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8 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9. 1963 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Regional News Correspondent! and Thoir JACKSON COUNTY Applegate: Myrtle Krouse, Provolt 2468 Applegate Valley: Maude Zlesler. 8UB-1333 Aihland' Faith McCullouiih 482-0714 Butle Falla Mary Jo Harris 8(15-2126 Central Point. Onlta Stmmoni. 664-3004 Mary Alice Bruiha. 664-3191 Demy. Ina Hayea 446-3U57 Eufle Poinl Dottle Haroiion. 446-3274 Evona Vallev-Wlmer. Roberta Sletten. JU 3-3373 Gold Hill Mary Kell H53-U26 Jarkonvllle Belly Hoikini. 81)0-1209 Lone Pine. Dol Slmmona. 772-9676 Phoenix. Bertha Hanicom. S35-1469 Prospect. Velda Barr 869-2212 Rogue River: Lauralne Lawa. JU 2-3451 Shady Cove: Evalyn Wataon. 878-2351 Teleohona Numbers: Tame kock. k e neaion. Talent Mrs William Oiborn Jr., A35-1655 Trail A Louib Oav 878-3377 JOSKI'IIINE COUNTY Grants Pass Priscilla Averlll, GR 9-2322 Illinois Valley Katherlne Scott. Cave Junction 3203 O'Brien Lelh Cooke. O'Brien 2231 Wlldervllle. Genevieve Briggs. GR 6-6913 Williams Shlrlcv Fischer Provolt 2709 DOUGLAS COUNTY Tiller-Drew Viola Hoaera (no phonal NOHTHMIN CALIFORNIA Happy Camp Hael t)vu. GY 3-2387 Hornbrook Kathenne ChHpman. GR 3-3388 Montague: Mrs Orlo Davis, GL 9-3257 Yreka- Doris Roiuruon VI 2-3897 f 9 i -,r f :',. An SIGN CONFUSION - Mrs. Priscilla Augsbergcr looks over an example of one of the Siskiyou county names that has been tampered with. The area at her family home was always called Hog Gulch, until recently some unidentified individ ual, upon learning that the Augsbergcr family had lived there for 50 years, changed It to Osbuger Gulch, apparently think ing that to be the spelling of the name Augsbergcr. Movement Imminent To Correct Siskiyou County 'Blooper' Signs BY KATHERINE CHAPMAN Mall Tribune Correspondent Hornbrook-"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" - but hasn't tidying up the names of some of Siskiyou county's creeks and gulches made them lose a lot of their color? When you change "Bear Waller" to "Bear Wallow,1 "Dogfoot creek" to "Dog Paw Creek," and "Joltass Joe to "Jolto Joe"-well, you take a lot of the early-day lustiness out of what is, essentially, still a section of the good, old colorful "West." The National Board of Geographic Names thinks so. And the Klamath National Forest ont. California Divi sion of Forestry officials go right along with them, and hope they won't notice the Siskiyou "bloopers" until they are restored to their originnl names. They place the blame for the foulup partially on the "topogs," forest service talk for topographical maps, and on college men doing fire guard work In the summer, conservation camp housing of state prisoners, crew super visors, and on Just plain John Q. Public. Very few fires occurred last summer on cither nation al or state protected land In the county, so the college men who hud been hired for fire fighting chores wore put to work erecting new signs made by prisoners in the camps. Either no one noticed or they paid no heed to the changes, until strangers to these parts arrived for the deer hunting season. Then the squawks began according to KNF officials. ' Bear Waller was a rase In point -and a bad one. Nnl only had It been "upgraded" to Bear Wallow, It had been moved four miles north! As a result. KNF has asked the United States Department of Agriculture for permission to retain Thomas A. Bigelow of l reka as a special consultant on place names No one should be better qualified for the Job. Not only cleaning up. They go out of killer every few years." The sign trouble, he says, is due mainly to misspelling, transpositions plain fool-head-edness, and substitutions. One example he listed is "Osbuger Gulch near Hornbrook. Since Bigelow can remember, It has been Hog Gulch. But some up-and-coming Individual, un identified, on learning recent ly that the Augsberger family lived on It for SO years, thought the name a more euphonious one, and without even bothering to ask the correct spelling, set up a new sign. Elghty-f I v e-year-o 1 d Mrs. Priscilla