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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1948)
ACE TWO HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1948 f 1 aid ' Kl i mm V OINtRAtU J r.LARtfA LAN A Gable Turner M BAXTER hHDDIAK ENDS TODAY I lis WNcWRAlNB0Wt2r: P!7XV5rv THF 17TH HftllR" KM riANdf uMin i r-MA00HHAS SKRfT LAST TIMES TODAY I TOMORROW I I CenHnwout ttowt doily hom 1:30 p. m. I over i Liryi Owy doming" lV5y 4i: st aits Follow these two TODAY JJLt iU..u I llglll UllUUgll 'the tender vears' r1 . It JOE E. BROWN OriARK A I.I. TNI HODKBH I (tin a TenderYears Srv ARlEN ROGERS Auikkub mm nun tun AX 600 Attend Graduation At Tulelake TULELAKE, June J Six hundred persona filled the auditorium of the high school Tuesday night for com mencement exercises when a grad uating class of 27. nine girls and 18 boys, received diplomas. Scholastic awards went to the thiee girl valedictorians, Patsy and Peggy Terry, twin sisters, Shirley Heck and to Hugh Wilson. Citizenship awards went to Don na Wright and Philo Groves, ath letic to Shirley Heck and Kenneth Powell, the Bosch-Lombe science award to Bill Jones and life mem berships In the California Scholar ship Federation to the Terry twins. Shirley Heck and Hugh Wilson. Presentations, were made by Nor man Esser, principal of Uie high school. Mrs. E. Webb Staunton played the processional, "March of the Priests" and the recessional, "Pomp and Circumstances." The Invocation and benediction were by Elder Smith of the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints. Three valedictory addresses by the honor students, Peggy, Patsy and Shirley were given and there was no salutatory. Vocal solos were by Joanne Stacy and Charles Esser. The commencement address was by Charles K. Wlese Jr. Hugh Wilson gave the class pro phecy and the class will was by Lola Crowther. Mrs. Josephine Converse, faculty advisor for the seniors during the year, presented the class to the au dience. W. Q. Hagelstein. Dorrls. mem ber of the high school board, pre sented the diplomas. Graduates are Colleen Meti. Phyllis Rowan, Nina Smith. Joanne Stacy, Peggy Terry. Patsy Terry, Dcnna Wright, Lola Crowther, Shir ley Heck. Kenneth Powell. John Taylor. Warren Taylor. John Wal drip. Hugh Wilson, Lewis Baker. Charles Esser. Philo Groves. Reeves Haley. Willard Hodges. Frank Jones. Jr., William Jones. Luther Martin. Jerry Maxwell, Richard Moore. Charles K. Wlese Jr.. Thomas Ben brook and Gerald Hartz. Returning mriiiT'-'-'lai T nm 'i Remains of Cpl. Virgil A. Bell an being shipped home for burial Big Freshman Class Seen School officials here are antici pating the largest freshman class in the history of Klamath Union high school when the doors open in the fall for the 1948-49 school year. Fremont Junior high, which grad uates a class of 232 Thursday night in Pelican court of KUHS, will be augmented by the class of some 153 Altamont Junior high students, and approximately 25 from Fairhaven school. Both Altamont and Fair haven are in district No. 2. Supt. Arnold Gralapp said this morning that organization Is going ahead to receive a class of 435 stu dents and it may Increase beyond that point. "We are hoping to add a room or two by using a part of the vocational and physican education unltsk, and at least one storage room will be remodeled for a classroom," Gralapp said. "We are also working on en larging the faculty to handle this big Incoming class." OVS Vacation Set During July Oregon Vocational school students and Instructors will have a brief summer vacation in July before classes resume for the summer months. Time off will be from July 3 to July II. No changes in classes or schedules are planned for this sum mer, Director Winston D. Purvine said today, and plans for further development will be carried out next fall, the beginning of the school year. It Pays to Use the Want-Ads! Freeholder Vote Shown Here Is a table showing the vote for freeholders In Siskiyou county. 48 precincts complete out of 76. Fifteen are to be named to the board of freeholders to prepare a pioposed charter form of govern ment. In the table, the total vote of each candidate so far is shown, followed after the hyphen by the number denoting his standing In the list. (For Instance, the vote for Allen Is 3278 and he stands 11th so far on the list). Leon L Allen SM8-U Eugene V. Anderson 4876- 1 Donald V. Bank ...3547- 1 William A. Barr S895- t Fred B. Browne 3109-14 Frank M. Duggan 3383- 9 William J. Evans ......... 3S75- 3 Harold Kane . 3174-14 George E. Luttrell 3645- 4 Francis W. Martin 3591- 6 John Manlnl .: L. 3107-15 John D. Morran , 3?- 8 E. Motschenbarher S837-S0 Vavne O. Ralston 1768-17 Robert B. Reynolds .... 