A MAIL TRIBUNE, MtdforJ, Oregon, TutIy, June 24, 1938
IPROSPECT
Theyll Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
Is That So?
By EUGENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
Beirut Hiram, king of
Tyre, a nearby ancient city,
was history's first lumber
king because of the Cedars of
Lebanon.
The famous tree, shown on
the Republic of Lebanon's
flag, was supposed to be al
most extinct for many years
except for a small grove in
the.Kadisha Valley, some 15
miles away. But it isn't. Here
and there, along the slopes of
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huge Mt. Lebanon, actually a
gigantic ridge that runs along
the coast, are little groups of
the trees tucked away in the
folds of the massif. And 150
miles or so to the northeast,
in the Taurus mountains of
southern Turkey, are large
numbers of the valuable ce
dars. We flew low yer the Ka
disha valley grove so that I
got a good look at them.
They are at an elevation of
6,000 feet, and the pilot said
that in wint it is now quite
a sport center for ski enthusi
asts who like to skim the
snow under the ancient ever
greens. A few miles farther
on we passed above another
grove, near, enough so it was
easv to tell they were the
same tree.
It would be difficult to
njake a mistake. For one
thing, there are not many
trees of any kind in this rela
tively barren mountain area.
and for another the Lebanon
cedar has the rather unusual
characteristic of a greater
horizontal breadth of foliage
than its total height, which
sometimes reaches 80 feet.
How much lumbering of the
cedars there may be in the
areas where they still are
Dlentiul. I don't know. But
there is certainly some.
bought a small bowl of the
light, coarse-grained, reddish-
brown wood. It contained
three or four cones, and even
after the cones had been re
moved for some hours, the
wood continued to emit a
strong fragrance.
It is possible, of course;
that the wood was from some
other type of cedar import
ed to satisfy the tourist
trade, but I don't think so be
cause the cones were undoubt
edly authentic. They were of
a reddish color, nearly five
inches long and two wide,
still fresh enough so that bits
of resin were exuding here
and there. Its odor was so
strong that I could well un
derstand why the ancients be
lieved that cedar oil and
pitch would make a good un
guent for lepers, let alone a
preservative for manuscripts,
as it once was used.
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Grange News
The lecture hour at Gold
Hill Grange Thursday, June
19, was planned by Nora
Wait, chablain. to take the
place of the annual Church
Sundav observance, a re
quired part of the Grange pro
gram.
It was in the form of a
memorial service, with i
message brought by the Rev
D. A. Millard, long-time resi
dent of the valley. He re
minded his listeners that the
best memorial to any depart
ed friend as a life spent in
service to humanity. The Rev.
and Mrs. Millard also enter
tained with several vocal
numbers.
Mrs. Grace Bruce, lecturer,
attended State Grange as a
delegate, and from there went
for an extended visit to Illin
ois. In the lecture's chair for
the evening was Mrs. Harriett
Elliott.
Visitors for the evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Delmar
Smith of Central Point. Smith
told of plans for a Pomona
r.rangp booth at State Fair.
Memhers were urged to watch
for outstanding exhibits of
farm produce to be used in
the booth.
The rharjlain reported sick
members Mrs. Willie McLean
and Mrs. Ruby Quackenbush
much improved.
Following the . business
meeting refreshments were
served by Charles Foote and
Mrs. Harriett Elliot. Mrs. Roy
Eskew won the attendance
prize.
At the next meeting on July
3, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Walker
and Mrs. Jessie Hays will be
the serving committee.
Mrs. Roy Eskew,
Temporary Reporter.
Griffin Creek Grange will
meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
June 26, for a covered dish
dinner.
The dinner will be follow
ed by a "fun night" program,
snrmlied bv several Grange
families. Mrs. Clyde Sturgill,
lecturer, will be in charge.
Friends of Grange members
are invited.
The Home Economics club
met Thursday, June 19, at the
home of Mrs. Sturgill for a
picnic dinner, but due to rain
it was held inside.
Mrs. Jake Brown. Mrs. Paul
Force. Mrs. Cal Lusk and Mrs.
Otio Jones from Eagle Point
were guests. Mrs. Brown in
vited members of the Griffin
Creek HEC to be her guests
for a luncheon July 17.
