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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1951)
1 . 13 The Ctelatsma. ala. Pagan. Y7odaedTV Hot. L 1SS1 RuW FinW SnNimih and THE' VALLEY i MSWSlCOLUmMS It ; Al ithnr ah IntereStina Pair From The Oregon Statesman's Valley Correspondents TIM kMk -Smknmlty- win f ilm MkUe tarnnry . far tkM ettciMc, at Um atata Hkrary. BSttm kMl i at tk Srrwal had been publish- ikstarct rcyrt they fcava arter capies.) ; : By LmtU E. Denier '"' ' " ' ' "itaieaaua Newi Berrtea . VTT ANfiEL When I learned that a new book! ed her this month and that the author" lived right in lit.-Angel, I was curious to know what it was about and .what he would. say to a newspaper reporter. So I went to the nearby college and without rhuch ado was ush ered into the private workshop of Mark Schmid, college librarian ana uthnr of "Sublimitr." It is an interesting room that doubles as cata loguing room and book bindery, where fancy, hjand-tooled , leather covers like those of the Middle Ages are still niade by the author. and students with a leaning towards tne unique ami arusuc in dooks. Schmid has been librarian for many years and is custodian of the rare books, centuries old, that make the library on the hilltop such a nriceless treasure. - ; 1. i . "1 - : ' ! I found the author a pleasant person, friendly, and unassuming despite his scholarly records and degrees, looking younger than his 60 years and witn mue traces oi gray in nis xair nair. .: . i I asked "Did he spend much time on this hew Ibook?" Lct Old Grand-daddy Rest in Peacej " ' ' His renlv was. "It is not the writing of. the book that took; the time but rather the research that was necessary I to make , sure the facts and" dates were authentic I spent over ten years gathering data from every source possible even from tombstones in old, deserted burial daces and from fallen-down houses. Photos and interviews with the grandchildren of the pioneers helped allot, but It wasn't Firelnterrap ts . Close Call for George and His Dad Kin of Silverton Folk Stars in Portland Play - Stetesm&a Ktws Serrtet . SILVERTON Of interest at Silverton is the announcement of the selection of Camilla Kleeb, ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kleeb ('Eunice Mauld- ing) for the title roll In "The Princess" . appearing at the Port- licketaellin g For Firemen ' Itatenwta Newi ferric .... LTBiERTY. Nov. IS A fire at the Harold Rosebraugh residence on Liberty road Interrupted Lib erty-Salem Heights firemen Mon4 day night while they were out selling tickets for the department's rrmpl ball. i . I ; The blaze " apparently. from a defective electric switch in the dwellings sawdust burner, ac cording to Fire Chief Norval Hyrons, and prompt action by the department was credited with pre-' venting a' disastrous fire. ; ' J Firemen doused the blaze with 400 gallons of water under .high pressure fog which Hyrons said ?triZ"J:Z. ipartment.also gave its recently- UUl uicj uuii otku mu wui( . - - - Wiiilt tinr 4ni they "Well, what would you say was the hardestl thing to find?' Queried. He smiled. "Yes, there was one time when S lust had to get a certain date to make certain facts jibe, but search! as I might, I Just could not get a lead on anything. In desperation, If drove out Into the Sublimity countryside one morning and scouted around until I found an old tumble-down barn. I had once been told fit was very ancient and had some history connected with it. In the roofless interior, I dis covered a cupboard in one corner which looked somewhat intact. It was papered on the inside with old newspapers. I peeled off one lay er; nothing yet, but below was another; so I pulled, off the second one carefully, and there on the third layer was the date and place I was searching for. ; j Historical Author Face Arduous Task i i -. i Mi Then I asked to see some of these interesting records. For the first time, I got an inkling of what a task confronts the historical author before he can even hope to start writing. Even in a numoie reporters work "gathing the dope" far outmeasures the writeup, but this was that situation magnified hundreds of times. There were stacks of old letters, photos, newspaper clippings. manuscripts, bits of information supplied by friends and relatives, others gleaned from chance acquaintances, facts dug out of libraries In many cities, and personal archives from far and near. An especially interesting bit was a questionnaire filled. out by Sister Cecilia Boedigheimer, a 90-year-old nun of the Sublimity coun try, shortly before she died. I ! Not quite satisfied, I asked the siaty-four-doUar question, "What do you do with your spare tune?" "Oh, I've been working with ancient manuscripts for years 13th and 15th century stuff; it's sort of hard to read, but fascinating. It Is astounding to find how much work went into a book in those days before printing presses when practically a lifetime or more went into the making of just one book all done by hand i Then he went on to tell me he had once been an editor and taught history for many years. He had written several other books. One, a history of philosophy, published In New York, had made the best- seller brackets in 1948. "And how did you acquire this wide interest in books?" I asked. : : - I : .' Travel Stimulated Interest in Writing i "It all began with travel and study abroad. 