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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Or.
A Thursday, Feb. 18, 1960
Festival
Group Coming
The Festival Company of
Norway will appear in Med
ford Sunday, February 28, as
one of this year's attractions
of Jackson County Civic
Music association. The com
pany, widely known in Eu
rope, is making its first tour
of the United States this sea
son. The " Festival company is
sponsored by the Bergen In
ternational Festival of Music,'
Drama and Folklore in co
operation with the Norwegian
government. Eighteen per
formers make up the group
which will appear in Med
ford. The dancers, singers, actors
and instrumentalists are said
to be drawn from Norway's
best and their programs "char
acterized by the vitality that
can only be identified with
the land of the Vikings."
The program will begin at
8 P-m.
Unit to Mark
PTA Founding
Jackson Parent - Teacher
association will meet. Friday,
February 19 at 2:15 p.m. in
the gymnasium. A silver tea
is planned to observe the
sixty - third anniversary of
PTA founding. Funds from
the silver offering are used
for forming and encouraging
new PTA units.
Dr. Leonard Mayfield, sup
erintendent of Medford public
schools, will speak on Russia.
A free nursery for pre
school children is provided in
the teachers' lunch room.
All members and friends
are invited to attend.
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General Glubb
To Be Speaker
Lt. Gen. Sir John Bagot
Glubb, known as Glubb Pasha,
will speak in Medford Tues
day, March 1, for Rogue River
Valley Knife and Fork club.
For 15 years head of ' the
famed Arab Legion, the speak
er is credited with having
more prestige and influence
in the Arab countries than
any other man.
Born a Briton. Lt. General
Glubb still maintains his Brit
ish citizenship even though
he left England to build an
Arab legion so strong it was
able to settle disputes be
tween Arab chieftains. Some
call him "as legendary a fig
ure in the Arab world as T.
E. Lawrence."
The dinner meeting will be
held as usual at Rogue Valley
Country club.
Californians
Hold Silver Tea
Hornbrook - The Women's
Society of Hornbrook Metho
dist church held the annual
Valentine silver tea Febru
ary 11 at the Fireside room
of the church. Decorations
were appropriate to the day,
as were the refreshments.-
An impromptu program
was presented by the mem
bers of the group, featuring
a vocal solo by Mrs. Lester
Nye, and the recitation of an
original poem by 81-year-old
Mrs. Zela Elmore. Mrs. Clara
Howard also gave a reading.
Several guests attended
from Yreka, including Mrs.
Larry Hennig, Mrs. Isabel
Tebbe and her companion,
Mrs. Jefferson, and Mrs.
James Sullivan, president of
the Women's Society of Chris
tian Service of the Yreka
Methodist church.
Officer Visits
Phoenix Group
Phoenix Phoenix Lions'
auxiliary had as a guest the
State Vice President, Mrs. J.
F. Christian. Talent, at a
meeting February 11. Other
visitors from Talent were
Mrs. G. E. Nerton and Mrs.
Wayne Reed.
The meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. A. J. Munro,
South Pacific highway, with
Mrs. H. R. Glascock as assist
ant hostess.
Plans are being made to
charter a bus to Taft, Ore.,
for the state spring board
meeting, which will be held in
April.
The Phoenix auxiliary has
adopted -a girl at the State
Blind School and plans were
made to send her necessary
clothing as soon as possible.
Mrs. Ernest James and Mrs.
Fred Barbeau are the com
mittee in charge.
The zone social , meeting
will be held at Mon Desir
February 29.
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showing.
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The reason for today's column dates back almost a year
ago when Mrs. H. A. Stanley came in one day with a sheaf
of newspaper clippings from the old Medford Daily News.
Oregon's Centennial year was keeping everyone buzzing,
and Mrs. Stanley said she thought we might be interested
in the published diary which her great-grandmother, Sarah
Sutton, had written as she crossed the plains in 1854.
Mrs. Stanley, the former Gladys Curry and a member of
one of Medford's old and well-known families, has a wealth
of historical material and Potpourri accepted the diary with
pleasure. A half dozen times we started the diary; the Cen
tennial year ebbed away and we still hadn't finished it. Mrs,
S. came in last week and reminded us that we still had her
precious clippings.
