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BEDFORD YATL TRTBUXE. rEDFORT. OREGON, SUNDAY. JT7LT 30, 1933 PAGE THREE Applegate Finds Jesuits Haven on Beautiful Lake Hospitable Quebec Spot Nomlnlngue, Province of Quebec, Canada. To the Editor: V We are now registered buahmen, which u Canadian tor hicks, having been In the "bush" now tot over a week. The country around here la beautiful, there being thirty-five lakes In the Immediate vicinity, the largest one. Grand Lac Nomlnlngue, now serving as our home. The town of Nomlnlngue has about three hundred people. It Is a hun dred and twenty five miles north of Montreal. When Don and I got here, we had no Intention of stopping. But It was getting late, and we were about out of gas. Our map showed a small lake about five miles away, that looked as tho It might be very secluded, so we decided to drive to It and camp for the night. We found the lake. Lac Montlgney, pronounced Mon-teeney, with no more trouble than having to travel over a brush road that is al most as bad as East Jackson street In Med lord, and selected a nice spot adjacent to an old deserted saw mill. The sun was Just settling behind the hills, and the fish were jumping all over the lake. We found a row-boat, or chaloupe, as It Is known locally (the spelling of that Is correct. I Just asked the town school marm) and since it was not tied and locked too securely, we went for a boat ride. Rounding a point o! the lake, we discovered, to our chagrin, that what we Imagined to bo a deserted and lonely little moun tain rendezvous for stray young Americans was In reality a thriving summer colony for very French Can adians. Boat Owner Peevish We also discovered, again to our I chagrin, ind entirely accldently. the owner of our chaloupe I He didn't speak any English, but he made it quite clear that we were to get out of the boat right where we were. That being In about a hundred feet of water, or eau, as It is known in these here parts, we shyly demurred, and rowed back to our port of em barkation. It proved to be no free city, like Danzig, and the outraged citizenry suggested that we beat It. The only alternative being to pay two dollars a night for the privilege of camping there, we beat It. It was beginning to get dark, and we were about out of gas, so we elected to go back to Nomlnlngue and ask for directions of some one who spoke the Kings English. The barbler (barber, to you) told us to camp on Grand Lac Nomlnlngue, all the eighty-five miles of Its shore line being open to the public, except that which was closed to the highway. That sounded fair enough, so we ran down to the lac, about two miles away, and -started to look for a camp ing place. The first person we saw was a Catholic priest, wearing the familiar habit of the Jesuits. He was walking along the road, apparently doing his meditations. We stopped and asked him If he spoke English He said that he did, a little. We explained the situation, and told him that we had gone to Jesuit school In California. This seemed to delight him, and ba In vited us to the Jesuit Villa, a beau tiful white building on a promontory of a near-by peninsula. On the way to the Villa, he explained that all that section of shore line belonged to the Jesuits, and was maintained e a summer retreat. Visit With Priests After a lovely drive along the lake, and out onto the peninsula, he took u In to meet a Fatner McDonnel, from the New York province, rather McDonnel proved to be a young man who Tas there for a few weeks to learn French, and he seemed awfully glr.'i to see us. He and the first priest, Father La Chapelle, showed us thru the Villa. It was built by one of the Jesuits, twenty years ago from wood cut on their own property, and looks as tho It might have been built yesterday. There Is a platform on the roof which gives a swell view of the lake and the surrounding coun try. We stayed and talked with the Jesuits for hours. Many spoke excel lent English, which surprised us, for so very few of the people around here do. It shouldn't have, of course, since the Jesuits are among the best edu- cated men in the world. I remember when Charlie Reum came to Medford from Saskatchewan, Canada, someone asked him If he spoke English. We all got a big kick out of that. Didn't everyone know that Canada belonged to England? Whoever It was that asked him must have been In the Province of Quebec. Very few of the natives, and practically none who are not in busi ness, speak any English at all. In Montreal both are spoken, but not so in Nomlnlngue. That name, by the way. Is pronounced Nom-ee-nang. But to get back to our Jesuit friends. After several hours of chat ting we discovered that time moves on no matter how absorbed we might be in talking and it was time to go. Father La Chapelle told us a good 3lace to camp, on the Villa grounds, 1 and with the aid of the feeble glim- mer which pass for head -lights on the Dodge, we found it and settled down. We're