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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1955 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PARE THREE ) BASIN BRIEFS Altura Specialist Third Class Vlviano Cantu recently took part in a military review at Fort Riley, Kansas, held In honor of Ma), Gen O. B. Meloy Jr., the former com' mander ot the 1st Infantry Divi sion. Specialist Cantu is- the sm of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cantu of Mad' ellne, and his wife, Irene Lucille, lives In Alturas. Grange Degree Shasta View Orange is presenting the third and fourth degrees of Patrons of Hus bandry Wednesday, December 28, at 8 p.m. in the Community Hall, Shasta Way and Madison streets, All grangers In the county are In. vited to bring their candidates to receive their degree work. Fotluck lunch will be served following the meeting. Visits at Bend Ivy Orover, Lake County librarian, spent the Christ mas weekend visiting relatives In Bend. Chlloquln There will be public Installation of officers of Cascade Crest Chapter 159, OES, tonight at the Masonic Hall, Chiloquin, at 8 p.m. Mrs. Gene A. Page of Fort Klamath will be installed as worthy matron. Everyone welcome Dunsmulr Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Robbins and son. La Verne, are vlS' King with Pvt. and Mrs. Elmer Robbins Jr., and daughter, Launa Lee, at Fort Lawton, Oklahoma, Malln Jacauetta Saunders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Saunders, State Line Road,, and Pat Maddon, son of Mr. and Mrs, John Maddon, both students at OSC are home for the holiday. Gerald Quinn of Malln left TueS' day to visit his mother, Mrs. Ora Quinn, at Prlneville, who Is In poor health. Mrs. Gerald Quinn, who returned December 23 from visiting her mother, Mrs. J. H. Roblson at Clovcrdale, who was 111, could not accompany her hus band as their daughter, Jean, Is 111 this week with flu. From The Dalles came Mr. and Mrs. John Mellin to spend Christ mas weekend with his sister and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Evans and Mary Ann, Malln. Elizabeth Bunnell of Malln started home for Christmas from Corvallls and spent 23 hours on the bus before it continued to Klamath Falls. Her sister, Bar. bara, also an OSC student, fin ished exams and got home the previous week. They are daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Bunnell Elizabeth McVay and Barbara Havana, students at soutnern ore gon College, are spending the holt- days with their respective parents In Malln. Bonanza Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chartrand and baby of St. Louis are visiting her parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Don Ralph. Bruce Bieler Is home from Eu- gene to spend the holidays with his wife and children In Langell vaney. In Boise with her father are Mr. and Mrs. Art Monroe and three children of Langell Valley. In Reno Mrs. Bertha Vinson of Bonanza Is spending several weeks with her two sons and their fanr ilies. Christmas Day guests at the Bill Burnett home in Langell val ley were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cain of Roseburg and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Pinelll of Medford. Diane Jo is the name chosen for the rlew daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Givan, born December 23. She is the first grandchild for Henry (Hank) Ring of Klamath Falls and the third for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Givan of Bonanza, Hamilton Rites Set For Friday' Funqral services will be held at lu a.m. I'Tiaay, uocemoer 30 irom Ward's Klamath Funeral Home for Clarence Lewis Hamilton, 26, who died In Creswell, Oregon, Decem ber 20. Final rites and interment will be in the Wilson Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Lance, of Creswel1, his mother, Mrs. Dor othy McAnulty, Klamath Falls: two brothers. Bert, of this city and Leonard Hamilton of Boston, Mass achusetts; three sisters, Doris Richards, Klamath Falls, Lois Se bastlan. Dorothy Whitman, Sac ramento; five aunts. Mrs. Alice Hamilton, Klamoth Falls, Ruth Barfield, Grace Rambo. Ada Graf ton, all of Chiloquin, Pearl Foster of Grants Pass; two uncles, Wil bur Harrington of Chiloquin and Robert Allen of Klamath Falls. THOMAS VISITS TAIPEI, Formosa 11 U.S. Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas visited southern Formosa today, then flew back to Taipei for dinner with President Chiang Kai-shek. In southern Formosa, Thomas In spected the naval base at Soying and watched an amphibious ex ercise by American-trained and American-e quipped National ist Marines. LAST WEEK OF LUCAS FURNITURE DECEMBER STORE-WIDE SALE! All your furniture needs re duced SATURDAY LAST DAY Make vour furniture dollars qo further this week! LUCAS FURNITURE 195 E. MAIN Guests this week in- Langell Valley are Mr. and Mrs. Ben Flescher and family of Yachats. Christina McCormack of North Bend Is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Ivan Bold, Bo nanza. Mr. Frank Bramwell of Bonan za underwent major surgery at Klamath Valley Hospital December 31. She is not permitted visitors. O. O. Womack of Tennant, Cal ifornia, and son, Jim Womack, sen ior at Southern Oregon College, are spending Christmas vacation in langell Valley and Malln. Benefit Dance will be Held New Years Eve at the Bonanza School sponsored by the Bonanza Fire men. Supper will be served; mu sic by Tommy Oden and his band; prizes and nolsemakers. Everyone invited. CITY BRIEFS Completes Training Richard L. Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Ward. 1869 LeRoy Street, is scheduled to complete Marine Corps recruit training January 6 at the San Diego recruit depot. Christmas at Sea Kenneth J. Beebe, driver third class in the Navy and the son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Beebe, Route 1, Box 896A, celebrated Christmas at sea with members of Naval task force 43, headed for the Antarctic. Christ mas trees and holiday trimmings were' taken aboard at a recent supply stop In New Zealand. - His wife, 4he former Charlene I. Whit ten, lives In Brownvllle, Maine. Rotary Dance The annual Ro tary Club . dance for college stu dents home for Christmas vaca tion ' and servicemen home on leave will be held tonight at the Wlllard Hotel from 9 to 12:30. Tom Watters Jr. Is chairman of the in formal event. Music will be by the Sine Halaas trio. Meeting The Klamath Mineral Club wil meet Thursday, Decem ber 29 at the C. K. Wells home, 341 Hillside Avenue at 8 p.m. In stead of the conference room of the chamber of commerce. Job's Daughter Bethel No. 8 public Installation of officers De cember 29, 7:30 p.m., In the Ma sonic Temple will be followed by dancing to music by the Starlight- ers Trio. From California Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Brosterhous, Escondido, and Mr a.nd Mrs. A. Brosterhous, Hayward, arrived Tuesday to be here for the wedding of Barbara Brosterhous to Vincent Baxter. They are registered at the Wlllard Hotel while In town. Meeting Planned Miriam Circle of the Women's Organization of the uirst Presbyterian Church will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday in the church educational building, with a white eleohant gift exchange high lighting the program. Mrs. Delia Schroeder will lead devotions. Host esses will be Mrs. Ada Sparreton. Mrs. O. D. Matthews. Mrs. Marion Hanks, Mrs. H. H. Ogle and Mrs. Robert Olson. Monterer Guests Mr. and Mrs. Armond J. Schaub of Monterey, California, are guests during the holidays at the home of Mrs. Schaub's brother, Harry Castro, 455 Division Street. From Texas Mrs. Richard G. Home of Laredo, Texas, formerly Rosemary Blgbie of Klamath Falls, Is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hugh ey, 2041 Vine. In Germany Pvt. Clive K. Pur- vine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Winston D. Purvine, OTI, recently took part Death Takes Herbert Bull Funeral services will be held from Ward's Klamath Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Thursday, De cember 29 for Herbert Bull, who died Saturday. December 24. He was S3 years old. Death apparently followed a heart attack. Mr. Bull was employed by the Ned Putnam Logging company He was a veteran of World War I and a member of Pelican Post, 1383 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Klamath Falls. He- is survived by his widow, Dorothy, one daughter, Mrs. Doris Wekkin and two granddaughters, JoAnne and Diane Wekkin, all of Klamath Falls. The Rev. Charles Myers of the Immanuel Baptist Church will of ficiate at the service. Concluding services with military honors will take place at the gravesido