MONDAY.' DECEMBER 18,1112
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
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', Today's column is, once again, turned over to on,
of our regional correspondents. Guest author is Gen
evieve Briggs, who reports for us frorh the' WilHe'rylllei
Wonder area in Josephine coimtyV " '''.'
."Chatta Venhum Is a true daughter 'of Oregon'. Born
In 1892 In Tillamook of pioneer stock.'she'is one of the
few women to have driven the mule pack trains of the
. forest service. Courage ii her heritage. ' Her hair is
golden and her eyes are grey. She rides, astride like a
man. Her hands are firm and steady and as she talks to.
you 'tier eyes meet yours squarely.' You sense intelli-
. gencej refinement and strength. . .
"Memories are many things to ' many peo'ple,'but: to
Chatta Vennum ;the memories of ' the pack train, the
Comradeship of the forest people' the clip clop of the
Iron shod hooves striking the stones along the trail, the
creak of the pack saddles 'and the feel of' the' wind 'in '
her face live on vividly. . ' ;"'.' 1
'! - "In those wonderful years all the' supplies were
packed in' by mule train to the fire lookouts. There were
no radios, and only one thin strand pf telephone wire
: connected lookouts' with the outside world: To the people
who live within the forest there Is a sense of belqnging to
the mountains and the forest; Make nb mistake, these
- mountains do shape your-way of thinking and your very
destiny. Here you learn'-never-to fear .the forest until
It-is silent.' When the erow is cawing .and there, Is a.
scurry of tiny chipmunk feet and the sound of squirrel
A chattering away and a blue Jay. squawking, you know, all
..Issafe. ' - . ; v. - '
,The Violent Times Toe '
! - "The forest has its violent times with sudden thunder
ahowers, great trees crashing and thundering in the
i wind, the cougar that argues over the right of the trail
ana me pear wno minus ne
has Just discovered a grub.
Those- who have handled
mules know they are intel
ligent and once -over ; the
trail they remember ex
actly ' where " that yellow
Jacket's nest was- and will
pick their way gracefully
around that spot. Around
the campfire they are silent
sentinels until ' trouble
breaks loose. They are, the .
first to ace'nt'. the, i wejl .
camouflaged cougar, the
first tp lcnow when a stprm
is on Its way' or where
there is a loose rock' ahead
that could 'plunge .them
down the mountain side.
"Chatla' saw, the old
ghost town on Silver creek
the little' broken down
cabins that once held 'man's .
dreams of yellow gold and
fortune.' Then came the
roads and radios into the
forests, and Die pack mules .vanished); and the trails
were. used no more. So Chatta Vennum came back to .
the forest service, as a cook and there was a scurry and
a bussle as the Civilian' Conservation corps took shape.
Boys came to the forest from the streets of New York
and Chicago and from the south and from the cities of
San Francisco, who had never been off pavement before
in their lives, Some were from good homes, some from
the Bowery.
Man of Integrity Ware Needed
"It took men of integrity and a sense of humor to
whip this strange assortment of boys together and make
a . working team to build roads and bridges. It
took courage to teach these boys the value of a day's
- work well done and how to know and feel the taste of
, accomplishing something .worthwhile. ' Some: of these
' boys coming from -the .tenement sections,- their mouths
dripping with vulgarity, were soon stilled by the whis
pering of the mighty forest, and there In the forest
they learned, dignity. At nights around the' CampIres,
when their backs ached and hands . were . blistered,
Chatta Venum took time to comfort the lonely, home
sick boys, thus, adding the -touch .of a toother and the
. willingness to give of herself. Chatta taught them to
hunt for gold and how -to catch a trout,-told them the
, legends of the mountains and of the days she drove the
pack mules and how the mule carrying the pipe that
was too long to make the turn would' atep out of line
to let the rest of the mules pass so aa not to knock' the
rest of the pack train from the trail. ,
Lost Her Own Son , . r --r
"There Is no sense of bitterness in Chatta-that her
own son paused over the high. trail in the prime of
manhood. She took- what she had left and helped 6the
bewildered boys find their way. Chatta showed them-the
secrets of the forest they learned to love so well. Some
ef the CCC boys remained In Oregon to become prom-
, Inent businessmen.. Then came, the war years and how
many, of the boys served In the armed service no one
knows. -How many sleep; on .foreign soil far from their
.beloved mountains only-they can- tell- but -the duty
roster, of the Army, Navy and Marines, will attest to
- the fact that' they did become men.'
