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SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1956 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THREE LYLE DOWNlN MARVIN BROWN i f Then r That appellation "self - made man" has been misused many times when applied to scalers of 7te ladder of success, but not in the case of Marvin Brown, mana ger and part owner of the Willard Hotel. Brown, 33, has held down about every job in a hotel but house de tective. He also has been a shoe - shine boy, newspaper vendor, cow puncher, dry cleaner and handy man. Like thousands of other young Americans he was hampered in carving out a pattern of success by the Great Depression of the 1930s. HARD TIMES "It was really tough In those days," he said. "During the dark est days of the depression I was living with my family in Lockney, Texas. In those days almost every body in tbwn had a milk cow. No body had money to buy feed for the cows.'1 Brown explained that he worked out a deal whereby the cows were fed and he made some small change. "Every day I used to round up all the milk cows in the neighbor hood and take them out along the Santa Fe Railway tracks," he add ed. "There was considerable grass along the tracks and I used to let the cows graze there for hours." When free from his cow herd- Fort Rock Formers Gather Crop Data To Aid Lawsuit By HELEN PARKS FORT ROCK Farmers here are - currently gathering crop data to support counter-claims to the re cent article in "Oregon Agricul ; tural Progress," Oregon State Col lege Agricultural Experiment Sta tion publication. They contend that temperature records do not tell the whole story. Charges included in a complaint filed March 13 by P. H. Pitman, plaintiff, and others, state that the article. "More Fms for Fort : Rock?" infers that' the ara gives low alfalfa production and that the growing season is unusually short. Disputes with planning authori ties over climate are not new to Fort Rock farmers. Ever since ir- more pump irrigation farms. Their uniform production of hay during dry years demonstrated their val ue; yet here, as elsewhere, those were not prosperous years. In the late 1930 s a plan was inaugurated to sell private land in the area to the federal govern ment as being sub-marginal for agriculture. The old Resettlement Administration and its succeeding agencies prepared several plan ning reports in connection with the land acquisition.. One dated April, 1939, summed up some data which had been compiled in this man ner: CONDITIONS "The foregoing figures are, be cause of varying economic condi- Weyerhaeuser Youth Named County IFYE Delegate A Klamath County man. Tom Zinn of Weyerhaeuser, will be a delegate to the International Farm Youth Federation this year. lie Is the second IFYE delegate from Klamath County. Active in 4-H work for about ix years. Zinn is a senior in Animal Husbandry at Oregon State College. He is scheduled to on June 6, and will leave Mon treal for Beirut, Lebanon, on June 13. He will arrive in Beirut on June 33 or 23, and will spend several days at the famous Amer ican University there before head ing for his iinal destination. Why does he leave from Mon treal? He said It would save 10 per cent U.S. tax on bis overseas leave for the Middle East next j transportation fares. June. Zinn. who has lived in Klamath County all of his n years grad uated from Klamath Un'on Hish School in 19)1. So far, 1-e says, his draft board has lett him alone. While overseas, he will visit in either Iraq or Iran, but he says he does not know which. He is sched uled to arrive in Washington, D-C. rigation from wells was started , tions from vear l0 vear oniy very in this basin some have claimed generalized but it is felt that they cause of frosty summers. clearly indicate the impracticabil- In 1924, John A. Ernst estao- itv o( ttemDtimi to raise hav bv lished the first irrigated farm here which is now operated by Mrs. Mabel Morehouse and sons. He was followed in 1928 by Henry M. Parks, onetime head oi the Ore gon Bureau of Mines and Geology. By the 1930's when a prolonged drought struck, there were a few Traffic Safety School Planned LOUISVILLE, Ky. Louis ville youngsters will learn traffic safety early in life if Mayor An drew Broaddus has his way. The mayor says he is planning a Junior size street system with miniature sidewalks, traffic sig nals, signs and possibly small motor-driven cars. It would be used as an outdoor traffic "classroom" for children. "The mayor, who saw such a project in Munich. Germany, last summer, commented: "We not only would be teaching our youngsters