HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
SATURDAY,
r?48
FEB. 7,
PACB TWO
Continuous from 12:30 p. ui.
ri.i
AI.AN l.ANIC In
"WILD FRONTIER"
uiliilXJiiiflaiiiiliai
. Ai5o .
Laurel - Hardv tsi
"Beau Hunks'
BOTH TBEATEE1
ESQUIRE TOWER
Storting Tomorrow
P
-4 -
scon
..iBT
raw
hi
1 Phone 4iVt 1
QUI
30 p.m.
ENDS T0DAYrm"
uniiumnnn
iiwiirivuuu a
iiflBonancE
Also "The Burning Cross"
MIDNIGHT PREVIEW
TONITE Z" 11:30 5:
Csntlnnoot From 12:30 p. m.
TOMORROW
Growth, Shift Of School
Population Brings Many
Problems In This Area
Editor's Note This Is the drat of
a series of articles about Klamath
schools by school people. The
Illustrated articles will appear on
Saturdays for several weeks.
By G. K. ROBERTSON
General School Supcrrtsor
The Brewing and shitting school
population ot Klamath Falls pre
sents many educational problems tc
the officials of school district No. 1.
The average dally attendance has
risen from 1677 to 3100 pupils dur
ing the period from 1940 to 1SH7.
This month's enrollment of 3171
shows an increase ot 44 pupils over
that of one year ago.
It appears this trend will continue
fo: some time. Each new school
year brings a number of overcrowd
ed classrooms. Occasionally this
llll rhana 4S? I
tmAm snows
W CONTINUOrS I
TODAY ' ";3 I
rDon AMECHlsQ I
Catherine McLEOP
I Alto C'oftrlla Chan la I
-CHINESE RING-
I ! ON THE STAGE
SM r. X. 'SHOOT THE WOSKS"! I
Girl Scout
News
Ella Redkey, executive secretary
for Klamath Falls Girl Scout,
brings back glowing reports of the
recent convention she attended In
Seattle. A full week was spent tn
planning for the 1948 conference
and In setting up regional plans for
1950 and In discussing council work.
There were 40 Girl Scout workers
present, representing Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alas
ka, which is Region 13 in the Girl
Scout organization. Regional com
mittee members, who are volunteer
workers, and directors for councils
were Invited to attend.
The conference opened with a
planning session featuring the out
line of work for the week, and a
dinner was held at which Mrs.
Charles Mockmore, regional com
mittee chairman, presided. Greet
ings from Elizabeth Hayden, execu
tive director of the 'Idaho area
council, wire presented. Another
day's work included an address by
Velma Cochrane on the Girl Scout
Clothes for Friendship drive. Miss
Cochrane is connected with the
American Friends Service which
has been chosen to bale and shirj
the kits overseas because this or
ganization was awarded the 1947
Peace Prize. An interesting point
Miss Cochrane made was that the
kits are plainly labeled as Girl
Scout contributions and whenever
possible they are given to needy
Girl Scouts or Girl Guides in for
eign countries. Also on this day,
Mrs. Harry Robbins of the national
board gave highlights from the na
tional convention, and Esther Ansel,
regional director spoke on "What
is Our Future?"
General Session
The next day of the conference
was a general session discussion on
three topics, the corning regional
conference, recruitment of profes
sional workers, and senior girl plan
ning and world conference. Mem
bers were divided Into work groups
to discuss these topics. In the eve
ning all members of the conference
were treated to a dinner at the
home of Mrs. Charles CUse, at
which time Margaret Murray, per
sonnel department representative
fiom national, spoke on community
relations.
At a general session the next
day, Mrs. Mockmore presided, and
Miss Ansel spoke on 1949 regional
plans. A panel discussion on "Our
Role In Carrying Out National
Plans" was led by Margaret Mur
ray. The group separated into ter
ritorial meetings and discussed
their plans to 1950.
The last three days of the con
ference were devoted to discussing
finances and budgets, with Miss
Murray as Instructor and Mrs.
Marjorie Kafer as assistant.
