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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Skills of Two Cultures Are
Combined to Produce Canoes
Tiller Blending the skills
of two cultures, three men
have constructed a number of
handsome looking canoes on
the South Umpqua river
few miles north of here.
The canoes are made Indian
style, but with modern tools,
Using a large split log, the
men first shape the outside of
the canoe, then scoop out the
inside of the craft.
After the outside has been
carved, plugs are placed in
what will be the sides and
bottom of the canoe so that
walls will be of uniform
width . according to A. S.
Schaefer, one of the three.
Bottom Is Thicker
Generally the bottom is
made a little thicker than th
sides. Some of the canoes have
been made 1 'A inches thick on
the bottom and 1 inch on the
sides, others 2 inches on the
bottom and Vh inches on the
sides.
The other two men involved
in the project are Billy Smith,
who had the timber necessary
to make the canoes and a Cat
erpillar tractor to drag llu-in
into position, and Clifford
Warner, who had a power saw
that could be used to split the
logs.
Schaefer, who spent many
of Ins younger years with in
dians in Michigan, learned the
Indians' art of canoe making
and had the experience neces
sary to design the canoes.
Build Tour Canoes
Combining their talents, the
men have built four canoes
and were working on a fifth
when Interviewed recently.
Their canoes vary in length
from UVi to 21 feet, In width
from 26 to 33 inches and in
depth from 10 to 15V4 inches.
The men' may later make a
canoe 25 feet long, which
Schaefer indicated would be
capable of ocean travel.
Some of the canoes are
made from sugar pine trees,
others from Incense or pencil
cedars.
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COMBINATION OF CULTURES A. C.
Schasfcr, who learned the art of canoe mak
ing among Indians in Michigan, shows off
one of the canoes he and two other men near
Tiller made recently. This canoe was made
from a sugar pine tree. The men-combined
Indian methods with modern tools in con
structing it. '
U.S. Forgetful Relative to Liberia
By GEORGE WEEKS
United Press International
Monrovia, Liberia - (UPD -The
United States admits to
being somewhat of a "forget
ful relative" toward Liberia.
But it sees the day when
Liberia, because of its wide
ning circle of European
friends and its own self-help
efforts, will no longer rely so
heavily on the country
which sent freed slaves here
140 years ago to found what
now is Africa's oldest re
public. Liberia today has all the
markings of Africa's "little
America."
The capital, Monrovia, was
named after U. S. President
James Monroe; the currency
is the U. S. dollar; the offi
cial language is English, with
a southern drawl; the flag is
red, white and blue; the con
stitution is modeled after that
of the United States; red and
white "Drink Coca Cola"
signs dot the landscape even
in remote mud hut villages;
children dance the twist un
der thatched roofs to the mu
sic of "Bandstand USA" on
transistor radios.
Forgetful Relative
Despite the strong tics of
heritage binding the two
countries, the United States
has "acted possibly like a for
getful relative" toward Li
beria in the past, according
to U. S. Ambassador Charles
Edward Rhetts.
On its part, Liberia - al
though proud of its reputa
tion as America's oldest and
best friend in Africa - em
phasizes it is primarily an
African state.
It is the policy of Presi
dent William V. S. Tubman, a
descendant of Georgia slaves,
to encourage his fellow Amer-ico-Liberians
to Integrate po
litically and culturally with
the indigenous tribesmen of
the hinterland. These tribes
men have no particular iden
tification with the Liberian
motto: "The Love of Liberty
Brought Us Here."
Brought to Africa
Ancestors of today's Ameri-co-Liberians
were brought to
the underside of Africa's
western bulge by the Ameri
c a n Colonization Society,
which conceived the idea of
repatriating freed slaves to
Africa in the 19th century.
It was an American com
pany, Firestone, that in the
1920's started the rubber in
dustry in Liberia. Otherwise,
little U. S. attention was paid
Liberia until World War II
when Americans built a port
at Monrovia and an air base
at nearby Roberts field.
Currently, the Kennedy ad
ministration is placing re
newed emphasis on U. S. as
sistance for Liberia. The hope
is that with help in develop
ing its human resources, Li
beria's revenue from natural
resources will increase
enough to allow diminishing
of external aid.
Two thirds of the total rev
enues for 1961 - S21 million
came from internal sources,
including $5,675,000 in the
government's share of the
iron ore profits alone.
Big Stake In Liberia
U. S. business has a big
stake in Liberia. In addition
to Firestone's 90,000 acres of
rubber production, B. F.
