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FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. 1L Tablets : : Table Rock - The, L. C. ; Astless Pollen Supply com- Dny. , ot , Wenatchee, Wash. ' has a crew'of pollen harveit- en working among pear trees at the Modoc orchard. These : trained 'workers, pick , buds , juat coming into' bloom, In a I process much like thinning fruit after it has developed : enough to' show a crowded condition.- .The blossoms ; are -, then' 1 worked through screens that separate other material from the tiny pollen seeds, about ' the size of alfalfa seed with a small tail attached making : them resemble ' a tiny ,tad ' pole. Workers who screen the ' seeds sit on the ground and j are paid $8 a measured ounce in the damp stage. One wo man worker we talked to had measured 134 ounces, ;t the blub, tor the day.; : - After the seeds have gone through the .final process of drying and being ground into - dint, they are sold for as much as $35 an ounce. Ac cording to a descriptive plac ard, a pear blossom contains fre a 'four to ; five pollen seeds. Since pollen is used far so many purposes and Is so Valuable,' we . wonder - if some time it might replace the pear as a source of in come to orchardists.: f.' ' '., V , This Information was ' tallied br talking with jfkars who come from sr different sections of f country. We sure got ' ind the eight ball when i asked if this wasn't I lathing new, and were f i that it had been go- . i r on for years. When one I aw from r Oklahoma i rted to tell us about how . i was used in Biblical t ies,' we -decided it was t ie to go. v e remember this old say 1 that was used quite a bit t ie good old days: "Chick 's will come home to roost," v h meant If a person dealt t to another, the same 1 In time return, to him. '. -imlnds us of the re- i lm that former Fres . I -"mower is a card " "nmunist. Some of -bUcan friends a ritiiculous, which i f with. But It i j than the claim that Harry ..a s..t on eommu i. Harry wasn't soft ie ugh to be given a carry' li ( card. The chickens have tf ie home to roost, and are d. ig a lot of cackling; ' T auric Matteson,' the 'little 1 r ."-year-old blond, was play' li t near where we were irking the other day . with , little red-haired boy about ' b r age. A little later we no- tiid she was alone. We asked her where her red-haired boy . friend- was and she said he had gone home. But his hair . wasn't red, ' it was orange. - dark orange. So, : living on 1 ...WITH There's less lean on curves in Valiant for '61. And Valiant stops without the usual dipping. The secret? Torsion bars with the front wheels. These soak up front wheel shocks in a way that is surer than old-fashioned coil springs used in other cars. Special wide-leaf springs in back give a solid, stable "feell' There is no way to describe Valiant's ride. We urge you to visit your Plymouth-Valiant dealer's take this one on the road. You could pay hundreds ' of dollars more for a car and still not get the smooth, level ride '61 Valiant will give you. E YOUX QUALITY PLYMOUTH-VALIANT DEALER mm uotor go. 33 S. Riverside, Usdford NIALON Pumice lane there is a small boy with orange hair, believe it or not. . h John Steven, : of Crescent City, Celif., was a recent vis itor with relatives at the Ray Doran home. t ; - .. The Easter program at last Sunday's session of the local Sunday school was well attended. Some 47 per sons enjoyed the excellent program carried out by the different classes, and high lighted by a duet by Anita Pierce and Mrs. Ray Doran. and a solo by Miss Debbie .Taylor. .'..."." The Robert O' r Day Con crete Ditch Lining company, of Medford, , has finished a land leveling job on the Ray Baker farm, and is construct ing' concrete lined irrigation canals on the . Darling dairy farm, v- , ' The April meeting of the local ladies club will be held Wednesday afternoon, April 12, at the home of Mrs. Jim Gann at 1119 Dakota st., Medford. ,. Mrs. Frank Myers will assist. . We were amused by E.A.'s quick change of heart in last Sunday's M.T. - As he was about to pull the safety valve and blow off steam, he spied the communication from the good ' lady . of Orr drive, paused, put his dragon slay ing sword back in the sheath, and wrote a nice Easter edi torial. This doesn't mean . he won't be taking out the sword again. When he does the drag ons had better look for cover. We have come close to blowing our top many times in this . column, but are re stricted, as if what we pen cil out is too potent. Bessie the typist says no, we'll have to change that, it's not good grammar. Then, if It passes here, we still have Stafford's waste basket staring us In the face. One of our pet gripes Is the inconsistency of some people. For Instance, we are asked to contribute to the fund for reforming drunks. Then some of the same peo ple will vote to license more places to sell the stuff that makes them what they are. Thought for the day: Staf ford tells us not to try to make headlines. We will add that U you-do, it will prob ably come out as a footnote. Real Estate Office ' Opens in Eagle Point 'Eagle Point - The Riverside Real Estate Office opened in Eagle Point Wednesday morn Ing. The office is located at the corner of Main and D sts. Broker Robert Blair ' said the office will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. week days He plans on specializing in farms and acreages. Blair