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10 A MONDAY. Regional Roundup by Cleve Twilchell Mail Tribune Regional Editor When Dallas Purcell bought some land and settled In southern Oregon in lfltiO. he made news. He didn't break into the news columns in a two paragraph item on the society page the way many Californias who move here do; he was front page news. One of our predecessors in the regional editor's post, John Stafford, wrote two lengthy articles about Dallas Purcell, one in December of 1960, the other in July of 1961. A robe, beard, sandals and an experiment in survival made Purcell a little different from other Californians who had moved to the Rogue valley. Purcell had given up a profession as a psychologist in Southern California, the stories reported, because a "voice" advised him to move io an out-of-the-way place and prepare a safe home for his family in the event of natural or nuclear disaster. Purcell reported that he himself sought psychiatric care when he started hearing this advice from the mysterious voice. Subsequent investigation satisfied him that the voice was not an hallucination, he said, and he decided lo heed it. Our Paths Had Crossed We were not a resident of the Rogue valley when Dallas Purcell moved here, but strangely enough, we had crossed paths with him just a few months before he moved here. We happened to be visiting a friend in Monterey, Calif, who knew him, and so we were intro duced to him in Santa Cruz, Calif, during the summer of 1960. We remember very little about that meeting, except that he mentioned something about a survival program in the hills of Oregon. And so it was no great surprise when we moved here last December to learn that Dallas Purcell was in the hills north of Central Point. We heard that the dirt road leading to his mountain sanctuary was pretty rough to negotiate during the rainy season, so we did not attempt to visit him right away. Then after getting caught up in various activities during the spring, we'll have to admit that we forgot about paying him a visit. In midsummer, however, we received a couple of phone calls from readers interested in know &W km H s"i Ai To M DALLAS PURCELL Pursuing Survival Test our president tells us, so what is so odd about trying to do something about it?" "Some people think I talk too much about survival," he added. "They complain that it's negative thinking. But I feel that it's positive thinking lo take action and do something aboul it Instead of sitting back and ig noring it." Purccll's survival program is based on the Idea of putting several month's supply of food away, rather than learning to sat bark and moss. Hems thnt can be re grown should be among those put away, lie says. 100 Pounds of Beam He recommends a reserve supply of such as (he following: One hundred pounds of beans, 5(1 pounds of rice, 20 pounds of raisins and a fairly large supply of dried carrots. "That will take a family of four through a hard winter," Purcell commented. The Traunesian sanctuary homes arc set up so that they can operate without most of the conveniences that would probably be wiped out In the event of catastrophe. Kerosene lamps are used Instead of electricity. Wood healers warm the homes. Tank gas is used for stoves, refrigerators and water healers, but the residents of the sanctuary could get along by cooking on their wood heaters and doing without refrigerators and water heal ers if they were unable to gel more gas after a disaster. Their weils are shallow and hand operated. Purcell and the other families who reside In the sanctuary appear to enjoy the near Inaccessibility of their location. The people who come to see them arc only those whose interest in what they arc doing is such that they arc willing to drive two-and-a-half miles of rough dirt road to get up there. In spile of the road. Purcell says that people literally from all over the world have come up to visit him as a result of the I960 and llllil Mail Tribune articles. Regional Calendar Central