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Regional Roundup
by Cleve TwitcMI
Mai! Tribune Regional Editor
Fishing in the Madison river in Montana.
Mt. Lassen from an 8,000 foot level vantage point.
Velda Barr and Genevieve Briggs, our news corre
spondents In Prospect and Wildervillo, respectively, are
back from their vacations, each with glowing reports on
the areas visited.
Velda and Warren Barr put 2,500 miles on their car
in six days with a swing through parts of Montana and
Wyoming. The Barrs lived in Montana from 1928 to 1933
only SO miles from Yellowstone National park, but
they never got to see It during that period. This time
they finally made It. "We saw the most beautiful coun
try imaginable," they agreed.
Genevieve and Hal Briggs stayed a little closer to
home. They went to Lassen Volcanic National park in
northern California. A wonderland with some memora
ble views, they called It, with accommodations to fit
all pocketbooks. They particularly enjoyed traveling to
the park on Highway 89 via McCloud. Near Burney
Falls state park, they noted, there is a stretch of high
way that resembles a ribbon of grey through a corridor
of stately pines, with Mt. Shasta at one end of the
horizon and Mt. Lassen at the other. "It is the most beau
tiful stretch of scenery I have ever been privileged to
see," Genevieve commented.
Talent Resident
Rides To Alaska
On Motorcycle
By ALICE BURNETTE
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Talent - A young Talent
man, Robert Lucier, 24, re
cently completed a 6.533 mile
trip up the Alcan highway to
Fairbanks, Alaska, on BSA
motorcycle, which he built
himself from spare parts. The
trip took him nearly six
weeks.
He traveled up Highway 97
through Washington and
Prince George and then to
Dawson Creek, where he
started up l.SOO miles of the
Alcan highway to Alaska. The
Alcan is dirt most of the way;
dusty when dry and muddy
when wet. Lucier admitted
both types of weather present
drawbacks when riding a cy
cle. Shortly before reaching
Dawson creek, he was unlucky
enough to take a spill, scratch
ing his face bubble beyond re
pair. He was unable to pur
chase another until reaching
Fairbanks,
Broke Glasses
A short time later a truck
passed him and a tire threw
a pebble which struck a lens
In his safety glasses. Fortun
ately, he carried a second pair
of glasses with him.
People were warm and hos
pitable In the camping areas,
Lucier noted, but whenever he
was injured or was encounter
ing mechanical difficulty, no
one offered help or even
seemed interested as they
passed.
Lucier said that when the
road was dry and a car passed,
lie was able to proceed slowly.
But if a truck passed him, the
dust rolled up in such clouds
that all he could do was pull
off to the side of the road,
hope no one was trying to
pass the truck and wait for
the dust to settle.
About half of the trip was
rainy and he took several
spills because of the slickness
of the road after and during
rain storms.
Asked what surprised him
the most about the country,
he said it was the fact that so
much of the country was flat.
He expected more mountains.
In British Columbia, lie found
only small mountains or roll
ing hills, seeing no really
mountainous country until he
reached tho Yukon.
There the snow capped
peaks were all around him,
and several timet he saw
mountain sheep. He also saw
herds of wild horses near the
road. These paid no attention
tc passing motoristi or trucks
but ran away when the cycle
appeal i'd.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 31, 1963
On the trip home, Lucier
backtrallcd as far as Dawson
creek. When he arrived there,
he was asked how he got
through because the road was
closed. He was surprised to
learn that quite an extensive
section of the road had been
washed out by a flooding lake
shortly after he passed.
Worst Snarl
From Dawson he turned off
to Edmonton and down to Cal
gary reaching there the last
day of the famous stampede.
This was the worst traffic
snarl he encountered.
From there, he traveled to
Idaho and through Montana,
where he stayed a while visit
ing relatives. Coming home by
way of Lakcview, he had rain
and damp weather across the
high desert, and so decided to
hurry home.
This was his longest day's
ride. He hurried because his
headlight was broken and he
wanted to get home before
dark. During most of the trip
he averaged 300 miles a day,
but the last day he made 500
miles.
Lucier warns cyclists Inter
ested In making such a hip
that the last cycle repair shop
he found this side of Fair
banks, was in Washington. He
did find a bicycle shop at
Dawson creek, where he was
able to order repair par's for
his cycle.
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Boosters'
Board Sets Up New
Promotion Effort
Ji. cWonviile The govern
ment committee of the Jack
sonville Boosters' club will
hold a party in the back yard
of the L. Houston Valentine
home, 104 North Fifth St.,
Jacksonville, at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday.
All interested Jacksonville
people and committee mem
bers are invited to attend.
Kick-off Party
The Boosters' club will
have a kick-off party for its
new promotional program
gram Monday, Aug. 5, at 7:30
p.m. The place will be an
nounced later, a club spokes
man said.
During the Tuesday noon
director's meeting a series of
promotional committees were
set up including: newspaper,
radio and TV, special activi
ties, telephone, people to peo
ple, signs, banners, billboards
and folders, administration.
Central Point
Summer Recreation
To Wind Up Friday
Central Point - The sun
mer recreation program in
Central Point will end Fri
day with a bike hike planned
for that day. Children par-
4-H Horse Field
Day Scheduled In
Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County-4-H Horse
Field day is to be held at
the Fairgrounds Sunday. The
Horse Project leaders set the
plans for the second county
wide 4-H horse field day at
a recent meeting.
