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2 g SUNDAY. JANUARY 27. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEPrOHP. OREGON . Century -Old House in Jacksonville Is Being Restored I r&' iff , ZM. rat . o 8 jf,,jy...JI I i 5 - IL 1 L.. '".." Mil;, II I illiiiiiiilllllll i r I IN 1902 This photograph shows how the that have transpired since this picture was house appeared in 1902, when it was al- taken appear to be that the fence and the ready about SO years old. Living in it at large tree in front have come down. Miss that time was Agnes Love, a daughter of Hanley plans to put up another white picket George Love, who was Miss Mary Hanley'g fence, however, uncle. Two major changes in the 51 years i IN 1963 This century-old house al the curator of the Jacksonville museum. Her corner ot Third and C sis. in Jacksonville mother was born in the house, and her is being restored by Miss Mary Hanley, grandfather once owned it. By CLEVE TWITCHELL Mail Tribune Staff Writer Jacksonville - Miss Mary Hanley, curator of the Jack sonville museum, recently ac quired and is now restoring a century-old house here that has considerable sentimental and historical meaning for her. The house, at the southwest corner of Third and C sts., was once owned by Mis Hanley's grandfather, John S. Love and her mother, Mary Hans Love, was born there. Mis Hanley is having the house restored, in hope of making it as close as possible to the home that it once was. She plans to make it available as a rental to someone who would appreciate living in a house with a history to it. Some Modernisation Some modernization is be ing done. New interior walls have been constructed, gas heaters have been installed and some new floors have been put in, but where possi ble the original structure has been retained. When the house was built, the walls were constructed by taking boards, prying sections of them apart and then stick ing plaster in the cracks. These boards were then nailed on to perpendicular logs, flat tened on one side but with the bark still on the rest of their surfaces. New interior walls have been built over the old ones, but at one location next to the front door, a rectangular sec tion of the old workmanship has been left exposed, under a plate of glass, so that one can see how the walls were originally constructed. Much of the house is more than 100 years old, although two of the six rooms were added on later and are appar ently about 75 years old. Ownership Changes Hands Ownership of the house has changed hands at least 17 times. Earliest known owner was a Mr. Alexander, from whom John S. Love, Miss Hanley's grandfather, bought it in 1857. Mr. Love later was elected a trustee of the city of Jack sonville when the city was first incorporated in 1860. Daughter Lives In House His wife was Anne Sophia Haris Love, and they had four children, all of them born in the house, George, Mary Harris, John and Mar garet, who died as a baby in Lumbermen's Lobbyists Demonstrate How Not to Court Lady Lawmakers By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washlngon Bureau Washington - (Special) - If husky, broad-shouldered log jters have a way with women, the lumbermen's lobbyists have just demonstrated how not to court the Northwest's lady lawmakers In Congress. The National Lumber Man ufacturers association this week had an all-day confer ence, highlighted by a good will luncheon for senators and congressmen. The two Oregon ladies -Sen. Maurlne Ncubcrgcr and Hep. Edith Green - were rep resented by their administra tive assistants. Sen. Wayne Morse and Reps. Walter Nor bUd and Robert B. Duncan were there. And scaled al the head table was Rep. Julia Butler Hunscn, (D-Wash.). City Files Suit To Obtain Easement The Mcdford water com mission filed suit in Jackson county circuit court Friday, seeking to obtain a water pipe line casement through con demnation, according to Wil liam Mansfield, city attorney. The casement is sought on property owned by David B. Lowry, Colver rd., and would be used in connection with In stallation of the proposed 24 inch south feeder main. The property lies in the vicinity ot Kngap Manufac turing company, 20R0 South Pacific highway. The con demnation suit will bo tried later In the year, Mansfield aid. Dales for trial have boon srt for two condemnation suits being brought by the city of Mcdtord. Bolh Involve the city's proposed westward extension of Barnctt rd. A suit against Charles Ghe lardi. Central Point, and Bob Reynolds, 1518 Oregon ave., is set for Feb. 21. Trial date for a suit against Dr. George N. Gllson, 813 Whitman ave., is