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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1955)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7. 1955 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATO FALLS, OREGON PAGE THREE W i'-'-'i ) BASIN BRIEFS HOBO JUNGLE, a no-man's land along any railroad tracks, is the haven for people from anywhere with nowhere to go. This i 76-year-old man is an example of those "on the bum." He was once a sheepherder in Montana, but now rides the rails from place to plaoe. His days are spent sleeping and occasion ally eating, and oftentimes, just sitting. Klamath Hobo Jungle Shows Vagabonds Still Ride Rails By JOE RIOKRT The old man was sitting on the 0und, leaning against a tree. He Vasn't looking at anything in par ticularjust staring into epace. Nearby was a woman of about 60. She was sleeping on an old blanket, probably because she had nothing better to do. The scene was under a shady grove of trees near the railroad tracks. They call it hobo jungle, a no-man's land of wanderers. They come from nowhere in par ticular. Their destinations are tne eime. Some are old men, some are young men. and some are even women. They all have a story to tell. . ' "I don't like 11," said the old man. "This bunimin' is no good." He was wearing a pair of soiled overalls with no shirt. It looked as if he had scraped a blade of some sort over his chin a lew days ago. Ke aid he was 16 years old. "I used to be a sheepherder in Montana," he droned. "I even had my own sheep lor awhile . . . Then we had a couple of bad winters ... I only started this life a year ago . . Yes, I've traveled some . . . been ti California, Oregon, Washington, Montana . . . There t Isn't much I can do anymore . . .' ican't work-hard like the yonng fellers . . . arthritis bothers me now . . . v:an hardly get on and off the cars ..." A younger man staggered up car Iving a paper bag. The contents clanked noisilv as he walked. He was looking for his brother, whom he hadn't seen since 1948. "We always get drunk when we ce each other," he slurred. "There's a lot of those kind," Raid the old man after the unsteady one had left. "Mc, I don't drink or ' gamble , . . live longer that way . . . But now I'm an old man . . . won't live much longer . . . can't get social securily because 1 don't have a birth certificate . . . guess 1 11 go back to Montana if I can get some money ..." Then the old man lapsed into silence. The woman awoke from her su perfluous slumber. She was dressed in levis and a T-shirt. A pair of cowboy boots completed her ward robe. Her dark hair looked slight ly uncombed. "I like it while I'm on the rails," she said, "but it's the jungles I hate . . . nothing but mosquitoes, ants, flies . . . would you believe that I washed this shirt yester day? . . . Well. I did . . . My husband travels with me . . . we've both been married three times, so we get along fine together." She sat up on the edge of the makeshift bed and continued with her story, as if glad to find some one willing to listen. "Mv husband found a Job here , . We want to get enough money to buy a car . . . then we'll drive down to California . . . I've lived in Los Angeles since 1921 . . . took my first ride on the rails in 1953 . . . have done it ever since off and on ... I like to travel ... see different places and different peo ple .. . really see some char acters . . . one guy used to take his burro on the boxcars . . . an other had a dog which had tra veled 5,000 miles with him . .. . "Yes, there are other women on the bum . . . some because thev have to . . . some because they want to . . . There's a lot of peo ple ridln' the rails this year : . . more than I've ever seen before . . . sometimes as many as 14 in one boxcar. She was a big woman . . .-said she weighed 221 pounds. Two hearts were tatooed on her lelt arm each bearing some Initials. bne didn't say which husband they rrprrsemca. un ner rignt arm was ine image oi a cat Derched aton ine numoer 13. underneath was inscribed "USN." She revealed that she was born in Iowa. She used to travel all over the country by . bus and bv thumb. She's missed only three states to date. She affirmed that she was part Indian "Sioux, but not enough to collect any money from the. reservation." The woman admitted that there wasn't much to do between trips in the boxcars. "Just read and sleep . . . that's about all ... I like to read . . . anything but Westerns ..." She picked up a pocketbook wnicn sne had been reading. I ve read tnis once before, but don't have anything else to read , , . may as well read it again . . . maybe there's some passages I missed the first time . . . It's about a guy who rode the rails . . ." The woman leaned back and stared at the print. The old man stared into space This is what they call hobo jungle. Merrill The Merrill Presby terian Mariners have cancelled their meeting scheduled lor Mon day night. Next regular meeting will bo held September 11. Mf. l.aki Cruliera Potluck picnic of the Mt. Laki Community Church Cruisers Club will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, August 8. st Malin Park. The Rev. Willtsm Aln- ley, the church's pastor, baa In vited all married couples In the community to attend. He said baby sitters will be provided for parents who wish to take part in planned recreation and swimming after supper. Army Pvt. Donald P. Craig. 