Medford mail tribune., May 13, 1956, Image 3

Authoress of Siskiyou Area
Recalled; Recent Book Out
(Editor's not: The follow
ing appreciation of a fin lady
and authoress, who once mad
her home in northern Califor
nia, was written by the Mail
Tribune's HornbrooE correspondent.)
By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN
"Along the Klamath river in
the Siskiyou mountains of north
ern California. Stella Walthall
Patterson at the age of 80 dis
covered an exciting and happy
new life. Her book relating the
adventures, the dangers, and
above all the honest friends she
made, will be one of the best
loved books of the year."
So reads the advance notice
of the book, "Dear Mad'm,"
published last week.
Writes of Self
Of herself, Mrs. Patterson
wrote for the book-jacket, "I
was born in Stockton, Calif., in.
1868 in that tumultuous period
following the close of the Civil
war. I was educated by tutors
and in private schools, graduat
ing at Mills Seminary (now Mills
college) at the age of sixteen. I
wrote my first story for publi
cation when I was 14; it was ac
cepted, printed and paid for by
the Oakland Tribune, to the hor
ror of my English teacher. After
studying in Europe, I returned
to California and led a gay so
cial life in San Francisco, be
longing to the literary set and
basking in the light of Jack Lon
don. Ambrose Bierce and other
writers. I wrote stories for Cen
tury magazine. Colliers, and
others.
1906 Earthquake
Then, in 1906, came the earth
quake and fire in. San Francisco
which changed my whole life.
Most of my worldly possessions
were lost. I fled from the ruins
of my beloved city and never
returned. I decided to live in the
quietness of faraway northern
California, and . have grown to
be a part of this wild and beau
tiful Siskiyou county. It is the
ort of life I love and expect to
continue."
The appelation, "My Most Un
forgettable Character," could
ptly be applied to Mrs. Patter
son. This writer and her husband
several years ago enjoyed the
association of Mrs. Patterson in
our home for several months. It
was a privilege beyond words to
see her sit down at the window
with pen and ink and do a
sketch of the distant, tree-clad
Siskiyous she loved so well, or
to render at the piano a difficult
passage in music (in her younger
years she had played in concerts
in San Francisco) or with the
same ease and dexterity go out
in the kitchen and prepare a
meal in the best tradition of the
French, from whom she had
learned their secrets while in
Paris.
Music Introduction
She it was, who with infinite
patience and understanding of
the mind of a child, gave the
small daughter of the family
her introduction to the piano
which was to lead later to . a
scholarship in music at an Ore
gon college.
Of the author, her "daughter,"
Mrs. Everett Doutt, of Redding,
Calif., writes, "She made her
home in Willow Creek, Hum
boldt county, before she moved
to Yreka and then to Klamath.
She lived at one time at Haw
kins Bar on the Trinity river.
She taught school in various
places for over 20 years, one or
two times away back in the
mountains by horseback, near
Mt. Whitney. She was asked to
appear on TV and in various
stores for autographs in both
New York and Hollywood. She
was also invited to Mills college
this month for her book review
and alumni celebration. She was
the last member of her class.
Loved Every on
"She loved everyone and life
never an end to her plans.
With all of her talents, her one
great big love was nature and
flowers. She never held a griev
ance and had the biggest heart
of anyone . I ever knew. The
word 'selfish' could never be
connected with her.
"How rich I was to receive
her love!"
This from one whom Mrs. Pat
terson had taken to her warm
heart, when she was a mother
less child of seven in the wild
Hawkins Bar country of Trinity
county..
"My family calls me 'Grand
ma Moses,' " Mrs. Patterson
AWU Officers Predict
Gloomier Future for
Automobile Industry
Detroit ;u.R) Auto Worker
Union officials predicted an ev
en gloomier future Saturday for
skidding auto production figures
and mounting lists of idle em
ployes. ...
Industry spokesmen confirm
ed new cutbacks in production
but said they were temporary
and indicated they thought un
ion estimates of unemployment
a bit too high.
United Auto Worker Union
Chief Walter P. Reuther said
Friday that he saw "no hope for
the usual seasonal pickup" in
auto sales this spring and con
sequently little help for produc
tion figures, now at a new low
for the year. He said indications
"point to a worsening of the sit
uation." ;
More Idle Workers
A new bloc of workers joined
the idle Friday when the Gener
al Motors Corp. gave its assem
blers the day off in order to "bal
ance production . with current
customer demand" for new au
tos. The firm said, however, it
planed to halt all of its auto as
sembly operations for . the day
only and said the workers would
be back at their jobs Monday.
GM is the world's biggest man
ufacturer and employs almost
400,000 hourly-rated employees
in its 119 factories.
