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-SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1955
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. fiTOGOK
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There are supposed to be only
two ways of scaling the ladder
of success the "hard way" and
by "getting the breaks."
Anyone familiar with the record
of Joe LaClair director qf instruct
ional materials for Klamath Falls
public schools, will agree he made
it the "hard way."
Adversity dogged the steps of
LaClair almost from the time he
emerged from the cradle. "When
he was four years old, fire wiped
out all his family's worldly pos
sessions, including a home and a
grocery store in Medford where
he was born.
A few years later polio struck
the family and two of LaClair's
brothers were crippled for Ule
by the malady.
MILKED COWS
In the meantime, the LaClairs
had moved to Coos Bay. The family
finances reached such a low point,
that LaClair returned to Medford
and obtained a Job on a dairy farm
milking cows. While on this Job
he was graduated from elementary
school.
In 1924, LaClair's father decided
to see if he could outdistance
trouble and moved his family to
Kansas City, Missouri. LaClair en
rolled at Sweeney's Automobile and
Electrical School. At 15 he was the
youngest of 2,000 students in the
institution.
While LaClair was learning to be
an automobile mechanic, his lather
was hit by an automobile and
fatally injured at a Kansas City
street Intersection. He died a short
time later.
TOUGH WINTER
"That was the toughest winter
I ever spent," LaClair declared.
"We had to go on relief. We lived
in a dingy cold water flat. It was
bitterly cold in Kansas City. We
ran out of fuel tor the wood stove.
All one night I kept the fire going
with old newspapers."
The LaClair family was finally
sent back to Oregon in 1624 by the
Kansas City Welfare Agency.
"I .went to work in the woods,"
WITH ZANY SUITS and cap., Klamath Union High School's
three Stripes and a Check, comprised of (standing, left to
right) Terry Hannon, Billy Hamblin, Don'n Taueher, and
(seated) Frances Cox, proved to ba a popular entertainment
feature in last Wednesday night's Klamath County Open
House. The open house featured exhibits and entertainment
by students of 24 Klamath County Schools as a part of Amer
ican Education Week, whose theme this year was "Schools
"iVur Investment in America."
M. T. Schoolman
Death Learned
M. T. Schoolman. San Mateo.
California, died in Truckee, Cali
fornia, recently while on a busi
ness trip.
Mr. Schoolman will be remem
bered by many Klamath Falls and
Lakeview people as the represen
tative of Loui3 T. Snow Co., San
Francisco wholesale grocery tirm.
He had covered this territory for
the Snow firm for many years.
At one time Mr. Schoolman was
associated with' the late L. E. Ser
mys in business here and In Med
ford. Mr. Schoolman Is survived by
his wife Ruoy and twin daughters.
Snyder and Sullivan Mortuary, San
Mateo, is in charge of arrange
ments. The funeral is expected to
be held Monday or Tuesday.
Dorcas Circle Gives "
Thanksgiving Offer
WEED A foot length ol dimes
was given as the Thanksgiving of
fering at the meeting of the Dorcas
Circle held' at the home of Mrs.
John Kerkes recently.
Mrs. Ray Bulls, chairman, pre
sided at the business session and
conducted the election of new of
ficers wnlch are Mrs. Lallle Da
vis, chairman; Mrs. Ralph Fad
ner, vice-chairman; Mrs. Andrew
Cogglns, secretary; Mrs. Chester
Kimrey, treasurer; world service
chairman, Mrs. Millie Cromwell;
and Mrs. Alfreda Rose, fellowship
chairman.
Devotional thoughts pertaining
to Thanksgiving were presented
by Mrs. Kerkes.
A Christmas party is planned
for the December 9 meeting which
will be a night meeting with Mrs.
Kerkes as chairman.
Now . ' j-
he explained. "I never expected
to go back to school again. Three
loggers I worked with convinced
me I should complete my educa
tion. I followed their advice."
By working at various Jobs, La
Clair finally was graduated from
Southern Oregon College and was
given a teaching certificate. In
1931. he taught and coached ain-
letlcs at. "Malta Elementary School.
His salary was $900 a year.
STARTED CLIMBING
Since then LaClair has been
teacher and principal at schools in
Maifn, Keno and Chiloquin. Before
he took his present position, he
was sub-district superintendent ol
schools In Chiloquin.
He says he is now carrying on
a type of education which had
prevailed for centuries but was
halted with the invention ot the
printing press.
"When people started to read,"
he explained, "learning by use ol
the other senses was forgotten.
This method o! teaching had a
big revtva during World War II
wnen men iiau w uv w amcu quit,'
ly."
