SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Tuesday, April 30, 1957
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Chief Maquinna (Maquilla),
"King of Nootka Sound and the
Village Tashees," on Vancouver
Island, in 1791, owned the finest
of long-houses. The roofed sec
tion alone was 90 feet long and
54 feet wide. The ridge pole
actually a string of clear cedar
logs that were ten feet or more
in circumference was 12 or 15
feet above ground. Logs of about
the same size topped each side
wall. Heavy planks and battens,
rived from cedar trees, sloped
from ridge to w.::. Interior
wall and ridge posts were carved
in totem figures. Around the
side walls there was a platform
some three feet wide and a foot
from the ground, for loafing and
napping a f -erunner of the
' family room." In a kitchen cor
ner, under a smoke hole, was a
monster iron kettle for stewing
seal and fish. There was also a
place for outdoor cookery. The
Maquinna home would be right
in styie todayl
Pot of Gold
In the eyes of Chief Maquinna
and his tribe this iron stew pot
represented the best items of the
wealth that the white men had
to offer in trade for the enor
mous surplus of animal skins in
the economy of the Indians. Pre
viously the cooking pot was
hewn out of a spruce log. Stones
were heated to heat the water.
Axes, chisels and other wood
working tools were most desir
able to Maquinna' makers of
the cedar dugout canoe, a prod
uct of hewing, burning and chis
eling. Guns, shot, powder, knives,
sheets of copper, and iron bars
and hoop; were in demand with
the natives of the great forest
and wilderness waters of the
North Pacific. The prize furs of
the sea otter and seaL in par
ticular, were traded for nothing
less.
The common run of furs bar
tered by the North Pacific In
dians in the years following the
Captain James Cook voyage of
1778 were from bears, wolves,
foxes, deer, moose, land otters,
raccoons, brown minks, martens,
beavers, wildcats, and even the
skins of rabbits and squirrels
according to the trade report of
1791. One cargo of the period
was made up of "700 sea otter
skins and 15,000 skins of va
rious other species." So the for
est as well as the sea yielded
animal wealth to the early white
traders of the region.
Always the Tree
Quick commerce was the first
consideration, once the outward
voyage of a trading ship had
ended in Nootka or another har
bor. The trader took what he
could get to make a cargo of sal
able stuff. He brought into the
trade the articles the Indians
wanted most. These wants, to re
peat, were rooted in the salmon
cedar economy of the tribes.
Here were working waters,
yielding food and clothing. Here
was a working forest, providing
shelter, fuel, some items of ap- j
parel, and material for trans
portation to all who were will
ing and able to harvest a tree
and convert it into a canoe and
other needs of simple life.
So the business of everyday
living for the natives of the
North Pacific became the busi-
NEWS NOTES from
Crater High School
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Pat Medley
By PAT MEDLEY
"Summertime" was the theme
of the annual Girls League
Mothers Tea which was held
last "Wednes
day, April 24.
The theme
was carried
out in the
d e c o rations,
entertainment,
r e freshments,
and the style
show. Decora
tions and re
f r e s h m ents
were in the
theme colors.
green and yellow. Sally Elden,
general chairman for tt.-e tea,
introduced Mrs. Carol Ash,
Girls League adviser, and Pat
Medley, Girls League president,
who gave speeches of welcome
to the mothers.
A style show, featuring spring
and summer fashions for all oc
casions was given by Rath's and
Johnston & Stewart. Modeling
the clothing were members of
the Girls League and women as
sociated with the Central Point
school system. The styles ranged
from casual play clothes to for
mal attire for brides and bridal
attendants. The style show was
narrated by Sally Elden, and
Mrs. Dorothy McQuat furnished
the organ background music.
Huge manzanita trees were
placed about the room. They
were held in place with mounds
of wood moss and flowers. The
speakers platform and the room
length modeling platform were
banked with baskets of summer
flowers. The stage was decorated
on one side with a large psuedo
rock garden. Wood moss and
small flowers "grew" from be
tween the rocks. Each of the
tables had a centerpiece depict
ing a summertime "boy and his
dog" fishing scene placed on
small round mirrors. The main
serving table was decorated
with a large copy of the indivi
dual centerpieces. Mrs. Dorothy
Anderson was responsible for
the table decorations.
Entertainment was furnished
by the Crater varsity choir, who
sang the theme song, "Summer
time," and a medley from the
Broadway hit, "My Fair Lady."
Further entertainment was "pro
vided by several small vocal
ensembles.
The Mothers' Tea is the
league's largest and most impor
tant social function. The mother
of every student is invited and
also the wives cf all faculty
members. This year approxi
mately 300 mothers attended the
tea.
, awards were accompanied with
a medal from the national foun
dation and a cash award. Win
ners of the foundation awards
were Bob Elden, chapter star
farmer. Bob Lichti, who rec
eived the publis speaking award,
soil and water management
award, John Greb. Jerry Leon
ard received the farm electrifi
cation award, Cliff Bigham won
the dairy farming award, and
the farm mechanics award was
received by Lyle Bigham.
Three honorary members
were taken into the chapter.