Augsberger, who has made her home in Hornbrook since the death of her hus band, snorts with indigna tion when she sees the sign with the misspelling of her name, and will be glad to see it restored once again to plain old Hog Gulch. Shiner Gulch, like In a black eye, has replaced Shinar Gulch, another old family n a m e hereabouts. Kanaka creek became Boulder, and Boulder creek became Kan aka! And whals' wrong with Swillup, Sauerkraut, Yellow Dog, Catsup, Fryingpan, Skunk, Dead Cow, Fly Stain Bacon Hind and Blind Horse- all names of creeks or gulches in Siskiyou county Bigelow chuckles over some of the changes. He suspects some finicky private citizens are responsible, mostly new comers to the area who don t realize these rugged, earth.' old names were given for good reasons. "Now you take 'Joltass Joe Gulch la sharp bend on the Etna-Sawyer's Bar road). Any one who's ever driven that road knows exactly what the old pioneers had In mind when they stuck that name on It. The name's descriptive, It's colorful, it belongs there Bigelow recalls "hearing tell as a boy of when Herb Finley drove stage over It In the 70 s he used to beller out Us name when there were only men aboard, but when lie had lady passengers In called it Jolto Poslerio. Thi summer they changed, it to IS rtlcnlnvi, n rntirr-H K'l' engineer, but he was also Jolto Joe. born and reared in Sawyer's "' got Jimmy McNeill, pres. Bar in the western part of I 'nVm of the historical society, the county, and knows the I to help me, and we went over county like the back of his! there and put up a new sign New Shelves Being Constructed For Central Pt. Library Central Point Mrs. Mabel Vanllorn, city librarian, re ports that new shelves are in the process of being made and will soon be installed in the city library. The new shelves will make it possible for the public li brary of Medford and Jackson county to supply new reading material, promised upon com pletion of ample space. Omar Bacon, head librari an, said he is very apprecia tive of the cooperation shown by the city officials of Cen tral Point regarding provi sions they have made towards the library. Bacon also slated the De cember demand for good books showed a decided in crease over preceding months. Another needed item now is a display case for old his torical documents and similar manuscripts. Oaths Taken By Phoenix Officials Phoenix - Newly electea officials were sworn in Mon day night at the Phoenix City Council meeting. Those taking the oath were the new mayor Darrell Pax son and Councilmen Raymond Maddox, Clark Brown and Eloise Reese, all for four year terms. Mrs. Reese was reelected in November after having served a two year term. Councilman Arthur Boner was elected president of the city council. The councilmen were given duties as follows: Streets: John Klassen, Mad dox and Boner. Water: Cecil Claflin, Klas sen and Brown. Building: Maddox, Klassen and Reese. Sewer: Boner, Claflin and Brown. Finance: Reese, Boner and Claflin. Welfare and city improve ment: Boner, Maddox and Reese. Mayor Paxson stated that plans will be made to get the community club active again. He said he did not want to make any fancy speeches but that he did expect hard work. The new mayor said there would be two city council meetings per month, on the first and third Mondays of each month. He also said spe cial meetings would not be held without prior advertising if possible. He added that all council meetings are open to the pub lic and urged the public to respond. Councilman Brown gave a report on the fire school cur rently being taken by the Phoenix volunteer firemen, stating that it has proved to be very worthwhile. The council voted to obtain a new flag pole to be placed at the new city offices in the Phoenix Community club. It was decided to leave the present flagpole and flag at the old city hall, which still houses the city library. The council also agreed that part-time police officer Wayne Romans should be paid full salary while he is working full time during the absence of police chief John Atchison, who has been 111. 