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Out on
a Limb
By BOB WALTERS
Interesting History
Precedes Opening of
New GH Post Office
Eavesdropping
You have just walked in
the front entrance of the Mail
Tribune building. You climb
the stairs to the second floor,
turn left and enter the door
marked "News Room." It's
about 10:30 in the morning
and everyone seems busy.
You quietly take a chair at
one side of the room. No one
even notices you're there. As
the daily routine of getting
out a paper continues, this is
what you're likely to hear:
"Pressure, pressure, pres
sure! One of these days I'll
pack up and leave! I'll lake
up farming or something!"
"Will I be here this after
noon? With six weddings to
write, you're doggoned right
I'll be here!"
Cub: "How do you want
this story slanted. Boss?"
Boss (gasping): "Err . . .
Just write it straight.
Please."
Photographer, prepar i n g
his expense account: "Hmmm.
It says here (looking at his
own notes) that I went to
Camp White one and a half
times. If that's the case, I'd
still be there."
"There's a message on
your desk. The ad depart
ment returned the call that
you returned that they re
turned that you returned
that they returned."
"Got a minute? I heard a
good one over at the court
house this morning . . ."
"What the h is this?
I said I wanted about a page
and a. half, not the great
American novel!"
"Hate to ruin your morning
ole buddy, but you just got
another parking ticket."
Staffer (to summer re
placement, the M e d f o r d
High Flash): "How's things
with the local teen-age set?"
Flash: "Craiyl"
"Coffee's hot!"
'
"Pardon me (tee-hee).
but who do I see about put
ting an engagement notice
(giggle) in the paper?"
"Sorry, but he's in the dark
room right now.- Matter of
fact, he's been in there about
three days. Could I take a
message?"
"Sure, we're glad to use
bowling results, but could
n't you bring them in a
little sooner? It's 1960
now."
". . . so he says, 'I'll deft
nitely have something on it
for you tomorrow. Every day
for three weeks it's the same
d thing. 'I'll definitely
have something on it for you
tomorrow.' One more day and
I'll just use what I have and
see how he likes that!"
.
"Is the editor in? I have
something I think he'd like
to know . . ."
"Okay, wise guy, I'll take
the Giants. And all I ask is
two to one odds!"
"Good to see you again,
old boy. Ho-ho-hol Just
passin' through and thought
I'd stop by. Ho-ho-hol I
know it's almost deadline
lime, but I'll only stay a
minute. Ho-ho-ho ..."
"I'll buy the donuts if
someone'll go get 'em."
"When are they gonna
break down and get us a de
cent air conditioner? This
thing smells like fish!"
"How the heck can I cover
that? I've got another meet
ing that starts at the same
time.
Having heard ergh,
you leave as quietly r s you
entered. Tonight, at the
usual time, you'll find the
paper on your front porch.
Remembering your visit,
you may be amased that
there IS a paper.
Sometimes, so are we.
By MARY KELL
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Gold Hill - H. D. Force,
who has been postmaster of
the Gold Hill post office since
August 16, 1935, said 2,500
H. D. FORCE
Postmaster Since 1935
people in the Gold Hill area
are served by the local postal
facility.
He pointed out that the lo
cal post office, which was
dedicated July 30, affects the
lives of every man, woman
and child in the community
in one way or another. He
said sometimes the mail
brings good news, sometimes
bad, but either way it plays
a vital role in the everyday
lives of local people.
Rural carriers working out
of the Gold Hill office are
Ernest Ross, who delivers
mail to residents on Route 1
and John Crocker, who has
Route 2 deliveries.
Mrs. Melford Hood is clerk
and Mrs. James L. Malone is
relief clerk. Mrs. Daisy Gil
christ retired in 1956 after
24 years as postal clerk and
was replaced by Mrs. Hood.
The move into the new
building was the fourth move
for the Gold Hill post office
First Post Office
The first post office was es
tablished here sometime aft
er the railroad was put
through in 1883. Gold Hill
was incorporated as tne
Town of Gold Hill" in 1895
The first post office was lo
cated in a building which was
also a general merchandise
store on the corner of Fourtn
ave. and Fourth st. where
the Gold Hill Community
Methodist church now stands,
After 1900, the post office
was moved to a building next
door to the old bank in the
same block where the Odd
Fellows lodge and Gold Hill
hotel buildings are now.
About 1929 the post office
was moved from the nortn
side of town to tne omce
Snilrilnff next door to the
Gold Hill Garage, now known
as Walker's Service station,
on the south side. It remain-
prf at this location for 31 years
until the last move into tne
new post office building at
the corner of Second ave. and
Fifth st.
