WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1. 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
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FROM JAPAN Mrs. Galin Jordan of Jacksonville displays
part of her button collection, These are modern SaUuma.
buttons she brought back from Japan.
Retired Chaplain's Wife
Has Unusual Collection
Of Numerous Buttons
Jacksonville Get Ready To Celebrate
Treasure Hunts, Parades
Among Jubilee Highlights
Br BETTE HOSKINS
Jacksonville - Highlights
of the Jacksonville Gold Rush
Jubilee to be held here Satur
day and Sunday include
everything from International
Gold Panning contests to wa
termelon eating contesU for
boys and girls.
Miss Oregon, Martha Wyatt,
will head the grand parade on
Sunday and Pinto Colvig. also
a home-town celebrity, will be
parade marshal.
There will also be a real
gold treasure hunt, with gold
buried at strategic locations
which all comers will be in
vited to dig for, with a sep
arate area set aside for young
sters to try their luck at
treasure hunting.
Events for the two-day cele
bration, sponsored by the
Jacksonville Lions, will begin
with a welcoming address by
Mayor E. O. Graham at 9:30
a.m. Saturday at the grand
stand at the old United Slates
Hotel on California st.
Jim Foster, acting as master
of ceremonies, and the 1907
Jacksonville Silver Cornet
band (led by Pinto Colvig
from Hollywood, Calif.) will
play the National Anthem and
Preview. Members of the band
Include Ray Allred, Bill Lau-
By MARY ALICE BRUSHA
Mrs. Galin Jordan, wife of
a retired Air Force chaplain
now living at 400 D st., Jack
sonville, has a hobby that
creates widespread interest.
She collects buttons of all
kinda to decorate their home.
Athough she inherited her
mother's button string some
20 years ago, she says she
never dreamed at that time
she would become involved
to the point that each button
teems a little treasure to her.
She has picture buttons
which tell a story of historical
"GOOFY STRING"-Mrs. Jor
dan calls this a goofy string.
It's composed of unclassified
modern buttons that are of
unusual shape, color or slyle.
Federal Money For
2 Valley Sewage
Projects Approved
Federal allocations for sew
age disposal projects at Jack
sonville and Grants Pass hava
been approved by the State
Sanitary authority.
Federal grants are schedul
ed In the amount of $10,470
for Jacksonville and $176,000
for Grants Pass, in addition to
14 other Oregon cities.
The allocations In Oregon
for 1962-63 total $1,052,460.
Projects to receive the grants
were selected on a priority
basis from a list of 33 requests
totaling $3,360,000 from 3(1
communities.
or mythical significance, paper-weight
buttons, calicos, jet
or black glass, weskit, jewel,
Victorian, inlays, military,
those mane of vegetable
ivory and others too numer
ous to mention here.
"The Button Parade" by
Foster, "Maine Charm Charm
String" by Graham and the
"Nichols Hand Book" have
been a big help to her en
labling her to identify billions
I and to place them in their
I proper category.
It has been hard to conccn
Irate on a few choice ones, as
her collection contains some
of all the above mentioned
buttons, she explained.
Mrs. Jordan has been a
member of the Eugene Button
club since 1948 and likewise
of the slate and national but
ton societies.
The bulletins issued by
these clubs have helped her
to arrange and display her
cards for the annual exhibits.
She has some prize winning
cards of buttons much desired
by other collectors.
At present she is preparing
a card of pearls and vegetable
ivory for the annual button
show In Corvallls to be held
In September.
While the Jnrdans were in
Shinri, Japan she became In
terested In the Snlsuma but
ton and had some made with
her own suggested design.
She then had them mounted
on cards.
Mrs. Jordan says she would
be pleased to show her col
lection to any collectors by
appointment, especially to
boys and girls who may he
interested In forming a Jun
ior button club. Such clubs
are affiliated with the Ore
gon Stale and National But
ton socicly.