5 Candidates File For Sanitary Board Talent Five candidates have filed for the five direc torships of the South Talent Sanitary district. If voters approve formation of the proposed district next Tuesday, the five will take office. The candidates are Charles S. Cory, Donald E. Grimes, Wylder L. Hooke, William K. Kerns and Everett M. Schmel- The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. IS at the Resmore motel, lo cated on highway 09 about half a mile south of the Tal ent city limits. and Mrs. Eugene Bray, were gave a short speech following Siskiyou County Historical Society Will Meet Saturday Yreka The next meeting of the Siskiyou County His torical society will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Muse um with the new president, James McNeill, presiding. James Hartley will be vice president and Josephine Kin ney recording secretary for the coming year. Ella Soulc is scheduled as speaker at this meeting. Her topic will be "Famous Peo ple Who Have Lived in Siski you County." Mrs. Fred Stratton, Hazel Pollock and Hazel Rider will compose the refreshment com mittee for the meeting. presented with miniatures of the award, hers on a necklace and his on a tic clasp. Brav is a soDhomorc in high school and has been active in scouting since his 8th birth day. He plays trumpet in the high school band and is the bugler for his troop. He is active in the Catholic Youth Organization, is on the hieh school gymnastic team ana goes out for track In sports. In another ceremony during Hie evening, twn bov were invested in troop 34 during me candle light ceremony. One of the boys was Jeffrey Bray, brother of Gene. Anoth er brother, Jimmy is a Life NORTHERN CALIF. Television Log KVIP-TV (Channel 7) t (Hi llrokrn Arrow 5 30 Mirkrv Mouse Club flitm Nrvvuhrat Nnrthstata H I. "S Hunt Icy -Brink If v H 3(1 tuWrnatmnttl Showtime 7 :ui WiiKoii Train 8 30 l.ottiR My Vnv 0 30 Our Mnn HtgRim 10 00 Nuked citv 1 1 00 Neuti Ftnnl 1 1 jo Sport son st 11 Ift Inntgi.t Show 12.23 Late News , hand He is now h Y rck c 1 1 y councilman and cuunly chair man of Keep California Green, and holds an office in the Siskiyou County Histor ical society. Bisclnw says he is "not dying for the job, but it has to be done. The toposs need with the rinht name on it.' FALSE TEETH That Loosen Need Not Embarrass Vlanv wfnriri of fal.f lth httf mftfitd rri.1 fiiitmrratsMiirnt br,tif their plate rtrnpiied. iii'iwd or ob hlfd t Jmt the wronu tune Do not In tn ffflr of thlt hap'semr.K tnuni Just nprli,:;le a lltllr FAMhKlH tlie nik ilhir mon-n.-icli powder, on your plate Hid fnle 1-elh more fcrmsy. to they tr-l more comrnrt. nlf. Dors ,lol rnnr ci,-.,-, Mai fVtV breath" Ot PA.STfcKUl at drug counter tverywliert. FFA of Yreka Holds Annual Dads' Night Yreka - The Yreka Future Farmers of America held ii annual Dads' Niuht at a din ner held in the home eco nomics room of the Yreka Hint) school recently. Purpose of the event was to acquaint the fathers with each other as well as the Fu ture Farmers members Following the dinner. Presi dent Wayne Whittley Rave a brief talk welcomiUK the guests. For entertainment James KIkch, advisor to the FFA in Yreka. showed picture on the past history of the Blub. Thuradnv 11 ,30 Kduratlonat 1(1 00 PrU-r is HIrM 10 30 Cm .centra Hon 11:00 Jane Wynian U no Votnn ''or a Snuff 12 00 Krntf Ford Show 12 30 Father Known Bett 1 div l.oriMta Young 1 30 TV UtiiRo 2 00 t)v in Court 3 1M Midtlav Report 2 30 Seven Keys 3 00 Qurcn tor a Dbv 3 30 Who Do You lTu.st 4 00 American Bandstand 4 .10 n.MM ery 4 ,y Handstand New 3 On Super Car 5 30 Mtekev Moune Ctuh (1 00 Krwnheat Northatate ltl. Huntlev-Brtnklrv 30 Father Know s Beat 7 oo -Ciiestwai'd Ho ; 30 Orie mid Harriet H no Donna Reed B 30 Leave It To Reaver I) no Mv 3 Sons p 30 Mcltalr Navv to oo Fred Allaire Premiere 11 oo New. Final 11 10 SportM-as' 11 l TnniRhi Show 12 2.1 lte New Yreka Youth Given Scouts' Eagle Rank ....!. .. r- r . - ,TT . . The award was presented Bill Schmidt received a two by William Van Over, presi. dent of the Crater Lake coun cil. The parents of Gene, Mr RegionalCalendar Applegate Valley - Thurs day, 2 p.m., garden club will meet at home of Mrs. Rolland Smith. There will be planning of project for second book of pressed wild flowers and dis cussion of plans for home yards. There will be sale of house plants. Illinois Vallcv - Wednes day. 7 D.m. vallcv coin and stamp club will meet at Ever green school. Lone Pine - Thursday. 