THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1162
'Ruling Passion' Keeps 20 Veterans at White City Seeking Lapidary tAafcnai llenn"d Y'McCo rmtKk
By SID HOLLINGSWORTH 1 varieties available. gated jasper were sawed and i plorers today and hardly alground it was at one time. rock hound h;is ' ose 'or "'cfores
Mail Tribunt Correspondent
The domiciliary has been
a haven for hundreds of rock
hounds in its history. Some
have been gold seekers and
prospectors, others collectors
of one kind or another, ex
perts and amateurs.
Comb the Territory
Today there are at least
20 men who work in the lapi
dary and comb the territory
for material with which to
work. It is not a hobby with
them but a "ruling passion."
The cycle of interest varies
with the novelty of discovery.
Dendrite agates and the many
other gem varieties were con
verted into jewelry at one
time. Large blocks of varie-
polished into book ends. Then
the wave of interest ran to
moss and plume, wood and
sagenite, iris and thunder
eggs. Remarkable picture
agate were found.
In the past year, new life
has been injected into the
rock hunting expeditions with
the jade material found in the
Applegate and the Klamath
River district. Now the big
interest centers in rhodonite
and some remarkable sped
mcnts are being brought in.
This is a bright pink stone,
popular in Russia.
Within Few Hours
"Rocky" Farlingcr and
Charley Coleman are the ex-
day passes that they do not
bring forth some new and
exotic blend of stone found
within a few hours run from
White City.
There are other veterans
engaged in this fascinating
pastime: Frank Lcatherman,
R. L. Koonuk, Henry Myhre,
G. A. Perkins, Howard Price,
Willis Smith. William Stip
pich, George Columbus, O. L.
Hayes, Thomas Storey, J. J.
Halpin, Floyd Waters, Earl
Robideau, Kenneth Cook,
John Marshall, John Espe and
Charles Evans.
The agate desert is no
longer the happy hunting
Only a few varieties of jas-' collodion nt poh.--
Washington -il'PD- President
Kennedy an.d Speaker John
MeCorinai.k closed Demo
cratic ranks in Massachusetts
lorlay hy posing for picture
logetner.
FrrMdont Kennedy's brolh"
er. Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy,
defeated the speaker's neph
ew. Edward McCormack,
Tuesday in the Massachusetts
Senate primary.
Following Kennedy's break
fast with Democratic legisla
tive leaders, cameramen were
called into Kennedy's office
where the chief executive and
McCormack posed smilingly
White City Camp White,
as is generally known, was
built on what is called the
"Agate Desert," so named for
the profusion of gem stones
covering the terrain.
The fact is scarely recog
nized by the public, which
finds attractions in the can
opy of legend and history
which distinguishes southern
Oregon.
Yet there is a . veritable
Nibelungen hoard of semi
precious stones to be found
in the fields and river gorges
of the region. Even the orga
nized gem clubs are unable to
find suitable names for all the
per and some small agates of las wi ll as .ip.
K, b,
gem quality are found with-1 seen m dm area, ins
in walking distance of the do-1 exhibit is his pii 'inr ic:
miciliary. The best supply j showine . a prt ici tlv fo-m
nearby is located in the Eagle j pear. The stone was (on
Point region. j nearby. Aimthrr one i-a vi
Obtains Cooperation 'of Crater lake. Klm.T .!
Elmer Bi n k e r. Dhvstn-Uon is the lone llohi.v Sh
therapist, as a member of the
member who sport;. hos in
Roxy Ann club of Medford,
has obtained their coopera
tion in keeping up interest in
the fine points of the "game."
Each month the group is en
lightened with slides showing
varieties of rocks and min
erals found elsewhere.
Lcland Green, a pioneer
jewelry items.
A rook club identified with
the Northwest I-Yrleraiion
(unctions as thr Acme Desert
Rock Hustlers The members
are more lnleresicrl loriav in
"rustling" (or the tin ill e dis
covery than they are in ihe
intricacies of ruck lore.
t'nr a picture.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
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IN HALL OF FAME Mario Moreno, belter known as
Cantainflas, takes a look at his own wax image at the Movie
land Wax Museum at Buena Park, Calif. He is the first of
Mexico's entertainers to occupy a niche in the new hall of
film fame. (UPI)
Seattle Minister
Speaks on 'Words
Of Truth' at Event
The Rev. Dorothy O'Con
nor, minister and lecturer of
the Unity church of Truth. Se
attle, Wash., spoke on "Words
of Truth" at the Rogue Valley
Country club Wednesday dur
ing the Northwest Unity con
ference. Mrs. O'Connor explained
"Words of Truth" as a move
ment of mind, and the ability
to say "yes" and "no." People
must be more than against sin,
they must be for truth, she
said. She quoted Fulton Sheen
in commenting on the rightist
movement in the United States
today, making the point that
to be against communism is
not enough, the people must
be for democracy. She con
cluded her talk by saying the
greatest tool is the spoken
Damascus World
Fair Closes But
Plans Re-Opening
Damascus, Ore.-IUPli-The ill
starred Little World's Fair
has closed here, but its back
ers insist it will re-open next
summer.