in Wilderville Cemetery, , Wllderviue, Oregon, Thursday at 3 p.m. NEW OFFICERS DTJNSMUIR New officers for Dunsmulr lodge of the Switchmen's Union of North America are Jack Leslie, president; R. L. Slingsby, vice president: J. C. Snead, sec retary-treasurer: and D. C. Chen ey, chairman of the board of di rectors. The election was held at the December meeting at the VFW Hall. in cold weather squad and platoon tests with the 5th Infantry Division at the Grafenwohr training area in Germany. Private Purvine has been overseas since February and attended Oregon State College be fore entering the Army. Home Mrs. Elsie Hughey, 2041 Vine Street, has returned home from an extended trip in Oklahoma and Texas where she visited with relatives. Party The Shasta View Build ing Association will sponsor a New Year's Eve pinochle Watch Party at the community hall, corner Mad ison and Shasta Way at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, All mem bers please take pies, Potluck Refreshments tonight following the iree square dance at tne Aitamont grade school gym, 8 p.m; Home Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Barnes have returned after spend ing Christmas at the home of their daughter and family in Duns mulr. Mr. and Mrs. Garriott and children left Tuesday for San Fran cisco where they will see the East- West football game. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Al Farns worth. Grants Pass and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Paddock, Kirk, Ore gon were holiday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Low. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. A. J. King of the Merrill Highway had as Christmas weekend visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Roy King and son Dick, Twin Falls, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. Harold McJunkin and sons Gary and Timothy, American Falls, Ida ho, Mr. and Mrs. Basil Bowers and sons Michael and Christopher, Campbell, California, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Terry, San Francisco, Patricia King, San Francisco, Mrs. Bernice Bowers, Oakland, and son Keith of Davis, California. Going The last public showing of the Holy Family at 1434 Lake- view Street will be held Thursday night, December 29, starting at 6 p.m. The Christmas scene won hon orable mention in the annual Christmas lighting contest. Meeting The Aloha Past Ma trons Club will meet Friday, De cember 30, 1 p.m. in the Mnsonlc Hall. There -will be a Christmas party and gift exchange. 23 tyecM A(j,a Man day, December 26, 1932 The girls employed in the offices of the Colifornia Oregon Power company were dinner guests at the Brimming Cup Inn, Thursday evening. The guests were Mrs. David Shirk, Mrs. Henry Gerber, Miss Mar ion Ness Miss Dorothea Ridell, Miss Carol Petty, Miss Mar jorie Fossum, Miss Bernice Hartenbower ond Miss Vivion McCauIey. Tuesday December 27, 1932 Mr. ond Mrs. John R. Holz gang and son, hove left for Medford, where they will visit relatives during the holidays. Wednesday, December 28, 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Burt How kins of 2)21 Vine street returned the last of the week from Fresno, Colifornia, where they visited their son-in-low ond daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bakmon. Thursday, December 29, 1932 Mack Lillord, assistant pro moter for the Klamoth Foils boxing commission, is expected to return from Portland this week. Lillad has been in the north conferring with Herb Owen, chief matchmaker, regard' ing future progroms at the Legion hall. Lillard also is con sidering re-introducing the wrestling gome to the Legion hall. Friday, December 30, 1932 State Representative Ralph W. Horon and Henry Semon of Klamath county and Worner B. Snider of Lake ond Deschutes counties will leave Sunday night for Salem to attend the special session of the state legislature which will convene Tuesday morning. Saturday, December 31, 1932 Clarence Hill, former captoin of the University of Oregon cross-country team ond candidate for the American Olympic teom lost summer, has been spend ing the Christmas holidays with his parents near Henley. Hill has been attending the university as a groduate student. Insure With THlancky LIABILITY Paul O. Landry V. T. Johnson , D. L. Thomas 419 Main Street Phone 2-2526 AUTO PROPERTY FIRE kV v fi Lillian Alton Wins Contest DUNSMUIR The winner of the Christmas decorations contest was the residence of Lillian Alton, 300 Oak Street, She received the first prize of $25. Second went to A. Kopltsky,. 