FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Bobcats, Cougars Gives Woman
In Applegate 'Cat Girl7
By HELGA MITCHELL
Newcomers to the Applegate
valley are often asked, "Haven't
you met the 'Cat girr yet?"
Thia question leads to all sorts
of inquiries, and finally winds
up in crossing-a makeshift
winging foot bridge on the Ap
plegate rive. There one can meet
the "Cat girl," better known as
Mrs. Curtis Gerhardt. Her un
affected smile enhances her
friendliness and one immediate
ly feels at ease.
The sun tanned face, the cot
ton plaid shirt, and the worn
blue jeans reveal her zest for liv
ing in the outdoors.
Cimh Pastures
.-. Her house, which is situated
on an incline, is surrounded by
fir trees and lush green pastures
overlooking the river. Entering
her rustic living room, attention
is immediately captured by the
ornaments on the walls. A cou
gar skin is on one wall, a bobcat
skin on another, and from above
the fireplace a huge elk hed
omberly looks down.
one asKs, "Mrs. lierhardt, is
this why you are nicknamed the
Cat girl?" She shrugs and re
plies, "I don't think those two
skins gave me that name, but I
think the 107 bobcats and two
cougars, that Curt and I have
shot may have something to do
with it.'
- It began six years ago, when
Jack, their dog, who had a rep
utation of being a "no good
:houn dog," tracked down his
and her first bobcat. She recalled
!her tussle with the underbrush,
'crawling on hands and knees to
Jreach the treed cat; the thrill
and excitement of shooting her
first cat, and the struggle it was
to carry home Jack's prize. It
was then she started her quest
for bobcats .to prove that Jack
wasn't a "no good houn dog."
Another Raason
Another reason she" gave for
hunting cats was, when dissect
ing them, she found large chunks
of fresh deer meat in their
stomachs. Today, she has a rec
ord of killing 70 bobcats and
one cougar within a radius of
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MRS. CURTIS
Shown With
three miles of her home, but she
modestly gives all the credit to
Jack. Her husband has shot 37
cats and one cougar in the same
vicinity. They also have killed
more than 500 coons, which
have destroyed many farmers'
chickens.
The Gerhardts' hunting ex
periences first started in Kan
sas, where they shot coyotes and
jackrabbits. In 1940, the Ger
hardts won three first prizes
within ' nine days at Grants
Pass. Curt received a gold tro
phy for bringing in a 261-pound
deer, the largest ever recorded
in Grants Pass at that time.
Mrs. Gerhardt won bronze
book ends for bringing in the
largest antelope in the same city
at that time, and Curt obtained
first prize for a 54-pound Chi
nook salmon caught in the Chet
co river, which was then the
largest salmon caught in eight
years.
Day's Catch
Among their adventures, Mrs.
Gerhardt recalls the time they
caught a porcupine, a bobcat,
cougar, rattlesnake, and a dig
ger squirrel all in one day. There
was also the time' when they
were driving along a back road
and . saw several ' deer and : rab
bits standing tamely in the road.
They couldn't understand why
the animals didn t . run from
them, as they usually do. A short
Roy Kelly Resigns
From CP Council
Central Point Roy E. Kelly,
veteran city councilman, sub
mitted his resignation to the
council at a special meeting re
cently. The resignation, became
effective immediately.
Kelly has served as a mem
ber of the city council since his
election to office in Nov., 1944.
During his last term of office,
he was serving as chairman of
the council, chairman of the
finance committee and member
of the sewer and water com
mittee. s
William F. Saxbury was ap
pointed to serve the remainder
of Kelly's term, which runs un
til December.
Three ot four ' farms in the
U.S. have automobiles; half
have motor trucks. -
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Name
GERHARDT
Cougar Skin
MRS .GERHARDT .
Shown With Bobcat
time later, they came face to
face with their first cougar, and
it was then that they understood
why the animals had preferred
their company to that of their
deadly . enemy. That cougar,
which received nine holes and
a bullet in his lungs, climbed up
and down six different trees
before it dropped dead.
Mrs. Gerhardt encourages
hikers who hesitate to enter iso
lated mountain areas due to the
dangers of wild life, by inform
ing them that there is nothing
to fear in the mountains, unless
it's a mother bear with her cubs.