Potpourri hung her head in shame, sat down that night
and read the entire account and, of course, heartily wished
that we'd done it sooner. Sarah Sutton wrote briefly, but
somehow or the other the picture of what it must have been
like to "cross the plains" was clearer to us than ever before
Sunday about noon Pappy and Potpourri wheeled Doll
T. out and set forth in the direction of the coast. Pappy
turned Doll's nose toward Jacksonville on our road-South
Stage-and as we drove along the stretch just before reaching
the outskirts Pappy indicated the thick grove of manzanita
and underbrush on the hillside and said "When the settlers
arrived here I imagine almost the entire valley floor was
grown over like this." No wonder the settlers found the
Rogue valley attractive-there was a plentiful supply of both
wood and water, and the fertile soil made it easy to grow
crops.
We remembered how Sarah Sutton had recorded, almost
every day she wrote, whether or not there had been wood
for the camp fires of the wagon train members, and if there
had been "sweet water." Mrs. Sutton, whose husband, John,
was leader of the train, called the large streams "rivers" but
referred to the small ones as "branches."
Somehow, Potpourri had always thought that crossing
the plains by wagon train would be a lonely ordeal. Perhaps
earlier ones had been, but at the time the Suttons made the
long and painful journey from Bearstown, Cass county, 111.,
they had plenty of company-almost too much at times.
In the first entry mrde by Sarah Sutton, she wrote of the
first night "in the Indian nation" and said "We felt a little
doubtful ... so many strangers were tented near us." It
seems that crossing the plains was expensive in more ways
than one - the people of the wagon trains not only had to
buy their wagons, horses and oxen, and cattle to take West,
but were required to pay to cross bridges and fords. The
group left St. Joseph, Mo., April 12, and on April 25 "she
wrote: "We have come on a few miles and were stopped by
Indians. They have built a bridge across a creek where they
had always forded it. We parleyed a long time, not knowing
what to do. Our men went and made a bargain with them
to all go over for $5.50." That must have seemed a consider
able sum in 1854.
This paying to cross rivers and "branches" went on con
stantly. Mrs. Sutton wrote once that they were charged. 25
cents for each of the nine wagons, and recorded that the In
dians had put two logs across a small stream and threatened
to make trouble if the whites did not pay. Eventually, the
whites paid 10 cents a wagon.
Some days she wrote, that they paid 50 cents a wagon.
April 30 the writer said that "We have seen 20 wagons before
us, and herds of cattle bound for California. The bridge-keeper
tells us that there are 1,000 head of cattle before us, and
118 wagons."
On May 3 she wrote "Started soon this morning. When
we got to the road there were two droves, one just before
us and the other behind. We got between them and still re
main so. We came on about three miles to the Big Blue river,
in Nebraska territory. Here is a boat, but the water being
low, we forded it. Here is one white family, 35 miles from
the last house. A postoffice and store is here, and you can
get a common pie for 25 cents."
Each day Mrs. Sutton recorded how far the tram had
traveled-sometimes 12, 15 or at most, about 20 miles. From
time to time they stayed two or three days in one spot to
rest the horses and cattle, and "do up our washing." May 7
she recorded that there were 30 wagons in sight, and about
4,000 head of cattle. She often mentioned that "the roads
are crowded," and on May 12 wrote "There are about 10,000
head of cattle camped near us, and 100 wagons bound for
California. Our cattle mixed together; makes a great deal
of trouble. We hear more noise taan if we were in the bustle
of town."
The diary keeper recorded an incident on June 14 which
makes amusing reading. Coming to what she wrote of as
Independence Rock," the company was told that it would
cost 50 cents a wagon for crossing a bridge, guarded by a
white man who claimed he was giving the men a bargain
because they belonged to his lodge. Then he charged them
each 25 cents for wood. She added "They paid him the money
and came back in a high gale of laughter at the trick that had
been played on them. Some of the brethern of the IOOF
went to visit him and try his grip and found out that he did
not know the mystery. I don't believe any man of good prin
ciple will live here with the Indians and their smoky buf
falo skin wigwams." 1
A few days later Mrs. Sutton was writing in a different
vein. The train had reached the foothills of the Rocky moun
tains. She wrote "In some places the pines and' cedars grow
large enough to build these little cabins that the French
and Indian traders live in. These settlers do not pretend to
raise, a thing-not even a garden. One gentleman told us that
is was useless to try as there would be 100 Indians to every
ear of corn and they would sit down by it until it got into
roasting ear size and then fight to see who would get it.
