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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1958)
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1B5R HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS,' OREGON PAGE S A Business News By FLORENCE JENKINS ft 6 Aim Standard Oil of Coin Your Ideas New Jersey'! program was Cuban Rebels Still Advance HAVANA (AP) The Cuban rebels say two of their armed .tlnmnc cnmfiHiniy Atlt frnm ViHal ynj '" Castro s southeast uiDan strong- lliuusu; aim una utrtni a,viUK Vflsil to employes for ideas since 1918 . . . last year, 35.792 ideas were submitted and 10,116 won cash awards. McKIBBIN LESIEIR Wra. F. (BUI) McKibbbi, asso ciated with the insurance business iince 1931, in Klamath Falls since 1944 and for the last 11 years head of Midland Empire Insurance Agency, 126 So. 8th. has formed a partnership with Clement Oger Lesueur who has operated Clem Lesueur Real Estate at 1020 Main St. for the last five years, but has lived in Klamath Falls since April 1. 1945, when he came here with the Marine Corps barracks . . . they will operate under Mid land Empire Insurance Agency name at its address on So. 8th El. Klamath Falls Fast Freight (for merly Oakridge - Westfir Truck Lines) adopted its new name on Sept. 1, according to Wendell Cross, owner - manager of the line. . . . Klamath Falls will get greatly increased publicity when the fleet of eight trucks and five trailers have new billboard signs reading: Klamath Falls Fast Freight ... the line serves the full length of the state, from Port land via Pierce Freight Lines through Eugene and Oakridge to Klamath Falls . . . repainting of the trucks is being done as fast as possible. . . . Vic Sample, Klamath Falls manager, has nego tiated a contract with John Fowl er, Klamath Valley Lumber Com pany, for construction of a new ireight terminal to be located in the 1600 block on Owens St., just a block off So. 6th .. . the building will cover approximately 3.000 square feet of ground area, one- story, frame and steel construc tion, with modern cross-dock load ing and insulated storage rooms . lot is 240x240 leet and the new system provides loading from one side and unloading from the other . . . eaves extend out three feet over the end of the trucks so merchandise is never exposed to the weather . . . the Klamath Falls offices will move from the Arrow Transit Bldg. to the new location about Oct. 1, Sample says. LESUEUR CRESSWELL Mrs. Clem Lesueur, Sylvia Le- sueur, has resigned after eight years with the U.S. National Bank of Portlands Klamath falls branch and will be secretary to her husband and Bill McKibbin in their new business association. William A. (Bill) Cresswell, real estate salesman, is the new man ager of the Clem Lesueur Real Estate office at 1020 Mam St. . the business changes became ef fective on Sept. 1. hold now have penetrated into Las Villas Province in central Cuba. Four other columns are con tinuing their advance, a rebel broadcast Friday night claimed. It said seven government soldiers had been killed and five cap tured. President Fulgencio Batistas army headquarters in Havana has been silent on the reported rebel offensive. The broadcast said two rebels had been killed. A wounded rebel was listed as a North American named Richard Hellman. New store. . . . Food Basket at 623 So. Central, Medford, will be opened on Friday, Sept. 26, by Dick Hicks and Norm Duffy, own ers of Market Baskets No. 1 and No. 2 in Klamath Falls ... the new supermarket goes into a build ing which has been vacant and has been completely remodeled for the Food Basket . . . sales area will be about 6,000 square feet in the 7,500 square foot building . . . parking will be available around the building for some 150 to 200 cars. . . . Jerry Bradford, for the past year a clerk in Market Bas ket No. 1, will manage the new store . . . head of the meat de partment will be Roy Watson of Medford with Keith Ruconlch of Market Basket No. 1 as meat supervisor and buyer for all three stores ... the new Food Basket will have four check-out stations ... all new fixtures will include Hussman installations in pastels for a pleasing in-store decor. Green Acre Pheasant Farm Is the name chosen by Mrs. H. A. Campbell of Olene for the com mercial pheasant raising operation in which she and her hushand are engaged . . . she is licensed by the State Game Commission from whom she got her first pheasant eggs . . . this spring she had a hatch of approximately 1,000 birds . . . sells birds to clubs for training bird dogs and also cus tom dresses pheasants on order . . . recently dressed out a bunch of 13-week-oid birds which aver aged a net weight of three pounds apiece . , , what started out as a hobby is growing into Quite a business In addition to their ranch and cattle raising. Portland Lad Said Insane PORTLAND (AP)-Harry Rob ert