New Year's greetings and invitations to attend Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, being sent out by short wave operators in the Chamber of Commerce, are beginning to reach wider fields, it was announced by Chamber of Commerce officials this morning.
    Considerable static has hampered the work during the first week, but if the results obtained yesterday are an indication, during the present week Medford will receive worldwide publicity.
    New South Wales, Australia, Honolulu, T.H., Japan, New Zealand and Alberta, Canada, were contacted yesterday. A complete list of the stations so far obtained is:
    In California: Los Angeles, Venice, Riverside, Santa Ana, Antioch, Sacramento, Oakland, San Diego, San Jose, Tulare, Porterville, Fresno, Sebastopol, Ft. Bragg, Ventura, Marysville, Beverly Hills, Glendale, Santa Barbara, Berkeley and Atwater.
    In Washington: Seattle, Pullman, Tacoma, Bremerton, Snohomish.
    Others include: Salem, Mass., Atlanta, Ga., Byesville, Ohio, Salt Lake City, Utah, Portland, Ore., Omaha, Neb.. New Westminster and Vancouver, B.C., Denver, Colo., Butte, Mont., Lethbridge and Edmonton, Alberta, Can., Des Moines, Iowa, Texarkana, Texas-Arkansas, Yerington, Nev., Payette and Buhl, Idaho.
    Quite a number of acknowledgments have been received both by radio messages and letters at the Chamber of Commerce.
    This morning the Denver chamber of commerce wrote as follows:
    "This is to acknowledge receipt of your New Year greetings received from your by radiogram through stations W9AAB of Denver and W7CRN of Medford. We wish you the same."
Medford Mail Tribune, January 16, 1934, page 3  W7CRN was the call sign of Victor Milner.

    The picture of John B. Griffin's old bear dog, Trailer, will be on display at the Diamond Jubilee headquarters, Mr. Griffin said today, and it is expected many persons will be interested in the photo, taken in 1911.
    This dog, Mr. Griffin said, holds the record as the most famous bear dog on the Pacific Coast--having killed 138 bears on the coast and in the Cascade Range.
    Trailer was taken to Alaska by Crit Tolman, who paid the dog's owner $200 for the privilege. Tolman reported on his return that the dog had killed 30 bears.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 9, 1934, page 4


    Adding another great attraction to Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June 3 to 9 in Medford and Jacksonville, arrangements have been completed for the presentation of Earl Cowan's famous roundup Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons at the county fairgrounds. The important announcement was made at last night's general committee meeting of the celebration.
    The roundup is composed of over 150 bucking horses, steers, bulls, calves, cows, bronco busters, riders and other performers. It is declared to be one of the most outstanding organizations of its kind and ranks second to the famous Pendleton roundup, which is celebrating its silver jubilee this year. The Cowan program includes innumerable feats of horsemanship, steer roping, bulldogging, roping demonstrations and other features never before presented in Southern Oregon.
    Good fortune is felt in the availability of the roundup for the celebration and will round out a well-balanced program which lends every assurance Jubilee Week will be without lagging moments at any time.
    Reports of different committee heads at last night's meeting indicated commendable progress in every division.
    Offers of cooperation and participation in the pioneer parade, scheduled for Thursday, have arrived from widely scattered sections, J. Verne Shangle reported. Plans for this feature of the Jubilee have taken a definite shape, with preparations beginning on the numerous entries. Ranchers of the valley have been cooperating in offering horses and wagons for use in the procession.
    While the pioneer parade is recognized as one of the outstanding features of Jubilee Week, it will be closely rivaled in interest by the agricultural and industrial parade of Friday, under the committee chairmanship direction of R. G. Fowler. Southern Oregon granges are taking part 100 percent, and numerous exceptionally attractive floats are expected. Merchants, industrial organizations, lodges and civic organizations are urged to participate in this celebration feature, as well as all communities of the valley and Southern Oregon.
    Preparations for the Jubilee souvenir program have been completed, A. H. Miller, program chairman, reported last night. The booklet, printed locally, promises to be an exceptionally attractive piece of work. Its cover design is a work of art and is painted in several colors. It contains a complete program of the week's activities, a history of Oregon, and numerous other bits of interest. It will be available within two weeks for local residents to mail out to friends and relatives in other sections of the country.
    Further plans for the four official Jubilee dances were discussed. They will be held in the armory, especially decorated for the occasion, and will have music furnished by exceptionally good orchestras. The Active Club has agreed to cooperate with the general committee in handling the arrangements for these occasions, with the entire revenue going into the Jubilee general fund.
    From present indications, one of the best exhibits of Oregon products ever exhibited in the state will be presented in the Oregon manufacturers' exhibit in the Natatorium. Exhibit Chairman W. A. Cates reported the response from manufacturers has exceeded expectations, and it is likely the available space will be gone in a short time. Local firms desiring space in this division are urged to make reservations early.
    Likewise the demands for concession space are rapidly increasing, with the possibility all available space will be gone in a short time, W. W. Allen, concession chairman, reported. Requests for concessions have been received from a widely scattered area.
    Harry Parkinson, representing the Fisk Flag and Decorating Company of Portland, holders of the Jubilee street decoration contract, has been contacting local merchants the past week in connection with the decoration of store fronts. He told committee members that evening merchants on the whole are anxious to decorate their places of business to lend to the Jubilee spirit, presenting a completely decorated city for the big week.
    Mr. Parkinson will visit merchants in Gold Hill, Central Point, Jacksonville, Ashland, Talent, Phoenix and business establishments along the way, extending a genuine Jubilee welcome to visitors throughout the length of the valley.
    Little doubt surrounds the success of Trail Day, scheduled for Wednesday, June 6, according to information reported by E. C. (Jerry) Jerome, general chairman of the celebration. He has been assured of the arrival of caravans from the Redwood Empire, extending as far south an San Francisco, from Victoria, B.C., from Central California, from Portland, from Central and Eastern Oregon. Interest in all these sections has reached a high point--people are all anxious to come to Medford and Jacksonville to observe Oregon's 75th anniversary of statehood, paying simple tribute to the pioneer spirit of long ago which made this statehood possible.
    With rehearsals steadily progressing, the "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty) Jubilee Week visitors are assured of one of the greatest historical pageants ever presented in the West. Over 500 people, including the well-known Medford Gleemen and scores of Medford and Southern Oregon people, will take part in this long-to-be-remembered production, written and directed by Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Normal School. Historical incidents leading up to and including the establishment of Oregon statehood will be faithfully reviewed by this carefully prepared presentation.
    Band music will be popular throughout the week, Wilson Wait, chairman of the band contest committee, reported last evening, but on Friday of Jubilee Week, at least five bands will be present in Medford, including representations from Weed, Calif., Roseburg, Klamath Falls, Ashland and Medford. It is probable bands from other sections will also be available.
    While much of the Jubilee Week activities will be in Medford, with Tuesday devoted to program activities in Ashland, Jacksonville, one of Oregon's oldest and most historic towns, will be featured throughout the week, attracting thousands of visitors to this choice corner of the Rogue River Valley.
    An interesting program is being prepared by the citizens of this progressive city, established seven years before Oregon realized the joys of statehood. Shades of 25,000 departed yesterdays will be drawn aside, once more reviving the days when gold gleamed on nearby hillsides, and stagecoaches rumbled from the south to the north and from the north to the south. Again will return the echoes of adventurous days when the cracks of Siwash rifles pierced the air, when hostile Indians were off on the paths of war.
    Direct links with the past will be the pioneer displays maintained throughout the week, and the buildings which were old when Medford was new will be thrown open to the public. Further details of pioneer days in Jacksonville will be announced from time to time.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 9, 1934, page 4


