Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, December 01, 1955, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1955 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE SZVRf City Sees Two Crashes On S-D Day Klamath Falls Police Traffic Ser geant Odell Olson, wno Is In charge of the city police reporting system lor Safe Driving Dav to day, carefully examined the re port of an accident which was re ceived by" police at 12:03 a.m. this morning, and decided it would not count against Klamath Falls S-D dav record. Olson decided that the accident must have occurred prior to mid night, because the driver could not have reached a telephone in two minutes. . The accident was a hit and run at the Intersection of Klam ath Avenue and Eleventh Street, George W. Randall. 121 Main Street, reported that he was west bound on Klamath when an uniden tified auto ran the stop sign and hit the right front fender and door of his auto. His car then slid on slippery pavement inio a guy wire sup porting a utility pole and knocked down a parking meter. Investigat ing officers reported finding the grill of an auto which might have been the hit and run car. Klamath Falls, however, has had two accidents. on Safe Driving Day. Ia an accident at the same in tersection at 8:40 a.m.. autos driv en by James Allen Tlffee, 3008 , Cortez, and Richard Charley Vo chatzer, 635 Willow, collided. Vo- chatzer was cited for running a stop sign, and posted $5 ball. The oiher S-D Day driving ac cident occurred at 8:05 a.m. at the intersection of Martin and Orchard streets. Autos driven by Cary Lee Havid. 2403 Wantland, and Dagny Corinne Kiger, 4704 Clinton, col lided at the intersection. There were no citations. In another accident Wednesday, which does not count against the 6-D record, an auto driven by Charles Edward Johnson, 1023 El dorado, hit a parked car owned by Mellon B. Taylor, 1816 Espla nnde. The incident occurred on the 400 block on Michigan at about 8:10 p.m. Johnson told investigating offi cers that he was forced to the side of the road by an unidenti fied auto which was driving on the wrong side of the street. Johnson said that the driver of this auto failed to dim his lights.and failed to observe the stop sign at Espla nade and Michigan. Investiture Rites Set For Brownies WEED Investiture services for Brownie Troop 10 will start at 7 p.m., Monday, December 5, In the Weed Community Church recrea tion- room. Parents and friends of this third grade group are invited. There will be special entertain ment by troop members with re freshments to follow. ' Members have been given wire forms for making wreaths1 for the first annual Christmas greens and decorations sale which will be held by Girl Scouts and Brownies in conjunction with the annual Boy Scout Christmas tree sale on De cember 10. . , (A; I i "K- .... 'I ! ti Chamber Of Commerce Goafs Reviewed By Chief REGIS JONES w.i recently installed as worshipful master of Dunsmuir Lodge No. 297, Free and Accepted Masons. Photo by Thorson Studio Water Practice Hearings Start SILVER LAKE) The first In a series of four meetings in a con ference on Irrigation practices in the Fort Rock-Stiver Lake Sou Con servation District will be held Fri day, December 9. at 2 p.m. in the Silver Lake School auditorium, ac cording to Eston Porter, district chairman. The entire conference will be tailored for local conditions and the opening session will bring a general discussion of various phases of irrigation, such as sys tem layout, size of borders, length of runs and land leveling. Elgin Cornett, county agent, and H. L. Leithead, of the sou conser vation Service, will discuss, theor ies and established yardsticks for gauging the efficiency of water use. Local people will outline methods they consider successful. In a January meeting to be held at Fort Rock, Fred Tileston of Hermiston, irrigation engineer for the Agricultural Research Service, will explain the findings of the study made here In late August. Water penetration and moisture re tention .capacities of typical soils were scientifically tested by Tiles ton who is pioneering this work. The third .meeting of the series will feature 'a study of equipment and electric rates for pumping. - At the annual meeting of the district, early in March, a panel discussion will formulate recom mendations resulting from the con ference. The goals of chambers of com merce were outlined by Robert McCreery, Northwest district man ager of the U.S. Chamber of Com merce, to the directors of the Klamath County Chamber of Com merce at their regular meeting Wednesday noon in the Winema Hotel. McCreery reviewed the three main goals of the chamber: a better community, better business system and a better chamber or ganization. He stressed the fact that a good chamber organization la necessary to attain the first two goals. The misunderstanding of certain non-business groups of the prob lems the businesses of a commu nity face was described by Mc Creery as a major problem fac ing all chambers of commerce. . In reviewing the work of the Industrial Development Committee In its attempt to attract new In dustry to the Klamath Basin, Mc Creery scid an adequate city with aufficient housing, schools, etc., is needed if the committee Is to be successful. The chamber executive also said DINING ROOM CLOSES FORT KLAMATH The dining room of the Fort Klamath hotel closed Sunday for the season, it is announced by Edward (Bud) Strong, dining room manager and chef for the last two seasons. The hotel, operated by Mr. and Mrs J. Quince Buell, will remain open throughout the year. 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Winston Purvlne, director of Ore gon Technical Institute, reported the acute shortage of housing for both Instructors and students in Klamath Falls is definitely limit ing the growth of the school. The OTI director said that his students have faced increased ren tals this year over last year and that cheap rentals, such as used by students in the past have prac tically disappeared. In the past students have had from 120 to ISO units to draw on for housing. he said. . Chamber President Deb Addison said that the election of new of ficers for 1956 wlll.be held Wednes day, December 9. B10Q0 15 LWAfS HU010 A Thtfinl yon lift utf until REMEMBER the Bloodmobil. will be at the armory De cember 6 from 4 to 8 p.m. and on December 7 from. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Judge Tells Reasons For Prison Term A 20-year prison term Imposed I Under the statute which Judge I have been accepted by pertM KUHS Band Trip Fund Given Aid Several Klamath Falls firms and Individuals have contributed to the fund to send the Klamath Union High School band to the Shrine East-West game over New Years Day, announced Andrew Loney, di rector of music education in the city schools. The contributors are: Klamath Medical Clinic. LaPolnte's. Ellirtg son Lumber Company. First Na tional Bank. Fred Heilbronner, Chet Langslet and Weisfield's Jewelers. on Ulysses Ford, 29-year-old ga rage worker, convicted a week ago by a Jury of forgery, was pre scribed by the Oregon statutes. Circuit Judge David R. Vuuden berg said Thursday. The judge made this statement In answer to critics who said the penalty was too severe. 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