FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1961
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE.
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: : 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.:
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PROVEN - IN -ACTION
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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,
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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
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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
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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. " -.
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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
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SUNDAY, April 9
STARTING 3:00 P.M.
- Featuring -
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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).
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