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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1957 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE FIVE Know Your Community Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles on a com munity survey conducted recently by the League of Women Voters. The survey is being printed in its entirety, and we feel you will find it of considerable interest. 1 t 1l IV ' By LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS The League of Women Voters of Klamatb Falls believes that citi zen participation in government is the basis of our democratic sys tem, and that informed voters are a prerequisite if good civic plans are to be made and translated into the reality of better commu nity living. With increased popu lation there must be answers to immediate need and contempla tion for long range planning. We have undertaken this com munity survey in order to inform ourselves better about Klamath Falls, and through this printed re port we are sharing our findings with you. We think, faultless or not, that Klamath Falls is a fine place to live. We feel that its citizens are intelligent and respon sible and that this community is alert to progress. We feel we have increased our knowledge and un derstanding of the complexities of Klamath Falls. We have had many . fine discussions at our unit meet ings about the information we have collected. APPRECIATION The league wishes to express its deep appreciation for the great cooperation which it received from our public officials, school admin istrators and others who so pa tiently answered our questions. The first white man known to have explored the territory now included in Klamath County was Finan McDonald, a trapper in the employment of the Hudson Bay Company. Peter Skeen Ogden re ports in his Journal that McDon ald was trapping in the Klamath Marsh area in 1823-26. Ogden came late in 1823, traveling south Irom the Deschutes, when he came sud denly into a wide flat country covered with, water and wet mead ows our Upper Klamath Marsh. Here the white men found log huts, others of mud, scattered from the Marsh down along the Wil liamson River. These Indian vil lages continued around Modoc Point and clear down to Link River. EXPLORERS After them came other explor ers, and then the settlers the first "leing Wendolen Nuss who came in 1866. In 1867 George Nurse, vtt)S had been a settler at Fort Klamath, put into motion his cher ished idea of starting a settlement at the mouth of Link River. He obtained a franchise from t h e government to operate a paid ferry across Link River, and home Kteaded that land now occupied by the Great Northern for its railroad tracks, along South Riverside, to gether with other acreage, and built his homestead house where the Link River Auto Court now stands. He brought his small stock of goods, consisting largely of trinkets for the soldiers and Indians, and started a little store. At first his trade was mostly with the natives for furs. Lumber was rafted down from the Fort over the lake and a little box cabin was built on a rocky point on the riv er's bank, on what is now the east corner of Conger and Main streets. His next enterprise was a modern hotel, which probably stood close to the river near Conger Avenue. SETTLERS The seventies brought more set tlers, most of them engaged in stock raising, and so, Linkville began to grow. There were also a few who made steady contact with the country but did not make their homes here. Some brought cattle over the mountains to range through the summer months, tak ing them out again in the autumn. In 1872 the Linkville Post Office was established with Mr. Nurse as postmaster. In 1882 Klamath Coun ty was formed and Linkville be came a county seat. May 10, 1884, marked the date of the first news paper, the Weekly Star Press. In July 1884 a new courthouse was acquired: the second in 1887. In 1889 a city charter was granted The disastrous fire of 1889 and the depression years of the early os retarded development f o r some time. It was not until the late '90s that growth again started. On February 20. 1893, the town of Linkville incorporated as t h e town of Klamath Falls. (It was felt that the name Linkville de noted smallness.t In 1903 it was incorporated as the city of Klam ath Falls. A new charter Was adopted in 1913, and the city hall was mint in 1914. IRRIGATION The first attempt at irrigation in Klamath County was made by a number of Linkville citizens who incorporated their enterprise under the name of "The Linkville Water Ditch Company in 1878. This com pany placed a head gate in the cast Dank ot Link Kiver near its emergence from Upper Klamath Lake and dug a small canal throueh the present city of Klam ath Falls and used it for the ir rigation of town lots. The canal was enlarged and extended from time to time, and in 1905 Oregon state took action by passing its own irrigation act which provided for the appointment of a state engineer and