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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1929)
PXGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON' SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1929. St Uncle Billy Lyman Maintains Sense of Humor Despite Long Illness; Will Be 85 Tuesday ' A sense of humor, capable of transcending the sixteen weeks of Intense suffering, and sending ft twinkle into a pair of blue eyei when nerve wracking neuritis pains are at their worst that be longs to William (Billy) Lyman, who will celebrate his 85th birth day In bed at his homo next Tues day. : "Probably It is because Billy was and still Is, a soldier, that he keeps and croquet player, having grounds for both at Edgewood. The following tribute to the well known Medford man, wus publish ed recently in the Bristol, 8. D.. New Era: . Most people can recall to mind at least one , man of their ac quaintance wh"m, they consider ldeul, or as nearly perfect as any human being they ever knew. Such a man the writer has in OUT TO DATE ARE 70 & Veteran Motorist Discovers Old Pal battling on against tho Illness mind. He Is 85 years old nnil whlcM has kept him bed-ridden for four months. But to those who observe iiim closest, it appears to fit. - , KM Wm. Lyman he a combination of kindliness to those who care fur him, and a dash of devilment In his make-up which prompts him to turn every serious conversational trend dnto a ripple of laughter. , ... . - ! Taken .Self Lightly i The gift of not Inking himself too seriously, even when forced to recount his civil war experiences, Is contagious, If, sometimes a bit exasperating. For Billy, who was the second youngest boy in Com pany C of tho 2Mb Iowa, and now the only survivor of that company, heartily believes that the war would have resulted exuetly tho same,, had he never entered. . Of course, Billy Bays, they could not have told him that when he was J 8 when, In spite of being rejected .twice on account of be ing too small physically and not particularly strong, he kept pep perlng.away at the recruiting of fleers, until the charm worked and he got in the army. V He served through tho latter part of '63, through '04 and up to tho last of August, 'or. lie ftuight through the battles at Del ena, Ark., I.lttle Rock, the Bat1 tie of Jcnkln's Ferry and I.lttle Missouri and waB threo times wounded. Often Frightened ''"But at that. I was scared more often than I was hit," observed Billy. ' . - His most prominent nart In the wiir came at the bombardment of the Spanish fort and Fort Hlukelny. across tho hay from Mobile, Just (lefore that site was taken. Ills regiment was the first to enter the city nfter Its surrender. i Born In Ohio, he lived most of bis life In Inwa. It was ot ('oun elti Bluffs, Iowa, that he first saw Abraham Lincoln, before the lat ter was president and while Hilly wag lust a hoy. Tho great eman cipator was then a lawyer and had come --to thnt city In connection With locating tho Union Paclffc terminal. ,, i .When he reached the proper ago he' had the pleasure of voting for Lincoln, and has -never missed a vote since, having cast his ballot 17 times for president. Married In IH7I It was In 1871 that Mr. and Mrs. Lyman were married In the state of Iowa. They raised five children ot their own, four daugh ters and one son, And two others. Mrs. Clinton Hpencer, a daughter from Itupcrt. Iowa, and Mrs. Wil liam: Lyman Jr., a daughter-in-law from Emmet, Iowa, are at his bed -side now. the former having ar rived in Medford last Saturday. . Others daughters aro Mrs. Fred Rcheffol of Medford, Mrs. K. K. Fisher of Kupert, lown, and Mrs. Ij, F. Bagley of Kunsas City. "The credit for whutever small measure of success I may have been In this life belongs to Mix. Lyman," ha said, with the only apparent trace of seriousness ex. pressed during a recent visit. The couple celebrated their fifty-eighth wedding anniversary lust Septem ber. Prominent In O, 'A, It, I Prominent In the service of tlu 0,,A. H., ho was post commander In Iowa for a number of years, after which he was active In the Idaho organisation until 1918, when ho went to. Columbus as a delegate and roturned to his home state of Iowa. In ID20 he came to Medford, attempting to find n suitable climate for Mrs. Lyman, then In poor health, For the past eight years he has been commander of the local O. A. R. post. Hovon years ago he was gent as one of the five dele-i to spring into existence, with cur- gates from the state of Oregon j lou rituals and mall-order myster to the Denver encampment. Ilojles to furnish a spiritual kick for was also chosen as a stale dele- persons with nothing to do. Almee gate this year, but his Illness kept Hmple Aict'hcrson Is mild stuff for hm from going. such persons. "The Divine Order During the 16 long weeks of: of the Royal Arm ot the Ores! Illness. Ms room has been stacked Heal" is more like It. Such cults lth fIniVAra. haIm unit Inlf nn I have their "nriiii-naiu" ... tin net from friends throughout Medford, j "roads to the kingdom," and their lies on a bed of sickness in Med ford, Oregon. Ills nume Is Wil liam Lyman nnd we first knew him In Oakland,. Iowa, In . 