scheduled for Feb. 28, Mansfield said. MODIFYING LAWS Dublin - urn - Ireland is modifying its capital punish ment laws to abolish the rlrath penalty for certain types of homicides, Minister of Justice Charles Haughry announced. He told Parlia ment he experts to disclose details of the chances soon. Every guest was presented a blue-covered booklet out lining the legislative goals of the lumber industry, as seen by the NLMA. It began on a familiar note - the dis tressing economic impact on the domestic lumber industry of Increased lumber imports from Canada. But it didn't end there. This year the lumbermen indicated they won't be satis fied to slick with the immedi ate problems of the lumber industry as such. They want to curb the power of labor unions by banning secondary boycotts and making unions subject to anti-trust laws. They also discussed the sala ries of womenfolk. What especially antagoniz ed the lady lawmakers, how ever, were the NLMA cracks about one of their pet pro posals - a law requiring equal pay for women. Sen. Ncubcrg cr and Rep. Green both serve on President Kennedy's Com mission on the Status of Wom en, one of whose concerns is equalizing pay for women. Mrs. Green successfully led the fight for such legislation in the House in the last Con- Oregon Supreme Court Decisions Salem -IM- A $17,000 judg ment awarded by Lane Coun ty Judge Roland K. Rodman lias been upheld by the Ore gon Supreme Court. Stuart G. Barrett. 77. Eu gene, was killed when struck by a car driven by Cornelia W. Mishlcr as she was driving out of her driveway. The award was made to Edith Barrett Durkoop, ad ministratrix of Barrett's es tate. The defendant denied negli gence, and there were no wit nesses to the accident. Physi cal evidence on Barrett's clothing and on the undercar riage of the auto indicated the car passed over Barrett. The supreme court said that direct evidence is not required to prove a fact, but it may be established by circumstantial evidence, and In this ease the Jury could find that the de fendant's car passed over the deceased. The court said "that in the use of an automobile lookout to the rear while backing is as necessary in the reasonably careful use of a motor vehicle as a lookout when proceeding forward." Two Rulings Affirmed The high court reversed and remanded two decisions, reversed another, and af firmed two more lower court rulings. .'. Judgment of involuntary nonsuit against Calvin J. Pal mer following an auto cra.h in Eugene was reversed and remanded for a new trial. Judgment against Palmer was handed down by Lane County Circuit Judge William S. Fort. Also reversed and remand ed was a decision by Baker County Circuit Judge Lyle R. Wolff involving a posl-convic-tion action by Ray Cloran. Cloran had been indicted and convicted in Baker county of perjury, and was given a life sentence as a habitual crim inal. The post-conviction ac tion contested the sentence. The high court action reaf firmed the sentence. Judgement Reverted Reversed was a $23,086 Judgment for Carl G. Norman, injured while working for the Cunningham Sheep com pany. The award was made by Umatilla County Circuit Judge William W. Wells. The high court opinion by Justice Alfred F. Goodwin ruled the company was not negligent. Justices Arno II. Denccke, Kenneth J. O'Connell and Gordon Sloan dissented. An appeal from the court of Linn County Judge Fred Me Henry was affirmed. The ac tion Involved a suit to set aside a sale of real estate be cause of a divorce action rul ing. Kenneth G. Thompson disagreed with a $15,000 set tlement offered by his for mer spouse. The high court upheld the settlement. Also affirmed was an order of Lane County Circuit Court Judge Edward Lcavy denying Dunnic Ray Gardner's motion (or dismissal of a burglary In dictment. Gardner alleged an unreasonable delay in bung ing him to trial. gress, and Congrcsswoman Hansen was a militant ally. Under the heading "federal wage fixing," the NLMA booklet stated: "It is now proposed to re quire every employer to pay female employees the same salary as male employees pro vided they perform equal work. If adopted, the propos al will give the federal gov ernment increased power to interfere in personnel prac tices and procedures ot man agement." "The proposal is not likely to be opposed by cither party officially because of the high percentage of women voters. Nevertheless, the basic defect in the proposal is that it is merely a slogan and not the answer to the problem. The result of such a law would be government wage fixing and federal intervention in personnel procedures and practices." This slap at