2:35 to 3:45 p.m., Lone Pine Blue birds, third 'grade, school cafe tori, Mrs. Yvonne Earnest, leader. Lone Pine - Friday 2:35 to 3:45 p.m.. second grade Blue birds, cafeteria, Mrs. Eugene King, leader. Medford - Saturday, mem bers of the Medford Trail- riders will hold a business for February 12 meeting at the home of Mr Crater Lake highway Scout in the same troop. Five Yreka - Gene Brav. 15 Yreka. was awarded the Eaele hnvi u,.,. ,..,jj j - - - nnwutu duvanue- rank in scouting at a Court of ments in rank two to first Honor held recently in the class and three to second Vets hall before approximate- class. Several merit badges were awarded and one boy year perfect attendance pin The Rev. Max Aiken, the new assistant scoutmaster, the presentation of awards Judge was Guy Castellano. Clerk was Bill Layton. troop 34 is sponsored by the Ross Neilon Post 199 f the American Legion. It has been the Oldest snnnmrpH troop in the county sponsored oy tne American Legion con tinuously for 37 years. Wilderville PTA To Hear Talk On Audio-Visual Aids Wilderville - The Wilder ville Parent Teacher associa tion will be the guest of the Jerome Pralrio Pnronf Tooth ers association on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Speakers will be Dr Rich. ard Gilkcy, director of the Jackson County Curriculum Materials center at Medford and Jack Sutton nf 11ia hici,rv department at McLaughlin Junior High school, and a member of the teaching staff of Southern Oregon college, who will speak on audio visual aids. The main drawback to use of audio visual aids in Jose phine county has been the re quirement that teachers out line their subject and order their required films in the spring for the next fall's se mester, school officials here point out. tone Pine PTA Meet Reset For February Lone Pine - Due to unpre dictable weather, the January Lone Pino PTA meeting will be cancelled and rescheduled The F.T.A. executive board n ... ......... ..... ', a .mi wti uufliu and Mrs. Waller Kurz, 3!14 i made the decision at the home of the president. Mrs. Frank Latalano, this past week. Paull Resigns One 01 Two Central Point Positions Central Point - Lyle Paull, who has served as both city recorder and city administra tor of Central Point, submitted his resignation as administra tor at the Central Point city council meeting Monday night. He will continue as city recorder, however, a post to which he was reelected last November. Mayor Freeman Mason, af-! ter first administering the oath of office to himself, 1 swore in the newly elected . councilmen, Bert Adams and Dale Bartley. Edward Jones, was sworn in as city treasurer, a position he has held for 27 years. Officials reappointed by Mason were Ed Zander, chief of police; Don Turner, fire chief, and Vern Capps, super intendent of public works. The council will retain the first Tuesday for regular monthly meeting dates as in the past. A new committee was selected to replace the city administrator, which will con sist of six separate divisions: Committees Street committee: Don Pat terson, chairman, Bert Adams and Cliff Ayres. Parks and recreation: Ray Britton chairman. Dale Bart ley and Bill Saxbury. Police: Bill Saxbury, chair man, Cliff Ayres and Don Patterson. Water and sewer: Dale Bartley, chairman, Bert Adams and Ray Britton. Fire: Bert Adams, chair man, Dale Bartley and Ray Britton. Administrative: Cliff Ayres, chairman, Don Patterson and Bill Saxbury. Councilmen discussed at length the delinquent bills of water users and as to what proceedure can be taken in the future to avoid such prob lems. Vern Capps recommended a raise be given to the recent employee hired by the city tn a public works project. The request was granted by the council. Don Turner, fire chief, also made a request for ample heat for the truck room of the