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1 United Press Full Leased Wire Tribune United frosi Full Leased IVU Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1952 Pages 1-6 Pickin' Pears News, Gossip, Comment From Camp White By SID HOLLINGS WORTH "Antiquarians still argue about who was the first true settler in the Willamette val ley," the historian Winther tells us. The Parker iamily does not claim to be the first but they have records showing that they were among the first 10,000 in the entire territory. The pioneers, John, Allen and Moses Parker crossed the plains in a covered wagon in 1852, headed for the famed Willam ette valley in the Oregon coun try where an American settler would receive 320 acres of land and (double that if married). This was provided by the Dona tion Land act of 1850. A centennial reunion of the descendants of these three was held this month at Fairmount Grange hall in North Albany, Ore., and 187 of them sat down ito the table at dinner. They "came to the gathering from far and near. One member of this clan who was there was Row land Parker, a wheel chair vet eran domiciled at Camp White. Until recently, due to further surgery, he has been unable to continue the popcorn vending concession he started a year ago. But he was able to attend this notable meeting, as he does oth ers at the camp as well as out side, when transportation is pro vided. He is an ardent fisher man. Roland Parker's grandfather was Moses Parker, one of these three pioneer settlers. "A ma jority of the land claims taken up by the Parkers is still owned by the descendants," he states. "My grandfather was a breeder of Clydesdale horses which came from blooded stock imported from England. He also brought the first steam threshing ma chine engine into Linn county, and with Allen established the first flour mill." Rowland brought back 'some of the literature published about the Parker family. A leaflet call- ed "The Plainsman" has this statement: "We dedicate the Plainsman to these pioneer an cestors whose conquering of the many hardships of those days has brought us the good life we I fciow enjoy in the Willamette . valley." The account of crossing the continent over the Oregon Trail Is worth reading. Here is a part of the story: "They crossed the plains with out any extraordinary happen ing, except once there was al most an Indian attack when, so the story goes, the Indians want ed to buy Julia. She wore long earrings and a chief offered 17 ponies for her. The wagons formed a circle and the Indians were ordered to leave, which they finally did without attack ing, since they saw it was no use. "The worst danger of the trail was cholera, which broke out twice. Mrs. Fronk was stricken, as was her baby, and she said she knew she was going to die. Forty-eight hours later both were dead. Captain Settle went ahead to find a camping spot and when the rest caught up they found him twisting with cholera. A dead animal was dis. covered upstream. Worst cholera attack came near the Snake river. "One man in the wagon train caused serious trouble. He swore he was going to 'kill him an Indian.' He shot a squaw and the Indians demanded that he be given up or they would massacre the whole-train: so he had to be turned over. The Indians skin ned him alive. An aunt of the three Parker brothers, Mary Bryant, who later married Mr. Cottle and became the mother of Mrs. J. K. Weatherford, was with them in the wagon train." (J. K. Weatherford was a regent of Oregon State College.) They settled near Tallman in the Lebanon vicinity near the Santiam river and took up dona tion land claims on the prairie "where the grass was growing up to a man's shoulders and in some places over his head," the account continues. "Moses, who had learned the carpenter's trade starting at the age of 17, was a journeyman carpenter and was much In de mand. The men cut logs for cabins, split rails for stakes and rider fences and sold them to people. "In those days they used tal low dips and they used parched wheat for coffee. Wheat was $4 a bushel. Wild strawberries were enjoyed in season. Wolves and cougars would come near and have to be frightened off, but the Indians were not un friendly. They would come to the cabin and want things. Sometimes when Allen was gone to town Julia had to deal with them herself and usually had trouble getting them to leave." Ms? .v.; ' Ht.0tr DENYING accusation she ap peared "practically nude" in recent movie, Gila Lollobrlglda, Italian actress, wins dam ages for slander from Milan newspaper which made the charge. (International Soundphoto) American Legion Sets Joint Installations ' Central Point A joint instal lation of all American Legion Posts of District 4, west of the Cascade mountains, will be held in the Legion Memorial build ing, in Central Point, Thursday, June 28, starting at 8 p.m. Jack Peters, Commander of District 4, will be installing officer, assisted by Lester P. Mathes, sergeant-at-arms. The five posts will be repre sented by the new officers of Ashland Post 14, Medford Post 15, Grants Pass Post 28, Glen Worsham Post 70, Cave Junction and Myers-Holland Post 129, Central Point. Posting of the colors will be held preceeding the installation, with the Camp White orchestra furnishing the music. The or chestra, will also furnish enter tainment after the installation. All veterans in the valley are invited to attend this ceremony, whether members of the Legion or not. The public is also invited to attend. Refreshments will be served after the meeting, by the joint ladies auxiliaries. Health Service To Aid Older Citizens Washington U.R) The Pub lic Health Service said Monday it is going to help the states make the lives of their older citizens "happier and more productive. The number of persons above 66 years of age has increased by 10,000,000 during the 20th cen tury, Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele said, and more health services will be needed to head off and to cure their ills. Scheele has assigned Dr. Cle tus L. Krag, former research as sistant at Washington University medical school, to head a pro gram that will advise state health departments how to meet the health needs of older people to help them "play a more ac tive role in the community." ft100 pi t ft cai years - :tt&h&r ... -fy ... ftlLLBROOX STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 66 Proof CUT COSTS WITH A STUDEBAKER! Ws big in pulling power and earning power Stvdebaker operating economy i (he reoton you more and more Studebolcer trucks very day on the streets and highways. 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Tiie five to nine age group numbered 131,596, or 8.7 per cent of the 1950 population.. In 1940 this was only 6.7 per cent. The 10 to 14 year group was 7.1 per cent in 1950 and 7.5 per cent in 1040. The 15 to 19 group was 6.4 per cent in 1950 and 8.5 in 1940. Persons 75 years old or over in Oregon numbered 41,471 in 1950 and 28,993 in 1940, the per centage being the same, 2.7 per cent of the total population. Buyers of Whisky Shop for Bargains as Control Ends Washington U.R Thrifty connoisseurs of well -aged whisky rummaged for bargains Tuesday oa the strength of a tip from the office of Price Stabil ization. The OPS removed price ceil ings from all' bottled liquor and wine. It explained that nearly all types are selling far below ceil ing prices anyway. Whisky Market Weak In fact, the OPS added with a bland official smile, the whisky market is so weak that many dis tilleries are quietly putting out some of their best stuff under low-priced labels. These unadvertised ljargains. 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