traffic safety, buL also respect for our traffic laws and our policemen." Irrigation Jn the Fort Rock Valley, During the past 15 years Charles C. Miles, a local farmer, has aid ed several families in obtaining operating loans for pump irrigation farms. Recalling the difficulty of getting past the old RA economic policy statement he explained that each case had to be' handled as If some peculiar circumstance made success possible in eich instance, while the impression remained that the report's general asser tions would still be true elsewhere. . The magazine article in question was prepared by R. G. Mason, editor of "Oregon Agricultural Progress," as an advance summary of a current economic report of the area made by Emery Castle, OSC, and Carroll Dwyer, Soil Con servation Service. Now ing duties. Brown shined shoes in his father's barber shop and de livered the Pennsylvania Gritt. a weekly newspaper that circulated widely In that section of Texas. CLEANED CLOTHING In 1938 the future hotel mana ger and his brother, Claude, ac quired a small tailor shop In Lock ney. "My mother kept the place open in the day time while my brother and I went to high school," he said, "We worked at night cleaning and repairing clothing." In 1941, Brown went to Lubbock, Texas intending to enroll as a pre law student at Texas Technologi cal College. Before the school term started, he got a job as a handy man in the Lubbock Hotel. He worked in that establishment for 18 months but didn't go to school. "It was there," he said, "that I got thfi ground work for what was to be my life work. I learned about cost controls and hotel front office procedure." During the next few years Brown worked in many hotels including the Crawford Hotel, Big Spring, Texas; Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas, Colorado Hotel, Glenwood Springs, Colorado and the Roosevelt Hotel, Denver, BUILT CLUB In 1948, Brown was sent to Santa Monica, California to supervise the reconstruction of. Del Mar Beach Club which had been destroyed by fire. He later became manager of the Deauville Beach Club there. Late in 1950, he returned to Den ver and sold the Roosevelt Hotel for Its owner, Frank F. Hofues, who also owns the Willard Hotel building. Shortly afterward. Brown and Maud Ferguson bought the busi ness and furnishings of the Wil lard. "There's a good future in the hotel business for young men," Brown declared. "I am glad now that I didn't become a lawyer. Hotels are here to stay. But I guess lawyers are too." Brown and his wife. Patty, have two children. They consider Klam ath Falls their permanent home. (Listen to Mr. Brown, Sunday 10:15 p.m.. Radio Station KFLW.) Merrill VFW Leaders Told MERRILL Members Df the Merrill VFW Auxiliary had a busy session March 7 in the recreation hall. New officers were elected as follows: President, Mar.lorie Wal driD; S3i. or vlca pres'dent, Mar Jorie Hodges; Junior vice presi dent, Joan Trotman: secretary. Germain Shelton; treasurer, Bar bara Schmidt: color bearers. Ida Fleek. Jean Rodgers, Bertha Mc Koen. Pat Duncan. Guard, Frances Brandenberg: assistant guard, Mary Turner: his torian, Billie Woodhouse; musi cian, Dorothy West: assistant mu sician, Barbara McKoen, chaplain, Kate Merrilees; conductress, Mar ion Knox: flag bearer, Myrtle Rippey: banner bearer, Millie FotlierlnRham; patriotic instruc tor. Nellie Fleck. Glenna Walker requested a do nation of (200 to purchase a screen, projector tviewmaster) and for general repairs for the kindergar ten that is sponsored by the VFW. It was decided not to have a Pop py Post contest this year. Plans were made for the crab feed to be held on March 24 at the recreation hall. Protems for the evening were Barbara McKoen and Katie Mer rilees, color bearers and Marlon Knox as assistant guard. Refreshments were served to 25 members by Grace Walker, Fran ces Brandenberg and Myrtle Rippey. After arriving at his final des tination, Zinn will Join a farm family, where hs will live, eat and work in the native maimer for about five months before, return ing to the United States. Last week Zinn played host dur ing spring vacation at OSC to Bill Abel of Astoria, who last year was a delegate in Argentina. Abel, who saw the beginnings ot the rev olution that ousted Dictator Juan Peron, spoke and showed slides made during his trip to various service clubs and farm groups in the Basin during his stay here. The IP YE program Is sponsored Jointly by the National 4-H Club Foundation and tne cooperative Extension service. Although gov' ernmental agencies participate. not one cent of the taxpayers money is spent on