Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 12, 1963, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text6. A Applegate Jade in River, Mining By MAUDE ZIEGLER Mill Tribune Corretpondenl Applegate Valley - More than 100 years ago, the Chi nese mined tor gold in souuv ern Oregon. Now in the same area of Chinese "diggln's" In the Ap- Dlceate. true lade has been discovered in the river and In the old tailing piles. In fact the discoverer unwitting ly stood on a seam ol black Jade rock and fished for many years. Here Is Kenn Palne's own torv: "Always looking for good rock, so I went down to a gravel bar near Ruch. I pick ed up several promising rocKs I made a test polish on them finding mostly 'just rock.' But one caught my eye. Was It black Jsde? All the rock hounds I showed H to aid Yes.' Two months later, I had been up every branch of the Applegate river from Kucn to my home nine miles above. I found some 'float,' but couldn't find the source of this black jaje. 'Float' is all Jade or all rock that washes from its origin. Found on Own Property "But there It was on my own property. It didn't take us long to remove tne seam from the beach. Just how far and how deep it goes Into our own property we still don't know, but we will have a real good supply for many a moon." Paine and his wife own the Applegate rock shop at Mc Kee bridge. They also find Jade In many areas along the GOT ROOFING PROBLEMS? FOR HELP CALL . . . NORTHWEST ROOFING CO. Fer Roofing of All Typnf PH. 779-1038 FrM IitlmiHl SOBBING SIMS SAYS: "TRADE NOW FOR A NEW , HUFFY MOWER HUFFY Porklano Safe ... Dependable A perfect cut every time. 1 Built to conform to safety standards established by The American Standards Associ ation. HUFFY Citation Extra-rugged construction; easy height adjustment; wind-up starter; handle handy controls. Built to con form to safety standards established by The American Stsndlrds Aocialion. H 147 Ve Ideal for claonlna araot popir p.olot, cups, Hopkins, ompty bavaraga cartoiu, gran, Uavot and Ihor dabrli now li pickod up by hand. Eoty hal(hl flduttmont,. ilf.diicharaing bog, roor kickttond, poworful 3 h.p. Brlggt & Slrolton angina and 3l"vaeu urn awalh ort ftoturot e( Ihlt llmo and labor tavor $14.95 down, IS months to pay SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1983 Couple Finds True Applegate river. Specimen ol the jaae nave been identified by the state nt nrvtinn Hpnartment of ge ology and mineral industries, Portland. Paine says that true jade exists in the Applegate in amounts comparabl to that nn th Frn7ipr river in Brit ish Columbia and that of Monterey beach in California. Finds Botryoidal Paine has made another discovery. A few days ago, he found vpral sDeoimen of botryoidal Jade In Upper Ap plegate. This form of jade )i raro nnri pnnsiriprcri a COi lector's item. According to the Lapidary Journal, only one other source exists, that Monterey. California. Mr. and Mrs. Paine are ex hibiting their Applegate jade at the Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral show at Medford Ar .v.n ihlm woplr nri. The botryoidal Jade consists of nuggets or nodules, complete in themselves, but closely massed together In serpentine Thpv take a high nolish. While the Jade activity is Zdr.2 ?. side enterprize Is under way that is of consider Ohio intorpst. That Ik the col lAftinn nt Rnflnstnnp. a min eral related to jade, In the Upper Appiegaie area, ii u sold to the Junior and senior Vitrth ohnnls nt MeHfnrrl and Southern Oregon college for carving in their art depart ments. wmfam T.n Fnnnrp nt Jack sonville is engaged in supply ing (ha mnralnnP. SrillDtored avh!hll hv tiirtorita from the schools are displayed ai ine minoral hnw. LaFaunce also deals in clays, flagstones, and garden rocks. ' G Into Hills Together Valne. and La Faunce often go into the hills here togeth er, Paine looking for gem stones, and La Faunce for the softer carving materials. Serpentine also takes a hinh nnllfth and makes beau tiful jewelry, although not as sturdy as jade. It was through the abundance of serpentine here that Paine knew that jade must exist. It was by accident I n a i 18" Cut Recoll Starter Brlggt-Stretton 4 Cycle Engine 5488 And Your Old Mower Regardless of Condition. 