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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1947)
Early Days On Railroad Line By Pioneer Engineer llv MAI, tll.M KI'I.KY Tin nuy wliou Kluiimili nuimty ,lhuuillim Hi Id lilnlily in in iiml lummy f Vlvlilly rwnllril by II M. Webber, a ronltli'iit (it Lenox ilillllun, wliu was ciujlneer mi the KIkimhIIi iMko railroad lli tumuli Piikriiunia Una ' tlia IM03-I0O'; via. WriilHT vol Jk Um I'likmiuim rullrimil In I""', i"""" It lil I"'1'" oiieiallim Irnliui lor h Irw lnolillin Ii'iiiii Tlimll, on whnt w IIikii the mnlii Una of (lid Hoiilhrrn I'lirlllc, to I'ukruunm, ft loinflnu oainti In Hoiitli wniitprn Klamath county about M lulltn from Kluiimili r'nll. Fur aev in ui year, thin wiu K Uiiiml li n lit it I rt lino o( Irnnnporlntlon lo Iho "out- '"(Ml lit rirnl liny of work, there wa a t ulii win k on Oin Una. Web Ixr wu a mnnuer n Ilia crow brUmUm rlr "' lumber clown from I'uller's mill, which wit on amir (limit three mile from Poki-Kuiim. The rnr jumped Ilia track mill (liinilwU Hi KtmlMT. Ite-IUilrtl mill l.rfl 'Mm inr wa re-rnllccl, mid It'll on ilia ninln Una with brnkm tlrtl tii Hint lha lumber could bo ra-lond- "rln iH'it lny. lha iiasaeiucer train -the uaoaeiujrr i'nr waa ton veiled boxcar came down Ilia lirailc. 'lha enuliirer fnruot, mid hi Ilia (mill rounded lha bend It tninnlird head-on Into lha uaiked boxi'tr. I'awrmrri wcra will sprawling, but " 'orluimtrly lha luunl ifsi ml lha Pokriiaiiia Una, nobody arrlmuly hurl III Ilia wrrrk. Ona null. Hum flail of Hiuu-bum. aim lalnrd broken thumb, the moat ac tion casualty. Webber recalled Hint lha Klnm tli I-ake railroad liuprovrd lu poa winner niulpiiienl Inter by actinia- mi old (Imw ear from lha Southern Pa clllc railroad look I'okrtama Nisi Passeniirra bound for Klmimlh Palls look elaa from 1'okrnmiM, mid cmua In behind lha harm. Many of them rule the staite aa Inr Kriio, mill came Into Klamath Kalla by launch on Klmnnth river. Fremiti aim rmna both waya, mid thria wera lame wnrehouen at Po krininn for atoras of freliihl In Italian. Webber recall Hint Ilia train crew were eaierlnlly Iniereated In Hit liquid freliihl thnl wna bound fur Klniiuttli PnlU' very acllv sa loons. Ilia train crews never Ineked fur liquor. It wn conveniently drawn from tha whlnkey kea, lim ply by ramnf on of Ihe linua. bor Ins small hole, draining olf lha diuika In ft bl( tin cup. plunging Uia hole nnd replacing tli hoop. It wa tlie custom lor tha crew to make off with the engine on Sun THE WAY WITHOUT , automatically PRESS! tfr Hydra-Malic Drive is built and hacked by General Motors has been pronil in the hands of more llian 300,000 Oldsmoliilo owners during lha past seven and half years. Today, the loivcst-priced car to offer GM Hydra-Malic Drive is lha now 1047 Oldsmoliilo just as smooth to look at as it is to drive just as smart 'In its ullra-motlern styling as it is in its ofilomnti'c driving ease! YOUR Pokegama Recal ed days, when lha train made no reg ular runa. They would rlda tha old collea-iirlnder up tha Una to Kail creek or noma other stream, mid vat In tha dny flahlnK. Ituekplla Incident On una Oceanian, tli o r w 'wied" lha angina mid went u, , dam ui Poller mill. Coming lioma, tha operator ol tha eiiKlna, being tumcwhat boluddlrd, fulled lo see it pile of rock Unit Imd slid down on lha track, mid the angina wn wrecked. Olflclnl of tha Una novor tnld a word. Hut when pay dny ciima, tha linug who nxla tha eiiKlna lo the dunce simply didn't gel nuy pny lor thai month. That look care of Hit cool of bringing up n Southern Pa clfio wrecker mid ra-ralllng the an gina. 