They were Dr. Eugene Hana
walt, Robert Fields, and War
ren Holbrook. Cliff Bigham gave
an account of his trip to the na
tional convention in Kansas
City. Two of last years state of
ficers spoke, Roy Chapin form
er president, and Russel Joy,
last years treasurer. Bob Elden
was master of cermonies for the
banquet.
The Future Farmers of Amer
ica held their annual banquet
last Thursday night. Members
of the Future Homemakers of
America served at the large
banquet. Decorations were in
blue and gold, the chapter
colors, and pointed up a large
chapter mural of a farm scene.
The main speaker for the event
was Jerry Hrubal, state secre
tary of FFA.' The highlight of
the evening was the presentation
of the chapter awards. T. C.
Carter uf Safeway .Stores pres
ented the Safeway initial proj
ect award for an outstanding
first year project. Jerry Leon
ard received the first place
award, and Allen Barnes re
ceived the second place award.
Following the Safeway Stores
award, was the presentation of
the foundations awards. These
The Girls League held a gen
eral meeting last Thursday to
present nominees for next years
officers. Introduced as nomi
nees for president were Carol
von der Hellen, Joan Dobrot,
Phyllis Taylor, Judi Davis, and
Louise Pendleton. A primary
election next week will limit
the nominees to two for each
office. Campaigning will take
place after the primary.
Grace Gail and Sara Richards
were presented as the Girls of
the Month for March and April,
respectively. They were chosen
on the basis of leadership quali
ties, character, personality, and
contributions to the school. One
more Girl of the Month will be
chosn before a Girl cf the Year
is elected by the Girls League
from th nine Girls of the Month.
The Crater High band parti
cipated in the annual Southern
Oregon Music Educators Associa
tion music contest. The band
played for a rating Saturday
morning at Medford Senior
High school. Their selections.'
were "Hostraussers March,"
"Sea Portrait," a tone poem,
and the choral score from "My
Fair Lady." Their official rat
ings from the judges were a 1,
2 plus, and 2 plus.
Results from last wpelr's stu
dent bodv nrimarv plection havp
been tabulated, and Joe Teter
and Richard Evans are contend-,
ers for student body president.
Candidates for vice president are
Bill Callendar and Warren
Strauss. Student body secretary
candidates arp Louisp Penrilp-
ton and Judi Davis. Pat Cowie
and Sandra Gus are running for
treasurer. Opponents for busi
ness manager are Bill White and
am fiianasco. The general elec
tion will take place this week.
Daily's U-Drive
Medford Airport
SHAPELY KICKER
New York V.Pj Actress Mar
ily Monroe, official mascot of the
Israel Hapoel soccer team, will
kick the first ball in an interna
tional game May 12 between the
Israeli team and a select all
star American team, it was an
nounced Sunday. Judge Samuel
Leibowitz said he cabled the
team asking what American
they'd most like to meet and got
this reply: "As athletes we'd like
to meet the Brooklyn' Dodgers;
as men, Marilyn Monroe." So,
they're meeting Miss Monroe
in the Dodgers' Ebbets Field.
ness of the white-like newcomers
in the Cook-Meares-Gray-Van-couver
era 1778-1792. Each
captain, in traffic with the In
dians, sowed seeds of enterprise
that were to grow from footholds
on a wilderness shore into the
gigantic economy of today's Pa
cific Northwest.
And yesterday's Indian "long
houses" of fir and cedar visual
ized the architectural style of
America's popular home style of
today a home of wood.
More than four million Amer
icans fish in salt waters annual-
Quotes From the News
By UNITED PRESS
Washington Sen. Irving M. Ives (R.-N.Y.) on a columnists as
sertion that GOP members of the Senate Labor Rackets committee
in a secret huddle decided to try to link Sen. Pat McNamara (D.
Mich.) to labor racketeering:
"I con-ider Senator McNamara an honorable gentleman. I think
it's horrible that these unsubstantiated charges have been aired."
Kansas City, Mo. Former President Truman, on why he fa
Tors a permanent Uciled Nations police force:
"We can't keep peace with words. We've got Jo have some
thing else."
Greensboro, N.C. Dr. Edson Edmonds, on a Negroes' boycott
of local movie houses begun after a Negro minister was ordered
to a Jim Crow balcony at an invitational showing of "The Ten
Commandments":
"I think the movement to stay away from the local theaters
will grow strong and be united."
Boston Sir Anthony Eden, leaving the hospital after a sue
cessful intestinal operation, on whether he intends to return to
public life:
"Just let me say goodbye."
Rockford, 111. Theodore Sabin, 24, after his release from
prison afier serving seven months for a holdup he did not commit:
"I'm not bitter, because you can't feel bad about people you
were born and raised with. But I don't think I'll be coming this
way again."
Langley's Motion for
New Trial Rejected
Portland (U.R) Circuit
Judge Frank J. Lonergan has
denied District Attorney Wil
liam Langley's motion for a new
trial on conviction of neglect of
duty.
However, the judge stayed ac
tion on ordering the district at
torney's post vacant. Judge Lon
ergan give Langley's attorney's
until Thursday to present argu
ments why the district attorney
should not be removed from of
fice. When the judge announced his
denial of a new trial, Langley's
attorneys said they would appeal
the conviction.
Langley was convicted April
13th of the misdemeanor of fail
ing to prosecute a gambling law
violator.
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