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MAIL TRIBUNE, Madford, Or.
'A Friday, May 20, 190
Regional Calendar
App!ft Valley - A film
"Window, of the Soul," will
be shown at Ruch Community
church at 8 o'clock Monday
evening. It is a new Moody
science film.
Eagle Point - A baton show
featuring high school, grade
school and future majorettes
will be held In the grade
school gymnasium at 8 o'clock
Saturday night. Performances
will be led by future drum
major Kevin Kimmcl and mu
sic will be provided by the
high school band. Special ac
robatic routines will feature
Debbie Oakes and Lynda
Harnish. Refreshments will be
served. A small charge will
be made for admission. The
public is invited.
Happy Camp - There will
be a music concert by James
Tristan's classes at Happy
Camp High school this Tues
day. An award will be pre
sented to the school's out
standing pupil of the year.
Applegate Valley - This
Sunday is cleanup day at Log
Town cemetery. Work hours
are in the forenoon and after
noon and there will be a pot
luck dinner and business meet
ing. Happy Camp - The annual
cemetery cleanup day will be
tomorrow. A dinner will be
served to workers by women
of Happy Camp Grange at
the Grange hall. Grange
Chairman Mrs. Bernice Sut
cliffe will be in charge of the
dinner.
Rural Reflections
Br MAUDE ZIEGLEB
Applegate Valley -Two
little bears who lived in the
community for a while and
won their way into the hearts
of everyone who knew them
have journeyed on now to
larger fields of endeavor.
After all, they were bears,
and their slaps and bites were
1 little overBEARing.
But behind them they have
left vivid impressions as real
personalities. They attended
various functions, such as
ladies club events and mission
ary meetings, and accepted
baby sitting courtesies along
with other children. One little
bruin received a pair of soak
ers knit for him by an ad
mirer between her sessions of
commercial knitting, and the
other bruin wore pajamas
quite often.
One bear would lie on the
floor and cry when he got a
spanking, and the other en
joyed climbing and conse
quently the kitchen curtains
were torn down. He also could
turn on the kitchen faucet
and get a drink.
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Gold Hill Woman Remembers
Oregon Life in Pioneer Days
By MARY KZuh
Mail Tribuna Correspondent
Gold Hill-Mrs. Lillie Mac-
Kay, daughter of an Indian
War Scout and member of
one of Oregon's well-known
pioneer families, celebrated
her 87th birthday anniversary
recently. She was honored at
a party given at the home
of her nephew, Mr. and Mrs.
Kendal Dufur in Gold Hill,
in observance of the occasion.
In an interview with this
correspondent, Mrs. MacKay,
who has a sharp sense of
humor and is actually more
interested in keeping abreast
with modern times than living
in the past, told some interest
ing stories of incidents that
occurred during her child
hood days in this area. She
also related some phases of
her life in regard to some
of the narratives that have
been written about her fa
mous father, .. W. Hayes, who
died in 1027 at the age of
85 years. He was one of Ore
gon's pioneer men who help
ed to make the Rogue Valley
a safer and better place for
early settlers lo establish their
homes during those historic
days.
Mrs. MacKuy, a dauuhlcr
of Mr. and Mrs. James Willis
Hayes, was born April 24,
1873 at "Moonville," which
is now known as Sams Val
ley. At the time of her birth
her father was operating the
general store and post office
in Moonville.
She was a small child when
he sold his business there and
moved his family to Rock
Point, an old stage station on
New Personnel Check in
At Cow Creek District
By VIOLA ROGERS
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Tiller-Drew - New person
nel at the Cow Creek district
of the Umpo.ua National For
est at Tiller are Charles E.
Summer Classes
Slated at Jewett
Central Point - Bill Brew
ster, principal, announced that
summer school classes will be
offered at the H. P. Jewett
Elementary school for grades
one to four for those children
who would benefit by addi
tional time in class.
Classes will start each
morning beginning June 27
and continue six weeks until
August 5. Hours will be from
9 a.m. to noon five days per
week. Transportation lo and
from school must be furnished
by parents, Brewster said.
Enrollment is limited.
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the California and Oresor.
Stage Company lines. It was
at that time one of Jackson
county's busy townsites. Mrs.
MacKay said she will never
forget the memory of her
father during those years at
Rock Point, when besides his
blacksmith shop business he
served as a messenger (police
guard) on the stage whenever
there was a payroll to be
taken through.
The sawed-off shotgun he
carried made a deep impres
sion on her and the other
children In her Home because
they knew it was to be used
for serious business, and they
were fearful of it as well be
cause the gun was such an
odd-looking thing.
