MONDAY. JULY 8, 1953
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
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CHARLES DtLAP
By LYLE DOWNING'
If St. Patrick had Yislted Klanv
: eth Falls around the turn of the
century, he would have found a
snake, eradication Job that would
have rivaled his project In Ireland,
That Is the opinion of Charles De-
Lap, Kramath County clerk, who
has spent bis entire life In the Ba
sin atea. ... ,. -
;. "Wejiiad more water snakes In
this town than you would shake the
proverbial stick at," he declared.
"Tha snaken used to roll them
selves up In balls the size of bales
of hay. A stranger in town wno naa
Ready
Lava Beds
Crew
For Summer
- LAVA BEDS The Lava beds
Ranger Station has selected Its
summer crews, according to Don
Fisher, superintendent. R. O.
Knox, permanent ranger, will be
In charge of the units. On the fire
.crew x are John Crum, Paul Bow
man.1 John Winkleman, Robin Bith
ell, Bruno Morosln. Practically all
of these are from .Klamath Falls.
:.Thei ranger crew will be com
posed of Stanley Glick, formerly
teaching at Henley, now In As
' torla; .Charlie Larazcre, a teacher
In the Los Angeles schools. Dr.,
Ruth Hopson of the University of
Oregon faculty. Dr. Hopson is
well known in Klamath Falls, hav
ing conducted adult classes sev
eral years. She Is nationally known
in naturalist work, having' served
as President of the American Na
ture Society. Dr. Hopson received
her PH.D. from Cornell, Univcr-
ity. ,t .
'.' The labor crew will be composed
of Lyman Patrick (in charge,)
Klamath Falls; Henry ' Johnson,
' Merrill; William ' Short, Tulelake;
To (hose Interested In wild flow
ers; the display In the Lava Beds
at the present time is the best' It
has been for the last few years,
no doubt due to late rains,
nd iLester Rash,-Malta. ."''?'.'
There are more than 360,000 mile
or oil pipeline in operation in the
United States.
a lew too many drinks would be
convinced-tai was victim of delir
ium tremens If he walked near the
banks of the Link River. There
were literally' millions of snakes
along that stream!"
- Civilization proved too' much for
the snakes, according to DeLap,
and they finally disappeared.
DeLap wav born Oct. 20, 1887,
In a house that stands on the pres
ent site of Klamath Valley Hospital.
The fartrfest he has been away from
Klamath' Falls is Santa . Maria,
Calif. He has a twin brother, Ches
ter, who lives In Los Angeles.
"If Christopher Columbus had the
same attitude toward travel as I
have," he said, "he'd never have
gotten out of Genoa." .
DeLap has some very ; vivid
memories of early days in Klam
ath Falls. When he was, a small
bov he used to drive a herd of
milk cows into a pasture which was
located at the site of Balsiger's Ga
rage. At that time, the Southern
Pacific Station and railroad yards
were part of the- Jim Llndsley
Ranch.
"Klamath Falls was a wild and
wooly town in those days," he re
called. "It would have served very
well as a setting for one of those
rootin' tootln" western movies we
see these days. We had our share
of badmen and the gambling Joints
and saloons never closed. And
(here was considerable feudin' and
fldhtUU among the populace.
"Getting in and out of Klamath
FalU'-wascomplicated,M'he added.
Stage coaches ran to various pans
of the basin. But to get to the
Southern Pacific's mainline, you
had to go by stage and logging
train."
DeLap was never uncertain
about his career. He set his sights
on the County Clerk's Job and his
aim never wavered. He started
working in the clerk's office in 1908.
He was steadily employed there
until 1921 when he took a job buy
ing livestock and wool which ne
held until 1935.' Even then, he did
part-time work for the County
Clerk. From 1935 to 1945 he ranched
near Henley,
DeLap was elected County Clerk
in 1944 and has occupied the office
ever since. -
"A lot of my friends say to me,
Charlie, why don't you get out and
see some of the world?' " He ex
plained. "I don't think the rest of
the world has anything that would
interest me anymore than Klamath
Falls. After all. the city of happi
ness is In the state of mind. My
mind is made up that . Klamath
Falls is the best place in the world.
"BALDY" EVANS PROUDLY PRESENTS ; :
ANOTHER TOP-RANKING WESTERN ARTIST
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FEATURED ON CAPITOL RECORDS'
i AND HIS
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KLAMATH FALLS
. SAT. MIGHT
COMING!!!