Point Tuesday, I will meet al the home of Mrs. (1:30 p.m., Central Point Lions I George Dorman. will meet al Pioneer cafe. I ... Ciold Hill Thursday, 7 Prospect Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. Prospect PTA will nieel in school cafteria. The pro grain will concern television. Central Point - Tuesday, 8 p.m., Central Point Jaycecs will meet In Fabcr building. Gold Hill - Thursday. R p.m., Past Noble Grands club of Amethyst Rebekah lodge Free Parking During Dollar Days Okayed Ashland At last week's: meeting of the Ashland rily j KIM"""" " ' for free parking during the j Dollar Davs business o-omo- tion planned here Nov. 2 and ' H ! In other action. U S Pipe : and Foundry of Portland awarded a contract for cast I iron pipe on a hid of ' $11,248.16. MRS. FDR STILL ILL New York HI'li Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt rested al home Sunday still bothered by Ihe effects of her anemia condition for which she had been under treatment for three weeks at Coltunhia Prrsbytcrian Medical Center. The former First Lady was discharged from the hospital Thursday but will be in se clusion al her home for a while, her secretary said. OCTOBER 22. 1962 ing how Purcell was coining along. But vacation came along next, and It was not until the early part of this month thai we finally made It up lo the Traunesian sanctuary just a few days before the storm. We wish we had made it sooner, for we spent a most Interesting afternoon at Purccll's mountains home. He seemed very comforta ble and relaxed and as In terested as ever In survival programs. "I don't say lo everyone that they should come up here to live," he explained. "Rather, I say that tlicy Should find a place away from congested areas and put some food away. Civil defense officials tell us to prepare for possible disas ter, natural or otherwise, p.m., Gold Hill Lions club will meet at Kl Rogue cate on Sec ond avc. ... Gold Hill - Thursday, H :tO pin.. Gold Hill Grange will hold booster night activities. 'Pointer Paw-Prints' Picked as Name for CP Junior High Paper Central Point -After a thorough discussion, the Cen tral Point Junior High journ alism class voted "Pointer Paw-Prints" as its newspaper name for this year Eilene King, eighth grade, submitted the name "Poinier Prints." The paper slatf add ed the word "Paw" in keeping ,, . , A ,,, , ' ... " ,." " K'"V "lhc ' . decided to award her the one dollar prize. Slofe Campgrounds r J UOSed by MOrm Salem Kit The big storm in Oregon recently lus closed many campground in state parks earlier than usual, the Oregon Highway depart ment has announced Those parks nol dosed by the storm will end the 1062 camping season Oct 31. Slate Highway Engineer Forrest C ooper said that four of the parks now closed are those that normally slay open the year around They arc Harris Uracil, Beverly Beach, Cape Lookout and lloncvman Josephine Firm High Bidder on Klamath Timber Happy Camp Josephine Plywood Corporation of Hap py Camp was the high bidder for 21,750,000 board feet of pine, fir and cedar timber in the Camp Four unit, Ukonom district, according to an an nouncement by William M. Gerson of the Klamalh Na tional forest. Species, volume in board feet, advertised prices and high bid rates were: Ponder osa and Jeffrey pine 1,150, 000 bd. ft. advertised at S4.60 per M and bid at $4.70 per M; Sugar pine 3,350,000 bd. ft. advertised at $4.77 per M and bid at $4.77 per M; White and Red Fir 2,150,000 bd. ft. advertised at HJ2.60 per M and bid at S2.60 per M; Douglas fir 14,700,000 bd. ft. advertised at $4.60 per M and bid at $4 60 per M; Incense celar 400,000 bd. it. advertised at $2.60 per M and bid at $2.60 per M. Total advertised value was $05,519.50. The value based on the highest bid was $95, 634.50. The only other company bidding was Humboldt Fir, Inc. of Hoopa, California. Dis trict Ranger George Coombes will be responsible for admin istration of this sale. District 6 Teachers Hear About SRA Reading Laboratory Central Point-Wayne Cul ver, a representative