still there. The next day was Sunday, and we had to get up before breakfast ' to got to mass on time. The Faith I of theee people is amazing. Practic ally all are catholic, and some walk aa far as fifteen miles to church. One family that we know of came seventeen, and because they have no , buggy, Ihe parents walk, and the seven children ride the two plow horses. i I'M Strong Weed As time for mass draws on. the bugles, horses, and a few automo biles fill the lsrge lot provided for parking. The ladles go into church, and the men stay around the front door to finish their pipes. It seems that all the men smoke pipes. The domestic tobacco that they raise themselves is too strong for cigarettes nd the manufactured ones have a ten cent tax on each package. Yes, even this far back in the bush me have all the "conveniences" ot mod ern civilization! The sermon was long and Impres sive. X hope U isn't sacrilegious, to mention that the lmp;cw;T part, to me, was the way the priest curled his mouth over his "R's". The ser mon was, of course, In French, and consequently over our heads. I did better than Don at that. . I heard "Quebec" at least twice, and a couple of "Marcredlea." After mass we went back to camp. and after a strenuous week of loaf ing decided we needed a day of rest, so we alternately read and slept on the sandy beach In our "birthday suits, trying to get a tan. In the late afternoon several of the priests from the 'Villa came down to visit, and Invited us on a hike the next day. That sounded swell, until we found that the hike involved the scaling of the highest peak In the Laurentlan mountains. Nevertheless, we decided to go, pro viding that we could take the car part way, to alleviate the strain on us. This was agreed upon, and the Jesuits departed, promising to call for us at seven the next morning. Storm Plays Havoc That night It rained. That's put ting it In a mild way. It bucketed down all night. The wind came howling off the lake and stripped the poncho, or water proof blanket, off our perishable supplies. We bad 1 to get up In the middle of the night ' In that driving down-pour, and wrestle with tthe most unmerciful summer storm I've ever seen, and I've seen some darlings. The next morning our camp was a eea of mud. . We had piled our boxes of provisions upon sticks to keep them off the ground, but they were still in three inches of water. Our "When It rains it pours" salt did just that, but I doubt If the adver tising meant like soup. The sugar was the best syrup we've had 'so far. And cold coffee, brewed by a tempest In a mud puddle I never did like. By the time we had everything straightened out, in d1 matter of some two hours, we figured that our labors had exhausted us, since this was supposed to be a pleasure trip, so we went back to bed, that being the only dry place where we could lie down. Little did we dream that the hike was scheduled for "raln-or -shine." But the intrepid Jesuits, who must be prepared for typhoons or heat spells alike, arrived and routed us out about two hours later. The sun was grinning down from a cloudless cky, and not a mud puddle wan In evidence. We all piled Into the car. and away we went. We drove five or six miles, and still no sight of the mountain we were to conquer. At the end of ten. miles I had about de cided that we must go another fifty to get within striking distance of anything higher than the Hospital Hill, but in another mile we stop ped by a lac, and dismounted to be gin the ascent. Mountain Looked Easy The mountain, of which there were three ascents of the approximate height of the Medford Hotel each, loomed before us. Don and I almost laughed ourselves sick. We almost flipped a coin .to see whether we'd drive up In the car, or run a race with each other afoot. We decided that this would spoil the fun for the others tho, so we fell In line with the rest. We were the first to holler for a Btop. Scorning the use of such a commonplace article as the path,' our guide dashed Into the thickest part of the brush he could find, at what seemed to be at the time to be a dog-trot. Fine. This was something like It. No mollycoddling going on here. The first time I tripped on a wet moss-covered rock and carromed off Into a tree lust added zest to the party. Even the second time, while floundering up a gully full of pecul iarly tenacious ferns, when I tripped again and undid the work of ten minutes by sliding half way to the bottom again on my jowls, I laugh ed. A bit hollowly, but still In the game. I'm still wondering why those ferns didn't hold me back on the way down, aa they had on the way up. , Pace Grows Hot By this time the pace had in creased to a run. And we could hear our guide dashing along ahead of us. We could even catch a glimpse now and then. But in a few minutes all this changed. Something had hap pened to that hill. The top of the thing receded In direct ratio to the distance climbed. It now looked almost as high as Roxy