    David Hazen, star interviewer of the Portland Oregonian, and veteran reporter of that metropolitan daily, arrived this morning. He has been assigned to write a series of articles dealing with the Oregon Diamond Jubilee to be held in this city June 3 to 9. Hazen will spend two or three days here, gathering material.
    He comes in accordance with the policy of the Oregonian to lend all possible publicity assistance to the Jubilee.
    Hazen is rated as one of the ace interviewers of American newspaperdom. Last year he won distinction by his interviews with many European statesmen and world leaders. They were afterwards compiled in a book that gained wide circulation and recognition. Last spring he interviewed a number of Middle West business men and industrial chiefs, while on a tour.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 9, 1934, page 3


    Church choirs of Medford and Southern Oregon are asked to cooperate by the general committee of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June, in the formation of a large choir for the union services at the fairgrounds Sunday evening, June 3. Mrs. Elsie Carleton Strang has been appointed director of the union choir, which undoubtedly presents one of the largest gatherings of singing voices ever heard in Oregon.
    Special music has been obtained for this important part of Jubilee Week to be held at the Jackson County fairgrounds. Several thousand people are expected to be in attendance at the services, which will have a prominent speaker in attendance.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 9, 1934, page 10


    A pioneer quilt exhibit has been arranged for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville next June 3 to 9. The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian church of Jacksonville has scheduled Thursday, June 7, for the display.
    Quite a large number of quilts, moat of which are over 100 years old, have been located for this Jubilee feature, but more quilts are desired from all parts of Southern Oregon to add to the success of the display. The exhibit will be held in the basement of the Presbyterian church, one of the oldest in the state, and will begin at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and will close at 5 o'clock.
    Southern Oregon residents having quilts are urged to contact Mrs. Vivian Beach in Jacksonville as early as possible.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 9, 1934, page 10


    Detailed plans for an energetic publicity campaign throughout the length of the Pacific Coast and the nation were discussed yesterday afternoon at the headquarters of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration headquarters in the Sparta building. His interest highly aroused in the celebration, a professional news photographer, representing five news picture syndicates, has offered to spend several days in Medford taking pictures, which are to be published in hundreds of newspapers during this month.
    A consistent publicity program carried on for weeks, with the cooperation of all residents of Southern Oregon, has resulted in widespread advertising for this section through the mediums of newspapers, radio, posters, window cards, letter inserts and programs.
    Cooperation has been offered from a number of out-state points. The Pacific Greyhound stage lines, through L. G. Markel, traffic manager, has agreed to arrange the distribution of 500 window cards in stage depots throughout the length of its system. Similar cooperation has been offered by the Southern Pacific, United Air Lines, and other companies.
    A number of coast newspapers have carried and have agreed to carry half- and full-page spreads concerning the celebration, giving further assurance the celebration will be known to thousands.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 11, 1934, page 6