1881. That. wus tho year wo first en tered the newspaper business- as proprietor of the Ouklund Acrbn, which we' purchased from Alf. LoiiJn six months' after It was es tablished. Mr. Lyman gave it the name of The Acron. ' lie waB also Instrumental In having the town's name changed'' from Big Orove to Oaklund, which was much more euphonious and desirable. Mr, Lyman was a pioneer. "Ho settled In ' Big Orove when a boy. and as a boy enlisted in the Civil war after hoing ejected three tlmcB because of ; his age. He made a-gallant record as a pri vatom and same r home benrlng some of ' the' scars -of victory, set tlod 'down and married tho girl who was waiting for him. Mr." Lyman Is a . man of Ir reproachable character, one whom everybody instinctively loved and honored. His life wus full of countless deeds of kindness and generosity. As a business man he amassed some fortune, which he spent largely helping others. Unselfish, devoted to bis family. He belonged to no church but has been n contributor to all, nnd insisted that his children be In Sunday school every Sunday morning;. He is Just a common man, but uncommon In many ways Jolly, good-natured, a wit and nn tertuiner. His greatest passion Is for flowers and his homo is n showplace. He 1b possessed of remarkable vitality and up to his recent Illness walked mnny miles a day. Mr. Lyman attended nearly every national rounlon of the Grand. Army of tho Republic dur ing me last 49 years. He was appointed ' one of the five dele gates representing tho state of Oregon, for this year but is un able' to. attend on nccount of his Illness. He Is the only surviving member of Co. c 20th Iowa In fnntry.. Our only excuse for writing tho nbovo Is thnt It might bring u rny of s it n s h I n e to one who has radiated sunshine to thousands during his long life: "Scatter flowers to the living." ,4 r rvi'h Baby Star at WPG By Frnnk I Wi-Ucr . v . v - - Farm Edjtor :. AHKOf-laWd I'reH Kettture "Service H'AKIIIttGTOtf'yP) Applica tions for lonnn from tho federul farm bop id totalled approximately $70,000,000 Hfpteniber SO, Chair man Lffttiso reveal In a Htute merit to the senate committee on agri culture. Of that nmount, tho chnirman nayp, $67,000,000 tentatively ,. has been approved by. the board. Only $680,000 uctually hun been called for. Interpreted according to tho board 'h policy of muklng loun the amount "called for" repre Hentn tho sum cooperatlvoH have I qualified to receive. The $57, 000,000 1h approved, providing the cooperatives Keeking to borrow It can Hatiufy the board's demandn In regard to organization, previous acquisition of loans from the fed eral intermediate hankH, and security. I memwWiif mm tm,4&s r WAvur S5iiSn v4iVE$i$ While visiting an exhibit of pioneer motor cars at a recent county fair in Oregon, Henry Crenshaw of Tillamook recognized the old 1909 Buick shown here as the identical car he had purchased more than twenty years ago. The Oregon farmer to whom he sold the car in 1910 has used it continuously since that time. The four-door 1930 sedan in the background is Mr. Crenshaw's twentieth Buick. IiltlLON, Germany (P) A bell I here under government license, casting school has been established I Those who nlrendy possess practi cal knowledge of metal casting can get the bell instruction by mall. llruil liuyx American Ciiiw ltIO JANElKO lP) Seventy five millimeter anti-aircraft artil lery of American make may soon be added to iirall's defense. There were two bidders to supply a first battery for experimental purposes, one a firm in the United States and the other French. The American bid was $50,000 less than that of the French com pany, or a difference of a mil lion dollars for the twenty batter ies which the ministry of war evenluully will mount. . LE.VIXGn.AD ffl The palacei of Alexander t on Kameny Is land has' been made over into- a rest- nouse..Jor. soldiers of the lted army. ' Tho great halls that form erly witnessed .court affairs of bar baric Bplendor,. have become lec ture rooms, i movie theaters, din ing rooms, reading rooms and I lounges. . . ":: ' : -4 - . AYR, Scotland UP) A stained glass window in memory of Elsie Mackay, the English herless who lost her life on a trans-Atlantic flight with Capt. Walter Hlnch cllffo in March, 1928, will bo placed In tho Glenapp Parish church. Tho Earl nnd Countess of Inchcape, parents of the avla trlx, donated the memorial. ; Netherlands Gulden Troducts ex position In this city. The former war lord devotes less time to saw ing wood and more to growing Iiowers ns no ages. URIEBKRGEN. Holland. (P)- Wllhelm Hohenzollern, ex-omperor of Germany, exhibited roses, dahl ias and rhododendrons at unl- I the I WE USE HAWKISON .ULCANIZINQ 8Y8TEM All Work Guaranteed Phipps Auto Park Highway at Jackson Phone 1037-R BAUYvH5tMArilt ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. (P) A five-year-old radio Hlar h one of the fiuit tiros at WPU. Huhy Unite Marie Is Riving a Henies of hroadeaiitii nt the Rtutlon earh 1-Ylduy afternoon In the ciiltdron'ji