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MONDAY, MAY 28. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Regional Roundup by Clevs Twitched Mail Tribune Regional Editor Most inmates of jails .are prisoners who are being held on a charge of some sort. But there's one indi vidual in Siskiyou County Jail ifi Yreka at the moment who is not a prisoner.. He's a "guest" of the county. The young man's name is Lawrence James Brown. He' is an 18-year-old from Monroe, .Louisiana. Brown happens to be the only eye-witness to the murder of Lewis Franklin Batts on May 6 in Dunsmuir, and be cause the county superior court deems that he has no permanent residence, place of employment or near-by relatives, he is being held as a material witness in the case. Bail has been set at $2,500. Two Hours of Exercise The case came to our attention last week when the county sheriff's department asked the board of super visors for $550 to take care of Brown. Since the man is a guest of the county, he is being taken out to res taurants three times daily for meals, given exercise for two hours daily and taken to the movies twice a week. He's also been given good clothes and a radio. A special deputy was needed to take Brown on these vari ous outings, sheriff's department officials told the super visors in connection with their request for the $550. The request was granted. Quite Legal According to the county district attorney's office, the procedure being used to hold Brown is legal, It apparent ly didn't sit very well with some county residents, how ever. At the supervisors meeting, Rev. Max Akin of the First Baptist church of Yreka commented that he thought there was something kind of rotten In the situa tion. Observers suspect, however, that any attempt to pro test Brown's confinement would not meet with much support from Brown himself. He was drifting his way ' from Portland to Louisiana when he became involved in all this and possibly has never had it so good in, his life. New Residents Invited To Applegate Valley Picnic newcomers to the picnic. Pos ters advertising the meeting were made by Jerry Burrell of Provolt, commercial art student at Oregon State unl versity. Every one is wel come. Cleaning up the grounds after the meeting will be in charge of men of the live stock association. Everyone is asked to bring either blankets or folding chairs and card tables. During the program, the dairy princess candidates will be introduced. Persons who have lived In the valley less than three years also will be introduced to the crowd. Name tags will be given to each person attending. Applcgate Valley Plans have been completed for the valley wide picnic on Memor ial Day honoring the many new residents of the Apple gate area and permitting them to become acquainted In the community. The event will be held in the grove at Ruch school from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with serv ing at noon. A program of outdoor sports has been ar ranged, with provision for children, and William Barker will be master of ceremonies. In case of rain grangers are making their hall available, and recreation has been pre pared in that event. Families will bring their picnic baskets and their own table service. The event Is sponsored by the organizations of the com munity, Including churches, grange, extension units, PTA and square dnnce groups, cat tlemen's association, and farm bureau. Baked beans, coffee, and punch will be furnished. Mrs. W. D. Pearson is gener al chairman. As an entertainment feature Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miller of Australia, presently of Med ford, will show slides of their country and discuss life in Australia. B. J. Hunter will be in charge of parking. Established residents are urged to bring a family of ' fly - ' i lv.,jitjLaaailal .. . ' INVITATION B. J. Hunter, center, and Mrs. Thornton Gapco, left, committee members from Ruch and Applegate Community churches, call on Edgar Bush and family, new comers from Reno, Ncv., inviting him and his family to the community picnic W cdnesday. 