the trips. Klarv ath County 4-H Club Agent Fran els Skinner said. The two main objectives of the program are to bring about bet ter understanding among farm people throughout the world, and thereby to aid in building a last ing peace. In addition to visits by Ameri cans to overseas farms, farm youth from overseas will visit in this country. Skinner says it is not yet known whether there will be any visitors In Klamath Coun ty this year, although there have been in past years. The other Klamath County man who went abroad as an IFYE del egate was Harry Tavenner, who visited Brazil several years ago. 1 us I T - n ; v. U.J y i TCM ZINN (loft) and 4-H Agenr Francis Skinner gel the word on the International Farm Youth Exchange program from Bill Abel, a 1955 delegate from Oreoon who mads several talks in Klamath Falls last week. Abel, an Astoria man who visited Argentina last year, leaving shortly before the revolution that ousted Dictator Juan Peron, showed slides made during hit trip. Zinn will ba a delegate this year, and is scheduled to visit in the Middle East, , Meetings On Durum Wsssi Tulelake Farmers Schedule Chas. J. 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Aten states that in addition to meals and foun tain service, "Charglo" hambur gers will be among the restaurant specialties. He and Mrs. Aten moved here from Orland last fall and have been expanding their establish ment since then. The billiard par lor caters to young and old, men and women. There Is a separate card room in back of the restaurant. Restaurant personnel consists of Bill Dunn, formerly manager of the McCloud Restaurant; Jack Christie, formerly of the Log Cabin In Weed; Hazel Strom, Mary By bee, Kathryn Bommelyn, Helen Nicodemus and Alma Cooney. The restaurant will offer 24-hour service. Chamber Plans Special Class DUNSMUIR A coopera tive movement among Dunsmulr's service employes and the chamber of commerce will be Initiated at a meeting at the Travelers Hotel next Wednesday night. The cham ber aims to provide all who meet the traveling public with Informa tion on tourist facilities, recrea tional opportunities and highway In formation. Plans for this meeting were laid Wednesday evening at a chamber of commerce meeting at the Hotel Dunsmuir. Ted Fay, motel owner. suggested this community service and all restaurant, filling station. motel and hotel personnel will be invited to next week's meeting. Other chamber business included a report by Francis McEnerney who has recently returned from Florida. McEnerney said Florida recognizes tourist trade as the ma jor Industry and hospitality has been developed there to an art. TULELAKE Tulelake farmers who are interested in plammg dur um wheat during the sprint; of 1958 should attend a durum wheat meeting to be held In Tulelake, Friday, March 30 at 1:30 p.m., In the Marcha Theater, according to Ken Baghott, Tulelake farm ad viser. I Baghott states that durum wheat , growers will have the opportunity j to hear Phillip Talbott of the Com modity Stabilization Service, Wash, lngton, D.C., Norrls Chamber, farmers field man for the Agricul ture stabilization and Conservation Committee, Red Bluff, and J. T. Moody, acreage allotment and marketing quota specialist, ASC, Berkeley, discuss the durum wheat bill which has been signed by the president, allowing Tulelake Basin farmers to plant up to 45 acres of durum wheat provided certain qualifications are met by the growers. Hans Karstennson and West Wil liams, Siskiyou and Modoc Coun ty ASC secretaries, will discuss the Siskiyou and Modoc counties ASC program for durum wheat. Milton Miller, agriculture exten sion agronomist, University of Cal ifornia, Davis, will speak on fu ture demands of durum wheat In the West. Dr. C. W. Schaller, as sociate agronomist, University of California, Davis, will report on his trials of durum wheat varie ties conducted in Tulelake in co operation with the Tulelake farm adviser last year. Ken Baghott will talk on the results of the growing of durum the past four years. Ed Seus, mnn ager, Newell Grain Growers As sociation, and Ivan Kandra, man ager, Winema Elevators, will speak on West Coast prices, markets, and seed supply of durum wheat, Tlic Tulelake farm adviser men tioned that the passage of the dur um wheat legislation could mean considerable to Tulelake. Basin fanners by allowing them to in crease the wheat acreage this year. This should increase the-ag-ricultural wealth of the Tulelake Basin. A Beautiful Memorial Is Like Fresh Flowers Every Day Clarence Ward ' Klamath Monument Go. 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