EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON)
APPLEGATE-JACKSONV1LLE
Neighbors Combat Blaze
By HELGA MITCHELL
Applegate-Jacksonville T h e
Applegate-Jacksonville column
took a three weeks vacation re
cently, and the threads of news
have wound themselves into
quite a huge ball o "yarn."
We were in the midst of un
packing our car, when Mr. and
Mrs. Harley Hall of Little Apple
gate drove up and informed us
that a fire had been seen on
Sterling rd. The fire was imme
diately reported to the State For
est patrol; gunny sacks and
shovel were thrown into the car;
nearby neighbors were given the
alarm; and in no time at all the
whole neighborhood was out
fighting the fire. With the aid of
the forest patrol it was quickly
brought under control and the
neighbors settled down to their
normal pace of living again.
Summer visitors are still flow
ing into the Applegate area at
an all time high.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gerwick and
their four children of Oakland,
Calif., spent a two week vaca
tion at their summer home at
the mouth of the Little Apple
gate river recently, and left last
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morken
and two children of Berkeley,
Calif., arrived last Saturday and
are spending three weeks at the
summer home at the mouth of
the Little Applegate. Mrs. Mor
ken is a sister of Ben Gerwick,
and has a sister in Medford, Mrs.
James C. Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graves
and son of Bellingham, Wash.,
spent four days last week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arion
Christensen.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brewster
and their five children of Canoga
Park, Calif., also visited the
Arion Christensen residence last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Hale of For
est creek received a surprise
visit from her brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Johnston and their two
children, Mary Jane and Bill of
Richey, Mont., recently. John
ston and Mrs. Hale hadn't seen
each other in 27 years, and both
remarked how each had changed.
Mrs. J. M. Horner of Ventura,
Calif., is spending the summer
months with her son and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Horner
of Applegate.
Miss Kay Padden of Portland
recently visited at the home of
Mr .and Mrs. Lewis Buckley.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thorpe
and their daughter Ruth of
Mountain View, Calif., visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Buck on the Little Applegate
last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Childers
of Palmer creek recently had a
surprise visit from their daugh
ter and her family, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard E. Cox and their three
children of Fresno, Calif.
Recent dinner guests at the
Glenn Saltmarsh residence were
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hamilton and
their son Gordon, of Seattle,
Wash., Mrs. Lawrence Burnette
of Talent, Mrs. Etta Smith of
Phoenix, and Mrs. Ella Dale of
Medford.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Mansel Milam residence were
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Liles of
Grants Pass, and Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. West.
Miss Ann Isaacs of Medford
Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Verna
Sutherlin.
Recent visitors at the home of
Mrs. Frank P. Dutton of Sterling
creek were Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Dutton and their two children,
Bob Dutton, Miss Mary Ann Val
psrda. and Mrs. Dutton's son,
Wallace Dutton all of Portland.
Mrs. Lula Thurston, a former
owner of the old Copple farm in
Upper Applegate, called on
friends In the area recently. She
now resides at Halsey, Ore.
Recent guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Pearson
were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hara-
der and their three children
Carolyne, Peter and Paul from
Carpenteria, Calif. Mrs. Harader
is a niece of Mrs. Pearson. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Kingsbury of Healdsburg, Calif.,
who were traveling with their
house trailer on vacation to Brit
ish Columbia. During their stay,
the Pearsons and their guests
picnicked at Squaw lakes and
also , attended vesper services
held by the Medford Congrega
tional church on the north rim of
Crater lake.
The Wilfred Pearsons' daugh
ter Anne, who had been visiting
in California since the beginning
of July, recently returned home
accompanied by her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Nichols of Healdsburg, who
spent a couple of days at the
Pearson home. While here, the
Nichols visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Gillespie at Wil
liams. Mrs. Gillespie and Mrs.
Nichols, who had been girlhood
friends in San Francisco, had not
seen each other for 34 years.
Mrs., Pearson reports they fi
nally eot their hay in, and it
custom job with
really was a
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thanks due to virtually the en
tire neighborhood. Frank Pres
ton cut it, Joe Farrand raked it
and returned two days later to
turn it for them after nearly an
inch of rain had fallen from
"scattered thunder showers" that
failed to scatter. Then Lewis
Buckley baled it. and Bert Harr.
gave them the use of his jeep
pickup to haul it. The Gerald
Bucks drove their car home for
them, and Pearson went to get
the jeep. With the aid of some
of their house guests, the Pear
sons finally got the hay hauled
and stowed away in the barn.
The next meeting of the Little
Applegate Knitting club will be
held at the home of Mrs. Edgar
Sawyer on Palmer creek on
Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Houston,
their daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Quackenbush, and
their daughter Nannette of Med
ford, spent the week end at the
coast between Brookings and
Gold Beach. While there, they
got up at 3 a.m. to dig clams.