Molstrom. the 18-year - old Portland high school youth who has admitted the brutal bludgeon ing of five women, has been de clared insane and committed to the state mental hospital. The youth was unable to give a reason for the night-tims at tacks he made upon the lone wo men last winter. ' Deputy Dist. Atty. Glen A, Guerts said that' psychiatric ex aminations showed that Molstrom had a split personality, that he was a potential danger to society, and that he would be unable to help defend himself at a trial. The youth had been charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill. Molstrom will be kept at the hospital at least until doctors de termine whether he can control his destructive impulses. The dis tnct attorney s oltice here will retain a hold on him and he may be brought to trial later if re leased by the hospital. Molstrom was a senior at Port land's Grant High School at the time of his arrest. Award to George R. Stacy; Klam ath Falls, on bid of $28,355, by Bureau of Reclamation. Klamath Falls, for construction of Coppock Bay pumping plants U and V and modification of M canal and 100 D 1 drain . , . bids were opened on Sept. 3. ' ri''3; . Ar f4 North Korea Blasts U.M. PANMUNJON, Korea (AP) The North Korean Communists Satur day accused the U.N. command of planting a dead body in the de militarized zone to trump up an incident. The UNC charged he was a communist agent. The body was found last Satur day near Chorwon, about 50 miles northeast of Seoul. Ihe man had been killed by a mine in the de militarized strip separating the U. N. and Communist forces. The UNC said the body was that of a North Kor-can agent dis guised as a South Korean soldier. U. S. Army Col. Frank F. Carr said the man was armed with hand grenades "apparently of Russian manufacture." V' JULIO GARCIA, right, forester with the Colombian gov ernment and the International Cooperation Administration, studies a map of the Poe Valley Soil Conservation Dis trict which is being commented on by Gene Cox, left, representative with that district of the U.S. Soil Con servation Service, while Roy Johnson, center, forester with USSCS, looks on. Garcia, who is not only a practicing forester, but also an instructor in nursery management at the University of Bogota, is spending two weeks in east ern Oregon as part of an ICA-sponsored tour during which he is studying forest management practices in the U.S. Bids will be opened at 3 p.m on Sent. 25 by General Services Administration, Federal Office Bldg., Seattle, for new roofing and thermal insulation of the Klamath Falls post office. . . . SEA-1208 . '. . specifications with the above office. 1 Giles French, publisher and edi tor of the Moro (Ore.) Sherman County Journal, has written the first major book of Oregon's cen tennial period, "Golden Land, the Story of Sherman County," pub lished Sept. 15 by the Oregon Historical Society and printed by Lawton Kennedy of San Francisco . . . French is a member ot tne Oreson Centennial Advisory Com mittee on history and chairman of the Sherman County centennial committee. Ted Siemens of Chiloquin. who has been with Currin's for Drugs, Ninth & Main, Klamath-Falls, dur ing the summer school vacation months, is leaving for Oregon Stale Colleee where he is in his last year working for his pharmaceuti cal degree. At Currin's for Drugs on Thurs day and Friday of this week will he Reitv Madden, demonstrator for Helena Rubinstein's famous line of cosmetics . . . she will be working closely with Letha Home of Cur- nn s staff and they will De giao to answer questions and hold con sultations with all interested cus tomers. Bids will be opened at 4 p.m on Sept. 29 by the procurement branch of Civil Aeronautics Ad ministration, 5651 West Manchest er Ave., Los Angeles, for resur facing approximately three miles of the existing access gravel road which serves the CAA installation on Stukel Mountain, 17 miles from the Klamath Falls municipal air port, starting from the Harold Dehlinger ranch . . . Prop. No. 4-59-947 . . . plans and specifica tions with above office or from the office of Cliff Wood, chief of air ways technical field office, CAA. Klamath Falls municipal airport . work also includes construc tion of 4xl2-foot concrete block storm porch as an addition to the existing building . . . construc tion of sanitary facilities and in stalling about 12 concrete culverts . . , work to be done this fall. 0 Winners . . . two Klamath Falls women were grand prize winners in the Oil Heat-O-Rama limerick contest which ended Sept. 1. . . . Mrs. Jnclc Probst, 2124 Eberlein, placed 12th and receives a year s supply of heating oil. . . . Rilla Stout, 1816 Logan, was 37th and received a Universal Cook-a-matic sandwich grill . . . first grand prize, a $2500 oil-heated swimming pool, was won by Mrs. David Bush of Portland . . . the contest was sponsored by county