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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1961)
on.ur.m mccssszs Day's lews By FRANK JENKINS Andrew Genzoli, who writes an interesting column that he calls "R F D" in the Humboldt Times over in Eureka, got off the other day on the subject of how travel ing salesmen, in the olden golden days, came to be called DRUM' MERS. He says: "I have often wondered why old' lime traveling salesmen were called 'drummers.' I had never thought about looking it up in a dictionary because I didn't think there would be a satisfactory def inition of it there. ' "But I tried it the other day. My copy of Thorndyke-Bamhart simply says: '1. A person who plays a drum. 2. (Colloquial.) Traveling salesman.' Webster, however, goes a little beyond this to explain that early salesmen! sometimes attracted attention to their wares with the beating of a drum." Hmmmmmmm. Mr. Webster lived quite a while ago. One wonders if, when he put that definition together, he might have been thinking of what at one time was quite a sales institution the old-fashioned medicine snow. The old medicine shows used drums and how! They'd set up their itinerant displays and then they d get out the drum a good loud bass drum that could be heard over about a half a town. ship. The people flocked in to see the show, and when the show was over the barker would go into his act. When he had finished with his selling pitch, the amount of horse liniment (good for man or beast) that he had passed out would have floated a good-sized motorboat if there had been any motorboats in those days. But that doesn't explain satis factorily how the old-time com mercial salesman came to be called a drummer. It would be interesting to know. Can anybody tell us? The old-time drummer had his troubles. Columnist Genzoli, quot ing an old-timer in the business, tells about them. He says: "Back in 1912, I had a good customer in Bandon. I needed to call on him. But I also had a good customer in Marshfield . . . and the only way to get to Bandon from Marsh field in those days was by the Steamer Elizabeth It took ma all day to get through with my Marshfield customer, and by that time the boat had left. The next boat left FIVE DAYS LATER." They had their problems in those days. But- There were compensations. Mr. Genzoli's old-timer tells about them. He says: "I used to stay in a hotel at Fcrndale. For two bucks I got my supper, my all night overstop and for breakfast the next morn ing I cot (along, probably, with ham and eggs, hot cakes, fried potatoes and so on) whipping cream in my coffee and on my dessert. Boy, how I'd ladle it out." Two dollars for supper, lodging and breakfast! In this day and age, two dollars will just about pay the tip for having your bags carried out. And- At that I'll bet the old-timer ale at what was then called the "commer- cial table." The commercial table had a white cloth, wllereas the ether tables normally had red and-white checked cloths. Other wise it was apt to be all the lame. But- At the commercial table the food cost just TWICE AS MUCH- which was apt to be four bits in stead of two bits to the home folks when they got extravagant and came down to the hotel for a night out. Ah! Those were the days! Weather Klamath Falls and vicinity Mostly fatr through Saturday but partly cloudy at times. Highs X. 44. low tonight 14-22. High yesterday Low last Bight Precip. last 24 hours Since Oct. 1 Same period last year 2.0 ' ; ; . . ' race ice lean 1 rei ala.ua l H tnuu, untwa, r K11M Y, JANUARY 27, 1961 Telephone TU 4-8111 1 W X a L I H ll 1 No. 6595 Weather . Northern California: Cloudy to day with showers and snow flur ries lu mountains; fair tonight and Saturday except fog la Cen tral Valley and locally near coast, Mt. Shasta-S 1 1 k I y o u area: Cloudy through Saturday except snnw flurries today with showers below 5,000 feet; little temperature change. Joffleme Qgmtk System THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMER Award, pre sented annually by Klamath Jaycees, want this year to Norman Jacob, Merrill, left, a candidate last year. Last year's winner, Howard Holliday, presented it. THE SENIOR CITIZEN AWARD was accepted last night by Mrs. Arnold Gralapp in behalf of her husband who is in Klamath Valley Hospital recovering from an illness. Last year's winner, Ron Phair, presented it. Released Fliers Receive Hearty, Loving Welcome THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD was presented to Gene Favell, right, by Bob Beach, last year's winner, during tha annual Junior Chamber of Com merce awards banquet at Klamath Union High School last night. Jaycees Honor Three Men A t Annual A wards Banquet 1111111111.it wyayjj . . ,. I I I . Santa Maria Holds Course SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -The commander-in-chief of the U. S. Atlantic Fleet appealed Thursday night to the rebel skip per of the Santa Maria to change course and disembark his 588 pas sengers at Belem, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. By NORM CARDOZA Gene Favell, Arnold Gralapp and Norman Jacob were honored last night as outstanding men in the Klamath community, during the annual Klamath Junior Chamber of Commerce awards banquet in the cafeteria of Klam ath Union High School. Favell was the 26th man to win the Jaycees Distinguished Service Award since 1935. Gralapp re ceived the Outstanding Senior Citi zen Award, won for the first time last year by Ron Phair, and Jacob was presented the Outstanding Young Farmer Award. Gralapp's wife received the award for him. He was expected to be released from Klamath Val Buyers Pay $30,325 At Local Sale WASHINGTON (AP tight security wraps, the two RB47 fliers released from Russian imprisonment flew home to Amer ica today and got a hearty wel come from President Kennedy and their families. Bareheaded in Ihe cold, Kenne dy greeted the fliers at nearby Andrews Air Force Base but passed up a chance to make a public speech of welcome over TV. No interviews with the men were permitted for the time being. Under .greet the homecomcrs. He went by helicopter. And, as usual he wore no hat on the field despite the chill. McKone was the first down the ramp of the Constellation plane which carried the fliers on the last leg of their trip, from Goose Bay, Labrador, to Andrews Field. McKone saluted, then shook Kennedy's hand. Olmstead followed right behind McKone. He did not salute, but grasped the President's hand, too. Then the fliers immediately Buyers at Ihe first annual Klam ath Registered Range-Ready Bull Sale held Jan. 26 at the fair grounds paid a total of $30,325 for 55 animals to bring satisfaction over the sale from consignors. Suc cess of Thursday's sale, say live stock men, will undoubtedly pres- plans for future sales. The sale was sponsored by the Klam ath Cattlemen's Association. A polled Hereford consigned by Cecil Haley, Bonanza, brought the lop price of animals entered. George H a p e 1 s t e i n Bonanza rancher, paid J1.100 for ihe young sire. Three Aberdeen Angus.consigncd by Alvin Cheyne, Spring Lake went for $525 each, two to Ira Orem of Merrill, the third to Vern Howard, Klamath Falls. Harry Obenchain's Bly Ranch horned Hereford, top sire entry, was bought by George Hagclstein for $960. The only shorthorn bull that went into (lie sales ring, con signed by Ralph Vadcn, Bonanza vestock man, was sold to Joe Fitzgerald, Plush, for $475. Consignors included Cecil Haley, Wilbert Hall, Donald R. Jacob, Norman and Lois Jacob, L. W. 1951 from Lakeview, has been expand Lila McDonald, Harry Obcn- trcmely active in club work. Dur-'chain, Wright Herefords, Frank Pierre Salinger, presidential press secretary, said this was be- cause the Stale Department did' not want to jeopardize prospects of improving relations with Rus- ing his tenure as president of Ki wanis Club last year, the club sponsored formation of a Key Club at Klamath Union High School, a Circle K Club at Oregon Techno cal Institute and Linkville Kiwan- ley Hospital today after treatment!'8' club for adults here for an ailment described as not serious. Favell, since he came here in Police Capture Robbery Suspect Said Favell in good humor, "I'll bet this is the first time this award has been decided on the Dr. basis of number of children." The Favclls are parcnls of six. He owns and operates a men's store in Klamath Falls. Gralapp was superintendent of city schools from 1941 until he retired at the end of last fiscal year. He was credited with engi neering a long-term school expan sion program in the city DRAIN,' Ore. (AP) - Police I captured Donald Gene Kelso, 30, who is accused of robbing a bank here, as he tried to slip through a police net in a'taxicab Thurs day night. If was stale patrolman Kenneth Thorn who spotted the laxicab, which had been called here from Eugene. Thorn stopped the 'cab on