They depend upon the buffalo and bear, and what is wagoned
here 1000 miles or more. These woods are infested with
thieves and robbers, watching for a good opportunity to take
emigrant cattle and horses. The Indians are far better than
the whites in my estimation." ;
Mrs. Sutton mentioned that the road, which she described
as good, was crowded with emigrants going in both direc- j
tions. June 20 she wrote "Have met 10 or a dozen Mormon
wagons returning back with their families and told the Cal-j
ifornians they were going to the city of destruction. We have '
also met 30 or 40 pack mules loaded with men, women and ;
children and provisions returning back from Oregon. They ;
said the winters were so cold and it was so sickly and money
so scarce that they wanted to be found getting away." She
described the midJune weather in the Rocky mountains as
freezing cold, and said the children often threw snow-balls. '
She mentioned passing a blacksmith shop, said the Indians ;
were as "thick as mosquitoes" and wrote that oxen and cat-
tie were beginning to die of "murrin."
The further west the emigrants went, the higher were ;
prices. June 26 Mrs. Sutton wrote: "Monday, came on about j
a half mile this morning to the ferry. Here is quite a town.
Five or six cabins and four or five stores and one Indian
wigwam. We have to pay S4 per wagon and 55 cents a head !
for horses crossing. The river (she gives no name) is high.
Whiskey is cheap enough to' get drunk on. Have heard of j
several in that kind of a fix. The stuff is only $1 a pint. Here j
we sold a yoke of oxen for S55."
Mrs. Sutton continued her story during July and August j
Women's Mews
Social Events
Future Topics
Discussed By
Eagle Point Unit
Eagle Point Topics for
next year were discussed at
the , last meeting of Eagle
Point Home Extension unit,
held at the home of Mrs. Rob
ert Meyers, Ball road.
Mrs. W. W. Jackson, mem
ber of the County Extension
committee from Eagle Point,
met with the group and dis
cussed the projects available.
She asked the unit to pick out
five and the group selected
health and safety, community
development, home manage
ment, recreation, and family
housing.
Mrs. David Kahl and Mrs.
A. Wattenburg are in charge
of program planning for the
unit.
Mrs. Donald Kimmell, unit
president, discussed the com
ing spring festivals and asked
for suggestions.
There was discussion on
how to interest young moth
ers and new families com
ing into the community in the
courses offered through the
extension units. Everyone who
attends was asked to write
three or four personal invita
tions for the next meeting.
Mrs. Leland Meyer report
ed that approximately 11
women will be completing the
basic sewing course by Friday.
The advanced sewing courses
will start about the first of
March and anyone interested
should contact Mrs. Meyer as
soon as possible.
Mrs. Glenn Clymer and
Mrs. Heckenberger presented
the lesson on synthetic fabrics
and their uses, how they are
processed and made, how to
distinguish the materials and
besides the samples of raw
materials, thread, and mater
ials. Samples of several of the
materials made into wearing
apparel were shown from the
Eagle Point Town and Coun
try Dress shop. Mrs. Hecken
berger stated that starting
March 1, all material must be
marked not only by having
the name of the material print
ed as large as the manufactur
ers label, but must have the
name of the animal and the
country in which it came from
on all garments containing
fur. ,
Mrs. Kimmell announced
that "Color in the Home"
would be used for the open
meeting scheduled next
month.
Mrs. Raymond Chamber
lain was co-hostess for the
luncneon.
Variety
Of Foods
Available
(The following guide to the
nation's best food buys for the
week ending February 20 was
prepared for United Press
International by the U.S. De
partments of Agriculture and
Interior.)
Washington -fCPD- Despite
recent spells of bad weather
in many parts of the nation,
food shoppers will find a
good variety of foods avail
able for the coming weekend.
Produce counters continue
to be well-stocked at reason
able prices with such winter
time standbys as cabbage, car
rots, onions, potatoes, sweet
potatoes and rutabagas. For
variety, lettuce is becoming
more plentiful at lower prices,
and celery continues ample.
