HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 1948
PACK SIX
New Pine Creek
A number of local Masons and
Vastern Star members attended the
Joint Installation of officers at Ft.
BldweU last Friday evening. Install
ing Officer Reynolds of Alturas pre
sided over the Masons while Mr. and
Mrs. Bonnie Smith of Willow Ranch
were Installing officers for the East
era Star. Mrs. Sarah Johnston is
the new worthy matron who was In
tailed In ceremonial splendor for
the coming year and Emil Rlsley,
now living on his ranch at Ft, Bid
well, was re-elected worthy master.
A big banquet preceded the meet
ing and Jans Ward sang a special
song number at the presentation
ceremony.
Andrew W. Lightle was taken to
the Alturas hospital last Monday
suffering with a mangled arm which
was caught In the tie-up machine
at the Willow Ranch Lumber com
pany's box factory where he is em
ployed as a handy man. He was
repairing the machine at the time
and accidently tripped the switch
putting the feed belt In motion. The
belt sucked his hand Into the ma
chine and rendered him helpless to
do anything until help came and
the machine was turned off and the
belt pulled back reversely so his
arm could be taken out.
Lightle has been most unfortunate
with bad luck lately for he had just
recently returned to work from hav
ing his finger broken and it was the
same hand with the splintered fore
finger that was pulled Into the
machine. He has suffered im
measurably from the wound but was
resting easier on Tuesday.
Andy has also had two black-out
attacks recently caused from nerv
ous disorder or stomach ulcers. Con
sidering all this hard luck coming
on top of his wife's recent major
operation, Andy has the fullest sym
pathy of his many friends.
The Boy Scouts went on a pros
pecting hike last Sunday, out on
Sugar Hill point, near where Harvey
Porter has a quicksilver mine pros
pect. The purpose of the hike was to
acquaint the boys with cinnabar
ore, to explore a certain cave around
which hangs a gold nugget myth,
and also to give the boys some prac
tical experience In cooking.
The boys put in what was sup
posed to be the delicious elements
of a dutch oven stew and built up
a big fire over same prior to their
explorations. AU might have been
well but the boys stayed away too
long and upon their return the stew
was burned to a brown crisp. So
the Scouts bad to rely upon a wholly
Inadequate supply of sandwiches.
Mrs. Harry Newman and son Ray
mond and Mrs. Ida Mae Walker re
turned home last Monday after
spending two weeks visiting in Med
ford and Grants Pass. The girls.
Donna and Ruth, visited the two
weeks with relatives at Hilt, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sherman re
turned on Friday evening after
(pending three weeks visiting in
Burns, Eugene and other coastal
joints during the holiday season.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Alexander
e turned last week from spending a
month or two traveling and visiting
' In California, Arizona, Colorado and
fctah. With them returned Mr. and
Mrs. Terry from Salt Lake City,
Who are visiting with them for a
time. The Alexanders had a won
derful trip and are now ready to go
to work again.
Clifford Partin, Mark Partin. and
Alvin McKune returned Sunday
from Prlneville, Ore, where they
attended a big IOOF lodge meeting.
The meeting included the confer
ring of the Royal Purple degree of
the encampment and the Installa
tion of officers for three lodges,
Central Oregon, Bend and Lakeview
poups. The visitors reported hav
ing a big time.
There will be a regular meeting of
the East Side grange this Saturday
evening.
Olene
Mrs. Tom Cimmiyottl has re
turned to her home in Condon after
week spent with her sister and
family, Mrs. Bill Marshall. Mrs.
Marshall and Infant daughter, Bar
bara Jean, came home from the
hospital the early part of January.
Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall and
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Barnes were
hosts Saturday night to a grange
sponsored card party at the Olene
community hall. There were eight
tables in play and high score went
to Wynn Kinney and Mrs. Stanley
Masten, low to Mrs. Rex High and
Jack Roper.
Mrs. Bill Garrett has received
Word that her sister, Mrs. Vada Wll- j
son of The Dalles, Is Improving j
after a serious Illness. I
Mrs. O. L. Brown Is spending this I
Week in town with her father, B. S. j
Orlgsby.
Mrs. John Marshall and daugh
ter, Ann, spent Tuesday at the Basil
Brown home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder of
Klamath Falls spent Sunday with
the Marlon Barnes.
Fort Klamath
The regular monthly meeting of
the Civic Improvement club was
held Friday afternoon In the club
house, the meeting having been
.postponed one week due to the
holidays. Mrs. V. B. Heacork. presi
dent, was In the chair for the first
time since her recent election to the
office, and during the business ses
sion, plans were made and commit
tees appointed for the March of
Dimes dance for the Infantile
paralysis fund to be held here on
Saturday night. January 2.
