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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1960)
HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore, Friday, January 8. Tflftrt FACT! NINR SA Notes Busy Month r December was an exceptionally ', busy month for workers at Salva tion Army headquarters with ad ditional effort placed on functions of the Christmas Clearing Bureau which was operated through the SA. Services rendered to individuals and families included 142 meals in a restaurant; 17 lodgings in a ho tel; transportation furnished for one; 275 garments distributed; 25 pairs of shoes given out; four blan kets; two grocery orders and one rent order. In addition corps officers made 89 home calls totaling 41 hours, placed five in employment, made five long distance telephone calls, wrote six letters and referred two persons to the White Shield Home Money spent on the special Christmas project totaled $2,280.37, The sum of $284.25 went for serv ices rendered. Christmas cheer included the giving of 84 baskets, toys to 241 children, sunshine gifts to the Klamath County Nursing Home, county jail and juvenile home to taled 144. Four parties were given for children with 135 attending. Operation of the Christmas Clear ing Bureau, a volunteer commU' nity service included the process. ing of 184 applicants for aid; 950 individuals involved; 30 groups us ing the bureau; 163 families re, ceived baskets; 624 children re ceived toys and 32 names of chil dren were turned in for the Christ inas party. The Christmas Clearing Bureau is operated to prevent overlapping and duplication of Christmas cheer by the various participating agencies. I .1 '31 " T.M, R.(. U.S. Pit. Off. 0 hy Si "See here, Higgins! I asked everyone to come prepared to express an opinion on the park situation. You should have consulted your wife and had yours ready!" Name Official For New Club Van Doren Leaves Jury NEW YORK (UPI). Charles Van Doren, who lied to a grand jury about his participation in a rigged television quiz show, be came a' grand juror himself Wednesday but only for seven hours. The 33-year-old, curly - haired former English instructor was chosen to serve on a federal grand jury when his name was pulled from a hopper. He was sworn in. Seven hours later he was ex cused from serving at his own request and to the relief of the court and the Department of Justice. Van Doren had won $129,000 on the defunct quiz show "Twenty One" and had claimed before a New York County grand . jury that he had not received either questions or answers in his ap pearances. Later he recanted and admitted he had been coached. He said he requested to with draw from the federal panel be cause of the publicity after it was disclosed he had been chosen. The Golden Age Club" official-l ly became the name of a new local organization for senior citi zens during an election meeting Wednesday afternoon. The 50 new members present elected W. M. Miller of 31)54 South Sixth Street to the first presidency. Mrs. Vera Clemmens of Route 3 became vice president and Mrs. J. G. Stewart of 501 North Elev enth Street, secretary. George Price, city park and rec reation director, broadcast a plea for volunteers to instruct in the club's arts and crafts program that is going to begin right away. "We're looking for anyone with an interesting skill who is willing to spend an hour or two a month teaching other people," Price said. Price also said the club can use donations of arts and crafts equip ment, such as leather tools and painting equipment. The department is looking for an organization of some kind willing to provide transportation for club members who otherwise won't be able to attend meetings. The club will meet each Wednes day from 2 until 4 p.m. in the dressing rooms of the municipal swimming pool unless other quar ters are secured. Price adds that his department will be represented at meetings in the future, only to offer assistance, not to supervise. During subsequent meetings, the membership will begin selecting committees to handle various plan ning areas. Vital Stats Recapped LAKE VIEW Some of the sta tistics garnered at the Lake Conn tv Courthouse from 1959 records show there were 17 marriages dur ing the year and 12 divorces. The tola! of births for the year was 159 as compared with 140 for the previous year, and 61 deaths as compared with 56. A report from the tax collecting department of the sheriff's office showed that, as of January 5, there had been $720,702.70 of the 1959-60 tax collections turned over to the county treasurer. This does not indicate the discounts taken for early payment of taxes. The total to be collected for the year was $903,051.74, leaving $182,349.04 still on the books. At the post office, Assistant Post mastor William Bach figured the gross receipts for 1959 at $61,629.96, or a 12 per cent increase over 1958. The cancellations were 986,327. In money orders and fees there was a gain of 26 per cent. The total in money orders was $285,352.55 and fees were $3,659.40. There were 15,501 money orders issued. Postmaster Fred Peat an nounced business at the post office was about the same during the hol idays as the previous year. There were 974 pieces of mail registered. No appreciable difference in air mail has been noted since daily air service to and from Lakeview, How To Do Perfect Murder Explained By Scientist CAMBRIDGE, England (API - A British scientist Wednesday night explained how to commit the perfect murder. The weapon: A deadly nerve gas in liquid form named F.E.A. Civil War Gen. George B. Mc Clennan was elected governor of New Jersey in 1877, thirteeen years after he lost a presidential election to Abraham Lincoln. DANMOORE HOTEL 1217 S.W. 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Taken to the Navy hospital at Oakland for a checkup, Hines was most worried about his gold re tirement watch. It was still run ning. Dr. Bernard Saunders told 30 government scientists at a Cam bridge University lecture; "You could put this in a per son s beer or cocoa and he would not know the difference. This gas is odorless, colorless and tasteless. 'There is a delayed action of 20 minutes and then, after a slight convulsion, the person is dead." An autopsy would show no un usual chemicals present in the body, said Dr. Saunders. A doc tor probably would suppose the victim to have died naturally of respiratory failure. "What evidence is there against Fellowship Meal Set By Church A 6:30 p.m. potluck fellowship dinner at the First Christian Church Friday, January 8, will be fol lowed by the annual meeting of the congregation. Business will in clude a vote on the church budget for the coming year, election of church officers and other perti nent work. 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