An assortment of cooking
greens are offered in many
parts of the nation.
Among fruits, oranges,
grapefruit and apples con
tinue to be most generally
abundant. There are good sup
plies, too, of avocados and
lemons at most markets.
Eggs still are increasing
seasonally in supply, and
trending lower in price.
Meat counters are offering
a wide choice of popular cuts,
with pork foremost. However,
many beef cuts, lamb, chick
ens, and turkeys are to be
found in abundance.
Best buys in fish, nation
wide, are in canned tuna,
shrimp, and the fish sticks
and portions.
Here is a closer look at
plentiful foods in this partic
ular area: t
West Arizona, California,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming: Shoppers will find
ample supplies of eggs, poul
try, b ;f, and pork in Pacific
Coast markets this week, and
there are few price changes.
Among the red meats, fresh
pork loins are slightly higher
in California markets.
Calf, veal, and lamb are in
moderate to light supply.
Butter continues in ample
supply. Plentiful fresh fruits
and vegetagles include apples,
grapefruit, lemons, oranges,
cabbage, cauliflower, carrots,
lettuce and spinach. In good
supply are winter pears, arti
chokes, celery, dry onions,
potatoes, sweet potatoes, and
tomatoes.
teiling how the cattle and oxen gradually weakened, sick
ened and died and were replaced by cattle in pulling the
wagons; wagons were abandoned, possessions left behind.
She wrote that the emigrants were charged $25 a sack for
flour at a settlement. She described the Sweetwater, Big
Sandy, Green and of Bear rivers, the Boise and the Snake.
Whenever the train passed a grave, as it often did, she re
corded the names if they were legible. The emigrants began
to be extremely discouraged, Mrs. Sutton wrote often that
the fate of the travelers was in the hands of Providence, and
on August 15 the diary stopped. The writer, according to a
footnote, became ill of what was called "mountain fever",
and six weeks later was dead without ever having reached
Salem, the train's destination.
The Suttons wagon train traveled about 12 or 15 miles
a day in 1854. Last Sunday Doll T. and the two of us cruised
through the Applegate, turned off at Murphy on the New
Hope road to Highway 199, went through Cave Junction,
took a side trip to the site of the pioneer town of Waldo,
turned back on the main highway at O'Brien and came home
by way of Gold Hrl and the Old Stage' road. We must have
covered 150 miles in about four hours of leisurely driving.
We had time to enjoy the country-side, including one yard
with a bunch of daffodils in bloom.
At least two Medford residents have flown to the east
coast in recent days by jet airliner. Each made the trip from
San Francisco to Idlewood airport in New York City in
about four and a half hours. O.S.
Petrified Wood
Top
Ope
ic for Club;
n House Held
Members and gusts at a re
ent meeting of Roxy Ann
Gem and Mineral club heard
Elmer Binker, program direc
tor for the club, speak on
petrified wood. Using colored
slides provided by the North
west Federation of Mineralog
ical societies to illustrate his
talk, Mr. Binker covered
many facets of the subject
the geological history of pet
rified wood, types of petri
fied forests, how wood be
comes mineralized, and meth
ods of identification.
It was interesting to note
that many varieties of petri
fied wood, including the old
est known genus, Callixylon,
which grew some 350,000,000
years ago, still contain or
ganic plant material such as
cellulose and lignin.
In an effort to promote an
interest in the earth sciences
among the young people of
our community, the club
voted to reduce the cost of
membership to SI per year
for anyone under 18 years of
age.
Mrs. John Dodge announced
that LeRoy Thompkins dis
play in the U. S. National
bank would be held over for
another three weeks.
Vice-president Edward
Shoupe stated that because of
the weather, the first field
trip of the season would be
cancelled. In its place Mr. and
Mrs. Dodge invited the group
to an open house at their
at their home Sunday after
noon to view their extensive
collection.
Mr. and Mrs. George L.
Watson, Medford, were ac
cepted as new members.
Pythian Knights
Plan Fun Night
Talisman temple. Knights
of Pythias, will hold a "fun
night" Monday, February 22,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Pythian
building.