20 Miles of Highway 99 To Be Resurfaced Yreka - Randolph Collier, State Senator from Yreka, said today that the W. M. O'Hair Co. of Colusa has been awarded the contract to re surface 20 miles of U.S. high way 99 In Siskiyou county. Collier said the State De partment of Public Works ac cepted a bid of $145,545 to resurface the highway from 5.6 miles north of Gazelle to Hornbrook. 1 How fo Put YOU Vc have the know-how to lulp you phm .tnd the machinery to put you there. You thooic the way. By plane or ship. Deluxe or economy. Short trip or long. Browncll CHonul tours take you the righe places, show you everything, iovcr all your needs. Or, independent trips may be tailored to your w islies, all arrangements made (and costs figured) before you go. Come in for booklets ami Hrowncll Sclcct-a-Trip Folder, For Folders and Prices, see: George Lewis ROGUE TRAVEL SERVICE Ask About Our New "Ticket by Mail" (ervic 111 E. Slh Street Phone 772-6779 Legion Sitter Kemoriri Rittr Jacksonville - Centennial Post 100 of the American Le gion and auxiliary will con duct Memorial day service at the Jacksonville cemetery It 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The program will include a flag raising ceremony and Invocation by the Rev. Wil liam McLeod, and recitation of the poem, "In Flanders Field," given by Joyce Mc Beth. Mrs. Llnd McBeth, past president and secretary-elect of the auxiliary, will place a wreath at the base of the flag pole. At a meeting of the post Friday evening, delegates to the department convention to be held in Seaside in late June, were elected. The delegates are Alfred Hanenkrat, commander-elect; Les Watts, first vice com mander - elect; and Charles Davis Anderson, sergeant-at-arms-elect. Alternates are Llnd Mc Beth, past commander and fi nance officer-elect, and Alan J. McBeth, past adjutant, and William Anderson. Commencement Set June 4 at EP High Eagle Point - The senior students of Eagle Point High school will check out Tues day, returning for their Bac calaureate service June 3 and commencement exercises June 4. Principal Rick Taylor an nounced that the sophomores, juniors, and freshmen will all return to school Thursday with the Juniors completing Friday. The sophomores will continue and check out June 4 and the freshman class June 5. Make up testing and other school obligations will be giv en June 6. All report cards and refund checks will be sent home to parents by mail this year, he added. Lone Pine Bluebirds Go on Museum Visit Lone Pine -The Lone Pine Bluebirds visited the Jackson ville museum earlier this month. Those attending were Teresa Vance, Patty Shep pard, Joanna Goff, Becky Barnes, Candy Jackson, Me lissa Schuler, Gloria Boe, Debbie Swanson, Cindy Earn est, Lynette Marrs, Susan Cat allno, Carole Berg, Laurie Durham and Carole Gill, all second grade Bluebirds, and Cindy Mason, Melonie Thom as, Sandra Nelson, Sally Mo harry and Carole Thompson, third grade Bluebrids. Mrs. Edward Earnest and Mrs. Ned Schuler are the lead ers. Mrs. V. O. Berg and Mrs. Frank Catalano assisted with transportation. MRS. BROWNLEY BACK Central Point-The Central Point Elementary school is happy to have Mrs. Grace Brownley back again and to hear she is feeling better. She has been ill and under a doc tor's care for the past six weeks. She teaches one of the sixth grade classes. Regional Calendar Phoenix-Talent - Tonight, the Phoenix - Talent junior high school will have a ska ting party at Rollarena, 3404 South Pacific highway. Chap crones will be Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. Don Ritchie, Charlotte Whit lock and Mildred Sauer. . Phoenix - Wednes day, 4 p.m., Hoosler picnic will be held at Jackson Hot Springs. Pot luck picnic. Swimming for the children. There are 75 families from Indiana in the valley, all of whom are in- vitcd. Picnic will be held any way in case of rain, lnforma i tion, Ruth Igo, 535 2882. I ... Shady Cove - Today is Skip Day for the eighth grade at Shady Cove school. A party is being held at Medford Bowi ing lanes, a picnic at Lithia park and then a swimming party at Twin Plunges. To morrow, the seventh grade will give a party for the eighth grade. ... Central Point- Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Crater High track team will have social gather ing at the school. Parents, girl friends of team invited. ... Central Point - Tuesday. 