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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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A small house at Buncom at
the junction of Little Applegate
and Sterling Creek Roads burn
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Jackson County Sheriff's office
reported.
They said that the house was
owned by Lillian Hukill, who
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