Anne, what you could see of It thru the dense undergrowth. About this time, upon our gasped Interrogation as to where the top had gone, we were assured that It was right In front of us. Only about seventy five feet. But it was seventy five feet straight up. Whew. The trees had also become very active. I'd start by one. holding out my hand to avoid coming too close, when all of a sudden It would come up, roots and all, move right over In front of me, and anchor Itself right smack In front of me. Naturally Id hit It. I didn't mind that so much. ! but when the thing would suddenly move back to lta original position and take another run at me, I did get tore. It was that way clear to the top ol the third hump. Don and 1 were both a mass of perspiration, bumps, mosquito bites, cut and bad temper. And what made it wor3, there were our friends as cool as a spring breeze, calmly viewing the scene below. It WAS lovely, but that was a bad time for me to be looking at It. I thought It was about time for dinner, and said so. Don backed me up in this. The Jesuits looked .surprised, and asked us how long we thought we'd been climbing. We estimated the time as somewhere between two and five hours. It had been exactly twenty three minutes. The next time 1 climb that hill, er , I mean moun tain. It's going to take me between two and five hours. Because I'm not going to try to do It at a gallop 1 Rest Required For the next few days we Just rest ed. We built two log rafts, with some nails we pulled out of driftwood. Don's was made of two logs nailed together with cross pieces, while mine was a single log with outriggers. Mine was a little faster than his. It only took ME fifteen minutes to go a hundred yards. We were out about a hundred yards from the shore, having a swell time, the first day we had our vessels. But our good time ceased abruptly when we tried to get back. What we estimated to be a mild current off-shore was at least strong enough to hold us like an anchor. We couldn't move an inch, no matter how hard we thrash ed the water with our Improvised "paddles." At the end of a half hour spent In this Idle pursuit, we had to swim them in. That Is, I piled off mine. swam over to Don's, and together we alternately swam and push his "Santa Maria" to shore. Then we swam out and brought in the "Half Moon." We called It that because we originally started out for Hudson Bay. , We bad planned on paddling out. to a little Island some two or three miles off-shore, but abandoned that. The next day Father Rlcard and Father Le Lande rowed down to our camp. They had a nice fast row-boat which skimmed along over the water at a dizzy pace. We were Innocently playing around on the out-rlgger about seventy five yards from the bonk. Don was sitting on the boat, while I was standing In water up to my shoulders. He had a paddle In hlo hand and we were playing base ball with oysters. The bottom was covered with them. They're not good to eat, so I'd dive down -Into the goo, and come up with a handful of them. Then I'd chuck 'em at Don, and he'd Blatter them all over the surrounding terri tory with his "bat." ' That Is, he would if he could hit my very special ln-out-upshoot-slde ways-slide -fl gure- etght-spltball curve. You can do that with an oyster, you know. At least I can, but then, of course, I'm a very extraordinary person. When we saw the Jesuits chaloupe round the bend, we thought we'd have a little fun. I swam out and joined Don on the "Half-Moon." Then we asked them to give us a tow to shore. They cheerfully fell In with this suggestion, and tossed us a rope. Then the fun started. Father Le Land sat at the oars while Father Rlcard sat In the stern with a canoe paddle. They were going to give us the ride of our lives, but they reck oned without our raft. After straining at,, the oars for about ten minutes, even actually cracking one of them In the process, they looked around. We were about five feet or ten feet farther from shore than when we'd started I Storm At Sea The next day, as we were up bright and early at noon, I decided to pad dle out to the islands anyway. I started out In nice sunshine, and a calm and unruffled sea. Out in the middle a storm blew up, and It start ed to rain. The waves washed over the boat, and darned near over me. I was straddling the log, of course, and every big wave would wash me off. Undaunted, I'd get back on, especially since if I'd stayed off I would have been neatly and finally drowned. After a long time of this monkey business, I got to the island. I was cold and my legs were cramped. But the storm was dying down, so after about ten minutes I started back. The trip back wasn't so difficult, be cause the water was smoother. When I did get back, Don had long since eaten supper. We estimate that it took me about five hours to row about five or six miles. One evening we were In the village of Nomlnlngue, sitting In front of the general store. There were several young fellows