"If I had dug that hard at home,
I would really have had a lot of
work done," Mrs. Houston com
mented. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sorber
recently visited Mr. and Mrs.
Loran J. Cooper on the River
road out of Grants Pass. The
Coopers are enjoying a visit
from their sons, James and
Clare (Monk) who are home on
leave from the Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cooper
and son are spending the sum
mer with the L. J. Coopers.
Lynn Valentine of Sterling
creek recently underwent sur
gery in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Gerhardt
recently purchased the John Dut
ton place in Upper Applegate on
the East side road.
Leon (Grandpa) Pawlowski of
Top o' the Hill, who is the volun
teer mail gatherer of the Paw
lowski household, no longer
walks down to the mailbox
alone. He is now accompanied
by "Howl' 'and "Growl," two
little kittens that pussyfoot be
hind him with tails pointed sky
wards.
For the past week, the banks
of the Applegate river have
been invaded by the annual
army of blackberry pickers.
A surprise birthday party for
James Stephens was held at his
home last Monday night. Guests
attending this event were, Mr.
and Mrs. O. L. Dewey, Mr. and
Mrs. Al Blumreich, Mrs. Mansel
Milam and her children, Mr. and
Mrs. Les Settell of Medford, Miss
Celeste Davis of Jacksonville and
Mrs. Frank Mitchell and her son
Jim. Birthday cakes were baked
by Mrs. James Stephens, Mrs. Al
Blumreich, and Mrs. Milam. '
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Dewey re
cently returned from trips taken
to California and Portland.
Oliver Stephenson, who for
merly helped the Arion Chris
tensens on their ranch, has ac-
cetped work at the mill on Jack
sonville highway. Stephensen is
now staying at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Ted Rundle of Top
o' the Hill.
Miss Virginia Gapen, daughter
of The Rev. and Mrs. Thornton
Gapen of Applegate, left for
southern California a week ago
to visit her grandparents. Miss
Gapen will attend junior college
for one year and then go into
nurse s training.
Mrs. Walter A. Rhodes and her
two children have moved to
Texas where she will be near her
husband who is with the merch
ant marine. Rhodes, who has
been at sea for several months,
returned to Upper Applegate to
get his family. Before leaving, a
group of friends and members
of Upper Applegate Sunday
school gathered at the John Sut
ton home for a picnic in their
honor. They were presented with,
a picnic kit as a going away gift.
The Rhodes have lived here for
five years, and have leased their
ranch to W. A. Durbin of Med
ford. The Grange Home Economics
club met at the home of Mrs.
John Byrne last Wednesdays
Mr. and Mrs. Don Boehm have
moved to Roseburg, Ore., and
Mr. and Mrs. Deters and their
children are living in the
Boehms' home.
Mrs. Otis Buck, Mrs. John Sut
ton,. Mrs. Lynn Valentine and
Mrs. Charles Williams attended
the home extension officers
training in Central Point at the
Crater High school last Tuesday.
Daily Vacation Bible school
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Stella Winningham on Upper
Applegate from Aug. 13 to 17
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Allen Hill
will teach the adult class and
Mrs. Harely Hall will teach he
junior class.
Al Heuston, who recently re
ceived a head injury in a logging
accident and was taken to the
Sacred Heart hospital, returned
home last Tuesday.
Bill Broyles of Tucson, Ariz.,
who has been staying with his
grandmother, Mrs. Verna Suth-
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ILLINOIS VALLEY
Out-of -State Cars Checked
By FRANK STRICKLAND
Cave Junction The Oregon
State Highway commission's
travel information department
is making eight-hour daylight
spot-checks at 16 borderline
points on trunk highways lead
ing out of Oregon to determine
the number of out-of-state mo
torists visiting the state on a
given day. ,
The check, an annual practice
of the department at this time
of year, is being made by a crew
of four. All visiting motorists are
flagged to a stop and a series of
questions, such as state of regis
tration, number of passengers,
days spent in Oregon, type of
housing used, and the approxi
mate amount of money spent
while in the state, are asked. Ac
cording to the checkers at Cave
Junction, 360 out-bound drivers
were interviewed at this point.
Les Childs, Grants Pass, was
erlin, for the summer, left last
Wednesday to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Don Boehm in Roseburg.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Morton
and their two children moved
to Lake Creek last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sharp re
cently returned from a 10 day
trip to Canada. The Sharps
were at Edmonton and Calgary.
Orr Brown of Applegate left
last week to enter the Veteran's
hospital in Portland.
Mrs. Abbie Dunnington of
Little Applegate and Stanley
Arthur McEvoy of Effington, 111.,
exchanged marriage vows on
Aug. 2 in Sparks, Nev. The cere
mony took place in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guenn, ana
Guerin, who is the justice of
peace in Sparks, performed the
ceremony. Mrs. Guerin, a child
hood friend of Mrs. McEvoy,
stood up for the couple. Mrs. Mc
Evoy and Mrs. Guerin hadn t
seen each other in 25 years. The
McEvoys, who originally met at
the home of relatives in Ash
land, hope to live in the Apple-
gate.
