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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 30.. 1963 Regional Roundup By Cleve Twitchell Regional Editor We are, hopefully, returning to normal after a week of wear ing two hats and perhaps at times two heads. For last week we were not only the re gional editor. We were also the sports editor, while Dick Jewett took a week of vacation. For tunately he picked a week that featured a reduced schedule of local sports activity. Only about half of the schools in the valley had basketball games s c h e d ulcd. Actually, we find the sports beat a rather refreshing change of pace providing that it is applied in moderation. There is nothing quite as invigorating as a high school basketball game. By the time one has sat through two hours of yelling, cheering, band playing and other forms of youthful exuberance, one can get so worked up that it takes another two hours to quiet down enough to get some sleep. Myrtle Krouse, our Applegate correspondent, has an interest ing problem with her address. She lives west of Applegate, but in Jackson County. Yet her mailing address is a rural route out of Grants Pass. The situa tion is easy for local persons to understand, but out of the im mediate area it poses problems. For example, on legal forms calling for her address and the county in which she resides, she, of course, lists a Grants Pass address but states that she re sides in Jackson County. The forms sometimes come back with a note insisting that she must have listed the wrong county, because Grants Pass is in Josephine. Da Simmons, who recently moved out into Sams Valley and has now become our White City correspondent, also has a little confusion to contend with. She has a White City telephone number, has a Central Point mailing address, and one of her children attends a Gold Hill school. For that matter, we're in volved in a situation of this sort, but ours is self-imposed. We live in the Central Point rural area, but get our mail at a Medford post office box. Consequently, we have to maintain a change of address form at the Central Point Post Office forwarding mail to the Medford box in order to catch the occasional pieces that are addressed to our Central Point house number. Outspoken Old On Reservation Indian Still Lives Outside Of Yreka By J. O. McKINNEY Mail Tribune Correspondent MOUNT SHASTA - An In dian living on a reservation out side Yreka prides himself on being different from the accept ed pattern of Western Indians. While most such Indians who are found in the West are small er than the Sioux and other tribes of the plains country, this one, Julius Bender, is small er yet. While most other Indians are taciturn to a degree, Julius is garrulous by comparison. He lives alone on the 160-acre tract set apart for Shasta Indians. This may be why he likes to talk when meeting others. But Julius has a pet subject about which he talks. That is to tell about "Oinery White Man." His conversation about his neighbors is anything but complimentary with one ex ception. That is Ben Brazie. 75-90 Years Old This Indian is old. His exact age is unknown even to himself. It is placed somewhere between an estimated 75 years, and a probable 30. Ben Brazie is less than half that, but to the old Indian, Ben is about the wisest man in the land. That is so marked. Ben has been appointed guardian over the old tribesman a rare choice. When nobody else can soothe Julius, he does whatever I 'll L JULIUS BENDER No Love for the White Man his guardian suggests, does it willingly, even gladly. This is a fortunate thing. When the Old Shastan gets all set to go on the warpath against The Whites, Ben can quiet him. The only explanation given on this fact is that as a boy Ben would listen gravely to whatever Julius said. Then if Ben thought differently, he ex plained his reasons to the Indian School News PROSPECT SCHOOLS The Christmas program was held in the Prospect High School gymnasium Thursday December 19. The program was a recall of Christmas tribute presented as a pantomime by the primary grades. It also consisted of musical numbers from the high school and grade school chor uses accompanied by a narra tor, Kevin Burrill. The program was under di rection of Dave Greenfield. The annual Christmas gift ex change ceremony marked the end of school and the start of vacation. Carols were sung, and a Christmas tree in the hall was decorated by the seniors. In the last Lettermen's meet ing the problems of dress and an activity were discussed. Kennedy Memorial Marches Are Held In Yreka and Weed Some thought was given In a Football banquet also. The Let termen's activities were