The matter of the club providing
some form of recreation for the
youth of Fort Klamath was brought
up and discussed at some length,
with no action being taken. Inns
much as there is no theatre or other
form of diversion here for local
youngsters, it was felt that the club
should sponsor some form of enter
tainment, the matter being tabled
until later.
Following the business meeting.
Mrs. frank Denton and Mrs. H. T.
Williams were hostesses to those
present, when a social hour was en
joyed and refreshments served to
the following. Mrs. W. B. Hescock.
Mrs. Raymond S. Loosley. Mrs.
Richard Young. Mrs. Ord Pritehett.
Mrs, James Van Wormer. Mrs. Mar
vin Roeder, Mrs. Ray Prowell. Mrs.
William A. Pase. Mrs. William C.
Haekler. Mrs. Nettie J. Bishop, Mrs.
R. O. Varnum. and a visitor. Mrs.
Fern Head, who is making her home
here with her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Prowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sisemore and
daughter Jo Ann returned last week
from Berkeley. Calif., where they
spent the holidays with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Bressler.
Charles M. Shanahan has re
turned from a trip to Dubuque. Ia,
where he visited his sister. Sister
Mary Alphortsine. who is a patient
at Mt. Carmel hospital in Duouque.
Sister Mary Alphortsine visited here
with her brother last summer and
since going back home has become
almost totally blind, her condition
being pronounced hopeless by doc
tors. Although she is of advanced
years during her visit here Sister
Mary Alphonsine appeared very
well and enjoyed the western moun
tain scenery and especially a trip
to Crater lake during her stay.
Those who met her during her
visit will regret to hear of her Ill
ness. She has been a nun for over
SO years.
Donald Roeder was able to re
sume his classes at Chiloquin High
school this week, although he is on
crutches with his left leg in a cast
as a result of a broken bone in his
ankle due to an accident while ski
ing last week-end. not in the park
as previously reported, but near the
Wilson auto court north of Fort
Klamath. The cast will be renwed
from the Injured ankle In four
weeks.
Bert Gray is under the care of a
Klamath Falls physician following
the development of a painful mala
dy which was diagnosed by his doc
tor as fish poisoning. Gray is a
veteran employe of the state fish
hatchery at Crooked creek south of
here, and the illness from which he
Is suffering is caused from handling
the fish, according to report, the
strange malady being especially
prevalent in Alaska among fishermen.
Girl Scout
News
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
Hitchcock Is
RotarySpeaker
Phil Hitchcock, president of the
West - Hitchcock corporation of
Klamath Falls and president of the
Klamath County chamber of com
merce, used prospective basin de
velopment as his theme as he spoke
before the Klamath Rotary club at
the regular weekly meeting at the
Wlllard hotel Friday.
Hitchcock sketched the general
thinking of the board of directors
of the local chamber regarding po
tential economic development of the
entire basin area and noted the
marked similarity between Portland
and Klamath problems.
"Of utmost significance to our
area," Hitchcock stated, "is the fact
that Klamath Falls now ranks as
the fourth distributive trade center
In the entire Northwest."
George Davis acted as chairman
of the day.
Classified Ads Bring Results
The first Clothes for Friendship
kit to be completed by Klamath
Girl Scouts has been turned in to
the Scout office by Brownie troop
35 of Henley, and Mrs. Ruby Ral
ston, leader, and her girls are to
be congratulated on being so prompt
and efficient. This clothing kit.
and many others the Klamath Girl
Scouts are working on. will help
reach the goal of 100.000 boxes of
clothing to be sent overseas this
year by the National Girl Scout
oiganlsntion to help make a better
life for many needy boys and girls
In the war-devastated countries of
Europe.
The Henley Brownie Scouts col
lected and made clothing for a girl
from 7 to 8 years of age. and in
cluded many items like stockings,
skirts, underwear, bandannas and
even safety pins. Troop 36 is com
posed of Dorothy Askland Sandra
Prunton. Linda Dcl-ap. Caroline
DeVoss. Dora Jean DeVoss. Darlene
Enloe. Charlene Flnchum. Sheila
Finchum. Beverly Luper. Sandra
Propst, Darlene Ralston. Patsy Ral
ston. Joan Taylor. Martha Tuback
and Susie Williams.
