SUNDAY. FEBRUARY li. 1363
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
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Historic Griffin Creek
School Booklet on Sale
"Griffin Creek School Hiitory, 1854 to
1963" ii the title of little booklet which
Griffin Creek Parent Teacher nocitiin
member! have anembled to raiie fundi for
seed to low the turf of the tchool'i new
athletic field. The district, second to be
organised in the county, has one of the
oldest and most colorfully exciting histories
of any in southwest Oregon. Pictured above
is a group of children in front of the school
soon after the turn of the century. The
MANOR-ISMS
By ETHELYN EVANS
A number of Manor mem
bers, with Medford, Ashland
and Fresno, Calif, compan
ions flew off recently for four
days in Honolulu and four
days in the outer islands. The
"Manoriles" were Mrs. F. S.
Breed, Mrs. Chloe Shook, the
Misses Irma Barnes, Auricl
Spencer, Ruth Nye and Jean
ncttc Stevens. Also making
the trip are Edward Hcarin,
Dr. E. C. Clendcnin, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Woodcock and Mr.
Woodcock's brother and wife
from Fresno. Mrs. Louilse
Brockway and Mrs. Ora-Mae
Waldron, Medford, and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Wagner, Ash
land, joined the party in San
Francisco. They Hew jut from
San Francisco.
The Shakespeare Tudor
Ruilrl is pulling on a "Book
Fair" In the Mark Anthony
hotel, Ashland, March 2, 30,
nnd 31. The proceeds of this
book sale will be used to In
crease the scholarship tunc!
for young aclors. Guild mem
bers in the Manor have placed
a box in the Library, asking
residents to deposit therein
any surplus books they may
have which would be dupli
cates of books in our Mnnor
library. Our members have
been extremely generous in
donating books to the Library
and, of course, some have been
duplicates. We fori sure the
owners of such books would
be happy to have them sold
for the benefit of the Festival
association and, also have
them read and enjoyed by ollv
This week we visited the
Shakespeare Festival associa
tion's office in the Mark An
tonv (Shakespearean spelling)
and had a pleasant chat with
William Patton, general man
ager of the association. Mr.
Patton told us that season
tickets for the plays, especial
ly tickets for the opening
night ("Merry Wives of Win
dsor") and the Feast o' Will
In Lithia park are in great demand-reservations
should be
made soon. Also, this should
remind us that it is time to
renew our memberships in
the association. '
We loft the Shakespeare of
fice for an Interesting tour
ot the hotel and ale lunch in
the Crown room. We learned
from Jack D. Pumphry, who
purchused the properly from
one of our Manor members,
Mrs. Charles Cooley, Hint he
remodeled and decorated with
the Idea of keeping the hotel
in harmony with the Shakes
pearean almosphere which
prevails In Ashland all year
round-not merely during the
Festival. There are many pic
tures of actors in scenes from
Shakespeare plays on (he
walls; and we saw a number
of interesting antiques in the
mezzanine and lobby. Guests
may walk out of a door on
the third floor and land on the
hill in the rear-just a stone's
throw from the Elizabethan
theatre. Many Tudor guild
and association social meet
ings are held In the banquet
room, which is named "Ceas
ar," naturally.
Miss Virginia Gray, the ho
tel's director of programs and
social activities, is very much
interested in arranging and
supervising several college af
fairs which are held in the
hotel each month. The ace
demic atmosphere emanating
from the Southern Oregon col
lege in Ashland is all-of-a-picce
with the Shakespearean,
of course.
Out of town and state visi
tors to the Festival should be
well taken care of this season.
In addition to the existing
accommidalions, the new
"Bard's Inn" (Shakes peare
again) reportedly will be
ready by that time.
KO-REK-SHUN"- Our
Members' Council does good
work, of course; but that is
no excuse for me going over
board and giving credit where
WO credit is due. I glibly In
sisted the Council had pur
chused looms (or the hnhby
room; whereas, these looms
were bought, paid for, and
delivered bv the weavers
themselves. The b e a u 1 1 f u 1
work they have produced on
them was displayed in our
hobby show last year. The
owners of the looms are Mrs.
Neal McGrady, Mrs. Eloise
Falkner, Miss Elizabeth Rob
erts, Mrs. Essie Kowntz, Mrs.