1 spent three years In European universities and libraries. You -get the atmosphere of history that way. It comes natural after that; I Have been traveling ever since Canada and the U. S.. east south and north." And now appears this book "Sublimity, the $tory of An Oregon countryside ' in wmcn Mars: Jscnmia nas sec: aown ior posterity tne beauty and history of the town of his boyhood. In fhis preface he tells that Sublimity is apparently tne only town in tne world by that name and also how the rare beauty of the valley with its surrounding hills and mountains inspired John Denny, one of the founders, to give it the name. The book, perhaps the first local history about Marion county since Down s "History of the Silverton Country, supplies many little known facts about the eastern part of Marion county. It covers the period from 1850 to 1950, and the various people and religions that succeeded each other. . j j Sublimity College Once Beat Willamette : Few neoDle know that Sublimity was a -thrivintf little city and the political center for 1,500 people as far back as; the Civil war, that it was the home of Sublimity college, and that in; those early days it bad a baseball team that defeated Willamette university. i The author, in 160 pages, also touches on many facts of other Oregon settlements that give that intimate and human-interest con tact with our early settlers that far outweighs this more abstract in terest aroused by the general histories of the state. The book mentions that the Oregon Statesnan was newspaper available to the pioneers of these pi days. And it was The Statesman of Dec 22,11858, which announced tne grand opening oz sublimity college. I Added features of the book are rare old maps and 20 pictures of - eariy scenes and the beautiful valley itself, i the only farts In those early CUI0IN0 YOUR ntUNCUUFRCSBAM from . j nxpnmoi -1 CD Cali. la Calif trail rortUnd,Owi ; Ana:count with thU company c not guarantee a fixed rate ef return on invested fimoW Generally, how ever, it does assure better results than the average individual eould -.-i - s; V.,. '-I I : realise himself sinoe Ike , seldom hat either the time or the technical knowledge necessary. The cost is alight You are fcrWteoj to consols with us. Ma Aha ftyr Information, wrMo or oath tM&fA BRAHCH L L Fercvsen! llanarer til N. liberty Street Fhene S-tUl J.HEt!P.YHOSERCQ. lacorpbrataJ ft : - - - Sf - - . Oj -mmmm m ar V CT V f "" ' built tank truck a test, pumping water from it through the pump- er truck. Rosebraugh. was with firemen when the alarm was sounded by his son, John, 12, and Billy Emery a friend, after the house filled with smoke. Fire darnage reportedly was confined to walls near the sawdust burner. : . i . 1 t 't , 9 -1 : 4 V V IfXDDIJS GROVE, Nev. IS It was a close call far Geerge Darland, 12 (abave, light), and lis dad. stay (left), when a baby twister demolished their garage here during. the week-end storm. George la pointing to where he was standing when the wind strack. Both leaped to safety. They live near the Middle Grove snarket. (Statesman, photo.) . land Civic theater each Saturday and Sunday afternoon through November 18. Many Silverton rela tives and friends have attended, the show. ' S Mr. and Mrs. J.' H. Mauldinj, Silverton, are grandparents of the little - girl, and the Kleebs, too, were former Silverton folk. "Co" is the chemical symbol for cobalt. - . - .-i i 1 ' -1 n o t m i . , i ' y i : -'Volley ,- . f -: : - .a1 - . . 1 -H: 7: IBrlelo K ' . I I ' a... - . . i I I ' I I i ii ii - ii ri m I m ri II II m u i i i i i i i u i i i i . i m n i i r, I I 11 11 11 n i F i I I I II II I I I I I V II, X. I I t V- I II II II' XT- I till I H I I I I II II II II. II If. II II I II V II I wm u mm mmmmm mmmm n Middle Grove Open house will be held at Middle Grove school Friday, November 16, from 7 to 820 pjn- followed by the show ing of a colored film, "Oregon and its natural resources'. At 9 pjn the Middle Grove Associated clubs will hold a business meeting. Froltland The missionary soci ety of the Fruitland HU.B. church will meet at 2 pm. Thurs day, November 15, at the church annex. Mrs. Carl Connet of Al bany will be guest speaker. Amity The Amity Women's Civic Improvement club will meet at 2 pjn. Thursday, November 15, at the Methodist church. It will be Booster Day and every member is expected to bring a guest "Hoi-1 iday Suggestions' will .be the topic. Hostesses are Mesdames Van L. Lawson, T. V. Newman, Grate Glahn, Olice Wood and G. B. Abraham. Middle Grove Boy Scout com mitteemen of Middle Grove troop 42 will meet Wednesday night, November 14, at the home of Ted Kuenzi. i Dallas The Dallas WCTU un ion will meet Friday, November 16, at the home of Mrs. Harry Markwart, 607 Hayter it. All In terested in the work are invited to attend. SALLY NOLAN HEADS CLUB BROOKS A fourth -grade i health club has been organized at the Brooks school, known "Health for Happiness" club. Of? fleers elected were Sally Nolan, president; Candice Ramp, vice president; Michael Hawley, secre tary. ,. ! ME!11 lip siipb II 1 J V J V 1 1 I V V ! I i V J I J v-tji 1 11 I - rJ JT ' : -TL't ' b2ii'1 X n w ivvrifi n iToYdi. rmm m mm v m m m m m m mJm m m m m mw-mw m m m m m -mr m mmmmr m m r v . i m m m m m m . m m . m m m e. i aaasw- maw - ; ' ' ' ' j ' i 1 1 . 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