Before the GM cutback the
UAW said an "alarming" 123,000
wrote in a letter last-Dec. 16.
Well, surely, if this grand old
lady can work after she is 92
it will be all right for me to
try. I'll be only 90 my next birth
day." ' - -
It was with a feeling of shock
and deep regret, and great per
sonal loss that we learned of
Mrs. Patterson's death, very
quietly, last Dec. 23.-
A condensation of her book,
under the title, "The Year I Did
What I Pleased" appears in the
current issue of McCall's maga-
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MEDFORD'S BARGAIN CORNER
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workers were idled in the antn
industry across the nation.
Spokesmen for the industry call
ed the union figure too "high"
but allowing for exaggeration,
today's unemployment in the in
dustry still was in the neighbor
hood of one-half million, includ
ing the temporary layoffs.
Some Plants Operate
The GM shutdown sent the
bulk of the firm's vast work
force into the ranks of the unem
ployed although not all of its
plants across the nation were
closed down.
A spokesman said the one-day
layoff did not affect parts and
appliance plants and said 'sever
al assembly lines in plants
where the order arrived too late
to notify workers decided to
work Friday and shut down
Monday instead.
Other auto builders who work
ed less than five-day schedules
this week included Chrysler,
American Motors and 10 of the
Ford Motor Comoanv's is oar
assembly units.
Ward's reports, statistical
agency for the auto industry,
said Friday the nation's car out
put during the week slipped to a
new 1856 low lor 112,590 units.
Sunday, May 13, 1151
MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THRU
A JSTcfio's Worth of ...
Comment On This and That
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
United Press Feature Writer
li hi.
Washington (UK) What do
the wheels in the government
do after they put on the brakes
at sundown.
The big fel
lows have vari
o u s formulas
for relaxing
after hours.
Sen. E s t e s
Kefauver, who
would like the
D e m o c r atic
nomination for
Human Mchols tne nign ottice,
! is a putterer around the house.
When he has time he dabbles in
electricity and kind of invents
things to delight his son and
three daughters. '
Vice President Richard .M.
Nixon often cools off by gather
ing his- wife and kids about him
and playing the piano. He admits
he is no Frankie Carle, but the
youngsters like the way he gal
lops across the keys with
"Down By The Old Mill Stream."
Collects Gavels
' Mrs. Sherman Adams, wife of
the President's top assistant,
paints. She confesses to copying
some cf the old masters who spe
cialized in landscapes.
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, the
Senate Democratic leader, loves
to shoulder a musket and prowl
the woods in search cf a six
point deer. Very often he bags
one.
Rep. Joe Martin, who was
speaker' when- the ' Republicans
held the reins,' is a collector of
elephants, miniatures for sure,
and. gavels. .Mostly gavels. He
has uncounted hundreds of them.
The most prized one is a 60
pound gavel carved out of a
2000-year-old California Red
wood tree. Presiding over the
Republican National Convention
in Chicago in 1952, Joe busted
three ; gavels. But he wasn't
taking any chances with his own
collection. The hammers were all
borrowed.'
Sam Bayburn, the ' present j
speaker, relaxes by reading bio- j
graphies and histories. And
when, he has time he loves to go
fishing. Small mouth bass give
him a thrill. ' '
Knowland Likes Books
Sen. Stu Symington, the Mis
souri Democrat who is rated as
a possible presidential nominee,
plays golf, to divorce himself
from the cares of state. Like the
present tenant of ' the White
House.
Sen. William F. Knowland of
California, Senate Republican
leader, takes his hobby home
with him at night. That ifc work.
He reads everything he can get
his paws on. Bills he is interested
in, history and "the problems
of the world" which is consider
able reading.
Sen. Bob Kerr, the Oklahoma
Democrat, relaxes in the off
hours by reading westerns and
detective -novels. He is one of the.
best customers of the 25-cent
pocket editions.
Rep. Frances Bolton, Republi
can congresslady from Ohio, has
eight grandchildren. "There-are
several hobbies right there," she
says. .
Republican Rep. Clare Hoff
man of Michigan loves to fish.
But "No Pockets" Hoffman (he
has no pockets in his suits)
cheats a little while fishing. His
fishing garments are equipped
with all kinds of pockets.
'Flying Saucers'
Reported in Japan
Tokyo (U.R) "Flying sauc
ers' have been reported over
Japan, a newspaper said Friday.
The English-langauge Yomiuri
Japan News said mysterious ob
jects in the sky were reported
seen Wednesday by three parties
in the Tokyo area. Mitaka ob
servatory experts said the ob
jects may have been meteors.
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