The final decision of the meeting
was to hold the next regional con
vention in November of this year
in Spokane and local councils were
asked to appoint a person to pro
mote this conference.
Clothes Drive
The Clothes for Friendship drive
is getting added Impetus here with
the announcement that the Singer
Sewing Machine company Is coop
erating In every way to make the
project a success. They are offer
ing special training for the leaders
situation Is remedied in part by
transporting pupils by bus to an
other school of less enrollment, or
by providing optional districts be
tween adjoining schools isce over
lapping areas accompanying map)
where pupils may attend another
school with a smaller enrollment
than the one they normally should
attend. In general, the map show
ing the boundaries of the respec
tive schools can be relied upon as
a guide in determining which school
a pupil should attend. Slight ad
justments are made from ycHr to
year to keep pace with new popula
tion developments.
However, the enrollment of some
schools Is too large to be solved bv
any adjustment other than an ex
pansion of the school plant. This
condition exists at Roosevelt, Mills
and Fremont junior high.
For sometime the sixth and
seventh grades of the Conger school
have been attending Roosevelt. Be
cause of the enlarged enrollment at
Roosevelt, it becomes necessary to
care for these youngsters at Con
ger. To provide facilities for these
pupils, a combination gymnasium
auditorium is under construction a'
Conger. This building will also pro
vide space for three additional
classrooms.
When the Conger construction Is I
completed. Mills will be the only
school lacking an auditorium. The
old auditorium was made over Into
three classrooms two years ago. The
enlarged enrollment there increases
the need for the completion of the I
auditorium and additional class
rooms for which $100,000 was raised
by means of a special levy approved
b the voters two years ago.
School authorities are studying
the advisaoility of adding class-'
rooms to Fremont Junior high and
Roosevelt.
and a course at a reduced rate for
those wanting to help with th;
drive, and are going to feature the
drive with window displays. This
help is especially valuable because
much of the clothing that goes In
to the kits must be made by the
girls sending them, or old clothing
that has been made over.
More Information on the Singer
Sewing Machine company plans
will be announced at the leaders'
meeting to be held Monday night
at 7:30 at the Presbyterian church.
This meeting will also feature tex
tile painting, and leaders coming to
the meeting are asked tn brinff a
handkerchief or scarf or some siml- '
lar item which thev can practice
on. j
Troop 6
Troop 6 of the Roosevelt district
held an Ice skating party recently
which was an all-day affair, and
Included cooking of the noon meal
'at the cabin of Elmer Hamden on
Upper Klamath lake. Girl Scouts
present were Caroline Boyd, Janice
Larson, Julie Harnden, Joan Jucke
land. Delores Caster, Loreen Mill?.
Laura Coldeman, Geraldlne Lee,
Bernice Traw and Flavia Lee.
Others invited were Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Boyd and Donnie and Jlmmie
Boyd, Mrs. L. L. Truax and Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Harnden.
Troop 44
From troop 44 in Malin comes
word of election of officers. The
new president is Lucile Weber and
publicity chairman is Marie Rogers.
At their recent meeting, the girls
worked on Valentine pin cushion.
Valentine candy was served by
Marie Rogers and Marlene Vack
nitz, hostesses.
Swimming Program
The swimming program held
jointly by Girl Scouts and Camp
Fire Girls Is attracting many new
members. At the last class, out of
the 152 in attendance. 60 were there
for the first time. The girls were
divided ino small classes and given
as much individual Instruction as
possible. In the absence of Ella
Redkey, James Plnniger helped
Mrs. Lawrence Flynch Instruct. The
girls were registered by Mrs. James
Pinnlger and the senior girls who
were acting as life guards were
Jackie Robatcek and Betty Pinnlger.
U, . , BOUNDARIti
;
. g ILEMCNTARY SCHOOL!
I - 1 DUTAICT NO. I
j y I III 1 ' CWMi
No. 1 wo, drown by N JVv U
col d rowing in NVx
Klomoth Union high fV
If 111 X,
Phone your Want-Ad to the Her
ald and News, 8111, or bring your ad
to the office at Pine an- Esplanade.
