1!' -
'MISS CALIFORNIA' IS CHOSEN: Diane Bronson Ren
ter), 19, of San Leandro, Calif ., poses with the two run
' ners-op after she was chosen to be "Miss California."
Miss Jonelle Johnson (left) of Marysville, Calif., placed
third, and Nancy fish (right), of Santa Barbara, Calif.,
placed second. Miss Bronson will eventually go to Atlan
tic City, N. J., to represent her state in the annual "Miss
America" 'pageant , r '
Newspaper Article
Describes Indian
Attack During 1851
Copies of two of Oregon's
earliest newspapers are own
ed by R. R. Barnhart, Camp
Baker rd., Phoenix.
Barnhart picked up the
copies while he was acting as
time-keeper of a work project
at the Universityof Oregon
several years ago. A crew. of
laborers was burning up sev
eral boxes of old papers when
Barnhart rescued copies of the
Oregon Weekly Times, dated
Oct. 16, 1851, and an Oregon
Argus, of approximately 1859.
John Orvis Waterman, edi
tor of the Weekly Times pub
lished a section from' "the
journal of an Immigrant over
the Plains the present season,'
The item was dated Aug. 10,
1851, Cane Marsh Springs. It
is on the route now being
traveled by the on-to-Oregon
cavalcade. The extract de
scribes a brief brush with In
dians by a group from a cover
ed wagon train which had be
come separated from the main
party.
Indian Encounter .
"The train of Messrs.
Clarke,' of "ScbtlT county; 111.,
remained a day behind three
trains. On the morning of Aug.
6, mother of the owners of
the property which was lost,
and her daughter, - Grace
Clarke, her son, Hodson
Clarke and two drivers of
loose horses and a horse car
riage went ahead of the ox
train and stopped for noon
at or near Black Rock creek
below the American Falls of
Snake river.
"Soon after unharnessing
the carriage horses, a band of
Snake Indians, ' well-armed
and mounted, . rushed from a
canyon and attempted to force
away the horses. The young
men endeavored to prevent
them when the savages fired
simultaneously at them all.
Four balls entered the body
of Mrs. Clarke, two entered
the body of her son, an arrow
or ball passed through the
body and wrist of Miss Grace
Clarke."
Horses Taken
The item stated that the
Indians drove off 22 horses
and plundered the carriage.
They kicked 'and beat the
women and threw them from
an eight-foot cliff. Hodson
Clarke received a broken
skull, the account continued.
The boys had hidden in the
willows and ran back to the
wagon train. Mrs. Clarke died
at sunset.
A party of 15 armed men
tracked $he stolen horses and
discovered a large 'amount of
stolen property concealed in
a natural mountain fortress
manned "by a. strong force of
Indians and white men." The
wagon train group retreated to
a better position pursued by
20 Indians. One of the wagon
train party was killed and one
wounded and 10 Indians were
killed or seriously" wounded.
Mrs. Clarke and her son
were buried in the same grave.
Democratic Convention
- An other item in the Weekly
Times discusses the Democrat
ic National convention plan
ned for May or June. Gen.
Houston was strongly consid
ered for the leading Democrat
ic presidential candidate, ac
cording to the early day news
account. However, the Weekly
times favored General Cass.
Another news item reports
on the Democratic Ohio state
convention. The convention of
1851 favored adoption of "the
new - Constitution." by the
Democratic party, election "of
all officers by the people,
and limitation of state indebt
edness. Other items In the paper in
clude "Going to Bed Before
A Young Lady," by Judge
Douglass of Illinois, "The
Roman Bed-Time," and scraps
from Longfellow Under the
name, "Oregon Weekly
Tinjes, appears, the. line "As
far as breeze can bear or bil
lows foam, survey our empire
and behold our home!"
Statehood Discussed
In this, Oregon's Centennial
celebration year of interest is
a discussion on admission of
Oregon to statehood. "We have
entertained no doubt of our
admission, probably at an
early day, during this session
of Congress," an article states.
Another item reported "a
bill to remove the seat of gov
ernment to Portland is laid
over until Jan. 5-"
A long news story publish
ed the minutes of the annual
meeting of the "Christian
church" on Sept. 10, 1858 held
at Mill creek in Marion coun
ty. Apparently Jackson county
was not represented.
The Argus stated that it was
"a weakly newspaper devoted
to the principles of Jefferson
ian Democracy."
An early day nurseryman
advertised fruit trees on a
money back guarantee. His
varieties included white win
ter nearmain. Es. SDitzenbure.
Y.s & ? G. Newtown, Pippin,
Golden and Rox, Russet,
Smith's Cider and Winesap.
A store advertised' crockery,
hardware, clothing, boots and
shoes at the lowest prices for
cash or country produce.
Threshers, reapers and mow
ers were advertised of two,
four and six-horsepower.