Swimmers
The Girl Scout organization is
also very pleased with the progress
o' the swimming program being
held on the second Friday of each
month. The second class was held
last Friday, with a record group of
201 girls. Intermediate Scouts and
Camp Fire Girls made up the larg
est group with 115. Brownie Scouts
and Blue Bird Camp Fire Girls
came next with 80. and Senior
Scouts and Camp Fire Girls had
six. Of the 201 total. 156 were pres
ent for the first time. The classes
were understandably crowded, so
the recreation department has pro
vided the pool for use on the fourth
Wednesdays of every month. In the
future, the girls registered will be
divided Into smaller classes and
notified by mail of the time their
class starts. At the recent class.
Ella Redkey and Mrs. James Pinnt
ger and Mrs. Larry Watkins of the
Girl Scouts, and Virginia Denton
and Naomi French of the Camp
Fire organization, and Betty Pinni
ger, a senior Scout, helped with
the instruction and registration.
The girls taking part in this pro
gram are urged to practice as much
as possible between sessions, and to
do this, they may take advantace
of the open swimming dates for the
high school pool. On Saturdav
afternoon from 1 to 5. the pool is
open to the public with admission
being 10 cents for those under 12
and 25 cents for over 12. On Sat
urday evening the hours are from
5 to 9 and the charge is 25 cents
and 50 cents. On Wednesday the
pool Is available for private swim
ming groups. Thursday evening is
reserved for high school students at
a 25 cents per person fee. and Fri
days are reserved for Boy Scouts.
Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls.
The city recreation department is
to be thanked for setting up this
fine program to promote better
swimming, and further information
on the use of the pool may. be ob
tained by calling Sam Smith at the
recreation department in the city
hall. The phone is 7112.
Committee Session
Something new was added to a
recent meeting of the out-of-doors
committee when Senior Scouts were
Invited to sit in on the proceedings
and give their opinions and view
points. The girls chosen for this
were Cleo Cadwell and Ida Tenna
foss. The rest of the members at
tending were Vern Owens, Mrs.
James Pinniger. Mrs. Keith Cobo.
Mrs. William Bond and Miss Red
key. Shasta Scouts
The meeting of the Shasta Girl
Scout troop on January 6 was visit
ed by Miss Redkey and the troop
was divided into patrols and told
of camp plans. The patrols chose
leaders and names and worked on
their second class rank work.
The Girl Scout office has re
leased an interesting report show
ing the rapid growth of Girl Scout
ing In this area in 1947. The grand
total of girls participating in Scout
ing jumped from 524 to 758 in one
year, with Intermediates leading
the way with an increase from 256
ta 441. Brownies added 28 members,
growing from 265 to 293. An en
tirely new field was opened to high
school girls when two senior troops
were organized, increasing the Sen
ior Scouts from nothing to 24. Adult
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COT. tWI II Nf A UKVKI. IMC. T. H. If 0. V a MT. W,
"And to my business associate Spik O'Toole, I lenv th
territory between 5th avenue and 4th avenue, bounded
on the north by Jason street and on the south by Bond
street, to be developed commercially as he sees fit!"
Boyle's Column
"The Lockup" Guards The
Secrets Of Crop Reports
lty HAL BOV1.E
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17 iJ-v The
present senate inquiry into grain
speculation recalls the famous "case
of the Jiggled window-shade." an
historic scandal In the department
of agriculture.
The federal employe who Jiggled
the windowshade was reported to
have made more that year by this
one act than the president of the
United Stales received In salary
then $50,000.
It was buck in 1905. The man had
just seen a secret crop report. By
adjusting the wlndowshade he sig
nalled to a conspirator outside
whether the crop w ould be larger I
or smaller than expected.
What dltlerence would that news
make?
Well, the prices on a commodity
market rise in normal times if a
small crop Is forecast and fall If a
huge crop Is in sight. A trader wno
finds out this information in ad
vance can thus buy or sell before
the price changes and reap a profit.
When he is dealing in i undreds of
thousands of bushels, even a slight
price change can make him big
money.
Foolproof System
The outcry over the Jiggled wln
dowshade led the department of
agriculture to put in a foolproof
system to assure that no news of its
crop estimates would leak out until
they were to be made public.
To do this the newly created crop
reporting board devised "the lock
up." This Is a block-long corridor
in the agriculture building which Is
scaled off the morning monthly
estimates of important national
crops such as corn and wheat are
to be Issued.
Guards are pasted outside locked
doors at each end of the corridor
all wtndowbllnds are locked down,
and the telephones are disconnect
ed The statisticians then go to
work assembling the data. No one Is
permitted to leave the -lock-up"
until the report has been completed
and Issued simultaneously to news
reporters waiting In a guarded room.