9 Months to Pay 22" Cut 4 Cycle Brlggs-Srretton Engine 74' end Your Old . Mower Regardless of Condition. 12 Months to Pay U FFY VAC OUTDOOR VACUUM CLEANER WITH 1001 USES' Cycle & Hobby Shop 23 North Fir 772-2472 Sites Paine unearthed the jade on his property a few months ago. He was burning brush and was using a hydraulic hose to keep the fire from spreading. In hosing a bank, he noticed certain rocks that did not move easily under water pressure. Jade is more dense than other rock, and he had made his discovery. Located at McKee Bridge Mr. and Mrs. Paine have been located at McKee bridge for several years. Paine has his own rock cutting and pol ishing equipment, and he and his wife make Jewelry. It was by coincidence that they start' ed in the business. Some years ago he operated Kenn's re pair shop for radio and ap pliances in Grants Pass and Medford, and collected rocks as a hobby. He answered an ad and traded a gelger coun ter for gem making equip ment. Jade Is not considered a "hard" stone, and can be scratched with a piece of quartz. However, Its matted structure gives it a toughness with extraordinary resistance to breakage. A Chinese jew eler in San Francisco still uses a jade anvil which had been In his family for three generations. JEFFREY L. SHUTE Associated With Keeney J. L Shute Now Associated With Medford Architect Jeffrey L. Shute, architect, has become associated with Robert J. Keeney, Medford, Keeney has announced. The firm will now be known as Robert J. Keeney, AIA, architect, Jeffrey L, Shute, AIA, associate archi tect, and will continue : to practice in Medford at 310 Medical Center building. Shute attended elementary and secondary schools in Ti gard and Portland. He attend ed Oregon State - university and received his bachelor ol architecture degree from the University of Oregon in 1DSS. He received his license as a registered architect in' 1961. He also served with the Navy in World War II. He, his wife and three children, live at 1767 Old Military rd. Active in Foundation He is a member of the First Presbyterian church, is one of the founders and a trustee of the Siskiyou Pioneer Sites Foundation and has been ac tive with plans for restoration of historical structures in this area. The firm is registered In Oregon and California. Cur rent work includes the U.S. federal building and post of fice, as an associate. Cascade hall dormitory complex and classroom-lab building at Southern Oregon college; Jackson county public health center, Medford; Safeway Stores in Medford and Ash land, new Oregon bank build ing in Medford and schools and commercial buildings in southern Oregon and northern California. "STAR -Br CLAY 4" M Your Dally Activity Gvfd. M According to ht Stan. To develop message for Sunday, read words corresponding to numbers I 1- 3. 6-171 1B-20-S5 (6 lAUtUt or your dCoaiac oirtn 1 You't 31 Of 2D;-t!oW 32 For A APH 21 MAY 31 3 Ept 33 FWtl 4 Your 34 Food 35 And .16Fun 37Yof 08 RflorrJtng 09 Mot Charm 4t Btwrtird 43 Plant 43 440 4$ You 4ATm 47TnOM 160-647. 6 To 7 Lsxfutw lOFrvpanna IINi 13 Riqim4) MWaKit 16 Worth UWriM II Of 20 Mak 21 Intohi 23 Yuf 24Youf 2? Of 2Todovt 39 Bdrwi Of MM MA CANCIt JUNf li WIT dU 44HoftrM 73-74-7J 3 VltOO 51 Moy 3 Ana 53 PlMilng MAM 55 Vnct 56f S7 Ji-.W 5 Output 30 Stirring OOP - . . MEDFORD ORNAMENT FROM APPLEGATE Mrs. Kenneth Paine of Upper Applegate valley area is pictured displaying and wear Ing jewelry made from Applegate jade. . PET TALK By M.I.L HUMANE EDUCATION The history of humane edu- cation has no real starting point. It has been a concern of humanitarians from the be ginning of recorded time. Men tion of humane attitudes and how they are attained can be found in early Chinese writ ings. The Roman and Greek philosophers discussed it. It is a basic tenet of all major religions. ' . . . Humane education is a broad field and encompasses both child and