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1 ! g MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. I Nl Off I Hard particles embedded in fabric have a "sand paper" action. They wear down the fabric and shorten the life of your garment. Our Sta-Nu dry cleaning service assures you of a complete cleaning job. Your garments come back to you as clean and fresh as the day you first wore them. During the Month NECKTIES CLEANED We Will Donate This Money to the MARCH OF DIMES DIAL SP 2-6154 FOR FREE We Give and ft f II .iivpr unnar w...w. umadf m ome&tte LAUNDRY S DRV CLEANERS 30-32 Ittttiuk . . iHtMJ,mtjf Your Professional laundry Serving the Rogue Valley for Over 50 Years fUl ma- CoJ How fa It you know you're taking no chances when you let a youngster take your shopping list? Isn't it for the same reason that you buy 70 of your family's food without actually seeing it? You know that A good brand is your best guarantee : ; . and that the name on the label is your best buying guide. You have learned to count on good A Sunday, Jan. 17, 1960 3 IT'S A FACT! of January Only! Vftfl 10 V Eh PICKUP AND DELIVERY Redeem Cm. lM9F1 gramas tstsa r mm n send a child x : : : : Seven Letter Writers Interested In the Past, Present and Future What are they like, these people who write letters to the editor? In answer to this question The Mail Tribune today pre sents pictures and sketches of six of the most frequent con tributors to the Communica tions column. A seventh, who lives in California, answered a letter and apologized for not having a photograph on hand. Albert Kissinger, who often writes of outdoor life and mining, has lived in this area since 1912. Of his early life and interest in writing, Mr. Kissinger reported: I came to the Rogue river country in June 1912, by boat from Los Angeles, to San Francisco, then by train from the old Ferry building at the foot of Market street. I was traveling with a friend who was returning to woodville, Ore., where he had been the year previous when the name was changed to Rogue River. While living at Los Angeles, I worked part time in the "stuffing" department of the Los Angeles Daily Times. Be tween jobs, I read a great deal, especially western stor ies from Jack London, author of outdoor books and short stories written about Walter (Death valley) Scotty, then a famous character who thrill ed his listeners throughout all the west. After getting employment for the summer, I moved on a homestead two miles from the town of Rogue River in Sep tember 1912. By that time I was living near neighbors and getting acquainted with many gold prospectors and miners from Gold Hill to Grants Pass, including old Alaska "sourdoughs". The gold mining industry lasted up to the time of the beginning of World War I. In the meantime I had done some placer mining on upper Grave creek, as well as learn ing to trace colors for "pock ets" and do some hard rock mining. Around 1916 I wrote a front page mining story for the Gold Hill News about using the old pack trail over the Pleasant creek and Slate creek divide to Grave creek and meeting many old placer miners of a former era when gold dust and nuggets were all cashed as legal tender at to the store? brand names. You know the company stands back of them. You know they protect you. The more good brands you get to know, the fewer buying mistakes you'll make. Get ac quainted with those brands in this newspaper. You'll get more value for your shopping money if you do. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION Incorporated A Non-Profit Educational Foundation 87 West 57th St., New York 19, N. Y. MEDFORD MAIL all banks. In the years from 1912 to 1917 such mines as the North Pole at Rogue River, the Bra den quartz mine at Gold Hill, and the Millionaire quartz mine on Blackwell hill were all operating and producing various amounts of gold. Another promising quartz gold mine was the Nellie Wright mine near the foot of Blackwell hill that became flooded with water; it re mained idle from then on. A mine on Sardine creek named Lucky Bart was one of the well known producers for a number of years too, as well as the Sylvanite gold mine up the river three miles from Gold Hill. I could go on and on describing the numerous smaller "one man" mines worked. Just by a rough esti mate I would say, that the gold pockets iound in the western half of Jackson coun ty out numbered the gold quartz mines five to one. The placer mines were in order next, rating third place. I would say my first writing exploits started back in Kan sas before finishing the eighth grade when literary and debating societies were all the rage through the long winter months. Before finish ing the twelfth grade, I wrote country correspondence for a weekly newspaper, then after wards I spent one summer slinging type by hand for the same small town weekly news paper as well as writing a short story