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.
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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
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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. Installed 300-watt bulbs In
the 10 recessed fixture tn the
12 foot celling, contrasting the old
string of half a dozen bare 100
watt bulbs dangling; halfway down
from the ceiling. . .
Mrs. Lola Kusel was admitted
ji AmKaroW i r Kir fa-incf atakwiafetit
She was formerly a member ot a
California grange, '
Grange meetings here for De
cember. January and February
are scheduled for 1 p.m following
potluck dinner at noon.
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