the pretext it was going too fast. He looked the passenger over care fully, then arrested him. Kelso is charged with robbing the Drain branch of the U. S. Na tional Bank of Portland Wednes day. Bank officials said $2,000 was taken. ' The cab driver, ' Bob Gabriel, said he had been sent by his dis- and Ronald Worden, Alvin Cheyne, Island Acres Farms, Scott War ren and Ralph Vaden. Members of the sale committee were Norman Jacob, W. F. Mar shall, J. Randall Pope, Ray O. Petersen, Rodney Wright, John Horton and Louis Randall. The sifting commillee included Fred J. Wedam, John Hor-! ton and W. F. Marshall. Klamath County Cow Belles served coffee and doughnuts from 9 a.m., hamburgers, pie and cof fee at noon. i TO BEGIN DELIBERATIONS The fleet commander, Adm.lpatcher to pick a man up who Robert L.' Dennison, was replying had telephoned from the Totem to a radio message from the rebel Inn at Drain. He was heading leader aboard the captive Portu- back toward Eugene when the i prints, but each time lost them ficer of a huge list of organiza down on a logging road west of:llons many lncm connected town. Footprints led into the woods. Police said Kelso told of drift ing out of the woods to the edge ol Drain several tunes to see what activity there was. Each time he went back into the woods. Finally he decided Thursday night to call a cab from Eugene lo get him. A complaint charging him with robbing the bank was filed al Portland Thursday wilh the U.S commissioner. The FBI said bank officials had picked out Kelso from photographs. Police said Kelso had lived at Coos Bay and Eugene and was familiar with the Drain area. They had spent the past two days searching the woods and stopping cars on the roads. Sev eral times they picked up foot- LOS ANGELES (UPD-Deliber-alions were expected to beEin to- He was or is a member or of- day on the fate of Henry Adolph Busch, 29, a mild-mannered opli Capts. John R. McKone, 28, and Freeman B. Olmstead, 25, landed at 11:58 a.m. EST at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after a seven- month ordeal of imprisonment by the Soviets. An icy wind blew sharp gusts and the thermometer hovered at 20 degrees as the fliers stepped into the arms of their loved ones. Their wives had been waiting I here since yesterday to m eye t them.' Also here ySsrg Otii'tstcad's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Blaine Olmstead of Elmira, N.Y., and the flier's brother and sister-ln law. Dr. and Mrs. C. Brent Olm stead. Other welcomers included Sec retary of the Air Force Eugene Zuekert, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Thomas D. White, and Rich ard H. Davis, deputy assistant secretary of slate for European affairs. President Kennedy, who an nounced the fliers' release dra matically two days ago, flew out Ihe 15 miles from the While House lo Andrews Air Force Base to turned to their wailing wives and embraced them long and lovingly. Both women were wearing bright red coats and bright cor sages. Although there had been clabo rale TV and press preparations in the belief Kennedy might make a public address of welcome at the field, he did not do so. Fund Return Is Proposed WASHINGTON (AP)-Scn. Bar ry Goldwater, R-Ariz., says he will introduce a bill lo turn back to the people three or four bil lion dollars in tax money lo be used locally to improve schoolaJ He hasn't worked out the de tails, Goldwalcr said in a tele vision debate on CBS "Face the Nation" with Sen. Eugene J. Mc Carthy, D-Minn., but there would be no requirement that the re turned tax money must be used for education. He said it was his hope that a taxpayer, having received for ex- he ample a $100 tax rebate, might ral worker who confessed strangled three women, includingibe more inclined to vote for local his aunt. school bond issues Ho Trace Is Found Of Plane CHICAGO (AP) Directors of the Northern Pad fic, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Great Northern railroads have agreed to merge their lines into one of the largest if not the largest railroad sys tems in the nation. The individual boards met separately Thursday to approve the merger plan, calculated to save as much as $40 million a year. The proposed merger also includes the Pacific Coast Railroad Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Great Northern, which operates in the Seattle area. The plan would consolidate yard and terminal facilities in