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ANTIQUE CHINA Many groups have donated Hems for
display in the Siskiyou County Museum. The Siskiyou
Heirloom group donated many pieces o antique China on
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE The Interior of this country
store, complete with clerk, shows many of the items a mcr-
MUSEUM CURATOR-Mis. Hazel Pollock, Siskiyou County
Museum curator, is shown holding one of her favorite mu
seum pieces a diary which belonged to Phoebe Hogoboon
Terwilliger. She kept a day by day account of her trip from
Illinois to the Little Shasta valley in 1854.
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Domiciliary Writers
Plan Participation
In Annual Contest
While City - Past prize
winning writers from tho Vet
erans Administration domicil
iary at White City will loin
with some 4,000 hospitalized
veterans throughout the na
tion in the 15th annual Hos
pitalized Veterans Writing
Contest under way since Feb.
15, Henry C. Herzog, mana
ger, has announced.
White City writers have
been encouraged and aided
through the Headers' and
Writers' club, under the direc
tion of Miss Eilid A. Holmes,
domiciliary librarian. Writing
aides are furnished through
out tho nation by alumnat of
Thcta Sigma Chi, national
fraternity for women in Jour
nalism. Other assistance is furnish
ed by service organizations
and national and local groups
which have been active In re
habilitation work.
Copy of Beit-Seller
This year each first prize
winner will receive a copy of
the book, a best-seller, "Pro
files In Courage," written by
President John F. Kennedy
while he was hospitalized In
1054 for an Injury suffered
during World War II.
More than $5,000 In prizes
are offered to the winners of
more than 40 different types
of writing, ranging from short
stories, outlines for novels,
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plays, poetry and songs, to
the preparation of greeting
cards and cartoons,
A new section with literary
editors of the New York
Times as judges - book re
viewing - has been added.
Many famous personalities in
the fields of writing will serve
as Judges In the vnrlous clas
sifications, Including Lloyd
Wendt, John Kleran, Floyd
Clymer, Ellery Queen, Ben
nett Cerf, the editors of n doz
en national magazines, metro
politan newspapers and col
umnists. Eighteen Priioi
Eighteen prizes and honor
able mentions were won by
White City writers In tho lflfi'o
project. The Domlnews, do
miciliary magazine, placed
11th In a field of more than
175 facilities.
Walter Townsend, Mall
Tribune writer, won an award
as a newsman of the year and
also an award In cash for an
article, "Sunshine," In the
Votcrans Voice section.
Other While City writers
receiving cash prizes and
other awards Included Earl J
Sweeney, Waller V, Grow and
Jim Gillan In fields ranq
Ing from out lines for novels,
articles and advertising copy
through limericks.
This year's entrees re due
by April 15, Herzog stressed.
display in glass cases. Pieces
Well over 1,000 historical
museum.
chant was expected to have on hand years ago. a featner
duster and bellows are shown hanging from a rack at right.
Investment Broker
Speaks at Ssskiyou
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By FAITH McCULLOUGH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Ashland M o s t of Thurs
day night's Siskiyou Knife
and Fork club audience prob
ably went home to dream of
wealth accumulated through
wise investments.
Some there doubtless were
who tossed through night
mares of inevitable inflation
when bread will be a dollar
a loaf. Oliver Aubrey, Cali
fornia investment broker, fur
nished abundant cause for
both.
"We are living in a day of
miracles, declared the speak
cr, "A fascinating, fantastic
age that has just begun."
Dire predictions of in
creased taxes and further dol
lar devaluation darkened his
pictured future however,
tho economist expounded at
some length on the nation's
gold reserve, foreign ex-
exchange and the unwilling
ness of labor unions to cut
wage demands.
Ho ciled Series E govern
ment bonds as an example of
lost buying power and pre
dicted that the United States
will soon increase the price of
gold.
It Is Aubrey's belief that
when people quit spending,
the wheels of progress slow
down and that "we are lucky
that everyone Isn't saving for
a rainy day.
"For the most part we elect
to office those who will give
us what we want," Aubrey
said, "And our wants are
growing and limitless It
seems. We have come to ex
pect tho government to do
everything for us," he com
mented, remarking on the
latest move to offer 40-year
home mortgages with no
down payment.