C. W. Woodcock, Miss Emma
Walkins, and Mrs. George
Hagman. So - as they say,
"Thai's that!"
Eating an apple after lunch
is an excellent midday tooth
brush, as well as an aid to
digestion.
Persons interested in the
history of this area, may ob
tain a little booklet, "History
of Griffin Creek School Dis
trict." The information covers
the span of 109 years, 1854 to
1963, which the school dis
trict has been in existence
Incorporated are many side
lights which went into the
settling of the valley,
Sold for a small charge, the
booklets were published by
by the Griffin Creek School
Parent Teacher association, to
raise funds for seed to sow
the turf of the school's new
football field.
They are available through
Mrs. Myrna Frink, principal,
by contacting her through the
school office, telephone 773
2404 or may be purchased at
the M and M Market near the
school on Griffin Creek road
at South Stage road.
The materia! was compiled
.icv-iv luau, wiiusc iiuo-
1 band both attended the school
una iias scrvea as a scnooi
board member. Information
was gathered from numerous
sources including original rec
ords in the Jackson county
courthouse and many old
timers who lived through
much of the district's
existence.
Organized in September,
1854, only two months after
Jacksonville School d 1 s trict
No. 1 was formed, District 2
encompassed all of the pres
ent Medford district and
much of the areas of other
present districts. It was in this
year, 1854, thai the first
county tax levy of 2 mills
was established for" perma
nent school purposes
The Griffin Creek district
history records that Indian
raids made attending school
a precarious situation, and be
cause of the danger of raids
no school was held the year
1855-56. At another time the
old log station which housed
the lone school room was de-
.ih(..:uMTM,wim and has served as a
original school, opened in September, 1854,
was in one half of a log building used as
a supply way station for pack trains and
which burned in 1857 during an Indian
raid. Its first "bus" was a white hearse
drawn by two white hortei. The booklets,
may be obtained by calling the principal,
Mrs. Myrna Frink, telephone 773-2404 or
at the M and M Market, Griffin Creek road
at South Stage road.
stroyed by fire during a raid,
and another recording lists as
an excuse (or not holding
school the full year, the
"imperfect state of things."
The original Bchool, opened
in 1854, was known as the
Van Dorn school and from the
31 eligible children in che
district 12 attended. Today
over 320 students are regis
tered at the school in the
grades one through six. The
district since has been divided
with the upper grade and
high school students attend
ing school in Medford.
The first school "bus"
which operated in the district
is recorded in 1915. It con
sisted . of a white hearse
drawn by two white horses
and this operated until auto
mobiles began to be used ex
tensively, when a Model T
bus, enclosed with chicken
wire to keep in the children,
was used.
Many well-known and re
spected family names appear
in the book, the first, the late
Burrill Griffin, who with his
family established a residence
in the area in November,
1853. The Griffin farm in
cluded 840 acres,, a donation
land claim, which included
much of the area now known
as Griffin creek.
Because of Mr. Griffin's
prominence in the early-day
activities and because of the
size of his holdings, it fol
lowed that the three-forked
creek flowing through the
valley was named for him.
The original Griffin home
was on the site of the home
now owned by Mr. and Mrs.
John Darby. Mrs. Darby is
Mr. Griffin's granddaughter.
The Griffin's first home was
burned during an Indian raid.
A cemetery, established for
members of his family, grad
ually became the burial place
for others of the area and
now contains between 60 and
70 graves.
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Today:
12 Noon - Ml. Pitt chapter,
Townscnd club, home of A.
W. Ellison, 110 East 11th st
apt. 1.
Monday:
12:30 p.m. - Hogue Grand
mother club luncheon, Girls
Community club.
7:H0 p.m. - Drgree ot Honor
Protective association, with
Mrs. Clyde llillyer, 538 Mary
St.
7:.'t() D.m. - Neighbors of
Woodcraft. Eagles hall, 217
West Main st.
7:45 p.m. - Medford TIosc
society, courthouse auditori
um. 8 p.m. - Scottish Rite Wo
men's club, Medford Masonic
lemple.
Tuesday:
9:30 a.m. - Women of the
Guild pre-Lenlcn devotional
7.ion Lutheran church. )
10 a.m. - Relief society of
Second Ward, Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, at
church, 648 South Ivy st.
