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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1963)
he-Legged Skiers Discover Sport Is Ideal For Amputees MT. HOOD (L'Pl) - Nine one legged skiers skim down the snowy slopes of Ml. Hood these days, and nobody bats an eye. They've proved that skiing is the sport for amputees. Using a single foot ski and a HOUSTON BEAUTY SALON ll still open during remod eling Ute 5th St. In. tronce. Ph. 4-3316 pair of outrigger arm skies, they keep page with the more experi- encea skiers as they ride the lows up and then come weaving and plummeting down the sleeper alopes. They are gradualcs of a special, !erhaps unique, class. At first apprehensive, they now want to tell amputees around Ihc naliun why they should take up skiing. In fact, amputees start out with some skiing advantages. "It's great," says Jerry Hen dricks, 22. "It's the one area TAPE RECORDER SALE! Did you say UVCTCDCCIC SYNCHRONOUS Vfj MOTOR in a YC medium priced --xtj irz fi feme recorder?" 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He is skier Lee Perry, a member of the Port land Jaycecs, who one day saw Martin skiing. The Portland Jaycecs sponsored the project and supplied the spe cial equipment: A single ski plus iwo 22-inch skis fastened to arm FREE DELIVERY SERVICE ON ANY ITEM IN THE STORE Phone Ui Your Netdt Deliveries Each Day at 11:00 2:00-4:00 crutclies in place of ski poles. Perry rounded up the class. Using films of Martin, he con vinced them to give skiing a try. Since the one-legged skier has all his body weight on one ski, the friction is greater. Thus he needs a steeper slope. His outrig ger arm skis automatically put him in the forward position that other skiers must learn. He doesn't have to learn many of the control movements needed for two skis. And he starts out with "ex ceptional balance" and "more guts than average." "We eliminate the first two years of skiing," says Martin. The first day Martin took his class up the chair tow. "We tricked them," he laughs. Package Of Senate Bills On Fish Gets House Okay SALEM 'UPD A package of Senate bills overhauling commer cial fishing, fish processing, and dealer licenses and raising rates cleared the House Monday. Three go to the governor. The fourth must return to the Senate (or concurrence in a House amendment. One of the bills reduces the number of commercial fish proc essor and dealer licenses from 8 to 5. It increases fees 30 per cent. Course Taken MOUNT SHASTA Four mem bers of the Mount Shasta Forest Service ranger district have com pleted a special course given in Redding on recognizing radiation hazards and combatting radiation fires in vehicles and houses. They are John Marker, Larry Thun- borg, Jack Sheehan and Charles Hall. The men took the two - week course to enable them to han dle peace time radiatjon if neces sary, because of the great amount of radioactive material and equipment transported through the area. Rep. William Holmstrom, D Gearhart. said the fishing indus try supported all four bills. Another consolidates commer cial licenses from 15 to 6, increas ing fees 20 per cent. A third bill increases poundage fees on food fish and shell fish 40 per cent. A fourth lets the Fish Commis sion sell food fish processing li censes and commercial fishing li censes at local offices such as Astoria and Newport, instead of requiring fishermen to obtain li censes through Portland. It also standardizes the proced ure for securing bond. The bill combining commercial fishing licenses and raising rales is the one that must return to the Senate. --:J I ...I .. ,1.: I They didn't know any better. They skiied." Amazing as it sounds, some' were accomplished skiers alter one day. Others have taken up to four full days to feel comfortable about it. As for the steeper slopes, one says, "When it comes right down to it, we're so damn good that's all we want to ski on." , Some of the'nine are thinking about entering competitions. A new class is being lined up. Perry is preparing a manual for other amputees. If all the other skiers who flock to Mt. Hood's resorts had sym pathy at first for the amputees, it has changed to solid respect. FRIENDLY HELPFULNESS To Every Creed ond Purse WARD'S Klamath Funeral Home Marguerite Ward and Sons 925 Hi9h Ph. TU 2-4404 PAGE IS Tuesday. April S3, 19f3 FiKR.U.D AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Ore. FIRST FEDERAL Pavingl and 3!can jdteccia(ieii Lloyd A. Domaschofsky Attorney At Law announces the removal of his law offices to The Pine Tree Building 1 1 1 South 7th Street Phone TU 2-7253 Klamath Falls, Oregon A NEW HIGH DIVIDEND RATE 4 payable June 30th for the first 6 months of 1963. S40 Main St., Kl.m.rh Foils, Ortgo IN THE VILLAS COURT th It Mai TU 2-1471 BARELY PROPER LAWRENCE, Kan. tUPI) -The Pacificans Club of California, a nudist group, will present a play entitled "Barely Proper" at the summer convention here of the American Sunbathing Association. The convention dates are August 7-11. AT THOMAS U LSllKl II t It m Mi! REFRESH WITH MILK TIME! Try This New Orange Nog: 3-4 servings 2 cups well-chilled milk cup well-chilled fresh orange juice 3V tablespoons sugar Orange slices (optional) In a blender, mixer cr with rotary beater mix together milk, orange juice and sugar until foamy. Serve immediately. If desired, garnish each serving with an orange slice. IT'S THE MOST! As they so characteristically put it: "Gulp ) goblets oj moo-juice every sun-up, sou!" This, uben freely translated, means . . . Take it from Bessy ... the Basin Bossy! An Organisation of Klamath Basin Dairymen who work around the clock in order to bring you the finest, freshest milk possible. rocenes Come in and see the '63 Dodge Wagon full of groceries and find how easy it is to GET THESE GROCERIES FREE! Ways 1963 DART 170 WAGON Standard transmission, heater and de froster, high performance 145 H.P. motor, undercoating, permanent anti freeze, electric wipers, turn signals and other standard accessories. 2578" 53 I It,.. u - ' uf i 4i til I S- 1963 Dodge D-100 Sweptline This Dodge Pickup has V-8 motor ond three speed transmission, long wheel base, wide box, electric wipers, turn signals, permanent anti-frceze and other standard accessories. 246300 TO GET Free Groceries! 1. Come in and guess the dollar value of the groceries in the Dodge Dart Station Wagon. The estimates will be graded at the end of the month and the person com ing closest will get the groceries. No obli gation. 2. Buy a new Dodge during April. Eve'ry purchaser of a 1963 Dodge Car, Pickup or Truck, now to the end of the month, will receive a FREE GROCERY ORDER for a week's supply of groceries for a family of five, good at the downtown Safeway Store. 3. Buy a Used Station Wagon from Thom as Dodge during April. Every purchaser of a Used Station Wagon, now to the end of the month, will receive a FREE GROCERY ORDER for a week's supply of groceries for a family of five, good at the downtown Safeway store. IT'S FREE GROCERIES Every new 1963 Dodge carries your authorized Dodge Dealer's Worrartry ogainst defects in material and workmanship. It hos been expanded to include parts replacement or repair without charge tor required parts or labor for 5 ycors or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first, on the engine block, head and internal parts; transmission case and internal parrs (excluding manual clutch); torque converter, driveshaft, universal joints (excluding dust covers), rear axle ond differential, and rear wheel bearings, provided the vehicle hos been serviced at reosonoble intervals according to the Dodge Certified Car Core schedules. Thomas Dodge is out to make April the Biggest Volume Month No one should go hungry from buying a new Dodge -- You buy one and we give the groceries! E SALES and SERVICE MAIN GARAGE 424 So. 6th TU 4-7716 USED CAR LOT 7th & Commercial TU 4-4627 I i