... "While Ulking over the past with Chatta-she re
marked that perhaps this conservation service was an
answer to Juvenile delinquency. 'Chatta fs an the sunny
side of life now and there is time to remember those
wonderful days and to-know that It isn't what you take
from life that counts but the love and time to make life
easier for your fellow man that paves the way to quiet
and peaceful reflections.'' i
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CHATTA VENNUM
. Vlrld Memories ,
Pamela Turner
Is Contest Winner
Phoenix Christmas
Tree To Be Erected
Early This Week
Phoenix A 24-foot Christ
mas tree will be raised in the
center of Phoenix early Wis
week.
The Phoenix Volunteer fire
men are looking for a means
to dig the required six foot
hole in 'the vacant lot next to
the Phoenix Grange hall and
adjacent to the South Pacific
highway.-
Saturday, between I and 3
p.m;, children of the Phoenix
area, assisted ' by volunteer
firemen, will decorate the
tree with decorations the chil
dren have brought from home
or made.
Following the tree decorat
ing the children will go to the
fire hall near the vacant lot
and will be greeted by Santa
Claus who will give each
child a candy cane.
Sunday, firemen and their
families cut the town Christ
mas tree at the foot of Mt.
McLoughlin. Each of the fam
ilies also cut their own Christ
mas trees after obtaining per
mits from the Butte Falls
ranger station.
After the huge tree was
carried on the men's shoul
ders to Fire Chief Dave Hag
gard's lumber yard truck the
group held a picnic lunch in
the bright warm sunshine.
The children Improvised a
tcctcr-tottor from a fallen
Douglas fir. Several of the
women also cut greens for
home decoration.
Plans are being made now
for the volunteer fire depart
ment's hay ride, Christmas
carolling and annual party
Saturday night.
Jacksonville Will
Get Safety Award
Jacksonville The city of.
Jacksonville will be nonorea
by the State Industrial Acci
dent commission at a meet
ing here Tuesday night.
An award will be presented
during ; a program at the
Jacksonville Community hall
starting at 7:30 p.m. The
award will honor the city for
Its 23 years with the State
Evans Valley School
Board Discusses
Repairs )o Buses
. Evans Valley - Qn Novem
ber 29 the Evans Valley
School board met In the
school cafeteria. - ' -
. It was decided that used
school fluorescent lights
would be sold for $3 apiece
but would first be offered to
local residents. These lights
were replaced this year by a
new lighting system.
Problems with school bus
repairs were discussed. It was
decided that engine heaters
for the buses would be pur
chased and Installed. This
will prevent any future freeze
up difficulties which - were
had last year.
Plans were made to repair
the road into the school yard
and also around the school
building. '
The school budget and in
surance coverage were dis
cussed. '
Because of the Christmas
Holidays the next school
board meeting will be held
on Dec. '20.
', Yreka-Winner of the first
phase of a speaking contest
sponsored by the California
Federation of Business and
Professional Women's club re
cently was Pamela Turner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Turner of 'Yrcka.
She spoke before the Yrcka
BPW In the "Career Girl"
contest Nov. 28. Judges were
Mrs. Tom- Dickinson, Joseph
Turbovsky. school psycholo
gist, and Judge Robert Trinca
of the Hilts Justice court.
Timers were Mrs. Mary Ellen
Bryan and Mrs. Williams.
Miss Turner will compete
with the winners of each
club In Siskiyou county in the
second phase of the contest.
The winner in this division
will then compete on a dis
trict level with county win
ners from the northern dis
trict area In January. Each
district winner will be notl
field of the date for the state
phase contest.
The winning girl will tra-
- vel to Washington where she
will meet some of the women
- In Congress and her own
congressman. She will see the
National BPW Federation In
action and meet the oulstand
Ing women of the organisa
tion. She will also go on s
sight-seeing tour of the Na
tional (apltol and a specially
conducted tour of New York
Others participating In. the
speaking contest from the
senior class of Yrcka High
school were Susan and Sally
Lange and .Terry Anne Me
K'nals. ,
t.acn gin was presented a
certificate for her participa
tion In the contest and a gift
was presented Miss Turner.
MM. Stone made the presen
tation from the club.
Industrial Accident program.
A film on safety will be
shown. There will be discus
sion concerning starting a
first aid class for city em
ployees and the public, spon
sored by the city under the
State Industrial Accident pro
gram, to start in the near fu
ture. '
At last week's Jacksonville
City Council meeting, the
city approved a liquor license
for the J Ville tavern, oper
ated by John DeMamby.
It was also decided that
parking near the U.S. Hotel
balcony will be restricted.
Some damage haa been no
ticed at that location be
cause of careless parking. The
balcony was constructed re
cently as part of the restora
tion under way here.