Starting at 9 a.m., three
required classes in showing
in hand, a written test, and
tying, saddling, and bridling
will be run off before the
pot-luck lunch at noon.
The grand entry will be at
1 p.m. and will be followed
by the optional classes In trail
horse, scat and hands, stock
horse, pole bending and mus
ical chairs.
The entry committee,
Esther Paine, Eleanor Whip
ple and Wendy Cassady will
divide the entries Into three
approximately equal sized
groups by ages.
Each of these three groups
will have ribbons to the fifth
place In each of the Ameri
can system of Judging events.
Leaders will Judge the Danish
system class of tying, bridling
and saddling. The written test
will be administered and scor
ed by the leaders.
45 Families To Be
Affected By Closing
O'Brien Moore's Mill
where many of O'Brien and
Cave Junction's breadwinners
have been employed for the
past 20 years will close down
for good after the present
"cold deck" Is used up.
Moore's was started in the
Illinois Valley by the broth
ers R. T. and C. R. Moore,
and Inter became a fnther
and son partnership when
Bill Moore Jr. bought his
uncle's interest.
About 45 families will be
directly concerned in the mill
closure. Most of them will
have to leave this area, as
there Is no other employment.
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Club
The new promotional cam
paign follows up the strong
recommendation made by
H. M. (Dirk) Andersen, Uni
versity of Washington Bureau
of Community Development
consultant, who met with in
terested Jacksonville citizens
and the Boosters' club last
Thursday. He emphasized the
need for promotion to gain
popular support.
Work Complimented
During other Jacksonville
activitiy, Walter McLough
lin, new University of Ore
gon business manager, inspect
ed the Bcekman house Tues
day and complimented Mr.
and Mrs. George Brewer, care
taker, on the condition of the
house interior.
He was pleased with the
roof installed by the county
court and recommended out
side painting as soon as pos
sible. ticipating are to meet at the
city park at 8 a.m. and are
to bring a sack lunch.
The route for the bike hike
will be up Taylor rd. to Old
Stage rd.. Old Stage rd. to
Scenic ave., from there t
Tolo rd., to Willow Sprl ,
rd. and back to the city
where the group will pin. c.
Marvin Hayes, summer rec
reation director, asks all little
league players to turn In
their league tee shirts. Shirts
can be turned in at the city
hall or to Freeman Mason,
A. D. Van Horn, or to Hayes.
The summer recreation pro
gram has been very success
ful, according to Hayes. The
Central Point Braves were
first in the peewee league, the
Stars took first place in the
intermediate league and the
Cubs are leading in the Junior
league.
Educator
Visits at Trail
Trail-Recent guests of the
Scott Brill family of Trail
were the George DcGregoris
of Tucson, Ariz.
DeGregori, principal of the
Winifred Harelson school at
Tucson, is a co-developer of
a new music education mate
rial called "listen - play" re
cordings. They are designed
to encourage and improve
home practice of musical in
struments. Each record presents a mas
ter artist playing a number
on a particular instrument ac
companied by a pianist. A
pause follows, with only the
piano music presented, so
that the student may play
the same notes from his sheet
music.
The new approach was test
ed on Tucson children and
found to be of help to music
students.
Mrs. DcGrcRorl is the for
mer Alice Brill of Trail.
While on his visit here De
Gregori demonstrated some
of his records in southern and
central Oregon cities.
SALE PLANNED
Prospect A rummage sale
is being held Thursday on the
lawn of the Prospect hotel by
the sophomore class of Pros
pect High school.
The sale Is for the purpose
of raising funds for the class
candidate for Hillbilly Jam
boree queen, Judy Beits.
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Regional News
Eagle Point Jayceettes
Hear Talk By Chastain
Eagle Point-The last regu
lar meeting of the Eagle Point
-Jayceettes was held at the
home of Mrs. Keith Kram
beal Thursday, July 25. Mrs.
Wayne Marshall was cohostess
for the evening.
Further plans were made
for a drum and bugle corps
to be sponsored by the Jay
ceettes. Instruments have
been ordered and will be
here within two weeks. An
organizational meeting will
be announced for next week
and anyone interested will be
welcome to attend.
Oran Chastain, city admin
istrator and judge, was guest
speaker. He informed the
group on many of the proj
ects and plans for the city
in the near future, such as
annexes to the city.
There are several openings
foT small businesses in the
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the area is primarily a resi
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Guests attending were Mrs.
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Tay Ho Restaurant
Sold To C. Brooks
Talent The Tally Ho res
taurant on Highway 99 has
been sold to Charles Brooks
of Brooks Electric, Medford.
Previous owners were Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Taylor of Talent.
The new owner plans to do
some remodeling at the Tally
Ho. He also plans to build a
home in the Talent area, it
was learned.
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Phoenix-Talent - Business
men along the section of High
way 99 now bypassed by the
new Medford-lo-Ashland free
way section got a pleasant sur
prise when signs for the new
road were unveiled last Fri
day. According to Norman Wade,
president of the Talent-Phoenix
Businessmen's association,
the businessmen along High
way 99 between Barnett rd.
and Valley View rd. had been
led to believe that signs point
ing to the new freeway sec-
I tion would state "To Med
ford" or "To Ashland."
But when the freeway sec
tion opened Friday, it was
found that the signs direct
ing traffic to the new road
from Highway 99 don't say
anything about Meaford or
Ashland at all. They merely
state "To Freeway," without
saying where the freeway
goes.
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