of the Science Research association was principal speaker lo a group of elementary school teachers In School District 6 as well as representatives of oilier Rogue valley schools at a meeting al the Central Point Elementary and Junior High cafeteria recently. Culver explained the SRA Reading laboratory, a reading method which is used with the regular reading texts and which allows children to ad vance at their own rale, with out the embarrassment of us ing books obviously intended for a lower grade. He further stated thai more able students, being able to advance at their own rate, would not he held bark by their less able classmates. Teachers were cautioned that the SRA Reading Lab was not a cure all which would remedy all reading problems, but merely a device which Is a pari of the regular reading program and not a replacement for that pro gram. Next Parents' Club Meeting Set Nov. 1 Hornhrook'M rs . Thomas Witt! Jr., president of the Pnr cuts club, hits announced that the next meeting of the club will be on Thursday, Nov. 1, and will he held in the eve ning, at 7 ;i 0 in the school house. Guest speaker will be Joe Turbovsky, school psycholo gist and nuidanee counsellor from Ihc office of the Siskiyou County School super in ten dent. All parents of school chil dren are invited to attend, and it is the hope of members of the club that a nuod number of fathers will be present. Central Pt. Jaycees Plan Meet Tuesday Central Point - The Junior Chamber of Commerce will meel Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Faher building, accordini; to a report from President K. J. Christie. Chairmen are being sought (or the following ptojects: Christinas tree sales, chil dren's shopping tour aiid the Christmas lighting contest. All men of JC age are Invi'ed to attend. legion Hall Cleanup Fund Rises to $70 Central Point - The fund for the clean up campaign of the American Legion hall has riscir from $50 over the past week to $70 There still remains about $200 yet to be raised. Contri butions can be left at the city hall with I. vie Paul! or with Marion R. Hull at 1H0 Big- ham drive. 1 I It 4 rUPUBUCAN r,1 iv-l ,1. v t Ca'l. I ill 17, Ws.& M frkirrt-T Program On Old Pioneer Trails Given in Yreka Yreka - The Siskiyou Coun ty Historical society met at the County Museum in Yreka recently to view a program of slides picturing some of the trails and roads which were used by pioneers coming into northern California and southern Oregon. Presenting the program were Mr. and Mrs. DcVere I lei f rich of Klamath Falls. Sixty members and guests were present, among them visitors from Colorado Springs, San Francisco and Medford. Trails Divided Starting with Topsy Grade the pictures showed cabins, landmarks and ranches such as the "D" Ranch, J.F. Ranch and Hotel at Lairds Landing. It was near here that the Applegate trail and the Yreka trail divided. The Applegate trail was started by a train of 100 wagons who met with misfortune near The Dalles, Oregon, thus coming south to this point, then over the Topsy Grade, down the river and back into southern Ore gon. Other ranch sites of Van Brimmer, Boyes, Mciss, Ball and Cornell were shown. The stopping place and re sort at Soda Springs in the Dunsmiur vicinity and the stage station at Point of Rocks near Rock Springs, Wyoming were enjoyed. The latter was erected in 1862 of natural stone, had many years of use, but will soon be de stroyed for a super highway will pass there. Many scenes at Corrall Springs of the military road near Chemult were shown. This was first In use in 1860. In 1843 Fremont crossed the Klamath Marsh, 80 miles north of Klamalh Falls. tone Pine PTA Plans Spaghetti Dinner At School Tuesday Lone Pine The Lone Pine school PTA membership com mittee and executive board will sponsor a spaghetti din ner. Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the school cafe teria. A price of $1.50 will be charged per family. This in cludes a PT A. membership for parents for the school year. Mrs. Frank Catalano, presi dent, encourages all parents to bring their families and at tend. N. California Television Log Program llstrrt below are rrcelvrd from lite television ttUitiutm and the Mull Tribune assumes no responsibility except to make chances aa supplied KVIP-TV (Channel 7) All limes riT Monday H:l)l) Nrwsbcnt Norli'-'uia (i:l.V Huntlcy-Urinklcy R .in (oiIIhiiI Men 7 :3l) Cheyenne a.MU- Rifleman 9:00 Stonoy Burke 10:00 lien Cnwy 11:00 A 11C Late Newi 1 1:10 Sportjunsl 11 IS Comrtlv Cnperi 11 30 TuniKht Shuw 12 25 Lale Newt Tt.fM.ay 9 :io KdueaMon: Discovery 10 .00 Price la Hiuht 10:110 Concent ra I it'll 11:00 Tennessee Krnle Kord 1 , :;ut S'ours for a Song 12 00 June Wyman Show 12 30 Ciimmilliitfe 12 .VV Mid Day Report 1 00 Lorella Young 1 :30 TV Hingo Ii 00 Day in Court 2 30 S.-ven Key 3.00 (Jut-en tor a D.iv 3 30 Who Do Ynu Trust 4.00 American Bandstand I 30 Discovery 4:30 Handstand Newt .1 00 Car loon Time j Mu-kev Mouse Chin ti.OO Newvhoat Northnal ti IS 1 hint ley- Hrmkley H 30 Laramie 7 30 Combat H ;. Hawaiian K !1 30 IMUouchahle.o 10 30- thm l Call Me Charlie 1 1 :Oti Newt Final II 10 SportM'tist 1113 Coined v Caper 1 1 ;ui Tonight Show 12 23 Late Newt Wrdneiflav i) ;to American Memoir 10 00 Price 1 Right Hi ;to Concentration 1 1 00 Tennessee Krme Kord 1 1 '30 Yourtt for a Song 12 00 Jane Wynian Show 12 30 Camouflage 1J y M,n Da Report 1 00 l.oreila Young 1 30 TV Itlngn 2 00 Day In Court 2 ;tO Seven Keys 3 00 Queen for a Dav 3 ;I0 Who Do You Truat 4.00 American UaudBlanrl 4 3d Dxcoverv 4 SO--Handstand Newt 5 (HI Hi oken Arrow A 30- Mu key Mouse Club . r i ririJ For SHERIFF ft. Chitl Dtpulf Jackson Co. tars total law anloict:tnr I ytart local buiinatsman scars military Nltivo Ortgon 34 viait in Jackson County ro Bs 5.H. Mrdiord. On Coffee colored water drain ing from the marsh was noted in many of the pictures. Many traces of the old roads are still in evidence as well as relics of early wagon trains, some of which were on display at the meeting. Beaver Scenes There were also pictures of beaver activity near Pot Hole Springs east of Clear Lake in Modoc county. The Tickner road coming from Modoc county, built in 1871-72, mainly to facilitate cattle drives to Montague was named for a surveyor of that early period. Antelope Springs, Round Prairie and Klamath Agency were also included. Sandwiches and coffee were served by Inez Affleck, Hazel Eller, and Pearl Freshour. Ho rn brook Grange Poster Contest Slated This Week Hornbrook H o r nbrook Grange No. 391 is sponsoring a poster contest for students in grades five through eight inclusive at Hornbrook school on the theme "Get Out the Vote." A choice of ink, poster paint or charcoal may be ured, but the posters must contain the words "Vole for the Party of Your Choice Nov. 6." Judging will take place Thursday, Oct. 25 at 4:45 p.m. at the schoolliou.se. The win ning posters will be on dis play Friday, Oct. 26 at the school and at the Grange hall that same evening. Judges will be Mrs. Ruth Cummins, Mrs. Henley Claw son and Mrs. Betty Walsh, art teacher at the Hilt school. The award for the best potter will be $5 in cash. For the second place winner it will be $2.50. Present plans call for ask ing Ihe cooperation of mer chants in Hornbrook, Monta gue and Yreka in displaying the posters. Students making the prize winning posters will be given a choice of in which mer chant's windows their work will be placed. Halloween Parade Slated in Phoenix Phoenix - All youngsters of the Phoenix-Talent area are invited to enter a Halloween costume parade Saturday, Oct. 27, sponsored by the Ladies auxiliary of the Phoe nix Fire department. There will be five age groups. Each group will re ceive a first and second prize for the funniest costume. The Phoenix Junior High school bands will be a fea ture of the parade. Judging the costumes will be Mayor Fay Carver, Mrs Beit ha Haiiscom and Fmmelt Whitham of Ashland. Second Sabin Polio Clinic Planned in Happy Camp Tuesday Happy Camp - The second Sabin oral Polio clinic will be held here