    Response to the request published in the Mail Tribune for pioneers who have resided in Oregon for the past 60 years to register at Diamond Jubilee headquarters has been gratifying during the past two days, Quite a number of men and women have left their names, and all will be invited to take part in the pioneer parade, a feature of June 7, during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration.
    Registrations to date are as follows: G. W. Daley and Royal G. Brown of Eagle Point; Mrs. Effie Pitman Brown and Mrs. Mary Abbott of Ashland; and Mrs. Alice Kincaid, B. F. VanDyke, W. J. Fredenberg, Emma Maryland, Mrs. Charlotte Meyers Vincent, R. Ritsruch, Mrs. Sarah Oviatt, Mrs. Clara Barkdull, Mrs. H. H. Baker, Mrs. M. A. Boggs and Mrs. L. B. Cherry of Medford.
    The parade committee, under the chairmanship of J. Verne Shangle, is anxious to contact as many people as possible to take part in the parade, either as marchers, horseback riders, characterizations on floats, as passengers in stage coaches, covered wagons and carriage, and to participate in other ways.
    Quite a number of local firms and organizations have agreed to sponsor parade entries, and more acceptances are expected this week. Included among the organizations, firms and churches which have agreed to sponsor floats are the American Legion, Native Daughters, Elks, Catholic church, D.A.R., Business and Professional Women's Club, Active Club, Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, Huber Packing Company, the Sams Valley community, Crater Lake National Park and others not yet announced.
    Individuals not wishing to take part in the parade but who are willing to help the parade committee can be of aid by offering small cash donations to help defray parade expenses, which are being held to the lowest possible minimum.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 13, 1934, page 5


    Arrangements have been completed for a big rabbit and fur show at the fairgrounds during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June 3 to 9, exhibiting hundreds of animals from all sections of Southern Oregon.
    The show is being supported by all local rabbit associations and breeders, with prizes offered for all recognized breeds. Special awards are offered for out-of-county and out-of-state entries. A small entry charge of 25 cents will be made, and entries are asked to be made early with the rabbit show committee at the Diamond Jubilee. All entries will be judged by A.R.C.B.A. licensed judges.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 13, 1934, page 5


    While entertainment features will be numerous during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville next June 3 to 9, a festive, joy-unrestrained spirit will not reign over Jubilee Week. The guiding inspiration is the opportunity of paying homage and tribute to the adventurous pioneer men and women whose bravery and courageous deeds played such an important part in Oregon history.
    The primary purpose of the celebration is the honoring of those adventurous souls whose works will live on through the years undimmed on the pages of unforgettable history. It was because of this thought that the state legislature in its last special session designated Medford and Jacksonville as the official host cities for the observance of Oregon's 75th anniversary.
    The special church observances of Sunday, the opening day, and union services in the evening, are clearly indicative of the dignity of the entire Jubilee Week, which, of course, will present numerous entertainment features to occupy the time of the thousands of visitors during the celebration. The same will witness the arrival of Secretary of Agriculture Wallace in Medford. He will officially open the Jubilee and will present an address at the county fairgrounds during the afternoon.
    The pioneer thought is stressed in all preparations, and every consideration is being paid these hardy spirits who laid the foundation for what Oregon is today. Registrations of old-time residents who have resided in Oregon for more than 60 years was begun several days ago, and dozens of names have been received so far.
    The following names were signed yesterday: Polk Hull, I. C. Daley, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Griffin, Judge William Colvig, Mrs. W. P. Bailey, Mrs. Donna Furry Graffis, Mrs. Edmona Anderson, N. D. Brophy, J. A. McCloud, Mrs. Mary D. Brownlee, Mrs. Annie Simpson and Fred Tice, Medford; Asbury Beall, Central Point; Mrs. Anna M. Hopkins, Phoenix; Mr. and Mrs. Lem Wilson, Jacksonville; Mrs. A. C. Bish and G. W. Bish of Central Point, and Mrs. Myrtilla Barker and Sidney Barker of Eagle Point.
    More names are expected during the next week, giving further indication of the sizable number of pioneers residing in Jackson County.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 13, 1934, page 12


To the Editor:
    I have been requested by Verne Shangle, chairman of the parade committee, of which I am a member also, to notify through the Tribune the members of the Three-Quarters of a Century Club that every one of them that can take part in the parade on Thursday, June 7, register their names at Jubilee headquarters as soon as it is possible to do so, and those who are unable to appear personally, send a letter to the committee so that they can be assigned their seats, and I want to urge the members of the Southern Oregon Pioneer Society to do the same, so that they can be assigned to their places also.
    This is actually necessary and will be a great help to the committees in arranging the parade, who are working hard and doing everything in their power to honor the old pioneers and their sons and daughters, and we must put our shoulders to the wheel and show our appreciation by helping them make this one of the grandest and most brilliant stunts that has ever been pulled off in Jackson County or any other county in the state of Oregon.
    So please don't wait, as time is getting short, and I know they will be pleased to see us coming in by the dozens.
Medford, May 14.
"Communications," Medford Mail Tribune, May 14, 1934, page 3


    Established in 1853, the Beekman Bank in Jacksonville, Or., bears the reputation of being the oldest bank in Oregon and will be one of the attractions of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville, June 3 to 9, observing Oregon's 75th anniversary of statehood.
    The interior of the bank is much the same as it was when gold dust from the nearby hills poured over the counters 70 years ago. A bench where customers used to wait is still the same, including the little tacks which had been placed in the wood to prevent whittlers from exercising their knives. Ancient signs continue to adorn the walls.
    The bank will be open throughout the week and will be one of the numerous attractions of Jubilee Week, the activities of which include Medford and Ashland in the presentation of parades, pageants and dozens of special attractions, filling up every hour of the seven-day observance.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 14, 1934, page 8


