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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1946)
High School Oratorio Is' Inspiring Bv LOIS STEWART Students of Klamath Union high school who participated in the beautiful oratorio, "The Di . vine Mystery," presented Tues day night and again tonight in the KUHS auditorium, have hon ors coming to them for one of the most difficult and inspiring programs which we have had the good fortune to see. The music department and the drama department, aided by the manual arts and art departments of the school, worked together to give the annual Christmas gift to the public and there was stand ing room only as parents and friends of the school and those who are essentially interested in the beautiful music always prom ised in this Christmas program tilled the auditorium. . Much credit goes to Carl Hagel, guest soloist, who carried the major portion of the solo work, but equally as inspiring were the two solos sung by Doris Weaver, high school student, and young Gary Rose, a grade school young ster. The action which takes place during the choruses and solos is stylized pantomime ballet form movements. Gestures are simple but symbolic of the narration and the stage itself, dramatic in line and form, accentuates the dra matic appeal of each movement. Characters in the first part are a wine twn attendants, a mer chant, money changer, a scholar, merrymakers, poets, children and lovers and warriors who offer the feel of worldnness ana aoan don. . In the second movement, stressing the minor key and dis sonant tones to create the feel of misery and despair as the characters refused the offer of spiritual consolation, drama was at its peak. In the third move- nient, the actors move from the low and melancholy movement to brilliant action directed to ward the cross which is now brilliant and upright, symbolic of life. . Some 50 students of the drama department portrayed the action and costumes were symbolic of 11 time. The student staff of the Little Theatre designed and cre ated the costumes. Lighting effects were also arranged by the staff, which produced the difficult effect necessary In such a production. Students from the advanced art classes were used on the set. Robert Banister is head of the art department and Mrs. B. B. Blomquist directed the drama croups. . . The orchestra should not be forgotten in mention of last night's splendid performance. ', Nor should the girls' chorus, the a cappella choir, mixed chorus and the pantomime soloists, Betty Cleig, Marilyn O'Neill, Graham Wilkins, Joe Ross, Maudie Thompson, Bob Plass, Gordon Lindberg, Lee Goode, Dick Griffiths, Tommy Edwards, Bob Redkey, Lester Foster, Stan Smith, Grayden Gwyn, Bud Selby, Connie Koehler, Darlene Price and Mary Brown. Accompanists for the oratorio were Barbara Zinn and Mrs. Patricia Hunt, for the girls chorus Joanne Robinette. As sistants were Catherine Blanas, T TXonnot onrl MnHlvn HflV- den. The costume crew included Barbara Perkins, Delia June Michael, Leona Montgomery, Wanda Murray and June Hens ley. Chief electrician was Lee Roy Lofdahl. Ushers were mem bers of the Honor society. Stage crew members who had a diffi cult Job to accomplish but did it without a hitch Included Bob Mason, Don Boudon, Willard Brightman, Bill Coffee, Dale Keasey, Marvin Nicklas, Gordon Scott, Ronald Gulley, Alvin Daniel, Melvin Hearth, Bill Al meter, Herbert Boettschcr, Dale Lowther, Bill Heltor, Cliff Jop- ' SOItUO IMMI AWIHOMtY Of TNI COCA-COU COM F AMY ST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF KLAMATH FALLS Hear The Coke Club with Morton Downey KFJI 9:15 A. M. Presentation lln, Virgil Nelson, Ardcan Nel son, Vern Ericks, Kenneth Wain, Bill Harper ana Meivin weaver. Mrs. John O'Connor aided in the coaching. . The difficult oratorio was v.1AnrlA4 in' its mnnv Darts bv the hand of Andrew Loney Jr., direc tor of music education in ine cuy schools, who was the recipient of verbal "orchids" following the performance last night. The ora torio was a Joy to see and a Joy to hear. The SRO sign will prob ably be out again tonight. Jap Atrocity Tales Heard TOKYO, Dec. 18 (P) Brutal beatings and tortures oi prison n n war wero s rtailv occur rence during Japanese occupa tion of Hong Kong, charge more than a score of affidavits intro duced today at tne international wnr crimps trial. They also said rations and medicine were scarce. in rhnrett of POW and civilian internee camps at Hong Kong rifled Red Cross packages and stole supplies in- tendea tor starving uruisn, ouicr affidavits declared. Near the end of the war, pri soners heard rumors that the Japanese planned to massacre all prisoners when the first allied tmnm ct ftvt nn Jananese soil. testified a Canadian army chap lain, Capt. James Barrett. He said machine guns were set up around the camps. Barrett, only witness to testi fy in person today, described the execution of several members of the Canadian royal rifles and Winnipeg grenadiers regiments who were captured while at tempting to escape. He said the Japanese in charge of the camps threatened to execute any prison ers attempting to flee. US Asks Probe In Greece LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y., Dec. 18 (&) The United States pro posed today that the United Na- tinrnr CJWItfitV miinCll WflH S commission to the Balkans to in vestigate conditions on both sides of the Greek frontier, and urged the council to withhold judgment on Greece's complaints against ner neignDor states unm a report was at hand. Hera-hpi V. Johnson, chair man and American delegate to the council, saia uie unueu States believed such an investi gation "is an essential first step in tne council s aeiiDera tions on the- Greek charges. "I shall, myself, avoid making any comments on the merits of the various allegations a nd counter-allegations unless forced to do so by the statements of other members," Johnson said. Three Die In Flaming Apartment BROO KLINE, Mass., Dec. 18 M3) Three persons two broth ers In their twenties and a 43- ished early today during