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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1. 19B0
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QUEEN OF ROSES - Wearing. her crown and carrying a
spray o roses, Carole Washburn, 18, is shown in her role as
Queen of the 72nd Tournament of Roses at Pasadena, Calif.
A student at Pasadena City College, Carole will be officially
crowned at the coronation ball on Dec. 20.
Groceteria Super
Market Observes
40th Year in City
The Groceteria Super Food
Market at the corner of Sixth
and Grape sts. is celebrating
its 40th birthday with a sale
starting today and continuing
through Sunday.
The Groceteria opened Its
doors in Medford In Novem
ber, 1920, in a building on
the southwest cor ner ot Sixth
st. and Central ave. where
Woolworth company now
stands.
The store was started by
W. H. Lydiard and W. A.
Gates. It introduced cash and
carry to southern Oregon and
was the first self service food
store in Oregon.
In 1923 the store moved
diagonally across the street
to a new store where it re
mained until the property was
purchased in 1947 by the J. C.
Penney store.
Second Store
In lO.'iO a second storS was
opened by Lydiard and Gates
at the site of the present build
ing. Wallowing the purchase
of the "downtown" site by
Penney, the second store was
enlarged to serve the cous
tomers' needs.
From the beginning the
store also carried a line of
kitchenware, garden imple
ments and other family ne
cessities. Six months after its
opening a bakery was added
due to the demand for such
items.
Later a lunch counter was
installed.
A s Medford's population
has increased and improved
highways have brought more
shoppers into the city, the
Groceteria has enlarged its
store to meet the increasing
demand for its products.
In 1957 a major remodeling
project at the store increased
the floor space by 90 per cent
and a flower shop was added
to the other departments. Last
month the meat department
was remodeled and new re
frigeration equipment instal
led for meats, frozen foods
and beverages.
Fifty - five employees, in
cluding part time personnel,
work at the store which is
open seven days a week from
8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Present owners of the
store are Mrs, James C. Ly
diard, widow of W. H. Ly-
diard, her two daughters, Miss
Patricia Lydiard and Mrs.
Margaret LaBar, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Smith, son-in-law
and daughter of the late W.
A, Gates, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell
Iverson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Minnccl.
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Section in Todays' Mail Tribune!
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ANNIVERSARY...
Look .for 10 big
pages of exciting
news and great
anniversary buys!
Free prizes, 'too!
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Nation's Highways May Be Colored
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mo,., Vnrir IUPD - Some
a o tho nation's highways
may be bright yellow - or
pink or Diue.
Research chemists already
are testing new surfacing ma
terials for highways which
combine thermo-plastics made
from petroleum gases and an
aggregate such as rock and
sand.
They can be produced in
any color.
The mixture is rouea ana
nnitaii ae n nnp-inch surface
on pavement already laid, the
ing company, developer of
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LEAVING SCHOOL - The Rev. Andrew crowds gathered near the school entrance.
Foreman, with his daughter Pamela, 5, are Pamela was one of two white children who
shown as they leave Frantz Elementary attended integrated classes.
school by a side entrance to avoid jeering (UPI Telephoto)
Dallas Pureed
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send a child to the store?
How is it you know you're taking no chances
when you let a youngst er take your shopping list?
Isn't it for the same reason that you buy 70
of your family's food without actually seeing it?
You know that '
A good brand is your best guarantee
; ; . and that the name on the label is your best
buying guide. You have learned to count on good
brand names. You know the company stands
back of them. You know they protect you.
The more good brands you get to know, the
fewer buying mistakes you'll make. Get ac
quainted with those brands in this newspaper.
You'll get more value for your shopping money
if you do.
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Psychologist Experiences
Revelation' Before Move
(Continued From Page 1)
The interview got off to a
great start with. Purcell talk
ing while munching raw
mushrooms. He considers
them a delicacy.
Prior to coming to the Rogue
valley area, Purcell was a
successful psychologist in the
Los Angeles area. In 1958, he
experienced what he terms
"a revelation" in the form of
a mysterious voice which was
so compelling and weird that
he sought psychiatric care
himsslf.
"I thought I was going
nuts," Dallas bluntly says.
However, after some extend
ed sessions with the psychia
trist, no reason could be pro
vided for the strange voice.
The only thing which could
be proved was that it wasn't
any form of a hallucination.
Belter Heed Advice
Purcell was convinced that
he'd better heed the advice
the voice had given. "It told
me that I should go to a hid
den place of safety and pre
pare a safe place for my fam
ily," he says.
Shortly after the revelation
he became interested in a sur
vival test. When government
officials became interested in
the idea, he started making
definite plans. He needed an
area which was secluded and
inaccessible, to be sheltered
from the south, west and
north by mountains.
"It had to be 20 miles from
any town having a defense in
stallation," Purcell said. The
survival part of the test was
storage of seeds which could
be ground and used as food.
Seeds which could be planted
were also included.
Dallas explains the reason
for the test as based on the
theory that some day a major
disaster may occur. This could
be an atomic explosion con
taminating the earth or some
disaster dealt by nature. At
any rate, the theory holds
that no food will be available
when the disaster comes.