for cooperation with tne .National Reclamation Service. The second project undertaken 'the first being in the Umatilla Valley i called for entering the tule marsh lands of Klamath County and Northern California. Here the proj ect called for use of the upper Klamath. Clear, and Horse Fly lakes as natural storage reservoirs with very little construction neces sary. These waters Uhe surplus of which normally drained into Klamath River) were tapped for W A?:- fern imrr aslJt I FREMONT SCHOOL PTA OFFICERS keep the wheels of meetings moving smoothly. Left to right are Mrs. J. E. Hosley, treasurer; Mrs. Neil Black, secretary; Mrs. Robert Puckett, first vice president; Mrs. Lloyd Ford, second vice president, and Mrs. Clyde Dixon, president. Lake Rotary Club Presents Awards To 4-H Members LAKEVIEW Welthy Warner was named winner of the $100 award givn by the Lakeview Ro tary Club for outstanding work in livestock breeding in 4-H Club competition during the past year. The award was announced and granted at the 4-H Club West Side achievement program held Friday evening. November 1, at the West Side Grange Hall. Competing foe the prize were club members in dairy, sheep, beef and hog projects. Welthy's efficiency was noted in the sheep division. Screening of members was done by a special commit tee, which narrowed the compe tition to four. Another committee then made the decision. Other Rotary awards presented by W. H. (John) Buell, went to Donna Odegaard for senior cloth ing; Rhea Garrett, senior cooking; Tamara Tomlin, outdoor cooking; Joyce Fenimore, junior knitting; Louise Moulton, senior knitting; Helen Odegaard, clothing sweep stakes; Dale Vandergaw, wood working. Demonstration awards went to Don Hill, special livestock demonstration; Dolores Heavilin, junior clothing; Jay Johnston and Linny bipp, outdoor cooking; Dale Vandergaw, woodworking; Mau rice Odegaard and Sidney Tracy, junior livestock team. The Lake County Tuberculosis and Health Association, repre sented by Mrs. Betty Elliott, awarded the top boy and girl in the health groups of each school as follows: New Idaho School, Leslie Ann Gorsch and -John Moran; Union School, Mary Lynne Fenimore and Tommy Hart; Vernon School, Max Huff and Marian Angele. The boy and girl from the New Idaho School were also picked as tops in all three schools. Dolores Heavilin was first and Mary Lynn Fenimore second in the news reporter scrapbook con test sponsored by the Lake County Examiner. The 4-H Club Leaders Association awards for secretary's books went to Joy Kerr, first, and Maudie Jean Batman, second. irrigating a strip of land about 50 miles long, running northward from the California line, and for development of power at the out let of the Upper Klamath Lake. The lakes held large quantities of water and were fed from a suf ficiently large watershed which would enable discharge by gravity of the water requirements for ir rigating an eventual total ot 236,401 acres. TWO FACTORS Two other factors contributed to the growth of the city between the years 1900 and 1910 the coming of the timber claimers, and the coming of the railroad. It was on May 19. 1909 that the first rail road train steamed into Klamath Falls. The tiny village of 400 in 1904 had grown to 4,801 in 1920. In 1956 the population was estimated to be 18.300. Since 1930 there has been a large increase in t h e sub urban areas, and the Oregon state estimate of 1956 gives the popu lation of the metropolitan area as 30.000. The area of the city is 6.0 square miles, and the altitude is 4,103 feet. Klamath Falls is served by three railroads and maintains a munici pal airport. The city is the dis tribution center of an extensive lumbering and agricultural area, ranking second ip the state in vol ume of sales of industrial supplies. The leading products of the Klam ath Basin, the fertile irrigated re gion surrounding the city, are live stock, poultry, grains, hay, pota toes, onions and sugar beets. The principal industrial establishments are sawmills, lumber mills, lumber-processing plants, and meat packing plants. Educational insti tutions include the Oregon Techni cal Institute, located three miles from the city. Religious denomi nations are well represented. There are over 40 churches in this area. Klamath Falls is also the cen ter of a leading resort and recrea tional area. The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce is an ac tive civic organization. This and other businessmen's and business women's organizations, service clubs, and fraternal organizations work individually, or in groups, for the interests and betterment of the community. The Safeway livestock breeding award of a summer school schol arship was presented to Welthy Warner by Sam Kimpton, local manager. Presentation of member awards was made for the First National Bank of Portland by Dewey Mer edith. The leader awards were given for the U.S. National Bank by Al Haslebacher, club agent, taking the place of Lee McMullen who was unable to