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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1959)
MAIL TRIBUNE, MtdferJ, Or. Thn4ay, Aae. 27, 19S9 . .. , . I JACKET JIM 101 II I lE'llfl l V ' ROCK N ROLL-Fats Domino (above) of "Blueberry Hill" fame will appear with his or chestra at the Medford Arm ory Saturday night, Aug. 29. Domino has won 18 gold records during his career. Dancing Saturday night will be from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Museum at Kerby Dedicated During Sunday Ceremony Cave Junction-The histor ical museum at Kerby, recent ly established by the Illinois Valley Federated Women's club, was formally dedicated Sunday. Dr. A. N. Collman, presi dent of the Josephine County Historical society, dedicated the museum "to the pioneers who helped make this coun try what it is today." More than 100 persons at tended the ceremony, held on the front porch of the old home which was built in th,e 1890's by Frank Stiff. The women's club purchased it in January from the George Sav ages. , Josephine County Judge Raymond Lathrop, principal speaker, described the only farm in Josephine county owned by the same family continuously for over 100 years. It is the old White place in- the Illinois valley, six miles from Cave Junction. Reads Letter Judge Lathrop read a letter from Harold White, head of the Southern. Oregon Experi ment station, Medford, who wrote that the property had been in his family 103 years. Samuel Wilson White and family left Coldwater, Mich, in 1852, when gold was dis covered in the west. They set tled in the valley in 1855 when they acquired donation land claim 37. The pioneer first built a cabin for the family and in 1862 constructed a large two atory home. Lumber was pur chased locally for $90 per thousand feet. Stories of the founding of Kerby were related by Merle Griffin. He recounted the tale about a mule which carried a pool table, and which died at the spot and put its owner in business there. Another "authentic" story of the community's origin con cerns a man wearing an $8 pair of sHoes, who walked over $8 mountain and wore out the shoes at the Kerby site. Museum Dedicated Griffin emphasized that the museum be dedicated "not only to the pioneers, but also to the spirit that motivated the fine museum. Other speakers included Amos Vobrhies, former editor of the Grants Pass Courier, . who praised the work of the club in renovation of the building and the way in which the donated articles were dis played. Dr. Collman also paid trib ute to the men and women who cleaned, painted, paper ed, repaired the old house. Refreshments were served by the club. Mrs. Robert W. Wilson, in pioneer dress, pre sided at the guest book. 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