fuel oil dealers in conjunction with the Oil Heat Institute of Oregon. Klamath Health Club now oc cupies the location, 413 Main, for merly occupied by Korenian's . . members will have steam bath steam cabinet, massage and -sun room privileges . . . baby sitting service from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. . George Langfnrd from Eugene and the corporal ion s business mana ger, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, here to set up the club . , . charter and family membership oners open un til Sept. 27 . . . director of the club will be a college graduate in physical education. Civil Service Exams Ready Examinations for the following positions have been announced re cently by the U.S. Civil Service Commission: Geodetist, $4,040 to $12,770 a year, for positions throughout the united States. Frequent travel is required. Tile applications with the Board of U.S. Civil Service Exam iners, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington 25, D.C. For positions with the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. St. Louis, Mis souri, file applications with that center. Flight operations and airworthi ness inspector. $5,985 to $8,330 a year, and airways flight inspector, $7,030 and $8,330 a year, for posi tions with the Civil Aeronautics Ad ministration throughout the United States. The positions involve con siderable travel, rile applications with the Board of U.S. Civil Serv ice Examiners, Civil Aeronautics Administration. Washington 25, D.C. Applications will he accepted until November 20, 1958. Federal Administrative and Man agement Examination, $9,890 to $12,770 a year, for positions in Washington, D.C, and throughout the United States. File applica tions with the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D.C. Personnel officer, placement of ficer, position classifier, salary and wage specialist, and employe re lations officers, $5,985 lo $8,330 a year, for positions in the Washing ton, D.C. area. A written test is required. File applications with the united States Civil Service Com mission, Washington 25, D.C. I-urther information and applica tion forms may be obtained at many post offices throughout the country, or from the U.S. Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D.C. Obituaries MEEKER FALL RIVER MILLS Funeral services were held in Redding Wed nesday, September 17, for John W. Meeker, 54, native ot Whitmorc, California, who died in a Redding hospital Sunday. Interment was in the Redding Cemetery. Meeker lived in Fall River Mills most of his life where he worked as a lum ber marker and a laundryman. Sur vivors include a son, Wesley I. of Paradise. 'California; brothers, Roy of Fall River Mills and Lawrence of Cassel, California; a sister. Etta Hunt of Portland; and two grand children. CITY BRIEFS Siskiyou Exhibit Takes Top Honor DORRIS Siskiyou County's ex hibit at the Los Angeles Count v Fair in Pomona took top honors among exhibits showing resources of a county and won a $600 cash award. More than a million visitors will have viewed the display during the fair's run of 17 days. ' The exhibit displays the wealth of the county's products, re sources, recreational allurements and other advantages and is a cen ter of attraction in the palace of agriculture at tne fair. Tourists Pick UN Publisher PORTLAND (AP) Tourists spent 150 million dollars in Ore gon this past summer, the state Highway Department s Travel In formation Division reported Fri day. Directors, meeting here, elect ed Frank Jenkins, publisher of the Klamath Falls Herald' and News as chairman, to succeed William Tugman, Recdsport pub lisher. The report on tourist travel also said: i lie average expenditure per tourist this year was $6.16, com pared with $5.20 last year. Some 1,800,000 out-of-state cars visited Oregon, each carrying an average of 3.2 persons and re maining in the state for four days. tourists traveling by car spent 135 million dollars and those trav eling by train spent 15 million. The Oregon Caves, Crater Lake National Park and the Astoria Megler ferry showed an increase in tourist patronage. Other park and historic areas reported a 5 per cent decline in tourists. On Leave Arthur L. Dixon, yeoman first class, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dixon. 