Seattle, Portland, Ore., Spokane, Wash., and St. Paul, Minn. - A CB&Q spokesman said I five years would be required to integrate the systems which he called "one of the largest, if not the largest, railroad systems in the Unit ed States." . - , , The arrangement will be sub mitted to stockholders for ap proval at annual meetings, subject to authorization by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Filing of a formal application for ICC ap proval is expectt-d about Feb. 15. Under the merger plan, the rail roads will be joined into a com pany to be known as Great North ern Pacific & Burlington Lines. Inc. Ihe corporation plans to lease for 10 years the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. owned jointly by Ihe Great North- trn and Northern Pacific. The railways included in the uni fication and leasing plan operate nearly 25.000 miles of line in 17 slates and the Canadian provinc es of Manitoba and British Colum bia. First announcement of the im pending merger was made last July. Since, the companies in volved have been. perfecting de tails of the corporate form of the new company." Under (lie agreement reached, Burlington shareholders will re- ARGENTIA, Nfld. fAP) - Six planes flew into wind and snow over the Atlantic today in re sumed search for a U.S. Military Air Transport Service plane that disappeared Thursday with 23 per sons aboard. ' Search planes had covered 300 square miles oil the southeast Newfoundland coast but found no trace of the four-engine CI18, which had been scheduled to re fuel at Argentia on a flight from Morocco to Norfolk, Va. Search and rescue headquarters in Halilax said temperatures in the search area were moderating and the ceiling was about 1,300 feet but visibility occasionally was cut by snow flurries. Five planes were standing by at Newfoundland bases to continue searching after the six now over Ihe water return. A crewman on a Royal Canadi an Air Force plane was injured when the aircraft was battered by winds while searching for the American plane. The plane s last contact was with a U.S. Navy patrol plane that sighted the CI 18 on its radar and talked Willi the crew. The Navy plane said that 35 minutes later it saw an explosion in the air about 27 miles northeast of Argentia apparently above New foundlands Avalon Peninsula and near the city of SI. John's across the peninsula from Argentia. But search officials said the Navy pilot could have seen a flare. guese liner, Henrique Galvao, who patrolman stopped him. Gabriel said, "We want sincerely to dis- said he had no inkling of his charge passengers." I passenger's identity. Galvao said he could not tell Police said Kelso apparently Dennison for what port he waslhad spent the past two days in a , making but that he would be will- cat-and-mouse game with tag to confer w ith U. S. officials around Drain. there and would message further) Witnesses said the bank robber information about a conference sped out of town toward the west;a few times on back roads and "when shall be near thatjafter the holdup. Police a fewjfinally became stuck In the mud port" 'hours later found the ar mired on he logging road. j before their man could be tracked down. Sgt. Robert Kccfe of the state police said Kelso told this story: U speeding out of Drain Wed- policejnesday he missed the turn he planned to make. He got onlo the Smith River road, circled around (Continued on Page 4) AN Mi1irv , I Ilr fin. O r I i i. j u a w r-i v i PARTICIPANTS in the annual meeting of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce art shown her following the banquet. Back raw, left to right, are Les Shaw, emcet; Trow Long, new manager of th chamber; Bill Cattlt, vie president; Jim Lampkins, treasurer; Earnest Mc Kinnte, outgoing manager, and Bob Nichols, In hargt 3, K . of banquet arrangements. Front row, same order, are Ray Harlan, recipient of the Distinguished Senior Citizen Award; Mrs. Paul Kliewjpr, Distinguished Jypior CitMen Award recipient; John V. Sorensen, guest speaker; Ed Casto, new president, end R. C, Burgess, outgoing presi dent. The session was held at Huntjrt Lodfe in Lakeview. ceive 3',i shares of slock in the new company for each share of Burlington. Great Northern and Northern Pacific shareholders would receive one-half share of $10 par, 5'j per cent non-voting. callable preferred slock for each hare held. A consolidated mortgage is pi-o- posed for the merged lines, sub ject to approval of