Her father, J. W. Hayes,
who was born in 1842 in Ken
tucky, came across the plains
to Oregon by oxen team with
his parents when he was 11
years old. His family settled
about 21) miles from Grants
Pass, just beyond Hayes hill
which was named after the
Hayes family later.
She said the Indians called
her father the "black devil."
He served when he was about
14 years old as a scout in the
Rogue River war in 1853-56
under Mike Bushey. It Is said
that J. W. Hayes, known to
his friends as "Bill," was
among the best scouts that
ever followed an Indian trail,
lie was described as tall and
wore his black hair long.
When he wanted lo get in
formation, he let his hair fall
down over his shoulders, put
a blanket over his shoulders,
and moccasins on his feet and
Casnn and Roger E. Williams.
Cason will work in the en
gineering department. He for
merly worked in the Mt. Hood
National Forest and in the
Klamath National Forest in
California. He is married and
has a 2-year-old son.
Williams is a forester who
had worked for the Cow
Creek District from 1055-57.
After two years In the Army
he is bark in Tiller again.
He and his wife will live at
the ranger station.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bur-
back Jr. and daughter are be
ing transferred from Tiller to
the Diamond Lake district
where his work will be rec
reation development.
According to Ranger John
Wilson, the tree planting pro
gram for the year Is finished
and work crews are now busy
with trail and telephone main
tenance getting ready for fire
season. The blister rust con
trol program also is under
way.
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ted through the Indian
camps.
Mrs. MacKay told of the
unforgetable fear that her
mother, the former Sophronia
Cook, who had crossed the
plains from Missouri, had of
the Indians, and remembers
so well the times when she
was a small child in Rock
Point. Her mother put heavy
blankets over the windows of
their home when Indians
were passing through the
area because she was afraid
the Indians would "peek in
the windows "
Mrs. MacKay commenced
her school days in the historic
Rock Point school building
that was destroyed by fire the
summer of 1959. She said
church services were held in
the school building as well
as funerals when she wag a
youngster.
She says speaking of fu
nerals reminds her of a lime
when she was about 10 years
old. She was picking red lilies
with a group of children in
the vicinity of the Rock Point
cemetery. As they scampered
about the grave yard looking
for wild flowers, they came
upon an open grave, and need
less to say the red lilies were
forgotten. She ran with the
others as fast as their legs
would take them to their
homes to spread the word.
Since there were no reports
of any death, the townspeo
ple of Rock Point, including
her parents, decided that a
grave robbing had taken
place.
Dug Own Grave
About a month later, she
said the character, as she re
ferred to him, who was re
sponsible for the bewildering
situation casually told the
worried townsfolk that he had
dug his own grave so that it
would be ready for him when
he died, although he was in
perfect health at the time. His
name was John Satterfield, a
man who loved to fish in the
Rogue river and attended to
his own business, even to
planting a garden and har
vesting vegetables on his own
plot in the cemetery, she said.
When he died he was buried
in a coffin that he had made
and stored in the loft of his
home. She said that he also
carved his own headstone for
his grave.
She remembers the first
train that passed through
Rock Point after the railroad
was built In 188:1. She said
it was not a passenger train,
but just flu tears with lots of
people riding on them.
About 1883 her father mov
ed his family to Central Point
where he was engaged for
about 10 years as a man of
many trades - blacksmith,
warehouseman for the rail
road, livery stable hand, hard
ware merchant selling agri
culture implements, and op
erating a dance hall over the
livery stable.
When she was a teen-ager
living in Central Point, her
father would hitch up the
horses and take her and her
friends to Willow Springs
where popular dances of the
era were held at the location
where the Willow Springs
Grange hall is now.
The Hayes family returned
In the late 80s or early 1800
era to the J. W. Hayes ranch
in the Rock Point area. He
later went into the blacksmith
trade In Gold Hill, continuing
in this occupation until his
retirement. He established the
Hayes home in Gold Hill at
the residence which is now
known as the "old John
Hayes home."
Discovers Mine
Her husband, Joseph R.
MacKay, a mining engineer,
discovered the .famous old
Corporal G. Gold Mine in the
vicinity of the Rock Point
area In 1904. He named It
after a nephew of his, Sam
Gillis, who was among the
First California Volunteers
that fought in the Spanish
American War. Having some
of the sart pioneer spirit as
her father, she said the most
interesting years of her lite
were when she accompanied
her husband on his mining
expeditions to remote areas
in Mexico, Arizona, Nevada
and California.
After his death in 1922. she
and their adopted son, Rich
ard MacKay, returned to Gold
Hill where she has made her
home most of the time since
then.