THURS., JULY 30 TOMMY & JIMMY DORSEY
' SAT., AUG. 22, MAODOX BROS. AND ROSE
Rydeood,PQns1onoiPcdiser
Venture
m
ears to
be Promising
RYDER WOOD, Wash. Ml Ry
derwood is starting the new chap
ter of its life. . i j
It is almost a community adapta
tion of the old adage about life
beginning at 40.
At the ripe young age of 30, the
town apparently had run its
course, its use as a loSEWS town
for the Long-Bell Lumber Co., was,
at an end. The company put It up
for sale. - ...
Now it has a new role In Cowlitz
County life. The sale to Senior Es
tates. Inc., received wide publicity
two months ago. The firm bought
it for 190,000 with the announced
intention of creating a novel com
munity of home-buying people who
are ' living on pensions or modest
retirement pay. '
Senior Estates officially took
over iast week for - the launching
of Its unique social and business
project. -..
Sponsors of the venture express
confidence of its success. Col. Wil
liam f. Brandt, president of the
JodayA
Womsm
By DOROTHY ROE
Associated Press women's Editor
The trouble with American wom
en is, they take too many baths,
say Charles N. Granville and Nor
man Lee Swartout, of Wilton,
Conn.
These two businessmen approve
of cleanliness, but they say wist
fully that it women didn't bathe so
much they would use more per
fume. Like French women.
Granville and Swartout are in
the perfume business. They have
Just returned from Paris, where
they said they produced the
world's first perfume rainfall over
the .Eiffel Tower: seeding the
clouds over Paris with a charge
of carbon dioxide loaded with
essence of their American per
fume. Says Granville:
"I, don't know why we aia it.
We just got tired of American
women going around dousing them
selves with French perfume, I
guess, and so we decided to douse
French women with American per
fume. We're not planning to sell
perfume over there. It was just an
impulse. ' , , i
The partners are full of sucn
whimsy. A couple of years ago
they produced a perfumed snow-
lali in Bridgeport, uonn., ana naa
small-boys shrieking:
"Man, dig those smelly snow
balls!" :
Granville and Swartout decided
to start their perfume business a
tew years ago when they got tired
of commuting from Wilton to their
respective olilces in New York.
Granville was an industrial de
signer, Swartout was in the glass
business
Their plans to start a perfume
factory were greeted with hilarity
by their friends in Wilton, who
promptly auorjea me enterprise
the "skunk works."
Since Swartout lives on Skunk
Lane the title seemed peculiarly
appropriate, and the boys immed
iately accepted it, wearing skunk
caps, complete with tails, - when
ever possible, - - - - -
Though their approach to busi
ness matters is somewhat frivolous,
their results are' sound. They have
most of the feminine population of
Wilton - plugging their perfume
these days,and they can- afford to
nire a piane to -oomDara raris
with their product just for fun.
They have definite ideas about
women and perfume. Says Gran
ville:
"American women don't use
enough of it, French women douse
themselves . with scent several
times a day perhaps because they
don't bathe so often as Americans.
But the effect is good. How do you
think French gals got the reputa
tion for all that glamor? They're
not any more beautiful than
American women they Just Smell
better. .
- "Our gals are still suffering the
delusion that it's not ladylike to
wear a lot of perfume, and that
they should not wear any before
8 p. m. That's hokum. Why not
Waiermehn
Pickle Time
Have you wished you had a real
L ntnint for watermelon pick
les? Then here you have it. You'll
probably cut some of them In
squares or strips as usual. But for
"show-olf" ana ior gum, o mi
some in leaf shapes. How? By us
ing actual leaves of simple but in
i.rtln(r shanes for patterns. Here
are the details.
JEAN'S WATERMELON PICKLES
Hina oi a iu vo wwi-
melon .'.'
Cold water
cup salt
1 tablespoon powdered alum
- (from drug storey
rs.f inA tn rnthei- large nieces.
Remove all pink from inside with
nMHi pmI nit outer green skin
with vegetable peeler.
Lay a real leai ivy or mapie or
the UkeV-or a cut-out paper pat
tern of one on smooth side of rind.
Trace around it with point of knife.
wen cut witn- snarp paring inuc.
Make grooves on top to represent
veins if you like. - (Cut leftover
scraps of rind Into squares or strips
or use fancy cooxy cunersj.
T-tlc,nl.,M alum onrt oftlt in enOUffh
cold water, to cover prepared rind.