Fjirlv settlers in tnis com
munity went to Rock Point
fnr their mail and supplies,
A post office was established
in 1HK7 or 1858 at Rock Point
which was a town site and
stage stop. Longtime sewiers
said some of tne eariy sei-
tiers went to Willow spring:
fnr their mail before mere
a nost office in Gold nui
There also was a post office
in the Dardenelle area, Known
as the T' Vault post omce,
FIRE DESTROYS TRAILER
Happy Camp - The Happy
Camp fire department was
called at 4 a.m. last Wednes
day when a small camp trailer
belonging to Ebert Westby
owas destroyed by fire. Fire-
jnen kept the blaze from
spreading io neuuj uufiumsa
Happy Camp - Fishing in
this area has improved recent
ly. Good catches of small
steelhead, ranging in size
from about a half-pound to
three pounds, are being caught
at the mouths of Indian, Elk
and Clear creeks.
H. D. Force is the sixth
Gold Hill postmaster.
Prior to being appointed
postmaster in 1935, Force
served two years as city re
corder and seven years on the
city council. He has been an
active members of the Odd
Fellows lodge No. 129 since
1923, holds an elective of
fice at. present and is a past
noble grand and past district
grandmaster. A past presi
dent of the Gold Hill P-TA,
he has been active in school
affairs for the past 30 years.
Force resigned about three
years ago as Cub Master of
Pack 43 after 47 years of
Scouting activities. He be
came a Boy Scout when he
was a boy in Jacksonville. He
as lived most of his life in
Gold Hill.
Besides his church and civ
ic interests, Force is an ar
dent sportman, being inter
ested in the promotion of all
athletics as well as hunting
and fishing. He was presi
dent of the Gold Hill Rod and
Gun club for several years.
The postmaster and his
wife, Elinor, reside at the
family home on FourJJi ave.
v e r looking Kogue river.
Ther eldest son, Bill, resides
in Vancouver, B. C, where
he is with the British Colum
bia Telephone company as
editor of the company news
paper. Another son, Jack re
sides at home. Their young
est son, Dave, will be a fresh
man at Crater High school
this fall, and their daughter,
Judy, will be a junior.
History of Site
A. A. Walker, longtime
Gold Hill resident and for
mer businessman here, re
called some interesting facts
concerning the history of the
site where the new post of
fice building is now located,
His son and daughter-in-law
are present owners of the
property and new building.
He said the former building
was built in 1892 by a man
named Tom Downing. He op
erated a grocery store there
until 1898 when he sold out
to Lee Vincent, who is the
father of Ed Vincent, retired
mail carrier.
Walker said the Vincents
sold to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Anderson who remodeled the
building and operated a sec
ond hand store until 1911
Later two women bought
the building and sold canaries
and made hats for two or
three years.
Then a man named George
Crabtree bought the building
and put in a general shoe re
Dair business, which Walker
said was one of the outstand
ing ones in the valley. Busi
ness was good because there
were so many miners in the
area at that time who were
always needing work done on
their boots.
Crabtree later sold to
fellow named Burnett who
made furniture and sold it in
the front of the store while
Crabtree kept a space at the
rear for his shoe repair busi-
an Calloway
Named President
Of EP Pep Club
By DOTTIE HARBISON .
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Eagle Point Jan Calloway
was elected president of the
Eagle Point Pep club as a
combined social and business
meeting last Wednesday even
ing. Willie B. Poitevint was
elected vice president and
Dianne Putman secretary.
Miss Calloway is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Calloway of 3 West Sixth st.
Reunion Slated
For Residents of
Old Lumber Town
By KATHERINE CHAPMAN
Mail Tribune v,orresF""
Hornbrook All former
irtents of the old lumber
town of Tennant, Calif., are
reminded that the third an
nual reunion potluck picnic
will be held this Sunday, Aug
14
The get-together will be
held on Antelope creek, and
a sign will be posted at the
Mile bridge designating the
exact place on the creeK.
This year's picnic promises
to be of special Interest to
former Tennant residents, ac
cording to Mrs. Henley Claw
son, secretary of the reunion
group, Si the town has recent
ly been sold to a San Fran
cisco couple, Stephen and
Libby McNeill, who plan to
develop the area into a cul
tural center. O
As part of their promotion
plan, .the new owners would
like to contact as many "old
timers" as possible for the
purpose bf preparing a book
on the history of the town.
Walker recalled that a well
rhirh suDDlied the south side
tnum with water was lo
cated on the east side of the
building. This was for public
use. People would tasten men
horses to the hitching post
where the city park is and
walk across the street to rest
on benches while they drank
water from the well before
doing their shopping. He said
this well was closed about
iom r 1B11 after the city
ont water from another
a cafe was orjeraiea iu m
h-Uriine in 1919, with his
wife Icie. and her mother
Mrs. Kate Bailey, as proprie-
. .nn ..H1
I-rnrn OhOUt 1 urn."
