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THURSDAY. AUGUST 9. 19B2
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Hornbrook Couple Collects
orse Bits; Owns Arab Stallion
By CATHERINE CHAPMAN
Hornbrook Correspondent
Hornbrook - "I was born in
a stable, and been there ever
since," says .tail, white-haired
H. E. (Tex) Ewell wilh a
chuckle, "is the story of my
life."
That's when his interest in
horses began - when he was
born - some 72 years ago in
Richmond, Va. As a young
man, he drove for the old
Sells-Floto circus, and later
drove a "6 and 8" for the
Standard Oil company. So
it was only natural that, as a
hobby, he should choose
something connected with
horses - and he began to col
lect bits.
. His first collection was a
small one which he sold in
1915 when he joined the Rich
mond Blues, a division of the
U.S. Cavalry in World War I.
After the war. another col
lection was started and later
If, too, was sold.
But his interest has been
whetted, and several years
ago, Mr. Ewell took up his
hobbv aeain. Gathered from
all over the world, his colleo
tion now totals 260 bits, and
is still growing.
Ring Bit
Of interest historically is
what is perhaps the oldest in
his collection-a ring bit,
found in Marrakech, Morocco,
and sent to him by a friend
Weighing 3'i pounds, the bit
was finished wltn stone dc
fnre the davs of f ilos. A his
tory accompanying the bit in
dicates that it went into Jeru
salem with the Crusaders in
the days when knights and
their mounts were clad In ar
mor. :
Another, of cast bronze, is
from Arabia, and is estimated
to be 400 years old. From
London, an elaborate one
trimmed in brass bears the
inscription, "V. R."-Vicloria
Regina - and reportedly was
used by a general of the Brit
ish army during the long
reign of Queen Victoria.
Cavalry Pieces
Many of the bits are the
old time "horrors" that tore
a horse's mouth to pieces, and
there is also one group rep
resentative of those used by
the U.S. cavalry and dating
from the Civil War.
A "conversation piece" In
his collection, and a source
of amusement, is a pair of
spurs which came from Mex
ico to Ashland about 1850.
The story of the spurs, as told
to Tex, was that the wearer
of the spurs found himself in
a bit of trouble in Ashland,
and found his sudden flight
on foot hampered by his lO'i
inches long, I'i pound spurs;
so ha quickly shed his Impedi
ments. They were picked up
and keDl by an interested by
slander, and on her death
many years late, were given
to Ewell by a member of her
family.
Arab Stallion
Deeply interested as they
ate in their hobby, the real
pride and Joy of bolh Tex
and his wife, Glenna, Is their
dark chestnut Arab stallion,
Malaikah. Bred at the KclloRg
ranch at Pomona, Calif., Ma
laikah's grandsire, Raseyn 597
in the General Stud book, was
Kcllogg's first importation
from England. His sire was
l'crsryn in 1381 in the GSB
and his dam was Ranee 181)0.
Now 15 years old, Malai
kali has been a member of
1 lie Ewell "family" for the
past three of the six years
I hey have lived in Horn
brook. Their home, on the
south side of the Klamath
rivrr, was built in 18110,
and is the only one of the orig
inal buildings left of the old
lumber (own of Klamathon,
which was wiped out by two
disastrous fires many years
auo.
Edited Pag
For eight years, Ewell
wrote Ihe Arab page for the
Western Horseman magazine,
from Hip tune of the first is
sue in 1034 until Hie death of
the owner and editor, Paul
Albert, in 1942. This save him
an opportunity. Ewell felt, to
try to correct the erroneous
impression held by a number
of people around the country
that Pintos and Albinos are
Arabs.
As a sideline, Ewell has
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PROUD OWNERS - In addition to their collection of horse
bits, the Ewells also are the proud owners of this Arab stal
lion Malaikah, bred at the famed Kellogg ranch at Pomona,
Calif.
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FROM ARABIA - Mrs. Ewell displays a cast bronze bit from
Arabia, one of the prize bits in the family's collection.
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UNUSUAL COLLECTION - Dlsplavcd here are some of the
fancier bits In Mr. and Mrs. Ewells collection. They have
260 bits in all, and the collection is still growing.
done a great deal of leather
work, such as the making of
saddles and bridles, although
he has had to curtail much
of his work in leather because
of arthritis in his hands.
Mrs. Ewell helps her hus
band with the horses, and
also gives riding lessons.
University Loans
Assist 3,210
Students in Year
Eugene-More than one-half
million dollars in university
administered loans assisted
3,210 University of Oregon
students during the past
school year.
J. O. Lindstrom, univer
sity business manager, an
nounced that a total of $539,
267 was loaned.
The university' s t u d e n t
loan fund supplied $237,
045.53 to 2,670 students.
Loans from the National De
fense student loan program
totaled $302,222 and went to
540 students.
