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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1955 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THREE NEW BOOKS ON THE DESK by Addie May Nixon . city librarian There re so many nice new booka being published this tall that I (eel I must tell you about them. The books seem much more in teresting and readable this year than they have for some years. Prank O. Slaughter has been a favorite author the last few vears. He writes two distinct types of stories, Biblical and historical. His new one is a historical one. The title is "Plight Prom Natchei." The time Is 1781. and the story Is about young - Dr. Powers, who leads a small band of people from Natchei to Georgia. The group en counters every kind of hardship, PTA NEWS i GILCHRIST ,.-. By Hope N. Brader , : Gilchrist PTA met in regular session in the library of the high school at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8. Charles Shotts, pres ident, presided oyer the business meeting and reported 151 paid members at the beginning 'of the meeting. Twelve more joined dur ing the meeting, making a total of 163. This number also exceeds the quota set for the year by 33. Room count flags for the largest per cent of attendance were won by the first grade room with Mrs. Lois Straum room teacher, and by the seventh grade with Mrs. Vern Bochek room teacher. Mrs. Robert Wilson announced that her second grade mothers' club meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at 2:30 p.mi In the afternoon and she hopes that all mothers will take advantage of the opportunity to get acquainted with her and each other in the Interest of the children in her room. - Charles Shotts appointed (i. W. Oxborrow, chairman, Mrs. Lee Mount, Mrs. G. W. Oxborrow, and Tom Greathouse all of Crescent to serve on a ways and means com mittee to plan a box social and square dance at a later date. Vern Rochek, Mrs. C. Grubb, Mrs. George Bell, and Mr. and Mrs. Walker were asked to plan a program for the PTA to be given at the annual amateur night pro gram to be held at the close of basketball season sometime In March. George Bell Is in charge of the school's part of the amateur night program. This will be a SO-SO profit night between the school and the PTA. Mrs. David Frederickson read a letter from Mrs. Ross, state pub licity chairman, stating, the value of publicity, record keeping,, and scrap book making as part of the regular local unit work in keeping a history of past experiences and activities. There will be no meeting in De cember. Parents will be enter tained with the regular school Christmas program Just before the Christmas vacation. Next regular meeting will be In January. One of the most interesting pro grams ever presented was put on by Robert Wilson, high school sci ence teacher and basketball coach, in a very clever chalk talk entitled, "The Eating Habits of the Gilchrist Community Male Ani mal." Cleverly caricatured were the eating habits of Charles Shotts, PTA president; David Frederick son, state highway patrolman; Brenner Norcross, a Chemult resi dent; George Bell, school bus driv er, and Jim Fields, school care taker. "Occupational Hazards," was the theme of the second half of the chalk talks. The evening meeting was ' pre ceded by a potluck supper. and the book Is Interesting read ing. A book by another well-known author is "Family Portrait," by Elizabeth Corbett. This Is the story of a successful career wom an and her search for happiness. This book will , be restful and amusing to read. - "The Golden Witch," by Zola Ross has as Us sub-title, "A Novel of the Northwest." The , s o e n e Is Seattle, and the time is 1897. This book Is exciting and Inter esting to read. "Nine Men," 'or "Political' His tory of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1790 to 1955." by Fred Rodell, will be of Interest to many people. The author tells of all the famous Judges, Mar shall, Holmes, Hughes, and the contemporary ones we know. A good book to pick up, and a hard one to put down until It is fin ished. "Roxana," by Marion Castle is a story of Central City, Colorado In 1879. Here is the kerosene cir cuit of the mountain theater, and the Interesting "fantastic exploits" of early mining days, A m a n could be a millionaire one week, and a pauper the next, or Just the other way around. 