3:30 p.m., Merry Bluebirds will have flnnl meeting at home of Joan Wood. ... Central Point - Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Campfire Grand Council fire at Central Point park. All girls bring their own blankets to sit on. Blue birds, campfire girls and par ents invited. ... Gold Hill - Thursday. 7 p.m.. Hoy Scout Explorer Post 43 will ieet In scout hall, I'suxUi av'4. o Obituary: The Lyden House by BETTE HOSKIK Jacksonville The Lyden House, one of Jacksonville's early day boarding houses and one of the fast remaining wooden hotels iif southern Oregon, was laid to rest last week. It is scheduled to be replaced by a more modern type of hotel a motel. The structure on the north west corner of Oregon and California sts. was torn down under contract with the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat terday Saints, Medford ward. The church helped to pre serve one item from the build ing, however, the original Lyden House sign. It was do nated to Siskiyou Pioneer Sites Foundation for preserva tion. According to local heirs of the property and several old timers still living in this area, Lyden House was built in the late 1870's while J. C. Whipp, a carver in marble, had a busi ness there beginning around 1857. False Front The front part of the build ing without the back addition or second story was built with a false front to "look as if it had a second story. The house which was there previous to that was the famous wood working shop of David Linn and Burpee, Jacksonville's leading carpenter and coffin factory. The Lyden House building was built on the foundation of this first estab lishment after It burned. In'1893 John Lyden and a man by the name of J. L. Jones both saw mill workers and millwrights hauled used siding and huge whip-sawed beams from the old Catholic Academy in Jacksonville. Some of the beams were used to brace the floors under Whipp's marble display of hand - carved monuments Which he had in one of the rooms on the ground floor. Whip-sawed beams were also used up and down in the building. There were eleven bed rooms in the boarding house, each with a window and fur nished with wash stands, a pitcher for water, a wash bowl and commode. Plumbing not being what it is today, certain morning chores were quite im portant. Other furnishings included a towel rack, well supplied, iron bedsteads with amble bedding and a good supply of "Bullae" used to discourage unwanted bed-fellows! A small foot rug was by each bed. Rooms were rented for 35 cents for a night lodging. Min ers, prospectors and transients were the customers with prac tically "no vacancies" by nightfall. Wonderful filling meals were served for 65 cents and special dinners could be ordered. Start Restaurant Mrs. Mary Lyden and two of her daughters, Nan and Helen started the 'Hooligan Restaurant' also in the Lyden House in about 1903, and it became quite famous for the good homey table they set. One of their more colorful customers was George "Bum" Neuber described as a "short, thick man who made thou sands but died a pauper." He was a saloon-keeper run ning the 'Banquet Saloon' (at the present site of Central Point Realty, run by Mayor E. O. Graham) where it is said any kind of fancy drink could be bought and any kind of gambling indulged in. "Bum" Neuber was a regular customer at Lyden House and often orded special foods which he ate with obvious pleasure loading his fork with huge helpings. As well as the Boarding house and restaurant the Ly dens also carried a good sup ply of second hand and new items, such as pots, pans, fry ing pans, canteens and other tinware in great demand by miners and prospectors to go out in the hills in hopes of striking it rich. John Lyden died in the early 30 s with Mrs. Lyden preceeding him in death by several years. There graves Applegate District Employs Mrs. Hvall Applegate - Mrs. Earl Hvall has been hired as clerk for school district No. 40 at Ap plegate. Mrs. Hvall was secretary to the superintendent of schools in Lamed, Kansas, prior to coming here. Mr. and Mrs. Hvall have been residents of Applegate for 13 years and have two children attending Applegate school in the sixth and seventh graiies. More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH Hrr In ft plewMM wny to (H rtvt'tne lrHWf pitte illjit-onifi'ri. KASTKKVH an lmpro f d powder, pnntletl pit upper ami lower pin lea holila them firmer xo thathrv feel more com fort M. No mnitmv, nooev, pi tt or ft-ellim. Its n1k;iltnr uun a.'iit'. IVvit iu't aotir riie-k. "pl.tie odor breath"'. Oet FASIKMH UxUy l drug counters everywhere.. 