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. Price M. Craig, Alturas, California, Is a member of the 2nd Armored Di vision in Germany. That division during World War II earned the reputation of "Hell on Wheels." A 1953 graduate of Modoo Union High School, he entered the Army in December 1954. Corrertlnn 1st Lt. Ronnie Trotman USAP dental officer was erroneousley listed as Pvt. Trot man in Thursday's Herald and News. Lt. Trotman is flying to Ladd AFB at Fairbanks, Alaska to serve on the dental staff of the air base. Travelers Home Lewis Jones, Chief of Police in Chiloquln, met his wife and their four children in The Dalles when they arrived from a month's visit with relatives in Nebraska and the entire family drove to Yakima. Washington for a two day visit with other relatives before returning home. Sell House Mr. and Mrs. Ed Doty, Bend, have recently sold their house in Chiloquln to Mr. and Mrs. Mose Martinez. The place is just two doors from the home of Mrs. Martinez' sister and family, the Albert Avllas, and across the highway from Mrs. Mrs. Martinez' mother, Mrs. Rena Gibbons. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Newlun of Sprsgue River, Is visiting her sis ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don Marvin at Complon, Cal ifornia. Randy Marvin, who is vis iting his grandparents at Snraguc River, will go borne when the Mar- vins bring Lou Ellen borne. Cindy Crurue Sprague River valley ranch owner, is receiving medical care at Hillside Hospital in Klamath Falls. Her son. Ted. expects to bring her home during the week. Malin Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Stephens and son Kelly returned Wednesday from a trip to the coast with Stephen's nephew, Ron ald Nlelsoen of Ringsted. Iowa, who has been visiting here ' two weeks. Ronald left the parly at Eugene to stay until he returns to Iowa to school. GOC There will be a potluck picnic at Malin Park, sponsored by the Malin unit cf the Ground Ob server Corps. Monday evening, Au gust 8. starting at 6 p.m. This is a regular meeting night. Return Mr. and Mrs. Claud Gaddy and daughter, June, are home in Alturas after a vacation in Kansas City, Kansas. j ' J t J 2-. 5 -71 Early Development Of Basin Recalled By Civil Engineer Alturas Mrs. Clara Eddie oi Alturas, one of the supervisors ot the Modoc County schools, is in Boulder, Colorado, . attending a cuurse in scnooung. Reunion Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. McAullfte have returned to Fort Klamath from a three-dav trip to Raymond, Washington, where thev attenoed the class of 1935 alumni reunion of the high school from which Mrs. McAullfte was gradu ated 20 years ago. They were guests at the home of her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fisher. During their parents ab sence, the McAuliffe children were in the care of Selma Slionvs, who is spending the school vacation at the McAuliffe home from her home at Red Bluff. ' ,c.; .y be"..---4v UIJC11 DON J. ZUMWALT Weed ' representatives at the city and county civil defense coun cil meeting here last week included George Oeschger. Weed Long-Bell fire chief; Weed Volunteer Firemen including Chief Rolland Riley, and Commissioner James Mallory. May or Fred Lloyd; Councilman Mar jorie Young and Grace Pickthorn of Dunsmuir and Jim Moore and Mrs. Nell Schilling of Mt. Shasta also attended, Harry Reents. as sistant to the general manager of Long-Bell, Weed division, was one of the speakers. Malin The Westminster Fel lowship of the Malin Community Presbyterian Church is holding a wiener roast and picnic at the church barbecue today, Sunday, from sixth grade age up. Picnic starts at 5 p.m. Lake view Building is under way for a new punv.ee block struc ture to house the Collins Brothers Motors. Dodge-Plymouth dealers in Lakevlew. The firm suffered fire loss in July. Dan Collins, manager announces the new building will be 60 x 80 feet and will include truss type roof. Merrill Legion, VFW Hold Picnic MERRILL The Malin park was the scene of a picnic and swim ming party for the boys and girls who sold Buddy Poppies for the American Legion Auxiliary and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary of Merrill. The party was held Tuesday, Au gust 2. and attended by Charles and Pat Henderson. Kenneth Pol niateer, Jim Bob Merilees, Dickie Marks, Shirley and Frank Swisher, Diane West, Nancy and Paula Har ris. Kathy and Christine Cole, Mary Lou and Joanne Turner and chap erones, Mary Turner. Pearl Harris and Mary Lou Swisher. GITY BRIEFS Siskiyou Road Tax Approved YREKA The Siskiyou' County ' tlve would be to delay purchase board of