She does her own house
work and leisure hours in
doors are spent crocheting
and knitting. Always fond of
children, one of her favorite
pastimes is to walk when
weather permits to the Dufur
home to visit her grand
nephew, five-year-old Johny
Dufur, and grandnicce. Can
dace Dufur, whn is two years
old. Her fevorite hobby is
working in her flower gar
den. Her aim Richard renides In
North Hllhlandi, Calif , wilh
Mi wile, Ton I and their two
youngster. Joe and Toni.
Mrt. MacKa. one of eight
children, tit cue a iter living.
Mrs, J. Frank Schmidt of
Jroulriale. Ore Slio is the for
mer txlua Hayes of. tic id liiti,
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Regional News
Tablets
New Product: D.F.D.
Table Rock - Sanford Rich
ardson, who takes pride in
raising the first sweet corn of
the season, planted his corn,
and went with his wife to
Portland for a week's visit, re
turning Wednesday. He
checked his corn, and found
it had come up all right, being
helped by some friendly
pheasants.
George Guthrie, caretak
er at TouVelle park, reports
some 400 people attended
the Sears picnic for em
ployees and families last
Sunday. This was the larg
est attended picnic so far
this year.
We have met lately a half
dozen registered RoDublkans
who are in a fix, as they can't.
go Nixon, so are going to
write in a Democratic candi
date on their Republican bal
lot, which won't be counted
toward his election. This sit
uation was brought about by
the heavy Republican major
ity in the county and state in
past years. During that time if
a Republican got the nomina
tion he was more than likely
to be elected, so to be sure of
getting good officials, one had
to vote a Republican primary
ballot.
Land leveling equipment
belonging to William O.
Day. of Medford, has been
in use here for several days
on farm lands. The machine
was operated by Ernest
McEvers of Sams Valley,
who claims he can level
land and give it the proper
slope for irrigation without
it being staked,
Gilbert Elder, of the Big Y
area, celebrated his 89th birth
day last Sunday with relatives
and friends at the home of
his son, Jesse Elder and fam
ily, west side Table Rockers.
Irrigation wilh sprinklers
started Tuesday on the J, L.
Nealon farm, where the con
sistent westerly winds are
drying the surface soil and
blowing us a lot of dust.
We have heard some skepti
cal reactions to our story
about the Hoover sub-division.
Some thought it might be a
bit over-drawn as to buildings
and upkeep of premises, and
might end up as a "china
town." Others thought selling
building supplies at wholesale
might work a hardship on
other dealers. Then one good
lady wondered if we were not
bringing too many people into
an already crowded valley.
In answer to the first, they
have a zoning ordinance that
will keep premises clean of
rubbish and buildings painted.
As to the second, if someone
hadn't possessed courage and
vision, the land would still be
vacant, and no one would be
selling building supplies there.
As to the last, we don't need
to worry about getting too
many people in the valley, if
they have some sort of income,
but if jobs should slacken,
those depending on work
might be in difficulty.
Bill Duggan. the Sams
Valley Bensonlied farmer,
member of the county plan
ning commission and build
er of smog-proof homes for
Californians, was a brief
caller here Wednesday on
his way to deliver petitions
to the planning commission
In Medford.
BOB WALTERS. Regional Editor
CORRESPONDENTS:
Applegate Valley Maude Ziegler, TW 9-1333
Butte Falls Mary Jo Harris, TO 3-2128
Central Point Doris Hughes, NO 4-1108
Eagle Point Dottie Harbison, HI 6-3274
Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell. UL 51126
Grandview-Lone Pine Dot Simmons, SP 2-967
Happy Camp Vivian E. Stevenson
Hornbrook Karherlne Chapman, GR 5-358
Illinois Valley Kitherine Scott, 5203
Jacksonville Bette Hoskins, TW 9-1209
McLeod Caroline Harding, TR 8-2260
Meadows Nellie Bergman. HI 6-1267
Montague Carol Peterson
Phoenix Helen Nikodym. KE 5139
Prospect Frances Ring. UN 9-2211
Rogue River Cecile Camden, JU 2-3379
Shady Cove Evalyn Watson. TR 9-2351
Table Rock R. E. Nealon. TA 9-2097
Talent Joe Cowley. KE 5-2919
Tiller-Drew Viola Refers
Williams Bonnie Mitchell. PR 2263
Yreka Hulk Middleioa, VI 2-2807
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It must be that our friend
Clifford, the Forest Acres
scribe, since he shed his cen
tennial beard, got somewhat
out of balance. Of course we
never missed the melon he
snitched, but what is confus
ing to us is that we have no
son or grandson.
