Membership
Drive Ends
-' The Klamath County chamber of
commerce 1847 membership drive
clewed at noon Wednesday, with
60 new members signed up, making
a total of lit active members. It
was announced at the board of di
rectors luncheon.
Drive committees were divided in
(o (roups using the names of Big
League baseball teams. At the close
of the contest the Red Sox with
Bill Kun, manager, had the high
est score of S10, with Oeorge Dim
bat high man with a score of 170
points.
Athletics, Floyd Somers, manager,
had a score of 164 with Bomers high
point man with M points. Tigers
were third high, among the teams
with a score of 133. but Ray Byrnes
was third high man with 60 points.
Other high point men were Earl
Redman, 60 points; Eldred Put mull.
56; Newt Nelson 66: Sam Neslln.
M: Charles Bane 48: Al House 43.
Dlmbat was presented with a rifle
as the highest award winner. Other
awards of merchandise will be pre
sented later.
John Houston presided at the
luncheon and the civic affairs com
mittee report was given by Charles
R. Stark, chamber manager, who
also reported on the recent con
struction survey which he has made
in Klamath Falls.
Organizational and financial
plans for the technical school at the
former Marine Barracks were
touched upon bv Arnold L. Oralapp
who reported that Oscar I. Paulson.
Oregon state director of vocational
education, is ready to move as soon
as the WAA moves.
Securing- a man as secretary and
assistant for the chamber of com
merce was discussed, with prefer
ence to using a veteran, as is in
practice at the Bend chamber of
commerce.
, Local Gob Wins
Bravery Citation
Jim Noreen. HA 1c of Klamath
Falls, has received a letter from
President Truman citing him for
bravery during the recent Treasure
Island fire in San Francisco. Young
Noreen rescued a comrade from a
burning structure when a wall col
lapsed, trapping the other navy
man within.
The 19-year-old navy man also
assisted doctors in treating injured
men. He is the son of Mrs. Betty
Noreen of this city and prior to
.joining the navy a year and a half
ago was a student at Klamath
Union high school.
Boats and marine supplies. Schn-erfs.
Terminal Leave William K.
Smith, EM 2c. USN. is home
spending a. 60-day lean with his
brother and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Smith. Smith served three
vears in the navy during World
War 2 and re-enllsted in the regu
lar navy for four years on August
1, 1946. through the local recruit
ing station. After his enlistment
he spent two months in the motion
picture operators school in 8an Di
ego, after which he was trans
ferred to Okinawa where he worked
with the electrical repair shop un
til his present leave.
Dinner en Board Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Fiedler and daughter. Bonnia
Mae. 901 Lincoln, took a fire and
one-half hour trip up Upper Klam
ath lake to Algoma Sunday in their
Chris-Craft boat. They cooked a
complete fried chicken dinner on
board. The next trip they plan to
make an overnight excursion, sleep
ing on board.
Arrived by Air First Lt. C. E.
Lowe. ANC. arrived by plane
Wednesday from Miami, Fla., for a
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Forrest Lowe, route 1 box 678. She
will report for duty In Hawaii,
April 35, where she is being trans
ferred at the conclusion of . her
leave.
Boat on Lake Charles Ziegler,
2301 Biehn. left for Portland last
Sunday, returning Tuesday with
tne iirsi tugging runabout In Klam
ath Falls since the war. Ziegler
tried out the new boat on Upper
Klamath lake Wednesday after
noon. Pythian 8 latere A meeting will
be held Friday at p. m. in the
IOOP hall for business. Refresh
ments will be served following the
meeting by Leola Daily.. Betty
Wiles, Frances Hall and Leith Nlds,
Shoppers Among out-of-town
shoppers In Klamath Palls today
were R. M. Hides, Mr. and. Mrs.
Peter Hrlcsiscse and F. M. Chains,
all of Bonanza. .
Accepts Position John E. Ber
green of Tulelake has accepted a
position as field man with the
Klamath Production Credit association.
Secretary Lucille Peterson of
338 N. 4th has accepted a secre
tarial position at the city halL
On Business Walter Klttredge
oi silver Lake was In Klamath
Falls on business today.