fire department. Fabers Return From California Visit Central Point - Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Faber, 415 Hazel St., have recently re turned from California. While there they attended the East-West Shrine football game, and the WCAC Basket ball tournament at San Fran cisco. They were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Quails. They also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell, of Lafayette, Calif. Mrs. Mit chell was the former Frances Faber of Central Point, and is a sister of Mr. Faber. Women's Physical Fitness Class Opens Illinois Valley - Beginning last Monday Mrs. Marian Blackmoore, a teacher of Ker by school, started a Women's Physical Fitness Class for all women interested. There were 34 ladies enroll ed during this meeting with a probability of more enrolling later. Eight different exercises were practiced with a tew games of volley ball. Meet ings are held in the Kerby school gym. An 'Antique1 Dial Telephone? Mount Shasta Couple Has One lrt :lllV.lni.aMi,nl i,lPrtre t- lliht :I0 CoiH'rntrnti.in on .I.Ttip W man :lll Yntin Kor j, Snug IMI Knip Korrt Show ,T Ktithi-r Known Ue.t no I nrcttii Younf :IO TV lllllKO 00 On,' in t'nurl H Mnl,l Hrport .in Si'vrn Krv. nii-Ui,frn lor a Oav :to Who ro Yoo Tro.t 00 An,rn,-n UanriMiinr :lo Pi-rovrrv V lUmManrt Nr 00 Jtll'a I'arlv Tmif lo Mo-kt-v Moil Club 00 jrw RlWAt This dial machine has the two chimes at the top. with a clapper between to call warn ings. Its j entire shape shows its close' relation to the old style wall telephones over which we once called neigh bors on party lines BO years ago. But to The Strochcins the old telephone is a treasure they have no desire to lose. It is but one of several this couple has accumulated dur ing their 23 years of mar riage. They say it is not the last they hope to find that is unusual and attractive. STATIONED IN KOREA O'Brien - Word was re ceived from Mr. and Mrs. John t'iimplM'll of Smith Riv er. Calif., this week, that llieir itiui clary is now stationed, in Korea tor a 13 month purTbd. Mount Shasta A dial tele phone among antiques ap pears out of place when one thinks back to when dial tele phones were a novelty. But Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Slroehcin. antique collector of Mount Shasta, have a genu ine antique that is just as genuine as a dial phone. It is dated May Vi. 1910. with Boston registered as its habitat. This was before the name dial telephone was In univer sal use. This one appears to have been called an auto phone. But from Its working parts it was a dial telephone with 3 connected lines carry ing 30 subscribers each. Tile name of the manufac turer was S. 11. Couch Com nany How it got this far west is not known but it was given the Strochcins by a Soutli- I cm Caliornia telephone re pair man who intended to tell I them the history of the unus i ual wall machine ' The story was never told, so they have the treasured j article, and no history to re ! lale about its travels The makeup ef the tele- i ANTIQUE DIAL TELEPHONE You wouldn't think dial phone shows that, like auto- i telephones had been around long enough for one to have mobiles, changes in form I become an antique, but Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Strochcin of comes slowly. It is an olu-Mt. Shasta have one thaL dates back to 1919. In this photo c eany pnoiic. IMS u V i .'. FEATURED BY MAGAZINE "Arana' pion in the November Issue of 'The Mor- championship Morgan stallion, poses with gan Horse," a national magazine. This his master, Phillip Morrison of Grants Pass, photo was taken at the Western National "Arana Field" was featured as cover cham- Morgan show at Estcs Park, Colorado in Grants Pass Family's Morgan Stallion Honored By Magazine By GENEVIEVE BRIGGS Mail Tribune Correspondent To "Arana Field," a two year old Morgan stallion be longing to Mr. and Mrs. Phil lip Morrison of J 1 59 Darneille In., Grants Pass, goes I he honor of being the first Mor gan from Oregon to be fea tured as the cover champion by the national magazine "The Morgan Horse. "Arana Field," winner of the 1962 