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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON Chit Chat By JCE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor the kitchen table. This solid, round wooden table would sup port the tools and the fixin's for pie. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 19, 1963 This is the season for blazing fireplaces hot aDDle niM pumpkin pies and of course, turkeys. PP P seldom tJZiH. kitchen. We ine of Th. Kii.h "U"J" ' no'iaay coowng without think ing or. ine Kitchen in an old country home. .nu".Sta.wk...!t signed for ThlsHU Z r "ummis siep-saving convenience. lZllS a had walked ...v u,a uciwic sue cumpieieu ner flay. hntlh l,Lpltenty "l c"Pboard sPce, however. These cup boards reached from floor to 12 foot ceiling. One tier was divided by a shelf. The smaller cupboards resting on thl floor laine,d Va,r,0US ltems- But ae most important luch cupboard housed two laree earthenware rrwire u,h i,.,. r. toeach6151 'UU f C0kieS fr V'S'ting grandchildren, two dozen The tall cupboards on shelves within reach held the plain j 1 V . a cups' am niS" on the topmost shelves, and out of reach of questing children, were the stacks of fine china, silverware, candlestick holders, candles and table decorations. This fine table-setting was kept where it could be reached 1 L I ? s'ePladder even long after the children of the house had left to form their own families. It was a ritual during the holidays that these valuable and fragile items would be lifted down to be carefully washed and polished. For Thanksgiving time there were clay turkeys mount ed on spring legs so they bobbed up and down when a chubby finger poked at them during a long after-dinner conversation. The Christmas centerpiece was a Santa's sleigh and tiny rein- The cupboards were cut out to allow a broad shelf over deep flour and sugar bins next to the tall kitchen windows. In the cupboard over the broad shelf were the condiments, spices, pepper and salt. Another shelf could be pulled out over the flour bin so pie crust could be rolled with the worn wooden rolling pin and the unused flour could drop back into the bin. On the broad shelf overnight would rest halves of grapefruit which was soaked with a drop of honey in their centers for breakfast next morning. The plain, square-shaped kitchen chairs were drawn back in a row next to the kitchen window. In a shallow cupboard between the two windows was the built-in ironing board which would drop on its two sturdy wooden legs as soon as the door opened. A high, gray wooden stool made the ironing easier. Everything in the kitchen, including the kitchen itself, was painted a drab gray. Kitchens were not supposed to be bright and cheerful in those days. Across the room from the tall cupboards were more cupboards atop of which was a long shelf with built-in drain board and deep kitchen sink. In these floor cupboards was the hand-crank meat grinder, the calendar for rinsing fruits and vegetables, a conical shaped strainer with matching wooden utensil which helped mash apples into applesauce, etc. It also included other heavy kitchen equipment and utensils. A large electric kitchen stove of an early vintage had earlier replaced the proverbial wood stove. The stove-pipe hole was marked by a painted over metal plug. Running lengthwise and dangling from the ceiling pulleys not far from the stove was a long wooden boom which could be let down and on which could be hung stockings mounted on their wooden stocking shapers, long woolen underwear and other things which needed drying overnight. But, the center of the kitchen held the most important thing Here Crandma would sit with the light from the kitchen win dows outlining her stern, New England profile as short red apple peelings curled away from her sharp paring knife. A funnel-like instrument would be shoved into the heart of the apple to remove the core, then the apple would be sliced into thin, precise segments. The sheet of dough, soon to be the bottom crust, would be smoothed over the bottom of the pie pan. Then the apples would be put in layer by layer and sugar and cinnamon sprinkled over each layer. Sometimes if little fingers were quick enough, they could seize the tasty, seasoned bits of apples and get out the kitchen door before being caught. This time of year, mincemeat and pumpkin pies would follow the apple pies into the oven. The large kitchen windows would steam up from the cooking as the leaves drifted down from the Merry tree outside. Local Dog Kennel Trains Sled Dogs A 7 Preparing and roasting the turkey was a ritual all its own, But in the center of the activities, amidst the slamming of the stove door, the rattle of dishes and silverware presided the kitchen laDie. During the summer this same kitchen table would support blueberry pies and muffins, cherries, peaches and pears for can ning, mint for mint