'T T (8 j HI iH Sin at ? mm BM -V m . i AT TURN OF THE CENTURY Jacksonville's Lyden House was a busy place in the early 1900 s when this photo was taken. Mrs. Mary Lyden and two of her daughters ran the "Hooligan Restaurant" in part of it. The rest of the building was a hotel. . Awards, Diplomas Presented at: Rogue River Commencement By LAURAINE LAWS ' Rogue River - Helen Hen derson presented the valedic torian message and Helen Haugen the salutatorian for the 1962 Rogue River High school commencement exer cises last week. Donald Neilson, principal, presented the following awards: Randall Anderson and Helen Haugen received scholarships; citizenship, Jeanne Allison; drama, Ad jean Devore; Jeanne Allison, shorthand and typing and best busines awards; business ! Devore. Geraldine Faye Dow, Lin. and education, Helen Hender-1 d Margaret Dunham, Barry Leroy son and Helen Van Hoy; in- teoHende? tSHLgHSSl ausinui ans, zane oixick land; athletic, Steven Simer and Barry Frantz; chemistry, Russell Macfarlane; leader ship, Steven Simer; and the Crisco Homemaking award, Helen Van Hoy. Diplomaa were presented by Ed MarUn, president of the Board to: Barbara Jeanne Allison, Randall Kay Anderson, Charles Howard Austin. Robert Lee Ballenger. Car olyn Jo Brooks, Lone Bush, Luella Jeane DeRoboam, Flossie Adjean Holsinger. Lewane Allen Huff, Michael Stephen Johansen. Marvin Wayne Jones, Michael Anthony Kearns, Eli.beth Ann Laws, Mar shall LeRoy Lingren. Russell James Macfarlane. Buddy Ray Ma htn, Sharon Louise Martin, Cleo Roileen Milton. John Timothy Mur dock. John Wilbert Tennant Neil son, Mlchaet Edward O'Day, Joanna Marie Perry. Rosa Christina Rigel, Claudia Noelene Scott, Steven Bur ton Simer, Carey William Star -zinger, Daniel Fredrick Stelnhardt," Theron Willis Kapielani Stiehl, -Zane Roy Strickland. Judith Ann Thompson, Helen Georgia Van Hoy, John Francis Watson. Gery Albla West, Lois Jeanne Willson. tjj or r sTi ' sir I't IN 1962 This was the Lyden House about three weeks ago just before it was torn down. and many others in the Jack sonville historical Cemetery are marked with the marble monuments hand carved by J. C. Whipp. His sign 'Marble Works J. C. Whipp' was still faintly visible on the front of the building this year. Bud's Tire Exchange Will Be CLOSEP Tuesday, May 29 - 3 p.m. in memory of MR. M. C. GORDON who was recent Manager of Buds Tire Exchange, INC. 1600 N. Riverside - 773-7745 r A message from the Treasury of a free people You , too, can help put down a threat to freedom Uncle Sam has had some pretty conscientious help in the "freedom depart ment over the years. Some of the best-known contributors were an expert horseman named Revere ... a group of amateur stevedores who made iced tea in Boston Harbor . . . and a party of revolutionaries who created an unsplittable nation under the shadow of a cracked bell. Today the freedom which those patriots won for us is being challenged. And freedom will always need brave men to defend and pre serve it. Men and women, like you. You can do your share toward defending freedom by buying United States Savings Bonds today. The dollars you invest this way go right to work for your country now, as well as for your future. How about buying a $50 Savings Bond (the most popular size) next payday? The cost is only 37.50. Mia 1 tl ? .' L!fl It -v, i a i i llv,f -.. Si Keep freedom in your future with Best known for his midnight ride to Lexington, famous patriot Paul Eeivre also designed the first Continental currency, the first official seal of the Colonies, and the state seal of Massachusetts, still in use today. Buy an EXTRA Bond during the Freedom Bond Drive U.S. Savings Bonds The U.S. Gtxvmmcnt does not pay for this adirrtising. The Treasury Department thanks The Adirrtmng Council and this neuspaper for their patriotic support. 01 A