post poned until after the vacation. A chorus made up of grades four through eight in the ele mentary school went to Med ford Dec. 18 to tape a television appearance. It was then seen on channel 5 Dec. 22. In seventh grade news, Tunslen Tucker is taking a trip to Arizona and Mexico. He has taken part of his text books with him because he will be gone for about three months. The pupils painted the class room windows with Christmas designs for the holidays. Chris tie Alden. Mabel Allen and Vir ginia McFall painted a tree with a star on lop. Steve Winning ham, Rusty Roberts and Danny Bishop painted three candles on a log. Bonnie Bliss, Ida Mae Wyatt and Linda Love painted a fireplace with a Christmas tree beside it. Leru Adams, Sue Beck and Linda Downing paint ed a Santa Claus, Mike Larson, Glenn Burge and Ronnie Bean, Danny Martinson, Ted Long and Lewis Lenker painted a wreath with three candles inside. By CHARLOTTE DAVIS Mail Tribune Correspondent SISKIYOU COUNTY Siski you County residents joined the nation in Memorial Marches for the late President, John F. Ken nedy. One took place on the streets of Yreka in the early evening of Dec. 20 and another in Weed on Sunday evening, Dec. 22. Both were impressively done, led by band members playing by the tolling of church bells. All participants marched, car rying lighted candles up the main streets of their respective cities. End Mourning The solemn ceremonies mark ed the end of a month long na tional mourning period for the late president. Both terminated in a ceremony of prayers and eulogies given by ministers and prominent leaders of the com munities. In Weed the ceremony was sponsored by the American Le gion Posts and their auxiliaries and the Sons of Italy Lodge. Close to 100 townspeople par ticipated, many of them chid dren. In Yreka. which inrhirtpd nap. Second St., Central Point, when . ticipation from throughout the their children were small, was nortnern part ot the county, in 50-Year Tradition Continued by Family CENTRAL POINT A tradi tion started 50 years ago by Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Wilson, 431 N. In the sixth tirade the stu. the muffled drums and heralded i dents painted plaques f o r Christmas this year. They also studied the multiplication of fractions in arithmetic and the islands in the Caribbean Sea in social studies. continued this year when Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wilson, Taylor Road, Central Point were hosts for the annual Wilson family Christmas eve parly. Attending were the five chil dren of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Wilson, Mrs. Harry Tonn, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dusenberry, John L. Wilson and the host. Also attending were 13 grand children and 12 great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are both members of Oregon pioneer families. Mrs. Wilson was a Noaion Dcfore her marriage 55 years ago. DEATH NOTED WILDERVILLE - Word has been received of the death of Willard Herford, who resided in Wilderville some time ago. Her ford was the uncle of E. H. Ahl slrom of 5527 Fish Hatchery Road. eluding Fort Jones, Yreka and others, the marchers were most ly children those of 4-H groups. Boy Scouls. Girl Scouts, all in their respective uniforms. This was sponsored by the County Office of the 4-H and all other groups were invited to participate. Inspired By Letter The Yreka ceremony was in spired by a letter from Italy to a niece, Mrs. Charles S. Ham mons, who wilh her husband runs a dairy ranch on the Mon tague - Yreka Road and is an active 4-H leader. The Italian relative wrote that churches in her village had to be kept open 24 hours a day I to accommodate the crowds, ! who wished to pray for the late president, and reminded her American kin that they were lucky to live in a country that had had such a wonderful leader to command such fervent world wide respect and sorrow over his death. KERBY SCHOOL Christmas activilies for the slue' mis of Kerby School in cluded a Christmas concert the evening of Dec. 18 and dinner on Dec. 19. On Friday morning, Dec. 20, students were taken by bus to a Cave Junction movie theater to view a free Christ mas film. The film was followed by lunch and room parties back at the school. The State Highway Depart ment has painted crosswalks in front of the school. In keeping with the school's agreement with the highway department, a while people are. He has a pho bia on that subject. Emphatic Dismissal A few years ago Frank Her zog, then curator of Siskiyou County Museum, who had known the old Indian resident all his life, went out to get some arti facts off the reservation for the Siskiyou Museum. He not only failed to get any nl,i material, he also got run off' ,, ... the premises. The dismissal was - At Regular Hour so emphatic Frank never went 1 . 