    Rev. Ernest Bartlam, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, was guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club luncheon Monday, and spoke on the subject of jubilee, which, he told the club members, was a Hebrew word meaning "the sound of trumpets."
    After speaking of the Queen Victorian Jubilee in 1887 and the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897 which brought about an era of improvement in business, as well as in mind and ideals, Rev. Bartram spoke of Oregon's Jubilee, to be observed here the first week in June.
    Rev. Bartlam said "The Oregon Jubilee is a re-dedication of love to the finest kind of American ideals. We are in the midst of all kinds of experimentation, and don't know what the future holds for us. The day is here for straight and sane thinking. Unrestrained greed has brought about the present condition."
Medford Mail Tribune, May 15, 1934, page 1


    A statewide and nationally known speaker, Rev. David J. Ferguson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Astoria, will deliver the main address at the union church services scheduled for Sunday, June 3, at the Jackson County fairgrounds, opening Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, June 3 to 9, observing Oregon's 75th anniversary of statehood.
    The topic of Rev. Ferguson's address has been announced as "The Uncrowned Queens of Oregon," paying especial tribute to pioneer womanhood and the important part it played in the history of the state. He has been preparing material which will be of direct and touching interest to all Oregonians, particularly those who have followed the history of the Beaver State.
    Rev. Ferguson has lectured in every state in the union, and in numerous cities of the British Isles.
    He has been prominent in the state since 1924. In 1931 he was moderator of the Portland presbytery and has also been commissioner to the general assembly in Pittsburgh and to the world conference on stewardship in Edinburgh, Scotland
    Special church observances will be held in all Southern Oregon and state churches Sunday morning on topics of pioneer motherhood. At 2:30 Sunday afternoon, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will speak at the fairgrounds, making Medford his first stop on his first visit to the Pacific Coast.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 15, 1934, page 8


    JACKSONVILLE, Ore., May 15.--(Spl.)--Complete committees have been named for Jacksonville's participation in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June 3 to 9.
    Judge F. L. Tou Velle has been named president of the committees in charge, with Earl White named as vice-president and Joe Wetterer secretary. This historic town is making numerous plans for the week, lending assurance the city will be in complete readiness for the thousands of visitors expected in Southern Oregon during Jubilee Week.
    Committees have been announced as follows: Decorations--George Wendt, chairman; Oscar Lewis and John R. Knight.
    Streets and roads--Lee Coffman, chairman; Wesley Hartman, Ray Wilson and James Cantrall.
    Museum--Alice Hanley, chairman; Joe B. Wetterer, Mrs. Herbert Hanna and Emil Britt.
    Entertainment--Vivian Beach, chairman; Joe Nee, E. S. Severance, Clint Dunnington and Harry Whitney.
    Publicity--Leonard Hall, chairman; J. W. Peckham and G. W. Godward.
    Housing and camps--Rev. S. H. Jones, chairman; Peter Fick and Mrs. E. S. Severance.
    Reception committee--J. B. Hamaker, Ray Coleman and A. E. Lyman, active members; honorary members--Emil Britt, Dr. J. R. Robinson.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 15, 1934, page 9