a fire which roared through a three story apartment building and penthouse. Police listed the dead as Mrs. Thelma Starrett, first floor oc cupant and member of the fam ily which owns the apartment house, and Robert and Rupert Lewis, 22 and 28, respectively, occupants of a third-floor suite. Wyoming will start re-establishment of its national guard about July 1, 1946. COINCIDENCE KANSAS CITY, Dec. 18 (if) Two expectant fathers, Owen R. Davison and G. E. Harvey, com pared notes to cool their nerves while waiting outside the hospi tal delivery room. They discovered: Both had sons aged 5 and 3, and coin wanted the third child to be a daughter. Their conversation was inter rupted when a nurse informed Davison he was the parent of a red-haired girl. Ten minutes later Harvey learned that he, too, hadj a daughter- also a red-head. ! SWEET FREEDOM SONG CROWN POINT, Ind., Dec. 18 (A)Alvin Mitchell, 20, convict ed of burglary of a store, was granted permission by Judge William J. Murray in criminal court yesterday to sing a song before sentence was passed. In a rich baritone voice Mit chell, negro shoemaker and choir singer, sang "Silent Night" and, as the spectators in the court room remained quiet, followed with "Ave Maria." "It would oe a shame to de prive your people of a voice like that on Christmas Day." Judge Murray said as he placed the youth on probation for three years after imposing a sentence of one to five years in prison. "But," the judge said, "if you ever break into another store it will be me, and not you, who docs the singing, and you won't like the song. Tax Change Not Efficient SALEM, Dec. 18 W) State Treasurer Leslie M. Scott said today that the state tax study commission's proposal to trans fer the inheritance tax and gift administration from his depart ment to the state tax commis sion "would be contrary to the interests of the state ana tne public." He said the change "would In terrupt the efficiency of the pub lic service." Collections of these taxes total $1,000,000 a year. Scott said the job requires specialized knowledge which is not available in the tax commis- Lumber Wage Boost Awaits Approval PORTLAND, Dec. 18 W A wage boost of 15 cents an hour negotiated by the AFL Oregon state council of lumber and saw mill workers with the Oregon coast operators will be submitted to locals for approval. Doyle Pearson, union execu tive, secretary, reported, the new agreement, effective December 15, would raise minimum pay to $1.25 an hour and the average to $1.58 an hour. A similar contract had been negotiated earlier with the Wil lamette valley operators, he said. VATCH Guaranteed Done by state licensed watchmakers ONE WEEK SERVICE! BERTRAM'S 629 Main St. Authorised watch Inspectors for S. P. Cc G. N. and O. C. k E. Ry. Co. t ifltlii Wheat League Suggests Tax LA GHANDE, Ore., Dec. 18 (d The Eastern Oregon Wheat league was in its closing session toduy after proposing yesterday that the stale crculo a whent commissiuM and levy a half-cent per bushel tax to finance new research topping the league's program. Tlie delegates recommended that the state ask Idaho and Washington to form similar commissions and pool their tax fund to finance a pilot plant for laboratory use and development of new grain varieties suited for special milling needs. A live man commission, with representatives from the Colum bia basin and one from other eastern Oregon counties and the fifth from western Oregon, was suggested. Only grain entering the com mercial market would be taxed. the league said, bringing in about $75,000 annually. If the three Pacific northwest states co operate, a fund of $350,000 could be established, it estimat' ed. Communicable Diseases Drop PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18 (P) Only 239 cases of communicable disease were reported in Oregon last week the smallest number for this season since 1938, the state board of health said today. The sharpest drops occurred in chicken pox. which fell 37 per cent from the previous week s level, and scarlet fever, which was down 23 per cent. Only one Oregonian was stricken by influ enza, according to. the reported cases. The board of health declared that Oregon is now prepared to meet any future infantile paraly sis epidemic, with an emergency organization of doctors ""and nurses, who would help establish emergency hospitalization dur ing any sudden flare-up of the disease. Dr. M. C. Cassel Chiropractic Physician Headaches. Gas. Stomach and Spinal Ailments Tn.KPnoNK km 127 So. 7th St. GIVE A GIFT HE CAN WEAR loreny WOOL TIES 1.00-1.50 Yew'r sure te Had )ust wast he wuM from eur luge selection. Repairing Klamath Falls 41 733 Mala ' ' ' ' ' Christmas Mail Safe This Year PORTLAND. Dec. 18 () That dump truck you bought for Aunt Mlnnlos lllllo boy is more likely this season to reach Its destination still dumping, the post office said today. "We're not having nearly as much trouble with smashed packages as wo had last year," said a parcel post foreman. "Peo ple are wrapping their packages better, and also the men handling them seem to be more carefifl.' Another cheerful holiday note: turkeys and chickens are plenti ful on the market, and the price of cranberries has dropped a bit. Child Back With Parents SAN DIEGO. Calif., Dec. 18 (f) Three and one-half-year-old j Patricia Johnson, her d a r k I brown eyes sparkling with the ; excitement of the past 36 hours, , was back with her parents today : after disappearing from here Monday, She was found at the Union passenger terminal in Los Ange les yesterday In company with a man who Identified himself as Darold Nval R. Hoff, 23, of San Diego, former marine corps pilot from Douglas, N-. D. Hoff, who told police he brought the girl to Los Angeles Mondav night after her father, Ivan Johnson, had given him permission to take her from a San Diego tavern, to visit an amusement zone, said "I must have been terribly drunk." SAYINGS UP TO 40 ON QUALITY BUILT TOYS! STOCKS ARE LIMITED IN SOME CASES ... SO SHOP EARLY ! 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