftnt gMillll!l'i"J)Pg) j-L mm mimai i.v.u. ,- . 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