0ne slmn for d o t n g back homework was to provide a reg- ,j J...-H-. : I ular time for study in a quiet Reason given for the secret was dtaoverV of 1 Place- B' doi"S in shortpr in he n keen nlhur nna hnn ers I aUdl as me uisiuiiy ui , . . , clnrfrmU in, who invariably would agree in the end. Ben never laughed at Julius any time. Story Was Myth Julius was the hero of a story that was but recently exposed as a myth. He was supposed to have shot a boy trespassing on the reservation, hunting quail. The boy's dog was shot and it yelled at the sound of gunfire. The boy yelled too. But a physi cal examination showed he was not marked. The story was not corrected. Homework Study Is Discussed by Butte Falls PTA BUTTE FALLS - At a recent meeting of the Butte Falls Par ent Teacher Association held at the high school, the role of the teachers, parents and students in homework was discussed There is more homework to day because of the higher skills in jobs and higher education no,v required, it was pointed to help keep other quail hunters off the reservation. The gun America. But one must be prc- used on the dog was a shotgun ' va " "K,hit, wilh she s Inaripri with sma ! ",j,"t, shot, fired at a range sufficient ly distant to prevent a kill. Since then there has been NO TRESPASSING on the reserva tion. Would Hire Out During earlier years Julius would hire out to work on ranches. Chopping wood was a regular job. The price was $1.00 per cord cut. When wages were raised to compensate for a raise in the price of wood, Julius refused the extra money. It fouled up his bookkeeping system of a knot tied in a string for each cord of wood chopped. That was corrected by paying him what he had coming, then giving him a "present" with the bal ance. He understood that. Once trying to tell about how many chickens a poultry raiser had the Indian could only think of "lots ovum." The man listen ing tried to aid the narrative by suggesting probably there were 1,000 chickens on the ranch. Julius had larger ideas. He ex plained there were more than that: at least 500 chickens there. Take Cigarettes' If one is traveling about the foothills south of Yreka, it is a safe rule to carry a surplus of cigarettes. An extra pack will delay being ordered off the range. A carton will buy many privileges that was the price for the picture of him that ac companies this article. It would probably take the en tire output of a factory for a week to prevent hearing what stinkers the old Shastan thinks him on a visit to his "Kingdom." Decorative Bulbs Reported Missing CENTRAL POINT Two re ports of decorative lightbulbs being stolen were received by Central Point city police last week. Chester Lee Roberts re ported that someone took 50 bulbs valued at $7.50 from the outdoor decoration at his resi dence, 424 Manzanita St. Edwin J. Founds, 59 N. 10th St., re- oorted that 40 bulbs valued at $6 were removed from the outdoor Christmas tree at his residence. Donald D. Turner, 86 Free man Road, reported that some one had destroyed the battery in his automobile while it was parked at his residence, police said. periods of time, students are more capable ot concentrating and less apt lo waste time doing nothing or just dawdling, it was said. Parents were urged to confer with teachers regarding how much homework is necessary and how much outside help is needed from parents. Booklet Distributed Mrs. Henry Tygart, Health chairman, distributed copies of "Poisons and Antidotes" for the homo to all parents present wanting them. Various money-making proj ects were discussed for future months to send delegates to con vention scheduled for April in Portland. Members were asked to help sack candy to be distributed the night of the Christmas program. The Butte Falls Parent Teacher Association helps the local Lions Club in financing the annual Christmas candy project. Butte Falls High Students Attend Guidance Session By MARY ,10 HARRIS .John Lyons from Oregon Tech- Mail Tribune Correspondent meal Institute, and David John BUTTE FALLS Students of son from the High School-Col-Butte Falls High School heard , lege Relations Committee. representatives ot the Mate bys-1 Over 100 Participate In Ruch School Play APPLEGATE VALLEY Over 100 children participated in the Play of the Nativity pre sented by Ruch elementary school recently. It was directed by Miss Ann Van Valzan. Winnie Barker portrayed Mary, and John Bush took the part of Joseph. Sam Dyrdahl portrayed the Christ Child. Ran dy Eck and Robert Dahl wore pages, and