1147 East Street. is spending a 30-day leave here accompanied by his wife, the for mer Bilhe Freeman of Klamath Falls, and their two children. He has just completed a tour of duty in the Philippines and at Barbers Point, Hawaii. Upon leaving here. he will report for duty to the Navy recruiting office at Los Angeles. Chief Shipfitter John T. Howard, of the Klamath Falls recruiting of fice, says that Dixon hopes to he assigned to Destroyer Forces, Pa cific, after completing his Los An geles auty. Fashion Show Quota Club of Klamath Falls will have a fashion show at the Winema Hotel on Tues day at 12 noon. The latest in fall fashions will he presented by Su zanne ot Marvin s. it will be a trunn snowing. Everyone Is in vited. Tickets may be purchased at tne door. Visits Here Margaret Adair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H Ogle, who now resides in Spring field, is paying a visit to Klamath Falls before leaving for Spain, where her husband, Tom Adair, is stationed with the Air Force. Dur ing her stay here, Mrs. Adair is staying with Delight Willard, 315 Grant Street. Rummage Sale Daughters of Italy will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Tues day and Wednesday, September 23 and 24, In the Pelican Theater Building. ' Persons wishing rum mage collected may call TU 2-0249, WSCS Woman's Society of Christian Service seminar will be held in the First Methodist Church Tuesday, September 23. Registra CUNNINGHAM ALTURAS Orval A. Cunning ham, 65, native of Fresno County died in Red Bluff September 14, 1958. Survivors are two sisters. Mrs. H. P. Hoover of Redding, and Mrs. James Mess of Medford. SCHOOL FIRES Funeral OFF TO COLLEGE CHILOQL'IN A number of Chil- nquin High School graduates will leave the first of the week to enroll at Southern Oregon College of Edu cation in Ashland. Freshmen will be Janet Wilson, Fort Klamath; Lou Ellen" Cook. Sprague River; Janet Clark, Gail Mannering and Benny Lopez, all of Chiloquin. An drew Ortis Jr. will enroll as a special student in order to take some courses he was not able to take in his past two years at a Portland business college. FIRE DISTRICT VOTE LAKEVIEW Creation of a fire district which includes the Westside Thomas Creek area from the California-Oregon state line to the north tip of Goose Lake Valley was put to a vote at the Vernon School on Thursday, September 11, and residents .voted in favor of it, al though just 32 voters turned out of a possible 400 or more. A public hearing held July 28 resulted in the September date being set for the election. The district is now em powered to levy a tax for Ihe pur chase of fire equipment and set up oiner regulations necessary for pro cedure. Directors favorably voted on at the election were Elmo An gele. Hugh Anderson, H. E. Berg strom, Harry Crowl and Clyde Fen imore. SULLIVAN Mable G. Sullivan, 71, a native of Colorado and a resident of Mt, Hebron, California, died in this city September 19. She is survived by two brothers John W. Lavender of Mt. Hebron and Leonard Lavender of Los Angeles. Also 11 nieces and nephews. O'Hair's Memorial Chap el is in charge of the funeral arrangements. LLOYD John Norman Lloyd, 45, a na tive of Ashland and a resident of this city most of his life, died here September 19. He was a member of the Klamath Lutheran Church and Klamath Lodge No. 1247 BPOElks. He is survived hy the widow Elayne Lloyd, a daughter! Beverly Elayne Lloyd ot Klamath Falls; four brothers Allen Lloyd of Gig Harbor, Washington, Robert K. Lloyd of Roseburg, William K. Lloyd of Klamath Falls, Ralph A. Lloyd of Grants Pass: seven sisters Mrs. Earl Ladd of Watsonville. Cal ifornia: Mrs. Ed Todd of Redding; Mrs. Art Tockey of Klamath Falls; Mrs. Frank Crowell of Medford; Mrs. Albert McCaulley of Kenyon, California; Mrs. Arthur Folsom of Sacramento; Mrs. Dean Babb of Guam; an uncle George Brown of Portland; an aunt Mrs. Edith Dale of Coos Bay: several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held in the Klamath Lutheran Church Tuesday, September 23, at 2 p.m. The ricv. LeRoy Redal offi ciating. O'Hair's Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. PARKE CEDARVILLE Funeral serv ices were held Tuesday afternoon from the Cedarville Community Church for Joseph Ralph Parke, 73, who died in Klamath Falls on September 11, 1958. He was a na tive ot Cassia County, Idaho, and came to California many years ago, making his home in Pioneer. The Rev. Roger K. Smith, pastor of the Community Church, officiated. In terment was in the Cedarville Cemetery. Survivors include sons, arvey and Ira of Cedarville, Cali fornia, Fred of San Francisco; daughters, Thelma Barron of Bris band, California, Pearl Saunders of Castro Valley, California, Ethel Howard of Sonoma, California, and Irene Maningetti of Boys Srpings, California: brothers, Bill of Con cord, California and Ira of Seattle; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Parke ot Concord; a sisler. Mrs. Nettie Low of Chinn, California. Toastmistresses Schedule Meet The regular meeting of Ewauna Toastmistress Club will be held Monday evening, September 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Spruce Room of the Willard Hotel. The theme of the evening will be "Personality of the American Woman, which will complement the club's fall program of personal grooming. In keeping with t h e personal grooming program, "Hats and Ac cessories" will he the subject of guest speaner, Maxine