TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, If 4
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PACE TWO
Sept 1, School
Registration
Day At Merrill
MERRILL. An. 3 Bummer
vacation will officially and for all
Merrill achool kiU September 1.
when registration for both huh and
elementary itudrnta will be held at
the respective achooli.
Dnrlnr the eumiuer months,
both achoola er thoroughly
cleaned, the trade achool gym
waa painted, and new green and
whit asphalt Ule blocks were laid
a the floor at the high achool. A
real atoker lor the high achool
furnace waa also purchased.
Five teachera who are new to
Merrill have been added to the
grade achool faculty. They are Mar
Jorl Week, fim trade; Lut Kan.
gelmeler. aecond trade: Edna Mc
Curdy. third trade: Eleanor Splek
erman, fourth trade, and Irene
Behnka who will teach a combined
grade.
Lavirma Storey, first trade, Mar
garet McAnulty, aecond trade; Vera
Ocha, fifth trade, and Harvey Den
ham, sixth trade and principal, ar
raturnlnt thia year. To date no
music teacher has been obtained for
the trade achooL
The combined Junior and senior
high achool faculty will also have
four new teachers: Marry Kansel
meter, science and Junior high:
Thelma Warren, English: Murtal
Hyden. home economics and girl's
physical education work, and Loren
Hum pal, who will be shop Instruc
tor. High school faculty members re
turning ar Harold Hendrickson.
principal and athletic coach: Floyd
Mauney, math and Junior high, and
Charles Dobry, music and band In
structor. Principal H. J. Hendrlrkeea
als stresses that It la moat Im
portant for all Merrill etadenta U
register September 1. In rder t
get claases and rabjecta lined np.
Children startint the first trad
must be t years old. or hare reach
that ag by November IS. Parents
are requested to accompany them
bringing birth certificates or other
proof of age.
New students coming to Merrill
for the fiiit time ar asked to bring
report cards from their former
achool.
Regular claaeee will begin Toes
day. September S. to day after
Labor Day. Bnea will ran oo
regular acbedalea a registra
tion day. John Scott will driv
one baa and do Janitor work at
the grade arhsoL and Emit
Christeneea wiD drive the aecond
bos and act as Janitor at the
high arhooL
The cafeteria will be open Sep
tember . with Mrs. Frances Fox
stain in charge.
Student accident Insurance win
be carried stain this year with rates
for elementary students set at 1
per year, and for Junior and senior
high school students the rale will
be tl.2s annually.
Hendrlckeon has abo announced
that a change is being made la
book rental fee for senior eta
rente. Last year SO eenta book
rental waa charted, but this year,
la order to make enda meet, a flat
fos of M a year win be charged
oaek senior high stodent.
First practice of the Merrill Hus
kies football team has been set for
this Wednesday. August 34 on the
athletic field. All home gsmes will
be played on the flood-lighted field,
and a complete schedule will b an
nounced later.
Road Workers Pass
Picket Lines
ONTARIO. Ore.. Aug. JS (h-Msl-heur
county officials hava an
nounced they will he more men
lor county road Jobs. Newly signed
crews hsv passed through AFL
picket line.
Road work was delayed when
crews went on strike, protesting a
wage cut. xney later joined an
AFL Teamstera' union but failed to
reach an agreement with th coun
ty on wages.
Crews passed through teamster
picket line at three points venter
day. Th county court reported 13
truck and heavy equipment drivers
naa been employed to replace JO
men on strike.
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AMONG NEW RESIDENTS
to Klamoth Falls is Edward J.
Kolar and family. He is con
nected with the Columbian
Optical company as a dis
pensing optician and was
transferred here from the
Portland office. He and his
wife and child ore at home at
718 Jefferson street. Prior to
his present connection, Mr.
Kolor was with optical firms
in San Bernardino and River
side, Calif. He has had exten
sive experience in the fitting
of artificial eyes.
500 Killed
Yhen Chinese
Ship Explodes
CANTOS'. Aug. aw - Approxi
mately 500 persons were killed or
Injured in the explosion of an am
munition ship in the hsrbor of
Takso. southeastern Formosa, the
offlcisl Chinese central news agency
said todsy.
The agency said ammunition was
being uploaded from the Chinese
steamer Chunglt. There wss a huge
explosion, which waa followed quick
ly by others.
The whole port city waa ahakea
by the blast which broke nearly
every window In Takao and
canard morn other damage, the
agency reported.
Terror spread through the city.
Shortly after the first blast ripped
through the ship the city wss
darkened by the smoke arising from
the waterfront.
The wharf are, was a seen of
destruction, the agency said.