jelly, plums, nuts and raisins for plum con serve and all manners of jams and jellies to be prepared for storage in me aarx cioset on me dining room. This was frugal, measured, careful living, but perhaps it was an age of living at its best. The round, plain, gray kitchen table to us has become a symbol of that kind of living in the spacious wood frame house high atop a hill overlooking the harbor. Farm & Garden Grants Pass Herd Wins Top Honors Twenty leading herds from California and the Northwest competed for the top honors in the Angus breeding cattle class es of the 1963 Pacific Interna tional Livestock Exposition, re cently concluded in Portland. They exhibited more than 100 head which were judged by Herman Purdy of Pennsylvania State University, University Park. As grand champion bull he selected the calf champion, Hoots Bardoliermere 70, an en try of Hoots Angus Ranch, Grants Pass, Ore. The Hoots herd also showed Hoots Bardo liermere 30 as the senior cham pion bull of the event and they wont first prize in the eet-of- sire class with entries sired by Hoots Bardoliermere. Haystack Angus Ranch of Longmont. Colo., captured the junior and reserve grand cham pionship of the bull classes with Haystack Sir Galahad and they also won the reserve bull calf championship with Haystack Panarama 75. In addition, they placed first in the Junior get-or sire entry list with calves sired by Panarama of Eastfield and won the trophy for the best ten head of Angus at the show. enjoy the warmth and beauty of genuine Forrest wood block floors Thanks to recent triumphs at Forrest Industries in wood technology, genuine wood block flooring is now available at prices everyone can afford. Guaranteed for 15 years! Forrest wood block flooring costs about half as much as other wood block floor ing It is easier, less costly to maintain Anyone can apply. No prior experience needed Forrest flooring is tongue and groove, makes one continuous floor. So, there is no chance of mastic oozing through It is harder than oak. Won't dent, split, splinter, crack or delaminate. Women's spike heels can't damage it. Forrest wood block flooring is treated at the factory with two coats of fortified vinyl. No sanding or varnishing required. Each block is 9" x 9" square by Vi" or " thick. Laid in a heavy mastic, it forms a solid, uniform surface. r" "wwft..-wfW,-1 L WIN A WOOD BLOCK FLOOR NOTHINQ TO BUY. For full details, ask your authorized Forrest dealer. Selected as the reserve inninr chamDion bull was Mr Rpnrso 27 CN. exhibited hv Pari Niol. sen, Middletown, Calif. Rancheria Angus of Hat Creek, Calif., won the senior and Brand chamninnshtn nf thn Angus heifer classes with Black cap oi J K 8tn, and they won the reserve senior championship of the bull classes with Bardo liermere Rea 7. The Calf rhamninn .nrl r- serve grand champion heifer, IA Blackcap 2132, was exhibit ed by Island Acres Farm, Klamath Falls, Ore., with the reserve heifer calf champion ship purple ribbon going to GVR Missy Madgoliermere, shown by Glacier View Ranch, Rockport, wasn. Washore Anpil.c Fnrmc nf Oregon CitV Ore uinn Iho tun. lor championship of the heifer snow wiin wasnore Gammer, and Genreiflna SI PM nvhitiitaW by Kendra and Mard'en Wilbur jr., uavis, uallf., was the re serve iunior phnmninn hpifor El-Bo Ranch of Elk Grove Lam.. . shnwprl t h a raunu senior champion heifer, Elbo xjicguin jLpponia. 1709 Cattle Sold At Midway, Market Active A total of 1.709 cattle were sold at the Midwav Auction yard, f riday, Nov. 15. Owner - Manager Bill Brav said the market was extreme ly active with lots of buvers attending. Good to choice steer calves. 350 to 400 pounds, were selling at $26 to $27.40. Medium steer calves in same weights went out at $22.50 to $25.50. Calves weighing 420 to 475 pounds sold for $24.50 to $26.50. Steer calves weighing 500 to 550 pounds sold tor $22.50 to $24.50. Good to choice heifer calves sold for $22 to $24.50. Medium heifer calves went out at $21 to $23. Heifer calves weighing 500 pounds sold lor $20 to $21.50. Good and choice yearling steers, 500 to 600 pounds, sold for $22 to $24.40. Medium quali ty steers in the same weights sold for $20 to $22.50. Steers weighing 625 to 700 pounds sold for $21 to $23.10. Heavy steers sold for $17.50 to $20. Yearling Heifers Good to choice yearling heif ers sold for $19 to $20.80. Me dium heifers sold for $17 to $19. Holstem steer calves, 325 to 380 pounds, sold for $17.50 to $19. Holstein feeder steers went out at $15 to $16.50. Cows with calves sold for $150 to $190 per pair. Springer cows sold for $125 to $185 per head. Fat cows sold for $13.50 to $15.75. Utility cows sold for $11.50 to $13.50. Cutters vent out at $10 to $12. Canners sold for $7 to $11. 