their favorite legislation, in the view of the liberal Democratic ladies, is typical of conservative, male businessmen. And they don't like it. Against Extending Law NLMA came out, obliquely, against extending the $1.25 an hour minimum wage law to cover employees of hotels, motels, restaurants and laun dries on grounds that "artifi cial hiking of wages will in evitably result in inflation" and is also likely to cause "additional unemployment." Broadening the mini m u m wage law is a favorite Demo cratic goal. During the past year, North west members of Congress were united In trying to as sist the distressed elements of the lumber Industry. Only minor partisanship was dis played as members of both parties sought practical means of reducing objectionable con ditions. One reason was that the lumbermen narrowed their sights to measures di rectly bearing on their indus try. They have started 1983 by arousing partisan instincts on Capitol Hill with their attack on issues which some legisla tors think arc unrelated to the lumber industry as such. This approach is expected by some veteran observers to weaken their prospects of bi partisan cooperation from members of Congress and the Kennedy administration for further attempts to alleviate lumber industry distress. OLP WALL The interior walls of the old house In Jack sonville were originally constructed in the manner pictured above. Flat boards were taken and sections of them were pried apart and nailed up, after which plaster was stuck into the cracks. a smallpox epidemic. Mary Haris Love was Miss Hanley's mother. A daughter of the George Love family, Agnes, lived in the house about the turn of the century. She now lives in Portland, Miss Hanley said, but can recall that part of her life. The family used to eat supper in the basement during the summer, because it wa3 cool down there on hot days. Agnes' mother had 100 rose bushes around the house, and her father had a fine garden and treasured old flowers. There was a white picket fence around the house in those days, Miss Hanley point ed out. The fence subsequent ly either was taken down or fell apart, but she plans to put up another one soon. Kiwanians Sell Kapers Advertising Kiwanls club teams had sold more than $3,000 worth of program advertising, bet ter than 50 per cent of the $6,000 goal, when reports were made last week by Jim Obenour, chairman of pro gram advertising for the 1963 Kiwanis Kapers. For selling the most adver tising, Dick Lamont was charged with the responsibil ity of wearing a wig at every Kiwanis meeting until rea pers' time, Feb. 27. "We are going over the top," Chairman Obenour stat ed, "with over 400 prospects to be heard from." The 1963 Kapers, the 15th annual, will be staged in Med ford High school auditorium Feb. 27 and 28 and March 1 and 2. Pivotal Members Noted by Barton Salem -IUPH- House Speaker Clarence Barton said Wednes day that Reps. Sidney Leikcn (D-Roseburg) and Edward F. Ridderbusch (D - Tillamook) are the pivotal members of their committees. Leikcn is one of nine mem bers of the House Labor and Industries Committee. Ridder busch is one of nine members of the House Education Committee. INVENTIONS WANTED Do you have a product that falls in the household and gift furnishing field? Let us sell it nationally for you. Patenting problems are not our cup of tea. We are only interested in a finished product, that we can sell through national advertising and mail order." If you do not have the resources to manu facture your own product, perhaps we can get you a fabricator together. We are especially interested in wood products, per taining to household uses. We do not need or require exclusives. Phone 773-1045 for Appointment. Alt funds raised by uie Kapers each year go to the boys' and girls' worl- of the Medford Kiwanis club with special emphasis placed on the maintenance and opera tion of the Kiwanis boy and girls dental clinic at Rogue Valley hospital. - BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial .etialaotlal Shoot Matal Wort Stainless, Galvaniaee1 and Caooet Fabrication 228? West Main PHONI 772-4440 CHARLES GOREH invites you to enter the 2nd Annual NORTH AMERICAN RUBBER BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Whether your time is beginner, awige, or expert you can WIN WIN WIN An iipimi alio lilp la Ntw Yoik la compel, u Iho oicitiflf hull champiooihip match 12.500 ' eah far bKOmni Iho NORTH AMERICAN RUBBER BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Champion pair. $1000 lor runMf-lip piir. and othor valvablf pr iies The pppMtimitT al pl'rinf brilllt wi Mr. Bridrt himttll Chlrlts