Sandy Merickel and ; fact that rclention of standards tern of Higher Education in a special guidance session held at the high school Dec. 19. The presentation was planned jointly by the State System of Higher Education and the high school to supplement the regu-1 lar guidance program with first hand information about colleges, j The visitors explained the aca-i domic offerings, specific re quirements about admission, tu ition and incidental fees, and scholarship opportunities at the various public institutions Representatives stressed the importance of a good n I g n school record in preparing for any type of education training or occupation beyond high school. Of special emphasis was the Loren Grosse were readers, Mrs. Ilcne Ogier was accompa nist and chorus director. Chris tine Grier designed the cover for the program booklets. Women of the Parent Teacher Association created the set de signs, including Mrs. Clarence Williams, Mrs. Don Fossen, Mrs. Jack Fitch, and Mrs. John Cameron. Mrs. Neil Sullell was chair man of costuming, and was as sisted by Mrs. William Davis and Mrs. Gordon Talbot. Lions Auxiliary Has Christmas Potluck EAGLE POINT - The Eagle safety patrol will be established i Point .Li"s Auxiliary held their in colleges follow the pattern of higher admission require ments and thus necessitate ade quate preparation early in the high school years. Students who have demon strated the ability to do aca demic work were urged lo con sider the possibility of attending college. Others were encourag ed to seek training beyond high school to be better prepared for furlure careers. The State System represent a tives included on the visitation team were: James A r m s o n from Southern Oregon College, during all school crossing hours. The patrol will be supervised by Mrs. Edna Thrush. Grade 5A has elected new class officers. They are Mike Bosch, president; Scotly Hul scy, vice president: Gwen Mad den, secretary; Debbie Hansen; Bob Bruner, sergeant at arms. Tropical fish in the Grade 5A room died mysteriously re cently. They left a roomful of mourners behind. At the fu nerals it was decided lo wait mtil after Christmas before ob 'lining more fish. annual Christmas potluck din ner at the home of Mrs. Glenn Hale. Mrs. Eugene Mitchell was a guest at the dinner. RegionalCalendar GOLD HILL - Tuesday, 7 p.m., Odd Fellows Lodge 129 will meet at Odd Fellows Lodge The meeting is being held ear lier than usual because of A 1 Regional News JACKSON COUNTY Applccate: Myrtle KVmue, Provolt 24fiR Applec.ile Valley: Maude Zircler. IWU-1333 Ashland: Faith MrCullotiRh. 482-07 M Butte Falls: Mary Jo Harris. 8ii.V2r.!6 Central Point: Mary Collry. 6ti4-3183 Derhy Ina Hayes. 44ti-3U57 Facie Point: Ciyncll Krambeal. 4J17-143R Evans Valley: Gladvs Boulter, Aft 2-3684; 382-3371 Gold Hill: Mary Kelt. 855-1126 Jacksonville: Katherinc Harrell. 8flfM606 Bctte Hoskins. BWM209 Phoenix: Benha Hanscom, A3A-146B Prospect: Vclda Barr. 8t9-2212 BoKiie River: 1-auraino Laws, 582-34.11 Shady Cove: Evalyn Watson. 878-2351 Table Rock: R. E. Nealon. 826-2097 CLfcVK TWITCHICLL. HeKlonal Editor Correspondents and Their Telephone Number.; lalcnt' Alice Burnette. 535-18P2 Trail: A Loin Dav 878-3377 White City. Dot Simmons. 826-4617 JOSF1MIINK COUNTY Grants Pass: Priscilla Averill. 479-2522 Illinois Valley. Katherine Scott. C.J. 5203 O'Brien. Lctha Cooke. O'Brien 2231 Wilderville Genevieve Br.gcs. 478-8013 William. Shirley Fischer, Provolt 2709 HOlt.I.AS COUNTY Tillor-Drew; Viola Rogers mo phone) NOKTIIMIN CALIFORNIA Happy Ciimp. Hazel Davis. GY 3-2.187 Hornbrook: Kathertne Chapman. GR 5-3586 Montague: Charlotte Davis. GL 0-3257 Yreka: Doris Robinson, 842-3807 Prospect Lions Seek Public's Reaction To TV Booster Test PROSPECT Members of the Prospect Lions Club are making an effort to determine how well their test of a tele vision booster station went over during the holidays. A TV test broadcast survey is now being conducted. Forms are being circulated among area residents, soliciting comments on the test. The forms read as follows: "The purpose of this survey is to determine how well the TV test booster station (chan nel 4) was received by the TV viewers of Prospect during the holidays. "If sufficient interest and sup port can be generated in the community, there is a good chance that a permanent boost er station can be installed on or near Flounce Rock. The cost of the permanent installation would run around $2,600. Annual maintenance costs should be less than $75 per year. The Prospect Lions Club would spon sor this installation if they re ceive the assurance from the community that it would sup port this venture. "Please feel free to add