sitting around talking, and we horned in on the conversa tion. Two of them spoke English. Their names were Roland and Paul Morris. Roland la twenty two, and owns the sr.aln garage here. He has owned it. too. for two years. Paul, who Is twenty four. Is working on the new church that the community Is building. People Friendly The people here have been swell to us. Not all of them can speak Eng lish with us, but they at least try. We are going hunting and fishing with the Morris kids tomorrow, and are going to have with us a Canadian guide, who speaks excellent English, thru having worked for several years In the States. He says he la French, altho he has the good old Irish name of Burke! Today, when X needed a typewriter to get this story out. George Burke offered to find one for me. He introduced me to Mr. Louis Godard, who also speaks excellent English, and I told Mr. Godard my story. With the amazing spirit of the community, he generously offer ed me his typewriter, and all the paper I could use. He then offered Don and me the use of hi summer camp on the lake, to give us a rest from sleeping In the car. I wonder if he knows how welcome that was! He sells insurance here, and knows all the lakes and streams. This Is a great fishing and hunt ing country. Moose and bear are the main game animal, and they seem to have every kind of fish, in cluding trout, which they pronounce "troot." The Jusuit at the villa catch loads of fish, and Mr. Godard has a hunting and fishing lodge In the "bush." If this article Is to make the mall, I'll have to close It now, and tear down to Mr. Godard's camp and hit the hay. We have another couple of weeks to spend here, so next week you may go fishing with DICK APPLEGATE. First Methodist Church. Joseph Knotts, Minister. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Mr. E. J. Newmann, superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a. m. Ser mon theme, "The Abiding Presence of Christ." Mr. Waldron will be the soloist. The Epworth leagues will meet At 8 p. m. We join in the union service In the city park at 7 p. m. This week at the Wednesday evening prayer ser vice we will begin a most profitable series of Bible thems. something all would do well to participate In. 7:30 p. m. is the time set. Come. St. Mark's Episcopal. Corner Oak dale and 6th street. 8 a. m. Holy communion. 11:11 a. m. Holy communion. Zlon English Lutheran Church Fourth St. at Oakdale Ave. Geo. p. Kabele, D. D.. pastor 10 a. m., Sunday School. 11 a. m., Morning service'. Baptisms. 7 p. m.. Union service In the city rark. The general public always more than welcome at the friendly Zlon church. Main Street Methodist Church, South . N. D. Wood, pastor In the absence of the pastor this Sunday, services at this church, at the 11 o'clock hour, will be conduct ed by one of our young theological students from Southern Methodist University of Dallas, Texas. Come hear him. 9:45 a. m., Sunday school. 7:00 p. m. Young People's service. 7:00 p. m. Union services at the City park. Dr. Eaton la the preacher. St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) S. Main and Portland Ave. H. H. Young, pastor Sunday school at 9 :4S -o'clock. No morning worship this morning Confirmation instruction at 7:00 o'clock. Evening worship at 8:00 o'clock. Thems: "Feeding the Four Thou sand." Hymn practice after service. The Sunday school teachers meet Monday evening at 8:00. The adult class meets every Wed nesday evening at 7:30. The public Is cordially Invited. Music : ! Organ prelude "Vesper Bell "....5m It n Organ offertory "Morning Hymn" Lange, Solo "The Lord Is my Ugut". - Allitson (from the 37th Psalm) Soloist. Elsie Carlton Strang Organ poatlude "Temple March" Miss Dorothy Reynolds, organist. The Federated Churches J. M. Johnson, pastor Central Point, Oregon The story of that wonderful man, Gideon, is the lesson this week. In the Bible schols. The full scripture is found In Judges . 7. and 8. Our chool opens at 9:45, with classes for all grades. Young people enjoy the fellowship nd service. We invite ail young peo ple to take part with the young peo ple of this church. In their depart ment of the Master's work. Services at 7 p. m. "Light and Assurance in the Word" w.U be the theme of the sermon In the morning service; and "Possibili ties and Conditions" will be the ser mon subject in the evening service. All are Invited to these Oospel serv ices. Good song messages will help you see the way clearer. Church of The Nazarene John T La Rose, pastor The pastor will apeak at both serv ices Sunday. Morning subject, "Out standing Event of the Acts of the Apostles." Evening subject:, "Divine Healing." or The Cause and Purpose of Afflictions." Services for the day as follows: "Unified Sunday morning service" 9:45 to 13 noon. Young people's society groups meet at 7:00 p. m. Class meeting in the annex at 7:00 F- m. Evening service in the church at 8:00 p. m. Mid-week prayer service in the church Wednesday