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MEDFORDvTRIBUTiE
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1956
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4rand Mrs. Robert RIckmcn, 1150 Chestnut avenue, were in a group
of friend whicfe traveled into the fore$t above Union creek last Sunday to
O c' a Christmas tre for the coming holiday. They exomine a white fir,
O - ecidirg if it isthe right size and shape.
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With the Rickmans were Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan and three-year-old
Calvin, 1117 Murray street, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dungey and daugh
ter, Mary Pot, 4, of 1301 Winchester street, Medford. Mr. Morgan, ready
with the saw, aits for the approval of his wife ond the Dungeys before
starting to work.
Cutting of Tree
Is
Christmas Tradition
By Olive Starcher
The Christmas season is filled with traditional observ
ances, and for many Rogue valley families one of the
most enjoyable is the annual cutting of a Christmas tree.
Southern Oregon's beautiful forests are within easy driv
ing distance and provide shapely trees of many varieties.
Forestry officials aid the householders by supplying
information on where trees may be cut and which varie-"
ties are best for Christmas trees or to supply boughs for
decorations. Rogue River National Forest service men
caution families to cut trees at least 500 feet away from
highways, campgrounds or picnic spots, and only where
there is another tree within 15 feet. They suggest either
Douglas, white or silver fir, or incense cedar, and warn
that of the pines, only lodgepole should be cut. Lodgepole
may be identified easily because it has only two needles
in a cluster. Permission to cut is granted without charge
to those using the trees for private purposes.
Families often make the tree-cutting excursion into a
winter sports holiday. Mother packs a lunch, and the kids
take along their skis, snowshoes and sleds to play in
the snow.
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Hal Todd (center) and Eddie Simmdru spent last Sunday0i0the Thousand Springs'
area near Union Creek. After a bit of skiing, 1he spnrtsmen'cut two fir trees. Mj. Todd'i
Brittany spaniel, Bret, which accompanied tie sportsmen, enjyed running in t(pj low
and had to be coaxed into pausing Tong enough for the picture.
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Jerry Selleck Cat lefi) and Doug Farnswonh, togeiher with Charles Svirak and Miss
Susan Stephenson, Crater High school junior, were in a neighborhood group of 10 which
made a trip into the Union Creek area last Sunday. Young Svitak, o son of Mr. and
Glen Kaufman, is home on leave fram his stcjtiort at Castle Air Force base, Merced, Calif.
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The Tribune photographer, Rofcert Vroman, his wife ad
their three children combined tree cutting1, fun in the snow and
picture taking.' The children are Susan, standing beside her
mother; Sally and rjer twin brothef, Jimmy, who took alor
a hatchet to cut boughs. 0
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rir Polnh F H;hhi fat left) and Robert E. Schott took their famil tes and olhpr
O.now party and ree-cutting -U ip last Suadoy. David Schott stands by his father, Steve Hibbs and "Cracker"
Sack Jr.) Enders'are in ie car and by the car are Carolyn Schott, Jack (Ralph Jr.) and Jill Hibbs and Vickie Enders.
O Ralph Schott far right) her from Joplin, Mo., to visit his brother, Robert, left Saturday morning for his home.
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Two Shady Cove families were among those who were out last Sunday to play in thenow and cut Chf.i!mas
greenery. Eldon Grove (at left) holds the silver fir tree he has selected while his small soi, Mark, 5 Mrs. Grove
and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nutt look on with approval. The equipment which they took along included aapair of
snewshoes, ond thermos bottles filled with hot coffee helped to combot the 'chill of the mountain i&
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