attend. Completion awards were granted as follows: First year Jim McNelcy'. Mari an Angele, Dallas Angele, Sam Anderson, Hank Albertson, Tom my Barclay, Frank Burrows, Car ol Biggs, Rita Barclay, Leslie Ann Gorsch, David Johnston, Bob by LaPlant. Bobby Moore, Sonja Maddock, Tommy Oakley. Chuck Reed, Wayne Simpkins, Greg Tracy, Dave Cleland, Johnny Cole, Ernie Cooper, David Cooper, Nancy Ann Clair, Kenneth Bla lock, Shirley Davis, Joyce Feni more, Max Huff, Pete Kimzey. Linda Moran, Mike Meadows, Frank Nelson. David Peay, Mike Ray, Bonnie Thomas and Kenneth Giles. Second year Jennie Cleland, Lois Fawver, Ruth Goss, Denise Haven, Deanna Johnston, , Larry Maxwell, Cheryl Newman, John ny Sipp, Harlene Clark, Letha Giles, Dolores Heavilin, Tom Hart, Susanne Klippel, Connie Nelson, Camille Simpkins, David Van steenburg and Wayne Wolf. Third year Fred Baldwin, Douglas Dameron, Sharon Giers dorf, Jay Johnston, James Mil lard, Barbara Thomas, Doll Wil liams, Dean Davis, Mary Lynne Fenimore, Mary Ann Hurt, John Moran, Dwayne Taylor, Tamara Tomlin and Fred Williams. Fourth year Sharon Ashcraft, Judy Kerr, Beverly Tomlin, Dale Vandergaw, Dwayne Davis, Wayne Sipp and Sidney Tracy. Fifth year Phyllis Ashcraft, Don Hill, Lynn Peay, Judy Goss, Maurice Odegaard and Bob War ner. Sixth year Joy Kerr, Ed ward Sipp, Welthy Warner, Janet Oakley and Frances Stewart. Sev enth year Judy Haven, Helen Odegaard. Charlcia Lantz and Pat Oakley. Ninth year Rhea Garrett and Barbara Oakley. Tenth year Maudie Jean Batman, Donna Odegaard. Louise Garrett Moulton and Karilyn Padget Story. Receiving leaders pins or certi ficates were as follows: First year E. L. Elliott, Warren Maxwell, Marguerite South, Edna Schuler, Betty Johnston, and, Minnie Mea dows. Second year Elizabeth Swartz, Mary Heavilin and Bill Warner. Third year W. J. Van dergaw, Tom Crawford. Perry Ashcraft and Idora Tomlin. Fourth year Nancy Fenimore and Pearl Christensen. Fifth year Shirley Sipp; seventh year .Mildred Gar rett; ninth year Ray Kerr; 10th year Coral Hill; 14th year .Mary Odegaard. Junior leaders were represented as follows: first Phyllis Ashcraft. Karilyn story and Helen Ode gaard: third Donna Odegaard and fourth Louise Moulton. PNW Area Tax Collections Up WASHINGTON Ifl - The Inter nal Revenue Service reported Wednesday that federal tax col lections in the three Pacific North west states during the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1957, showed increases over the previous year. Federal tax collections in Wash ington showed the biggest jump from $847,574,000 in fiscal 1955-56 to $899,366,000 in fiscal 1956-57. The figures for the other states and Alaska, with the 1956-57 col lection first, were: Oregon $514,746,000 and $498 205,000; Idaho $131,203,000 and $120,184,000: and Alaska S36, 431,000 and $43,566,000. Two Indicted For Fraud SAN FRANCISCO (UP) - prominent East Bay home builder and his son wore indicted by a federal Grand Jury Wednesday on charges of defrauding the Veter ans Administration out of three million dollars by falsifying cre dit reports of prospective buyers. Indicted were Thomas Norman Plumleiah Sr., 52, and his son, Robert, 27, both of An'.ioch. They are officers of the Plumlcigli De velopment Company, which spe cialized in tract developments of homes in Pittsburg, Antioch, Con cord and Irvincton. The two men were indicted on 19 counts of making false repre sentations about prospective cli ents of the company, and on one count ot conspiracy. 11 con victed, each faces 100 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard II. Foster said Wednesday's in dictment specifically named 10 houses, but talse representations may involve 200 of Ihe 286 houses built by tile firm in 1956 and 1957. Foster said the Plumleighs gave false credit reports, exaggerated the income of some buyers, sup pressed the fact that one pur chaser had been bankrupt, and in one case cut three pages of der- rogatory information Irom a cre dit report. False information was given on a total of three million dollars in VA-backed loans, Foster said The fraud was discovered when a loan company asked an East Bay credit agency for a supple mental report on some of Plum- leigh s clients. -MALAYAN RECOGNITION KUALA LUMPUR (UPi The government of newly - independent Malaya today announced official recognition of 87 nations, including Russia and the tiny republic of San Marino. Six states that Ma laya did not recognize were Com munist China, Nationalist China, East Germany, North Korea. Outer Mongolia and North Viet Nam. Crew Escapes Flaming Plane CASTLE 'AFB UP) A B32 Stratofortress, the Air Force's largest bomber, crashed and burned on the runway here Wed nesday, but all 10 crewmen es caped unharmed. Castle said the plane crashed during a landing and burst into names moments alter the crew men had cleared the giant jet Exact cause of the accident was not known, hut it was believed to have been landing gear trouble. 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