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Dr. Kerr, Long Time OSC
President Dies At Home
PORTLAND. Anrll J7 W Dr.
William Jasper Kerr, 83, chancellor
emeritus of the state system of
higher education and for 36 years
president of Oregon State college.
died Tuesday nig in at nis nome
here.
Death was attributed to Infirm
ities of age.
He was the first chancellor of the
state's unified system of education,
serving from 1933 until retirement
in 1936. He was named chancellor
emeritus In 1936.
Born at Richmond, Utah, No
vember 17, 1863 he studied at the
University of Utah and recent d
his A.B. degree In 1886. The gen
eral board of education of Utah
awarded him a doctor of science
degree In 1898 and he received
doctor of laws degrees from the
University of Idaho in 1931 and
Utah State college in 1936.
Dr. Kerr taught In numerous
schools and colleges. He was presi
dent of Brigham Young college at
age 30 and later president of Utah
Agricultural college, coming to Ore
gon State college as president in
1907 and serving until 1933. When
he took over at OSC. the college
had 777 students and under his
leadership grew to take position
among the leading land (rant col
leges of the nation.
His education and fraternal as
sociation affiliations were numer
ous. He was (rand master of Scot
tish Rite Masons for two years and
a member of the grand council. Or
der of DeMolay.
He participated In formation of
Utah's constitution, serving as dele-
Boat Theft
Reported
A four-passenger boat, tied up on
the lake above Fremont bridge, has
been reported stolen by the owner,
Gilbert Balentyne. 37 W. Lowell. He
told police that the boat, a 16-foot,
slate grey craft, had been chained
and padlocked, and that the chain
was broken.
L. E. Alexander. 3139 Oak. report
ed that a spotlight and rear view
mirror were removed from a car at
that address last night. .
Only two traffic arrests were
made by city police In the past 34
hours, both for speeding. William
E. Lofdahl, 313 8pring, was re
cogged for an appearance in traffic
court, and Ralph Oliver Bilveu, 710
Mt Whitney, posted 810 bail.
Four drunks, three persons
charged . with disorderly conduct
and one vagrant appeared in court
today, and one drunk posted ball.
fate In conventions of 1867 and
895.
His widow. Leonora Hamilton
Kerr, and five children survive.
They are: Mrs. Vest Reynolds,
Portland: Mrs. Leonora Hamilton
Slilnn, Salem: Mrs. Lynotte Me
diums, Portland; Mrs. Genevieve
Henry, Opportunity; Robert M.
Kerr, Portland.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Pioneer Community
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Kerns of Har
bor, are visiting, at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Ralph John
ston. Mr. and Mrs. Halleck Donelson
and two sons arrived on Easter
Sunday from McMlmivllle. They
returned on Wednesday. While
here they visited with his mother
Mrs. Vera Clenunens and at the
W. L. Fralns.
Mrs. R E. Hurlbut and children
returned to their home here Sun
day after spending a week in San
Francisco vlsltlug with relations.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kerns had
as their guests recently, Mr. and
Mrs. Bennle Kerns from 8an Fran
cisco. The men are brothers.
Mrs. Fannie Talbot has returned
from Ashland having been visit
ing Aunt Lucy Gordon who is in
poor health.
Mrs. Clinton Land Is was a visitor
in our community on Friday of last
week. Also callers last week out
this way were May Phlnney, Mrs.
Margaret Btden. Mrs. W. L. Poole
and Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Uuich of
Klamath Falls.
The former home of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Breton had a very close call
of a fire recently. Having been
purchased by some new people from
New York .state, they bought 300
baby chicks and had them In their
brooder house. Unfortunately they
were called east. While they were
away they had a neighbor to look
after them. They used oil heat for
the brooder house and there was
some explosion, burning all of their
chickens, only tnrougn euoru oi
their good neighbor. Reuben Tal
bot, their home was saved from
the blaze. .
Roland Angus and Roy Powell
left on Wednesday tor Juneau. Alas
ka where they plan to spend the
coming season engaged In logging
operations. Their families remain
here.
, UEER DEATH
PORTLAND, April 17 Mrs.
Isobel Trulllnger Oeer. widow of
T. T. Oeer. who was Oregon gov
ernor at the turn of the century,
died here yesterday. She was 85.