hour. She In a Hlnger. dancer and Impersonator of ntage oelehvhleH. Hhe started her career at W'Vii last- mimmor nnd slnco then linn made a vaudeville totur. Hhe him made frequent chain np pf n rnnces. . "In by far the larger number of chhch," espial hh Mr. Igge, "ln- quest or application ' lor a loan, Individuals or groups representing cooperatives huvo appeared before us to find out Just how to go about it. "In some of these cases such as applications for loans on farm land, we have advised the appli cants that we did not feel Uu-y were within the scope of our ac tivities and have rt'femd them to t he f edera I fa nn loa n boa rd . "In many cases tho discussions ; developed the fact that the coop- era live had,, pot had an audit of Its business for a considerable period of time, or In the caso of plant facilities, that they had not been appraised In recent years." ' ,. AID TIRE SALES Due to tho present day demnnd of the automobile driving public for expert nnd rupld service the tire merchant ot today must be more than a dealor nnd repairman. Statistics show that the total number of tire dealers In the Unlfcd states has decreased from about iiO.000 last year to about 80,000 according to the Klsk The company. In turn, tho percent of dealers , handling only one make of; tires has Increased from ap proximately 48 per: cent to mora than 08 per cont, according to Sam Jennings, local I'M h It dealer, "This decrease in total numbers nnd Increase In the percentage of dealers who are placing their full effort back of one make ot tire is ! a good thing for the tho Industry nnd a good thing for tho motorist" j says Mr. Jennings. "The tire "man of today has to be nble to provide j expert nnd scientific advice,' based on exact information nnd deals net I ! to prevent tiro waste, In order to J win public confidence and patron- , g. "The public has plainly shown that it demands the kind of service ; that bigger and better tire mer- j chants can give and statistics on the industry Indicate that the , trend is all toward larger and bet- ter equipped tire stores." 1 .Chliipso Mke Soft Drink SHANGHAI (P) The demand for a certain American summer drink beennio so strong here that retailers weto unable to mcVt it. The price went up from a nickel to fifteen cents a bottle nnd even then It could not always bo had. STOCKHOLM H) Arrange ments are already being made to vope with the influx of automoliil ista expected here next May to October for the exposition of arts,1 crafts nnd ideal homes. Stations are to be opened at tho main en-1 trances of tho city, whero pilots wilt he furnished to guido visitors to any rie.ilred place. How Weird Cults Start When the good middle-westerners got tired of living their normal lives they go to U)s Angeles. Lay ing aside tho enres ot the farm In Iowa or the automobile agency In Ohio, they prepare to enjoy In unfamiliar leisure tho fruits of many sober and Industrious years. Hut when life is easy, life Is dull. Absent aro tho old familiar faces, absent the family and social ties that would help make life worth while. There Is nothing to do, and thero Is no cherished 'old friend around to see It done, tlood sense and Inhibitions suffer accordingly. HHululy dated human beings torn from their natural settings cause strange and wonderful culls who,' In missing the ray of sunshine-brought by Mr. Lyman to each meeting, have tried to re turn a little of It Into his life, when he needs It most. . "Mr, and Mrs. I.yman have a cottage at. Edgewood Park where they have greatly enjoyed "Ood's out-of-doors," part of their .time the past few years. The grounds are a marvel of neatness, arranged tyr Mr, Lyman. Ho Is a great lever of' sports and games, and Is an expert pitcher ot horseshoes holy hooks, their "sixth seals," their "seventh trumpets of Clnb rlel" and much more of the-same general pattern. . Tho other day the body of a young girl long dead was taken out of tho floor of her foster par ents' home In Los Angeles along with the bodies of seven mummi fied puppies. It proved to be .the remains of K so-called princess of "The Divine Order of the Royal Arm of tho Great Real" who was to have risen again and greatly edified tho faithful of tho order. Instead she persisted In remaining ns dead n possible. Which helps to prove that miracles do not come about even to relievo the ennui of transplanted dwellers on the t'nrlflo coast. I'll Iimi no News. eBaajSBaaaeaaaasaaaataM(a See Drill for Body Work Rsdlator Repairing Fender and Door Repairing Automobile Glass Installed while you wait. v I i sCtsMsaa. ' 1 3E TOMORROW BEGINS Week of Bargains Literally Thousands of Articles at New Greater Reductions WILL BE OFFERED THRIFTY SHOPPERS THIS WEEK Tf W UOL Amazing History Making Quitiiig Business PRICES ARE CUT TO THE BONE Without Considering Cost - we1! a sbm suae m mmm thaw NOW ON GOODS ARE GOING FAST! These Bargains Can't Last at These Prices! All back payments on contracts and all open book accounts must be paid by November 1st or the merchandise will be repossessed and sold during this sale. Doors Swing Open Monday at 9:30 A.M. Sharp 4