Cooper, Another speaker will be Inga horg Pex, a guest from the Mt, Mazama Toastmistress Club, A grass fire at Fairhaven School resulted in two runs for the Stewart Lenox Fire Department Thursday. There was one call at 12:15 p.m. and another at 1 p.m The firo was apparently started by children playing with matches on the school playground. There was no damage. tlon will begin at t a.m. Lunch will be served In tne dining room at 12:30. Seven district officers will be present, and a program has been arranged with the theme of The Whole Wide World For Je sus. Art Exhibit The Klamath Art Association is having the first ex hibit of the fall season at the Art Center in the Mountain View Dis trict on Sunday, September 21, from 2 until 5 p.m. This exhibit is for the annual membership with only paid up members showing their works of art. The exhibit will have paintings, weaving and other objects of art. The public is invited to attend. Hostess Beth Chase has re turned to her position as banquet hostess at the Willard Hotel, and she wfll be glad to welcome her friends for catering. Happy Hour Club will meet with Mrs. Charles Drew at her home on Tuesday, September 23, at 1 p.m. United Council of Church Wom en will have a general meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, September 22, at Peace Memorial Church. Program will feature representa tives for the migrant work. Please bring rummage for the migrants. Child care will be provided. Christmas Socks Orders for handknitted personalized Christ mas socks are being taken by the ladies of St. Pauls Episcopal Church bazaar group. To place orders, please call Mrs. H. E. Getz, TU 4-5269, or Mrs. James E. Swansen, TU 4-3598. Sewing Classes Adult sewing classes will be organized Monday night at 7:30 p.m.. Room 116. KUIIS. For further information call Clara Fink, instructor, at her home, TU 4-7470, or the vocational office on Monday, TU 4-7595. RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL Irvin H. Warner, 49. 120 Car roll Street, was released from Klamath Valley Hospital Fridav morning, after one day's treatment for bruises he suffered when struck by a log at Lincoln, in the western part of the county, Thurs day morning. AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday Services '11 e.m. Mmlo Slam Altuneat Jr. Ul(h SDOB Banth th FOR BODY WOOD FIREPLACE LOGS Phone John Loner, TU 2-2045 there is an easy way to shop INSURANCE WOMEN The Insurance Women of Klam ath Falls held a dinner meeting at the Winema Hotel recently. Bob Graf of frhe Royal Indemnity Company was a guest and partici pated in a round table discussion of various insurance problems and procedures. Eileen Foster was also a guest. She has recently joined the Harry Lanphear Agency in Klamath Falls. ON SMALL APPLIANCES For "eed si new" feeelrina ef ell mokel ot imell opplionctt end electric blonktM, cell for fac tory outhoriied ports end service. Vj?jiL Phone TlA Am 4-5512) FURNITURE FOR SALE Beautiful living room suite, divan, two match ing chairs, set of matching tables consisting of two end tables, corner table, coffee table all in limed oak. Dining table, six upholstered chairs, buffet all in limed oak. Chrome di nette set, G.E. electric range, 11 ft. refrig erator, two bedrooms of blonde furniture, mattresses and springs. Beautiful mahogany desk. Singer sewing machine, cedar chest, lamps, various other items. Must vacate house, will sell quick at Big Discount. See after 6:30 p.m. or all day Sunday at 1515 Eldorado. shop Sears catalog ; V ky phone n l I .l i 1 1 Don't Let Winter's First Fling Catch Ton Unprepared 1 Have Your Gas Heating equipment Checked Notft CALL TU 2-4034 it's easy it's convenient t's fast it's the most modern way to shop come in, borrow catalog today That first cou tmiee may be here sooner tfura you expwt and you could he mighty uncomtort able if the gas heating equipment in your bn isn't in proper working order. So why not see thot your heating equipment is checked fccore eord weather comes. :j Gns burners should be clean and properly ad justed . . . vent pipe snug-fitting and in good condition ... air filters (if your heating system uses them) cleaned or replaced, motors and fans oiled . . . pilots lighted now so your heating system will be ready for immediate use, Otir gas servicemen wilt be glad to check and adjust your gas heating equipment, or call your heating contractor (you'll find him in the yellow pages of your telephone directory). Make this important call soon before the weather turns cold and the rush season begins. While tho serviceman is there, have him check yowr water heater also. It will operate more efficiently and economically if clean and properly adjusted. CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC W UTILITIES COMPANY XTriMIMMJIil'IHilJil-MiUiLr 2 YOLE WS COMPANY Tank Gat ltll JfKTND Phone TU 4-3173 eVO laa to. tie