Pay in advance, get 10 discount
Sabotage In Korea Seen
As Pressure For Ouster
Of U.S., Russian Forces
SEOUL. Korea, Feb. 1 (IP Wide
spread sabotage of rail traffic and
telegraph communication lines was
reported today Incidents regarded
by U. S. authorities as pressure to
force the United Nations commis
sion to leave Korea.
School Bond
Float Eyed
LAKEVIEW, Feb. 1 Directors of
the Lakeview school board are
studying the necessity for a bond
issue for construction of four addl- Gauges, VBlves and drive rods were
Handbills circulated throughout
South Korea called for a general
strike. Two notices delivered to
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge, U. S. occu
pation commander, warned of a
three-day strike to force the com
mission's departure.
The commission voted yesterday
to refer back to the UN little as
sembly the problem of conducting
elections preliminary to Korean In
dependence. Russia's refusal to per
mit entry Into North Korea has
stumped the commission.
The U. S. army, which occupies
South Korea, reported a 13-car train
was derailed about 30 miles east of
Seoul, and that tracks were dam
aged elsewhere In five places.
Church Woman
Takes Office
i Mrs. Emily Lyon Mecum, new di
rector of religious education of the
First Presbyterian church, has taken
over management of the church of
fice. Her work will Include advising
and assisting lay workers.
Mrs. Mecum received her B A. de
gree from Carthage college, Carth
age, 111., and a diploma in music,
specializing In the piano. Her mas
ter's degree in Christian education
came from the Presbyterian College
of Christian Education. Presbyterian
Seminary of Chicago. A post-graduate
course In teaching retarded or
advanced children was completed at
Wayne university In Detroit.
During the war, Mrs. Mecum
worked for the emergency board of
the Presbyterian synod of Illinois,
and was a full-time worker In the
Cairo Presbytery In Southern Illinois.
Lithographers, was named by the Hans Norland Fire tniuranr. Ill
national political action committee, j N. Itli SL
tional elementary grade rooms,
with a view to holding the election
this spring and building In the
summer.
Superintendent Dave Bates told
removed from 49 locomotives.
Wire Clipped
Telegraph lines from Seoul were
cut in many places.
The army announced 33 persons
the group that there are now 138 ' had been arrested.
7947 Was Bumper Year For
Sighting Cosmic Visitors
TttJCyvtTCMEB
MM OUXE HAiT ASTOK ALBERT OEMS!
By J. HUGH PRUETT
Ailronomtr. Kxtenaloa DlvUion. Orrgoa
llifber Eduralion Sritcm
So many comets came into tele
scopic ken during 1947 that even
those persons versed in such matters
had difficulty keeping in mind the
"which, where and when" of all of
them. Fourteen of these cosmic visi
tors came our way and were sighted
last year. Some were returns of those
discovered years ago; others were
new ones never before recorded. The
man who asked, "When will the
comet be visible to the naked eye?"
had the astronomer baffled as to
which one he referred.
Before discussing further, we
should distinguish between comets
and meteors. The latter are the ob
jects seen dashing speedily across
the sky and disappearing within a
few seconds. They are In our upper
atmosphere when visible and are
less than 100 miles above the earth.
Comets seem stationary, although
from night to night lt may be noted
that they have moved across the
background of "fixed" stars as does
the moon. A comet, with a more or
less Impressive tall, may remain In
sight for several months. Comets
are not In our atmosphere at all but
are millions of miles from us.
Perhaps last year's comet receiv
ing the most publicity was 1947n,
first seen from the southern hemis
phere December 5. Some press re
ports Indicated It was brighter than
nauey g iamea comet, but no obser
vation confirmed this. It was later
observed from the United States but
under difficulty because of nearness
to the sun and decreased bright
ness. There is a comet which gives hope
of being easily visible to the unaided
eye by the last of February. This Is
Comet Bester (1947k), discovered
September 35 of last year. During
the first weeks of this year it was
so low in the western twilight and
apparently so near the sun that It
was practically Invisible. Soon It will
be In the morning sky. and by Feb
ruary 19 will be rising about 45 min
utes before the sun. By the 37th,
it will come up l'j hours before sun
rise in the east southeast.