holders of two thirds of the Northern Pacific col lateral bonds.1 Under the mort gage, an equal amount of bonds will be pledged under the NP col lateral trust as a substitute for that railway's refunding and im provement bonds now pledged. In addition. Northern Pacific .series A 414 per cent refundina and improvement bonds totaling Sl7.632.ooo, now in public hands. would be called for redemption at the time of the merger. Tho tB&Q spokesman who esti- mated the systems could be inte grated in five years said some reduction in personnel might re sult. But he said this would be achieved through normal attrition of Uic work force, not layoffs. About 8,100 employes are Involved. The ICC is expected to schedule oublic hearings nn tint ni-Amuual Northern Pacific shareholders will meet April 27, Burlington May I and Great Northern May 11. Lake County Chamber Cites Two At Banquet By FLOYD L. WYNNE A capacity audience was treat ed to a highly informative but equally entertaining talk by John V, Sorenson, aerospace education alist for the Civil Air Patrol, Pa cific Region, at the annual Lake County Chamber of Commerce meeting at Hunter's Lodge Thurs day night. 4 New officers for the coming year for the chamber were an nounced and presentations made for Distinguished Junior Citizen and for Distinguished Senior Citi zen. Ed Casio will head the chamber. for the coming year. Other offi cers are Bill Castle, vice presi dent; Jim Lampkins, treasurer, and Trow Long, new manager of Ihe chamber. Les Shaw, editor of the Lake County Examiner, was emcee for Ihe program, and Bud Burgess, outgoing president of the cham ber, made the distinguished citi zen awards. The Junior Citizen award went lo Mrs. Paul (Mavis) Kliewcr, and the Senior Citizen award to Ray E. Harlan. Mrs. Kliewer, a resident of the area for the past 14 years, was selected for a number of church and civic activities. A wife and mother, Mrs. Kliewer was a mem ber of the adult sponsor group of the Lakeview swimming team. making trips with the team as a chaperone. She is active in her church and in the youth activities of her church. In addition, she is a mem ber of the Lake County Youth Advisory Committee to the juve nile court, Is a Girl Scout leader, a member of the Lake County Girl Scout Council and current president of that council. In 1959, she was the recipient of the first Service to Youth award by the Lakeview American Legion Post. Her family also provides a home for an American Field Serv ice Exchange student. Harlan has been a .resident of Lake County for the past 30 years. A former Klamath Falls resident, Harlan has been prominent in both business and civic affairs in Lakeview. He is a oast president of the chamber of commerce and has served on many of Its com mittee activities. A past president of the Lakeview RolSr Club, Harlan has also been on the school board for 10 years, been a mem ber of the school budget commit tee as well as the city budget committee, and is a trustee and a past exalted ruler of the Lake view Elks Lodge. Both were surprised at the"bres- cntation which was kent secret until the final moment. A special gift was presented to Earnest McKinnie who recently resigned as manager of the cham ber of commerce. His place will be taken by Trow Long. ; (Continued on Page 4) Frightful Yeather Hits East By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Winter storms crippled winter weary eastern portions of the na tion today and spread freezing rain or snow from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Frigid weather which has gripped much of the nation for more than a week continued its siege. Subzero temperatures were reported from the Rockies to New England with the mercury 21 de grees below zero In eastern South Dakota and 33 below in Laramie. Wyo. ' Fresh snowfall that began Thursday was spread from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic dumping up to eight inches in the Carol inas. Four to six inches of snow fell in portions of Maryland where a foot or more from pre vious storms remained unmelted in the grip of freezing weather. Weather rigors were blamed for 50 deaths from accidents on slip-' pcry highways, exposure and heart attacks. Texas alone counted 17 storm- related fatalities. Twelve Were re corded In West Virginia. Ice up to 30 Inches thick re duced shipping in the Chesa peace Bay area and alone the Delawaej Canal that .links the bay to Delaware frYer. 'u.