1 1 Regional News
TOYS COLLECTED Hundreds of toys
have been collected for distribution to
needy children in the area this Christmas
season by the Mugs, an off-campus social
group at Southern Oregon college, in their
sixth annual toy drive. Members of the
Ashland Fire department are now busily
at work painting and repairing the toys
that are then distributed in time for Christ
mas eve. In this picture a part of the toys
collected at Britt student center are being
examined by Bill Bebber, Ashland, student
body president, left, Jeff Lee, Klamath'
Falls, and at right, , Ashland firemen,
Charles Davis and Marshall Winkler.
RegionalCalendar
Central Point - Tuesday, 8
p.m. members of the District
8 school board will hold their
regular monthly meeting in
the Administration building.
Cave Junction-Friday, Red
Cross bloodmoblle will be at
American Legion hall from 3
to 7 p.m.
N- California
Television Log
Program! Milan fttlow art
rictlva from tha telavlilon
atatiuns and tha Mall Trlbtint
Mtimoi no mponilbllltr except
to maat chantaa ai auppllad.
Horrtbrook Couple
Receives Word of
New' Grandchild '.'
Ilornbrook -r Mr. and Mrs
Ardon Burns received word
Thursday of the birth of
daughter that morning to
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mr. Ron Adams of
Long Bracts Calif.
The baby weighed a little
over A pounds, and Is, the
couple's second child and first
daughter. Sha Is Mr. and Mrs.
Burns' twelfth grandchild,
and the 20th great-grandchild
of Mrs. Zele Elmore of Horn
brook. Mrs. Adams Is the former
Miss Barbara Burns, youngest
of the five children, of Mr.
and Mrs. .Burns. Mrs. Burns
left on. Frlflay to be with the
Adama family, until - after
Chrlatmis. '. .
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Tha Dump located
1 Mile S.E. ef Jack
aonville en Se. Stage
Daily t to S
Closed at Noon
Christmai and
New Year's Day
Central Point
Royal Neighbors
Elect Officers
Central Point Members
of the Central Point Camp
No. 3219, Royal Neighbors of
America, held their annual
Christmas party at the home
of Mrs. Emma Collins in Med
ford, Dec. 4.
The group brought gifts not
in excess of fifty cents for
the exchange. Visitors were
Mrs. George Longie, Medford,
Mrs. Elsa Walker, district
deputy of the Medford Camp,
and Mrs. Howard Collins,
Williams, who entertained
the guests and members with
her talented voice, singing "I
Believe".
A display was shown by
Mrs. Glen Stinger on jewelry,
buttons and other items made
from the horn of elk, moose
and caribou by Guy Brock of
Rexford, Montana.
Following the '.nutation of
the new member Mrs. Ted
Brusha, the following offi
cers for the new year were
elected: Oracle, Mrs. Gary
Poole; Vice Oracle, Mrs. E. P.
Kurz: chancellor, Mrs. Emma
Collins; recorder, Mrs. Aug
ust Sukow; receiver, Mrs.
Darrel Hcndrickson; marshall
Mrs. Norman Stinger; inner
sentinel, Mrs. Martin Stark;
outer sentinel, Mrs. Ted
Brusha; three year manager,
Mrs. Robert Hague.
The next regular meeting
will be held at the home of
Mrs. Darrell Hendrickson,
Bursell road, Central Point.
Christmas Concert
Set At Happy Camp
Happy Camp - The music
department of Happy Camp
schools will give its annual
Christmas concert at the high
school auditorium Tuesday at
8 p.m.
This year a fee of 25 cents
Is being charged for those at
tending to help pay for a trip
to perform at Southern Ore
gon college in January.
The college has invited the
hieh school band and girls
glee club to return to the col
lege for another concert alter
performing there two years
ago. Since school funds are
low, the department decided
that this small fee could pay
the exDenses. and felt that the
community would understand.
In the past five years, the
Christmas Concert has been
free to the public, and accord
ing to James Tristan, music
director, with reluctance it
was decided to make this
small charge this year.
As usual, members of the
girls glee, elementary chorus,
and the band, have been build
ing and decorating the special
background decorations that
have made this event one of
the most popular of the year.
Buffe Falls PI A Will Meet Tonight
Butte Falls - Tne uuiiepreseniea oy uie
Falls Parent Teacher associa-and Mothersingers under the
tion will meet tonight at the direction of Erie Kissel. Plan
high school cafeteria. ist for choral group will be
A musical program will be Mrs. Leth Meadows.
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CP Jr. High Band,
Chorus To Perform
Central Point - The Cen
tral Point Junior high school
band and chorus will present
a concert Thursday evening.
The concert will be present-1
cd in the junior high gym,
and it will follow the annual
PTA chili feed.
The hour for the chill feed
has been set for 3:30 p.m.,
with the concert to follow at
8 p.m. The public is invited
to attend both events.
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