evening at 8. You are welcome at this church. FRENCH CAFE AT LEGION CONFAB One of the many features of the Legion state convention which opens In Klamath Falls Aug. 10 will be quaint old replica of a French cafe located In the basement banquet room of the Pelican Grill. This cafe which ia to be sponsored by Klamath Vol- ture of the "40 et 8" Soclete will rever close and promises to be a fa vorite hang-out for the World war veterans who will be reminded of care-free moments spent In France while enjoying brief rest periods be tween battles. Light lunches and beer will be serv ed and perhaps an occasional bottle of legal wine. There will be French waiters and bar-maids, cabaret sing ers, Apache dancers and plenty of entertalranfnt features typical of the old-time French .cafe. A fine new hardwood dance floor has Just been First Presbyterian Church Bible school, 9:45. Your young folk would enjoy our school and we are sure that If you will come along with them this Sunday, that you have many happy Sabbaths ahead of you. Morning worship, 11. Sermon, "Csn the World Reproduce Calvary?" This will be Communion service and we Invite all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ to enjoy the Lord's Sup per with us. First Church of Christ, Scientist Authorized branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. Mass. Service are held every Sunday at U o'clock, church edifice, 313 North Oakdale. Subject for Sunday, July 30: Love. Sunday school at 9:30. Applicants under the age of twenty may be ad mitted. . Wednesday evening meetings, which include testimonies of Christian Sci ence healings, at 8 o'clock. The Reading Room, which Is locat ed at 401 in the Medford bldg., Is open dally from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m., except Sundays and holidays. The li brarian Is In attendance from 10 to 4. at which time the Bible and all authorized Christian Science litera ture may be read, borrowed, or purchased. The public Is cordially Invited to attend the services and visit the Read ing Room. FINAL SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE CONTINUES. Hatl 35o 50c SI. Silk Dresses, value to (10 for $1.95 395 43 95. Summer Shoes, values to. 4 special 1 1.49 4195. THE BAND BOX & SHOE BOX "The store that saves you money." After July 31st Until Further Notice Price of Concrete Sand and Gravel Delivered in Medford ... Will Be , . . $1.25 per cubic yd. Medford Concrete Construction Company completed and patron ax assured plenty ol dancing both day and night. A collection ot aouvenlra and telle ol the World war will be on display during the convention and decoratlr effect, wlU carry out the atmoapher of the daya of 1917-18. From all Indication the French cafe will be one of the moat popular meeting placea In the convention city during Aug. 10. 11 and 13. Reld, Murdoch and Co., canners ot the Monarch Brand Bartlett Pears will be represented at Medford thl season by Myron Root. IN LOS ANGELES It's The SIXTH and SPRING STREETS "C IU Haytcard Habit" SENSIBLE RATES $1.50 per day up without bath 11.00 per day up with bath CONVENIENT LOCATION ttla check uour car at Ilia door and return U when qoa era reads, Jor U CAFE and GRILL POPULAR PRICES Banquet Rooms oeaunj Parlor Barber Shop FRIENDLY PERSONAL SLPVICB H. C. FRYMAN, Proprletot HARRY O. WAGENE RUSSELL H. WAQENER Msugtra R. First Christian Church Ninth and Oakdale W. R. Balrd. Minister. Bible school at 9:45 a. m.; Y. Gentner, superintendent. Everyman Bible claaa In court house auditorium at 9:40. Momlng woahlp begin at 10:65. Sermon subject, "Strange Things." Tenor solo. I. Q. Gentner. Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m. Union services In the park at 7 p. m. First Christian Church Ninth and Oakdale street. W. A Balrd. minister. Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Ii. G Genter. superintendent. Gentner, superintendent. house auditorium at 9:40. Morning worship begin at 10:55. Sermon subject, "Eternal Ufe In surance." special music by choir. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p. m. Thta church Joins In the union services In the park at 7:00 p. First Baptist Church. W. H. Eaton, minister. Sunday school, 9 :45 a. m. Morning worship. 11:00 a. m. Solo ist, Miss Betty Jean Myera. Sermon by the pastor. Young people's devotional group meetings. Union open air service In the city park 7:00 p. m. Mass alnglng led by Rev. W. K. Balrd, and the orchestra. Solo by.Mlsa Helen Judy. Sermon by W. H. Eaton. You are cordially Invited to attend these services. Medrord Company of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Medford Company of Jehovah Witnesses are broadcasting a lecture by Judge Rutherford over- KMED every Sunday morning from 10 to 10:15. These lectures are given by electrical transcription and will be re peated on Thursday at 4 p. m. The subject of one to be given Sunday, July 30th Is "Sinner In Purgatory." 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