Regional Roundup
by Cl.v. Twitch "
Mail Tribune Regional editor
Dianne Meyers Wins
Styling Scholarship
Cave Junction - - Dianne
Meyers, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Meyers, has
hcen awarded a scholarship
to Newherry college at Hoi v
wood, Calif, for a cnmu..'U
course In hair styling and cos
melnlogy. The Mcyrrsrs are the form
er owners of the Central cafe
in Cave Junction. They now
live in Fortuna. Calif
Charlie Morrison, Grants Pass auctioneer, was mov
ing down a row of merchandise at his weekly sale Mon
day night when he came upon a washing machine and
let the following slip out:
"Well now, here we have a washing machine in
perfect condition all It needs Is a new motor!"
A split second later Morrison realized what he'd said,
and quipped, "If you say it fast it doesn't sound too bad."
We can't help but hold the highest admiration for
auctioneers. To be successful they've got to be a com
bination of shrewd businessman and circus clown. They
have to try to sell things cheap enough to encourage
the ordinary individual to come back, yet high enough
to satisfy the seller of the merchandise and make enough
of a commission to meet their expenses.
Auctioneers also have to keep the crowd entertained,
often for a period of four to five hours, with a bright
line of patter. At Monday night's auction Morrison had
just finished selling some quite handsome maple furni
ture when an assistant placed a piece made of obviously
Inferior wood on the block. "Well, let's call it maple,"
Morrison muttered, "it'll sell better." Then he announced
to the crowd, "That other was Salem maple. This here's
from Eugene."
A principal requirement of the auctioneer's trade ap
pears to be the ability to talk swiftly. People tend to be
more willing to lake gambles if they have to decide to
do it in a split second. Talking fast also helps prevent
people from thinking of reasons why they shouldn't bid
on a particular item. Example: a valley auctioneer was
putting up a freezer i'op bid recently and remarked,
"This freezer's practically brand new. It cost the owner
over $700." Now, if the freezer were still worth $700,
the owner most likely wouldn't be selling it at an auc
tion, but a fast style on the part of the auctioneer can
keep people from thinking of that until it's too late.
Being an auctioneer must entail having an excellent
grasp of words and the ability lo make up something
when words fail him. We still remember the auction we
attended last winter when the auctioneer found himself
confronted by a box of very unorthodox looking junk.
"Oh, boy," he shouted, "look at Ihese dealles!"
Still All Wat
Bertha Hanscom, our Phoenix correspondent, is still
swimming through the eastern United Slates at latest
report. Her latest letter doesn't carry as Imuch descrip
tion of the states she visited as did earlier letters, how
ever, Bertha explains that with all the rain and fog back
there, the New England states all look pretty much alike.
She docs make mention of the tolls charged for
speed highways and bridges, adding that she hopes noth
ing like this ever happens in Oregon. We recall that
driving in the East can" be expensive. On our last trip
back there, a little more than a year ago, we drove from
New York to Washington, a distance of 226 miles, and
had to pay $3.25 In lolls for turnpikes, bridges and
tunnels. Thai would be like paying $3.25 to drive from
Medford to Salem.
Intxpvnilva Road Repairs in Rogua Rivtr
If you've noticed a lot of gravel on Rogue River city
streets during the past 10 days, you have seen the city's
economical street repair plan in action As Mayor Larry
Sheehan explains it. the city council found it had only
ewough money to repave Ihree or four blocks if it hired
a contractor to do the job. and there were many times
as many blocks in need of repair. So the council bought
some gravel left over from Interstate 5 freeway con
struction and made arrangements for city employees to
do the work themselves, using what equipment the
city already owns.
YOU Can Help the Work of the
SIIRINERS HOSPITAL for CRIPPLED
CHILDREN at PORTLAND!
Join the-
CANNED FOOD CARAVAN
Wednesday August- 8
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The caravan ttirts it Lakeview and will pass through
most Oregon rommunitiet before reaching tha big
Portland Shrine Hospital. Shriners here will be assisted
by Boy Scouts on a door-to-door campaign lasting
three important hours. Please help this fino cause,
either financially or with commercially canned foods.
Those who may not be home may leave their con
tributions in containers at most local grocery stores.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
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rine, Paul Godward, Rodney
Wellington, Chet Baker, Fred
Strang, George Wendt and
Pinto Colvig. Several of these
band members played in the
original group.
