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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1956)
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1956" HERALD AND NEWS. KlsAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE THREE m a ! LAKEVIEW The first big jam boree sponsored by the Alkali Glid ers square dancing club of Lake view proved a distinct success dur- WHAT'S MORE FITTING background for a square dance than grain straw and old wagon wheels and horse collars hanging from a wooden peg? Glenn Walker, left, agrees with Lucile Edwards that a barn is a fine spot to "Dive For the Oyster. Dive For the Clam, Dive Fo the Sardine. Take a Full Can." Lawrence Edwards, right, agrees with Mrs. Edwards and Glenn Walker. There are four square dance clubs in the Klamath area, the Bachelors and Bachelorettes, Do-Si-Do, Keno Promenaders and Merry Mixers. w LITTLE FOLKS DROP TO SLEEP to the sing-song lilt of Up the river,, up the bend, meet your honey, turn back again." Parents frequently must iake their children or lose out on the fun and small, blonde Debby Brisbon is no exception. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brisbon. Daddy is president of the Merry Mixers. Here she clings to hand of Bill Mayhew, local caller who chants dancers into mes merized moods, while she looks with doubtful eye on alarm clock worn by Clarence Hundly, Tulelake who has danced "halfway across the nation, in squares ana rounq Guest Callers Spark Dances Guest callers for square dancers and hometown callers too, stand on a special pedestal all their own. - For the semi-professionals, call ing is a sideline or part-time employment. Once in the game, demands increase and many is the caller who could leave his cozy fireside every night in the week to "Roll the Hoop. Ball the Jack. Meet Your Honey, Turn Right Back." , - Professional callers earn bread and butter and baby's shoes, with their musical cadences. They often travel around the country for sev eral months during the year. calling a dance each night in a different locality. Many of them are artists in oth er fields, producing records of dances and calls. A few publish square dance periodicals which keep dancers posted on the "go ings-on of clubs across the coun try, new costumes.- new ideas. Others have been identified with motion pictures, the directing of dances in scenes and appear on television and radio. ' Engaging a professional for a dance is a big event for a club. Among local callers are J3. M. Anile, J. D. Stanley and Bill Mayhew. ' Lakeview Dancers Sponsor Jamboree Invited. They stage a party night on the fourth Saturday of every month to which the public is in vited. At various times they have ing the two-day session here Sat-; had periods of instruction classes urday and Sunday. October 13 and. for beginners. 14, according to Forrest Cooper, Although everyone interested is general chairman of the event, invited, there is a special invila- Dancers and callers came from I lion to the teen-age Rroup to at- Klamath Falls, Medford, Red; tend the instruction classes on the Bluff. Eugene, Alturas, Lookout, rfirst and third Fridays of each Paisley and Fort Rock. Master of month at the courthouse memor ceremonies was Mel Stricklett ofjial hall. Mrs. Newcombe gives her Portland. time and the use of a public ad- AnnrnvTmniplv ion oupsts attend- dress system and records for these H iho nniii.r-v rfinnnr nt the A ni instructions. This is all an oppor- Hay School Saturday evening anditiinity to learn calling, or a prac en joyed the dancing which start ! lice period for catli-rs who are ed at 8 o'clock. Breakfast was brushing up on their work. There served Sunday morning at the Me- s no cnargc ior inMruciiuira. ru. morial hall of the courthouse and! the past four years Mrs New dancing started again that alter- combe has attended the folk dance noon at 1 o'clock and lasted till 5'camn at the College of the Pa at the Hay School. Both roundjeific in Stockton to learn- new and square dancing were enjoyed.! dances and pass them on to her Square dancing is playing a big V"" J , part in the entertainment of! Last year a ciuo as ur large groups of people in Lake iPaislcv which draws dancers from County. Enthusiasm started wilh a: Fort Rock, Silver Lake and Sum group sponsored by the Eastside mer Lake. Colvin Tidwell of Lake r.ranpp and. although not an or- view is the caller and lnstruc- sanized club, grangers and friends tor for this group. are still strong in auenoance aur- ing the first, third and fifth Wed nesday nights at the grange hall in New Pine Creek. Claude and Velma Newcombe and Carroll and Amy Cloud keep the group in high gear with instructions in round and square dancing for all age groups. The first teaching was done to records but now there are guest callers at most of the meetings. Six squares are about the capa city of the hall and the dancers include various ages, with many teen-agers from the surrounding area finding it an enjoyable out let for their enthusiasm. The two clubs in Lakeview are the Alkali Gliders and the Merry Mixers. The Gliders meet every second Tuesday and fourth Thurs day at the Arthur D. Hay School. There are 35 couples in this group and more are invited. The callers include Hank KuempeL Roy Mul key, Wilbert Cooper. George Jas ka, Colvin Tidwell. Buck Elliott and Velma Newcombe. The Merry Mixers, with 89 mem bers, meet every Monday eve ning at 7:30 at the Fairview Com munity Center. The main caller is colvin iidweu. ana others arei 'Knotheads Are Veterans "Knotheads," are members of a club who have taken four couples and traveled at least 100 miles to attend an open square dance or visit a club. During the visit, the guests fill out an application blank for mem bership which is signed by the caller of the club visited. This in turn is sent to a Portland address accompanied by a small fee which covers the cost of a "Knot head" badge, bearing the owner's name, address and name of the club in which he is a member. "Once a Knothead. always a Knothead." for there are no dues or fees once membership is es tablished. Membership is increasing by leaps and bounds for not even icy roads, balky cars, lost kittens or prospective matrimony keeps a Knothead home. ' - SQUARE DANCE GROUPS all over the Klamath Basin take part in varied civic activi ties One group helps with the March of Dimes campaign, cash has been given to the Wiard Memorial Park for the children's wading pool after the elub danced on the two new tennis courts at the park, and floats are entered in parades. Club members also travel long distances to take. part in other club dances. The members observe special holidays with costume parties and picnics are held during the summer. (gilWlhGTi RIB ' 1 1 mm E 1 M m, U k. 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