Gorta, star al the T. V. Show, "Championship Bridra" ... all arranged by your North American Van Lines Agent, sponsors of the Tournament and the Show. You compete with players all across the nation yet you play with your friends at regular rubber bridge in your own home. Allenlion: Industrial, Collegiate, Social Club, and Military Groups: Bonus prizes in these categories! NO ENTRY PEENO OBLIOATION If you agree to organize a group of four pairs (8 players), write your name and address below: My Hamf Mi Addim - M City 1 Stato . For your entry blank, mail this coupon to your area Tourna ment Director who is: Mr. Robert Orth P.O. Box 1082 Eugene, Oregon Entry blanks may also bo obtained from your local North American Van linos Agent, ar your Samsenito Folding Fur niture Doctor. Entries must bo In by Midnight, Feb. 26, 1 963. We sip (sMDeDflGoeGO VdDoo sure soaiDira meGD Every newspaper headline makes it clear that this is a testing time for Americans. The Cuban crisis is one of a long and con tinuing series of challenges we face. At a time of challenge, the American future depends upon the American people: what we think, what we do, how we rise as individuals to the task of meeting great challenge with great achievement. We each have a part to play. Yours is described in the timely new citizen action guide "Challenge to Americans" of fered here which puts the crisis of the moment in the true perspective of the struggle which is likely to continue for years. The world situa tion is far more complex than the emergencies of daily headlines. As President Kennedy says: "We are challenged by the revolution of communism. The Communists seek power through conspiracy, terror, aggression and deceit. They exploit and corrupt legitimate revolutionary forces, scavenging on poverty, ignorance, despair. "And also we are challenged by the revolution of hope in con tinents long captive to stagnation and despair. "We are challenged by the revolution in science and tech nology bringing new boons and new dangers to humanity. "We are challenged by the revolution in international relation ships. Nation has begun to work with nation to solve mankind's common problems. New international bodies are exploring un charted paths of world cooperation in the interests of world wide peace, justice, and freedom." a continuing, liberating revolution.We dare not fail to press that revolution forward, to perfect democracy at home, to make it an example to the world. Only in earning our freedoms over again can we strengthen them. Only by extend ing our freedoms to all mankind can we pre serve them. This we can and must do as individuals. Wa must accept our responsibilities as we do our rights, the two are today inseparable. must look upon national challenge-whether it is an immediate challenge in Cuba, Berlin, or Asia, or the continuing longer range challenge-as a personal opportunity to do something inv portant for our country. We must seek to excel, to stand up, to stand out: in our private lives, our homes, our wofk, communities, schools, in all places, in all things! A good way to begin is with a mature understanding of what we are up against and what you personally can do about it You will find exactly that in the timely new booklet, "Challenge to Americans." Endorsed by Presidents Kennedy and Eisenhower, approved by the Department of State, it is an indispensable information and action guide for the purposeful citizen. We need many such citizens. We need them now. We need you-your value as an individual, your power as the source of our national strength, your aid in deciding our common future.1 Your copy of "Challenge to Americans" is free. You can be learning from it and you can be acting upon it in a matter of days. Write CHALLENGE, Box 1776, New York 17, New York. In an age of revolution, we dare not forget that we are heirs to FREEDOM IS NOTA GIFT BUTATASK "We must match great challenges striving for excellence in all things. With a mature understand ing of the magnitude, complexity, and probable long duration of the struggle we face. Let each of us re solve to do something extra for our country in this period of trial." President John F. Kennedy "The important thing is to do some thing, and not to excuse oneself with the thought that 'I can do so little it will make no difference.' It does make a difference. America is people-not things. If each of us does his own particular job a little better, and raises his personal standards a little higher, our country will gain in strength and in character." Dwight D. i4dnhovf MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