(Takao la on of the most im
portant ports tor the Chines na
tionalist government on Formosa,
which has been converted Into a
fortress.)
Local Insurance
Agents Honored
NEW YORK. N. Y, Aug. 13 (Spe
cial) Martin 8wanson of 411
Main, and Paul R. Winter of 126
8. Eighth of Klamath Falls, repre
sentatives of th New York Life
Insurance company, have been
named members of th 1M9 Nylie
Stsr club, it wss announced today
by Dudley Dowell, vie president of
the compsny.
The Nylle Star club Is an or
ganisation of leading members of
New York Life's field force of more
than 500 agents from throughout
the United States and Canada.
Swanson and Winter have been
invited to attend an educational
conference of the Star club Septem
ber 28-29 at the Hotel del Cor
onado, Coronado. Calif., a which
home office staff members and
outstanding agents will discuss cur
rent developments In th life In
surance business.
CZECH MORMONS CELEBRATE
PRAGUE UP The Mormon mis
sion in Czechoslovakia celebrated
lta SOth anniversary in Prague re.
cently. About 200 members and
friends of the mission from all
parts of Czechoslovakia cam to
participate. The convention aent a
telegram of thanks to President
Klement Oottwsld for stat support
oi its operations.
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16,000-Acre
Blaze Held
Within Trails
(Continued from Pat Oni
trol by Sunday morning, but at
noon Sundsy broke away again and
began to roll up the huge acreage
finally embraced within Ita peri
meter. An Investigation of the fire has
been started by Shuts national
forest officials.
Big Force Recruited
The fire fighting force Included
more than 2J0 men recruited in the
Klamath Falls area. 40 Inmates of
a prison camp. TO loggers, go local
pickups and many forest service
officials and others.
Dim Fisher, custodian of the Lava
Beds monument., said this morning
that the Schonchln butt lookout In
the Lava Beds reported a few hot
spots along the fire line, but In gen
eral the condition looked good from
that side. Fisher hsd men and
equipment ready for further flre
fightlng and patrol work.
Many Blase
There was on casualty among
fire-fighter. Don Roads, 37, Klam
ath Falls, who was hurt when a
snag hit him In the back, was re
coverint satisfactorily today at
Klamath Valley hospital.
The Sheep Well fire was one of
many which were tought by thou
sands of men in the United States
and Canada today. Flames licked
at ttmberland in Maine. In Western
and Far Western states, and in
Quebec.
California had several bad fires,
and la San Diego county officiate
declared an emergency condition
when a new fir broke out An
other new fir raged In Delus can
yon, near Fallbrook. Calif, driving
many settlers out of their homes.
Three small ranches were burned
and a larg Bomber of livestock
perished.
In Idsho. gains were msde against
a 7500-acr fir tn prectpltious
Hell's canyon, but other Idaho fires
were making trouble. Firea in Yel
lowstone park wer checked.
Curtis Knudsen, one of the crew
fighting the Hell s canyon fire, died
of lnjunes. and three others wer
hospitalized.
City Teachers )
Meet Slated
Teachers of the city school system
will hold an orientation aession at
11 o'clock next Tuesday morning In
the Klamath Union high achool
auditorium.
The panel discussion will be com
prised of three tenersl topics.
A member of the city recreation
committee will lead discussion on
Recreation Present and Future."
emphasizing the relation between
the achoola and the recreation pro
gram: Chamber of Commerce Man
ager C. R. 8tark will skipper the
discussion of the Hshn-Csmpbell
Industrial report, and Frank Jenkins
will discuss th outlook for indus
trial development in Klamath county.
KENT Born at Klamath Valley
hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.. Aug
ust 18. 1B49. to Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Kent. S611 Delaware, a boy. Weight,
t pounds 12'v ounces.
DELAP Born at Klamath Valley
hospital. Klamath Falls. Ore.. Aug
ust 30. 1M9. to Mr. and Mrs Charlea
DeLap. rout 7 box 577. glrL
Weight. 7 pounds 13 ounces.
RANDALL Born at Klamath
Valley hospital. Klamath Falls. Ore..
August 21. 1941, to Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Randall. Bonanza, a glrL
Wright. S pounds 3'v ounces.
BRAZIL Bom at Klamath Valley
hospital. Klamath Falls. Ore.. Aug
ust 21. 1940. to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Brszilll, Malln. a boy. Weight
pounds 3 ounces.
SCHWAEIOER Born at Klamath
Valley hospital, Klamath Falls, Ore.,
August 23, 1849. to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Schwaeiger, 52S Prescott, s
boy. Weight, t pounds 3'i ounces.