100 ho nid two -men by the
name of Beck and Kelly put
in a shoe store. After mey
sold out, the building was va
several years until l.
r. Mooi who was iustiei
of the peace, opened a second
hand store ano nao. -fice
there. He also sold insur-
It was closed again for sev
eral years until the Gold Hi
Christian cnurcn "s"
and held services there un
.11 inff into its new build
ing. Then It was sold to the
cuners. Mr. and Mrs.
Delos Walker, who had the
building torn aown m.u
.Is4 lAn At QeDriS.
So once again, with the
c, nnt office facility in op
eration, that site which was
quiet so many years is now
- ... i..;t locations
one ot me nusira.
ndH Hill.
History probably will re
neat itself. When neighbors
r . .. cfflco thev
go tO me
reiv will pass the time of
day on that corner as the peo
ple did 80 years ago when
thev rjaused for a drink of
cold water at the well before
doing their shopping.
Regional News
Bob Walten, Regional Editor
CorresDondents: AoDleeate Vallev - Maude Zieeler: Butte Falls - Mary Jo Harris: Central Point -
Viola Cook; Eagle Point - Dottle Harbison; Gold Hill-Sams Valley - Mary Kell; Grandview-Lone Pine -Dot
Simmons; Happy Camp - Hazel Davis; Hornbrook - Katberine Chapman; Illinois Valley - Kalher
ine Scott; Jacksonville - Bette Hoskins; McLeod - Caroline Hardinp; Meadows - Nellie Bergman; Pnoe-
nix - Helen Nikodym; Prospect - Frances Ring; Shady Cove - Evalyn Watson; Table Rock - R. E.
Nealon; Talent - Bill Young; Tiller-Drew - Viola Rogers; Williams - Ann Katzenbach; Yreka - Bessie
Boyd Fraser.
Watchdog at Buck Rock
Lookout Killed by Bear
1
By VILOA COOK
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Central Point - A bear at
tempting to break into the
Buck Rock lookout Friday
night killed the dog guard
ing the station and did con
siderable damage.
Away from his post over
night, Rosco Smith, lookout,
returned to find his 9-month-old
registered German short
haired dog dead. The dog
had been chained near the
door to keep intruders out.
Standing approximately 2 'a
feet tall and weighing about
55 pounds, the dog had been
killed by one bite from the
bear. Signs showed where the
bear had tried to drag the
dog away but was stopped
by the chain.
In the attempt to enter the
building, the bear ripped the
door casing, chewed up a
JAN CALLOWAY
Pep Club President
in Eagle Pont and is a high
school senior this year. Miss
Poitevint is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Poitevint
of Elk Trail and Miss Putman
the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Putman of North
st., Eagle Point.
Miss Bonnie Goehring was
hostess to a swimming party
nd barbecue luncheon along
with the business meeting, at
the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Edge of Bro-
phy rd.
Miss Calloway stated that
the pep club now consists of
22 members. They have order
ed their uniforms and . are
practicing with the yell lead
ers in hopes of helping at the
first game of the season with
the Medford J. V.'s at Med-
ford Sept. 10.
A car wash ' will be held
this Friday at 1 p.m. in front
of the city library in Eagle
Point by the club to help fi
nance the white ear muffs,
gloves, shoes, and gold pom
poms that will be part of their
costumes during the football
season.
Traffic Violations
Decrease in EP
Ealge Point Traffic viola-
toins have been cut more than
one naif during the past
month in Eagle Point, with
most of the violators being
from outside the city.
Appearing in court during
July were Charles W. Mac
Elhone, Camp White, public
intoxication, $15; David Gale.
Camp White, no operator's
license and violation of basic
rule, $27.50; W. S. Weber,
Medford, failure to heed stop
sign, $15; James E. Neese,
Medford, reckless driving,
$25; Leo Garrett, Medford,
violation of basic rule, $10;
E. Henderson, Medford, viola
tion of basic rule, $10; Roy
Peterson, Medford, reckless
driving, $8; and Robert Tel-
kamp, Robert Farra, Gary D.
Kaiser and William J. Bracey,
all of Central Point, all fined
$10 for basic rule violations.
2 by 4 board at the window
and dug a 1 '.4-foot hole next
to the building besides doing
other damage.
The building, locked and
with a stout door, was not en
tered. A paw mark on the
door measured six inches
across.
Smith, wh o has hunted
cougars and bears, had been
training his dog for hunting.