Families of Knights, Pyth
ian Sisters, members of the
Dramatic Order Knights of
Khorassan, Nomads of Avru
daka, Pythian Sunshine Girls
and the Boy Scout troop spon
sored by the lodge are invited
to attend.
Among the events planned
for the evening is a cake
walk to be held by the Sun
shine Girls. Other entertain
ment is planned, and refresh
ments will be served.
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Family Reunion Held
In California City
Hilts -Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Thompson and daughter, Mar
ilyn were in Sacramento and
Auburn, Calif., Saturday and
Sunday to attend a family re
union at the home of Mr.- and
Mrs. Ernest Stevahn and fam
ily in Sacramento. Other
guests were Mrs. Bernard
Blair of Lovewell, Kan., a
sister of Mrs. Thompson and
Mrs. Stevahn, .and their
mother, Mrs. Alma Kieth, Au
burn. This is the first time
the family has been together
for eighteen years.
Masons to Hear
Talk on Russia
John H. Eddy, worshipful
master of Medford lodge
AF and AM, has announced
that Dr. Leonard Mayfield, a
member, would be the fea
tured speaker at a stated
meeting of the lodge on Fri
day, February 19.
Dr. Mayfield will speak on
his recent trip to Russia and
Mr. Eddy urges members to
avail themselves of this op
portunity to hear him.
The meeting will start
promptly at 7:30 p.m. and the
routine business of the lodge
will be transacted after the
talk, Mr. Eddy states.
Remove soap splatter from
tile around bathtubs and
sinks by swabbing the tile
with a damp spronge sprin
kled with dry sal soda concentrated.
Save slivers of soap and tie
them in a piece of soft flan
nel. Dip into boiling water
until soft, then place in cold
water until they form a solid
ball.
Valentine Party
To Be Held by
Shady Cove Group
Shady Cove - Members of
the auxiliary to Steelhead
post, Veterans of Foreign
.Wars, will hold a valentine
"pill pal" party Friday, Feb
ruary 19, at 8 p.m. at the VFW
hall. Gifts will be exchanged
and the names of secret pals
will be revealed. Names for
the coming year will be
drawn.
Dr. Howard Ferguson will
show colored slides taken in
Africa.
At the last meeting of the
auxiliary Mrs. Robert Culpets
was accepted as a new mem
ber. Mrs. Kenneth Oliver re
viewed legislation affecting
veterans passed by the United
States congress in recent
months, and other legislation
up for action.
Mrs. Bert Craven discussed
the Rogue river water re
sources 'and wild life project.
Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Tom Merritt and Mrs.
Norman Bandy.
Election of officers will be
held at a meeting March 4.
There are about 370 million
Moslems in the world.
Jobs Daughters
and DeMolay
DINNER DANCE
Rogue Valley Country Club
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 8:00
Music furnished by Musician's Local No. 597
Carleen De Clerck
Honored on Birthday
Hilts - Carleen De Clerck
was guest of honor at a party
observing her tenth birthday
February 12. The Valentine
motif was used in table and
cake decorations and prizes
were won by Mariam Barron,
Marilyn Thompson, and Janet
Cavin. Other guests were:
Sherrie and Shirley Stanley,
Karen Watson, Phyllis Jordon
Paula Eastman, Cathy Whit
taker, and Barbara De Clerck.
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8 p.m. -. Welcome Wagon,
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Lynwood dr.
8 p.m.-Adarel chapter,
OES, Masonic temple, Jacksonville.
8 p.m.-Central Point PTA
unit, Jewett school cafetor-
ium.
8 p.m -Miriam circle, Zion
Lutheran church, home of
Mrs. Ingram, 1457 Whitman
avenue.
10 a.m. Phoenix Home Ex
tension unit, home of Mrs. D.
J. Bayne, 101 Pine St., Phoe
nix. 12 noon-Roxy Ann court,
Order of the Armaranth, with
Mrs. R. M. Johnson, 21 North
Berkeley Way.
12:30 p.m.-Medford Fifty
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hall, Fifth street at Oakdale
avenue.
1:30 p.m.- Jolly Stitchers
club, home of Mrs. Harry Bry
ant. 1312 Reddy ave.
2:30 p.m.-Washington PTA, j
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