    Further indications of growing interest and participation in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford next June 3 to 9 are arriving with rapidity at Jubilee headquarters
in the Sparta building.
    An announcement of especial importance was made today concerning plans for a special train, possibly two, carrying over 125 passengers from Portland. They are to spend two days in Medford and Jacksonville, observing Oregon's 75th anniversary of statehood, participating in numerous program events. Complete assurance the delegation will arrive was offered Monday when a large group of visitors, representing and including officials of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, were at the Oregon Caves.
    A telegram was received yesterday at Jubilee headquarters from E. C. (Jerry) Jerome, general chairman of the celebration, that, as a result of a meeting with the Eugene city council, a committee has been appointed by that body to make plans for the entry of a float in the pioneer parade June 7. Interest in Eugene in the celebration is highly encouraging that a large number of residents of that city will be in Medford during Jubilee Week, with many arriving in a motor caravan, preparations for which are well under way.
    Information has been received from San Francisco that a caravan is planned from that city and the Redwood Empire Association to Medford, arriving here on Wednesday by way of the Redwood Highway. A similar caravan will start from Central California and the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland, bringing several hundred visitors. Another caravan is coming from Eastern Oregon, and still another is starting from Victoria, B.C., with the possibility an additional caravan will arrive from Oregon coast points.
    Northern California will be well represented, according to reports from Yreka, Weed, Shasta City and Dunsmuir. Yreka is sending quite a number of entries for the pioneer parade of Thursday. Likewise quite a number of entries will be offered by Eugene.
    Local preparations for all other divisions are continuing to show rapid progress. Citizens of Jacksonville have completed committee organizations to make plans for participation of that historic town in the Jubilee. Thousands of visitors will journey to this historic town where much of Oregon history was made. There will be personally conducted tours to points of historical interest, such as Oregon's first bank, first Methodist church, oldest brick building, first lodge hall, first gold diggings and first photograph gallery. The old United States Hotel, where President Rutherford Hayes spent a night in 1880, will be the destination of many visitors, as well as one of the moat complete historical exhibits ever presented in the state.
    Rehearsals have been held for several weeks for the historical pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty), presenting a faithful review of Oregon history up until the establishment of statehood. Over 500 people are in the ceat, representing characterizations of Indians, fur traders, trappers, emigrants, solders, circuit riders, scouts and many others.
    Work has been begun on the setting for the production, written and directed by Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Normal School. The setting will face the county fairgrounds grandstand at a convenient distance, and will include numerous reproductions of pioneer scenes, especially Champoeg, where much of Oregon history was made.
    The fairgrounds will also be the scene of Norman Cowan's famous roundup scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, with a special performance Saturday night. Over 150 animals and riders will be in this outstanding attraction, including dozens of names which are well known in roundup circles. The best in steer roping, bulldogging, roping and bronco riding will be seen.
    The roundup is rated as second only to the well-known Pendleton roundup, which is celebrating its silver jubilee this year. The Cowan attraction has appeared numerous times in California and has often taken part in the Pendleton show.
    Committee members are working hard on the big agricultural parade slated for Friday when individual floats will be entered by Southern Oregon and up-state cities and communities. It is expected to be as colorful as the pioneer parade of the day before, which Chairman J. Verne Shangle declares will be fully two miles long. R. G. Fowler, chairman of the agricultural parade, has received expressions of wholehearted support from numerous sources. The granges of the county will take an active part in this feature.
    One of the big events of the opening day, Sunday, June 3, will be the presence of Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, who is making Medford his first stop on his first visit to the Pacific Coast. He will speak at the fairgrounds in the afternoon. Rev. D. J. Ferguson of Astoria, well-known orator, will deliver the main address at the fairgrounds in the evening, when special union services will be held. An unusually large choir to now making preparations for the memorable meeting.
    A number of exhibits have been received for the mineral display to be open the entire week. Mining development of the entire state will be well represented.
    Chairman T. E. Daniels of the statewide trap shoot, H. G. Wilson of the tennis tourney and W. F. Isaacs of the fly-casting tournament are reporting the receipt of numerous entries from widely scattered sections, providing what is expected to be some of the best sports competition ever seen locally.
    Program details have been entirely completed for Education Day to be held in Ashland Tuesday. Prof. Walter Redford, president of the Southern Oregon Normal School, is chairman of events in that city, including graduation exercises of the Southern Oregon Normal School. C. A. Howard, state superintendent of instruction, will be the principal speaker. The program includes a statewide archery shoot. swimming exhibitions and other sports competitions. Open house will be held all afternoon in the normal school.
    Concessions for Jubilee Week are rapidly being purchased, according to W. W. Allen, concession chairman. Through arrangements with this committee, one of the best carnival attractions on the Pacific Coast has been obtained for the week. There will be an Indian village, including 34 or 40 Indians. Their group will be comprised of representatives of seven different tribes and will have six full-fledged chieftains, all of whom will be living in tepees as they did 75 years ago.
    Streets of Medford will be attractively decorated. John Moffatt, chairman of the decorations committee reports; cooperation from local business houses has been highly commendable in making these decorations possible. Streamers will be hung across the principal streets of the business districts and lamp posts will carry the official Jubilee insignia, which must be seen to be best appreciated.
    Plans have been recently completed for a rabbit show at the fairgrounds, with suitable awards for winning entries. The show is open to all breeders and is expected to display the best in rabbits.
    The first complete display of Oregon products will be shown at the Natatorium, where manufacturers from all parts of Oregon will exhibit their products. A surprisingly large amount of apace has already been sold, W. A. Gates, chairman of this feature of the Jubilee, reports. Local manufacturers are urged to make reservations for space as early as possible before it has been entirely exhausted.
    Numerous other attractions and features are being planned by local organizations and bodies. They will be announced from time to time.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 16, 1934, page 2


    With Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration less then a month away, the importance of providing adequate housing facilities is being emphasized by the housing committee, under the chairmanship of Henry Enders. A complete check of all available rooms in Medford, Ashland, Jacksonville, Central Point, Phoenix, Talent, Gold Hill and way points is being made.
    Residents of these cities and communities are urged to register rooms at the Diamond Jubilee headquarters as early as possible to give indications to the committee how many rooms will be available during celebration week. The complete cooperation of all home owners is sought, as the crowds expected will early fill all available accommodations in hotels and rooming houses.
    Arrangements are being made whereby guides will lead visitors to homes where accommodations can be provided.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 16, 1934, page 2


    Harry Parkinson of Portland, who is in Medford to supervise the erection of decorations in the valley for the Diamond Jubilee, was the guest of Fire Chief Roy Elliott at today's Lions Club luncheon at the Colonial Club, and explained the plan worked out for the city.
    Eighty-two street lines are to be strung, and will include the state seal. This is the first time that any decorating firm has been allowed to use a state seal for banners, according to Mr. Parkinson, who informed the Lions what an unusual honor that the Jubilee committee received permission to use the emblem.
    Picks and shovels, reminiscent of the mining days in Jackson County, will be included in the decorating scheme, and according to the plans, all 112 electric light stands in the city will be decorated in the Jubilee emblem.
    Welcome letters will be erected at the four entrances to the city, at the north and south of the Pacific Highway. Crater Lake Highway and Jacksonville.
    Sixty percent of the private store decorations will be carried out in the state colors of blue and gold. One exception is the court house, which will have an American flag 24 by 36 feet hung in front of the building. The flag is valued by the decorating company at $350, Mr. Parkinson said.
    Also a guest at the luncheon of Fire Chief Elliott was George Stokes, deputy state fire marshal, who told the club that the Medford fire department has a record of one of the lowest fire loss ratios in the state, which he pointed out would materially reflect in the establishing of insurance rates for the city.
    Captain B. B. McMahon of the CCC district headquarters was a guest of Lion Verne Shangle, and spoke briefly.
    Delegates named to the state Lion convention in Eugene June 3, 4 and 5 were H. W. Conger, local club president, Roy Elliott, Carol Hayes, Lawrence Pennington; and Lion Shangle, alternate.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 16, 1934, page 7


