MONDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1956
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE THREE
Fraternity Men Condemn
'Hell Week' Practices
After Death Of Freshman
By I'MTED PRFSS .
A cross-section of fraternity men
today condemned the old-fashioned
'hell week " ordeals which resulted
in the death of a college freshman
30 days ago.
They said the traditional "hell
I week'' paddlings and "long walks"
arc outdated, unnecessary, and
rive fraternities a had name. Some
called them "idiotic" and even
"barbaric."
The fraternity spokesmen were
queried by the United Press con
cerning the Feb. 10 death of an
18-year-old Massachusetts Institute
of Technology fraternity pledge.
Accident
Suit Filed
A- suit for damages totalling
$102,513.10 arising from a traffic
accident last November was filed
in Circuit Court today.
Harold Jones, throuch his attor
neys, the Portland firm of De
Armond, Goodrich, Foley and Gray
has charged that Marius Petersen
of Klamath Falls was negligent in
the operation of a motor vehicle
when Petersen's auto rammed
Jones' vehicle in the rear while it
was slowing down to permit a third
party to make a left hand turn.
Jones' complaint states that as
a result of the accident, he suf
fered neck, back and leg injuries.
His suit asks S100.000 general dam
ages and $2,513.10 special. damages.
The incident occurred on Novem
ber 8, 1955. on U.S. 07 three or four
miles north of Klamath Fails, the
complaint says.
SS Manager
Speaker Here
W. W. Womer. manager of the
Klamath Falls social security of
fice, spoke on social security for
the self employed farmer at the
first quarterly meeting of the
Klamath Pomona Grange on Feb
ruary 12. The meeting was held
at the Lost River Grange Hall.
Ray Peterson, Klamath County
agricultural agent, talked on the
proposed land bank and other
federal proposals for relief for
farmers in relation to local' farm
ers. The meeting was called to order
by Worthy Master, Carl Yancy.
Fifty-six members attended the
session, to discuss resolutions and
reports of subordinate granges.
During the program hour. Bob
Porterfield 1955 Klamath County
Potato King reported on his recent
trip to San Francisco, sponsored
by the Klamath Falls Kiwanis Club,
other organizations and individuals.
Musicftl numbers and skits were
presented by Sandra Kay Rucon
ich. Virginia Fuller. Ruth Born.
Laila Wakkuri, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mee
ker, Bob and Betty Yancy.
A baked ham dinner was served
by home economic members of the
Lost River and Poe Valley granges.
Tht next Pomona meeting will
be held at Merrill, on May 12.
Naturalization
Hearings Planned
Final naturalization hearings for
15 immigrants will be held in Cir
cuit Court on the morning of March
7, John V. Wilson, acting officer
in charge of the Portland office of
' the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, reported today.
Judge David R. Vandcnberg will
preside.
That afternoon, the Naturaliza
tion Examiner will remain in
Klamath Falls to conduct prelim
inary examinations for candidates
lor citizenship.
Potato Shipments
SEASONS 54-55 55-56
Daily Truck Ore. 10 16
Daily Rail Ore. 13 8
Daily f7uckCaIif. 4 " 5
Daily Kail .Calif. 5 15
Daily'foUl
ORE. A CALIF. 32 44
Montbl7To(al 717 572
Season's Total 4766 5166
i inn iiii up ran rmJTgw HUii H'lW'in imam. hj,.
The pledge, Thomas Clark of
Harvey. 111., crashed through res
ervoir ice and drowned 12 miles
from the MIT campus. His superi
ors in the Delta Kappa Epsilon
chapter had taken him blindlolded
on a car ride and ordered him to
find his way back in the darkness.
Clark was to be buried near his
home loday and at MIT fraternity
leaders met last night to discuss
plans for curbing "hell week"
stunts. '
In other universities, many fra
ternity leaders sa.d they had
changed "hell week" to "help
week." Fraternity pledges, in or
der to gain official admission into
the fraternities, are ordered to. roll
up their sleeves md form work
gangs for some charitable purpose,
they said.
University officials at such insti
tutions as Georgia Tech. Ohio
State University. Stanford. Wiscon
sin and the University of Pitts
burgh have taken a hand by ban
ning freshman hazing ordering
that "hell week' ceremonies be
restricted to the fraternity house
or the campus boundaries.