She claims that wildlife will
generally flee from humans.
Cougar Scream
When asked if she ever heard
a cougar scream, she replied
that she never, had, and that she
would have to have it proved
that a cougar does scream.
Mrs. Gerhardt, known as
"Dana", to the Applegate chil
dren, has driven the Applegate
school bus for the past nine
years, and is leader of the 4-H
Applegate Fishermen's club.
Vice Findings May
Be Ready Next Week
Portland U.R Attorney
General Robert Y. Thornton said
Saturday he hoped to have his
investigation into vice and rack
keteering conditions in Multno
mah county completed and his
findings ready for the grand jury
in the next 10 days.
. The attorney general said his
office and the state police have
been carrying on "an intensive
investigation in charges of al
leged vice, official misconduct
and racketeering" in the county
for the last 11 days. He sai dan
all-out effort was being made to
cover the entire field of inquiry
as rapidly as possible.
The probe is "of major .pro
portions," : Thornton said, and
the complexity of the investiga
tion will require additional time
before the evidenc eis ready to
present to the grand jury.
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Man Injured When
Truck Hits Train
Joe Charles Ayoutt, Newpine
Creek, Ore., was reported in
good condition at Community,
hospital Saturday, where he was
taken after the truck he was
driving collided with a train
at 8:35 a.m. Friday.
The accident occurred on Cen
tral Point Market rd., between
Table Rock four corners and
Highway 62 four corners, state
police said.
Officers reported the truck
was moving toward Highway 62
about 25 miles per hour. The
train, a Medco engine pulling
30 empty log cars and a caboose,
was traveling toward Butte
Falls, when it hit the right door
of the truck, officers said. The
truck was pushed 32 feet down
the track.
Speed of the train was not
indicated in the report, though
officers stated the train whistle
was operating. It was raining
at the time of the accident and
Ayoutt was unfamiliar with the
area, they, reported.
Engineer was identified as
George Henry Davis, route 2,'
box 664, Central Point, and con
ductor, Emil Peterson, 52, of
2574 Jacksonville highway. No
one on the train was injured.'
State police said the train
was slightly damaged and the
truck was badly wrecked.
Details on Ayoutt's injuries
were not available.
Car, Truck Collide
Near Prospect Friday
Jerry Raymond Troxel,' 19, of
1680 Camp Baker rd., Medford,
was released from Sacred Heart
hospital Friday . after being
treated for minor injuries suf
fered when his car collided with
a truck at about 3:38 p.m. a few
miles, west of Prospect on High
way 62.
State police reported Troxel
was attempting ' to pass . the
truck, operated by James Cecil
Wilson, 35, Trail, when Wilson
made a left turn- Troxel's ve
hicle hit the truck, went into
a ditch and rolled over, officers
said.' ; Both vehicles were east
bound. No one else was reported in
jured in the accident. Passengers
in Troxel's car 'were Duane A.
Brood, 19, route 1, box 420,
Medford, Thelma Jean Cox, ,16,
of 1245 Morrow, rd., Medford,
and Norma jean Evans, 16, of
145 Norths Third . St., Central
Point. Only passenger in Wil
son's' truck was Lawrence Les
ter Anderson, 18, Trail.
Troxel was taken to the hos
pital - by Medford Ambulance
service. - . '
Buffe Falls Marshal
Submits Resignation
" David Smjth, Butte Falls, said
Friday he, submitted his resig
nation as Butte Falls marshal
to the mayor because he failed
to get "backing" from the coun
cil. . ..
Smith said the action was the
result of a case.. in Jackson
county district court Thursday
in which a jury unanimously
found Andrew Hamstra, 36,
Butte Falls, innocent of assault
and battery.. . '
' Smith, who signed the com
plaint against Hamstra, said he
asked Hamstra to move his car
from a crosswalk in Butte Falls
last December. Hamstra, Smith
claimed, struck him with his
fists.
Smith . said he resigned be
cause the council was not pres
ent to "back, him up," and
claimed Hamstra was found in
nocent on that basis.
The council probably will con
sider Smith's resignation at the
next meeting Thursday night.