state championship of stallions at halter and win ner of nine first place blue ribbons and 10 championships all told, was on the cover of the November, 1962 issue of the magazine. The little old school teacher from Vermont named Justin Morgan, for whom this breed of horse was named must have smiled widely and with glee as "Arana Field" and other Morgans like him were final ly recognized and honored here in Oregon. "Figue," the first Morgan, was born in 1792 and lived until 1821 when he died of an injury. His progeny were call ed the Justin Morgan horse, in later years shortened to just Morgan horse. These are the dry statistics, but they tell you nothing of the gallant heart of this breed of horse. The Morgans win the hearts of all who have ever owned one by their gentleness and lack of vicious traits, intel ligence and humor plus stout hearts. They were slow to be ac cepted in Oregon because of their small size. But to a boy who owned his first Morgan colt through a stroke of luck, ana lias owned it now as boy and man for many years, has learned that as far as a Mor gan owner is concerned there is no other horse. Phillip Morrison bought his first Morgan some 22 years ago in Coos County, the stal lion "Sonoma." Phil bought this sorry looking little chest nut stallion, who was then two years old, although so thin and undernourished that he appeared to be a yearling. The colt belinged to a traveling horse trader's wife, who convinced his wife a stal lion had no place in his line j of business. Phil was just a I teen-ager with dreams of ! someday owning a fine blood- j cd horse. He had a thorough enough knowledge of horjes I to sec through the rough look-! ing exterior and see the I horse's basic good qualities. , Phil had owned many horses ! but this was the first regis tered horse he had ever own-: ed. j Today the coll is 24 years old and is affectionately call-1 cd "Sonny" by his family. Phil learned many things '. from "Sonoma." the sly hu- j mor of the Morgan breed. They learn quickly to open gates and to trick their master or mistress into ridicu lous situations such as pre tending to be lame if they do not wish to be ridden. To out wit them is a challenge to any one's intelligence. Most of all there are the intangibles that cannot be seen in the show ring, such as their stamina, their ability as a cutting and roping horse and their ability to think on their own - the ability to sense their master's or mistress' moods and to do their part to bring peace when the world seems down on you. Phil came back from the army where he served in the medical corps as a surgical technician. Phil, like so many others, had plenty he wanted to forget, so old "Sonoma" had another chore to do to bring tranquility in the long rides in solitude to still the sound of the silly babble of voices, the $ound of hate and guns, the cries of agony and horror. Psychologists are just now learning the value of a horsa or dog in therapy as a sourca of release for those who have spent their lives in the out ot doors. Phil now has his dream oj fine blooded horses - and add ed to his store of jewels is Mrs. Morrison, who is a lover of horses and a accomplished rider in her own right. Tha crowning glory is their daugh ter, Miss Mary Ann Morrison, age six, who at this tender age won a ribbon at the coun ty fair with her chickens and who is in turn learning tha love of horses and is begin ning to learn horsemanship, CALLED AWAY Lone Pine - Mrs. Rachael Scheel, a teacher at Lona Pine school, has been called away to attend funeral serv ices for her father. She will return to school in the near future. F '- . ' u v v -j 'V -' XA,'-' I BURNED OUT - The interior of this Central Point residence was gutted by fire Monday morning, destroying all belong ings of the Robert J. Blank family. The American Red Cross is caring for the family, and donations of household items and clothing may be made to that organization. The family has eight children. No. one was home when the fire broka out. The house was at 360 Freeman rd. THOMAS L. GOFF, M.S.W. 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