Anti-ha?ing rules are backed up
by state law in Texas, where fra
ternity ordeals which interfere
with a freshman's sleep are pro
hibited. Tom Denner, the Inter-Fraternity
and Delta Tau Delta chapter presi
dent at the University of Okla
homa, said the fatal MIT hazing
stung "verges on pure idiocy."
Russ Meyer, the Phi Gamma
Delta president at Southern Metho
dist, University, called the MIT in
cident "nothing short of barbaric."
However, some fraternity spokes
men felt there is still a place for
ome of the old-fashioned "hell
week" in modern college life.
Richard Tatus of the UCLA Phi
Kappa Sigma chapter said pledges
are "paddled hard enough to re
mind them that they are pledges."
At Oregon state College. 31 fra
ternities have formed a committee
to evaluate their entire pledge
training program.
Eddie Thomas, the Inter-Fraternity
Council president at OSC.
commented "If fraternities would
take a better look at their own
ritual ceremonies, they would find
that the road thev can take has
already been paved for them."
Herlong Plans
Open House
HERLONG Major Robert G.
Farrell, Armed Forces Day pro
ject officer of the Sierra Ordinance
depot at Herlong, California, an
nounces tentative plans are being
made for an open house celebra
tion to be held on May 19.
Although planning is still in the
flrst-fctep stages, it is anticipated
that activities for the May event
will include a parade, presentation
of awards and tours of the depot
via its 58-mile' railways system.
In 1942 the area now occupied
by the depot was little more than
grcasewood and sand. Now the
community of Herlong. which
houses most of the depoi's work
ers and their families, is one of
the largest communities in Lassen
County.
On the depot itself, there are 290
miles of paved roadway and 30
miles of graveled roads. A com
plete railway system has 58 miles
of trackage, a roundhouse and oth
er railroading facilities. The hous
ing section is an oasis with trees,
lawns, flowers and gardens. -
Yreka Council
Filings Closed
YREKA With the deadline
passed for the filing of candidates
for city elective officers, six can
didates have iiled for the two va
cant city council seats. They am
Lloyd Johnson, Wavne Hill. Marsh
Myers, C. L. Hollister, Charles
Cooley and Dr. R. M. Stewart.
The present council members. Jack
Moamber and Mayor Adair Wil
son, are retiring from office.
Ernest Johnson has filed for the
only other elective office, city trea
surer. The election is scheduled
for April 10.
Til K FT
A car robe was taken from an
auto owned by Jerry Elocchini of
Klamath Falls Saturday evening.
The auto was parked in the vicinity
of Klamath Union High School at
the time, he told police.
Weather Table
Bv INITfcD rKKSS
Temperatures and rainfall for 24
hours ending at 4:30 a.m.
Hi$h Low Rain
Albuquerque 49 29
Atlanta 77 65 1.26
Bakersfield 1 33
Boston 40
Brownsville 84 70 .02
Chicago 36 19
Denver 35 16
Detroit 36 lU
El Centro 67
Fairbanks -25 -50
! Fresno 56 42
: Helena 30 13 ...
' Kansas City 46 26
, Los Angeles 56 44
! Miami 69 60
Minneapolis 21 5 T.
I New Orleans 81 67
New York 48 36 T.
Oakland 51 46 .31
1 Oklahoma City 53 27
I Phoenix 63 40
I Pittsburgh ' 46 27
Red Bluff 44 41 .48
!Salt Lake City 31 21
Sun Diego 59 ' 43
San Francisco 52 51 .58
Seattle 45 37 T.
Stockton 54 47
Thermal 67 41
Tucson ' 62 36
Washington 48 42 .01
Yuma 68 40
California Weather
By UNITED PRESS
San Francisco Bay Region: In
termittent rain today aud tonight
turning to showers Tuesday; south
erly winds 25-45 mph decreasing
late tonieht and becoming south
west 15-30 mph; little change in
temperature: high today San Fran
cisco, Oakland, San Mateo and San
Rafael 5257; low tonight 47-62,
Northern California: Intermitt
ent rain Monterey and Stockton
northward today spreading south
ward to Santa Maria and Fresno
tonight and turning to showers
Tuesday; moderate to heavy snow
and strong south winds in mountains-
snow level 3500. feet: partly
clou'jv extreme Southern San
Joanuin Valley; little . change In
temperature: coastal 'winds south-
"erly 25-45 mph Monterey norm-
ward and southerly 15-25 mph else
where decreasing tonight and be
coming southwest 15-30 mph Tues
day. Sierra Nevada: Moderate to
heavy snow today, tonieht and
Tuesday; fiiow level 3500 feet;
strong southerly winds; little
change in temperature.