supervisors Tuesday voted I of needed equipment and to lay to levy a 20-cent road tax for this year. ...... The tax will raise an estimated 97.600 for the road department, and will be added to the general Ux rate.. It will be levied against each SlOO in assessed valuation. The general tax rate will be set later tills month. Road Commissioner Orel Lewis inlrl hnsrrl iliol tinlnee t rrnt more money, his department ' ?erA' aVate ,UJ ' oboul W'42 ia rnri Ihtc XCBt, nc ItlllU Utl.l Ulliuniun off members of the crews. This, he said, would hamper work on sev eral projects this year. Supervisor W. A. Barr (Mount Shasta)! made the motion to levy '.he tax, anil Supervisor Clint Jack son (Edgewoodl cast the lone vote against the measure. County Auditor Ernest Johnson said that the tax would raise the would be $84,000 In Ibe red this year. Lewis said that the only alterna- Go Home Mr. and Mrs. George Wood hsve returned to Aurora after a week's visit at the home of their son. Nelson Wood, and his family at Dairy. Mrs. Olive. Kraley and son, Jerry are home at Dairy after two weeks at Fort Dix, California. 15. F. Bisbey of Dairy is re modeling his home and putting on a new roof. Beth r.nhley of San Francisco recentlv spent two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Roy McNeill of Merrill. A Merrill High graduate, she is now medical secretary to an eye specialist in the Bay City. Harold Garvey has returned to Cottonwood. California, after compleilng extensive Improvement to the Fort Klamath summer resi dence of Mr. .and Mrs. Joseph C. McAuliffe. Last year he built the McAuliffe winter home at Bald Hills near Cottonwood. Fort Klamath Sgt. Donald E. Trainer, U. S. Army Air Force, official Ground Observer Corp rep resentative for this sector, was in Fort Klamath on two trips last week. He was with the group of Italian air cadets also when they went to Crater Lake. Picnic The Klamath Falls Yacht Club picnic will start serv ing at 2:30 Sunday afternoon.- No reservations are needed for this, outing at Rocky Point. Members are asked to bring their own eating utensils. i Artifartors The Artifactors Club will meet at 11 a.m. Sunday August 14 at the . county library. Any one interested In artifacts Indian relics and lore are asked to telephone 4944. Anyone Interested in subbing in the Ladybug League contact Joyce Ross, phone 2-1545. Picnic The annual picnic for post office employes will be held Sunday, August 14 at Collier Park. Carriers will furnish the coffee, Ice cream and pop. Potluck dishes are to be taken by those attending. All members of the post office staff and their families are Invited. Improving Paul Pfefferle, em ploye of Weyerhaeuser, who submitted- to an emergency appon denctomy August 1 at Klamith Klamath Valley Hospital is im proving in the hospital. 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Mer rill Lodge is to seat the D55-56 officers and will also entti the contest on the Bee Hive. Edna Bradley, president If Re bekah Assembly nf Oregni will pay her official visit at tie dis trict convention. Noble Grand Vivian Cunrieham presided at the August 1 meet. Next meeting will be heldAugust Youth Chased By KF Police A 65-mlle-an-hour chase by city police's paddy wagon through Klamath Falls streets Fr 1 d a y night ended in the arrest ul an 18-year-old Chiloquln youth who had to be captured by physical iorce. Patrolmen Frank Weaver and John Kennavd arrested Wendell EKKsmen. driver of the car. alter a pursuit which began at Eleventh and Pine streets. - With the strcn blazing' awuy, the pursued car ran several atop signs along . the ' route out Eleventh to Oregon Avenue, and then out Ne vada Avenue. Just after the speeding car crossed Fremont Bridge n e a r Moore Park it failed to negotiate n turn and came to a halt after spinning around on the Highway. When patrolman Kennard ap proached the car, Eggsman at tempted to strike him. but was subdued by the two arresting police men and locked in tne paaay wag on. Two 17-year-old youths, one from Chtlonuin and one from Klamath Falls who were passengers In the Eggsman car, were also arrested and were turned over to Juvenile authorities. Ejgsman was booked at the city jail on charges of reckless driving and no operator's license. He will appear in municipal court on the charges. Bail .was set at $105. Arresting patrolmen said beer was found In the vehicle. compares with last year's rale ot $2.1U and the 1953-54 rate of $2.49. The surplus over the Immediate needs of the road department Is tentatively slntcd for a road equip ment tuna. It will be placed In the road department's unapprop riated rescrvo fund. Siskiyou County, up until now, was one of the few California counties not having a road tax Most counties use the "In lieu" tax money collected by the state! In the form of motor venlcle fees and returned to the counties for road funds, but Siskiyou County does not do so. Last year, tills "in lieu" money totaled (13,000 In the county. By Rl'TII KING The son of a California stock man, brought