adult. Whether child or adult, the total job would seen to involve educat- ine the heart. No nation has ever been great without the presence of moral and spirit ual values which all good citi zens hold vital to a people's welfare. The child learns more dur ing his training in the elemen tary grades and retains what he learns longer. There fore, it is toward this period that an expanded program of humane education should be directed. Kindness Is the cor nerstone of character and much can be told about the character of youngster by the way he or she comes to regard so-called dumb ani mals. The National Education Association has proposed that public schools should teach the "moral and spiritual values that are shared by the members of all religious faiths." Kindness would qual ify here along with honesty, brotherhood, moral responsi bility, cooperation and family loyalty. The Importance of humane education is. not generally un derstood or accepted. How ever, most educators realize that training of the heart, along with the training of the mind, sends the child out into the world a self-respecting, de sirable citizen with broad sym pathy and understanding, thus making for the happiness ol the individual and for the wel fare of society. ' In the broader sense, it would appear that essentially, humane education can save the world from the self-destruction and almost total an nihilation of missile warfare. It means justice, good will, humanity toward all life, hu man and subhuman alike. A person who respects the rights of animals rarely forgets his obligations to humans in dis tress. A generation trained in sound principles should be able to solve its International difficulties as friendly neigh bors. As long as most of our people abhor cruelty, there is hope that we can yet preserve the ethic which Dr. Albert Schweitzer has called the "Reverence for Life." GAZER! ) POLXAN- sign, 61 Fn A3S.HIy 64 And 65 Boby 66 And 67 Mmoiy 6 To 6AIrt 70 Company UOITTAItlUS NOV ntc f3 71 Eni'tainmtn f,!1 JA.SI C3 72 And 7JI Fo 74 Comfrifl 76 Snt.mntol 77 Ptfvmol.ry 495-7-82V$ CAPtKMN 16-7l-31-34Yt? 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Med ford, member of the state council which will meet dur ing the session, will represent the local council in the com munity Service discussion group. May Sand Representatives The housing committee chairmanned by Walter Hig- gins, Medford, may send a representative to attend the housing discussion group at Corvallis and to attend the Northwest Regional Housing Conference workshop in Port land Thursday, May 16. at the Sheraton hotel. Public Hous ing Authority Commissioner Marie McGuire is featured speaker. KMED-TV will also present film on senior housine to be shown at 6:40 p.m., Mon day, May 13. It shows various aspects of senior citizens' housing and is a pictorial story of how "Freedom House" was developed and displayed in Washington, D. C, during the White House Conference on the Aging. The Douglas Fir Plywood association produced and plan ned the house specifically de signed for older people for better, safer and more com fortable living, Jamison noted. ed. h,-cv. TTpaisssrsaB oftm IP A ClQk CAN 60 ir-YOUS HUSbANO (AM M IT APPLY CEMUINE PUMiCE. tti T0ivc arrsioc wau op youh home aho umnate rmrim Fcetvii iwc Picture above shows mow family the bskks smp mto 1UC PSECiJOM Mm CUPS. PfCFECT POSiTiOMNO 1$ AUTOMATIC. SOU UH PO-lT.YOuEVf AN SAVE WE HIOM COST OF IA0R. A fOMPltrj HXKiil tt fcPPUCO - PKUOlNC EVERYTHING YM NEED TO PiNi$M TW JOB. WU (M CUY PlKCr FROM SEATTLE FACTORY -NO MI0&.SM1M 1$ MV0LVf THE WEEK IN CALIFORNFA Brown's Tax Reform Starts Moving Through Houses Br United Press International Gov. Edmund u. crowns tax reform program has start ed moving through the legis lature, but initial voting snow, ed Republicans lined up solid ly on the opposite side. Three measures cleared the revenue and taxation commit tee relating to speeding up tax payments from Insurance companies. The bills would require in surance companies to pay their gross premium tax on a quar terly