'l ha Pnkegnm line wu ttnndnrd gaima, but there wn ft switchback or two thnl made II possible lo get up mid down the ateep canyon grade. Webber recnll thnl til py waa 7 n month. Tha Klnmntli man followed rail roading moat of hit life, uaually contributing hi services to the or nllon of logging rnllrond. Ill lat Job wa ftl Cnuby, Cnllf. He I now retired. The Klnmnlh I.nke railroad wn eie:ted lor time to extend It rnlla to Klnmntli Fall, but It went out of lh picture of trniuiporUllon In till area when the California nnd Northentern wn brought here from Weed, mid waa then "aold" to the Houthern Pacific, which preaumahly wn behind the project from the tart. Posse Plans Medford Trip The Klamath Bherlffa Poaae will rlda 30 alrong In the Medlord par ade mid rodeo on Saturday, June 14. A drill waa held Tuetdny night t the fairground mid miolher will be held Thurxtay night, the troop j being drilled by LI. Mel Henry of I Ihe poaae. Cnpt, E. P. Ivory and Hherlll Lloyd Low will rlda the point In the parade mid exhibition drill at lha Medford rodeo, Saturday evening. Hnrae will leave the fairground by truck al t a. m. Saturday, and a final drill will be held In Medford l b p. m. Jiut before the parade which will atari al II p. m. Follow ing tha evening rrxleo performance the horaea will be trucked home, and the majority of the poaae will be In TO GO... ' A CLUTCH PEDAL- All sign) point to llis new Oldsmoliilo with GM Hydra-Malic Drive ... at the year's tmarl choice in iillra-moilcrn trans portation. For when yon go the Ilyilra-Matio way, you go without shifting you go without pushing clutch. You get livelier performance . . automatically. Crcatcr safety , . . automatically. Improved economy . . . automatically. And 8 you relax and enjoy the ride, the gear shift for themselves , , through all four forward speedtl On The Old Poktgoma Lint ' j ," uy. Her la picture of tha coffee grinder locomotive and the con verted boxcar that made up paen ger equipment on the Klamath Lake railroad, Klamath county' flrit rail connection with Ihe "out ride world." The Pokegama line operated In the flret decade of thla century. II. M. Webber, below, rraidrnt of Lennox addition, wa n engineer on the pioneer line. Klamath Falls for the queen's try out for the Klamath rodeo, on Sun day, June 16. - Don't let the opportunity pas. There are vacancies lo be filled in the U. 8. navy today. So don't de- lay. See your local recruiter today. ' e' M. DICK B. MILLER , .... , t. Queen For A Day Visits Shasta Wonderland ' RED BLUFF, June 11 An at tractive, 28-year-old houaewlfe of Fraano, Calif., who gained national publicity loal week because ahe' never had a honeymoon, 1 vbilllng In the Bhaata-Cnacade Wonderland at the prenent time, enjoying that long-awaited adventure. She I Maxln Campo. ft mother of two daughter, who wa named Queen for Day on Jack Bailey' popular radio ahow after ahe related that her hwband Income wo 110 week at the time they were mar ried. Originally acheduled to have reliined over the Mid-Summer Ski tournament In Laen Volcanic Na tional park, the petite "Queen" wa offered full week' honeymoon by the Red Bluff chamber of commerce mid the Merchant' Booster here, after the akl tourney wa cancelled became of adverae weather. She wo presented to the community early thli week In a "command perform ance" at the State theatre. Klamath Business College 733 Pine St. Enroll now for Special Summer Study or for a Complete Business Course. , I GENERAL I ' tS: .i -i s s THE WAY , TO KEEP A quality car deserves quality care! An Oldsniobile should be serviced by Oldsnio. bile-trainedmechanics,following01dsmobile methods, ugingauthorized Oldsniobile parts. CO. Three Girls Register In Queen Race The algn-up for candidate for quern of the July 4th rodeo ha tarted, with three girl already registered with Huth Nelaon, rodeo ecretary. Number 1 on the aign-ap I Jeaile Totten, lo-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mr. H. V. Totten, lull Dayton, Jessie la Junior at KUIIH, he ha been riding for four year and own her own bone. She wa born In Boise, Ida, Number 2 I Delorea Hunt, 305 Hillside, daughter of Mr. Ylaiia O. Hunt, 1 16 and ha been riding for year. She wa born In Klamath Fall and own her horse. Number 3 I Nancy Bnlentlne, She 1 17 and a native of thl city. Her Earent are Mr. and Mr. U. S. ulentlne. 