Astronomers predict future lum
inosity of comets by both the 4th
power and 6th-power laws, but are
never sure which one will apply. If
the 6th-power applies In this case,
Comet Bester will be almost as
bright as the Big Dipper stars on
February 37, and should be visible
despite the nearly full moon in the
west.
By March 14. this comet will rise
almost due esst nearly four hours
before the sun and In a moonless
sky. It will still be at nearly maxi
mum brightness. It will continue to
rise earlier, and until around the
middle of March will appear be
neath the fairly bright first-magnitude
star Altair, which lt will con
stantly approach. By March 23, the
comet, now growing dimmer, will be
a little above this star.
first graders in four rooms, and
these next year will move into only
three rooms now available for sec
ond grades: there are now 99 sec
ond graders, and there are only
three rooms available for third
graders next year; there are 84
fourth graders, with only two fifth
grade rooms available next year, and
there are now 85 fifth graders, with
only two sixth gTade rooms avail
able next year.
In suggesting construction of ad
ditional second, third, fifth and
sixth grade rooms, Bates said that
the recent school census Indicates
that the four present first grade
rooms, now filled with 128 pupils,
will be even more crowded next fall
but he felt that for the present the
district could put up with this sit
uation If the other crowded condl
tlonscan be alleviated now.
ELEVENTH IN SILVER
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (IP) Ore
gon was 11th among Western states
In silver production last year. The
bureau of mines said production in
creased to the 194,4 level, totaling
34,181,335 ounces. Oregon's total
was 33,000 ounces.
GEORGE'S
Cabinet NIiop
BUILT-INS SCREENS
STORE FIXTURES
164 E. Main Phone 7261
"All along." said Hodge, "I've been
expecting physical efforts to sabo
tage the w ork of the commission."
He added, however, that no troop
alert was planned because "there is
nothing to Indicate that Korean
authorities can't handle the situa
tion at present."
Meanwhile the commission went
into executive session to consult
with Oeneral Hodge. A commission
spokesman said the group had heard
of the Incidents but was taking no
cognizance of them.
Strike handbills were not signed,
but there was at least one Indica
tion that leftists were behind the
Incidents, A gang raided the Ori
ental Dally News, newspaper of the
rightist Korean democratic party,
and overturned type cases.
Literature
Literature distributed In Seoul
demanded the immediate withdraw
al of United States and Russian
occupation troops, the confiscation
and re-dlslrlbutlon of land, na
tionalization of Industry, release of
"political prisoners and transfer of
power to the people."
No antt-Amerlcan Incidents were
reported.
CIO NAMES I.OWMAN
PORTLAND. Feb. 7 (A-) The ap
pointment of James Lowman, Port
land, as CIO political action direc
tor for Oregon was announced to
day. Lowman, president of the Port
land local of the CIO Amalgamated
LOOK
Something New Has Been Added To
Martin's Richfield Station
6th and Klamath
A COMPLETE NEW
AUTO BRAKE DEPARTMENT
Howard Scarlet, formerly of Sunrise Auto Br oka
Scrvica, will guarantee you the most reoionoble
prices in town.
Leave your cor for a FREE BRAKE CHECK-UP
Whilo you do your ihopping.
Ty 1WU Bt fXJ DOM I
UQUIUS TO V MAVt TO-l
PuftNltH A dj I KNOW "C;
lipHMON
HIT totm.fM .' fit?SMi
George E. Wood
Licensed Solicitor
mm.
24 HOUR SERVICE
for
Top Quality Heating Oils
Dependable Check and Fill Service
Larry Goorgei
BASIN OIL CO.
1.130 Klamath (Former Location INI. M. Market)
Office Phone 6698 Nights, Sundays. Holidays Phone 6041
Save FIRST
..then Axcnd
Buy M000 on small
monthly installments.
No brokerage fees to
pay. Always at par...
with liberal earnings.
SAFETY INSURED
First federalsaving
WL0AN ASSOCIATION
S40 MAIN VI RUT'