'we believe this market com pares equally with any mar ket on the west coast at the present lime," Bray said. "Our next iceder sale will be an nounced soon for the early part of December." By MARY ALICE BRUSIIA "Wooton's Knotty Pine Ken nels," at 3184 Old Stage Drive, Medlord, is the home of one of the larest champion Male- mute sled dog on record. Champion Arctic Frost of Erowah, or Frosty as he is most commonly called, finished his championship at P e t a 1 u m a, Lain., May 5, 1963. He is three years old, stands two feet, four inches tall, and eighs 130 pounds. This is the only kennel of registered Malemutes between Redding, Calif., and Portland, Ore. It is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wooton, who with the help of their four children, care for nine sled dogs, eight Malemutes and one Samoyed. Working Team : All the dogs at the kennel are working team animals, and are rotated in the team to give each dog lead team experience. So far Frosty has 'stayed highest on the totem pole in that respect. When he isn t busy with the sled, (which is an original Alaskan freight sled) he can be found playing with the children, or resting comfortably in the Wooton home. ' He graduated from the Obedience Training School and always conducts himself as the perfect gentleman. This big hunk of canine is a grey and white bundle of kind ness. He never has a ruffled ex pression on his beautiful mask ed face. When he is spoken to he actually seems to be saying, Hi-to-you." Because of the size of the Malemute some persons are of the opinion that this breed of dog is vicious. The Wootons deny this and also rumors that the Malemute is related to the wolf. They say these two ani mals are as far apart as it is possible for any two animals to be. Frosty recently appeared at the Wilson school, and at the A.B.C., kindergarten in order to let the children observe the true nature and actions of a well trained sled dog. The Malemute in the Rogue Valley is a dog far from his native homeland. It is one of the oldest breed of sled does. The name Malemute came from the native Innuit tribe. MEDFORD Big Pines Lumber Co. 32 W. 6th ASHLAND J. W. Copeland Yards 165 "C" Street GRANTS PASS Civtmtn Guilder's Supply 24 S.W. 6th . Vtllty Lumbtr 545 N.W. "F" Str who settled along the Kotzebue Sound in Alaska. The origin of these people, and their dogs has never been definitely ascer tained. For many years the sled dogs were the only draft animals used by the Eskimos. Even to day in some parts of the frozen north, they are the only means of transportation. They are en dowed with tremendous strength. A team of these dogs is capable of pulling extremely large loads. The record weight pulled by one dog was 3,100 pounds at the "Sweepstakes" in Nome, Alaska. At the head of the dog team. where the Malemute excels, he exhibits a proud and stately carriage. He is an aggressive leader. When properly trained is able to fill any job requiring the services of a dog. Wooton has taught the oldest son, Ricky, to drive the sled and the other children go along for the ride. The sled is equip ped with front wheel steering, and brakes. ' The Wootons have been long time boosters of sled dog activi ties and were instrumental in the recent organization of the first sled dog club in this area. The group held its first meeting in October, at the Wooton home, and elected officers for the coming year. They are: Dick Wooton, chairman; Marilyn Wooton, secretary: Al Hooker. publicity and photorapher. All persons interested in sled dog activities are asked to call 664-3445. It is the club's aim to participate as a group in "play days" with 1-3 dog sprints, lead dog competition, weight pulling, children s short distance races, and possibly some long distance trials. If and when races are conducted in this area they will be held at the Mt. Ash land ski resort. Some 20 persons attended the first meeting of sled dog own ers, it was noted then there are three breeds of these dogs in Medford. They are Alaskan Husky, Alaskan Malemute, Si berian Husky and Samoyed. Coming locations of races an nounced were: Jan. 25-26, 1964, Hoo-Doo Ski Bowl. Feb., 8-9, Mt. Hood, Feb., 22-23, Seattle; March 21-22, Bachelor Butte. Ik i' ' Iff . ' w ' IV P: 1 I - i I .- u fry I) , . ... ., . . ' J' s ' v, jf"8 ' i ' " " -A YOUNG SLED DOG This young Husky is one of the sled dogs raised and trained by a local kennel. These dogs are gentle with children and are good watchdogs, their owners claim. RANCHER RETURNS MONTAGUE - Leonard Shefc ley, rancher of the Cittle Shasta area, has returned home from two weeks spent at the Rogue Valley Hospital in Medford after undergoing surgery there. He Is much improved and hopes to be at work again soon. Bob Levis Invitei You To Bring . Your Imported Car in to... STEVENS Auto Sales for th Finest in Service Specialist In: Velkiwigent, Renault!, Mercedes and All Imported Can All Work Guarantod Reasonable Prlcei tipert Lubrication MEDICINE WHEN YOU NEED IT! Personal Prescription Service Anytime - DAY or NIGHT! 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