3438- 8 Aaron I. Rose ....... : 14S7-19 L. D. Taylor 3314-10 Charles W. Thompson 1616-18 Carl F. Tuttle Sr. . 3069-16 Frank U Weamer I- 3164-13 W. H. Weltkamp !47S-il Diesel Engine To : Pass Thursday Southern Pacific's long awaited diesel engine will go through Klam ath Falls on the Cascade run at 3:26 a. m. Thursday Train fans who have been hoping the big three-unit job would make Its original trip through here In "day time, are fairly well disappoint, ed but the stout hearted can get up early and get a good look at the en gine which has been on order since before the war. . As soon as the Shasta Daylight run goes -Into effect.' probably by fall,' the diesel will be transferred over from the Cascade. The engine was completed and sent out from the factory of the American Locomotive company at Collinwood, O.. Just one week ago. Registration For Summer School Slated Registration for the summer music school, will be held In room 323 of Klamath Union high school on Thursday, June 3, and Friday, June 4, from 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Students who plan on entering these classes will register at this time. The classes will be conducted by John McManus, woodwind, brass, and percussion and John O'Connor, strings. Classes will be offered tor begin ners, intermediate players, advanced grade school and Junior high players and complete classes for high school band and orchestra players. A very small tee Is charged for these classes which are conducted for six weeks starting June 14. These classes have been conducted in the past by O. K. Warcup and John O'Connor and hnve been very successful. Suit Filed In Auto Accident A damage suit for $25,000 grow ing out of an automobile accident near Henley has been brought against William Henderson of Ms lln by Pauline Davis of Klamath Falls. Miss Davis was injured In the collision March 14. She was a passenger In a car owned by Charles Whltmeyer and driven by Tommy Moore, both of Klamath Falls. Henderson was alone In his car at the time of the accident. The damage suit charges Hen derson with speeding and reckless driving on Icy pavement. U. S. Bol entlne Is attorney for Miss Davis. Another damage suit, this one for (10.000. has been filed against the Southern Pacific railway com pany by Joseph H Dlrschl. The plaintiff contend: he was perma nently injured when he tripped over a brake shoe In the SP yard March 11. 1947. Balentine is also plaintiff's at torney In this suit. Former Klamathite's Property Safe Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Porter, former' Klamath people living In the Port land area, reported to friends here today that their auto court proper ty had escaped the ravages of the Portland-Vanport flood. The Porters have an auto court at Union avenue and Columbia boule vard. They said that several other courts In tnat area were destroyed or damaged by high water, but their property so far has escaped and appears safe now. ' The rose was one of the first flowers to become domesticated, More than 200 species have been discovered and named. Lilacs are natives of the Balkans, and are believed to have been Im ported to the United 8tates before 1750. History Of Melhase Family Traced During Court Case History of the Melhase family from the early 1860's was traced rather painstakingly In circuit court Wednesday morning by Mrs. Paul Robertson, 601 Alameda, a witness called In an equity suit Involving contest of a gift made by tt-e late Gus Melhase, Klamath county pioneer. Mrs. Robertson, niece of Gus Mel hase, told about the family living In Germany, Immigrating to the United States in 1868, settling in Hannibal, Mo., moving to Fort Klamath and finally to Klamath Falls In the early days of the 20lh century. Her story was background ma terial for the establishment of testi mony that Gus Melhase had 18 nieces and nephews who were his legal heirs but who did not Inherit the pioneer's estate because he had given most of his money ana pro perty to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cleg horn about 18 months before his ( ath in 1946. Included In the gift was a half Interest In the Wlthrow-Melhase corporation, at that time owner of the Melhase building, 4th and Main. The Cleghorn family already owned the other half Interest in the cor poration. This suit was brought bv admin istrators of the Gus Melhase otaie. charging Mr. and Mrs. Cleghorn wielded undue Influence over Mel hase, then over 80 years old. In ob taining the gift. Portland Attorney Peter A. Schwabe and J. H. Carnahan are representing the administrators, D. E. Van Vector and A. W. Schaupp the Cleghorn family. Want to Meet Interesting People? Try a MOVIE VACATION Interesting ! people are wailing for you not far awav. They're your favorite movie stars and they want to Hke you on a short "movie vacation" . . . 