Many an enthusiastic rattle
snake eater would have be
moaned the recent snake
tragedy that took place at the
home of Mrs. Edgar Sawyer on
Palmer creek. A rattler with 10
rattles was enjoying the moist
foliage around Mrs. Sawyer's
house, when her boxer dog dis
covered him and routed him out
of his hiding place. Mrs. Saw
yer's granddaughter. Miss Gai
Lockwood, took a boulder and
threw it at the invader without
success. Finally, Mrs. Sawyer
grabbed a hoe and walked
straight toward the deadly coiled
enemy. Trembling, she struck at
the snake again and again, until
it was all chopped up. In the
event of another rattler appear
ing, Applejaters will know who
to call on for assistance.
Fred Nielsen is resting com
fortably at the Osteopathic hos
pital in Medford after suffering
broken ribs from a logging acci
dent in the Butte Falls area last
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Smith
participated in the Jacksonville
Jubilee parade last Sunday by
driving a covered wagon with
white horses.
Several Applegate residents
were detected in the Jubilee
throng last Sunday. They in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. William
Ziegler, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Saltmarsh, Charley Dunford, and
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Scott.
The last two times we visited
Squaw lake, we saw the lake lit
erally boiling with hundreds of
spawned catfish. This sight is
best seen in the early evenings.
At times, it sounds like a rifle
shot ringing through the air
when all the fish jumping out of
the water splash back simul
taneously. Rural Reflections: It took Mrs.
Henry Head several minutes to
come to her phone last Tuesday,
since she was on top of the hay
near the roof of the barn, busily
gathering 10 little chicks which
a hen had so inconveniently
hatched. All out of breath, she
hurried to the phone and heard
the voice on the other end of the
line inquiring. "Did I disturb
you Mrs. Head?"
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the principal speaker at a Dem
ocratic meeting Monday at Cave
Junction. After reviewing the
past "Republican-instigated de
pression and wholesale foreclos
ures on mortgaged property,"
Childs urged loyal Democrats to
double their efforts to prevent
"another such tragedy." Other
speakers stressed the import
ance of urging non-voters to reg
ister and vote 'Nov. 6.
Miss Delores Smith, the local
Democratic club's candidate for
queen of Illinois Valley's 16th
annual jubilee Sept. 1, 2 and 3,
was introduced to the audience
and promised a $50 formal gown
for the contest. A cash appropri
ation was also made by the club
for the county Democratic Cen
tral committee. Earl Nicholas, a
professional escape artist now
appearing on the west coast in
"Houdini type" escape tricks,
was also introduced. Nicholas
performed at the Josephine
County Fair Friday under Dem
ocratic sponsorship.
Plans for the Labor Day Ju
bilee at Cave Junction are mov
ing on schedule and 10 local
committees are striving to make
this year's celebration the big
gest and best in its 16-year his
tory. More space has been al
loted for concessions and a two
day barbecue added to the pro
gram. According to plans the
parade this year will traverse
Main st. only one time, forming
north of town and disbanding at
the south city limits.
Don Adams at Chit Chat cafe
is chairman of the committee. A
program covering major activ
ities and attractions during the
three-day festival was formu
lated at a meeting Wednesday.
The street parade starting at
noon Sept. 3, will be under di
rection of the Cave Junction
Lions club. The club has sent
written invitations to various
southern Oregon groups, such
as the Cave Men, Sheriff's Posse
and labor organizations, to take
an active part. According to the
club, others interested in taking
part or entering a float are re
quested to get in touch with the
Lion secretary as soon as possi
ble. Awards will be presented to
the best floats and marching
units.
Many shows, contests, and ex
hibitions are scheduled, and
more than 100 local citizens
have pledged their services on
one or more of the 10 commit
tees in charge of the various as
pects. Cave. Junction Barracks 146,
Veterans of World War I, which
will operate a beer concession at
the jubilee, decided Monday not
to sponsor a queen' candidate for
the jubilee because of lack of
help due to its comparatively
small, though active, membership.
By FRIEDA THAYER
Early Tibbs, Sacramento,
brother of Si Tibbs and cousin
of Rex Mickey, accompanied by
his family, were visitors at the
Rex Mickey home last week end.
Their son, Irvin, who had been
staying with the-Mickeys for a
couple of weeks, returned to
Sacramento with his parents.
Relatives unexpectedly visited
at the home of Sam and Hazel j
Mickey on Rockdale recently.
One visitor was a brother . of i
Hazel's, Tillman Shough, propri
etor of a combination store-garage-filling
station, in Quemado,
N. M. He came along for the
trip with his and Hazel's sister,
Mrs. Bryan Fathree, and hus
band, also of Quemado.