    At a meeting of choir directors held last night at the Chamber of Commerce building, final plans for the Jubilee religious chorus were completed. It was learned with regret by those present that James Stevens, who was to have directed the chorus on June 3rd, had been forced to resign due to ill health. F. Wilson Wait was duly elected to take his place, and all felt gratified at his acceptance.
    Three full rehearsals were decided upon, as follows: May 24, May 28 and May 31 at 8 p.m, at the Presbyterian church, Medford.
    All directors and singers are requested to make note of these dates that we may make this the most successful choral offering of its kind ever made here.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 16, 1934, page 10


    PORTLAND, May 17.--(AP)--A dispatch to the Journal today from Washington, D.C., said Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will be unable to arrange his western itinerary to be in Lakeview, Ore., during the June convention of the Oregon Cattle & Horse Raisers' Association. He had been invited to attend.
    Secretary Wallace has one date in Oregon, however. He will be at Medford June 3. He left Washington, D.C., today.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 17, 1934, page 1


    Jackson County relief committee was advised today that approval had been granted the erection of 3000 bleachers at the Jackson County fair grounds for use during the Jubilee, also the work on the Ashland sewer and the Ashland public library.
    Fifteen men will start to work Monday at the fair grounds, 17 in Ashland and two at the library.
    Plans at the present time are to transfer title of the new bleachers to Medford School District No. 49 through the Jackson County fair board after the Jubilee. The bleachers will then be moved to the new high school field for use there.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 17, 1934, page 1


    Rumbling stage coach wheels ground the gravel at the municipal airport yesterday to the accompaniment of zooming airplanes, uniting for a moment the adventurous days of yesteryears and the hurry and the bustle of the present. No better picture could have shown the startling improvements 75 years have brought to transportation since the heyday of the stage coach which took six days and nights to cover a distance now flown by swift giants of the air in as many hours.
    Numerous photos were taken of the coach, its four-horse team and passengers clad in pioneer raiment, with the latest in aircraft in direct background. The latest in automotive transportation was also displayed alongside the coach and airplane.
    The stage, which once ran between Grants Pass and Crescent City, was loaned through the courtesy of its Grants Pass owners and was brought to Medford by truck through the cooperation of the Pinnacle Packing Company. Horses were furnished through efforts of parade committeeman George Carter, and were driven to the airport by W. Roberts, well-known valley resident.
    The taking of pictures was made more possible by the cooperation of the United Airlines and its staff located in Medford. The views are destined for national distribution by five different news picture syndicates.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 17, 1934, page 7


    Numerous important developments in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville next June 3 to 9 were reported by E. C. (Jerry) Jerome, general chairman of the celebration, and A. H. Banwell, manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, on their return today (Friday) from Portland and other upstate points.
    Governor Julius L. Meier assured the local men he would be in Medford Thursday, June 7, and deliver a speech in Jacksonville from the steps of the old Jackson County courthouse. Governor Meier will spend the entire day in Medford and Jacksonville. Mayor Carson of Portland expressed plans of being here for most of the week during the celebration.
    Arrangements were completed for the presentation of programs over radio station KOIN in Portland. Every other day Oregon's Diamond Jubilee will be featured in the Koin Klock hour from 7 to 8 in the morning, in the "This and That" program from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and in the newspaper of the air from 3:30 to 3:40. The celebration will also be featured every night until June 3 over stations KEX and KGW.
    The Morning Oregonian has agreed to print 10,000 reproductions of papers published in 1859, telling of the admission of Oregon into the union. The Oregonian has offered this without charge to the committee. The papers will be distributed during the celebration as souvenirs.
    General Portland newspapermen will be in Medford, including B. F. Irvine, editor; Ernest W. Peterson, automobile editor; Marshall Dana, editorial writer, and Dan McDade of the Oregon Journal and C. O. Chatterton, publisher; Edward Miller, automobile editor, and Palmer Hoyt, executive news editor, of the Morning Oregonian.
    While in Portland, Messrs. Jerome and Banwell appeared before the Eastside Commercial Club where they presented short speeches telling of the celebration, and were assured of the cooperation of that body in organizing a special train of visitors from Portland.
    While in Eugene, they met with the Eugene city council, which appointed a committee of three members to work out details for a caravan from that city to Medford. It is also probable Eugene will have several entries in the pioneer parade. The celebration officials had an interesting visit with Anne Whiteaker, selected as Queen Mother of Jubilee Week. She is making preparations to take part in the celebration, Monday of which has been set aside for her coronation at the fair grounds. A children's pageant will be presented the game day. She is the daughter of the first governor of Oregon, John Whiteaker, who served from 1859 to 1862.
    General Chairman Jerome was told by J. A. Ormandy, general passenger agent of the Southern Pacific lines, that more interest has been aroused in the Jubilee celebration than any celebration held in the state for years. He reported reservations for trips for Medford have been numerous, all being made without solicitation of any kind.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 18, 1934, page 9


