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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
MONDAY. JULY 11, 10GO
Out on
a Limb
By BOB WALTERS
Reunion Slated for
Ex-Residents of
Now Vacant Town
The lookout
I've often wondered why
anyone would want to cxtle
himself to a forest service
lookout stntion. To me, it
would be one of the dullest
Job Imaginable. Like every
thing else, though, it's simply
matter of individual tastes.
Last Sunday I met a man
who apparently couldn't be
more satisfied in his work.
His chief complaint, in fact,
was that he had to come
down from the mountains
every two weeks to pick up
supplies.
Teacher and I were driving
long a narrow little road on
the other side of Talent - we
didn't know where it led and
didn't especially care. Our ac
cidental d e s t i nation turned
out to be the lookout tower
atop Anderson Butte.
We marveled at the view -which
gets to be a habit in
southern Oregon - and then
climbed to the tower where
we were greeted by a friend
ly old gentleman who imme
diately apologized for the
poor visibility. It seemed fine
to us but by his standards it
was pretty limited.
' He pointed out all the
sights, told us where the
numerous other towers were
and explained how much fur
ther we could have seen had
It been a "clear day." He also
told us why he's quite happy
right where he is.
' .
In th first place, he
doesn't have much use for
cities and from his con
Tersation I took "city" to
mean any place that has a
few stores, homes and, of
course, people.
"Down there." he said,
pointing to the valley, "they
push, shove and step all
over you. When they come
up here, it's not the same
ihey're polite and friendly.
Everyone who comes up
here is nice."
1 He said .he and his fam
ily live at the tower four
months every year. The
Test of their time is spent
at their home in a secluded,
wooded area near a lake in
California or traveling
throughout the West. .
They usually slay in trail
er parks, he said, "where
people are people." No mat
: ter what their needs, there's
; always someone around
. who can accommodate
them. He described it as an
, informal, cooperative a r -rangement
thai works for
the benefit of everyone.
There's entertain mtnl
" too. he said, "and it doesn't
cost a penny." He said the
v people, many of them re
; tired, often stage their own
amateur talent shows. Oth
, er nights they'll have group
f singing Or sit around a big
tire toasting marshmallows.
, To our lookout friend, this
Is the life. He doesn't miss
what we call "civilization" at
all and asks only that he be
allowed to go his own way
at his own pace.
, I can't say I agree with his
views, but I certainly respect
them. Our push-push-push so
ciety being what it is, it's
kind of refreshing to meet
gomeone who just couldn't
care less.
i The rat race is not for him.
Youth Crusade Set
In Rogue River
Rogue River - A non-denominational
Youth Crusade
will be held here Thursday
and Friday. Glenn Frye, dean
of the Cannon Beach Youth
conference,! will be featured
speaker.
The crusade wili be held in
the Rogue River VFW hall
"and will get underway each
evening at 8 p.m. All young
people are invited. Russ Carr
of Medford will be the song
leader. Musical entertainment
will be provided by local tal
ent. ;
By KATHERINE CHAPMAN
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Hornbrook - The third an
nual reunion picnic for for
mer residents of the town of
Tennant, Calif., has been set
for Aug. 14 on Antelope creek
in the Tennant area. Mrs
Henley Clawson, secretary of
the group, is sending out invi.
tations this week to all former
residents whose addresses are
available.
However, she stresses the
point that all persons who at
any time lived in the now-
deserted town-are invited to
attend.
This year's event promises
to be of special interest, as
Mrs. Clawson has recently
been advised that the entire
town has been sold to a cou
ple from San Francisco. Their
names are Stephen and Libby
McNeill, producers of the mu
sical show and record album,
"My Enchanted City," a story
of San Francisco.
To Reopen Town
They intend reopening the
town for music festivals with
leading actors and actresses
from all over the country.
No definite date for the open
ing has been set as yet. Ask
ing price for the property was
$430,000.
The town of Tennant is lo
cated in Siskiyou county's sce
nic mountain meadow coun
try. It may be reached by
driving 28 miles north of
Weed. Calif., on highway 97
then turning right on a solid
packed, all - weather gravel
road, maintained by the coun
ty, and traveling this road
for 11 miles.
The property consists of 100
acres of land, 100 two and
three bedroom houses with
cedar shake exteriors and as.
bestos roofing. These are well-
built houses, each with its
own water, bath, and sewer
connections, and have their
own lots, 60 by 130 feet with
an alley. Each house has a
bedroom and many have ga
rages and woodsheds. Each
has approximately 800 square
feet.
In addition, there is a sev
en - bedroom house, called
"The Mansion"; a 52-room
dormitory fully equipped
with beds, mattresses, linen,
and blankets, a church build
ing with a capacity of 200,
serving as a community hall
also.