The Harold Haslocks have just
returned from a trip to Michi
gan, a trip of some 6,000 miles.
Mrs.M. Tennis, Los Angeles, is
visiting at the home of her sis
ter, Mildred' Hanseth, Kerby.
Mrs. Mickey Baird is here
from Crescent City, Calif., to
visit with her mother, Mrs. J. J.
Castleberry. While here, she is
busy collecting local fruit and
vegetables to stock her deep-
freezer for the coming winter.
Blanche Lackey and Mrs. Ted
Womack were shopping in Med
ford Tuesday. Mrs. Lackey is em
ployed at the information center
for the Oregon Caves at the juno-
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tlon of Redwood and Caves high
ways. Craig Masoner and his wife
from Southern California are
here to visit his mother, Cora
belle Masoner, at' the family
home on the West Side rd.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Doran,
Lawndale, Calif., are staying
this week at the Jim Champion
home in- Cave Junction, visiting
friends whom they knew when
residents of the valley. From
here they plan to go to Eugene
to spend some time with the
Russell Dorans Jr., and the
grandchildren. Russell Sr., is
employed at the quarantine in
spection station at Bishop, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Davis,
Clarksburg, W. Va., who have
been visiting at the Thayer home
on Rockdale rd., left July 30 for
the return half of a trip which
has taken them from the Atlan
tic to the Pacific, and through
many of the major parks, caves
and deserts, and brief pauses at
the homes of friends in Oregon
and Texas. ' They took moving
pictures, saying their friends at
home would never believe some
of the sights they saw unless
they had proof, things like the
redwoods, for instance.
The Delbert Hills have fin
ished their vacationing for this
year and are now living in a
Medford rental temporarily.
Their travels took them from
Cave Junction to Walla Walla,
Wash., then to Texas, With stop
overs at Carlsbad, Yosemite and
other tourist attractions.
Mrs. Willie Maud Rose, 65,
died suddenly of a heart attack
while in the social security of
fice, asking about her security
benefits, in Prescott, Ariz., July
3. She was stricken as she stood
talking, slumping to the floor
without any warning.
Mrs. Rose was born in the
Illinois valley and her early
years were spent here, later
moving to Grants Pass and then
to Prescott where she made her
home with a daughter, Miss
Dona Rose, at 317 N. Mt. Vernon
ave.
Mrs. Rose will be remembered
here as Maud Basye, sister of the
late Ed Basye of Takilma, and
sister of Mrs. John Howard, now
living in Cottage Grove but
formerly of the Illinois valley.
Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ed Basye,
still actively farms the family
home near Takilma.
Mr. and Mrs. Jan Russell and
daughter Candy, North Holly
wood, spent Wednesday with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strickland.
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Refacing Job Starts
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A S6.000 refacing" project is
expected to be completed within
10 days at Central Rexall Drugs,
134 East Main St., according to
Ed Hall, Owner-manager of the
establishment.
Nine-inch squares of red tile
are being set in a diagonal pat
tern across the front of the store.
Stainless steel strips will be in
stalled around the display win
dows and new tile will be placed
on the entrance floor. The area
directly under the marquee will
also be redecorated, Hall said.
R. J. Keeney is architect for
the project. The work is being
done by Jack Batzer. The project
was started Aug. 6. Owners of
the building are Mr. and Mrs.
William Skyrman.
Osteopathic Physicians
Gain Equal Status
Oregon Osteopathic physicians
now have equal status with medi
cal doctors for appointment in
the medical corps of the armed
forces under a bill recently
signed by President Eisenhower.
The act amends the medical
officer procurement act of 1947
to authorize appointment oi
qualified osteopathic physicians
and surgeons to the medical
corps.
The Russells are on vacation,
touring the Pacific northwest.
Russell, a musician, is em
ployed by Columbia Broadcast
ing Co., on the Red Skelton
shows which originate at CBS in
Hollywood.
E. K. Dietrich, who recently
moved to the valley from Ox
nard, Calif., is now working for
the Home Gas Co., in Cave
Junction. Dietrich has added a
stock of pigeons to his rapidly
expanding variety of farm ani
mals which include nutrias, pigs,
fowl, cows, cats, and now, the
pigeons for raising squabs.
Art J. Drews, owner in Cave
City Parts and Supplies Inc., is
back on the job after four years
retirement.
The news staff of the Illinois
Valley News is taking time out
for a vacation, with the McDer
motts going to Southern Cali
fornia and Helen Bottel going
with her family for a camping
trip along the Columbia river
highway.
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many customers and friends it has been his pleasure to serve. The new
owners will continue the same quality, service and economy you all
have enjoyed in the past.
Thanks Again! Johnny Johnson
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were signed by Ted Conway,
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