Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 28, 1963, Image 15

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1963 jj "J Native Mew Yorkers Organize To Create City's Image "Thera it this to be laid for Now York City: It ii th en densely populated loca tion - with in poiiibl ex ception of Hell - that hai absolutely not a trace of local prid."-Irvin S. Cobb. By DOC QUIGG United Press International New York-flffO-The first Eu ropean eyes to behold the greatest harbor in the world belonged to Giovanni da Ver razano, a Florentine navigator who sailed his little vessel into New York bay on April 17, 1524. What a sight! The great rivers, begEing for freighters. The noble for ests, nagging to be cut to make way for skyscrapers. The rich land, inviting the subway diggers. The natives, friendly, naked, ripe for ex ploiting. "Whai's-a you name?" call ed Verrazano, ship-toshore. "Algonquin," said a young savage. "Okay, Al," said the navi gator. "I'm coming ashore." The reception he got was nice enough. The rocks : .id rills, woods and templed hills, were great to gaze at. But as the natives led him along a trail into the boondocks a traffic jam appeared in the persona.,: of a 12-foot tiger going south on what the Indi ans had presumed was a one way path heading north. As the story goes, the tiger eschewed the home folks and set out to chew the stranger, who quickly left the island. European Rows Back Espying their leader row ing back from land, the crew hailed him. "Ahoy, skip! How was it?" "She's-a nice-a place-a ta visit." said the great explor er, drawing alongside, and his head shook slowly and posi tively, "but I wouldn't-a live d e r e fa anyt'ing in da world . . . "Come on, boys, uppa da anch, and let's get on back home and see what fun the Mafia has been up to." Thus, by a t.ger's whim, was started a canard that has lasted 439 years, growing fouler by the year - that this lovely city is somehow con triving every minute to be mean to visitors and less than kind to those who live here. There is general agreement that New York is the mighti est community in the history of man," says the New York City almanac. "There is no historical parallel to its de velopment from colonial trad ing post to 'capital of the world' in the relatively brief span of 300 years." But is it loved? Defend New York You bet your sweet bagels, it is, according to a new group being formed here "to combat the slings and arrows and instill civic pride in the metropolitan community-the crusaders are all born New Yorkers who, for better or worse, still maintain a domi cile here." The words are those of Thomas F. Moore, one of a solid core of native New Yorkers who decided to form the native residents of New York City (NRNYC) as a so ciety to help civic pride rear its head in "one of the most self-maligned cities in the land, if not on our planet." "A bunch of us were sitting around talking about the pot shots and stuff that are being taken at New York and no body ever refutes them," said "The native New has never had a Moore. Yorker forum." Show Bad Placet Another of the founders, Max Ettenbcrg, said: "We were at a social gathering at my house and we got to talk ing about those remarks you sometimes sec printed about New York as a great place to visit but you-know-what. And somebody mentioned the investigation that went on when spielers on guided tours were found to be pointing out all the bad places. "We decided we loved New York and ought to be proud to be New Yorkers. I think it's the most wonderful city in the world, and I vc trav eled all over Europe. I've been in countries where the streets were much worse than ours. That remark by Edna Ferber once when she came in on a ship and said wc had the dirtiest streets! Such re marks burn me up. "We thought that if there was enough interest and pride in the cily. we could form an organization to let people know how we feel." The idea was born in a "OMCE MEM PMN CHEDDAR CHEESE ts w 99' VELVEETA " m 69' 35-LB. SACK GOLDEN VIGORO Burn Free Formula Complete lawn Food Reg. $4.79 2 HOUSEHOLD ENVELOPES Reg. 39c Pkg. 100 Count tSfi I BSD' gp? REVERE-WARE 2-QT. COVERED SAUCE PAH THUNDERBIRD Vl & Reg. $8.25 J mi BANQUET FROZEN Sli. Beet er Sli. 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Ctn. 49' 3-lb. can SUNSHINE n iPSd Mb. box W 3-lb. Jar n Nut Lunch Cream or Crunchy Silicone Ironing Board Cover, Nylon Reinforced Cotton Pad. Reg. $1.98 BIB group of about 10 natives -a paint dealer, a lawyer, a public relations man, a cou ple of small business men, people like that. "We have a number of things we'd like to do. At the moment our aim is social and sentimental. But if we get any backing and status, we'd like to go beyond that -preserve historic sites, an an nual dinner for the most hon ored native New Yorker, membership buttons, show there's an awful lot of local pride. "Our prospectus says: 'To promote pride and participa tion in civic affairs among native residents of New Yorlc in a common bond.' "Nostalgia. We natives re member Babe Ruth's era. Thing9 the whole world has talked about but the native feels are his own. Celebrity parades with ticker tape -they got to come here to hai e cm. The Wall st. crash. Both the good and the bad had a worldwide effect - but the na. tive New Yorker was here -didn't read about it in Wauke Ran. He was a part of it. Want Periodical "Brooklyn and Ebbets field, and that's gone. People have cried over it. We need periodical where natives who still live here can raise their voices. In a small town everybody knows who was born there. Every small town as an indigenous group that represents opinion within the town. "New York has a heartless reputation, but I've heard that visitors are amazed at our courtesy. We'd like to attract some influentials to our ranks. Billy Rose, Walter Winchell, a couple of the Rockefeller boys ... 'Why, we'd get practically all the police force . . . and taxi drivers, almost in a body. The possibilities are immense and vague. It's like a sleeping giant. You don t know what's going to happen." Well show these out-of- towners who come here to work and say they're New Yorkers and then go home 'or Christmas. 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Poitao.0 Stimpi Bottlo Return Philce TV t Rtdio Tuboi at 40o Dixount G-E Floor Poliihor I Whii Rtnttl 77 a Oty discount- S THE m m m m m CORNER JACKSONVILLE HI WAY AND LOZIER LANE Tree Seedlings Are Available in Stale for Planting Salem - About one and one third million forest tree seed lings are still available to the public for field planting from the Oregon state forestry de partment's two forest nurs eries. Beginning inventory figures in November indicated some 6.8 million tree seedlings ready for the planting season. Western Oregon tree planting is in full swing, while land owners cast of the mountains are preparing for early spring planting. Orders for trees must be re ceived not later than April f. Refrigeration facilities will hold the stock in dormant condition until the ground is ready. Tree seedlings In greatest supply are the pines. About 550,000 seedlings are available in five different species. T'.csc include ponderosa pins and Austrian pine which are suitable for both cast and westsidc planting, with shore pine and knobcone pine for westside planting and lodge pole pine in eastern Oregon. About 540,000 medium ele vation, westside Douglas fir still are available. Grand fir is the only true fir yet in stock, despite an excellent inventory at the beginning of the season. Other available conifer tree species include Incense cedar, sierra redwood and Rocky Mountain Juniper. Broad leaved species in supply in clude caragana, black locust, green ash and Russian olive. Information relative to or dering the trees and order blanks may be obtained from the local offices of the state forestry department, county extension agents and soil con servation districts. Forms may also be obtained by writing the state forester, postoffico box 2289, Salem. Man Pays $51.43 in Over Due Book Fin Grants Pass Richard K. H. Bryant, 33, of the Foots Creek area paid $51.43 in over due book fines this week la Grants Pass justice court. Bryant pleaded guilty to a charge of willful detention of library books. According -o the complaint, Bryant check ed out the first of 10 books last September and failed to return them. He was fined $12 in court and $39.43 at the Josephine County library. Part of the books were recovered, it was stated.