Medford mail tribune., August 03, 1958, Image 10

10 MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Oregon, Sunday, August 3, 1958
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'Prince Valiant'
Creator Visits
Musty Warehouse
JOHN De LORENZI
for King Features Syndicate
Where does a hobby stop
and work begin?
JJon't ask Hal Foster, crea
tor of "Prince Valiant," which
appears in the Mail Tribune
each Sunday, because they
seem to be one and the same
to him.
The white-haired, d i s t i n-guished-looking
artist, who re
cently was named '"Cartoonist
of the Year" by fellow-members
of the National Cartoon
ists Society, was in New York
recently for a rare day away
from his drawing board.
AVhat did he do? Why, he
spent the time in a musty
warehouse making notes and
sketches of medieval armor
and chatting with 60-year-old
Scottish-born George Donald,
one c the only two armorers
actively engaged full-time at
hislrade in the United States.
Hejias been practising it here
foemore than 30 years.
Strang Contrast
The anachronistic atmos
phere of the big workroom
crowded with breast plates
and helmets, its walls hung
with pole arms, spears and
grapples, its table strewn
with partially-assembled ar
mored suits contrasted
strangely with the pounding
sound of heavy traffic on the
streets below.
"This examining of history
st first hand is one of my hob
bies," Foster explained while
stoking his pipe, drawing on
it hard and then triumphantly
emitting a cloud of smoke,
"and it's all because of
of 'Prince Valiant.' " -
He pointed out that , re
searching for the strip is dif
ficult since the period in
which it is set is roughly the
decline of the Roman Empire
and the rise of the mythical
King Arthur and the Knights
of his Round-Table.
Know Little History
"We really know little
about the history of that
time," Foster said, "since rec
ords were not only lost and
destroyed but often, because
of the illiteracy of the people,
were not even kept."
Because of the legendary
background of the strip, Fos
ter,, whose pinked, healthy
face and slim waist line deny
his 65 years, has more latitude
in his use of history and is
able to combine information
from several centuries in his
drawings. That was why he
was in this dingy warehouse,
finding out how armor is re
paired, checking what wea
pons different countries used
and other details.
"I hate to admit it," he said
somewhat ruefully, "but all
the things that many fictional
characters have done with a
sword just couldn't happen,
but the movies have condi
tioned people into thinking
that this is the way things
were, so I have to double
check on what is and is not
possible."
Takes Heavy Sword
He took a heavy sword
down from the wall, hefted it
and then said that until the
15th century the sword was of
impractical design, so heavy
and badly balanced that it was
of little use for thrusting,
even though pointed.
"That's why you find
'Prince Valient' using his
sword as a cutting not a duel
ing weapon." he commented,
adding, "and it was not near
ly as effective as people be
lieve." Donald, the armorer, ex
plained to, him with a slight
burr, at the worKbencn now
a template (a metal pattern) is
used on flat metal to trace
out-e pattren for a piece of
armor that is to be repaired.
After cutting the pattern with
shears, it is cold-formed
beaten with hammers of vari
ous weights and differently
shaped heads by the same
hand-craft process that has
beeTl used since armor was
first; made. He then brought
ouVSome shirts of chain-mail,
intf 3duced to Europe from the
East. Foster lifted one and
then said with a grin:
Too'ExpensWe
"You'll notice that not too
many characters in the strip
use this type of armor. There
are several reasons: One is
that"' it's too heavy and the
other is that it is too expen
sive." He explained that when
norn with a padded under
garment a shirt of mail could
weigh up to 40 pounds and
that the whole weight of it
Was borne on the . shoulders.
To add to the difficulty, the
action of the sword caused
folds to collect in the bend of
the arm, further hampering
freedom of motion.
"Additionally," Foster said,
"you had to be a rich man to
own one. A horse and saddle,
sword, helmet, coat of mail
and a shield could cost as
much as 20 oxen or 120
sheep."
Gives Way to Fluted
"This type of armor." Don
ald further explained, "gradu
ally gave way to fluted armor
such as that full suit standing
in the corner. It was better
able to deflect blows because
of the design of its surface
and was much lighter."
He and Foster then dis
cussed the development of
armor from the days of the
Greeks and Romans, when it
was finely constructed and
convenient to use. through its
disappearance with the fall of
Rome and how the evolution
of practical defense had to be
gin air" over again.