In early 19G0, Purcell start
ed searching for property suit
able for the test and also
meeting t h e requirements
made in the revelation. He
originally planned on settling
in the Eureka, Calif., area.
However, he drove past Eure
ka. When he reached Medford
he decided he had traveled far
enough.
His next step was to visit
local real estate offices in
search of property. Nothing
turned up. Then, as he was
driving near Table Rock, he
got lost. And although it may
seem strange, while lost he
met a real estate agent.
He explained what he was
looking for and the agent said
he had a piece of property
that fit the general descrip
tion. So they proceeded about
six miles north of Table Rock
on the Evans Creek rd. Aftej
a three mile trip into the
wilderness, they arrived at the
160-acre piece of land. It was
exactly what Purcell had been
looking for. He bought it and
moved in three months ago.
Old Wood Stove
There is no electricity and
no telephone. The family uses
kerosene lamps and an old
wood stove.
Water is drawn from an
outside pump or from a na
tural underground spring
close by.
Transportation to and from
civilization is providpri by a
small foreign car which has
no trouble negotiating the
rough mountain road.
Seeds and other equipment
are stored in some of the
caves gouged out of a moun
tain wall behind the house.
They are about 500 feet up
the side of the wall. Dallas
has been spending most of
his time working on these
caves which are oddities
themselves.
Only Roof Seen
They appear to be about
four feet high. They actually
are 12 feet high and extend
back into the rock about 70
or 80 feet. What is seen from
the outside is only the roof of
the cave.
Purcell is digging the caves
out. Down through the years,
they have filled with dirt and
rock. An archaelogist who
came here recently said there
is a possibility they may have
been made by the cliff dwell
ers thousands of years ago.
The 42-year old Purcell
seems to have a normal back
ground. He was born in Den
ver, Colo., and then moved to
San Diego with his family
while he was still a baby. He
enjoys telling that his father
was Catholic and his mother
Protestant.
He attended San Diego
State college and dropped
out after three years. He was
married in 1942. He met his
wife, Priscilla, while they
both were working in a sani
tarium near Los Angeles.
They have a daughter who at
tends an area high school.
Consulting Psychologist
Purcell became a consulting
psychologist in Los Angeles
After 10 years of this he says
"I got tired of listening to
other people's problems, so
quit.
The routine around Purcell
changed then. Dallas stayed
home and did all the house
work and cooking while his
wife worked. "I loved every
minute of it, he says.
Simple Philosophy
In 1958, the revelation in
terrupted his housekeeping
chores and changed his life,
Dallas' religious philosophy
is a simple one. "I consider
my religion merely one of fol
lowing the ten command
ments," he says.
His religion has turned
him into a vegetarian. The
Bible says "Thou shalt not
kill" he points out. Until a
short time ago, Purcell had
been living on nothing but
milk. He followed this diet
for three years, with nothing
as much as a cracker passing
his lips.
He started wearing his
robe and sandels about a year
ago. "It is easier to live a life
of simplicity when dressed in
this manner," he says.
When asked what his occu
pation is, Purcell contemplat
ed and then decided that It
must be "Being a servant of
God."
Theory cf Religion
.The emrance to his prop
erty has a sign posted bearing
the words, "Traunesian Sanc
tuary." A sign further down
the road says, "Dedicated to
the peaceful co-existence of
mankind, regardless of race.
color or creed. May the fu
ture be one of universal love
and understanding." It is
signed, "Dallas."
We didn't know what Traus
nesian meant, so Purcell ex
plained it as a theory of re
ligion. "Traunesians iive re
ligion 24 hours a day," he
says. "They feel that they
can t talk religion or just be
religious on Sunday. Their re
ligion is living as Christ
lived," Purcell explained.
Although Purcell considers
himself a Traunesian, he be
lieves in any religion "if it
preaches to do good."
He doesn't attempt to push
his religious feelings on his
visitors. As a matter of fact,
he doesn't talk about religion
until the visitor brings it up
Open to All
The Traunesian Sanctuary
is open to all who come. Fre
quently people with prob
lems come and spend a few
days with Purcell. He doesn't
like to call .his work counsel
ing. "I operate under the the
ory that what ye have been,
I have been also, only more,"
he says.
htis religion doesn t pro
hibit his family from leading
normal lives. His daughter is
active in school affairs and is
free to attend- school parties
and dances. His wife does the
family shopping and plans on
getting a job in the future.
Dallas Purcell is carrying
on his activities in the wilder
ness of Oregon. He isn't both
ering anybody, and few
people bother him. This is the
way he likes it.
The colors are expected to
make it easier to follow high-
way routes. Colored curbing
alsn IS Dlanned to lessen the
danger of running off a soft
shoulder and to warn of in
tersections and other danger
danger spots.
TUn nauflv HeVClODed m3
terials are almost ready for
full - scale experiments on
heavily traveled highways
and on airport landing strips.
Portland - IUPD - Ronald F,
Roley, 49, Oregon City, has
been named second vice presi
dent of the International
Woodworkers of America.
COPY DESK CHIEF DIES
New York IUPD Cameron
W. Hyde, 59, chief of the New
York Herald Tribune copy
desk, died Wednesday.
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