Tuesday at the elementary school from 2 p m. to 8 p.m. This clinic will be for Type II which has been declared safe. Accirding to the Siski you County Health depart ment. Type lit will not be given until a later date when and if it is declared safe. At the first clinic here last month when Type 1 was giv en, more than t00 persons took advantage of the mass immunization program. l avaura ii if 'or Want a newer tar? Get the cash from us. In a hurry? Then call us first and get prompt, one-day service. CITY FINANCE COMPANY 185 E. Main St. Phonp: 432-2431, Ashland lite insurance available on ail loans at lo gioup rates 25 TO 150022 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON FREEMAN MASON Running For Reelection Mayor Mason 01 Central Point Seeks Third Term Central Point-Mayor Free man W. Mason of Central Point is seeking re-election. Twice elected to the office of mayor, he is now a candidate for a third, term. Mason, until his first term as mayor, was chairman of the planning commision. He is at present a member of the Lions club, is a past president of the American Field Serv ice Foreign Exchange Student organization, and is now its secretary-treasurer of the same. The past four years under his administration have seen many changes and civic inv provemcnts in the city. Mason said a total of 168 single family dwellings and seven duplexes has been built, at a cost of $1,594,000. This figure does not include remodeling and numerous re pair projects, or commercial or business buildings.. Streets Paved Over four-and-a-half miles of rough gravel streets have been paved and more streets are in the process of being surfaced and paved. A much needed water res ervoir is in completion stages, Mason explained, adding "1 owe all the credit for growth and development to the city council. Without their co-op eration, many of the above mentioned projects would have never been realized, and I want to thank each and ev eryone for the support given me m these past four years. A resident of Central Point for the past 12 years. Mason is married and is the father of four children. Three are graduates of Crater High scnool; and one is now en rolled there. He and his fam ily reside at 920 Oak si. Several Hornbrook Residents See Final World Series Games Hornbrook - Mrs. Henley Clawson and her sister. Mrs. Albert Wedin of Yreka, drove to San Francisco Oct. 11 where they waited out the rain and storms in order to attend the last two games of the World Series. They were joined there by their brother-in-law. Guy Kraft of Colton, Calif., and their nephew, Mike Tyler, of Sacramento, ooth of whom had hoped to see the games but were unable to -cmain long enough. On Sunday, Mr. Wedin joined the group in San Fran cisco, nnd attended the games with Mrs. Wedin ana Mrs Clawson, the three of them returning home after the last game Boy Seouf Troop 40 Needs a Scoutmaster Central Point - With the recent resignation of the Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 41) here the group is 'eft without a leader, accord ing to John Snooks, District Commissioner for the Scouts in this area. Anyone interested in vol unteering should contact the local organizer at 664-1845 Regional News Gold Hill Invited To Honoring By MARY KELL Mail Tribune Correspondent Gold Hill All adults in the Gold Hill area are invited to attend a community Hallo ween party honoring teachers and personnel of Patrick and Hanby Elementary schools and Crater high school. The event will be held Tuesday, October 30 at 8 p m. at Gold Hill Grange hall. It is sponsored by nine Gold Hill organizations. Each group will provide a program number. Mrs. Daniel Stewart and Mrs. Charles Stripling of Amethyst Rebekah lodge are co-chairmen. Other sponsor ing groups are Odd Fellows lodge; Health unit; Garden New Chief Criminal Deputy Is Employed Yreka-Sheriff A. B. Cottar of the Siskiyou County Sher iff's department announced that he has hired a 31-year-old former investigator from Cos ta Mesa, Calif., for the job of chief criminal