(The alum iirms we uhi.j
stand over-night, then drain and
.nc. wn unripr running cold wa
ter. Cover with cold water, heat to
boiling, and cook genuy, kuoih v
minntas until harelv tender but
still firm. Drain. Barely cover with
cold water, then drain and measure
water, to see how much vinegar,
etc. you'll need. In place of each
quart of water allow:
. 3 cups cmer vinegar
. 1 cup water
5 cups sugar
5 inches stick cinnamon
Hi tablespoons whole cloves
1 tablespoons whole mace or
allspice
1 lemon, thinly sliced.
Heat vinegar, water, and sugar
together. Tie spices and lemon
loosely in cheesecloth and add.
Pour over rind, and cook together
gently, uncovered, about 30 min.,
until rind is tender and slightly
transparent. Carefully pack leaves
into wide-mouthed jars, cover with
boiling syrup, and seal at once.
Let stand at least 2 weeks before
using. Makes about 3 to S pints,
depending on thickness of melon
rind, size of leaves, etc. Leftover
syrup-may be used for pickling
fruits or beets.
smell enticing when you kiss your
husband goodby in the morning?
It might help bring him home on
time at night.
LIFETIME BATTERY
,. 249S
mrt plus tax
Automatic self charging - Neutronic
plat. 6-yeor guarantee by Lloydi
o London. '
Coll Your Local Repreientatlve: .
A. O. Smith . Ml 9 K. Fllf
Don Barnes 4804 . . Merrill
Glenn Hunnlcnlt ' 4)1)1 Merrill
Den Peterson ' ?-S7 ' Tnlelako
corporation, . reported more than
two dosen future residents had
paid deposits on homes before the
take-over date. He said the dally
stack of mail reflected wide in
terest in the project after the na
tional publicity it received.
. Brandt cited a typical tnniHry
from his file: "
"Reserve two-bedroom home. I
qualify. Letter follows."
Not everyone can qualify for res
idence in the town. Maximum in
come allowed ; Is 1250 a month.
Monthly payments on the 184 hous
es range from $20 to $30. -
The town also is equipped with
business buildings, ,a church, a
school, and- hospital and utilities.
A face-lifting is under way In the
town that 2,000 persons once called
"our home town."
Demolition crews have been tear
ing down old woodsheds and other
dilapidated buildings ahead of the
brightening up paint project.
"We're not doing anything to the
inside of the homes,". Brandt ex
plained. "We couldn't and still hold
the prices down. Besides, a great
many have expressed the desire to
do their own inside work."
Prices range from $2,500 for a
four-room residence to $3,500 for a
six-room dwelling.
The initial down payments Indi
cate the town's populace will range
from retired Industrial officials to
laborers. Many letters have come
from retired - railroad workers.
Some of Ryderwood's long-time
residents are going- to remain.
The list of Inquiries Is topped by
questions about climate, rainfall,
elevation of recommended garden
crops.
-Brandt reported that visitors
come to the town daily to take a
first-hand look at the prospects.
He says they like them.
The Senior Estates'president said
the residents may incorporate the
town' as soon as they wish...
"The people are going to run HI
he said. "If they want to havf a
council and mayor, let them go
ahead.' '-,
The first mercantile store has
been opened already. Ryderwood
also has a church, with a 600-seat
auditorium. Letters have been re
ceived from four ministers -about
the pastorate. Brandt said the con
gregation will, decide on the de
nomination.
Rainstorms
Slow Action
Over Korea
SEOUL m Allied planes stayed
on the ground today and battle-
iront action was limited to brief
patrol skirmishes as rainstorms
lashed Korea from one end to the
other.
Up to 5'i Inches of rain has
soaked this war-torn Peninsula
since early Sunday from storms
that swept in from the China Sea.
The Fifth Air Force said the down
pour would continue another 24
hours.
For the first time in more than
a year, all Allied planes in Korea
even weather reconnaissance
flights were grounded. .
Along the curving 155-mile front,
infantrymen struggled In ankle-
deep mud to keep water-lOKKed
bunkers from cavmsr in. A number
oi Dunxers aireaay were reported
couapsea.
Supply traffic crept, slowly to
ward the battle line over dirt
roads turned into a quagmire.
Allied troops who sloshed through
the flooded paddy fields of no
man's land reported 40 natrnl nnn.
tacts from Sundav tn parlv Unn.
uny. ah were airected at U. N.
POSitlOn West Of Plncrr PMu
below Kumsonir. or on hntlv run.
tested Sniper Ridge in Central Ko
rea, xne probes were easily turned
back, the Eighth Army said. . -
Communist positions northwest, of
Boomerang Hill on the Western
Front for an hour and a halt be
fore dawn. " ' '
South Koreans,' assaulted Red
lines near Anchor Hill on the ex-
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