Finally, with a pocketfull
of notes and full set , of
sketches, Foster went back to
his 'Connecticut home after
his "day off" from work.
SHORT SKETCH Artist Hal Foster, creator of "Prince
Valiant"; makes sketch for future reference of fluted
Maximilian armor suit named after German Emperor
credited with its invention. Fluting increases rigidity
and strength of armor, but not its weight and provides
"glancing" surface which deflects blows.
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SHOP TALK George Donald, left, one
of two armorers in the United States ply
ing his trade full time, discusses with
another craftsman, Artist Hal Foster,
creator of the "Prince Valiant" adventure
JACKSONVILLE
New Siren Installed
By BETTE HOSKINS '
Jacksonville Fire Chief
Lewis Applebaker reported
last week that a new 7 ',2
horsepower fire siren has been
installed and was tested last
Wednesday about 7:30 p.m.
The chief also reported that
four new volunteer firemen
have been added to the de
partment. They , are Lew Pea
body, Bob Gutches; Ray Dris
kell and Bill Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Apos
talo left last week for Seat
tle, Wash., where Apostalo
will rejoin his ship, the USS
General A. E. Anderson. Mrs.
Apostalo's brother, Edward
Milam, is on the same ship.
After a six-day visit, Mrs.
Apostalo will return here.
Previous to leaving for Seat
tle. Frank Apostalo, received
word of the death of his
father in Port O'Connor, Tex.
House guests at the home
of Mrs. Pearl Kitchen are her
three granddaughters, Cheryn
and Deborah, daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Kitchen
of Whittier, Calif., and Gail
Kitchen, daughter of Mr. and
PRINCE V A L I A N T The
creator of the adventure strip;
"Prince Valiant," Hal Foster,
spends his spare time doing j
research work for the strip.
Since the period in which the
strip is set is roughly the de
cline of the Roman Empire
and the rise of the mythical
King Arthur, the research
work is difficult.
Mrs. Max Kitchen of Myrtle
Creek. Deborah and Cheryn
also visited their aunt, and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Stacey, of Medford.
Mrs. Sofia Sokolowski and
children, Connie, Charlotte
and Walter, of Medford, visit
ed former neighbors here last
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Noble
returned this week from a
week's vacation to Auburn,
Calif. They also took a trip
to San Francisco.
Dr. and Mrs. Rayniard R.
Smith of Medford were recent
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Pearson and
daughter, Anne.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hague
and daughter, Janet, of Al
bany, Calif., were recent visi
tors at the Pearson home. The
Hague's were en route home
from a vacation in Spokane,
Wash.
George Redhead is recover
ing from virus pneumonia.
After receiving numerous
complaints from, residents of
GOLD HILL
Well-Child Clinic Set
By MRS. CLYDE KELL
Gold Hill A well-child
clinic is scheduled for chil
dren of the Gold Hill area
who are four months through
six years od. It will be held
in the health room at the Pat
rick school ' in Gold Hill
Wednesday, Aug. 6, between
9 a.m. and noon.
Immunizations will be of
fered. Dr. A.- Erin Merkel,
Jackson county health officer,
will be examining physician
He will be assisted
by two
Jackson county health nurses,
Mrs. Nina Van de Walker and
Miss Elizabeth McGallaird,
both of Medford. Others as
sisting will include Mrs. Mel
vin Burnett, chairman of the
well-child conferences in the
Gold Hill area, and Mrs. Ted
Schoenemann and Mrs. Thom
as Gray, president and vice
president, respectively, of the
local health unit.
Dusan Tasic who is attend
ing Southern Oregon college,
Ashland, was a recent visitor
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bozy Tepovac, Second ave.,
Gold Hill. The Tepovacs and
the student became friends
when the Gold Hill couple
wrote to him after they read
an article several months ago
in the Mail Tribune concern
ing Tasic and his home Bel
grade. Yugoslavia, which was
their former home.
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Lee
and children, Pamela.. Don
ald and Gene, of Renton,
Wash., were house guests
several days recently in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bozy
Tepovac. Mrs. Lee, a grand
daughter of the Tepovacs, is
the former Ruth Rosecrans.