up on cattle ranch, who turned his back on ranching to become a civil engineer, has left the imprint of his life's work on practically every nook and cranny- of the Klamath Country. Don J. Zumwalt, born July J, 1871 in Eldorado County, Is the son of John H. Zumwalt who rode across the plains with an ox team In 1854 and Clementine Graham a California belle. They put down their roots in the Sacramento Val ley while they considered the choice of making a fortune in the rich gold country nearby or of staying with the business of raising crops and cattle. The farm won. Young Zumwalt entered Stanford University and graduated with the "pioneering" class, first to be graduated, In 1895. Among his classmates were Ex-President Her bert Hoover, actor Holbrook Bllnn, authors Charles Field and Carlos Ager and many others whose names have since been seen In the news papers of America for outstanding accomplishments. From his parents he inherited a pioneering urge and alter trying his engineering wings with the Santa Fe Railroad, the open coun try of Oregon beckoned and he arrived in Klamath Falls on St. Patrick's Day in 1904. He Joined W. K. Brown, Charles Hawkins and Ben Oould of the Klamath Canal Company who had visions of watering the virgin acres down the valley with a stream from Upper Klamath Lake. The fledgling project was soon sold to the federal government and the young engineer went Into pri vate practice. He served as city engineer for more than 25 years. made the first map of .the city of Klamath Falls, put in the first paving In the embyro town and laid out the first sewer system During these years he maintained a private office with the Klamath County Title and Abstract Company which he owned with the late Allen Sloan and Joe Pierce. He laid out the townslte of "White Lake City," between Mer rill and Malin on the California- Oregon state line for E. B. Hall i of this city, an undertaking that was never developed. - The levels of many of the Irriga tion ditches on the Klamath project and ot many of the logging roads that snake through the forests were developed over Zumwalt's de3k. Bo was engineer for numerous dams that still control the water flow In the basin and he gave unstinting- ly of his time and knowledge to many Individuals In! the new coun try who needed st "word of advice'' on some problem within his field. He laid out grades and curves on highway srteries that link this country to the north and the south, tne east ana tne west. After he arrived in the Klamath country, he returned to Hayward. California and brought back by way of Thrall and the Poghema switchback, a bride, the former Julia Kinsey. whom he married on June 38, 1005. They arrived via a four - horse stage on a hot July day to find there wasn't single lemon in the town to make a cool glass of lem- onade. The following winter the butter supply ran out and they ate butterless bread until a new supply came in over the moun tains. These were minor discom forts of living In a new land. The new Mrs. Zumwalt estab lished herself in musical circles while her husband affiliated with Masonic bodies, the- Blue Lodge Chapter, Knights Templar, the Shrine, the Rotary Club and worked hard at his hobby, photography. This year they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding day when their friends remembered the date with congratulations and gifts. Zumwalt, who retired three years ago, has hunted deer and ducks in the hills and the marshes and has fished the nearby streams. Today he recalls with keen mem ory those early years when the young city ended near the present location of Waggoner's Drug store and dust lay deep between homo and office; the arrival of the first train and the passing ot the old order of living when the town was young. , The family home Is at 435 North second street. Coming to Klamath Fall Dollar Days THURS. - FRI. - SAT. Shiloatcha Unit Camp Night Held CHILOQUIN The Shiloatcha Nanka Camp Fire Group with itsf guardian, Mrs. Dwiglit Kirchcr and one of her assistants, Mrs. f uien Kircncr. iook an overnigni camping trip Tuesday and Wednes day at the head of Fort Creek. Each girl attending earned at least 10 honors in outdoors cralt by trying many different types of outdoor cookery including kabobs, bread on a slick, baked Ilsh. vis itors Tuesday evening were assls- i tant guardian, Mrs. Victor Sisson Sr. and Mrs. Francis Wilder. Ten girls made the trip. Three I others were unable to attend. The j majority nf the girls are working1 en their third rank In Cnmp Fire, that of fire maker, the others arc working on wood gatherer. I w We're out to tell 50 Oldsmobilei this month next and we're offering best deal of the year! new and the HOLIDAY COUPES 4-Door Sedans Holiday Sedans BUY NOW LIBERAL TRADES SAVE $$$$ J DICK B. MILLER CO: 7th and Klamath Phono 4103 Hammond Organ Chord Orgon ..nrgfftt toe It lead mx tnaka ptanoa In thii part nf tha weit. Rent a Spinet oiano. Rental pur :hait plan. LOUIS R. 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