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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1958)
PAGE 7 A FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1958 Park, Recreation Group Discuss Committee Status HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON Comments on the new status of Hie City Park and Recreation Committee hiahliijhted the group's October meeting, at which City Mannger G. S. Vergeer was spe cial guest. The Park and Recreation De partment, formerly autonomous, was brought under the regular city administration when the city char ter amendment came into eltccl October 1. However, Vergeer Fnoke briefly at the opening o the tession. telling how heavily he would rely on the recommenda lions of this, and similar, citi ien's committees. "F r o m my personal point of view, you are in charge of the Park and Recreation Depart nent." Vergeer said. Asked by Stanley Miller as to what control, in practice, the city manager would exercise over the department, vergeer replied: u Rector Bob Bonney will manage ihe Park and Recreation Depart ment, but as a city employe he .will let me know what's going en." Amos Burnett and Gene Favell were welcomed as new members T( the committee at the 'luesrtay meeting, which was also marked !hy farewells to veteran member Course Set For Scouts '. A basic training course for lead ers of the Boy Scouts' Explorer program will begin Thursday, IW vember fi. James W. Young, dis trict training chairman for the icouts. announces. . The course will consist of three two-hour sessions, to be held on successive Thursdays beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the scout office, 1819 llanzanita Street. Subject of the first session will be "This is Exploring." "Explorer Leadership" will be discussed on November 13, and the "Explorer Program on November 20. i The course is based on the new explorer program that is to be inaugurated January 1. and Young urges everyone who is helping with the program, regardless of his po sition, to take the course. How ever, the course is restricted to adults only. . Opening of the course had pre viously been announced in some tcout publications for October 30, tut this has been cnangea. Women's Society Meeting Held MONTAGUE Program theme for the recent meeting of the Mon lague Women's Society of Chris tian Service was based on "Chris tian Concerns of North 'America Neighbors," with Mrs. Tom Wert ss program leader for the after noon. : Assisting Mrs. Wert with the program were Mrs. Grace Boers ma, Mrs. Elizabeth Hessig, and Irs. Ruby Stafford. . The meeting took place at the home of Mrs. Stafford, who was assisted by Mrs. Ada Johnstone. The business session, conducted by the president, Mrs. Tom Lennon, consisted of reports on the re cent Shasta Division meeting held. at Etna, by Mrs. Hugh French who was accompanied to the event bv Mrs. Grace Boersma, Mrs. Elizabeth Hessig, Mrs. Tom Tou louse and Mrs. James Walker. Glenn Bowen, who had resigned upon moving out of the city limits. During the business portion of the meeting. Chairman James Barnes called on Bonney, who pre sented his monthly report, which included a number of items of a recurrent or seasonal nature, and the following: The five day work week for the labor force went into effect Octo ber 17, replacing the five and a half day week. At Moore Park approximately 700 bulbs were replanted in the garden. The sled tow has been removed from Conger Hill and the fence from the right-of-way at Conger Field. The committee took the follow ing action: Shelved until its next meeting consideration of the Alameda Park problem. It has just been learned that this area, situated along the: north bank of the A Canal and earmarked as the site of a future eastside bypass, does not belong to the city but to the Bureau of Reclamation. The question is whether or not to continue main taining that portion of it which has been improved, to improve further, or to abandon it. Accepted an offer to paint eight exterior doors at the municipal wimming pool for $80, made by Roper and Roper. A second offer, from K. C. Painting Company, was for $06, and a third request for an offer, made by the department, was not answered. Authorized attendance of R o y Harris and Al Knowles at the an nual workshop of the American Institute of Park Executives, to be held in Seattle in November. Agreed to hold two, rather than one monthly meeting: A noon meeting on the second luesday or each month and a 7:30 p.m. meet ing on the fourth Tuesday. It was agreed that all meetings would be limited to one and a half hour duration. Approved an arrangement whereby the B & B Square Dance Club conducts square dances, in cooperation with the department, the city library each rriaay evening with young people s dances on alternate Wednesdays. Named Dena Backes a commit-1 tee of one to examine a list of val uations for insurance purposes of i department property, forwarded by the mayor's office. Named Stanley Miller and Mar tin Brauner a committee to nego tiate with representatives of the elementary schools district regard ing development of a Conger Field annex. Mr. and Mrs. Al Knowles were hosts to the meeting which was held at their home in Moore Park. The meeting ended, late in the afternoon, with inspection of fa cilities at Moore Park. llltl Jt, 1 ' A J-T Jz mz f?T ipi Extension Told For South Mail Persons with letters and pack ages they wish to send south by airmail have an extra hour and a half to get their mail to the post office. Postmaster Chester Lang rlof caiH nptu schedules, effective since the east returned to Stan- rfar1 Timo KnnHav chanced the closing time for southbound air mail to 2:30 p.m. New closing times for all air mail leaving Klamath Falls: 2:30 p.m. for southbound mail: 12:40 p.m. and 6 p.m. for northbound Jnail. . The northbound closing time of 12:40 p.m. is not effective on Sun days and holidays. go for The Good Light Beer Heidelberg Slow Brewed HMNmlxr ch(iVri.iti.littyiwuk, "He speaks our language... He understandr our problems" a man representative of all the people east of the Cascades Weatherf ord Is . . . a man of INTEGRITY a member of a pioneer family with nearly a century of outstand ing heritage in Eastern Oregon. a man of EXPERIENCE who has freely dedicated many hours of tervice to activities benefitting all of the people r,i: . of the Cascade!. 1 a man of FAITH in the future of Oregon and the rights guaranteed all Americans . ihe rights ol labor, nusiness. men and farmers equally. 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