The speaker maintains that
there are but two kinds of
wealth, active and sialic. The
first lies in business, which
keeps up with the times, the
other Is Investment to protect
one's self and the future.
It Is only by believing In
and investing in American
corporations that this nation's
power can be sustained and
to do that everyone should
own at least a part of some
corporation, contends t h c
manager of Reynolds St Co.
investment firm of San Jose.
Aubrey is an enthusiastic
advocate of mutual funds in
vestment under professional
management. He feels that
they are us safe as the na
tional economy itself and are
based on long term Wislness
trends In diversified Holds,
of crystal are also displayed.
objects are exhibited at the
"To invest one should own
his own home, have money "in
the bank, and insurance for
emergencies," said the bro
ker, who repealed the old
adage "Remember 10 per
cent of all you make must
work for you."
Mixing caution with confi
dence the speaker warned
against telephone tips and
over-thc-fenee financial ad
vice, urging emphatically
"Investigate before "you in
vest." Aubrey named a mimber'of
slocks he feels to be safe in
the areas of public utilities,
plasties, motors and electron
ics, and In conclusion dis
played and demonstrated a
recently Invented small busi
ness machine that will do fan
tastic brain work at a price
even the smallest office can
afford. He predicts a great
future for tho "idiol-proof
gadget."
Dr. E. E. Brown, president
of Siskiyou Knife and Fork
club, conducted the dinner
meeting in the Mark Antony
hotel, introducing a number
of guests and new members,
and announcing the next and
final meeting of the year
April 17.
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BABY GRAND This baby grand piano is
over 100 years old. It was brought to Siski
you county on the backs of mules over the
Trinity and Scott mountains. Other musical
Facilities Expand
Since Dedication
On June 23, 1949
By DORIS ROBINSON
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Yreka The well known
Shakespeare phrase "All the
world's a stage, and all the
men and women merely play
ers, has been taken to heart
In this northern California
community.
Since 1949 many of the
props of the stage Shake
speare was referring to have
been accumulated and placed
in the Siskiyou County Mu
seum in Yreka.
The old and the very old
have been collected and make
the museum one of the coun
ty's main tourist attractions.
Hundreds of visitors are at
tracted each year.
The history of northern
California from as long ago as
60 million years is recorded in
the museum.
Old Stage Station
The museum is located on
Highway 99 just south of the
Siskiyou County General hos
pital. The contract to build it
was let on June 23, 1949. It
was designed by Lyle H. Wal
ther, county road commission-
and carries in a general
way, the appearance of the
old stage stations of the 1850s
and 60s, particularly of the
Callahan Ranch hotel built in
1854.
The building is of mono
lithic concrete construction
facing on Main st. A porch
extends across the front.
The white wood siding plac
ed as veneer over concrete
enhances the appearance with
out detracting from the fire
proof quality of the struc
ture. Asbestos shingles fur
ther Increase its resistance to
fire.
Arranged for Displays
At first there was just the
main and mezzanine floors but
in 1957 the basement, which
holds the heating plant and
vault, was arranged for dis
plays. The official dedication of
the museum did not take place
until Aug. 24, 1951. At that
time, members of the super
visory board were W. T. Da
vidson (chairman), Gordon M.
Jacobs, Rodney Douglas, Fred
C. Burton, Sr. and Fred Wol
ford. At the time of the dedica
tion, there were 49 cases con
taining over 1,000 Siskiyou
county historical items. Origi
nators of the idea to have the
museum were members of the
Siskiyou County Historical
society.
At the dedication ceremony,
Gordon M. Jacobs dedicated
the museum to the people of
Siskiyou county. State Sen.
Randolph C. Collier accepted
the museum in the name of
the people, and Jacobs opened
the museum doors with a gold
en key.
Second Ceremony
Within the museum a sec
ond ceremony was held when
a drinking fountain was dedi
cated in memory of Katherine
Pylo Huseman.