At 10 a.m. will be the coro
nation of the jubilee queen,
which will be followed by a
continuous program of events
throughout the day including:
10:20 a.m., Bozo, the Clown
(Pinto Colvig) and Scraps. Ii is
son, the Musical Clown of Hol
lywood; 10:40, Mrs. E. Town
send and her orchestra of Ash
land; 11: Watermelon eating
contest for boys and Kirls;
11:20, Fiddlers' contest; 11:40,
nail driving contest for wom
en. 12 noon, Medford Y Knot
Twirlers.
1 p.m., pie eating contest
for hoys and girls; 1:20, Ralph
Etlel and bouquet of music,
featuring Judy Stuart, vocal
ist; 1:20, gold mining contest
for boys and girls under 16
with an entry fee of $1.
1:40 p.m., Colleen Hope Tap
Dance group followed by Old
Timers' Parade at 2:00 where
you may help the judges pick
the most authentic 100 year
old costume on a man or wom
an and also the best in the
Kiddies' Parade at 2:20; at
2:40 see the V.A. Domiciliary
Astronauts. 3, Thurston's
Dance studio with can-can,
acrobatic and comedy, jazz,
song and dance.
3:15 p.m.. Barber Shop Har
mony by Klamath Falls
(SPEBSQA); 3:40, Alexander's
Hawaiian band and Ralph
Ettel and bouquet of music;
4:30, grand prize awards, fol
lowed by Caesar Muzzioli Ac
cordion band at 5 and Thurs
ton's Studio-Hattye hot foot
tap dance, free style jazz, bal
let; S:30, Mrs. E. Tnwnsnnd
and orchestra, barber shop
harmony from Klamath Falls;
6:20, Alexander's Hawaiian
band with the Star Prnmena
ders. Buzz Dibble caller, Cae
sar Muzzioli Accordion hand
and Pinto Colvig preceding
the pageant.
R 30 p.m., pageant In he held
at the old high school athletic
field. The pageant was writ
ten and will he directed by
Mrs. Edna G. Sawyer and will
include wagons, Indians and
atomic muskels and arrows of
100 years ago.
From 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. a
dance will he held in the Com
munity Hall.
Church Services
Sunday morning a fl a.m.
Mass will be held at the Cath
olic church, built in 1858, and
services at the two Protestant
churches at 11 a.m., both of
which also are over 100 yenrs
old.
Beginning at 1 p.m. Sund.iy
will he (lie Grand Parade
featuring Jacksonville's own
Martha Wyatt, newly crowned
Miss Oregon, with the 1D07
Silver Coronet band and Pinto
Colvig as parade marshal.
2 p.m., the Slar Promcna
ders. Buzz Dibble, caller; 2 30,
Ralph Ettel and bouquet of
music with Judy Stuart, vocal
ist; 3. Don Mayfirld, clown;
3:30, the Ashland Kilties with
their pipes, also International
Gold Panning for men and
women with an entrv fee of
$2 .50; 4. Colleen Hope Dance
group; 4:20. Mrs. E. Town
send and orchestra.
All programs are suhject to
change. Concessions will open
at 10 a m. Saturday and Sun
day. There will also be a car
nival with rides for everyone
on both days.
Central Point
Residents Return
From Excursions
Central Point-A number of
Central Point residents have
been entertaining out-of-town
visitors or making trip of
their own recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Launer of Columbia, Ohio,
have been house guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Faber.
Launer is a retired teacher
from the Christian college,
and is an unci" of Mrs. Rich
ard Stratton d Donald A.
Faber, of Cental Point. Mrs.
Launer U now teaching at the
Stevens college in Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Mot
schenbachcrof 1729 Old Stage
rd. and their son Robert have
returned from a week's vaca
tion on the Oregon coast.
A c c o m p anying the Mot
schenhachers was their grand
daughter Vicki Motschenbach
er of Grants Pass.
Louise Lull of Military rd.
recently returned from Car
mel, Calif., where she attend
ed a two week's dance semi
nar with other students of the
Colleen Hope dance studio in
Medford. Miss Lull has her
own dance studio in Central
Point.
Visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Lull of 3439
Military rd., are Mr. and Mrs.
Robert A. McDonald of Pull
man, Wash. Mr. McDonald is
a student at Washington State
university.