The Lees also visited in the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray C. JoneS, Medford,
and in the-homes of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Chamberlain and
Mrs. Vonnie Bowman, Med
ford. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kofahl
had as their house guests re
cently Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Mc
Cain of Santa Cruz, Calif.
Both men are retired and
were co-workers of the Tide-
strip, changes in armor styles. He's hold-,
ing breastplate of German-Swiss armor
of middle 16th century. Banded leg ex
tensions were known as tassets.
the area alleging reckless
driving, Oregon state police
last week issued citations to
log truck drivers operating
in the Upper Applegate area.
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Adair
entertained the young mar
ried peoples Sunday school
class of the Assembly of God
church at their home Satur
day, July 26. It was, an out
door gathering and barbe
cued hamburgers and home
made ice cream were served
to the 47 guests present. Mrs.
Harry Belau is instructor for
the class.
Mrs. Minnie Norman of
South Third st., long-time
resident here, left recently
following the death of her
son, Lloyd Norman, to stay
indefinitely with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Neal Walters, in San
Diego, Calif.
Mrs. Edith M. Condon of
Talent, a new resident here,
will live at the Norman home.
Mrs. Condon is the mother of
Mrs. R. J. Tetreault, also a
resident here.
Guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Maddux are
Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. Spruill
of Los Angeles, Calif. The two
couples recently returned
from a trout fishing trip to
water Oil company when they
were with the San Joaquin
valley division of the com
pany for many years.
Recent guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Mace Free
land of Pacific Highway 99,
north, were their son-in:law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Johnson, and daugh
ters, Tracey and Nicky Jean,
of Van Nuys, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hunt
ley had as their guests last
week end their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Elkon
Walker, and children . of
Klamath Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
White, and family of Gresham
were guests last week in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bozy
Tepovac.
Mrs. Ray Davis left Satur
day, July 26, for Boise, Ida.
She returned to Gold Hill
July 31, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Goddard
and sons of Lyons, Colo. The
Goddards are former resi
dents of Medford and plan to
make their home in southern
Oregon, Mrs. Davis said.
Mrs. John Kalista was hon
ored at a baby shower given
by her aunt, Mrs. William
Parrish, July 18, in the home
of Mrs. William Vosson on the
Blackwell Hill rd. south of
Gold Hill. Mrs. Kalista is the
former Eaine Kelley and now
makes her home in Spring
field. Guests included Mrs. Gene
Holderness, Mrs. Allen Reed,
Miss Sharon Kelley, Miss
Maryann Loeffler, Mrs. W. L.
Voss, Mrs. Louie Loeffler,
Mrs. Lena Larricks, Mrs.
Ruth Lindley, Mrs. Helen
Bush, Mrs. Inez Armstrong,
Mrs. W. A. Kelley, Mrs. Joan
Voss, Mrs. Mitze Thumler,
Mrs. Leona Jenks, Mrs. Ward
Davis, Mrs. Ray Kalista, Mrs.
Lowrence Loeffler, several
youngsters, Rena and Paula
Holderness, Buttons Parrish
Bill and DeWayne Kalista,
and the two hostesses, Mrs.
Parrish and Mrs. Vosson.
Coming from Springfield
for the event with Mrs. John
Kalista and her husband were
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kalista and
sons, Bill and DeWayne. The
Ray Kalista family were
guests in the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Reed,
until July 24, when they re
turned to Springfield. An
other recent guest in the Reed
home was his nephew, Jim
Reed, of San Diego, Calif.,
who spent one week here.
Mrs. Allen Pettey and
daughters, Debra and Janet,
and son, Steven, of Corvallis,
have been visiting in the
home of Mrs. Pettey's parents,-
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Smith, on Sardine creek the
past week.
Mrs. Smith returned to her
home July 27 after being a
patient in the Grants Pass
hospital for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Greg
ory of Pacific Highway 99,
north, had as their house
guests last week their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
James B. Gregory, and daugh
ter, Linda, of Fullerton, Calif.
Linda remained with her
grandparents for an extended
vacation, while her "parents
continued on to the northern
part of the state and Wash
ington. Heavy Engineering
Contracts Increase
Seattle (UPD Heavy en
gineering contract awards in
the Pacific Northwest last
month again were ahead of
the same month a year ago,
the magazine Pacific Builder
and Engineer said Saturday.