The museum has many var
ied displays, including prehis
toric fossils found in Siskiyou
county, Indian baskets, guns,
trapper equipment, mining
and lumbering displays, pho
tographs, an exhibit from the
Yreka fire department (the
oldest In the county), the
D.A.R. exhibit, southern Sis
kiyou Heirlooms group and
Yreka Rock and Mineral club
displays.
In the prehistoric fossil dis
play there is a huge Ammon
ite 00 million years old. It
was found at Black mountain
In Siskiyou county. There are
tusks, teeth and a leg bone of
a mammoth elephant taken
from an ancient clay bog on
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BLACKSMITH SHOP Tools used by the village black
smith in the early days required plenty of muscle for operation-
The Siskiyou County Museum has many of these
the Dan Shelly ranch near
Gazelle in 1949.
Gun Display
The gun display Includes
three guns made by Nordheim
in Yreka dating back to 1863
to 1890.
Another display case holds
many old saddle bags. Some
were used at Sawyer's Bar,
and still contain the medicines
they originally carried
The Yreka Fire department
exhibit leatures nats, snirts
and pieces of fire fighting
equipment. There is a ledger
dating back to 1858 written by
the secretary, Amson Gold
smith. He wrote an account of
each fire and a weather report
was kept in the same ledger
by his wife.
Several Old Bibles
On view are several old
Bibles. One was used by Ed
ward Phillips in preaching to
Yreka miners in the early
1850s.
The late J. B. Russell's col
lection of agates found in Sis
kiyou county is also on dis
play. Photographs are found in
abundance on racks and in
display cases telling of the
early history of the county
and the pioneers who settled
here. The museum also has
some professional photogra
pher's cameras and equipment
they used in taking pictures.
Indian baskets fill two wall
cases and show woven baskets
and bead work made by Sis
kiyou county Indians. There
is another large display in the
basement showing baskets
made bythe Wintu, Karoc and
Modoe tribes.
Other Displays
Other displays In the base
ment are the dressmaking and
millinery shop, a grocery
store, blacksmith shop, min
er's cabin and old mining
equipment.
On the mezzanine floor Is
a collection of dolls, a display
of china, dresses and old fur
niture assembled by the South
ern Heirloom group.
Musical Instruments Include
a harp, melodeon, bass violin
large bass drum from the
Montague brass band and a
dulcimer brought overland in
the E. P. Stone train. Down
stairs is a baby grand piano
over 100 years old. It was car
ried bv mules over the Trinity
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Instruments on display at the Siskivou
County MoSCuiii iiiL-lude a dulcimer and a
large bass drum used many years ago by
the Montagus brass band.
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COUNTRY STORE A replica of the Siski
you General Merchandise store is on display
at the Siskiyou, County Museum. The win-
and Scott mountains into Cal
lahan. There are many other ex
hibits in the museum which
serve as a record of the his
tory of northern California.
Development
Fund Gets Money
Eugene-A record number of
University of Oregon alumni
contributed more than $70,000
in 1960 to support the uni
versity's academic programs,
according to the fourth an
nual report of Alumni Giving
of the University Develop
ment Fund.
The report shows that 2,
015 alumni living in 41 states,
the District of Columbia, and
in 12 foreign countries and
territories, contributed S70,
909.01. This Was an increase
of 40 per cent in alumni who
gave during 1960 over 1959,
and a substantial increase In
their giving of 65.2 per cent.
Although gifts came from
throughout the nation and
world, the principal support
came from alumni living in
Oregon and California where
there is the greatest concen
tration of Oregon alumni.
The report also listed the
names of more than 300
friends, faculty members,
business firms, foundations,
and clubs making gifts to the
Fund, although the amounts
given were not included in
the report.
The Development Fund,
which was established by
alumni and friends of the
University of Oregon for the
purpose of channeling gifts,
began its first compaign in
1957 and has shown a steady
growth since that time.
INCREASING CAPACITY
New York-llPD-At a time
when the steel Industry is
operating at only about half
its capacity, many mills are
forced to raise their capacity
to increase efficiency. Equip
ping steel mills with oxygen
furnaces cuts costs but lifts
capacity. Pure oxygen Is used
to speed the steel-making pro
cess.
tools on display, along with some of the products produced
in blacksmith's shops. Pictured on the left are stone mill
wheels.
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