Unaware of the restriction, the
late Arthur M. Hyde, then secre
tary of agriculture, tried to leave
after signing his first departmental
crop report. He had to wait. too. So
another time did a man who had an
urgent appointment with the presi
dent. A worker did get out once when
word came his wife had been sud
denly stricken 111. But an armed
guard accompanied him to the hos
pital room.
"Since 1906 there has beeu no
leak of any kind." said Jasper E.
Pallesen, secretary of the crop con
trol board. '
I asked him whatever happened
Flood Control
Project Eyed
PORTLAND, Jan. 17 il'v-A flood
fiee era of growing Industrialization
of the Wlllamrlle valley was en
visioned today by sponsors of the
Willamette vallry project and a
new lock at the Oregon Oily fulls.
Col. O. K. Walsh told the Port
laud chuniber of comtiit'ive yester
day that the project would bring 45
per cent of the valley under flood
control, and with proper operation
of the 20 reservoirs pluiiurd, the
river level could be maintained.
He said the reservoirs also would
IH'riult Initiation of 431.000 acres
and generation of 3H7.0O0 kilowatts
of power.
Sponsors of the new lock at Ore
gon ('lty asserted it would promote
establishment of decent rulUcd In
dustry up the valley.
Walter Huse. Oregon City. Clack
amas county chairman of the Wll
Inmctto vulley project committee,
said the present hund-opcraied
locks handled 58 1HH) tons of truffle
In 1915 and a.:iP7.ono tons last year.
An ehvlrlc stugle-llft lock la need
ed, he said. Cost was estimated at
J7.000.000.
The Portland chamber sent n res
olution to Hie Oregon delegation In
congress urglnv support tor the
Willamette project funds.
to the man with the wlndowshiule.
and he referred me to an Informa
tion socialist who Is making a
study of the ease.
"The best I have been able to
Irani." the Information man stud.
"Is that he was fined MHH) after a
long trial. But oldtiiners In the do
piirtmrut say he probably had made
$70,000 out of one deal he pulled.
He Is dead now. but nobody Is sure
whether he died In disgrace or a
millionaire."
How many umdowshades he
toyed with before he was ratmht
is unknown, but he pulled at least
one other fast trick. Department
records show that In June. 1905. he
changed the official forecast of a
14 9 per cent decrease In the cotton
crop to 114 per cent.
This apparently suited his specu
latlve purposes better.
"The (Hid thing was that the final
figure at the end of the year showed
the actual decrease was nearer 11
than 14 per cent." said the Informa
tion specialist.
The fellow must have made a deal
with the weniher. too.
Indians living near the Caiskill
mountains before the coming of the
white man bcllrvrd them to be the
dwelling place of the Great Spirit.
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volunteer workers Increased pro
portionately, from 112 In 1946 to 192
In 1947. Anyone connected with
Girl Scouting can well be proud of
this report.
Steak Chicken and
Hem food Dinners
Lounge and Dancing
Open 6 p.m. till Z a. m.
Phone 7981)
T
MAUN
Saturday
Jan.
17th
Music by Pappy Gordon
Dancing 10 Till 2
You are invited to the V. F. W.
SATURDAY NITE
at the
Music By
KARL SMYKIL
and His 16 Piece
Stardusters Band
Featuring Vocalists
PAUL SWIGART KAY CARLYLE
Dancing 9 - 1 Adm. $1.00 inc. tax
The Whole City of Tulelahe
Wiped Out by Fire
WOULD BE
A Most Terrible Disaster!
but the only fire in evidence now is the burning desire of the Tulcloke
merchants to please every one who comes here. So much so is their desire
to please that they have pledged themselves to make Tulclake
THE
Most Desirable Shopping Center
PERIOD
In making this pledge they are afraid to offer anything for sale but the
highest quality for less money.
THE YUKON TAVERN IS BURNING
with the same desire ... so while enjoying a day's shopping in Tulelake
the high light of your day will be lunch at the beautiful
YUKON TAVERN
We promise you better food for less money than any other place you can go
or we will eat this ad! Our comfortable booths will rest your tired feet'
and bodies while you enjoy a cool drink or a steaming cup of fresh made
coffee. Bring your whole family . . . courtesy guaranteed . . . and while we
are burning we might as well
BURN UP THE FLOORS TOO
so after 9 P.M.
GET UP AND DANCE
then go home and tell your friends what a good time you had at the Yu
kon. Remember, let the ducks buy their wrist watches in Klamath Falls
but do all your shopping in Tulelake. Being desirous to please at the
Yukon, Jo and Charlie say: "Come As You Are!"