So F. J. must have got the
melon from someone's patch
that might not be so lenient
with him as we might. This
takes us back many years,
when an adjoining neighbor
named Hansen had a melon
patch in the lower field near
the woods. To protect the
melons from snitchers, he put
up a sign that read: "These
melons are poisoned."
Coming to his patch the
next day he found near the
sign, the rinds of a big melon
that had been eaten and a
sign, "This one wasn't."
In a telephone conversa
tion with Mrs. Fred Sander
of Medford, friends here of
the Val Ware family,
learned that Mrs. Ware
passed away May 15, at
Long Beach, Calif., where
she and her husband had
resided since leaving here.
In the June 6, 1919 issue
of the M.T., an item in the
Table Rock Tablets tells of a
hard frost the night before
that did heavy damage to
fruit, crops, and gardens. This
might suggest that we not
empty our smudge pots too
soon.
While attending the Roos
evelt memorial dinner lest
Saturday, we met a lot of
fine people, and many ca
pable looking candidates,
all eble and willing to serve
their country. The dinner
was all you could wish for,
and the program that lasted
more than an hour was high
ly interesting and instruc
tive the whole way through.
During the introducing
of Presidential candidates,
if our applause meter was
working correctly, Kennedy
had the edge on Morse with
Johnson next. The mention
of Mrs. Roosevelt's name
was loudly applauded. Such
a meeting as this we would
hate to miss and only wish
more Republicans would at
tend. The ladies were very
kind in not obstructing any
one's vision by wearing
mostly small hats. They had
small head pieces about the
sise of one's hand, looked
like they might have been
knitted and pasted on their
heads. It seems there's no
bird on "Nellie's" hat any
more. Thought for the day: As a
good American citizen, be
sure you go to the polls and
vote for your favorite candi
date. There is no charge.
'SKIP DAY' HELD
Butte Falls Last Friday
was "skip day" for seventh
and eighth grade students of
Butte Falls Grade school. Ac
companied by Principal Leon
ard Stratton and room moth
ers Mrs. William Lytle, Mrs.
Ray Chambers and Mrs. Orbie
Ruddick, they went by bus to
tin' House of Mystery, Lithia
Paik, Twin Plunges swim
ming pool and TouVelle park.
Yreka-The FBI arrested 37-year-old
Harry F. Clark of
Dunsmuir this week as a de
serter from the Air Force. He
will be held In county jail
pending arrival of Air Force
officials.
7:30 p.m. Medford High
j School Auditorium!
Hunter and Best
Operations Listed
Applegate Valley - Mr. and
i Mrs. Glenn Hunter of Ruch
left recently for Gold Beach,
wnere tney win remain tor
the summer looking after
business interests. Some
months ago the firm of Hunter
and Best, which includes
Hunter's son. B. J. Hunter,
and Glenn Best, purchased
property with 250 feet of riv
er frontage on the Rogue at
Gold Beach, and started busi
ness changes on the property.
They erected a new build
ing to house a salmon cannery
which they lease to another
party. At present they are
converting the old cannery
building to a center for sell
ing fishing gear with a view
to handling commercial fish
ing equipment in the future.
They also own a boat dock.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Best
have been at the business site,
located at Wedderman across
the river from Gold Beach,
since its purchase. B. J. Hunt
er and his family are remain
ing at Ruch, where he man
ages the Hunter and Best
Christmas tree farm, where
the third season of tree grow
ing is underway. Eighty-five
acres are planted on the 450
acre holdings.
Maurer to Head
Activity Program
Illinois Valley - The sum
mer recreation board has
elected Larry Maurer to di
rect this summer's youth ac
tivity program, sponsored by
the Lions club.
Maurer will set up a pro
gram which will include golf,
swimming, baseball, archery,
Softball and other sports. It
will be open to both youths
and adults.
At the same board meeting,
Illinois Valley High school's
vocational agriculture depart
ment was awarded concession
rights at all spectator sports
programs.
Maurer said the program
will be a success if there is
enough individual interest ei
ther to participate in it or sup
port it. He said he hoped Il
linois Valley residents would
"again rally behind the pro
gram this year."
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by rail. The announcement
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company with offices in both
Phoenix and Grants Pass.
Clearing operations started
Tuesday. The area is being
cleared more than what will
be used for the actual bulk
plant operation. However, the
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Hornbrook - Miss Gerry
Elmore won second prize in
horse jumping at the Gazelle
Horse show held May 8.
Gerry is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Elmore.
She is a student at Yreka
high school and is a member
of the Vaquerra's, Hornbrook's
girls' mounted drill team.
Others attending the horse
show from here included
Gerry's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Orson Coleman, and her
brother, Johnny; Miss Penny
Barnum, Miss Linda Blanken
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