Sacramento Valley: Intermittent
rain today and tonight becoming
showers Tuesday; southerly winds
20-40. mph decreasing late tonight;
little change in temperature; high
both days 43-53; low tonight 38-45.
Northwestern California; Inter
mittent rain today and tonight
with showers Tuesday; snow in
mountains above 2500 feet; south
east storm warnings on coast will
piobably be renewed at 1 p.m.
today for southeasterly winds 25-
4ft mph becoming southwest 15-30
mph Tuesday: little change m
temperature; high today and low
tonight Ukiah 54-45, Santa Rosa
54-43, Napa 53-44.
Sentence In
Case Given
Mary Louise Cutshaw. 26-year-old
practical nurse, convicted by a
circuit court jury on a bogus check
charge, Monday was sentenced to
18 months in Oregon State Prison.
The complaint against the wom
an was filed by the Payless Drug
Store.
Before he passed sentence Cir
cuit Judge David R. Vandenberg
pointed out that he had previously
placed Mrs. Cutshaw on one year's
probation after she pleaded guilty
to a previous check charge.
"It was called to the court's at
tention several 'times," he added
"that the defendant was not obey
ing probation regulations."
The sentence was imposed after
Defense Attorney Donald A. W.
Piper asked for leniency. Piper,
during Mrs. Cutrhaw's trial, at
tempted to convince the jury she
was mentally ill.
Lake Men Attend
Loqqinq Conference
LAKEVIEW Among the m i 1 1
and forest service representatives
from Lakeview who attended the
annual Sierra - Cascade Logging
Conference last weekend at Ander
son were John McDonald, Don
Peters and Frank Mauger of the
Fremont Forest Service.
'Also attending were Ray Davis
of Frank Egenhoff of Lakeview
Logging Company; A. J. Calla
ghan, Vernon Buckley, Tod Scrog-
guis, Al Herbert, Kenneth wctzler,
Dave DuBose, Frank Jaska and
J. S. Mayes of the American For
est Products Corporation.
Park Permit
Plan Okayed
The city council last week
adopted the recommendations of
the police department that all spe
cial parking permits be revoked
and that new ones be issued on a
more restrictive basis.
Under the -new procedure, appli
cants would file with the police
judge, who would submit the ap
plication to the council for ap
proval. Only multiple amputees
and paraplegics would be eligible
for the penults, which allow driv
ers to park without paying meter
charges.
Permits would be for one year,
with a common expiration of De
cember 31. For persons applying
during the year, a partial permit
would be Issued.
The council also adopted the por
tion of the recommendation dealing
with parking for emergency serv
ice vehicles. Operators of service
vehioles. such as electric repair
trucks, would be required to put
a note on their vehicles outlining
the nature of the emergency.
Such a note would be valid only
on commercial service type ve
hicles, and would not be valid if
the vehicle was parked in the Im
mediate vicinity of the place of
business of the operator.
Cub Scout
Leaders Meet
DUNSMUIR The fourth in a
series of six Cub Scout leaders
instruction Classes conducted by
J. M. Kelby'will be held on Feb
ruary 22 at the Forest Service
building at 7:30 p.m. in Mount
Shasta.
The meeting will show two film
strips entitled "Den Mothers and
Den Chief" and "The Pack Meet
ing." An instruction class will also
be given -to leaders In scouting.
Those attending the last meeting
were: Millie Johnson, Russ Brown
ell, Bill Mackey, Anne Messenger,
Mount Shasta; Barbara Stanley,
Argyle Adams.- Alice Griffith. Vio
let Crawford, Harold Walsh. Duns
muir; Margaret Stoner and Flor
ence Willock of McCloud.
Dunsmuir JC
Chapter Eyed
DUNSMUIR Eighteen youns
men in Dunsmuir last week ap
proved a constitution and bylaws,
decided on dues and elected offi
cers during an organizational meet
ing to lorin a junior chamber of
commerce chapter here.
The new officers are Perry Haw
kins, president; Bill Jones, first
vice president; Ray Chiment, seo
ond vice president; Cicel McFad
den, secretary, and Frank Fenters.
treasurer.