LaClair Is president of tne Klam
ath Falls Klwanis Club and County
Civil Delense director. He also
is a veteran ot World War II.
(Listen to Joe LaClair on Family
Album, Radio Station KFLW, Sun
day 10:15 p.m.)
Heart-Broken Father Dies
Month After Sons Murdered
CHICAGO W A despairing,
heart-broken father, whose two
young sons and a companion were
brutally murdered less than a
month ago, died Friday.
The cause of Anton schuessler's
death was described by a physician
"apparently a heart attack."
He suite red the attack, the doctor
added, while being given a routine
electrical shock treatment for a
depressed state of mind.
But police and friends ot the
year-old father ot the slain boys
agreed that be died of a broken
heart.
Schuessler's wife, Eleanor, 37,
prostrate at the news ot her hus
band's death in a rest home In
suburban Des Flatties, sobbed:
"It's all the killers' fault. They
killed the boys and now they've
killed Tony. I had everything to
live for and now I've got nothing."
The Schuessler's only children,
John, 13, and Anton Jr., 11, and
their neighborhood chum, Robert
Peterson, 1. were found brutally
murdered on Oct. IB at the Robin
son Woods forest preserve.
The boys had disappeared from
their Northwest side home pn Bun-
day, Oct. IS alter leaving home to
attend a loop movie.
Schucssler went without sleep in
the starch lot the boys. Alter the1
buriat o! his aons he closed his
Horth Side tailor shop and said he
would devote all his, time la help
ing police search for the sadistic
sjayws.
Thus far police have found no,
tangible clues in connection with
the slaytngs. Police have ques
tioned some 100,000 persona and
have pursued every lead. Rewards
lor the capture ol the slayer total
133,350.
Bchnessler, Kitfc Malcolm Peter-
son, W, lather ol Robert, can
vassed neighborhood taverns and
bowling alleys and tramped
through me uiKir&rus.h nh the1
boys' bruised and naked bodies 1
wero found lor possible clues.
Schuessler refused to give up the
search despite orders by his physi
cian to tae a complete rest. Coro
ner Waiter E. McCarron said his
deputies had told him a week ago,
that the' grief-stricken Schuesler,
was "Just lading away."
Be enured the prJyale rest bema
on Thursday- His w said bit
nerves were "incf," , . ,
Dr. Julius Stetnleld, superfatted
ent ol the rest home, described
the treatment given gcbue&sJer as
"a very normal and routine pro
ceouie." H6 said lata doctor
worked neatly three, touts, to. 10.
unsuccessful attempt to revive
him.
Court Records
- v HXAMATB FALLS
MUK1CIVM COURT
Login Bunt, drunk, 923 or ' d.v.
Garnett K. Bradley, drunk, 25 lor.
feited. .
Cecil Lane, drunk. 23N forfeited.
Glen J. Latnere. violation, of basic
rule ino peed, $25 fine.
Leo Johnson, Tckle drtvlni, 0O
forfeited.
Louis F. Lichtenhahn, drunk, $23 for
feited. Geors D. Binfham, drunk, 29 for.
felted.
Olaf WidenMlrom, drunk, 935 forfeit
ed. Edward Joieph Bculey, drunk and
disorderly conduct. $25 forfeited.
H. C. Rubens no re titration visible
3 forfeited.
Dons Rldenoux, no icstiteiUofV visi
ble. S3 forfeited.
Ballard and Bennett Motora, no rf
istratfon visible, $3 forfeited.
Dixie L, Harin. failure to yield right
of way to a vehicle, W forfeited.
Farrell Durroent Macartney, failure
to observe Ted light, $3 forfeited.
C. SchmiU, no rcgittratlon viilble, 93
forfeited.
John Whitley, no registration visible,
S3 forfeited.
A., E. Waldorf, no registration, vlU
bJe, S3 forfeited.
Leonard I. Kaufman, no registration
visible. $3 forfeited.
Wyoming Natrona Stiles, failure to
Observe jtop sign, $5 forfeited.
Patrick E. Greenan, no registration
visible, W forfeited.
Luke BeMrhemrt, YMgrancy, $100 nd
30 days.
Abram Struck, vagrancy, $100 and
30 days.
James L. Phillips no registration, vis
ible, 3 forfeited.
Stuart Thompson EvreU Company, no
registration viiible, $3 forfeited.
Mitchell Byrd. violation ot basic rule,
65 moh In 25 mon zonei, 2S fine.
George Abraham, vagrancy, 9100 and
30 days.
AdeJla Gibson, reckless driving, 15
fins.