basis instead of once a year; eliminate the "home of fice" deduction and ask vot ers to amend the state consti tution to allow the lawmak ers to-change the rate of the insurance tax now set at 2.3S per cent. Bring Additional Monty The acceleration bill is ex pected to bring the state an additional $22 million during the fiscal year beginning next July 1. It also is aimed at closing an estimated gap of $150 million in projected rev enue and income. Eight Democrats voted as a block to push the measures through the committee, while one sided with Republicans. Brown, meantime, revised a proposal in his plan to initi ate a withholding system for personal income taxes that would further speed up tax collections. -Brown tied to his plan a proposal to forgive 50 per cent instead of the previously an nounced 25 per cent of per sonal income taxes in 1964, which would save taxpayers $85 million on their 1064 per sonal income taxes. The one dissenting Demo crat, Assemblyman Tom Car- rell (D-San Fernando), said he thought the "state's integrity is at stake" in the plan and that it "goes against my grain." Against Proposal Carrell, in a letter to his constituents, said: "For in stance, when I learned that a speeded up collection of taxes from insurance companies might lead to an increase in premium rates to offset what amounts to a temporary tax boost, I voted against the pro posal ..." , ' - Elsewhere, there were these developments: A statewide birth control program with legislative blessing was turned down by tne benate public Health com mittee. The author of the resolution which would have officially encouraged the pro gram, Sen. Alvin C. Wein- gand (D-Santa Barbara) com mented later: "There is no good reason for not having it except for the minority opin ion of the Roman Catholic church." Open House Slated At CAP Facilities Medford composite ' squd- ron, Civil Air Patrol, an aux iliary of the United States Air Force, will hold an open house Monday, May 13, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The program will Include tours of the training facili ties and witness of award pre sentations and promotions to cadets. Link trainer and mo bile radio demonstrations will be conducted. The public is invited, ac cording to Maj. John. W. Keener, commander of the Civil Air Patrol. The CAP building is located at the Medford municipal airport. YOU CAN SAVE OODLES PUTTING DO-IT-YOURSELF YOUQ OUTSIDE WAULS Several church spokesmen testifying against the meas ure, artificial contraception stated it was against the law of nature and that such a program would encourage "il licit relationships." The pres ent state position is a quasi- "hands-off" policy. Local health departments may set their own policies. Twenty-one now distribute birth control devices and information. Minuieman: The fifth straight successful firing of a Minuteman missile .from Vandenberg Air Force base has been announced by the Air Force. The solid-fuel intercontinen tal ballistic missile thundered about 5,000 miles down the Pacific range from its 89-foot deep silo. The Air Force said the test appeared to be a "complete test,"- and that the re-entry Medford Students Place in Contest Second-year students from Medford High school won first and second places in their division at the Foreign Lan guage Field Day at the Uni versity of Oregon recently. Twenty students and six teachers attended the event, which drew about 520 stu dents from throughout Ore gon. More Medford students would have attended, school officials indicated, but the Junior Prom kept some stu dents from participating. Bernard Syzmaniak placed first in the second-year Rus sian test, -and Marty Fegley was second. Jerry Wright placed second in the fourth-year Spanish competition, and Pat Lindsay was third in the third-year Spanish event. Receiving honorable men tions were Jeff Lear in sec ond-year French; Allan Tay lor, and Craig Williams in second-year German; and Rhonda Farfan and Richard Ruch in second-year Spanish. Christian Business Men's Meeting Set A good will ambassador team