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Four Face
Theft Charge
Willis Pit. 31, Freeland Mc
Leod. IS, Berdene Pearce, 18. and
Jacqueline Ncwlln, 18, appeared In
Justice court Wednesday after
noon' In a preliminary hearing on
a charge of larceny from an auto
mobile. Specifically, the quartet Is
charged with the burglary of a car
which was parked at the Plggly
Wiggly parking lot at 7th and
Pine early the morning of April
6.
C. R. Clark, owner of the car,
appeared In court to tell the con
dition of the car after lt was
burgled. Officer Carl Kelly, captor
of the group, related that he ned
seen McLeod breaking the spot
light from the car Just before be
ing arrested. Ills testimony was
corroborated by Officers Hud At
kins and J. O. Llnkenbark.
The case was continued yester
day afternoon and Judge J, A.
Mahoney staled today that the
case against the Ncwlln girl would
probably be dismissed and the
other three detendnnts bouial over
to the grand Jury.
Tulelake
Patsy and Peggy Terry will at
tend the state Christian Endeavor
convention to be held April
at Pendleton. They will Join a
group from Klamath Falls which Is
chartering a bus for the trip, being
made under the sponsorship of the
Klamath Lake Christian Endeavor
union.
Mrs. Marvin Thomas flew to
Portland over the week-end to at
tend funeral services for a family
friend.
Sunday, April 30. Is church Sun
day for the Tulelake assembly,
Order of the Rainbow for atria and
the members will observe the 361 h
anniversary of the founding of the
order during the afternoon with a
silver tea In the annex of the
church. Mothers of the girls will
also be honored during the after
noon. Proceeds from the tea will
go to Masonic and Eastern Star
homes.
Ralph Powell Is the new owner
of the Gerald B. Miller ranch of 76
acres southeast of Tulelake. The
land was homesteaded In 1938. No
consideration was announced.
Powell owns other property In that
vicinity.
Ex-navy men who have been dis
charged over 80 days may take the
Eddy test for electronics and re
enlist as seamen first class.
Teen-Age Sit To
Be Looked Over f
Members of the senior advisory
council and student committee
named Monday night by Chairman
Jack Llimian to Investigate the
possibility of accepting the Lake
note1, u Tccn-Age center, were
to gather at the hotel. Main and
Pine, at A o'clock toduy.
The committee Is made up of
Peroy Murray, Mrs. Howard Uaru
hlsel and John Schubert of tho
senior council, and student mem
bers nienn Lorens, Mary O'Brien
and Bill Colbert.
Spectacular Blaze
Sweeps Wax Works
MAR0U8 HOOK. Pa., April 17 Mi
A spectacular blase swept Ummith
two huge wax tanks and a ware
house at the vast refinery of the
Sun Oil company Tuesday night.
The flames, visible for miles,
mushroomed through the wax after
starting with a muffled explosion
at 8:40 p.m. (EST),
Basin Men Enlist
In Naval Reserve
V. C. Hays, naval reserve re
cruiter for Eugene area, announced
today that David and Jean Smith.
4814 Collage, have re-enllstrd in
the U8NK. The K In ninth Palls
youtlis are at present attending
the University of Oregon, where
David is taking a pre - medical
course, hoping to become a com
missioned officer ill the navy med
ical department Uxm the comple
tion of his schooling.
Jean has the rating of BM 3c
and David PH 3c. upon their re
enllstmeiu. They plan to take an
active part in the reserve unit be
ing set up In Eugene.
Cuihman Scooters get 100 miles
per gallon. Schubert's.
nriAi.D Nans. Klamath hiii, Ore. Thursday, a,,h m, t
Governor Signs
Barracks Bill
BALKM, April 17 (I'r-Opersllon
uf the Klmmtth Marine Barracks
as a state vocational school was as
sured Wednesday when Gov. Earl
Siiell signed the bill appropriating
KIJ0.0OO to operate the acnool for
the two years beginning next July 1.
The school, which will have about
IKK) Minion Is al the stall and even
tually will have about 1600. will
open about July 10 under the super
vision of the state board of educa
tion,. 11 will be operated by the
state division of. vocational eduoa.
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