    Repairs have been completed on one of the first covered wagons to cross the plains into Southern Oregon. It will be seen in the pioneer parade, a feature of Thursday, June 7, during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, and will recall to the minds of many old-timers the journey of John Robinson across the plains 80 years ago.
    For years the wagon had been deserted among the trees on the Everett Beeson place in the Wagner Gap section, but it was recently brought to Medford after having been repaired by Andrew Briner, Wagner Creek blacksmith, who recalls when the vehicle was first taken to this section 50 years ago. At that time it was taken in by John Robinson, Charles Wolgamott and Nick Brophy. The latter was the father of Leland Brophy, whose grandfather was the first named.
    The wagon first came into the Beeson family 30 years ago, when the ranch on which it was located was purchased by one of the elder Beesons. It brought the Robinson family to Southern Oregon by way of Northern California and Pilot Rock in the Siskiyou Mountains.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 18, 1934, page 16


    Representing the Fisk Flag & Decorating Company of Portland, Bert Ragen arrived in Medford yesterday to be in the city until after Oregon's Diamond Jubilee. He is particularly interested in contacting local merchants and organizations who are planning to enter floats in the agricultural and industrial parade Friday, June 8.
    He is affiliated with Harry Parkinson, who has been here the past two weeks making preparations for the decoration of Medford, Ashland, Jacksonville, Central Point, Gold Hill, Talent and Phoenix during Jubilee Week. Mr. Parkinson reports good response, and indications are that the county, cities and towns will be appropriately decorated for the big celebration.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 18, 1934, page 16


    A wedding gown revue was announced today as an additional feature of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville next June 3 to 9. This feature will be held at the Baldwin Plano Shoppe from 2 to 5 on the afternoon of June 4 and will display wedding gowns older than 100 years. An antique furniture display will be carried on at the same time and will also be open on Tuesday.
    Committee members are as follows: Mrs. Volney Dixon, general chairman; Mrs. Charles Thompson and Mrs. Thomas, decorations; Mrs. Keesee and Mrs. Carl Bennett, programs; Mrs. Arthur Schmidli, Mrs. Eldon Drysdale, and Mrs. L. D. Thurman, wedding gowns; Mrs. Dixon, furniture; Mrs. Allan Smith, publicity.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 18, 1934, page 17


    Present indications are pointing toward one of the most complete mining exhibits ever shown in the report by Committeeman Charles L. Studwell of Gold Hill revealed.
    Mr. Studwell has received assurances that Eastern Oregon will be well represented. J. J. Bowen of Baker, Ore., has been appointed by the chamber of commerce of that city to head a committee to prepare a creditable exhibit. He will be assisted by H. E. Hendryx and D. W. French, both of whom are well known Eastern Oregon mining men.
    Information has been received by Mr. Studwell from Washington, D.C., that the director of the United States Bureau of Mines that a representative of that division of government will be in Medford for Jubilee Week. The message came from Louis M. Howe, secretary to President Franklin Roosevelt.
    Efforts are also being made by the mineral exhibit committee to have representatives present from the University of Oregon and Oregon State College to take part in the program.
    Expressions of wholehearted cooperation have been received from Klamath County, which plans to send a truckload of material to Medford. There will be several trucks from Grants Pass and as many from the Gold Hill section. Creditable displays will also come from Ashland.
    Miners and mine owners in the immediate vicinity of Medford are urged to prepare exhibits as early as possible for exhibition purposes. A large room will be available for the display.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 18, 1934, page 17


    Over a hundred Southern Oregon pioneers have registered at Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration headquarters in the Sparta building, following a recent request published in the Mail Tribune. These pioneers will all take active part in the celebration.
    The latest names to be added to the list are as follows: P. McEntyre, Charles Young, Mrs. Geneva Porter, M. A. Jones, Lillie Stevens, J. N. Hockersmith, D. T. Lawton, J. W. Hamlin, Margaret Fisher, T. J. Kenney, P. S. Looseley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strang, Mrs. Mary O. Carey, Maltie Coleman, Judge W. R. Coleman, Mabel Owen Hall, Jane Kent, Mrs. J. M. Taylor, Mrs. L. A. Getzman, W. H. Fisher and Mrs. A. E. Cann of Medford.
    Registrants from points outside of Medford include Mrs Nancy Wilson, Geo. Herschberger, Mrs. Winnie Owen Freeman, Mrs. Julia Owen and Mrs. William Constant Owen of Central Point; R. L. Cook and W. P. Bailey of Gold Hill; Mrs. A. B. Ellison of Portland; Mrs. Carrie Thomason, Butte Falls; Dr. J. W. Robinson, Ralph Mark and S. K. Ogle, Jacksonville; Mrs. Martha Moore, Gold Hill; F. Simpson and Mrs. Emogene Charley, Brownsboro and Mrs. L. Harvey and Mrs. G. S. Butler of Ashland.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 18, 1934, page 17


    While many Oregonians may pride themselves on knowledge of state history, there are numerous historical incidents unknown to the majority. Full realization of such condition will be apparent during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville next June 3 to 9 and will be particularly shown during the pioneer parade scheduled for Thursday, June 7.
    The parade, planned to be two miles in length, will tell a complete story of the Oregon country from the days Indians were in sole possession until the establishment of statehood in 1859, the 75th anniversary of which is the inspiration for the celebration. The coming of the first white men will be portrayed by floats and marching figures, followed by representations of other historical facts, quite a number of which have never been known by thousands of Oregonians.
    The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1805 will be reproduced. The two famous explorers will be shown, led by Sacajawea and accompanied by 18 soldiers, nine Kentucky hunters, two French interpreters and 15 other soldiers. A reproduction of the historical salt cairn at Seaside is in the line of march.
    A float presents a replica of Fort Vancouver of more than 100 years ago. Another float depicts Pulpit Rock, important in Oregon history, followed by an entry telling of the first marriage in the Oregon country--that of Jason Lee and Miss Anna Pittman. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Daniel Lee. The parade goes on to tell of the establishment of the first Methodist mission in The Dalles in 1836, of the organization of the first military unit--26 soldiers without uniform--of the establishment of provisional government in Oregon in 1843 and of numerous other historical facts.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 20, 1934, page 8