and his salesman, Ernest Gregg, are - Eagle - Point residents. Blair has been In the real estate business 35 years. mm LAJ PROVEN - IN -ACTION Y v. HUNT WINNER Naomi Naive was a lucky girl last Saturday, as she found two of three special Easter eggs on the high school foot ball field In Eagle Point.. She received a stuffed bunny and ' a decorated chocolate Regional Calendar Williams - Officers will be elected at the Williams. PTA meeting April 19 at the Wil liams school. The meeting was originally scheduled for April 12. .. Williams :The Williams Grange will. meet tonight at 8 p.m. in the Grange hall. Lone Pine - The. Lone Pine PTA will meet Tuesday, April 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the music room of Lone Pine ; school. Installation of officers will be held.'" ' Eagle Point' T The Eagle Point Classroom Teacher s as soclatlon will hold an .officer installation meeting and ban' quet Saturday, April 8 at .7 p.m. at the Rogue River lodge, ! 1 Grants Pass-A public hear ing for consideration' of the 1961-62. Josephine .county school budget will be held at Fr'uitdale school' Monday, April 1Q, at 8 p.m.; , v Murphy -- Officers will be Installed at. the Murphy PTA meeting Tuesday, April 11, at Murphy , school. . .. . .. ... Grants Pass Elmer Flem ing, Josephine .county school ( W A TORSION BAR SUSPENSION , ; - f - TrT ""t 4r A Easter egg for her good fortune. The Easter bunny' is shown presenting - the ' stuffed bunny to Naomi. The Easter egg hunt was sponsored by the Eagle Point Jaycees. , . Pre-Schoof Clinics ' April 12 and May 18 Eagle Point - Pre-school physical examinations and immunisations will be of fered by the Jackson Coun ty Health department at Eagle Point Grade school April 12 from 9-a.m. to 3 p.m. and at the Shady Cove school May 18. - Every child entering the first grade in the fall is requested to present evi dence of ! having ' had a physical examination. This may be obtained from a private physician or at the pre-school clinic. Appoint ments for the Eagle Point clinic may be made by call ing Mrs. Dean Collette at Hlllcresl B-117B. f, For the Shady Cove clin ic, parents may call Mrs, Edward Learning at TRin ity 8-2102. superintendent, will discuss the 1961-62 county school budget at a meeting for PTA officers and members at Fort Vanoy school - Wednesday, April 12, at 9:30 a.m. -. Grants Pass - The Jose phine county PTA executive board will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 13,. at Fruit dale school. .Training for those - 4. iV Gold Hill Store Grand Opening Set Gold Hill-The grand open ing of Morrows' hardware store at it's new location in Gold Hill will be held Satur day, April 8 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m according to Donald Morrow, store owner. . . Morrow said a variety of merchandise will be given away to celebrate the occa sion. ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Morrow bought the building next door to Gails' Gold Hill market last November Since - that time Morrow has worked eve nings remodeling and redeco rating the interior in an at tractive pastel color, theme. Previous , location ;of Mor rows' Hardware store was' in the A. A. Walker business building, also on Second ave. London -lilPIl-Magistrate K. J. P. Barraclough told a paci fist woman demonstrator who was brought before him in connection with an unruly demonstration: ;.: "I wish you would conduct your beliefs in a more peace ful way." . m , planning to attend iho state convention in Astoria will be held. REGIONAL NEWS VISIT APPLEGATE FAMILY Australian Family Lifetime Ambition , By JEANETTE HEAD Mail, Tribune Correspondent .Applegate-Llfetlme. dreams generally , require a ' lot of hard work to be realized. A family presently visiting the Applegate area from ; Brls-s bane, Queensland, Australia, can testify to that fact. " ' . Mrs. Esma - Gilbert -and daughters Judith, 16, Karen, 15, and son David, 9, are presently visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cure-Gear-hart along the: Applegate river: i'i T Mrs. Gilbert's husband and a 19-year-old son, didn't make the trip. :- '- ' The Gilberts and Gearharts met by chance as both fami lies were camping, along the ocean at Brookings.1 j ' ' The Gilberts had ; long planned' to tour this country, England and Europe. To lac- complish.this goal, the parents bought a rundown farm and through the efforts of the fam ily :it was built up and then sold,-the profits being divided among them to make the trip of their dreams.: v ' . ;.i The old 143 acre farm was minus a house. The Gilberts moved in an abandoned school house for a -home. They set out a ! citrus fruit orchard, raised pineapples and built up a 20-cow grade A dairy. The farm was located 19 miles from Brisbane. Mr. Gilbert is the manager for the Queens land state of an export-import tea company. He helped out at the farm on weekends. Australian houses are gen erally made of wood and oft en stand on stilts or piers for coolness. The climate is tropi cal and, despite the warm days, the houses stay cool due to a breeze. " -. 