419 Florence, and third to Bob Bectel, 106 Branstet ter. Ralph May, 107 S. First, took the $25 first prize for the best' outdoor scene, and Ben Whitlow, 240 Bran stetter, second. Honorable mention for decorated windows went to Robert Reid, Jim Haley, Walter Cook, Henry Long and L. C. Reynolds. The entries were Judged by the Women's Club, and prizes award ed by Lee Huddle, contest chairman. Dunsmuir School Tells Schedules DUNSMUIR A winter schedule of classes has been announced by Roger Ellis, principal of the Duns mulr Elementary School. During the winter months, the lunch pe riod will be shortened to one-half hour and the dismissal time In the afternoon will be advanced ac cordingly. Ellis explained that during bad weather, most children bring their lunches and since playground use is impossible, an hour lunch period leaves the children restless and places added responsibility for en tertainment and supervision on the teachers. Defense Summons Friends Of Abbott To Witness Stand1 OAKLAND (UP) The defense called friends and relatives yes terday in an attempt to under mine the circumstantial evidence linking Burton W. Abbott to the kidnaping and murder of Stephan ie Bryan. Called to the stand were Ab bott's classmate and drinking com panion, Thomas W. Daly; Abbott's brother-in-law and his stepson, and Abbott's sister-in-law. Daly, a former philosophy stu- - SITUATION NORMAL AMMAN, Jordan Wl Foreign Minister Samlr Rilal told reporters Wednesday the situation in Jordan Is now back to normal and "we mean to keep It that way." He emphasized that the main function of Jordan's caretaker gov ernment was to carry out general elections and to Insure public se curity following last weeks dis orders by elements opposing Jor dan's Joining the Fro-Western Baghdad Pact. dent at the University of Califor nia, told of drinking with Abbott last April 29 at the Wlldwood Inn in Trinity County. Abbott's cabin, near which Stephanie's body was found, Is located near Wlldwood. Daly is presently employed as a carpenter In the Wlldwood lumber mill. He said Abbott appeared calm and unbothered while they en gaged in a nine-hour drinking bout, and the day after the 14-year-old Berkeley school girl disappeared. Daly said one of the prosecution's major witnesses, Delbert Cox, the bartender, was often engrossed in television and that other members of Cox's family tended bar. Cox had testified earlier that Abbott was not In the bar on April 28. Under cross-examination, Daly admitted that Cox greeted Abbott on April 29 as If he had not seen him for some time. Abbott claims he stopped at the bar on the pre vious day for a quick drink. Abbott's brother-in-law, Edwin O. Jeppesen, a bus driver from Corte Madera, testified that he, VALLEY PUMP AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY COMPLETE PUMPING SERVICE ALL MAKES REPAIRED Call 9776 2175 So. 6th St. Abbott and Jeppesen'a stepson, Oeorge Ford, 17, had a target practice with Abbott on the slope behind Abbott's cabin, some 200 feet below Stephanie's grave. Jeppesen was followed to the stand by his stepson. Their testl money was believed to be aimed at discounting the testimony of a prosecution expert who said soil fragments found on Abbott's boots came from Stephanie's grave. Mrs. Mary Abbott, wife of the defendant's brother,' Mark, was called to substantiate Abbott's vis it to the mountain cabin. Under cross - examination she admitted she never saw Abbott's car the entire time she was there. She also said she thought he was wear ing a pair of faded blue Jeans, al though she earlier told police she had seen him wearing a pair of blue denims. - aR-JcW AT THE ELK'S DANCE New Year's Eye For Elk and their Ladies FAVORS - NOISE MAKERS BALDY EVANS ORCHESTRA Dancing 10 'til 2 SAT., DEC. 31st Formal For Ladies Ham & Eaqt At 12:30 $5.00 Per Couple Door Prix AVE 25 to 33f3 And MOKE! 737 HAH Wl ft il I MO T Ml I I Mm A" Sit- J Hundreds to Choose from! $29.99 Values SIM Quality Fabrics Latest Styles 0 Newest Colors All Sizes You'll Find Tremendous Values Throughout The Store During HARTFIELD'S ANNUAL DISCOUNT SALE! 737 ...