Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 27, 1960, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY. JULY il, 10 8 A. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORB. mjih)iw.hii Bud Boyd's Stay In Wilds Is Similar By BESSIE BOYD FRASER Mill Tribune Correspondent Yreka - Thirty years ago member of another Boyd family went Into the wilds of Siskiyou county for their va cation. Hal and his wife. Flo ra, his sister, Marguerite, and her husband, Paul, checked In at the Callahan store for a minimum of supplies because they were packing everything on their own backs. Hal was an experienced woodsman and carried gun and fishing rod besides his regular pack. Each had his own blankets and one change of clothing, the army canteen and folding mess kit. A cam era and one volume of Shake speare had been slipped in by the girls, who intended to im prove their husbands' minds during idle moments. The Boyds had camped and hunted In the Siskiyous above Callahan for years. Boyd lake was named for their father, Thomas Parker Boyd, and a beautiful little lake was nam ed Virginia lake for a sister. Decide To Explore They had heard of some wonderful wild country above and beyond their usual haunts and decided to explore, there fore they were not burdened with pack animals or guide, Watch the National Conventions WORLD BOOK Exptnded to 30 Volume Aratocrat Binding 9179 guia Bumping and top edge fUdinf Just 10 down 6 a month. Order the combination World BookChUdcrmft Plan at a huge earing! Both eeta juat $10 down $10 a month Your youngsters will live and grow with these impor tant educational works in your home! Childcraft offers the very finest help in child training and prepa ration. World Book Ency clopedia has long been first in sales. Now, the brilliant 256X7 World Book has been revised, enlarged, brought completely up to date an van greater value than ever I Inquire today 15 IT V'nd . 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It took them several days to hike through and over granite ledges and they final ly saw a gem-like lake far below them and decided that was the spot to camp. Their food was getting low and there had been nothing to kill since they started except one rattlesnake their first day and they were not hungry enough then to cook and eat it. It was tough going down to the sapphire lake but they reached it before dark and while the others made camp, Hal lost no time throwing in his fishing line. He fished un til dark but not one bite did he get. After a meager supper they all fell into their beds made of fir boughs and count ed the stars above until sleep overtook them. Lake Found Barren Hal was the first one tip next morning and down fish ing for their breakfast, but no fish were jumping or bit ing and he realized that this lovely lake had not been stocked for a long time. 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It was snowing harder and though it was late July their trail was fast becoming oblit erated. It was a real struggle to reach the top of the ridge. The girls were weak from in sufficient food and began eliminating articles from their packs as they climbed up above 7,000 feet. Shakespeare was left for the birds halfway down the mountain. "I'm not the girl my grand' mother was," complained Marguerite. "While she was crossing the plains with the Applegate party she carried an umbrella over her Jersey cow and gave it her daily ra tion of water, only taking a sip herself - she reached Ash land alive and so did the cowl I'm just going to sit here in the snow I'm so tired. The rest of you can go on without me. Snow Covers Landmarks "Don't wear yourself out talking nonsense!" Hall ad vised, because he feared they had taken the wrong direction in the heavy snow which had by now covered all lan d marks. They tried to stay on top of the ridges so their strength wouldn't be wasted climbing up and down. After three days of snow the sun came out and It was not again, but they were so tired and hungry they weren't much interested in the weath er. The girls could hardly drag one foot after the other. Hal thought he naa Deucr trv and get out and find help and left the miserable little group huddled together on top of the mountain. Rangers Meet Them Some forest rangers mei mm before he had gone very far. The alarm had gone out from the Callahan store when the unseasonable storm continued and a dozen searching parties were out looking for them, bringing food and stimulants in case they were still alive. They finally all staggered into Callahan exactly opposite the spot from where they had started. Each one had lost during the terrific hent LONG LASTING, ENRICHES SOIL FOREST LOAM not only loosens the soil but it enriches it as well. Its effects as a mulch are known to last years longer than ordinary mulches. This is due to Its high percentage of lignin which is highly resist ant to the decaying action of organisms. CONSERVES WATER Since FOREST LOAM is capable of absorb ing five times its dry weight in water, you can readily see its value as a moisture saver, thereby eliminating much unneces sary watering. Due to its insulating proper ties, FOREST LOAM keeps moisture In the soil which would otherwise evaporate through the action of heat and wind. Neighborhood DELIVERED PRICES (Local Area) 100 CU. FT. TRUCK LOAD 300 CU. FT. TRUCK LOAD $7.00 200 CU. FT. TRUCK LOAD $12.00 Out on By BOB Unbiased In any business, the man most ofien at the butt of the jokes is the beginner. That certainly holds true In the newspaper