A total of. 329 projects at
S91,569,743 were contracted
for in July, compared to 283
projects at 864,641,249 in
July, 1957. Biggest increase
for the month is in Alaska, up
24 million dollars from last
July.
Paulina lake, Ore. In August
they plan to make their an
nual trip together to Klam
ath, Calif., where they will
salmon fish. In June Mr. and
Mrs. Maddux took a trip to
Bridgeport, Calif.
Mrs. Paul Godward with
Mrs. Tom Burnfiel as cohos
tess entertained Mrs. Albert
Hackert and Mrs. Otto Hack
ert with an outdoor patio
party in honor of their birth
days on July 31. Guests were
Mrs. Donald Harris,' Mrs.
L o u e 1 1 a Dunnington, Mrs.
Verna Culy, Mrs. Riley Nor
ris, Mrs. Leonard McKee, Mrs.
Katherine O'Shea and Gayle
and Curtis Offenbacker.
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NATIONAL RECOGNITION An article company and is distributed from coast to
and two paintings in the August issue of coast. Pictured above is a painting of Ash
Ford Times feature the Shakespearean land, one of the paintings by Robert
Festival in Ashland. The pocket-sized Banister which illustrates the feature
magazine is published by the Ford Motor story.
PRODUCER GREETED An applauding
audience greeted Producing Director An
gus L. Bowmer when he announced that
the Thursday night playgoers had just
witnessed a theatrical milestone. With
the Oregon Shakespearean Festival per
formance of "Troilus and Cressida" The
Eight Girls to
Represent County
At Oregon Fair
Eight girls will represent
Jackson county 4-H home eco
nomics members at the Ore
gon state fair in Salem, ac
cording to Marilou Garner,
Jackson county 4-H agent.
Those representatives who
gave chamionship demonstra
tions during the Jackson
county 4-H home economics
week last week are Carl My
ers and Julie Ashton, Table
Rock, home living senior
team; Jean Rowden and Mary
Herriott, Applegate, senior
clothing team; Jo Anna Mal
loroy, Antelope, dairy fatods;
Carolyn Tiegs, Talent, special
breads; Helen Vickoren, Eagle
Point, child care; and Mavis
Strom, Southwest JVIedford
club, wool sewing contest.
Other demonstration results
were:
J ui lor team, clothing Elaine
Johnson and Donna Thompson,
Central Point, champions. Blue
ribbon, Joyce Sanders, Carol Straus,
Kathleen Fredericks and Linda
Johnson, all of Central Point, and
Aletta Myers and Anita Pierce,
both of Table Rock. Bed ribbon,
Eilsen Pullman and Barbara Wheel
er, Table Rock.
Individual Clothing
Junior individual clothing Jeri
Gardner, Central Point, champion.
Red ribbon, Gloria Thompson, Cen
tral Point.
Senior team clothing red rib
bon. Sally Herriott. Applegate: La
Verne Guches, Applegate; Carolyn
Sidener and Alison Pinkham, both
of Central Point
Senor individual clothing R e d
ribbon. Romell Fossen. Ruch: and
Vernola Hutchison, Central Point.
Senior team home living Red,
Glenna Brown and Pat Striplin,
both of Table Rock.
Foods senior team Red ribbon,
Dorothy James and Laura Griffith,
both of Phoenix.
Senior individual foods Red
ribbon Colleen Franek. Westside
4-H club; and Charlotte Bush,
Antelope.
Junior individual foods Cham
pion, Cardl Foote, Central Point.
Blue ribbon, Paulette Anderson,
Antelope, and Michael Anhorn,
Central Point, Red ribbon, Donna
Debrick. Central Point.
Team Foods
Junior team foods Karen Hun
ter and Rose Marie Trautman, both
of Central Point, champion. Red
ribbon. Suzanne Flynn and Suzanne
Monsev, Nancy Inman and Kath
leen Fredericks, all of Central
Point.
Individual dairv foods Red rib
bon Gail Giidden. Phoenix, and
Linda Cornutt, Gold Hill.
Individual child care Red rib
bon. Sandv Wallls. Eagle Point.
Wool sewing Red ribbon. Joan
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Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up.
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Dobro. Central Point; and Jo Anna
Malloroy, Antelope.
Intermediate knitting Jean
Rowden. Applegate, champion.
Blue ribbon. Patsy Charley, Cen
tral Point.