'Central City, famous for its old theater, has recently been made a popular summer theater town. This story of the famous old mining town, and its equally famous opera house wui oe most interesting to many readers. FICTION: Marjorie Morning- star, Wouk; Auntie Mame, Patrick Dennis; The Tontine, Costaln; The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, Wilson: Something of value, Ruark; Bonjour Tristesse, Sagan; Band of Angels, Warren. These Lovers Fled Away, Spring; Grandfather Stories, Adams; The Smiling Rebel, Kane; Andersonville, Kantor; The Sixth of June, Shapiro; The Treasure of rieasant valley. Yeroy. GENERAL: Gift from the Sea, Lindbergh; Inside Africa, Gunther; The Power of Positive Thinking, Peale; How to Live 36S Days a Year, Echindler; A Man Called Peter, Marshall; Wr.? Johnny Can't Read, Flescn. The African Giant, Cloete; Onions in the Stew, MacDonald; High Sierra Country, Lewis; The American West, Beebe and Clegg; The New Yorker 1960-1955 Album; Child Behave, Ilg. Malin High School Schedules Rally . MALIN A rally is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, November 18, at the high school gymnasium. This is a follow-up of last Fri day's rally when 11 girls, dressed in complete football costumes, pan tomimed a game with Marcia Prescott reading the action story which was written by Florence Wilson. The Malin Mustangs lined up at the close of the skit. U.S. Army Schedules Barracks Movement' TOKYO The U.S. Army said Thursday it would move its main Junior officers and civilian barracks from downtown. Tokyo to the city outskirts. The move may doom Tokyo's naughty corner of "4th and Y", a busy downtown street by day and a prostitute's promenade by night. Both barracks were within feet of the famous corner. r ' y t u BILLY JACK WILLS and hit Playboys will play at Dick Fen-, wick's Red Barn in Dorris, November 26. Wills has drawn large crowds at the .barn the four times in the last two years he has been there. He has had the same band for the last five years and plays regularly at Wills Point, Sacramento. Fori Rock Grange Elects Jess Miles For Third Term FORT ROCK Jess Milei was reelected to serve a third term as master of Fort Rock Grange at the regular meeting. Serving with Miles will b Mau rice Waid, overseer; Mrs. Law rence Iverson, lecturer; Lawrence Iverson, steward; Keliner Gustaf son, assistant steward; Beverly Iverson. lady assistant steward; Mrs, Mabel Morehouse, chaplain; Mrs. Eleanor Derrick, treasurer; Edwin A. Eskelin; secretary; Ted Methodists Plan Open House Hie First Methodist Sunday School will have open bouse Sun day. November 30. at :4s a.m. for all parents and friends of church children. All visitors will be able to attend classes with the children, attend the children's wor ship service and learn something of the school's teaching goals. This has been an annual event and In past years has been very well at tended by the adults. In addition to open house, it Is also "Food Gift Sunday." All of Jie children will bring an article of food such as canned goods, vegetables or meat. These will be used to make up food boxes which will be . distributed to deserving families before Thanksgiving. Complete Chiropractic Cora DR. J. W. LOWE 111 So. 4h, Staveni Hor.l tldf. Ph. Off. 2-1131 - R. 2 012 MERRILL HIGH NEWS By DORIS RAINES and DOROTHY DANOSKY At last the Juniors are happy. They received their class rings and are proudly showing them off to everyone. First six weeks honor roll stu dents were: seniors, Dorothy Dan osky and George Hodges; Juniors, Katnryn Barnes,' Donna Dragoo and Sue Fields; sophomores, Jean ette Bard; freshmen, Nancy O'Ril ey, Donna Carson and Gloria Can an;, eighth grade, Alice. Abbott; seventh grade, Cholaine Moore, Joyce Noonan and Sharon Hobson. A Parisian style review and a mock wedding, presented by prom inent citizens of Merrill, was the main attraction of the Parent-Patrons Association meeting on No-, vember 8. Members of the Merrill student council attended a Joint student council meeting In Klamath Falls on November 10. Larry Evertson and Chris Lemler gave a report on their trip to Eugene this sum mer. "I Speak for Democracy" con test was held on Tuesday, No vember IS, at radio station KFJI. The participant from Merrill High School Jackie Barry was the win ner. The seniors' busy schedule In cludes picking out their announce ments. This was done on Novem ber 8 and the remainder of the week was set for ordering them. The Soil Conservation speech contest has for its subject this year, "Wildlife in my Soil Conser vation District." The contest was held at Henley High School on the night of November 16. Kathy Moore represented our high school. Everyone is awaiting Thanks giving vacation. CREDIT BUREAU SOLD LAKE VIEW Virl F. Shelton, who recently resigned as a deputy sheriff of Lake County, has pur chased the Lake County Credit Bureau, bcuer is Mrs. Lorraine Hamilton who has owned It since 1946 and will continue her ac counting and tax service business The firm will change hands on January 1. Emery, gate keeper; Mrs. Mau rice Ward. Ceres; Mrs. Sydney Munnerlyn, Pomona; Mrs, F. A. Frasee, Flora; and Mrs. c. w, Boley, musician. Executlv committee members are Bud Parks, Rubert Morehouse and C, W. Boley. Summer Lake Grange has been Invited to hold Join', Installation ceremonies with Fort Rock Orange. This was Uie first grange meet ing held here since the new power line was energized and the hall was ablate with light for the bal loting. Early arrivals had light by the flip of a switch instead of waiting for someone familiar with the whims of the old light plant. Final preparations for hook-up with the power line were com pleted last Thursday and Fred Wright, building committee chair man. 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