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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1955)
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE S-V-1 I '' ' i - ' ejsjii ' Vy " III & " ' 'V California Senate Probes State Fair ACXAMXNTO (UP) A Callfor nU Senate Investigating commit tee turned its attention to the De partment ol Finance today in its probe of concessions and con tract at the California State Fair. Scheduled to testify In the third day of the hearings was Fred W Links, assistant director ol the Finance Department. Links wai called following testl many that managers of the lair modified several contracts to con- WORK OP THE MIGRANT ministry' in the Kla math Batin for transient workers who an ar riving lor the potato harvest is getting underway. They will organize a recreational, educa tional and welfare program which will serve hundreds of migrant-worker families in the area. The program te be held here for the second year, it a community project sponsored by the fVnril nf Churehai. Far the first time in anv miarant oroaram. home nursina classes are being offered by the Red Cross as one of the services available to the migrants. Left te' right are Florence hairhill, director ot the Klamath Vasm program, her assistant, aerty oiencnare, Betty Whitaker, supervisor of the National Coun cil of Churches' Migrant Program in Oregon, Idaho and Southern California and Mrs. George Chin, Klamath Falls, who will instruct the mother and baby care class. PTA NEWS KLAMATH COUNTY COUNCIL OF PTA By Mrs. John W. Insley . ' Klamath County Council of PTA held Its first regular meeting of the year 1955-56 in the Juniper Room of the Wlllard Hotel, pre ceutd by a no-hostess luncheon. Presiding at the meeting was Mrs, Art Moore, president, who welcomed those present and re quested that unit presidents mall either to her, or to Use secretary, Mrs. Neil Blac'K, the names and telephone numbers of their offi cers, and the day arid time meet ings are held. A note of appreciation was read from Mrs. Ellen Dell Bleler, Na tional Field Representative", wish ing the Klamath County Council continued success in our PTA work. Mrs. Bieler gave many Ideas and much encouragement during the workshop meeting t held ip Klamath Falls, July 20. , The new Twyla Ferguson School has been issued a welcome to Join PTA, and a committee from coun cil is to be formed to meet with representatives from the school. The budget for the year was read and accepted. ' Medford PTA Council has Issued an invitation to a workshop to be held Thursday, Qctober 6, from :30 a.m. until 2:30 P.m. The Medford Y will provide Baby-sitting service at the nominal cost of 75 centa.f .Mrs. Moore asked that thu names of those planning to attend be handed In at the next regular meeting. Through the courtesy of Ferebee . Studio, pictures of unit officers will again be taken, the deadline for . this .being October 31. The president stated that at a recent meeting of the Inter-Agensy Council, Mayor Paul Landry ex pressed the hope that PTA groups would assist in integrating tne new air personnel, and it was suggest ed that unit hospitality chairmen make personal calls Inviting them to visit PTA. Arnold Oralapp, superintendent of city schools, called attention to the growth in the Klamath Falls scnooi population, Dotn nign scnooi and elementary acnools, and stat ed that some very definite addi tional building growth would have to be met. He also expressed tne thanks ot the members of the Board of Education for the im mediate response of several city organizations when the school at torney recommended that an elec tion be held to purchase a new school site. Carrol Howe, superintendent of county schools, said, "We have Just finished redisricting - 370 youngsters. The smoothness witn which this was done was remark able and the cooperation wonder ful. We are faced with the great est problem in imbalance, since 1048 and expect more rcdistricting In another year." , Members were asked to give their support to the United Fund, this year. Mrs. Hagan Moore, a a v 1 n g s stamps chairman, stated that al most $10,000 worth of stamps had been sold in Klamath County last year, and expressed the hope that units would again participate in the program this year. The post office has suggested staggering the days for stamp purchases for better service Mrs. Gordon Loomls, program chairman, suggested the following ideas for programming: boosting the National PTA magazine by program; any current problems on legislation: Juvenile protection it is expected that the state PTA chairman may be in Klamath Fnlis next spring and will be available for meetings; tuition scholarship- exchange of ideas from units need ed: youth problems. Mrs. Loomls will welcome any further ideas, Oralapp advised thnl the white House Conference oa Education convenes this fall and would be ready for programming in Jan uary or February. Officers for the year 1955-5B are: president, Mrs. Art Moore; vice president, Mrs. D. L. Dunkeson; secretary, Mrs, Nell B 1 a e k; treasurer, Mrs. E. w. Zigler, Committee chairmen for the year are: savings stamps, Mrs. Hagan Moore; magazines: , Mrs, James swansen; Hospitality, . Mi's, Robert Abbey; publications, Mrs. Axel Carlson; Founders Day, Mrs D. . L. Dunkeson; program,' Mrs. uoroon Loomls: puoiicity, "Mrs. John Insley and Mrs. Richard Me- lum; historian, Mrs. Cecil-Finney: parliamentarian, Mrs. Eldrcd Han' sen. , . . : . The next regular' meeting. Is scheduled for October 4. at Shas ta School. ' ... v. , ., cessionatres after they were signed.' . , Sen. "George Miller Jr., chairman of the Senate committee, charged yesterday that some concession aires made "windfall profits" be cause of the "laxity ot operation" by fair officials. . Most ot the ftrrt two days ol the bearing centered around a contract granted Crafts Big Shows to conduct the midway at the 1955 fair. Confederate Bonner Flies From Carrier NORFOLK. Va. I-The 8tara and Bare waved in the blue off Una port yesterday aa a ceremony waa held aboard the carrier Ti conderoga honoring Robert E. Lee and the new 30-cent Lee stamp. It marked the first time the Confederate flag has flown from an American warship. The skipper of the Ticonderoga Is CapL Andrew Jackson a na tive of Mississippi. Lumber Suit Lawyers Meet SAN FRANCISCO (DP) Attor neys for various factious in the Miller and Lux case conferred pri vately yesteraay, apparently ( in an attempt to reach a compromise settlement of their differences. The conferences were considered important enough to warrant a de lay in a hearing originally ached uled for 3 p.m. today before Su perior Judge Herman van der See. It will be held Monday at 10 a.m., instead. -A settlement,: If reached, would pave the way for united prosecu tion of a 100 million dollar fraud suit filed' by present trustees of the estate of the late cattle baron Henry Miller. v ' ..- The faction of heirs that insti tuted the suit- is represented by attorney C. Ray Robinson of Mer ced. It consists of four great grandchildren. '. Opposing various legal actions taken by this group is another group of three great grandchildren represented by attorney John Francis Neylan. Allied with Ney lan'are attorneys Reginald Vaughn and Varnum Paul, who represent two grandchildren, who ara life tenants of the estate. Sure standard of American whiskey at With the finest products in his tory within their reach, Americana can afford to be selective. And Oiey are. 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