'X "now -vou fascinating, far places ... to introduce ' I tl you different scenes and people ... to give you ' i care-chasing thrills and laughs. 'T. 'H-r--i . Ynn'll fin1 tliof a Ipin 4a tin mnvina it. .Him I w , , . . . ...... uii a Biiun iiiuvie vacauun win reiremi you in mind and body, and give you an entirely new point of view. Yet you'll count the cost in pennies for this cool, healthful trip into magic unreality. Fre quent movie vacations will tide you and your family over until your long vacation. Plan a "movie vacation" today. There' a galaxy of entertainment at your Klamath Theatrei for your (election! Organ Concert-Illchnrd W. F.I1 snsscr. Internationally known utitun. 1st, will be presented In a concert at 8 p. m. Friday ill the Zlon Luth ernn church, 11th and High. Tick ets may be obtained at the church office, 1026 High, Bnei'liillsed Serv ice company. 1434 Mntti and the A and B Pnlnt store, 1'JJl) E. Main. Resort Open Crater Ijikc lilm lodge will be open for the summer season on June 15, It has been an nounced. Transportation to the luke will also be commenced on that date. Vacationing Lola Whl.scmnnt. 611 Walnut. Is on vacation but la ex pected home the end of this week. She went first to Hi-nd and then on over to Coos Bay to visit a friend, Phoebe Hunt. Meeting Plans Jobs Daughters will hold a regular meeting lit 8 p m. Thursday in the Matniuc temple. Police Make Nine Arrests Nine arrests were made by city police during the 24 hours previous to Wednesday noon, most of them for excessive use of liquor and vagrancy. Olcu Robert 8tr!cb. 30. of 850 Riverside, was sent to Jail for five days and Jlnad '.j 'or a vlolnllon ol the basic ruh- and having an im proper mulflci on his car. He was arrested Tuesday ulght and pleaded guilty In municipal court this morn ing. Joseph Gilford simddrn, 46, Kla math hotel, received a 30-day sus pended sentence on his promise to leave town. He pleaded guilty to vagrancy. Arthur Jack Kelley, 34-yeur-old Negro living at 643 llroud. was also booked for vagrancy and he pleaded not guilty. A hearing will be neld lutcr. Leonard Alvln Robinson. 45-year-old transient, was sentenced to 10 days in the lockup and fined tlo for Intoxication. James Adam Llm bcrger, 43, John Day ranchhand. pleaded guilty to drunk and was given the option of a 810 flue or five days In Jail. The same choice was given Lee Roy Howell, 43, of Hot Springs, Ark. . William Henry Hurley, 57, Crater hotel, pleaded guilty to Intoxication and was fined (10 with the alterna tive of 10 days. Tim J. Buchanan, 61. Pelican City, paid a (5 fine for running a stop sign and Mrs. Charles Stover. 301 Victory drive, posted 86 for allowing a dog to run at large. FUNNY BUSINESS ""WES -i i"""-wissi.tpui I III -oi Fl N.--",t " I tr.r BIT ..'.. II "Emorgoncy call, Doc! I just dropped my paint bucket!" Truman Stop Here Short President Harry Truman's brief stop In Klamath Falls will be non pohtlcal and he may even be. In bed when his train enters the local Southern Pacific yards. The SP schedule as It now stands, advises that the president's train leaves Portland at 1:45 p. m. June 11. mid arrives In Klamath Kails at 111 50 p. m. There Is a 15-mlniile schedule for re-servlclr.g and the train will pull out of yards here at 11:05 p. m. This of course on the old schedule. Daylight saving goes Into effect here Sunday at midnight which actually means that the presi dent's train pulls In here at 11:50 p. m. and out at 13:08 a. m. Pat Ivory, democratic leader, said he received word from State Demo cratic Chairman Byron Carney to day that Truman's stop here would be "strictly non - political." Ivory said It was uullkrlv thnt a dele gation would meet the train unless such action Is requested by the stale committee. Classified Ads Bring Real Results! Washout Cuts Off Rail Traffic SEATTLE, June 3 Ml Great Northern rullway officials reported today that a waahout h.'.il cut off rail service between Vancouver, B.C., and Puget sound points, All Vancouver's rail service to the east over Canadian Hue was cut last week. The Great Northern reported a 3000-foot washout by the Fraser river, south of the bridge at New Westminster, shortly before 8 a m. Morning trains were held at Van couver and Seattle. A decision on whether shuttle service would lie provided around the breuk was delayed pending a check on whether the highway Is passable In the area. Red Clover, Alsikc Importations Gain lmiiort of red clover like alslke and ljidlno. are much larger this year than last, agricultural reports show, and now exeeed two and oue hnlf million pounds. There are still no Imports of chewing fescue, compared to 678.000 pounds last year. The amount of meadow fescue Is down about 60 pet cent. Floods Slow Train Travel Flood conditions In the Columbia river area were felt IhroL' .