Frank Wilson and Jim Lockhart,
president and director of the Red
ding Jaycees assisted the Dunv
muir grouo in- organizing. 1
Wilson also assisted a group in
Mount Shasta to organize. The
Mount Shasta group will be headed
by Bill Sowle as president; Harold
McGee, 'first vice president; Wynn
Morris, second vice president: Pat
Hanratty, secretary; Barney Hoff
man, state director. George Schul-
er and Russ BrowncII directors and
O. O. Apperson Jr. as treasurer.
Charter night for the Mount Shas
ta group will be March 10 and for
the Dunsmuir group. March 11. It
is expected that state officers will
attend the charter events.
Illegal Fishing,
Draws. $20 Fine
YREKA Marvin Jones. Mount
Shasta, was arrested Sunday by
state game and fish officials for
fishing without a license. He was
fined S20.
State fish and game olficials have
warned all fishermen Oiat the 1955
licenses were due on January 1,
and that fishermen who plan to go
out for steelhead to purchase their
1956 licenses. Anglers were remind
ed that the winter salmon and
steelhead season ends one hour
after sunset February 29.
held
Robert Peters, 3141 Maryland,
was neld bv city police today after
he was picked up Sunday evening
at the Esquire Theater on charges
of contributing to the delinquency
of a minor.
He was picked up aftr theater
personnel told an officer that he
had been molesting a 13-year-old
girl. He is being held pending ac
tion by the district attorney's of
fice.
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MANY HOURS OF RESEARCH, dozens of meetings, personal
calls on important officials and telephone calls, plus an ap
pearance before the city council, were made by Mrs. D. H.
I Joyce I Dickinson, who spearheaded the drive for fluorida
tion of city water for the four chapters of Beta Sigma Phi
sorority, Tau, Kappa, Beta Phi and Xi Delta. Mrs. Dickinson
is the mother of two young children in the age bracket to get
high percentage benefit from the proposed fluoridation pro
gram, Douglas 5 years old and Denice who is 3.
Oregon Weether
Western Oregon Cloudy with
Intermittent rain through Tuesday;
little change in temperatures.
Highs 40-50; low Monday night 34
38. Coastal winds southerly to
south-easterly, 12-25 m.p.h. with oc
casional gusts to 30-35 m.p.h.
Eastern Oregon Mostly cloudy.
with occasional snow or rain
through Tuesday. Highs 34-44; low
Monday night 25-32.
Grants Pass and vicinity
Mostly cloudy with occasional rain
through Tuesday. Highs near 45;
low Monday night 32-35.
Baker and vicinity Cloudy with
occasional snow flurries through
Tuesday. Low Monday night 20-35;
high Tuesday 34-38.
Tule Legion
Aux Meets
TULELAKE Mrs. Ross Daniels
was elected and installed as treas
urer at the February 14 meeting
of the American Legion Auxiliary
of Tulelake Legion Post, No. lt4.
She replaces Mrs. Lee Snnncnbei'K
who has moved to Redding.
Mrs. dye Todd, elected first vice
president in January, was also in
stalled at the meeting.
Chairmen and committee reports
were given bv Mrs. Mike Jumison.
Mrs. Dick Fensler, Mrs. Olney
Rndd and Mrs. Louis Ahlnrd.
Mrs. George Voss. auxiliary pres
ident expressed appreciation to
Mrs. Panl Tschirky for actii,? as
official hostess for the auxiliary,
for the last four months. Members
are asked to contact Mrs. Paul I
Rocers for future hostess informa-i
tion. I
The next district meeting will be'
held in Weed on March 4. Mom-!
bers pre urged to contribute to the
Hobby Shop before this date so a
full report mny be made.
Beatrice Willard. Tulelake mph'
school science teacher will show 1
slides of a European trip taken
some months aao at a meeting of
the auxiliary at the LcRion Hall
on Feburary 28.
Equipment of the auxiliary has
been packed in readiness to vacate
the Legion hall on March 1.
Hostesses for the last meeting
were Mrs. Violet Main, chairman.
Mrs. Glndvs Olchawa, Mrs, Bar
bara Mauch, Mrs. Francis Funslcr.
Mrs. Fonda Mauch and Mrs. Bar
bara Fenslcr.
f HANQI I'-T
TM'XIOTlIl5 Tli. nlim t'.nfi
banquet for Pack 98. Cub Scouts.
Ls'planned for the evening of Feb
ruary 23 at the Guild Hall. A pot-
liilr cimnfir u-ill nrprprlf the 1"V h-
ruary pack meeting. Robert Bcc-
tel, cubmaster. has announced inai
a very interesting program is
planned by den mother, Mrs.