KLAMATH COUNT
DISTRICT COURT
Buster Glen Jones, no operator! li
cense, dismissed.
C. H. Parks, assault with a danger
ous weapon., ordered held to grand
jury. Bond set at S3.900; remanded to
custody of inert!!.
Ronald Wade Aforrft, no warning de
vice, 3 paid.
James Lee Loftli, possession of pro
tected game birds, 25 paid.
On The Record
KLAMATH COUNT
BIRTHS
SEIDEL' 'Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Emll SetdeJ, November 9, a boy weigh-,
Ing 7 lbs. oz. at the Klamath Val
ley Hospital.
UHl.in Born In Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Uhlin. November 10. a girl
weighing 3 ibs. 10 oz. at xne jviamatn
Valley Hospital.
MOZtNGO Born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Mozingo, November 10, a boy
weighing 6 lbs. S'.t oz. at the Klamath
Valley Hospital.
CRISS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin D. Criss, November 10, a boy
weighing 1 Ida, w oz. at tne Mmin
Valley Hospital.
BILLINGS Born to Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Billings, November 11, a girl
weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. at the Klamath
Valley Hospital.
PA VGA Born to Mr, and Mrs.
Rudolph Paygr, November 11. a girl
weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. at Che Kiamatft
Valley Hospital.
KLAMATH COUNTf
MARRIAGE LICENSES
REEVES - K3RBY Henry Frank
lin ReevcM, 18, Klamath Falls, and
Marv Ann Kirbv. n. Klamath Falls.
BROWN - MITCHELL Donald Eu
gene Brown, 27, Ore tech. and Reba M.
Mitchell, 27, Klamath Falls.
TOMLlN - PFLUGHA VPT Ross
Leon Tomlln, 19. Klamath Falls, and
Elete May Pflughaupt, 13, Klamath
Falls.
KELLEV - DETROIT Arden E.
Kelley. 21. Klamath Falls, and Helen
M. Detroit, IS. Klamath Fells.
VOGEL - PASTEGA John Vogel,
tVt. Klamath Falls and Angelina Pas
tegfl. fio. Klamath Falls.
MOENCH - WOLFRIfM Frank
Moench Jr., 21, Klamath Falts, and
Carol Lee Wolfrum, 16. Klamath Falls,
KLAMATH COUNTY
St'fT
Norma Rulh Nlckelson vs. Robert "W.
Nickefson. suit for divorce. Attorney for
piainmr. uonaia a. w. riper.
William W. Rranham vs. LnuUe L.
Branhflm, suil for divorce. Attorney for
plain till, Clarence A. Humble.
BELL Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Bell. Weed, a ton weighing
7 lbs. 2la oz. October 23, at the Vised
Hoottat.
COOK Born to Mr. and Mn
Charlrs J. Cook, Mount Shasta, a
daughter wefgfting 7 lbs. 13 oz. October
40 hi ins wrea rtoiniiai.
BYRD Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
mond Byrd. Weed, a son wHvhin 7 i
h l ex. October 2S at the Weed Hot- I
pita.
ENGLISH Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Wade English, Mount Shssfa. a son
weighing 6 lbs. il oz. November S all
the Weed Hatpltat. (
Firemen Report
Minor KF Blazes
" Three minor flrest were report
ed today by the Klamath Falls city
and Suburban fire departments.
There was no damage caused
by any of them, fire department
officials said.
The fire reported by the city
aeparvmem occurred at 11:4s a.m.
Saturday when some hot ashes
pled next to the residence of C. C.
Bond, 2633 Bly Street, caught
fire and scorched some shingles.
The two fires reported by the
Saburban Fire Department were
both flue fires. A fire reported at
9:27 p.m. Friday occurred at the
residence of Robert E. Hard, 3250
Barry Street. Tne other, reported
at 10:11 p.m. Friday,' was at the1
residence ot Earl Nlttever, zim
Bristol. .
TREMORS
CAIRO (VP) Slight earth i
tremors lasting- about seven sec
onds were felt here early today.
BAN LIFTED
SINGAPORE W The govern
ments of Singapore and Malaya
have aereed lo lift a postwar ban
on the entry of Japanese nationals
and iirms lor permanent real-,
dence, chtff minister David Mar
shall announced Saturday.
Sewing Achievements
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Before long now, the annual
deluge of Christmas Cards will
fill the malls. Each card will
bear a message of Faith, Hope
and Good Will. That's as it
should be, foa that Is the spirit
of Christmas.
Of course, some of these
cards will get more attention
than others . . .
and among these
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cards carrying a
picture of the
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onfM. or a true
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years. The photograph you
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and bring them to us for crisp,
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