10:30 a.m.-Applcgate Home
Extension unit, home of Mrs.
Lester Rich, Thompson creek.
10:30 a.m. - Women's asso
ciation of First Presbyterian
church, at church.
12 Noon - Past Chiefs club,
Pythian Sisters, home of Mrs.
P. M. Aldredge. 833 West Sec
ond st.
12 Noon Westminster Pres
byterian Women's association,
at church.
1 p.m. - Howard Garden
Huh, with Mrs. N. F. Girr,
21102 North Pacific highway.
1 p.m. - Travel Study club.
Girls Community club.
7 p.m.-Slimmer Vets TOPS
club, conference mom at Pub
lic Library of Medford and
Jackson county.
8 p.m. - Antiques group of
AAUW, home of Mrs. Duanc
Richardson, 74!) West 14th st
8 p.m. - lOOF and Olive
Rcbekah lodue, lOOF hall.
8 p.m. - Nrvita chapter
OKS. Central Point Masonic
temple.
8 p.m. -Prospect PTA,
school gymnasium.
Wedneiday:
10 a in. - Kelief society or a i r-)i
First Ward, Church of Christ AGOptS rldf)
ot l.attrr nay faints, at
church. 648 Smith Ivy st.
11 a.m. - Security Benefit
club. Kmuhts of Pythias hall.
12:30 p.m. Chapter A A ot
PKO Sisterhood, home of Mrs.
F. C. l.oruh. 8:10 Minnesota
ave.
12 30 p m. Mistletoe Club
of Royal Neighbors of Ameri- coming meetings for the pur-
8 p.m. - Roxy Ann Home
Economics club, home of Mrs.
Eva Garrett, route 3, box 79.
8 p.m. - XI Mu chapter,
Beta Sigma Phi, Rogue Gal
lery, 220 West Main st.
12:30 p.m. - Medford So
journers club, Girls Commu
nity club.
1 p.m. - Golden Link class
ot First Baptist Sunday
school, home of Mrs. B. E.
Andrews, 785 Waverly ave.
8 p.m. - Phoenix Thursday
club, home of Mrs. Ernest
James, 209 Fifth st., Phoenix.
8 p.m. - Reames chapter,
OES, Medford Masonic tem
ple. Fridayi
1 p.m. - Phoenix Thimble
club, home of Mrs. Arthur
Hunter, Arnold lane, Med
ford. 2:30 p.m. - Wilson School
PTA, school cafeteria.
Pre-Lenien Event
Is Announced For
lion Church Guild
The Women of the Guild of
Zion Lutheran church are
sponsoring a pre-Lenlcn de
votional Tuesday, February
26, for all men and women
of the church. Mrs. Walter
Nunley is the general chair
man. Coffee will be served in the
Fireside room at f) a.m. and
the program will begin at
11:30 a m. In the church sanc
tuary. Theme for the devotional is
"The Meeting Place" and will
be presented in five medita
tions. They are "We meet our
Father in his world, his word,
in his worship, his work and
his will."
Following the meditations
a luncheon will be served in
the Felowship hall. Nursery
care will be available and
mothers are to provide a sack
lunch for each child's noon
meal. Milk will be provided.
Security Club
Numerous Activities Set By Amethyst Rebekahs
A life insurance and sick
ness benefit plan was decided
upon by the Security Benefit
club during their Wednesday
meeting in the Pythian build
ing. Members are asked to lake
tbetr membership receipts to
ca. Girls Community club.
1:30 pm. - Book Review
group of AAl'W, home of
Mrs. Richard Gilkey. 424 Wil
lamette ave.
1:30 p.m. - Central Point
Grange Home Economics
club, home of Mrs. Marshall
Weidnian, North Tenth st.
1:30 p in. - Oak G rove
Neighborhood club, with Mrs.
Brill. 75 Loner lane
6 30 p m. - Order of Patri
archs Mililant. Siskiyou can
ton auxiliary, lOOF hall.
7 30 pin Order of lie
Molay, Medford chapter, Ma
sonic hall.
7.30 p.m. - He Molay Moth
er! club, Masonic hall.
pose of providing the club
with names of beneficiaries
under the plan. James Bishop
is in charge of this service.