occasionally. The lure of the mountains took me to the Rocky moun tains of Colorado where I got my first real experience in minerals and "roughing it" in Boulder county before going out to the Pacific coast a few years later. Since coming to Oregon a lot of water has gone by the mill. At one time I met and talked with scores of miners and prospectors of the several mining districts of Southern Oregon. Today - well I still know of several of them left that recall the happy-go-lucky attitude of mind that prompt ed each of us to seek for the "golden fleece" we never found. As a closing word I will venture to say there is even more gold in the ground yet, than has ever been taken out. As we ponder over the (oW TRIBUNE ever enchanting hills, a vivid recollection of f amiliai scenes calls to us to keep on search ing as of yore. A serious interest in poli tics and government prompts Ray O. DeMarrs to write let ters to the editor. Mr. De Marrs, a barber, says he be lieves that more subscribers read the Communications col umn than any other section of the paper. "I feel that there are many of us that do not keep up with every day political events," the letter-writer said. "In fact, we have the atti tude that 'I need not be in terested because what. can I do about it' and 'I will leave it to some one else to take care of. I try to be Informative for those who can do some thing at voting time. "I believe in the rights of individual freedom, and the Constitution of the United States. I have had to fight to retain the rights to these be liefs. Thus, I do not take them for granted." Mr. DeMarrs is married and has a son and two daughters; the family home is at 708 West Second street. Pearl F. Spackman says she "tomboyed" through her childhood and this quality still pervades her letters to the editor and her outlook on life. Mrs. Spackman, who admits to being in her 70's, beats a willing and rhythmic drum in the little orchestra which rehearses at the Sen ior Activity center and is one of the most vocal supporters of the Medford Fifty Plus club. Mrs. Spackman, a - native New Yorker, reports that she was adopted as a child into a family which did consider able traveling and that she learned to fish, boat, ski, hunt and climb mountains. Now that life is less filled with physical activity, Mrs. Spack- Installation Set Bv Relief Corps Central Point - Installation of officers will be held at a meeting of William Harrison post, Women's Relief corps, to be held Tuesday, January 19, at the home of Mrs. Wal lace McDowell, 321 North Third street. The charter will be draped in memory of Mrs. Josephine Whaley, senior vice-president, who died recently in Port land. Three Chapters To Hold Sessions Three chapters of PEO Sis terhood will hold meetings this week. j Chapter BE will meet Tues day, January 19, at the home i of Mrs. W. E. Hercher, 1608 ! Stratford avenue, at 7:30 p.m. j Miss Dorothy Wilson will be assistant hostess. I Mrs. Allan F. Perry will present the program, i Chapter CP will meet Wed j nesday, January 20, at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. S. I V. McQueen, 2136 Hillcrest ' drive. Mrs. George Roseberry ! and Mrs. Allen Smith will assist. ' Also meeting Wednesday is Chapter CG, which will meet for luncheon at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. R. C. Beatty, 1798 Myers lane. Mrs. C. E. Chamberlain and Mrs. J. A. Grigsby will be co-hostesses. Mrs. Fletcher Fish, state corresponding secretary, will be a guest. A Tribute To The Young Men's Christian Association Most people recognize the Y.M.C.A. by the familiar triangle. SPIRIT, MIND and BODY are symbolized by the three sides of the Y.M.C.A. triangle. The Y's constant aim is to help indi viduals grow in "wisdom, stature and in favor with God and man". The Y is a world wide organization and has contributed much to the world. Basketball and volleyball were Y.M.C.A. developments. Professional football originated as a Y program. Fathers Day, Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls were also sponsored by the Y.M.C.A. as well as many other institutions we enjoy today. January 17 through January 24 has been set aside and proclaimed Y.M.C.A. Week. Visit your Y.M.C.A. and take part in the many activities they have planned. Guided tours from 7 till 9 p.m. each day during the week. Congratulations Y.M.C.A. and thank you for your great part in making leaders and citizens of boys and girls. Medford Pharmacy 101 North Central Corner 6th Ph. SP 2-6253 Open Week Days: 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. 