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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1947)
BUM) ill M Recreation Program For Merrill Gains Momentum MERRILL, May 1 Interest In the proposed community recreation program lor youiiK people la gain ing momentum with effort of all civic and social organizations of Merrill being coordinated to make the venture a success. Kick off tor raising funda tor providing play ground equipment, athletic material, vocation education material and re modeling of the half of a school building from the WRA center at Newell will be a dance, probably May 17. The program as now planned will be a year round undertaking with lull time salaried supervisor who will Instruct youth In a wide variety of sports, both Indoor and outdoor and In many of the handicrafts. The finance committee headed by Rotary Area Divided TULELAKE. May 1 Big Rotary district No. 105 has been divided and part of It in the Reno district is now district 109. Voting on the prop osition was on the program for the district meeting at Berkeley. Tule lake will remain In the district with Oakland. Two new district governors were also elected at the meeting held last week-end at San Francisco with Carl Ekos, of Hayward, new head of No. 10S, and Fontaine Johnson. Sacramento, of the newly created district District No. 105 has been one of the largest In California. Going down from Tulelake were Rev. Hugh Branson, president of the Tulelake Rotary club, and Mrs. Branson, W. ' R. Moore, Ralph Fausett, Jerry Van Buskirk and Mr. and Mrs. Herman, and T. S. Street. Street is treasurer. Lloyd Pugh of the Merrill highway will operate an automotive it pair shop now under construction by E. F; Breithaupt, owner oi Mac's store near Henley. The new building of pumice tile will be completed about June 1. Walter Fotheringham. Mer rill. Is doing the building. Pugh was employed at one time in the ma chine shop on Shuck brothers' ranch. W. H. Homes, district distributor for Union oil products hopes to raise the entire cost of financing the initial cost of getting the building completed and equipment purchased In the Immediate future so that no further demands need be made on the public for contributions. It Is expected mat siu.ouu win oe neeoea to put the program on an operating basis and quotas suggested for com munity organisations to raise have oeen reaauy acceptea. Later administrative costs of the program will be worked out between uie city council ana a ooaro oi ai rectors appointed by the council. Homes is being assisted in plans for raising the S10.000 by Alonso Hodges, Merrill postmaster: uick Marks, owner of Mark's cafe: Tony Sllva, building contractor and Don Barnes, potato buyer and grower. The building, now on the grounds In the city park will be remodeled to nroride lor an auditorium for gatherings, a banquet room and kitchen and a room for the city library. Floor space will be SO by 100. This type of program has long been needed here and the commit tees are seeking the cooperation of iiuuitiuunu men m uiitaiiiMiiiuiu 1 1. nA ikl. TO. ill lunmuK iv uwiwc. i.ic iur uns- inaled with the Merrill Service club. Malm Malin home extension unit met April 22. at the home of Mrs. Wil liam Rajnus. Mrs. Wlnnifred K. Oillen gave a demonstration on ! "Clean As You Go." Projects were suggested lor next year s program and officers were elected with the following results: Mrs. Emmett Lahoda. president; Mrs. Lloyd Mock, first vice presi dent: Gladys Rajnus. second vice president and Mrs. Don West, secretary-treasurer. New officers were Installed by Mrs. Gillen. Mrs. La hoda presented Mrs. Gillen with a gift from the Malin unit in appre ciation of her work. Others present for the meeting were Mrs. Jack Minkler. Mrs. Rudy Jelinek. Mrs. Joe Halousek. Mrs. W. C. Dalton. Mrs. Emil Tofell, Mrs. James Otto man, Mrs. Dick Henzel, Mrs. Ed win Petrasek, Mrs. Jerry Lyons. Anna Cacka. Mrs. Laddie Rajnus. Mrs. Elisabeth Rajnus. Mrs. Frank Paygr, Mrs. Betty Lou Byrnes. 'Mrs. Perry Haley. Mrs. C. H. Johnsoit. Mrs. C. Cornell, Mrs. Scott, Mis. Maude Melton, Mrs. Harold Rowe, Mrs. Ivan Ottoman. Irene's fountain, under the man agement of Mrs. John Freltag, had its grand opening Saturday, April 26. The store is handling a com plete line of fountain service. It will open at noon and be open Sundays and evenings. The ZCBJ lodge is requesting that everyone Interested in the Malin cemetery be on hand next Sunday. May 4, to help clean up the grounds. Malin firemen met April 21 In the city hall. Plans were discussed for the construction of a new fire station and the Installation of a new siren. Jack 8teyskal. Vac Ka lina and Emil Tofell were apponted on the building committee, and Bill Rajnus will handle arrangements for the siren. William Saunders, vice president, presided. Sewer Run-Off Plan Okayed TULELAKE. May 1 The U. 8. bureau of reclamation has tenta tively approved dumping of run-off from storm sewers Into drain ditches adjacent to the city and with this stamp of approval city fathers expect to present the proposition of installation of storm sewers, curbs and gutters to voters at the special election on May 27 wnen tne pro posed form of charter government for Siskiyou county will also be balloted on. It is probable that a separate bal lot will be issued for the city propo sition which will