Springfield Girl
Dies In Wreck
EUOENE, Aug. 23 VPh-An over
turned car claimed the Ufa of 12-year-old
Helen McElhsney, Spring
field, and put two teen-agers In a
hospital late yesterday.
Lendell Mathews, IS. Springfield,
underwent surgery at Sacred Heart
hospital here after the accident
The victim's sister, Marilyn, 14, was
treated for bruises.
Police aald the thre were en
rout home from harvesting beans
In Lane county fields when th csr
rolled over on a curve.
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FIRE LOCATION Map by Malcolm Epley Jr., shows general
location of Sheep Well firt that covered 16,000 ocres in the
Modoc and Shosta notional forests and the Lovo Beds na
tional monument.
Justlr Curt
Frank John Baltasor, violation of
th basic rule. Fin 110.
Harry Albert Daudt. fallur tc
obev atop sign. Fine ti SO.
Charll WUbur Parker, fallur to
obey atop aign. Fine SS.90.
Merrit Eugene Kass. Inadectuat
emergency brake. Tin S S0.
Velden Irwin Mathews, fallur to
obey stop sign. Fine ti 50.
Ardte Dov Alexsnder. faiur to
obey stop sign. Fine 15 SO.
Edward Arthur Newnast. violation
of the basic rule. Fine 17 SO.
Michael Edward Dillon, disorder
ly conduct Fine S2S.
Michael Edward Dillon, drunk on
a public htghway. Fin tlS.
Jo Carmelo Scorns, failure to
obey stop light. Fine 5 V.
William Edward Palmer, fallur
to obey atop sign. Fin tS.SO.
Winifred Town Hetney. fallur
to obey atop sign. Fin 5 50.
Charlea Wesley Epperson, failure
to procuro operator a license. Fin
ISM.
Arthur Merl Stockton, no tall
light Fin SSSO.
Earl J. Sehorn, axl overload.
Fin 31.
Herman Ben Snyder, fallur to
yield right of way. Fin tlO.
James Byron Rouse, parking in
prohibited aone. Pin Si 50.
Berkeley M. Mast, combination
overload. Fin 125.
Richard Lauderbach, no operator's
license. Fin SS SO.
Samuel Floyd Ramsey, no wheel
covers on truck. Fin IS SO.
John.) aturl Brehm. Inadequate
emergency brake. Fin 5J0.
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Two Drunk Driving
Fines Imposed
Two persons wer fined this morn
ing In municipal court on ehargea
of drunk driving, both growing out
or automobile accidents.
Eva Peterson Yates. 31. rout I.
was fined 1100 and received a 30-day
probationary sentence. Police re
ported ah struck a car operated by
Mrs. Chet Summers, 414 Oak. at
Fifth and Klamath late yesterday
afternoon, then backed Into a parked
car.
A 30-day Jail sentence went with
the 1100 fin assessed Bernard B.
Perkins. 27, of 31 Mesa, who waa
Involved In a alight parking lot
accident at Twelfth and Main at
2: IS this morning. Perkins' csr
struck a parked vehicle owned by
Willis Lauber of San Francisco.
Rotarians Inspect
Show Animals
Several members of th Rotary
club with Francis Skinner, 4-H club
agent. Inspected animals recently
that will be entered In th Junior
Livestock show next wek.
A group consisting of E. H.
Thompson. A. H. Bussman. L. A.
West. County Agent C. A. Hender
son. Charles Martin, Walter Jendrre
Jewskl, assistant county agent, and
Skinner visited the 4-H Beef, Sheep
and Hog dub In th county.
Tie-Breaking Tilt
Slated Tomorrow
The Academy and Mills teams of
th Eagle aoftbali league will play
a game Wednesday afternoon to
break a second-place ti In th
league. Game tim la 1:30 at Kl
wsnls park.
The winner will plsy th leading
Teamsters squsd Thursday.
Round-Table Meet
Public Invited
Professor Emma Zweybruck will
conduct a round-table discussion
Wednesday evening at th OTI
guest house. Th discussion will be
on group problems in teaching, de
signing and visual expression.
After th discussion and lecture,
refreshments will be served by th
Klsmath Art association. Th pub
lic la invited.
IRON CURTAIN BREECH
LUEBECK HP) A young Oerman
girl refugee from th Soviet ion
succeeded In piercing th Iron cur
tain and making money from It In
the British son resort of Trave
muend on th Baltic, ah set up
a former Wehrmacht artillery
range finder. For th equivalent of
a nickel you may peep through and
try to find out what goes on In th
nearby Soviet ton.