Campbell.
from Klamath's finest dairy farms,
glittering stainless steel creamery
to your table, so rich and so-o-o
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Yreka Okays
Lighting Plan
YRFKA The city council Thurs-j
day night voted to give the go
ahead to California Oregon Power
Company to draw up a set of plans j
and specifications for furnishing ;
Broadway. Miner and Main street
business district with new fluores
cent lights.
After specifications are drawn up,
bids will be called for on a lease
purchase agreement. The estimat
ed cost of the project is $36,000.
After a discussion as whether or
not all the streets should have the
new lights or try them on one
street first as tho money is- avail
able, the council decided that It
would only be fair to do all three
streets at the same time.
In other business. John W. Stroh,
of San Bernardino was hired as
water rent collector and chief city
accountant. Stroh' b salary will be
$450 a month with ft $25 increase
after six months.
At the present time Stroh Is cost
accountant for the city of Sun Ber
nardino. Tlie council considered
some 15 appllcntions for the Job
before hiring stron. stron win as
sume the position on March 1.
OTI Scholarship
Contribution Told
A $100 scholarship for a second-
year Oregon Technical Institute
student was contributed recently
by Mrs. Aiucrt Powers of C003 Bay.
Mrs. Powers is a member of the
OTI Stale Advisory Committee.
The scholarship was donated in
honor of the Oregon State Society,
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion. The Scholarship Committee at
OTI is reviewing applications and
the nward of the scholarship will
be made this month.
ON STAFF
DUNSMUIR Duane C. Rupp haa
accepted a position with the firm
of Wilson, .Johnson and HigRins,
brokers, and will Join their staff In
the Chiro office effective the -first
of March. Rupp and his wife and
three children will move to Chtco.
For the past several years he has
been employed in the Dunsmuir
no.st oflicc.
FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
Need Not Embarrass
Many wen rem of fc.lne teeth have
uflrred real emhnrTHMment because
niptr plat dropped, alipped or wob
blrd at hint the wrong time. Do not
live In fear of thta happening to you.
Jnt sprinkle a Utile PAHTEKTH. the
Ikallne (non-acid) powder, on your
plaiea. Hold false teeth more firmly,
ao they feel more comfortable. Dora
not amir. Cherka "plate odor" ;den
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druic counter.
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RECHER!
ROUTE MAN
Isaac Rumer Passes At 71
Isaac David Rumer, bailiff in the
circuit court of Judge D. E. Van
denburg for 14 years, died at the
family home, 411 Pacific Terrace,
shortly before midnight on Feb
ruary 19. Death was attributed la
a heart attack. He had lived in
Klamath Falls for 35 years. He
was 71 years old.
Prior to becoming court bailiff,
he owned and operated his own
Six Seeking
Council Post
MOUNT SHASTA Six candidates
have filed lor the three open seats
on the city council In the city elec
tion to be held April 10. Three
seals of the counoil will be filled
tram the following candidates: Ray
Short. Dave McDaniel, Phil Mat-
tos. Pete Crimea, Perry Sheldon
and George Kerr.
Up for reelection la Jeanette Rule
as city clerk, and City Treasurer
Myrtle Davis. No one has filed in
competition to them.
Two proposals will also be on
the ballot. One asks a special 10
cents tax to be used to maintain
city parks, and one for paying city
councilmen $10 per mouth.
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barber shop on Main Street, across
from the Medical Dental building.
This shop, sold to a new owner,
was destroyed by fire a few years
ago.
Mr. Rumer was born March 28
1884 in Hastings, Nebraska. He
was an ardent gardner and was
particularly Interested In new var
ieties of plants.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Anna Ostrem Rumer, Klamath
Falls; lour daughters. Mrs. Merle
(Lois i Evans, Malm; Mrs. Warren
rArdycci W o o d a r d, and Mrs.
Frank. (Peggy Loul Jakubowski,
both of Klamath Falls, and Mrs.
Edcar (Margie) Bacon, Mardela
Springs, Maryland; also 10 grand
children. Funeral services will be an
nounced by O'Hulr's Memorial
Chapel.
Winfield Rites
Set Tor Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel
Gladys Winfield. who died here
February 14. will take place from
the chapel of Ward's Klamath Fu
neral Home at 3 p.m. Tuesday,
February SI.
The Rev. Willard L. Aldrlch,
Bly, will officiate. Final rites and
commitment with vault entomb
ment In Klamath Memorial Park.
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