Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, October 31, 1958, Page 7, Image 7

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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.
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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.
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