5 ... Sundays and Holidays 10 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. I We Salute Our Town! man plays the harmonica and drum, sketches, writes and reads to fill her hours. The Spackmans live i n Jacksonville and Mrs. Spack man says that the Oregon hills remind her of her na tive state. She came here from San Antonio, Tex., where one of her activities was teach ing Sunday schools. This live ly writer of letters to the editor ended her sketch by saying that she is growing old - ungracefully. Long Writing Career F. J. Clifford's writing ca reer dates back to about 1925 when he lived in the Port land area and contributed to magazines, newspapers and trade journals. This lover of the outdoors came west from Michigan in 1901 because he could not resist the stories of the wide open spaces, the big rivers and lakes and the sweet scent of the pines." Mr. Clifford knows that there is much to be learned from nature if man but knows how and is proud of the fact that he was the first person to put on recording tape "the talk of the buffalo." He visit ed Montana and Wyoming sev eral years ago and made his recordings on the Flathead Bison preserve. He firmly be lieves that the bison com municate quite efficiently with one another through their "language of grunts." The Medford man is also interested in the trumpeter swans and made recordings of their calls on the Malheur bird refuge in central Oregon Keenly interested in every day happenings, Mr. Clifford grew an Oregon Centennial beard last year and is still wearing it. Dressed as Indi ans, h e and Mrs. Clifford went to Cave Junction for a Centennial celebration stag ed there and came back with a blue ribbon won for their costuming. Both enjoy music and Mr. Clifford recently helped to organize a vocal quartet and reports that the membership represents all ages since "the man on the opposite end from me is only 22." . Mr. Clifford believes that in opening its columns to let ters from its subscribers, the Mail Tribune is performing a real civic service. He com mented that the paper is most generous with space, even though "some letters hit the waste basket" and added "I appreciate very much the in dulgence of the editor in printing so many letters from readers." Although the com munications often air views on controversial matters, the letters also "soften animosi ties" he said, and "keep a finger on the public pulse." Writes in Versa "You ask me why I write," responded Mrs. Delbert Cas ey. "I enjoy writing and have ever since I was in grade school. I used to go to the Howard school and they printed a paper about once a month and I always tried to have a poem to be published in it. I always was happy when the mothers would tell me how much they enjoyed them. If I happened to be sick, and missed having one in a publication, it gave me real pleasure to hear how much my poems were missed. I have a book of poems that I wrote as a child. "I took a big chance at sending my first verse to the Mail Tribune. I do not con sider them my best, as they usually go along with the news of the day. "My husband and I have been in church work for 13 years. He built the . church here in 1949 and I named it The Church in the Pines as it is surrounded by many tall pine trees. My husband was ordained in 1947 and I in 1951. Our church in non-de nominational, and independ ent." Ashland Resident l Ashland resident, operated the first taxi in that town and still recalls "that old Reo" with affection. He recalls that about 200,000 passengers rode in the Reo and his other ear ly model cars people from every state of the union and many foreign countries. Mr. Acklin believes that he must have driven two or three mil lion miles since fca first learn ed how to operate a car. The Ashland man now works as a house painter, and often weaves his letters to the editor around some inci dent brought to mind by his work. He adopts "the light touch" in his letters and leaves some of his readers with the impression that his "kwazy monkeys" have more sense than the men who in habit the earth. Californian Writes An out-of-state contributor to The Tribune's Communi cations department is C. M. Goethe of Sacramento, Calif. Asked for a picture and a background sketch, Mr. Goe the wrote "A bald-headed el derly man of 85 is hardly as photogenic as a glamorous Hollywood starlet." Interested in ecology, na tional parks and the outdoors in general, Mr. Goethe covers these subjects in his letters to the editor. He credits much of his interest in these and other subject to his mother, who was a northwest pioneer. "My mother pioneered in the Pacific Northwest when she visited her sister in the days when there were no rail road in fact, no roads," he wrote. "She travelled by In dian canoe. Through the years the impact of her stories to me as a wee laddie have been tremendously deepened. There is so much about Ore gon, your beautiful country Medford, Crater Lake Na look to the Future... ...NATURAL-ly-IFs GAS! for Your Old Water Heater! Trade in your present heater on a new "Day & Night" JETGLAS Water Heater! Waterproof Rustproof Worry-Free Gives you over 30 more hot water and guaranteed for 10 years. 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