The fair was conceived as
a tourist attraction and a
spoof of the Seattle World's
Fair. It opened in a relentless
downpour of rain June 2 and
seldom found its head above
water for the rest of the sum
mer. A second "official opening"
two weeks later did bring
about 25.000 curious visitors
to this village of 200, but
backers soon found that few
tourists would stop to see the
sights when they were only
four or five hours away from
the big fair.
Total attendance was about
150.000. The fair soon was
faced with debts and lawsuits.
It was padlocked by the sher
iff once and part of its office
building was torn down by an
irate contractor who hadn't
been paid for building it.
One Horse Power
The main attractions were
a 10-foot high "Peace Candle"
and a small revolving restau
rant. Original plans called for
one horse to produce the pow
er used to make the restau
rant revolve, but ultimately a
small motor was used.
Through it all. President
Garland Wiley and Vice Pres
ident Ed Mills radiated opti
mism. "The potential is still
there," Mills said Wednesday.
"We plan to get a top fair
manager next year, rearrange
the buildings and tighten
things up. We want to pay
our creditors next year."
One segment that will slay
open is the Western Town. It
is run by a separate corpora
tion. Gunfights. stagecoach
rides and entertainment at
the Golden Nugget Saloon
will be offered every week
end.
word, the "Truth or the Liv
ing Word."
Panel Program
A panel program on the
"Living Word" consisting of
Northwest Unity ministers
was given Wednesday evening
at McLoughlin Junior High
school. ,
The Rev. Ross Goodman, I
Portland, spoke on the word
of prayer. The Rev. Leslie
Saunders, Yakima, Wash.,
spoke on the word of faith,
and the Rev. Joseph Stiegler,
Tacoma, Wash., spoke on the
word of healing.
The Rev. David McClure,
Vancouver, B. C, spoke on the
word of prosperity, and the
Rev. Daniel Perin, Bcllevue,
Wash., spoke on the word of
fellowship. The Rev. Donald
O'Connor, Seattle. Wash.,
spoke on love and understand
ing. The Rev. Philip Stovin,
Spokane, Wash., was moder
ator. He summed up all these
"Living Words" as the seeds.
Provide Music
Mrs. Genevieve McCorkle,
Shady Cove, was at the piano,
and Mrs. Richard A. Schu
chard sang accompanied by
Mrs. Floyd Freeman.
After the meeting, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Bosworth held open
house at the Unity Center, 995
South Oakdale, ave., for the
ministers and conference mem
bers. Bosworth showed slides
of Crater lake to the group
and the Rev. Katharine Bos
worth narrated.
Thursday morning the'
Women of Unity served a spe
cial farewell breakfast to
guests.
Street Sign Plan
Approved in GP
Grants Pass - The Grants
Pass city council last night
approved a street name sign
modernization program, auth
orized additional street lights
in several locations, and for
mally made E and F sts. part
of a one-way couplet.
New green and silver street
signs will be installed at all
intersections, with about 100
intersections covered the first
year, the council decided.
Work on the program will
start about Jan. I in the down
town area along Sixth and
Seventh sts.
New street lights will be
installed in the city park and
at 17 specific loca t i o n s
throughout the city.
The E and F sts. one-way
couplet will be to handle traf-
fic on Hie interstate 5 free
way approach from the city
No date has been set for open
ing the approach, but state
crews are now installing signs
along the streets.
Seaman Released
On $5,000 Bond
Newport, Ore. - HIPP - A 65-year-old
merchant marine of
ficer charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon was
released on $5,000 bond here
Wednesday.
Alfred Hawkins of Portland
is accused of shooting Dale
Perry. 23. Oceanlake. on U.S.
Highway 101 near Newport
parly Monday. Perry was
listed in satisfactory condition
at Corvallis hospital.
Hawkins was arrested in
Coos Bay Monday night and
was taken to the Lincoln
county jail at Newport Tues
day. The shooting followed an
argument on the highway
over bright headlights.
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Jury Finds Youth
Guilty of Charge
Oregon City lUPH Robert
Gary Leikum. 21. of Silver
ton was found guilty of negli
gent homicide in Clackamas
County Circuit Court
Wednesday.
Judge Phillip K. Hammond
; set sentencing for Tuesday.
Leikum was charged in the
death of Karl B. Valleau, 38,
I of Salem in an auto collision
in downtown Salem Ihe night
1 of April 13.
Lcikum's auto was being
chased by a police car when
it crashed into one driven by
Valleau at an intersection.
Testimony indicated Leikum
! was driving without lights
and ran through a red light.
1 A passenger in Vallcaus
car, Alfred H. Aeschllmann,
i 13. of Salem, later died of it,
! juries suffered in the cash.
The jury deliberated i-bout
an hour and a half before
'voting 11-1 for conviction.
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