call for approval of general obligation bonds totaling 160.000 for the sewers and formation of an improvement district for in stallation of curbs and gutters. This project will cost probably MO.000 and will be divided among property owners of the entire city. Storm run-off. since the townslte ' was established, has created a 1 serious problem since the area has little land fall. Maintenance of ' city streets has been hampered and ; property has suffered. Clarence Shelato. co-owner with ; James H. Brownfield of the El i Rancho Tule. returned last week- ! end from Illinois, where he visited relatives at Danville. He spent some , time also in cnicago and on tne re- ! turn trip by car drove 1700 miles ' In two days and nights. N. C. Wilkinson trucked 90 head of two -year -old Hereford steers from the Charles Green ranch at Dorris to pasture at Merrill this . week. Wilkinson has been buying j beef cattle out of the state also. I New Station Opens In Tule TULELAKE. May 1 The city's newest modern service station which is handling Union oil products has been opened to the public by Orrttg Brooks, Tulelake, who has leased the biuldltig from John Kandrn Jr. The "L" shaped pumice tile build ing is in the new addition on Main street and has facilities In the two story wing for an auto display room. Three apartments occupy the sec ond floor. An office will be main tained In this part of the bulldlna also. Work is still continuing on the shop which when completed will nave lour oays in addition to stor age space. Brooks waa enniloved for thru years by L. A. Scott, manager of uie oneu un station oil Main street. A. B. Cummins. Klamath Falls was the contractor. A grand open ing is planned when the building Is ready for inspection. Carl Coulson. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Coulson, who will receive his diploma from Stanford university in June. Is home until that time, hav ing completed his requirements for his degree In engineering. The El Rancho la undergoing ex tensive remodeling and redecorat ing. Young men, 17 to 30 if you are accepted by the U. 8. navy, you can be assured that you are physi cally and mentally fit and of good character. Chiloquin Olorta Ann Griffin attended her fir! iitt.ll 1,.,..-..... .... n. ...... imw,iu pivitiuii ,n i urouivr afternoon when the fifth grade, of which ner aisier Mel noon is a stu dent, presented an afternoon for guests. The tiny girl had had few previous chances to make a public appearance for she was only 111 days old. 8he Is Uie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gilffln. Mrs. Edward Doty arrived from Mowlch on Tuesday evening for a visit with her daughter, Mis. Mir iam Baldwin, Bill Zeller, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Harley Zeller. arrived this week from Oakland. Calif. He Is still in Uncle Sam's employ but ter minal leave will end on May 12 and he Will iM nlvlllMIt Mlfl MU.IU for college. Mrs. i.ou Kelllson returned from San Francisco Inst Saturday but will travel occasionally to the bay city for medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Evans of Kl Monte. Calif., arrived last week, end. Their daughters have been Mlnvlnt. u.llt, !. i a - ,m wip tfcvr niiiiiKUiu and attending Uie local srhools. The Evans will tnake'thrlr perma nent home In Klanmth Fulls, where he will be employed as an electrical engineer. The regular meeting of the Wom en's Society tor Christian Mervlee was held on Tuesday evening at the Pine Kldgo home of Mrs. Les Ho back. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lawyer have been plagued with a gremlin or two In thlr car. Several days ago the Lawyers, with their two young sons, started for Lapwal, Idaho, for a vacation with his parents, former ly ol Klamath Agency. At Chemult engine trouble forced thorn lo turn buck. Again on Tuesday they started. The second Journey took (hem only as far as Uie Fort Klam ath lunctlon so the Lawyers are spending that long-awaited, vaca tion at lionie. ' Hob Aiuleke and his grand daughter and husband. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thlss, left on Wednesday morning for Los Angeles,' where they will make their home close to Aiuleko'a dnimhter, Mrs. Al Watson. Mrs. Viola Ruff entertained al a Wednesday evening dinner In hon or of her diiiiKhter, Edna Mae's birthday. Guests were Mr. and MkRAI D NKWI, RUmatk rails. Ors. THI'SIAT, Uf I. MM, tin Mis, Edward Poltras, Mr, and Mrs. James Wright, Mr. and Mrs, Floyd Ohle and Mrltiln, Tony Unlve.Tlny Klmbol, Gertrude llai'i'lngtuu, Mar vin Isaacs, Charles Kulf, Orvlllt Wright, and Edna Mae, Friends of Mr. and Mrs, Jack Davles, former residents, recently received announcements uf the birth of a daughter, Melodee Rae, born hi Yrrka on March 2D. She was a tiny o pound 2 ounce girl. Mr. and Mrs. Ill Hatfield moved to Klamath Falls on Wednesday after completing Uie sale of their house In Southeast Chllixniln lo Mr. and Mrs. Forest Field. The Field's vacated the Pedeli apart ment to move Into their new home on Friday. riusslfled Aria Brim ntwul.e. Clearance SALE At Rummage Prlcet Ladies' and Men'i Wear Thuri. Frl, Sat. THE CLOTHES MART 101 Mo. llt Ml. FY0CK-M00N DfromroBATKD 111-ltS Is. Its MM Wa Carry a COMPLETE LINE ELECTRIC SHAVERS Headquarters for Sales and Service YOl'R G. E. 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