Community Hall
This building is complete
ly outfitted with stage, dress
ing rooms with outside en
trance, piano, steel-lined pro
jection booth, kitchen and
dining room upstairs with ta
bles, chairs, stoves, sinks, sil
verware, etc.
There also is a four-room
school building with gymna
sium; general store building
with fixtures, walk-in freezer,
marble soda fountain, two gas
pumps with underground
storage tanks, truck - level
loading docks; an administra
tion building; cafe building;
library complete with books;
power house; swimming pool;
tennis court; an 8,00U-square
foot multi-purpose building;
storage shed, building sites,
and last but surely not least,
beautiful trout-filled Antelope
creek runs through the property.
Located in a veritable
sportsman's paradise, the
town is within an hour's drive
of the Mt. Shasta ski lift, the
Tulelake Wildlife reserve and
the Lava Beds National mon
ument. .......
The town was built about
35 years ago for a lumber
camp for the International Pa
per company. Three years ago
they moved their men and
their families out of the town
to newer and larger fields of
lumbering, and donated the
town to the Veterans of For
eign Wars, who were unable
to find a use for it in their
organization.
First Reunion Held
It was then acquired from
the VFW by a group of in
vestors headed by Ray A. Nel
son of Oakland, Calif. Tills
investment group subsequent
ly placed it on the market.
Norman F. Cook, sales man
ager for the Johnnie White
company Reators of Hayward
BOB WALTERS, Regional Editor
CORRESPONDENTS)
Applegale Valley Maude Ziegler, TW 8-1333
Butte Falls Mary Jo Harris, TO 5-2128
Central Point Viola Cook, NO 4-1334
Eagle Point Dottie Harbison, HI 6-3274
Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell. UL 5-1126
Grandview-Lone Pine Dot Simmons, SP 2-9678
Happy Camp Hasel Davis, GY 3-2387
Hornbrook Kalnerlne Chapman, GR 5-3586
Illinois Valley Katharine Scolt, 5203
Jacksonville Beth. Hoskins, TW 9-1209
McLeod Caroline Harding, TR 8-2260
Meadows Nellie Bergman, HI 6-1267
Montague Carol Peterson
Phoenix Helen Nikodym, KE 5-1398
Prospect Frances Ring. UN 9-2211
Shady Cove Evalyn Watson, TR 8-2351
Table Rock R E. Nealon, TA 6-2097
Talent Bill Young, KE 5-1253
Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers
Williams Bonnie Mitchell, PR 2283
Yreka Bessie Boyd Fraser .
Calif., handled the sale of the
property.
During the years 1945 to
1954, Mr. and Mrs. Clawson
made their home in Tennant,
and it was largely through his
efforts three years ago that
a reunion was planned. The
first one was held at the
Clawson home here and was
attended by 104 former resi
dents of Tennant, all of whom
had such a good time they
voted to make it an annual
event.
Last year's get-together was
held at the Reynolds ranch
on Antelope creek. There arc
tentative plans to hold this
year's picnic in the town it
self, but this is dependent on
obtaining the consent of the
new owners.
Cook has been in touch
with Mrs. Clawson by tele
phone and by letter, and plans
to be on hand for the picnic,
as he hopes to be able to
contact a number of the
town's "old-timers," with the
plan in mind of a book and
movie being made that will
tell the story of the pictur
esque old town.
Begional
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Station Reports
Heavy Traffic
Over State Line
By KATHERINE CHAPMAN
Mail Tribune Cortepsondent
Hornbrook Think the
highways were crowded over
the recent holiday week end?
Then ask any inspector at any
quarantine station of the Cali
fornia department of agricul
ture, and he'U verify that fact
for you.
Figures released last week
by the Hornbrook station
show the following number of
cars checked through: July 1-
1,809; July 2-2,311; July 3
1,506; July 4-1,564- July 5-
1.527. making a grand total
of 8,829 cars for the five-day
period.
Compared with the 1959
count of 6,536 cars for the
same five-day period, this
year's count shows an increase
of 2,793. And because the
cherry season is in full swing
now, inspections at this time
must be particularly thor
ough.
This is the only fruit
grown in Oregon and Wash
ington that is prohibited in
California all fruits of any
variety of cherry. This is be
cause of the prevalence of the
cherry fruit fly.
Persons traveling into Cali
fornia are cautioned against
bringing cherries from these
two states. Records of the bu
reau of plant quarantine show
that danger, of pest introduc
tion is directly related to
travel trends the more trav
elers, the greater the hazard.