business, possibly moreso than in any other. On the receiving end of much of the humor upstairs at the Mail Tribune are our two cub reporters. Down stairs, it's the apprentice printer who has to grin and bear It. This one's name Is Oakes. "Remember now, Oakes," one of the senior printers tells him several tunes a week, "there once was a time when you were nothing but a Nut Oakes, however, manages to take most of it in stride, He just gnashes his teeth, breaks a lead rule in halt and prays for the day when his apprenticeship will be over. He's become so accustomed to the role, in fact, that he makes an ideal straight man. Take Monday, for Instance. Two printers were mak ing up in. front page when Oakes, carrying a piece of copy and wearing a punlad xpretsion, cam trotting up. "What does 'unbiased' man?" h asked. Th printers exchanged here-we-go-again glances be for on of them, a south ern fried gni, chos to re ply. "Well, Oakes. my boy." h said. "I'll t.U you but lt m gir you an ixampl of 'biasod first." "Down In Texas one year." said his senior, they were counting votes after an elec tion. They Just kept putting the Democratic votes in one stack . . . 50,001 . . . 50.002 . . . 50,003 . . . and then they found a Republican vote. "Thev passed that vote all around," he went on, "and all the vote counters looked it over real close. Finally they put it on the edge of the table all by itself and went back to counting. The Democratic votes just kept pilin' up and pilin' up . . . from 10 to 15 pounds in weight and everybody believ ed their story, although it didn't make the front pages of the San Francisco papers. It is also doubted that they would have been threatened with arrest for killing a deer out of season in order to sus tain their lives. Also Available for Pick Up at TIMBER PRODUCTS FUEL YARD a Limb WALTERS 100,001 . . . 100,002 . , .100 U03 . . .and then they found another Republican vote That's when the head mini blow his top, "He slammed the second vote down on top of the first one and yelled 'Throw 'cm both outl That &! voted twice! "Unbiased" is a word that nirnl to b hounding m this wk. Tonight I'm iac.d with what may wall b in toughest assignment of my journalistic career. Th Festival of th Bills (Shakespeare and Patton) has started, you see, and it's play-reviewing time at th Mail Tribune. Th first per formances of each play ar being covered by four dif ferent reporters and tonight It's my turn. Ordinarily, there would n't b any problem at all. But my French teacher hap pens to be Involved. Teacher is on of th Dancers on th Green. (She's an amateur, of course. Professionals ar Dancers FOR th Green.) Anyway, th dancers Ink part in tonight's play, "Th Tempest." As I understand it, they com swirling in and serv dinnr-caftria slyle. I believe to a bunch of people wandering around In th woods. . As if that's not enough, she also has a speaking part. Well, it's not really a speak ing part, but she does get to make some noise. She plays a dog. Now maybe you under stand the problem. I have to watch Teacher go yipping across the stage, growl, bark and snap at someone's heels and then come back to the office and write an unbiased review. ... It will be a challenge, to say th least. But I promise to do my bst. I also promise to be thrifty, trustworthy, clean, reverent and brave. And I'm having a can of Red Heart for dinner. Grrrr. Yreka-Arnold W. Kuttrell a 45-year-old Grenada man, was arrested by the sheriff's office for furnishing alcohol to minors in violation of the Alcohol Beverage Control act. He was released on bail and will appear before Yreka Justice court, Aug. 2. $16.00 'a m V V ROGUE RECREATION Mirny families arc finding that the recreational facilities of the upper Rogue river arc a good way to dodge the city's heat. Shown here are Elnlne Mil ler (second from right) and Mrs. Frank Hope well picnicking with three chilnien, (L to 10 Regional News Work Completed On Historic Post Office By KATHERINE CHAPMAN Mail Tribune Correspondent Hornbrook - The U.S. gov ernment last week completed the work on the up-dnting of the Hornbrook post office. Paul Blakeley, a postal technician from Pasadena, Calif., supervised the work and was assisted by local men, George Souza and Matt John son. Emory Parshall did the painting on Die walls and ceil ings. The reinforced concrete post office building was built in 1924 by the late D. C. Ear hart, who was postmnsler until that time with the post office located in his hardware store adjoining the present building. Harry Chapman succeeded Earhart as postmaster In 1924. This is the first work done on the post office since that time. When Chapman retired In 1957, he was succeeded by Wayne Cummins. Cummins had the old wood en boxes removed and re placed with new steel lock boxes and also replaced the old hand-hewn and handmade desk with a steel one. Remodeling Completed Last week's work completes the remodeling project. The work area has been enlarged and the lobby extended across the front where the service windows are now located. All partitions surrounding the work area are covered with formica with a limed oak finish. A new customer desk In the lobby la of the same ma teria1. The government also completely re-furnLshed the post office, adding such im provements as a new safe, all steel office furniture, new electric -lock, typewriter, adding machine, steel parcel post rack, steel flics, steel screening surrounding the work area from the top of the walls to the celling and many other minor items all