representing Christian Men's Committee Internation al meet at 10:30 a.m. Tues day, May 14, at Town House Cafe. Robert E. Kellogg, owner of pharmacies in Sacramen to, Calif., and former vice chairman of Christian Busi ness Men's Committee Inter national, will speak. Also on the program is Cephas J. Ramquist, Seattle real estate and insurance executive, 1962 chairman of the committee. This is part of a program and part of a three-year effort to visit all 50 states and the provinces of Canada with teams of business and profes sional men. Local reservations may be made by calling Dale Burns, 2241 Dell wood st., Medford, 773-4903. Three County Men Are Inducted Into Service Three Jackson county men were inducted into the armed forces at the Armed Forces in duction center, Portland, re cently. They are Delbert Leon Har vey, Medford; Gerald Rolston Kime, Medford; and Raymond Robert Bitter ling, Eagle Point. OP MONEV BRICK OM Program vehicle impacted in the pre selected target area in tne Pacific. No specific details were given on accuracy. It was the first time the launch of a Minuteman had been handled in all phases by a strategic air command team, the Air Force said. The OS foot missile was fired as part of a pre-launch training pro gram under simulated nuclear war conditions. Dtserteri A Navy deserter who posed as a recrviting of ficer at Ukiah High school is being held by Navy au thorities. Apprentice Fireman Carl F. Buck, 18, was arrested at the Rancheria, a Porno Indian set tlement on the outskirts of Ukiah. Buck who had escaped once from sheriff's officers, broke loose again and sprinted hand cuffed five blocks through downtown Ukiah before he was recaptured. His appearance at the high school made a good impres sion on students and faculty, but announced that the Navy planned to make Ukiah into a guided missile base "bigger than Cape Canaveral." This announcement and the fact that he had two stripes on one sleeve and three on the other aroused suspicions. Buck, exposed as a crew mem ber of the carrier Midway who had been missing since Dec, 1, was turned over to the Navy and charged with desertion. Lunar engine; Aerojet-Gen eral Corp., announced it has developed a rocket engine that can lower a manned vehicle from a moon-orbiting space craft to a safe landing on the Lunar surface. Scientists for the firm said this was confirmed by a suc cessful test of its prototype Lunar descent rocket engine. They said the test "leaves no question that we can design and build the Lunar engine." 1 GALLON FREE WITH PURCHASE OF 4 GALLONS OFANYCOLOR.$3fre0tV, LIMITED TIME ONLY! OLyiUFIE A n at "U-pi, 773. r Corner 6th and Plenty of Offstreet If you can drive a nail You CAN BRICK YOUR HOME with MERIDIAN ROMAN BRICK NEW, BEAUTIFUL PASTEL SHADES Also NUGGET STONE DO IT YOURSELF OR WE Will DO IT FOR YOU Convert Your Present Home to a Modern Home UP TO 5 YEARS TO PAY ;mail mid v. uup un TODAY ! MERIDIAN BRICK CO. B oou s.E. rgwtn oiva., ronund, Ort. T-S-12-'63 WITHOUT OBLIGATION Send Full Information To: " NAME i . PHONE J ADDRESS . CITY 4 rW I i mJ fa r --1 TO SPEAK HERE-Dr. Urban Whitaker, associate profes sor of international relations, San Francisco State college, will speak in Medford Mon day. A member of the board of "the American Association for the United Nations, ha will appear at a noon lunch eon with Leslie Fleming, Eu gene, coordinator for the John Birch Society for the area south of Eugene. Dr. Whit aker also will speak at South ern Oregon college and at a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Jackson House. Pharmacy Student Receives Major Award Corvallis Robert Elmer, 1324 South Peach St., Med ford, has received one of the major awards for this yea in the school of pharmacy at Oregon State university. He received an achievent award given to a graduating senior. Announcement of the award was made at the school of pharmacy's annual honors assembly. Mechanics Tools, For RENT at A to Z Rental 1213 N. Riv.nidt 779-1474 Fir Parking I PR 7-3441 5333 y ZONE ()(kl Advene fJNcuiAl v 77- 76- 7 a; STATE .