1004 Huron. Nancy wa graduated from KUHfl last year, ha a horse and like to dance, kate nd ride, 8 till Open All girls Interested In becoming queen of the 1947 rodeo may sign up with Mr. Nelson at rodeo head quarter, Balslger Motor company, Main and Esplanade. Headquarter phone I 9800. Outlying communities, especially Dorr!, Tulelake. Port Klamath, Bonanza, Bly, Merrill and Malln, should register their candidate with the secretary Immediately. The try out Is Sunday, June 16, and the queen's ball Is Saturday, June 21. All candidates will be photo graphed by Kennell-Elli and their pictures will appear In The Herald and News. Kereral valuable gift are being offered by Klamath Fall merchant PARK VIEW Convalescent Horn (Formerly of Ashland) M irat aula ttrtt Metier. Or.. rkea MIS tl-Ur larrler RKlaler Nana Is Ctar. Phone 4760 i..-....TS 1-: 'Optional at extra cost GOING- DEALER for the ojueen, her court and various rodeo event. Charlie Head' saddlery is offering a tooled leather belt with sliver buckls for brone riding. The Oun Store 1 offering belt nd buckle for calf roping and Drew' Manatore Is putting up belt nd buckle for bull riding. Jim Stevenson of Macdoel, In charge of all the roping event for the rodeo. I giving away ft thoroughbred yearling filly for an event to be announced by the rodeo committee later. The Klamath Rodeo association 1 giving riding hats and shlrU to the queen and princesses. The queen will also receive silver-mounted saddle from Sear Roebuck and company, and a Morgan chestnut sorrel filly from J. W. Whltellne, box 445, Kla math Fall. Danforth Named League Adjutant F. J. Danforth has been elected to the post of adjutant and pay master of the Marine Corp league, replacing Ed Newell who ha moved to Lo Angeles, The next meeting of the league Is scheduled for Friday, June 20, at 8 p. m. In the KO hall. Members and the auxiliary were present for the last meeting on Friday. Classified Ad Bring Results. KIRBY Vacuum Cleaners Lifetime Guarantee Free Demonstration Telephone 9200 THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY LOOK At What ONE DOLLAR WILL BUY!! MEN'S WORK PANTS Llfht Blue or Green. AU for men. Regularly J.W to COTTON YORK SOCKS Rerularlr 15e pr. Buy several pairs! Either anklet or lenfth styles. 4 pairs Resalar 1S 1 Un..tA Uirtftlorrhiafe M mint luiiunbibiiiki.j ' Buy doien at thl price! k TkM IiiimIw 3 6 for SI Boy' vrp e"nifTe ICC jnliilj Rei. 60c to 1.D7. Whites color. Sises t-14. 2 for $1 Men's and Boys' KNIT SHORTS Elastic waistbands. Extra savinfs. 2for$1 Men's SPORT SHIRTS One (roup. Both short and lon( sleeve styles. REDUCED! Now $1 CANNON uurif TAUCIC IIUVIA IVnLLJ Rer. 49o Large Size NOW 3 for SI ONLY OREGON WOOLEN BlftALD ft KIWI, BleaKta Valla, era, Rain Threat To Beet Crop TULELAKE, June 11 Beet grow, era and some 200 Mexican laborer sent here for blocking, thinning and weeding the augar beet crop are scanning the skies anxiously In the hope that the wet weathev Is over. Clark W. Feruler, representing the Spreckles Sugar company, be lieves that no serious damage has IN BOTTLES AND Ptpti-Cota Company, Long litand City, N.Y. Franchlsed Bottler: Klamath FaUs Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. The Oregon Woolen Greatest BOYS' DENIM JEANS Size U U It. Freshrank for lasting, fit. Only XI pair to sell. $ 1 she 4.50. REGULAR Ue DRESS All Anklet and (nil lenfth S&e hove reduced. irs Tan and J s REMEMBER! THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY W1D Jaat It, INT. Para TktlMaa been done as yet but more than 2000 acres of the crop are In need of immediate mention, The Mexicans, her on ft contract basis, are living at the Orowars' camp In the former army camp at Newell and are responsible for their own living costs, work In the field had Just gotten under way when the recent storm started. Some lo of potato seed by rot 1 reported and It will be aeveral day before machinery can be taken Into the Held for cultivation. The grain crop in most areas, as cording to a report from the Orow era' office, 1 excellent. AT FOUNTAINS Stores 1 HOSE 4 pairs for Limited Number! GIRLS' SLACKS lletTtefbeasst . Sine M only. XI Pairs to Sell SI Men' TEE SHIRTS I.RTS Repilarly to MS. Either white or colored. Now SI DRESS SUSPENDERS Famous make! Either button or clip styles. 3 for $1 WORK STRAWS Ref. 79e Dramatically Reduced 2 for $1 KEY CHAINS ' Values to t.tt Sale Priced I Now only $1 ) STORE ). 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