Btu to dispel any ideas that
all plant material inspection
at the many California bord
er stations is rejected, records
show that roughly not more
than 2 per cent of plant ma
terial inspected is refused en
try into the state 98 per cent
is passed.
In fact, persons entering
from Oregon and Washington
are encouraged to buy pears
and apples in those states and
bring them in. But cherries
Joanne Callaghan
Reigns as Queen
Of EP Celebration
Eagle Point - A safe, acci
dent free Fourth of July cele
bration was held in Eagle
Point with Joanne Callaghan
reigning as queen.
Miss Callaghan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Calla
ghan, 124 South B St., was
crowned queen by last year's
queen, Norma Noble, at cere
monies held in front of t h e
high school. Princesses receiv
ing banners were Charlotte
Zimmerlee, Sandra Smith,
Carolyn Hart and Mavis Cou
sien. Donald McGovern was mas
ter of ceremonies and Mayor
Ed Putman dedicated the new
city park as "Little Butte
park."
Mrs. Helen Adams of White
City received the door prize
with Miss Callaghan drawing
the name at the dance Mon
day evening.
Prises Awarded '
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Peck
received the queen and king
crowns and trophies for out
standing costumes at the Mar-
di Gras ball. Gordon dressed
as a female "beatnik" and
Mrs. Peck as the male "beat
nik" with both playing the
part throughout the evening.
Mrs. Gordon Peck present
ed the winning parade awards
and ribbons to the following
winners: Cub Scout Pack 48
with the "Spirit of 76", first;
Krambeal youngsters, second.
and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford as
old-timers, third, in the walk
ing division; Cub Scout Den
1 float "Cubs on the Moon.
first; Miss Tonya Nelson,
Miss America of 1970, sec
ond; the Rooster Booster club
of Rogue River, third, in the
motor powered division; Ea
gle Point School band; first,
and Town and Country Dress
shop with the Edge Sisters
and their accordions, second,
in the band division; Alleta
Miller and the.Bicycllsts, first,
in the miscellaneous division;
Mr. and Mrs. Porter, first;
the Walter Kurz family, sec
ond, and the Desert Pegasus
Horse club, third, in the
mounted division.
Annual Pre-Fair
Set by GH 4-H Club
Gold Hill - The annual
Gold. Hill 4-H Lamb Fair will
be held here in the new city
park on Wednesday from 10
a.m. until 3 p.m.
Ci Norman Gail, leader of
the Gold Hill 4-H club,, said
the pre-fair is held each year
in preparation for the Jackson
County 4-H Fair, which is
slated this summer for Au
gust 13-20. The Gold Hill club
will be hosts for Wednesday's
county-wide competition.
Two trophies will be given,
one for the best livestock
judge, won last year by Linda
Gibson of the Westside 4-H
club, and the other for the
best sheep showman, won last
year by Terry Gail of the
Gold Hill Livestock 4-H club
The trophys are now on dis
play at Gail's Gold Hill mar-
kel. The Gold Hill Lions club
and the Gold Hill 4-H club are
co-sponsors of the pre-fair.
A food booth will be pro.
vlded on the grounds by moth
ers of Gold Hill 4-H club
members.
Bible School Starts
Illinois Valley - Immanuel
Methodist church in Cave
Junction began a week-long
Bible school at 9 a.m. today.
There are kindergarten, pri
mary and junior classes.
The Rev. John McMurtrey
will give a sermonettc each
morning and at 11 a.m. Fri
day, last day of the school,
parents are Invited.
EP Council Calls
Town Meeting to
Discuss Reelection
Rural Reflections
By MAUDE ZIEGLER
Applegate Valley - A most
delightful and refreshing
thing to do on a hot, hot sum
mer day is to drive up the val
ley making door to door calls
observing what occupies local
folks at the moment.
The first 74-year-old was
toying with the notion of get
ting on her short overalls and
splashing in the irrigation
ditch. Another housewife was
out having a tooth extracted
and another had taken her
child to town for surgery.
One young lady had just
turned 21, and was very much
expecting to vote in Novem
ber: A young man was anx
iously awaiting enlistment in
the Navy this month, and
another young lady was plan
ning study in Europe next
year.
One homemaker was telling
how her pet lizzard got in the
house and skidded around on
the linoleum before she could
boost him out with a broom
Another served coffee and
doughnuts which her husband
pretended to have whipped
up.
A farmer said he had too
many Irons in the fire, but
was expecting to tear down
his attractive green house and
build a new one. Another one
was milking his cows as the
afternoon passed into evening.
Martha, the pet sheep who
has made the news columns
once before, extended a
sheepish farewell at the front
gate.
By DOTTIE HARBISON
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Eagle Point -The Eagle
Point city council has called
a special town meeting for
Aug. 15 to discuss the reelec
tion necessary for the Eagle
Point Sewage Lagoon system.