-limit the Puelfle Northwest and railroad men here sitld that constant revisions In schedules hud lo lie miule by rail lines feeding Inlu the Hooded area to the north. Southern Pacific, for example, has transferred the moving of all perish able laden cilia over lo the Great Northern out of Klonutlh Fulls. Alrcudy some 100 curs of perishable have been "hilled over, going to the Oregon trunk Junction l Celllo abovo The Dalles. From this point the (IN lunula the curs over to the Union Pacific which ha worked out a route to Heoltlo points, Normal movements out of here vl the Southern I'uelflo Is north to Portland ami thence delivery lo connecting Hues such us Union Pa cific, Northern Puulflo and (heat Northern. Further north. In the Seattle dis trict, rullroud operations were luird pressed, The Spokane, Portlniid and Henltlo railway i'ueMlny hailed all trulltc over Its moln Hue from Ken newlek to Vancouver, Wush., pulling out the last remaining link between Seattle and California point. The embargo cm the only con nection between the (treat Northern railway and Its Oregon lines which run from Wlshrain, midway between Keiiuewlck anil Vancouver, south la llciucr, Calif., via Hend and Klam ath Fulls, lo connect with Western Paiillc. ' y Graveling Of Streets Omul weather has again prompt ed the city to urge property owners to do all possible to gravel unpaved streets and allcvways. Street Committee Chairman A. P. Condrey said today that the clt 'wIP lie glad to send lis grader ami other equipment anywhere In town to level roadways and help with the work. Under the Bancroft law. It Is Im possible for the city to pave or gravel streets unless projieriy owners pe tition the city for an Improvement protect nnd shuro the cost equally. Cost of graveling Is about 113 Ml or 613 a lot. Condrey said. Anyone Interested til further Information may rail the city engineer's office, 6615, or Condrey, 7404. Urged Charles Shulmire Passes At 77 Charles Shulmire, for 39 years a resident of Klamath Falls, died In a local hosplta late. Tuesday morn ing. Mr. Shulmire was 77 year of age at the time of his passing.' He had been employed for some time as night watchman for Metier Brothers mill and prior to tha' time was Interested In farming. Final rites will be announced later by Ward's. Klamath Man Misses Vanport Flood ! Peter Loron. son of C. P. Lorens of Klamath Falls, was out on a Sunday picnic when water destroyed his second floor apartment at Van port Sunday, It was reported here Wednesday. Young Lorenz last his personal be-; longings In the flood. He was at tending Vanport college. Lorcnz Is a Klamath Falls war veteran. Farley Says Dewey I. "ii T- D a" 9 fviun IU BCOl SPOKANE, June 3 UP) James A. ! Farley, former democratic national committee chairman, labels Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York as the man to beat In the republican presidential race. The Oregon election results, he said, "damaged seriously, If not fatally" the chances of Harold E. Stassen. Farley predicted President Tru man will be nominated by the dem ocrat "before the end of the first roll call." Pioneer Community Mrs. S. E. Peterson, who suffered a broken wrist in a fall at her home recently, 1 recovering nicely. Benny Kerns of Brookings was here lor a visit with his father, Ben E. Kerns Sr., last week-end. He flew here, landing on hi lather's field near the Kern home, but broke a propeller and hud to leave the plune here tor repairs whllo he returned. Among . young people from tho community who aro In Uio Klamath Union high school graduating class are Jack Dow, Donald Zaroslnskl and Donald Jonnston. Rod f'raln has been visiting his brother, Wren, this week. He at tended commencement exercises at KUHS where Ins son, Hurdmaii, was graduated. The two then returned to their home on Jenny creek. Dave Griffith, lookout guard for tho Klamath Forest Protective as sociation, will tuko up his station on Chase butte this week. Forrest Everhart, who suffered painful Injuries In a farm accident some time ago, Is Improving but still Is at Klamath Valley hospital. Ills son, John, who Is with the army air corps at Riverside, Calif., came to visit his parent recently. Mrs. Ralph Foster ol Fresno, Calif., sister of Mr. Everhart, Is staying hero with her sister whllo Everhart I In the hospital. Little Joe Kerns, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P, Kerns, ha the measles thl week. Mr. and Mr. R. E. 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