Hamstra was represented by
Edward . C. and Noreen Kelly,
Medford father-and-daughter at
torneys. Local Woman Author
Of Paper Article
Mrs. Melvin Fader, 1897 Kings
highway, Medford, is author of
an article in the April 24 issue
of the Christian Science Monitor
concerning the role the television
set should play in the household.
In the article, Mrs. Fader ex
plained, "The first problem we
noticed was the sudden disap
pearance of the quiet, calm peace
of our home." Because the set
was always on chores were ne
glected, then the children were
neglected and finally it came to
either sending the set back or
working out an acceptable; rou
tine, Mrs. Fader added.
A routine was worked out,
Mrs. Fader stated, and the situa
tion was reversed to work tele
vision to fit the schedule.
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TWO-FOLD PURPOSE This obsolete phone apparatus, one of
two involved in an eighth grade science project at Prospect school,
has proved to be a worthwhile subject. Students, who watched
repair and installation of the communication medium, got first
hand knowledge while the instructor, an expectant father, kept in
touch with proceedingi at home.
Telephone Line Installed
Between Schoolroom, Home
Prospect A twtf-way direct
telephone line, recently installed
as a science project for Prospect
eighth graders, has accomplish
ed a two-fold purpose.
The idea originated, with the
students, who desired to ease
the mind of theuv instructor,
Richard A. Price, an expectant
father. Mrs. Price had no way
of getting in touch with him,
other than walking the half-mile
from their home to the school.
Thus, the class acquired two
antiquated . crank-style phones.
After both phones. were repair
ed, one was installed in the
eighth grade room and the other
in the kitchen of Price's home.!
Whistle Wira Used
Michael Burrill obtained a
half-mile of whistle wire with
which the phones were connect
High School Students Are
Honored by Elks Club Here
High school students partici
pating in youth leadership and
scholarship contests and Student
Government Day, sponsored by
the Medfford Elks lodge, were
honored at the annual National
Youth Day ceremony at the Elks
temple here Thursday.
Dick Woodcock, exalted ruler,
expressed the lodge's apprecia
tion to the young . people and
their parents for achievements
through the school year, and for
participation in Elks activities.
Engraved wrist watches, were
presented to students who' won
leadership and scholarship con
tests by Jack Thompson, of the
Elks youth activties. committee.
First place winners in . the
leadership contest, were Nathan
Douthit and Vicki Noel, both of
Crater High in Central Point,
while Carol Denman and Ruth
Kellington, both of ' Medford,
and Sharon Lee James, of Phoe
nix received honorable mention.
.Scholarship contest winners
were Douthot, who ' received a
cash award in lieu of a second
watch, and Nancy McKeown of
Medford. Honorable , mention
went to James Korth and San
dra Owens, both of Phoenix,
David G a u 1 1, Medford, and
Donna Eskew of Crater High.
Medford city councilman
Stanley Jones, who gave the
principal address, compared the
observance of May Day in a
democratic society with similar
celebrations in communist1 dom
inated countries. He compared
the way of life of young people
and their future in the two soci
eties. ' ,
Special Tributes
Woodcock paid special tribute
to the late Diamond X,. Flynn,
and Mrs. Joanne Shith, head of
the social studies department at
Medford High school, who were
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ed. The wire ,extends from the
phone in the eighth grade room,
over, the . top of the school,
through numerous trees, through
the kitchen window of Price's
home, thence to the other phone.
. Both phones are in excellent
working . order, according to
Price, whose frequent visitors
delight in using the old style ap
paratus. '
The telephones were repaired
and installed during the eight
grade science period,, giving the
class first hand knowledge of
Bell's 'mechanism.
Incidentally, the Prices be
came parents of a IVi pound boy
on April 28 at Community hos
pital. Mother and son are doing
well and, thanks to the direct-
line phone, the father is expect
ed to survive. '
principals in initiating the pro
gram in Medford eight years
ago. Special tribute . also was
extended Mrs.- Una B. Inch,, as
sistant ' county "school - superin
tendent, who was principally in
volved in extending the program
through county schools in ' the
Medford Elks jurisdictional area.
Schools participating in the
program in the . jurisidctional
area include Medford, St. Mary's
of Medford,.., Phoenix, Jackson
ville,: Crater High., in Central
Point, Eagle Point, Prospect and
Butte Falls.' . .'