The city attorney, city coun
cil, engineers and all people
connected with the project
will be present to answer
questions.
Due to a technicality it will
be necessary to hold a reelec
tion. Accordng to City Attor
ney Gregg Horneckcr, the city
was advised by Schuyler in
1952 at the time the fire truck
bond was purchased that an
"initiative and referendum"
ordinance was now being re
quired in the cities' charters
and Eagle Point should add it
to their charter.
This information evidently
was not passed on to cither
the present councllmcn or
the present attorney as no
such ordinance can be found.
ine lire irucjc oonn was pass- j
ed under the city s present
charter and the sewage bond
was applied for in almost the
same way called for by the
initiative and referendum or
dinance. Election Planned -
However, since the recom
mendation for this ordinance
to be adopted had been made
in plenty of time prior to the
application of the sewage I
bond, the councilmcn had the
attorney prepare the proper
ordinance and passed the or
dinance at their regular meet
ing Tuesday evening.
A new election will be held
the first of February. The
election will be handled Iden
tically to the previous elec
tion, with at least 10 days
notice being given and with at
least three notices being post
ed. The council voted to accept
the $11,000 in federal aid and
engineers already have start
ed work on surveying. Appli
cation has also been made by
the council for a $30,000 state
sanitation federal grant.
Lower Interest
The city attorney stated that
this technicality may have
saved money for the city of
Eagle Point at it now is el
igible for a winter bond issue
in which the Interest is lower
since it has dropped since the
first application was made.
Donald McGovern gave a
report on sanitation service
and was Instructed to set up
regulations to be presented to
the council before bids are
called for.
Ray Barrows submitted a
draft prepared for the new
streets and plpllnes to be plac
ed in his subdivision.
Summer Swimming Lessons Popular in
Central Point; 44 Children Register
By VIOLA COOK
Mall Tribune Correspondent
Control Point - Sunmiur
swimming lessons for chil
dren of Central Point tiro In
popular di'immcl with 44 chil
dren signed up for the first
session,
One session will bo for both
Central Point and Gold Hill
children but only Central
Point children will ultond tho
other lessons because of the
cost of transportation from
Gold Hill.
Bus will leave Central
Point city hall at ID a.m. and
return from Hawthorne pool
nt 11:19 for the week of July
11 to 15. Tho rest of the sea
son the bus will leavo the city
hall at H::i() a.m. und return
from the pool tit 11:15 a.m.
Registrations for the July 2.1
Aiig. 5 session are being ac
cepted at the city hall. Local
registration will close July 21).
Swimming for Gold Hill
children will be from 9 a.m.
to II a.m. dally from July 18
20. Hie bus will leave Gold
Hill at 8 a.m. mid como to
Central Point via Old Stage
rd. and Scenic ave., picking
up swimmers cu route, then
continuing on to Jackson pool
for swimming lessons. The
bus will leave Jackson pool
for Gold. Hill via Central
Point, Scenic ave. and Old
Stage rd. at 11 a.m.
SHORT ROUTE EAST
via Crater lake
Leaves Medford al 9:45 a.m. Daily
Soe Crntor lake at no extra farel lowoit but fares
to many polntsl Save up to a day on Air Ride Trail
ways Thru Buses to: BOISE, CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS,
DENVER, DALLAS.
BUS DEPOT
FIFTH AND FRONT STREETS
Phone SP 3-1853 rr ,n """""
Drew Correspondent
Explains Club Name
(Editors noiei Recently
Out on a Limb asked Cor
respondent Viola Rogers
how Club 227 in Tiller
Drew got its name. Her ex
planation follows.)
Tiller Drew-Five years
ago the people of the com
munity around Drew got to
gether, paid memberships,
and bought a building for
recreational purposes. Then
they discovered if they were
to have by-laws, pay taxes
on the property, and carry
insurance, they needed to
have a name. Everything
has a name.
Several names were sub
mitted, among them Club
227. At that time the Tiller
Trail highway was number
ed 227 and the building was
situated along that high
way. Since the lime of in
corporation the powers that
be have changed the high
way number to 42.
Although the reason for
the name has vanished the
need for the community
club is as great as ever,
since Drew is a long drive
from any recreational center.
CP BASEBALL GAMES
Central Point - Approxi
mately 130 boys are taking
part in the daily baseball
games and instruction held
for the 12 teams under the
local recreation program.
About 35 youngsters are tak
ing part in other activities.
Announcing . . .
DR. PAUL D. BRAY
Chiropractic and Naturopathic Physician
Has returned to Medford
to Resume Practice
317 LOZIER LANE
Phone SP 2-5082
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