Price 10 Cents'
The national capital site was
removed from New York to
Washington during the admin
istration period of President
John Adams.
Chances of marriaee for
American girls are best in the
rural areas and improve as
one moves from east to west.
, PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE 1 hereby given that the bepartment of Motor
Vehicles will conduct a series of public hearings to give
interested individuals and groups an opportunity to submit
their comments and suggestions relating to minimum standards
embodied in a tentative draft of a safety code for vehicles
used to transport workers to and from places of employment.
Hearings will be conducted, as follows:
' July 7, Redmond -City Council Chamber; July 8, Hood
River.' County Courthouse; July 9, Pendleton,' County Court
house, room 130; July 10. Ontario, Moore Hotel;. July 14.
Medford, Courthouse auditorium; July 15, Klamath Falls,
auditorium of New National Guard Armory; July 16, Eugene.
YMCA, Ems. A and B; July 21, Portland, Liquor Commission .
Building, Milwaukie; July 22, Salem, Capitol Building, Room 6.
All meetings will begin at 9 ajn.
, Vern L. .Hill, Director
Department of Motor Vehicle
MEDF0KD
54th YeaF
Tribune
2nd SECTION
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1959
Pages 1 to 12
County Agent Reviews Fun
And Hardships of 4-H Trek
Three day camping trips
are planned with three of the
covered wagons used in the
trek from here to Corvallis,
County 4-H Agent Glenn
Klein said today.
Klein said the overnight
camping trips will be organiz
ed for the younger 4-H club
members who were unable to
make the wagon trek.
Wagon train members were
reluctant to end the trip at
Corvallis on Saturday, June
20, Klein said. Many of them
wanted to continue on to Port
land. They felt much more
rested than when they started,
he added. The 4-H club mem
bers returned from 4-H sum
mer school in Corvallis Sun
day. Pioneer Days
Saturday, the 4-H club mem
bers participated in the annu
al Marysville 'Pioneer Days in
Corvallis. (Corvallis tfsed to
be called Marysville.)
Two of jthe wagons from
the trip had been kept at Cor
vallis for the parade. Civic of
ficials had trouble finding a
means to' pull the wagon and
finally settled on a tractor.
However,, the Jackson county
4-H club members refused to
use anything but horses and
pulled the wagons' along the
parade route themselves, the
Jackson county 4-H agent
said. The day's festivities end
ed for the 4-H'ers with a
chicken barbecue in Corvallis
Saturday noon.
Horses, wagons and 4-H
club members stood the 250-mile-trip
including side trips,
even better than expected,
Klein said. A wheel rim came
off during the trip up the Ap
plegate and another was loose
during the parade through
Corvallis Saturday, but other
than that there was little trou
ble with the wagons, he said.
Douglas county 4-H'ers had
considerably more trouble
with their one wagon than the
Jackson county group did
with five wagons.
Cars Give Trouble
Klein said a double-tree
broke on the Douglas county
wagon, two new single-trees
had to be purchased and the
Horses had to be reshod. The
Jackson county 4-H'ers had
more trouble with the motor
vehicles than they did with
the jvagons, Klein added.
The county 4-H agent said
he was amazed at 'how well
the horses stood the trip. He
had expected some leg and
foot trouble. However, none
of the horses" became lame.
Only four new shoes were
required and those for the
saddle horses, he added.
American Automobile Asso
ciation strip maps were used
in plotting the trip, the coun
ty 4-H agent said. The camp
ing sites were selected ahead
of time and distances were
figured to a tenth of a mile.
The wagons made 20 miles a
day easily and averaged 22
miles throughout the trip. It
was the 30 miles into Rose
burg travelling from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m. which was the toughest
part of the trip, Klein said.
Planned Menu
The menu for the trip was
planned by Miss Garner and
Mrs. Jesse James, wagon train
cook, on the basis of what
was consumed at 4-H summer
camp. Cases 6f milk were do
nated and these like the do
nated fresh meat were picked
up at designated stares along
the route.
The 4-H youngsters found
that the smaller the town the
better reception they received
on their way through. Suther
lin and Oakland, for instance,
blew their fire' sirens when
the train was spotted near the
town so everyone could come
downtown
No reception or welcome
was given at Eugene and the
wagon train was routed along
the fringes of the city as much
as possible. Civic officials in
Eugene haJ been contacted
before the train left Jackson
Davidson Praises
Work by Epps
Portland-iUPD - C. Girard
Davidson, Democratic nation
al committeeman, issued the
following statement Tuesday
following the death of Dave
Epps, chairman of the demo
cratic state central committee:
"Everyone who knew Dave
Epps will be shocked and
greatly saddened by this news.
Democrts in Oregon for whom
he worked with enormous ded
ication and energy all of his
adult life will feel bereft of
one of their strongest leaders.
