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Thriving Brazilian Town Stands As Monument To Ex-Southerners By W. W. COPELAND , United Press Correspondent Sao Paulo, Brazil (U.PJ A thriving town of 20,000 stands today as a monument to a group of Southerners who left Ala bama and Georgia after the fall . of the Confederacy in 1865 and started a new life in Brazil. The town is Americana, some 90 miles from Sao Paulo. A few descendants of the founders still live there but in recent years, most moved away. Some become professional and businessmen in the larger cities Of Brazil and others returned to fhe United States. A number in termarried with Brazilians. vi via memories But a lady with vivid memo ries of the "Dixie" colony is Mrs. Julia Morris Jones, a sprightly 76, whose father and grandfa ; ther were the original co-found- County Files Motion In Suit for Damages A motion to strike was filed yesterday by the county con cerning parts of a civil damage 'suit filed recently against Jack ; son county by Richard Charles iLehnherr, according to District '. Attorney -Walter Nunley. r Lehnherr had asked the court 'for $3,265 in damages from the county based on a log truck acci dent it a bridge over Wagner ereek on Sept. 15, 1954. lie al leged that the defendant was negligent while repairing a bridge over the creek, causing bis log truck to hit the bridge and go into a ditch. Co-Plaintiff in the case with Lehnherr is the Inland Empire Insurance association. Stanley Jones Jr. is representing the plaintiffs. ers of Americana. She was born there in 1878. I talked with her at her Sao Paula home. Visiting her at the time was her sister, Mrs. Ken nie DaGuerre Morris Bletz, also born at the colony. She now lives in Washington, D.C. This is the story they tell: When Lee surrendered at Ap pomattox, their grandfather, Col. William Hutchinson Morris of Alabama, and her father Dr. Robert Morris, left the Confed eracy to find new homes for a group who no longer wanted to live in a Y a n k e e-dominated South. Emperor Interested They arrived in Rio de Jane iro late in 1865 and their proj ect caught the interest of Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil. He suggested the Santa Barbara reg ion in the state of Sao Paula, pointing out its climate would approximate that of Alabama. Colonel and Dr. Morris ar rived in Santa Barbara the day after Christmas, 1865. They bought land and some slaves (slavery was the custom in Bra zil, too, then), built homes and began farming. They wrote back for others to join them. "John Cole from Georgia was the only one to bring a slave with him from the United States," Mrs. Bletz recalled. "Aunt Slivy." They began to organize schools, a meeting house, sewing circles, community fetes, picnics, musicals. Brought Watermelon Seeds "One of the men, John Elias Whittakerv from Marietta, Ga., brought along a handful of wa termelon seeds from the United States," Mrs. Bletz said. "We had watermelons for our picnics. They were the first watermelons in Brazil. Today you can buy them all over Brazil." Mrs. Jones recalled that her father conduct ed the first schools. Mrs. Jones recalled that her father conducted the f i r st schools. "But 'the first real teacher came from Canton, O., a Yan kee," Mrs. Jones said. "His name was Mr. Mark Marion King. He was one of the sweetest men you've ever mei." The settlers were well estab lished in 1888 when the Brazil ian government abolished slav ery. The Americans this time freed their slaves without argu ment. "Very few of the descendants live in Brazil today," Mrs. Jones said. "At Vila Americana there are only two or three families." Patterson Notes End Of Forest Fire Season Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul L. Patterson yesterday proclaimed the end of the forest fire season in Oregon and set aside burning Restriction until next April 1. The proclamation removes the need for burning permits and suspends other seasonal fire pre vention regulations. Gov. Patterson said forest fire losses in Oregon this year were the second lowest since fire rec ords have been tabulated. He praised Oregon citizens, the effi ciency of forestry organizations and loggers, along with favor able weather, for making the successful season. The governor also cited the work of the Keep Oregon Green association. Americans between 30 and 40 are the heaviest coffee drinkers. As We Lire NEWCOMER TO FAMILY MUST SHOW CAUTION Mixing in family affairs, when one is a newcomer in the fam ily, can lead to trouble. That is why I am advising one younfc woman to don kid gloves in handling her problem. She writes: (Q) "About two years ago. . my sister-in-law had a nervous breakdown. The doctor told her she should have no more children. Since the breakdown she has never been mentally well. Now she is to have an other baby. Her husband pays hardly any attention to her All he is interested in are his hob bies. He has not had her treat ed for this mental condition. "The family talks about it, but no one steps in to do any thing. I sincerely believe she should have mental treatment. I have been married only a year and hate to interfere, as I am the newest member of the family. She has her par ents and, since her husband has done nothing for her, I think they should step in and get the care she needs. I am asking your advice on the mai ler." (A) My advice is to be very careful what you say or do in this matter. You could stir up a lot of trouble and bitter re sentment in the family that might prove to be a real handicap to a happy marriage for you. The very fact that the other members of the family By ELIZABETH HURLOCK, PH.D. the husband, or even with the young woman's parents. - The one thing you could do, without stirring up trouble, would be offering to go with your sister-in-law when she has her next check-up by her doc tor. Make a point of meeting him when you are in his office. . Then, after you return home and when your sister-in-law is not within earshot, telephone the doctor. Tell him about your sister-in-law's mental condition. If he is the doctor who took care of her whei she had her breakdown, he knows her case Jiistory. If not, he can get the records from the doctor who treated her before and will know how to handle her case. (Copyright 1954, General Features Corp.) 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Next time you buybourbon;-choose Ancient Age.YouHJbe glad you did, f 3& 3& unchanging "DoubIe;A" luxury Tuesday' November 18, 18S4 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE DAY Plans Increase In Service Work By Member Groups An increase in service work by member chapters of the Dis abled American Veterans was planned during a session Sun day, at Grants Pass, attended by VFW department members from Medford, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Roseburg, Oakland and and Coquille. An endorsement also was made for the Jackson County salvage rehabilitation VFW propject for the assistance to nonresident indigent veterans. Full and unqualified endorse ment of whatever action is tak en by the Jackson County Vet erans Allied council on the mat ter of congressional action for installation of surgical and medi cal facilities at the VA domicil iary center at Camp White, was another of the decisions made by the group. The host ' chapter served a BOY SCOUTS Cub Scout Pack 15 will meet Thursday; Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Presbyterian church. The theme for this month is Adventures In History" and skits will be presented by several Dens AU Cubs and their par ents are urged to attend. ' Pack Secretary U.S. Fishing industry use more than 6,000,000 tons of ice annu ally. - turkey dinner in the VFW hall and auxiliary members also met during the day. Attending from Medford were Lester L. Moser, VFW com mander of Jackson county, Pat Graham, adjutant, Lester Mathes, an executive committee man, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lillie, and Mrs. Bertha Neff, VAVS representatives, and Mr. and Mrs. Linn Elliott. Elliott was officer of the day and adju tant; and Mrs. Elliott is a mem ber of the auxiliary: Baden Robinson, Grants Pass, department commander and other department officers took part in the meeting. THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL! 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