- Refreshments were served in
the Elks temple basement fol
lowing the .ceremony. .
Hitchcock Speaks
In Tillamook Friday
Tillamook U.R) Phil
Hitchcock told a Tillamook-audience
of about 80 persons Fri
day night that Oregonians
should send to 1 Washington a
senator willing to stay in office
"to build up seniority and pres
tige for his state."
.The Republican United States
senatorial candidate discounted
the value of being on a "first
name" basis with Washington
officials. Hitchcock said no door
had even been closed to - him
"because I don't know the man
on the. other side by his first
name."
The candidate, who said he
had been meeting about 2,000
people a week in his barnstorm
ing campaign, praised young vo
ters he said were supporting his
candidacy. - - v.
The Republican party of Ore
gon "must pay more attention to
appeal to first-time voters," he
said. .: .- '-. ' ...
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JACKSON SCHOOL
Health Day, May 4, at Jackson
school was a day of enthusiastic
competition.
Lee Ragsdale, physical educa
tion supervisor, Miss Olive Cur
ry, school nurse, and Tom New
ton physical education teacher
at Jackson school, had to use
keen judgement in choosing the
winner of the posture contest.
Two students from each room
competed for the coveted prize.
The winners were Bernice Bal
comb, third grade, and Ben
Wilmoth, first grade.
Every child in Jackson school
participated in a race. Winners
of the races were:
First grade First, Shawn
Lees; second, Tommy Campbell;
third, Larry Barr. Second grade
First, Buzzy Curry; second,
Rebecca Glines; third, Kent Ste
vens. Third grade First, Lor
raine LeFaive; second, Ricky
Templeton; third, Mike Barker.
Fourth grade First, Barbara
Danczek; second, Sherry Mor-
Glenn Klein Named
To IFYE Committee
Glenn Klein, 735 Dakota ave.,
has been named as a member
of the equipment committee for
the fifth annual International
Farm Youth Exchange confer
ence to be held at Estes Park,
Colo., August 7-10, according to
Miss Fern , Johnson, Cedar City,
Utah, chairman of the National
IFYE conference.
Klein was a 1951 IFYE to New
Zealand where he lived with
farm families. The IFYE is a
"grassroots" program aimed at
building a stronger foundation
of understanding for world
peace.
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WINS NATIONAL CONTEST Mrs. Marie E. Dizney, 360 South
Second st., Central Point, pictured, above left,-is shown as she re
ceived the keys to an Oldsmobile Super "88" Holiday coupe which
she won in a national Safeway stores contest. Giving her the keys
is T. C. Carter, manager of the Bartlett st., Safeway store, and at
the right is Art Nordquist, manager of the West Main st., store.
In the background is Darrell M. Miller of the Darrell Miller com
pany, Oldsmobile dealer. Mrs. Dizney, a school teacher for 50 years
before retiring in 1952 plans to do some traveling with her new
car. She taught school in Central Point for about 10 years before
her retirement and is a past secretary of Jackson county chapter,"
Retired .Teachers association. . Mrs. ' Dizney won the contest by
completing a statement concerning why she liked Skylark bread,
3 Safeway stores product.--(Brainerd photo)
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grade First, Mike Glines; sec--ond,
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On April 27, the students of
Jackson school voted for school
officers for the year 1956-1957.
After a campaign of lectures
and posters the officers elected
are:
President, Grant Schroeder;
vice-president, Jimmy Powers;
secretary, Shelley White; treas
urer, Connie Hum; yell leaders,
Mary Margaret Barr and Lynda
Grimes.
Voting was done by the secret
ballot method.
Esles, Adlai Won't
Appear on Same Stand
Portland U.R) Adlai Ste
venson's campaign leaders Sat
urday squelched plans to put
Stevenson and Estes Kefauver
on the same speakers platform
in Eugene on May 15.
Both candidates for the Dem
will be in Eugene the same day
and Lane county Democrats
were bent on seeing them to
gether as an expression of party
unity. Both are campaigning for
write-in votes in Oregon's" May
18 primary election.
Hy Haskin, Chicago attorney
handling Stevenson's campaign
strategy in the state, greeted the
proposal with a flat "No." He
said he saw no reason why the
Stevenson organization should
provide Kefauver with a speak
ing platform.
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