Goodrich has developed a 50,-
000-acre tract. The leading
iron ore producer, the Liber
ian Mining Co. at Bomi Hills,
is partly owned by Republic
Steel. Liberians and Ameri
cans are partners in the Mano
River ore project. Bethlehem
Steel has a 25 per cent inter
est in the Lamco Joint Iron
Mine expected to begin pro
duction next year at Mount
Nimba.
Swedes have joined with
U. S. and Liberian interests
in the $200-million Mount
Nimba Iron Ore project
German steel companies
have an interest in another
mining enterprise at Bong
Palsy Clinic Is
Subject of Show
The Cerebral Palsy Clinic
at Rogue Valley hospital will
be discussed by a panel of
Medford physicians on "Ad
ventures in Medicine" over
station KBES-TV at 3:30
o'clock this afternoon.
The new facility is under
the direction of Dr. Richard
L. Sleeter, professor of pedi
atrics and director of the crip
pled children's division at the
University of Oregon medical
school. The Medford facility is
an extension of this division.
Dr. Henry L. Boehnke, pe
diatrician, has been appointed
by Dr. Sleeter to serve as co
ordinator of the local clinic.
Dr. James C. Luce, neurosur
geon, and Dr. Thomas C. Bol
ton, orthopedic surgeon, will
appear with Dr. Boehnke on
the panel today to describe
the purpose and function of
the facility.
Mountain. German interests
also are involved in a ban
ana plantation.
Nationalist Chinese experts
are asisting Tubman's pro
gram of making Liberia self
sufficient in rice by 1964.
From among about 1,400
Lebanese come the merchants
of Monrovia.
At last official count, there
were at least that many
Americans here. The bulk of
the rest of the foreign popu
lation is Dutch, German,
French, Swedish, British, Ital
ian and Spanish.
Israelis are becoming in
creasingly active in Liberia,
as in other parti of Africa.
Israeli and Italian financing
is involved in highway and
building construction.
Tubman so far has given
the cold shoulder to the Com
munist Bloc. His administra
tion implicated Communists
in a plot to overthrow the
government a year ago.
Accepts Invitation
But he has accepted an in
vitation to visit the Soviet
Union next year and before
then is expected to establish
diplomatic relations with the
Kremlin.
Some of today's critics ot
contend that Liberia's aid,
contend that Liberia's aid,
trade and concession agree
mcnts undermine its inde
pendence, that it is the vic
tim of indirect control
through "neo-colonialists."
To this Liberian Secretary
of State J. Rudolph Grimci
replies that France, Germany,
Britain and most of Western
Europe have received billions
of dollars in U. S. aid and
have received substan
tial U. S. investments.
"I doubt that any rational
person would regard these
countries as being controlled
by the United States," said
Grimes.
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Visitations Start
By SOC Faculty
Ashland - High school visi
tations by Southern Oregon
college personnel are now in
full swing. Dr. Alvln Fellers,
director of the visitations pro
gram, has announced.
While visiting the more
than 50 secondary schools on
the itinerary, talks, will be
made by represenlativcs from
other state system colleges
and universities as well as
those from SOC, Dr. Fclh-rs
laid.
Seniors receive counseling
regarding college offerings,
the cost of tuition, fees, board
and room, books, clothes and
Incidentals, and their career
preferences.
In addition to the Oregon
schools, Dr. Fellers also makes
a tour each year of the high
schools in northern California
as an increasing number of
students in that area are at
tending SOC each year.
Other members of the visi
tations learn include Hugh G.
Simpson, director of informa
tion; Dale Truax, Britt Stu
dent Union director; and
James G. Armson, assistant
director of psychology.
30 Parents Attend
Planning Meeting
Approximately 30 parents
attended the second planning
meeting for "Parents Without
Partners" club last week In
(he social hall of the Medford
YMCA.
Since the group decided to
organize, Mrs. Helen Ander
son, Mrs. Ruin II. Boyd ana
Mrs. Violet Wilson were se
lected as co-chairmen to spear
head the organization.
twenty-two parents repre
senting 40 children completed
a special interest sheet. Equal
interest was indicated in so
cial activities and in educa
tional lectures and discus
sions. The group will meet again
at 7:30 p.m. Monday In the
Medford YMCA. "Parents
Without Partners" provides
mutual help and information
for parents who, because of
death or divorce, have no
spouse. Any parent without a
partner and with children
nil time or on visitation
welcome.
County Accepts
Roads as Public
Three roads in the C. C.
Hoover subdivision In the
White City area have been ac
cepted as public roads, the
Jackson county court said
Friday.
The roads Include one por
tion of 2l)lh st. in the subdi-
visln and two unnamed roads.
Since these are public roads
the subdivider or the proper
ty owners facing (he roads
would be required to pay for
any improvements made by
the county.
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