deputy in his department. Harold Ross Lane beg. n his duties last week at the sher iff's office. Lane was formerly employ ed a? a director of a southern California industrial security firm and served as a detective with the Long Beach, Calif., police department. Richard L. Newton, 31, of Yreka is the former chief criminal deputy and is now operating a private investiga lion service her . in Yreka. UU LAl Li LjJ LS U.S. SENATOR ROBERT KERR OF OKLAHOMA SAID OF THIS BILL: ". . . SENATOR MORSE'S ABLE SPONSORSHIP HAS BEEN BRILLIANT IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL LEGISLA TION, SOCIAL SECURITY AND ASSISTANCE." U.S. SENATOR PAUL DOUGLAS OF ILLINOIS SAID: ". . . WAYNE MORSE HAS A GREAT DEPTH OF FEELING FOR THE WELFARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL MAN." KEEP THIS GREAT DEMOCRAT WORKING FOR OREGON AND YOU! j SEE AND HEAR I ! U. S. SENATOR PAUL DOUGLAS i Mon Oct 22, 8:25 pm i KBES-TV ' j C-ot'olk Po-i at O-sjo.. Oo-s.-w luildlng. "Viand, Oxjo.. t. 0. Spa-cf, Cfcoi,o. Adults Party Teachers club; Grange; Past Noble Grands club; Amethyst Re bekah Friendship club; Parent-teacher association; and Lions club. All adults are urged to at tend whether or not they are a member of an organization. All women attending, except teachers and school personnel are to bring a pie, any kind, to be served during the re freshment hour. Prizes will be awarded for costumes in five categories best man's; best woman's; best couple; funniest costume; and most original idea. Costumes are not mandatory. Those who do not wish lo costume are urged lo come join the fun anyway. The grand-march and judg ing of costumes will take place at 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Stew art stressed and urged all who plan to participate in the mas qurade to be there at that time. Various committees will be named by the different or ganizations. Alonfogoe Rotarians View Illustrated Talk on Telstar Montague An illustrated lecture on the Telstar was given by Floyd Dill, manager of Pacific Telephone in Yreka, for the Montague Rotary Club at its weekly dinner meeting at the club room in the Mon tague Auditorium October 15. Tom Dickinson, president, conducted the meeting, which was well attended by local members as well as several from the Yreka club. The group recently purchas ed a large combination electric-wood range for use in the Community Club kitchen. liiu iff Ii Hawl V"iA RE-ELECT U. S. SENATOR HE IS ONE OF THE SENATE'S STRONGEST SUPPORTERS OF IMPROVEMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION." PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S MEL. CARE PROPOSAL IS A REVISION OF THE BILL SENATOR MORSE URGED IN 1958. Roland Washburn Seeks Four Year GH Council Term r.oM Hill - Roland Wash burn, who is seeking election to a four-year seat on the Gold Hill city council, has resided here since 1942. He says that he feels it an obligation that everyone should be interested in doin? at one time or another. All should do a share in city af fairs, he added and, this seemi the time he should run for councilman, he explained. The candidate has been as sociated for the last year and a half with the Bill Colley Real Estate at Central Point. Washburn said his previous employment as a mill work er at Double D and JeddelDh Brothers made it impossible for him to participate in city affairs Drior to this time Washburn graduated W'tn Ihe rlass of 1946 from old Gold Hill high school. He and his wife, Beverly reside al 10d4 Second ave. The rnunle has three young sters: Carol, an eighth grader; Patricia, a seventn graaer, and Larry, a fifth grader, all students at Hanby Elementary school. Mrs. Washburn was nresident of the Gold Hill PTA during the 1961-62 school year. FINALLY TAMED Keokuk, Iowa - HOT - Tha Iowa Federation of Humana Societies adopted a resolu tion over the week end asking the stale legislature to desig nate dogs "domestic animals." Extra Work Made Easy! RENT Adding Machine Typewriter Calculator VOIGHT'S 8th & Grapt 772-4100