In 1960-61, the total of all
loans was $533,142, or $6,
125 less than the 1961-62 to
tal. Total Given
"Today the University of
Oregon loan fund is over $1,
200,000," Lindstrom said. Of
that, roughly $400,000 repre
sents gifts made by friends
of the university and a little
over $800,000 represents Unit
ed States National Defense
loans.
Student loan funds are ad
ministered by a student loan
committee. Factors considered
before loans are granted are
the student's scholastic rec
ord, his reputation for re
liability, his need for aid and
ability to repay, and the effort
which he has made to assist
himself.
Any student who has been
enrolled in the university for
at least one term and has a
cumulative grade point aver
age of at least a C may ob
tain an emergency loan for
a period of three months or
less. To be eligible tor a long
term loan, a student must
have a grade point average of
n! least 2.50. which is half
way between a B and C. The I
interest rate tor long term
loans is four per cent.
Swells Fund
Last summer, the Univer-1
sity of Oregon was aiiottea
$250,000 under the National
Defense Student loan pro,
gram, swelling the already
existing fund to more than
$800,000.
Students who apply for
these loans are judged on a
priority system established to
meet federal standards, based
on the prospective major in
terest of the applicants. First
consideration is given to stu
dents planning to become
regular teachers in element
ary or secondary schools, and
second consideration is given
to students intending to ma
jor in science, mathematics,
or modern foreign language.
As long as the student
spends his full time in col
lege, he need not make pay
ments on the loan, and his
first payment does not come
due until a year after he
leaves college. He may then
repay the loan over a 10-year
period at three per cent in
terest. Those entering leaching,
however, have 10 per cent of
their loan cancelled for each
year they teach, until half
of the loan is cancelled. This
amounts, in effect, to a re
troactive scholarship.
Gift Established
By Salem Resident
Corvnllis - A new poultry
research scholarship that will
cany a stipend of $2,400 for
the in(i2-:i school year has
been established at Oregon
State university by the estate
of a Salem man.
The study grant was pro
vided in the 1961 will of
Artcmus Dalton Wilcox of
Salem, In memory of his
brother who was graduated
in 1914 from the college In
poultry husbandry.
The scholarship will be
known as "The Chester M.
Wilcox Memorial Scholarship
Fund." It will go each year
to an outstanding student in
poultry husbandry, according
to F. E. Price, dran and di
rector of agriculture.
PP&L Manager at
Grants Pass Doubts
Feasibility of PUD
Low Cost Student
Grants Pass - A proposed
people's utility district in
Josephine county would be
feasible under certain condi
tions, according to the state
engineer's office. The ruling
has opened the possibility for
a vote on the PUD this fall
if sponsors of the measure
arc able to get 5 per cent of
the voters in the area to sign
petitions before Aug, 28.
William M o y e r, district
manager for Pacific Power
and Light Co., had this to
say about the report:
"In looking over the report
made by the state engineer
it seems evident that the pro
posed PUD scheme for Jose
phine county could not pos
sibly niHke good on the rate
reduction claims made by its
proponents during the public
hearings, and would be a very
marginal operation. f.
"The report indicates that
approximately 516 million in
engineer has drawn attention
to the fact that the proposed i
district would also have to
make its own arrangements J
for its power supply since !
there are no power general- i
ing plants in the county. Pa- j
clfic Power generates the'
electric power it supplies in
Josephine county at its power j
plants located in other coun-1
ties and delivers it over Ihe
company's own lines.
"The engineer's study also
states that the cost of deliver
ing a power supply into the (
county has not been included
in the estimated cost of op
erating the district nor in
calculating Ihe total bonds
needed lor the district."
.!!xil Trv j
(Veni-pnl 1 nnnnl(t( I)
all tuna
liver 'n meat
chicken
chopped fish
meaty mix
kidney 'n meat
bonds would be required to
Loon Progrom Planned i " ,hc "p"'' pp- i
n ii. , ill,,, . i I cities by condemnation and j A
plies and needed working
funds. The length of time
that would be required to
pay oif such an amount of
debt is estimated in the re
port to be at least 30 years.
"It is important lor the
residents of Josephine county
to understand that the slate
il'PH A low cost
loan program for students has
been announced here by two
banks.
Ralph J. Vos of the First
National bank and E. J. Kolar
of the U.S. National bank re
vealed the plan.
The loans would go to needv
students who have satisfac
tory records. No collateral
would be needed. The money
would be repayable in 3(1
monthly Installments starting
five months after graduation,
at six per cent simple Interest,
COUNCIL TO MEET
Portland- ITt The annual
midsummer meeting of the
National Industrial Council's
aiaie Association groups will land drew an Bo per cent
be held here Aug 15-17, turn to the questionnaire.
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y on Kc (.renin (
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which polled 2.500 females
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