Head of Portland
Jail Division Dies
Portland OJPI) Head of
the jail division of the Port
land rjolice bureau. Capt.
Clyde Ensminger, died Sun
day in Emanuel Hospital after
more than a year's illness.
Capt. Ensminger, a veteran
nf 28 vears on the police staff,
had served as night command
er of detectives, chief of tne
traffic bureau and chief of the
east precinct. He was head of
the jail division at the time
he became ill.
The 59-vear-old police offi
cer ioined the Portland de
partment in 1930. He was
made a sergeant 11 years later
and in 1944 he was assigned
to the harbor patrol with the
rank of lieutenant. In 1952
he was promoted to captain
and put in charge of the traf
fic bureau.
Family Makes Trip East
By MICKIE LARSON
Prospect Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Struck and daughter,
Evonne, and a cousin Dina
Govonor, left Wednesday,
June 18, for Minnesota, where
they plan to visit for several
weeks.
Miss Karen Karjala is
spending a few days visiting
at the home of her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Gov
onor on Elk creek.
Mabel Mallard and daugh
ter, Geneva Andresen, and
Fern Stevens are working at
the fish hatchery at Diamond
lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Boast
and children David, Ronald,
Glen, Shirly and Dennis,
from Eagle Point, were dinner
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Larson's Tuesday
evening, June 17.
Mrs. Joe Colley, who has
been ill, is up and around
now.
Mr. and Mrs. Geary Sulli
van and children from Shady
Cove were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Ells June 15.
Mrs. Myrtle Ferns, who has
been visiting in New York
state for the past few months,
visited with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Ferns of Prospect Mon
day and Tuesday of this week.
She is now at
Phoenix, Ore.
her home in
Miss Sherry Downing is
visiting at the home of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Spencer on Red Blanket
Butte Falls road, for the sum
mer months.
Mrs. Lorena Short and chil
dren, Donna and Sandy, from
Klamath Falls, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Sharold Chapman
Sunday, June 5. Mrs. Chap
man is her sister.
The Ladies Guild met one
day this past week to work
on rummage articles for the
rummage sale to be held in
Medford, Friday, June 27.
Visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Clevenberg is
William Jacobs from Medford.
Clevenberg and Jacobs are
doing some' fishing at Dia
mond lake.
A picnic and swimming
party was held Wednesday,
June 18, at Walch's lake.
Those attending this play day
were Mrs. Jack Ells and
daughters Donna Jean and
Diane, Mrs. Jack Rienk and
daughter, Janie, Mrs. Sherald
Chapman and sons Lonnie,
Jerry and Monte, Mrs. Archie
McKillop and son, Kim, and
Mrs. Geary Sullivan and
daughter Amber, and son Car
tee Woods, from Shady Cove.
Mrs. . John Shellenberger's
father, W. E. rarlien from
Cave Junction, is making his
home here during the summer
months. He is to work on a
lookout for the Forest service.
Also making his home here
is Kenneth Caldwell from
Cave Junction. He is also
working for Forest service.
Visiting for several days at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Denny and family
were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Willy
from Cave Junction. Denny
and Willy fished at Diamond
lake.
Grand opening of the Coun
try Play House, eight miles
north on Elk creek rd., will
be a dance, Saturday, June 28,
at 9 p.m. The ladies are to
bring box lunches to be auc
tioned off. There will be
prizes given for the two best
boxes.
An evening potluck dinner
was held at Union Creek,
Wednesday, June 18, for both
Prospect and Union Creek
wives and children of Forest
Service personnel.
Forest Service four-week
first aid classes ended Mon
day evening, June 16. Tests
were given by the instructor,
Mr. Mayberry of Crater Lake
park.
Mrs. Jerry Baker and Mrs;.
"Boots" Young and children
enjoyed picnicing and swim
ming at Diamond lake on
Wednesday, June 18.
Mrs. Dick Larson and Mrs.
Bob Krell and children pie
niced at Union Creek Wednes
day, June 18. Miss Judy Betts
and Miss Shawn Shellenber
ger were also at the picnic.
Miss Dorothy Pontus and
niece, Betty Jean Young, went
by bus to visit in California.
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Cortland, N.Y. (UPDPo
lice Chief Michael Canestaro
solved the problem of policing
the Cortland State Teachers
College campus by organizing
nine male students into a un
iformed collegiate police
force.
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