"Dave believed with deep
conviction in the highest ideals
of the Democratic party and
of American democracy and
worked unceasingly to make
freedom, equality and econom
ic betterment a reality for all
Oregon citizens.
"His brand of devoted lib
eralism is not often found. The
Democratic party is richer for
having had his leadership."
Virginia has given the na
tion eight sons who became
presidents of the United
States. They are Washington,
Jefferson, Madison,' Monroe,
Harrison, TTyler, Taylor and
Wilson.
county and the youngsters felt
slighted that they were ignor
ed except for press and radio
coverage.
Archery Sets
Indian Scout Archery -set. Includes 36"
Hickory Bow, three 18" feathered ar
rows with rubber safety tips, feather
headdress, tool
Complete
00
'Flip Special' Rifle
Model of the rifle used on T.V. in "The
Rifleman." Shoots standard roll caps as
fast as you can flip it. .'.'
EACH
98
t
Gun and Holster Sets
Genuine leather holster and belt with
Western style repeating cap guns.
Single or double styles.
Complete
Cap Guns
Western style six shooters in models
to shoot single or roll caps.
Trainer Rifles
Harmless cork shooting trainer rifles. 27" overall. Just
right for the little fellows.
Eh H"
JUMBO
Banana Splits
lip
3 large dips of ice cream on banana,
topped with your favorite syrups,
whipped cream and roasted nuts.
EACH
39'
PRICED FROM
39 to 98
Caps, Caps, Caps
Extra loud repeating roll paper caps for all styles of
cap guns.
20 ROLL PKG.
50 RO'Ji PKG.
Playballs
Made of heavy duty vinyl rubber.
Big and bouncy for beach or back
yard play.
10
25
TA Size
9',i Size
89' $159
AUTOMATIC
Smoke Rifles
Shoots harmless smoke with a
big noise ... EACH
298
STORE HOURS: Daily 9:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Mondays 9:30 to 9:00 p.m. .
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
OR YOUR MONEY REFUNDED"
c
39 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
PHONE SPring 2-4701
MEDFORD, OREGON
California Drunk Drivers Slated To Lose Licenses
Sacramento-flJPD-All convict
ed drunk drivers will have
their licenses suspended, Di
rector of Motor Vehicles Rob
ert I. McCarthy has warned.
"Every person arrested for
drunk driving after today and
subsqeuently convicted will
have bis license suspeaded for
at least six months," he said.
"The minimum six months
suspension will apply to first
offenders, "who in the past
have been escaping with light
suspension or none at all."
Permission to suspend the
licenses of first offenders has
been in the law since 1935
but has not been used gen
erally, McCarthy's office said.
Under the state Vehicle
Code as amended in 1957, sec
ond and third drunk driving
convictions call for a manda
tory jail sentence of at least
The modern agricultural
fairs in America date from
colonial times when farmers
put their products on display
and for sale in market places.
The letter "e" is most fre
quently used in the alphabet,
but more words start with "s"
than any other letter.
five days, fine of $250 to
$1,000, and a license suspen
sion of at least one year.
"A public highway is no
place for a drunk," McCarthy
said. He pointed out that dur
ing the recent Memorial Day
holiday period, 27 persons
were killed on California high
ways, seven of them directly
attributable to drunk driving.
"The time for slogans in our
efforts to pound some sense
into the heads of irresponsible
drivers is past," he said. "We
are going to get progressively
tougher in our dealings with
drunk and reckless drivers."
org
THIS BRAND NEW
1959
Frigidaire
Refrigerator
jEj" Priced at Only
1 V Medal SS-O-69 w II Li I
$10,000 1st PRIZE!
Over 200 other prizes!
ith your
Refrigerator,
net ever 10
years oid ef
popular make
and in good
operating .
condition
9.1 cu. ft. capacity. Full-width Freezer Chest
holds 37 lbs. frozen food
Big, Storage 4 roomy "lift-off" door shelve
Big Porcelain Enamel Glide-Out Hydrator
FRIGIDAIRE 1-YEAR WARRANTY plus 4-YEAR
PROTECTION PLAN
NOTHING DOWN
ON APPROVED CREDIT
Star Attraction
in our
FRIGIDAIRE
Gold Crovm Jubilee
The vemi
y
a
Hew, all-new Frigidaire Deluxe Electric Rsage
SEVER OFFERED BEFORE!
G
o
i IRQ!) GEES! v2
0"Sst usnnf.i rnit
Fm rap
A Cold Crown Jubilee Yalut
wih
fill X&L
! 1 UMUAL JHOrOU
Model RDP-M.59
with your electric range, not
ever 7 years old, of popular
make in operating condition.
Pay as Little as $1.69 Per week
LEONARD
GTRBC
COMPANY
Medford's Leading
Appliance Dealer
for the Pas! 28 Years
.
o
309 E. Main
Phene SP 3-4541