any comments in the space provid ed. This is not a call for dona tions, but only to determine the feelings of the community con cerning this project. "If you are interested In hav ing a permanent booster sta tion to serve the Prospect area, return this survey paper to a survey box which will be plac ed in various business estab lishments around town. Please fill out only one survey sheet per family and be sure to sign German Composer Paul Hindemith Dies FRANKFURT, Germany (UPI) The music world today mourned the death of German born composer Paul Hindemith, 68, who became a naturalized American after being driven from his homeland by Nazi tyr-. anny. Hindemith. one ot the greats of modern music, died Saturday in a Frankfurt hospital of what was diagnosed as circulatory failure. this paper. 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A short business meeting was ' benefit New Year's Eve dance later in tne cveninR. ine nance will be from !) p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Central Point American Legion Hall. Proceeds go to the Gold Hill IOOF building fund. PROSPECT - Tuesday, 0 p.m. to 1 a.m., New Year's Eve dance sponsored by Prospect Lions Club, at Community Hall. Local talent will be furnished by the Lions Club. Requests will be played. conducted to make final plans for the making and distributing of Christmas baskets (or the lonely and a full course dinner to be presented a local family. Santa Claus arrived un announced and distributed "Foolish Feline" gifts, followed by a gift exchange. The next regular meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Darrell Copeland on Jan. 1.1. Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery Stops Itch Relieves Pain Trk. . T. (pcun - For the I flrjt time jnence hs iVur.H a new hrahne luhtunce with the atin ! ijhinir ability to thnnk hfmot- t rhudi. itnp itch) p. p. and relieve pain without urpery. In rase after cue. while tcn'Jr fehertne; pain, actual reduction (ihrmltase i ttvtk place. Uoitamuins ot tl-reulta were to thorough that aafferri msHe attomshinz statement like "Pilei have caei to be a problem!" The lerret is a nnw hrahre sub stance Bio-Dyne) discovery of a wirl(J.fj,niou research initttute. This lubitanre is now available in eupponfory or omtmtnt nrtn under the name Preparation W, At all drug counters. Mateless Gander Looks After Ducklings Near Mount Shasta MOUNT SHASTA There has ' became a parent in every way hugs on Ihcir own. Oscar soon been during recent months on he knew. ' learned he could do nothing the Lynn Thompson country es-' '"st03"1 of moping, caling about it, and his interest began late near Mount Shasla an ex-,li,,le and showin no interest in subside. But so long as they late near Mount Shasta an ex- jn lr,incs, Oscar became a mod- kept on the water, and in a ample of natural instinct or in-:pl r,arcnli lle nt,rric(l thc duck-1 compart group, he still did what herent dcvolion that is a joy i lings away from danger, real, 1 he could to help out. to observe. It is the care given or imaginary. He hissed at all The end of this saga will soon some defenseless ducklings by invaders, even tackling people come. What it will be is cn.i a big white gander whose mate 1 whom he failed to recognize as ' jeeture. But whatever it is, it is hrs been killed. jsome of Thompson family. He an interesting chapter. Few in- The idea was all Oscar's. Os- "bluffed' dogs when he could infants, cither among lower ani cai is a 19-pound white Belgium and gave the alarm when his i mals, or human beings have gander whose mate was killed efforts to scare didn't work. In bcrn blessed wilh the care and by marauding coyotes. Oscar every way he was a perfect devotion that has been lavished never ceased to 'carry the torch' euardian and watrhdno nn ihesn rlnrklinoe uhno n. i for his lost mate. A second mat- The ducki ngs accepted this trance into a strange world was ing was purely a piaionic matcn until their interests began to ex- from a soulless incubator, so far as Oscar was concerned, tend oeyond Oscar's domain I Oscar saw his duly as out When seme incubator ducklings j Thy got to where they could ,:,, in Ki. . ' AiA . were placed in the Thompson swim faster than their carelak- ''nM! ln hl" hn,in',"e ri'd " ,0 lake, the parental pull was just.er. They scattered to where he ,n'' hc1 "hlly- f"" Pr what the big bird needed to give, could not watch them all. They,', either nalurai, or adopted him a new interest in life. He ! even went ashore, and caught , could do more. V?t yd tmx a People buy tlu's newspaper for news of the world, the country and our community in particular. 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