AIR SHOW MEET
The sub-committee members of
th chamber of commerce air show
commute will meet tomorrow
morning, Wednesday, at 10:30 to
discuss plans for staging of th
Klamath air show, scheduled for
September 11,
Sixty languages and dialect an
spoken In Manila,
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Population Of
City Jail Up
Population of th county Jail
reached 31 today with th over
night addition of six prisoners, four
of them for felonies.
Th Jail roster now Includes 13
men booked on felony chsrtes and
nine persons serving time for mis
demeanors, lncludlnt thre women.
Ovemnht bookinfs included:
Jamea Robert Powers, 64. for ob
taining money by false pretenses,
and his son, Leonard Thomaa
Powers, 11, for parole violation. Th
younger man reportedly also has
Issued bad checks Jamea Robert
Powers waived preliminary hearing
this morning on a complaint re
lardlnf a 110 check passed at Cum
mlna hardware.
Louis Josa Mars. (1. booked for
obtalnlnt money by fala pretenses
Raymond B. Jerry. S3, arrested at
Chiloquln for selling liquor to In
dians and held for Hood River
authorities aa a parol violator.
Oladys Jackson Kirk, 33. Beatty
Indian woman, arrested on th Mid
land road last night tor possession
of liquor.
Clarence Patrick Coffee. 4-year-
old transient arrested with the In
dian woman on charge of drunk
on a public highway.
Herman Oildo Jlmlnes.34. of Mer
rill arrested for using a void foreign
license and having no operators
license. Jtmlnea waa released on 150
ball.
NAVIGATOR TRAINING
Navigator training for the air
fore will be atarted November 1.
Training of navigators ceased after
the war since a aupply of trained
navigators was available. However,
more enlistment ar now needed,
and recruits will be accepted at th
local army and air fore oftlc In
th post oftlc building.
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City Advisory
Board To Aid
Administration
Designed as move toward "bat
tor city government," Mayor Robert
A. Thompson Monday night an
nounced th appointment of a cit
laena' advisory committee. Naming
of the commute took place during
the regular city council session.
Mayor Thompson aald that h and
th council feel that mattera come
up requiring a "cross section of
Judgment." and the committe was
anjwinted for thai sole purpose.
"The committee will not usurp
power from other committees."
th mayor said this morning.
Chairman of the body la Frank
Jenkins, The Herald and News pub
lisher. Members ar Rev. David
Barnett. Ellon Thompson, and Rus
sell Ttsdsle. Frank Weaver, J. V.
Owens, and Paul Farrena.
A motion by Councilman A. F
Condrey last night to keep all el'y
records waa passed by the council.
Previously It was planned to destroy
records older than 10 yeara. and
City Attorney Henry Perklna was
Instructed to draw up an ordinance
authorising such a move.
Council action last night cancelled
disposing of any city records.
After the city audit is complete,
the records older Ihsn II years
will be filed and alored In the
bomb shelter at the municipal
airport
It-waa atlpulated the airport man
ager would not be held responsible
tor in aa-geeptng of the docu
ments. The elly recreation department
will be asked to submit a detailed
breakdown aa Its monthly e.
pendlturea. The council frit the
recreation report la the past has
been to general.
Fred Lewis appeared befor the
council again to urge Installation of
top signs on Shasta Way at Wash
bum for protection of th achool
children.
Folic Chief Orvllle Hamilton waa
handle the problem for study and
action.
.An ordinance will be drawn up
to prrpare liens against property
adjacent to the Twelfth street Im
provement project between Msin
and Klamath.
Authorising th city attorney to
draw up this ordinance followed
when no protests wer lodged on
th aaaessment roll for the chore.
Fir Chief Henry Akin request
to atore the old Slots tire track
al th airport to be Bard aa an
emergency pumper, waa okayed
by the council.
A caution sign will be placed on
Eldorado between Lowell and Law
rence, following a recommendation
1 by Council President Darrell Miller.
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laughed and laughed. One of Allen's pet hales, radio give
away programs, hod just been banned by the federal com
munications commission. Said Allen to newsmen, "They hove
taken radio awoy from the scovengeri and given It back to-
the entertainers "
Mountains No Longer
For Men Only
TOKYO Ther ar no more
mountains In Japsn for men only.
Flv Japanest women hsv I
climbed mlle-hlsh Mount Qmlne In I
Nara prefecture southwest of To
kyo. I
Befor th war, there war a lot
j of peaks wher women mountain
climbers were not allowed. Bud
i dhlst sects had built temples there
j and wouldn't allow women around.
I Came Japan's new constitution af
ter th war and a new day for
j Japanese women. They became as
. free aa the men. And all the fe
male mountain cllmbera took ad
i vantage of th new day.
They began scaling every moun
tain peak that had been out-nf-1
oounus lor mem oeiore. .?min was
th last to be conquered.
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