40 POPULAR PRICES Adults $1.00 Children 50c Tickets on Sals at th. Door ' ' John Stafford, Regional Editor . - '. . Correipondenta: Upper Applegate Valley Maude Ziegler, Lower Applefat Valley Jeanette Head; Butte Falls Mary Jo Harrii; Central Point Dolorea ArnMtron and Flo Vincent; Eagle Point Dottle Harbison; Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell; Grandvle Lone Pine Dot Simmons; Happy Camp Hazel Davis, Betty Reedy; Hornbrook Katnertne Chapman; IlllnoU VaUey Katherine Scott: Jacksonville Bette Hoiklns; McLeod CaroUne Harding; Murphy Mrs. B. J. MUlemann: O'Brien Letha Cooke; Phoenix - Mrs. Leo Furry; Prospect Velda Barr; Shady Cove Evelyn Watson; Table Bock B. E. Nealon: Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers; WUliams Shirley Fischer; Yreka Doris Bob-; . inson and Betty Calkins,. . t.. ,: , The family played In their first snow . on their, trip to Crater. Lake and encountered their first heavy fog while1 aboard ;a ; ship ; coming: to America. :-.-'-'v.- ' - : : The crops, raised for hay and forage are much the same as here and they raise similar small grains. The timber there is mainly hardwood. They are beginning .to .raise a lot of rice in the northern part of Australia. . . Each farmer in Queensland pays a small fee or tax to help maintain!) a fence" 1 between Queensland 'and ' New South Wales to keep out rabbits. The rabbit problem in Australia is as as. bad as it was several years ago due to disease.. Sheep are raised mainly in the ' central part of Australia on large ranches' called sta tions. There is still . a lot '. of land available for some home steading and immigration of white people is encouraged;-. i 'In answer to questions, Mrs. Gilbert; said that kangaroos make good pets, but must be fed warm milk. The small kangaroo turns a somersult to get into its mother's pouch and a gunny sack was the sub stitute for one of their pets. A full grown kangaroo can jump a 14-foot fence. It is now il legal to keep kaolia bears for pets due to the varied diet they require. They are now mostly found in sanctuaries. - Prices are low in Australia, but so, are wages. : In cities where electricity is available, women have about the same electrical appliances we have here. Some rural areas still do not have electricity. Their electrical outlets are three pronged and 235 volts, - the same as in England. The gov PLAN NOW To ATTEND the o) a fnrn l H L u; : " i n r nt? : U J WLbU Ll U IVJedford High Auditorium SUNDAY, April 9 STARTING 3:00 P.M. - Featuring - PIECH UNDER THE DIRECTION OF IRV MIRICK Touring U.S.; Is Fulfilled ernment controls; most of the power plants. Power is cheap er than In America. ' ; ' As the -Gilberts had been in the dairy business4 that was under comparison. Their grade A milk is still hauled in cans and cooled in a wet box. It is sold in glass bottles rather than cartons. They were interested in the raised stanchions in America's barns. As to schooling in Austra lia, the children go until .they are 14 or v through eight grades. If they, wish to con tinue, they take a test and are eligible for two years of sec ondary school. - Then another test Is required to enter junior school which' is followed by the ' universities. The ' girls dropped out to help on the farm to earn their trip, - but can continue their 'education after returning home. ' ' The television films shown there are mainly American made and a lot are produced by Walt Disney. The Gilberts learned much about our coun try from television, movies and several pen pals . in the states; as well as from sol diers v stationed in Australia during the war. : r . ; y The Queensland area has a free hospital plan operated on a lottery basis. The tickets sell for about 75 cents. There are drawings once : or twice : a week with the top prize of $14,000. This also ; provides free doctors, dental work and glasses. A person is free to choose his own doctor.' The Gilberts have a number of stops planned, throughout the states. They plan on visit ing various pen pals and rela tives of some of their friends in Australia. The first problem Mrs.. Gil Hillah Highlanders Kiltie Band Hillah Dixieland Band Authentic Little German Band Medford High School Majorettes bert encountered In planning the trip 'was the discourage ment of the trip by the Amei- . ican consul in Australia.-He felt It; Impossible for a woman and three children to success ; fully carry out their plans. The second difficulty" -was lonrnlnff tn drive . on the "wrong" side of the road yvlth the steering wheel also on tte "wrong" "side. She feels this is now becoming more natural for her. She says we Ameri cans drive much faster, both in town and on the open roads. . ' ' , . - The Gilberts will leave Montreal Sept. 7 for England and Europe and plan to be home for' Christmas, whidh due to :the opposite seasons will be in the summertime., . While in the Applegate area the girls have spent an after noon at the Girl Scout head quarters in Medford, attended the school skating party at the Grants Pass skating rink,- the Applegate square dance,. Eas ter services at the Applegate church, Crater Lake, Grants Pass High school and the Up per .Applegate ' HEU.., They have met and visited many of the1' local Applegaters :and toured a number of the scenic spots. They have shown their pictures of their - homeland and answered countless ques tions, j They will leave the Apple gate area Monday in their 1953 Chevrolet with their camping equipment well packed and start through Cali fornia. It is the hope of all that have met and visited with them that the impression they receive of our citizens and our country will be as fa vorable as that left by then). A Fine Benefit Concert-Don't Miss It! Medford Mail Tribune