Beginning knitting Judy Frink.
champion. Blue ribbon, Shirley
Roach and Cheryl Hammill, Cen
tral Point.
Baking Contest
Cake baking c o n t e s t Carolee
Kuest. Central Point, champion;
Blue ribbon, Colleen Franek and
Carol Straus, both of Central Point,
and Jeanette Nouguier, southwest
Medford club. Red ribbon, Kath
leen Fredericks, Carolyn Barnes,
Marian Boyce, all of Central Point;
and Marjorie Wonderly, southwest
Medford.
Junior bread baking contest
Marlena Coffman. Central Point,
champion Blue ribbon. Elaine Mc
Kay Central Point; Georgia Mitch
el, Lone Pine; Charlotte Bush. An
telope; Susan Carroll, Eagle Point,
and Georgia Hubbard, Antelope.
Senior bread baking Carlo von
der Hellen, Central Point, cham
pion. Blue ribbon, Sharon Coff
man. Central Point; Jo Anna Mal
loroy, Antelope: Carolee Brantley,
Central Point; Mavis Strom, south
west Medford club: and Patsy
Charley. Central Point. Red ribbon,
Nyla Murray, Antelope: Nelda
Chapman. Sis-Q club, and Nancy
McKay. Central Point.
Brownie baking contest Susan
Cornutt, Gold Hill, champion. Blue
ribbon, Alta Neel and Janice Neel,
both of Phoenix; Judy Murphy,
southwest Medford club; Terry Cal
housn. Medford: Kathy Legler, Cen
tral Point. Red ribbon. Judy Hill
and Jennifer Nevin, both of Ante
lope: Diane Davy, Joan Eslinger.
Medford; Linda Renfro and Rachel
Lopez, both of Central Point.
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entire canon of 37 Shakespearean plays
have been seen on the Ashland stage.
The announcement ceremony consisted
of a short announcement by Bowmer fol
lowing the curtain call. Only five thea
ters in world history have completed the
feat. (Dwaine Smith photo),-" -. -.-
Four California
Youths Arrested
Four California youths, one
from Eagle Point and a 15-year-old
from Medford were
arrested by state police Thurs
day night on charges of petty
larceny in the Applegate
area, officers reported.
The 15-year-old was turned
over to county juvenile au
thorities, the district attor
ney's office said.
HeU in Jackson county jail
on charges of petty larceny
are Tommy W, Hanaker, 19,
of Norwalk, Calif.; Phillip
Dean Day, 21, of Maywood,
Calif.; Ronald Giles, , 20, of
Downing, Calif.; Morris Lee
Gunn, 19, of route 1, box 89,
Eagle Point, and James Leno
Razonie, 21, of San Jose,
Calif.
The youths are charged
with taking gas, food and tools
from a cabin belonging to O.
E. Hukill, route 2, Jackson
ville, on the Little Applegate
rd. and near Sterling creek.
Farm Credit Up
Here Last Year
Farmers and ranchers in
this area continued to use a
sizeable volume of long-term
credit during the last year, it
was reported Saturday.
F. E. Bowman, secretary-
treasurer of the Southern Ore
gon National Farm Loan Asso
ciation, Medford, said farm
and ranch operators used the
services of the cooperatively
owned association for. S246,
500 of credit during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1958,
compared with $118,100 dur
ing the previous fiscal year.
This money was obtained by
association members in Jack
son and Josephine counties.
the territory served by the
NFLA.
"Refinancing of indebted
ness, purchase of land and"
livestock, improvements .to ,
land and buildings, and gen
eral farm operations were the
major purposes for which
money was borrowed," said
Bowman.
The association's loan ac
count on June 30 stood at
81,169,500.
Serge
eanf Named Head
Of Pendleton District
Pendleton (UPD Curt Ba
con, 44-year-old state, police
sergeant attached to the Pen
dleton office has been appoint
ed to head the Pendleton dis
trict of the state police effec
tive Aug. 1.
Bacon replaces Lt. N. W.
Smith who will head the state
police Eastern Oregon district
at Baker.
Bacon began his state po
lice career in 1941 in Pendle
ton and has since served in
several Eastern Oregon dis
tricts. ANDY'S
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OPEN TILL
9 P.M.
EVERY
MONDAY
NIGHT
THROUGH
THE
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