of which expedite the handl ing of the mail. Post Office Serves 650 The Hornbrook post office served approximately 650 cus tomers. The area served extends up the river to Copco No. 1, south as far as the BurBcl resort and north on Highway 99 to the George Sllva ranch on Bailey hill. Window hours at the post office will be from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Instead of the old closing hour of 8 p.m. Another change will be on the Copco route. The mall stage will leave the local post office for Copco at 11 a.m. and return at 1 p.m., Cali fornia daylight saving time. The history of the Horn brook post office goes back to the old Oregon Trail and gold rush days. It was estab lished somewhere along the late 1870s or enrly 1080s and was originally in the Henley district. That was about the time the Southern Pacific railroad completed laying their new section of road between Duns mulr and Ashlnnd. A subdivision point was needed for this nowly-lnld sec tion and the S.P, mndo a deal with David Horn for some of his ranch land, Buildings Bet Up Temporary buildings were set up for tha railroad em ployees, and for maintenance of tha trains, Thus was born P. Sffiil this little town which, proprlatcly was given np thc name of Hornbrook. Although the railroad sta tion was called Hornbrook, the post office was called Henley, because postal regu lation!! would not permit two offices within a mile of each other. Henltr Office Abandoned Some three of four years later the old station of Henley abandoned its post office and the name Hornbrook was per mitted, According to Wllmcr Hill, one of the pioneers of this area, the first postmaster was a Mrs. Full. : She kept the postnfflce until the late Thomas Jonca built his store In Henley and was then appointed post master. Succeeding him were Miss Dora Horn, sister of the late Marshall Horn, then her cou sin, Mrs. Jim (Anna) Coyle, wife of one of the founders of the Hornbrook Water Com pany, then followed Davis Earhart and Harry Chapman. The present postmaster is Wayne Cummins, and his wife, Helen Cummins, is the clerk. Mrs. Cummins served as clerk for eight years under Harry Chapman and was In t e r i m postmaster for 18 months before her husband received his permanent ap pointment. The postofflce building It self, is owned by Mrs. Grace Quiglcy and leased to the government. IV Pee Wee Teams Hold League Opener Illinois Valley After a few weeks practice the pecwee baseball games got under way at the high school diamond, Tuesday evening, with a large crowd of spectators attending. The opening game was won by the Dodgers with the score nine to the Yankee's four. In the second game the While Sox won 13 to 4 for the Glanls. Pee wee baseball games are held every Tuesday nlghl at the high school diamond. Where do you stay in Portland? At the Heathman, of course,,. It's a tradition among smart Westerners to stay at one of the Heathman Hotels when in Portland ... Why? Because they are centrally located, offer a wide rane of choice accommodations at sensible rates, and serve some of the best food (in three restaurants, including the exotic Aloha Room) on any menu . . . Heathman Hotels arc home owned and managed too. Come to think of il1, it's a wonder EVERYONE doesn't slay at Heathman Hotels! ( For reservations, write or wire: Telephone CA 8-5212 vra?fc L -r 'el- V I S 2,' . tit in mmmmmmmmmmmmml T 7 i " L. aW l 1 11 Charles Hopewell, Tony Spears and Billy Foster, all of Eagle Point. The picture, It self, Is an experimental plate made from the Mull Tribune's new Polaroid photog raphy equipment, Six-Year-Old EP Boy Chops Foof Wh(7e 'Whacking Tha Field' I By DOTTIE HARBI80N Mall Tribune Correspondent Eagle Point-Mlchaal Ar nold, six-year-old ion of Mr. and Mm. Otorge Arnold, Brophr rd Eagle Point, naarly cut off his big toe Tueiday afternoon with his brother's axtt According to hit mother. Michael was watching his big brothar. Donny, fix hit chain saw when h plcktd up the ax and slipped out to the field. He was ")uil whacking the Held" when th axe slip ped and cut between his big and adjoining toes Into the arch pail the larga toe Joint, without cutting the bone, Michael will be confined to the davenport lor a while, but has high hopes of start ing to school with his first grade clan after Labor Day. Michael was so interested In the needles that the doc tor offered to let him have the pretty curved ones, but was discouraged by his mother. , She feared the results If he repeated the procedure on his little sliler, especially after talking him out of the Idea that she should be the one to do the sewing instead of the doctor. Regional Calendar Jacksonville-Standard Red Cross first aid classes will start Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Jacksonville Community hal. Lcroy Williams of the Mcdford firo department will be the Instructor. The classes will be held every Thursday evening for six weeks. Jacksonvllle-A second pan cake breakfast, sponsored by the Jacksonville PTA and American Legion Post 100, will be held Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the IOOF hall. Proceeds from the breakfast will help finance the Jacksonville little league baseball team. Applcgate Valloy-The Ap. plcgate Valley 4-H pre-falr will be held at the Applcgate school grounds Friday, start ing at 9:30 a.m. There will be a Judging of both animals and home economics exhibits. Lunch will be served on the grounds. Portland, Oregon End of the Month SALE! 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