At the Wednesday, Febru
ary 27 meeting those whose
birthdays are In February will
be honored.
Another benefit dance is
planned by the group, to be
held in the Pythian building.
March 15. Theme will be St.
Patrick's day.
Guests at last week's meet
ing were the Walter Scotts.
and Mrs. Fthel Hartly attend
ed after a long absence.
The group meeting are
held each Wednesday from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gold Hill - Mrs. A. A
Walker was elected by Am
ethyst Rebckah lodge at the
February 20 business meeting
to represent that organization
as a delegate at the annual
meeting of the Rogue Basin
Flood Control and Water Re
sources association.
The meeting will be held
in the Josephine County
courthouse in Grants Pass on
Monday, March 4 at 8 p.m.
By this action the lodge has
authorized Mrs. Walker to
cast a vote in the election of
seven directors for the associ
ation board.
Mrs. Albert Gascon, noble
grand, presided at the busi
ness session held at the tenant
house of Mrs. Evert Jennings.
Plans for February activities
of the lodge were concluded
and arrangements made for
several projects in March.
Fund Committee Report
Mrs. Charles Stripling, gen
eral chairman for the IOOF
and Rcbekah building fund
commute-; reported that
$517.52 has been deposited in
the bank as of February 20.
In a review of activities and
progress report, Mrs. Strip
ling said February benefits
for the fund will conclude
with a food sale scheduled for
Tuesday, February 20, begin
ning at 10 a.m. at Gail's Mar
ket. A planning committee will
meet with members of Mt.
Pitt Rebekah lodge, Central
Point, Monday, February 25,
to make arrangements for the,
Crater high basketball
achievement dinner which
will be held at the school on
Thursday, March 14.
The event is sponsored by
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
lodges In Central Point. The
Gold Hill lodge was invited
by them to participate in the
affair. Proceeds will be di
vided between the groups.
The Gold Hill lodge will add
its share to the IOOF building
fund. Those on the Amethyst
lodge planning committee are
Mrs. Cassie Johnson, Mrs.
Stripling, Mrs. Jennings, and
Mrs. Leonard L. Martin.
Plans for March 4 were
made to participate in Friend
ship night at Olive Rebekah
lodge, Medford at 8 p.m. Mrs.
Walter McLean, good of the
order chairman, will have
charge of planning a number
for the program. Numbers are
asked to meet in front of the
Gold Hill post office for
transportation shortly after 7
p.m. on that date.
Other Events Noted
Mrs. Stripling said plans
are under way for a rummage
sale on Wednesday, March 27,
at the Fehl building in Med
ford. Proceeds will benefit
the building fund. Persons
who have items to donate
may contact Mrs. Stripling.
She said among other fund
raisers being planned is a
Street Carnival to be given as
soon as the weather permits
and i talent show.
It was decided that future
meetings of the group will be
held in the homes of various
members until a permanent
hall is available. Mrs. Stewart
will have the two meetings in
March at her home on Fourth
avenue. Co-hostesses for the
March 20 refreshment com
mittee are Mrs. Lester Parker,
Mrs. Joseph Lewis and Mrs.
Clarence Parsley. The next
meeting is Wednesday, March
6, at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Gascon named a tele
phone committee for 1963 in
eluding Mrs. George Dor
man, Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs.
Thomas Z. Smith. Mrs. Park
er will serve as alternate.
Mrs. Parsley reported that
charter members of Amethyst
Rebekah Friendship club
were honored at the annual
dinner meeting of the group
on Monday, February 18, at
North's Chuck Wagon by the
new rjresident. Mrs. Jennings.
'Thjs v,nt uac the tenth anni.
versary of the club.
Mrs. Parsley, chairman of
the Past Noble Grands treas
ure chest project for the
building fund, gave a prog
ress report. Mrs. Harry Newn
ham is cochairman for this
event..
The Rogue chapter, Grand
mother Clubs of America,
plans a covered dish luncheon
Monday, February 25 at 12:30
p.m., in the Girls Community
club.
Husbands of members will
be guests. Mrs. J. P. Graham
and Mrs. William McCracken
will arrange the program.
Mrs. Olio Gaston will preside
for the business session.
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