Jacksonville Library
To Displav Exhibit
Jacksonville - An art ex
hibit lo be on display at th.
Jacksonville library during
the Gold Rush jubilee will
be opun Saturday from 9
a.m. lo 7 p.m. and Sunday
frpm 10 a.m. lo 7 p.m.
Because of a lack of space
at the library, the display
will overflow into the city
hall across the street.
The showing will feature
painlinqs by southern Ore
gon artists with the theme
"Old West." There will be
no admission charge.
N. California
Television Log
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reretvrd from the television
station and the Mall Tribune
assumes no rrsnonsthtlity except
to maka chances as supplied
Library Reopens
After Alterations
Jacksonville - The Jackson
ville library reopened Tues
day morning following com
pletion of repairs to the ceil
ing The ceiling was lowered
and improved principally so
as lo prevent loss of heat dur
ing the winter. The city coun
cil took action to fix tiie roof
after noting high electric hillj
at the library last winter.
On July 2fi the reading cluh j
party was held in the city '
park with about .Ml children
present. Mrs. Helen Roberts. 1
librarian, was assisted by Mrs.
I.ind McBeth and Clinton '
Smith
Joyce McReth was awarded
a hook as a pnze for reading
70 books Prizes awarded for
games played went to Susan ;
Applebaker. J e I f Grifdn, ;
Mike O'C.rady and Steve Kl- !
mar.
Forty-four reading ccrtifi- !
cates were awarded. The par- j
ty this year was sponsored hv
the Jacksonville l.ions. Amer
ican Legion. Jubilee ciuh and
other friends of the 1:Nm:y.
VISITING
Kerby Jeff Hunter of
Rosrl-uirg is v-st'ing a', tno
notne of Mr arid Mrs A'fori.
Srolt here Hun'cr :s M:s
Sent s brother On S'inrU .
Mrs Myrtle Huff of Medfoid.
a"i, 'Vr nf H " 'M i. ;
mined the croup w in her son
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Regional News
Freeway Helping
Rogue River Boom,
Says City's Mayor
Rogue niver - This com- ford, and to
munity is booming, both in i Grants Pass
business and population, and 1
it's virtually all due to the
new Interstate 5 freeway, says
Rogue River Mayor Larry
Sheehan.
"I think our area will dou
ble in population and home
sites during the next three
years." the mayor predicted
recently. Present population
of the city is 540.
A number of homes are lo
cated just outside the city
limits, however, so that the
population of the area is
somewhat higher than S40,
Sheehan explained.
Rogue River lies adjacent to
the Interstate 5 freeway and
access to and from the city is
provided for motorists travel
ing both east and west.
This situation will help
stimulate Rogue River's
growth, Sheehan feels, in that
it will make the . city into
sort of a bedroom community
for people who work in Mcd-
a lesser extent
As an example of business
growth, the mayor pointed
out that he himself has sold
his restaurant and adjoining
hotel, which along with a next
door building will be torn
down to make way for a ser
vice station.
In the meantime a coffee
shop with a seating capacity
of 40 is about to open in the
downtown area of the city.
"We have no vacant build
ings," Sheehan commented.
Other Rogue River busi
nessmen also report an in
crease in business, particular
ly as a result of the opening
of Valley of the Rogue state
park nearby.
"We wouldn't have gotten
Ihe state park without the
freeway," Sheehan concluded.
ENTERING HOSPITAL
Wilderville-Mrs. L. E. Wall
man of Cheney Creek rd. will
enter Josephine General hos
pital for major surgery this
week.
Cave Junction Lions
See River Run Films
Cave Junction -Bob Pruitt
of Grants Pass, guest at tha
local Lions club meeting July
24, showed films of some
river runs he has made in
Idaho on the Middle Fork and
Salmon rivers.
In other matters, Lion
members were told that un
safe supports under the diving
board at the Forks swimming
hole have necessitated its re
moval. Club members ex
pressed willingness to replace
the diving board if the stats
parks board will accept the
legal responsibility.
Members also voted to pur
chase a public address sys
tem. Manny Heisel of Crater
Lake district has appointed
Jim Broffle deputy district
governor for this district, it
was announced.
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