He said he had never seen a
bear attack a guarded place
and damage it to this extent.
The Buck Rock lookout is
open only during the summer
months and is maintained by
the state board of forestry.
Smith lives at 550 Siskiyou
blv. in Ashland during the
winter.
Buck Rock lookout is lo
cated above Oliver Springs at
Trail and is one of two look
outs in the district to be re
built this fall, according to
state forestry officials.
Smith said he will attempt
to kill the bear before it can
destroy other property.
RANCH PURCHASED
Happy Camp - Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Fowler have purchased
the Lemon ranch on Elk creek.
Central Point
Council Votes
WardTlncrease
Central Point - A change
from three to four wards was
made by the city council
meeting Tuesday night.
Due to the increase in popu
lation, election board pre
cincts were changed from 3 to
4. The new ward changes will
coincide with the precincts
making it possible for election
of councilmen in their own
wards.
Contracts for insurance pol
icies of public compensation
and a policy of accident and
medical insurance to cover
the volunteer firemen was
awarded to Paul Hornbeck.
The council announced it
would accept bids for curbs , fUriiWiKS-tj-''
and paving on Oak st. from
Front to Seventh sts.
Happy Camp - Mrs. Cody
Attebery has accepted a posi
tion as cook for the forest
service at the Happy Camp
rantrer ctntinn She formerly
was one of the cooks at the I
elementary school.
Siskiyou County Fair To
Open in Yreka Next Friday
By BESSIE BOYD FRASER
Yreka - Friday, Aug. 19 is
the opening day of the Siski
you County Fair, the 13th fair
which Ed Mathews has man
aged. Established in 1859 at Fort
Jones, the fair was moved to
Yreka in 1861. California has
both district and county fairs,
which receive no subsidy
from either county or state,
but are supported by the pari
mutuel tax, derived from bet
ting machines used at horse
races.
Mathews stated that all en
iries must be in by 10 p.m.,
Aug. 18. Judging in all depart
ments will take place about
9 a.m. the foilowi'ig day, and
the halls will be open to the
public at 10 a.m.
The horse show will be at
2 p.m. Friday, the barbecue
from 5:.i0 to 7 p.m. the same
day, and the irodeo in tiie eve
ning. Saturday, between 11 p.m.
and noon there will be a pa
rade in downtown Yreka. It
will be -a general celebration
with floats. Private citizens
who are imbued with tha
spirit of the day will contrib
ute their talents. A
At 2 p.m. there will be a
variety show matinee. Again
in the evening there will be a.
half hour stage show.
George Lee and his balanc
ing act will be a feature of
the Sunday afternoon mati
nee. Tlie junior livestock auc
tion will be held Sunday eve
ning, concluding the celebra
tion. Indications are that this fair
will be the "best ever" in Sis
kiyou county. Food and soft
drink concessions will be in
operation.
'Here, Kitfy-Kitty'
Gold Hill-Shortly after
dark last Friday evening.
Clyde Kell strolled to the
front lawn of his home in
tending to turn off the
water. He stopped near a
large shrub in the yard to
watch what he thought was
the family kitten.
Nearly ready to reach
down to pet the small crea
ture, he noticed there was a
lot of white and the animal
suddenly looked consider
ably larger. A second look
and he knew he was face
to face with a skunk.
The unfriendly black and
white creature chased Kell
to his front steps, then dart
ed across the lawn through
the hedge and took his time
before entering a nearby
culvert.
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Four Baptized
With Water
From Holy Land
By KATHERINE CHAPMAN
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Hornbrook - In an impres
sive ana moving ceremony
Sunday morning, July 31, the
four great grandchildren of
Gordon Jacobs were baptized
with water from the river Jor
dan in the Holy Land, from
the very spot in the river
where tradition says Christ
was baptized by John the
Baptist.
Mr. Jacobs attended the
rites, which were held at the
Bldwell Memorial Presbyter
ian church in Chico, Calif.,
with the pastor, the Rev.
Douglas C. Bowman, officiating.
The mother of the four
children are the daughters of
Mr. Jacobs' daughter, Bernice,
now Mrs. Herman Pinkham
of Chlco.
Receiving the sacrament of
baptism were Elizabeth Ann
Escano, two years old, and her
sister, Nancy Jane, eight
months, and two -year -old
Frederick Edward Lusk III
and his nine-month-old broth
er, James Allen Lusk. Eliza
beth and Nancy are the chil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. John
(Barbara) Escano, and the lit
tle boys' parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Edward (Ann;
Lusk II.
The church in which the
baptismal rites took place was
the same one In which the
parents of the children had
recited their marriage vows.
Both families now live in
Oakland, Calif.
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