    Selected on merits of being one of the most outstanding pioneer women in the state, Anne Whiteaker, well-known resident of Eugene, Ore., has accepted the invitation to be Queen Mother of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville next June 3 to 9, observing 75 years of statehood.
    The Queen Mother is the daughter of the first governor of Oregon, John Whiteaker, who served from 1859 to 1862, and is well known throughout the state. She has been active for many years in Eugene civic affairs.
    She will be the center of interest Monday, June 4, set aside for the coronation of the Queen Mother at the county fair grounds. An impressive program is being prepared for this important event of the week, including a children's pageant with a cast of over 400 characters. Rehearsals have been under way for several weeks.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 20, 1934, page 9


    With the stringing of decorations across the streets and the decoration of store fronts tomorrow for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June 3 to 9, celebration atmosphere in Medford will be more pronounced.
    Harry Parkinson, representing the Fisk Flag and Decorating Company, holders of the decoration contract, announced last evening Medford will be well decorated for the big event. Merchants have entered into the Jubilee spirit with much gusto, leaving the impression with the thousands of expected visitors that Medford is Jubilee-minded.
    It is probable every store front in Medford will be decorated for the week, Mr. Parkinson said.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 21, 1934, page 3


    Advance sale of tickets for a number of the attractions of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration has begun at the Jubilee headquarters in the Sparta building.
    In view of the large number of people expected during the celebration, early purchase of tickets is advised by celebration officials. Held to a minimum figure, several classifications of tickets are available for "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty), an historical pageant with a cast of 500 members. The production, especially written for the celebration by Prof. Angus Bowmer, of the Southern Oregon Normal School, will be presented Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights at the Jackson County fairgrounds.
    The pageant tells the story of the establishment of Oregon statehood, bringing out the struggles and hardships which confronted the early pioneers in building a new country. The story is simply told in pantomime, song and speech and so interestingly presented its two-hour length will seem remarkably short.
    Tickets are on sale for the famous Norman Cowan's roundup, composed of the outstanding riders and performing animals in the West. There are over 15 of them. Cowboys will compete for cash awards in bucking, steer roping, bulldogging and other feats of skill. The roundup, second only to the famous Pendleton show, will be presented Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, with a special showing Saturday night. The roundup organization is known throughout the West.
    Tickets are also available for the coronation of the Queen Mother at the fairgrounds Monday evening. Elaborate ceremonies have been planned for this event, honoring pioneer motherhood and the important part it played in Oregon history. Anne Whiteaker of Eugene, daughter of the first governor of Oregon, John Whiteaker, who served from 1859 to 1862, has been chosen for this honor.
    Reservations for tickets may be made by calling 463, but they must be purchased by June 1. Mail orders are also accepted and are urged to be made as early as possible.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 21, 1934, page 3


    Bulldoggers, steer-ropers, bronco busters and cowboys from all parts of the Coast have been sent invitations to enter Oregon's Diamond Jubilee roundup during the Jubilee celebration here next June 3 to 9.
    The roundup is open to all comers. Some of the meanest bucking horses ever turned loose will do their stuff during the four days of the roundup, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoon, followed by a special show Saturday night.
    A special committee, composed of E. W. Kubli, "Wig" Ashpole, George E. Nichols, R. E. Richmond, and Verne Brophy of Southern Oregon points will make arrangements for all entries. Three judges will be selected, one from the Rogue River Valley, one from Fort Klamath and a third from California, to render fair and impartial decisions.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 23, 1934, page 8


    The solution of one of the major problems of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June 3 to 9 is coming closer to realization through the cooperation of local organizations.
    The Medford Christian Science church announced that arrangements have been completed for the use of the Jackson County Bank building for the benefit of women and children during the celebration. Attendants will be in charge throughout the entire day, also providing for the care of children. Rest rooms will be open to the public.
    Reading material will be provided for visitors, including complete exhibits of the Christian Science Monitor.
    Rest room facilities have already been offered by the Greater Medford Club which has club rooms in the city hall and by the Salvation Army in its headquarters on East Main Street.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 23, 1934, page 8


    Antiques and relics of long ago have been making their appearance with astounding regularity at Oregon's Diamond Jubilee headquarters in the Sparta building. Several hundred exhibits from all parts of the country have been on display for the past month.
    One of the most interesting displays appeared at headquarters yesterday in the form of a "treasure chest," said to have been owned by Mary Howell, once a lady-in-waiting of Queen Elizabeth. The chest is made of oak and finished in linen tapestry and rosewood veneer. It is valued at $10,000 and until the celebration it was kept in a safety deposit vault in the Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank.
    The chest contains numerous antiques, such as snuff boxes, knives, pin cushions, quartered hazelnuts, gravy boats and others. It is owned by the Jacksonville Antique Shop.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 23, 1934, page 8


    A caravan to the Oregon Caves Chateau, Saturday and Sunday, has been planned by the Chamber of Commerce, according to B. E. Harder, president, who urged that as many local people as possible make the trip.
    The caravan will leave the Chamber of Commerce building at 12 noon, Saturday, and proceed to Cave City, where luncheon will be held with the members of the Cave City chamber of commerce. From there, the caravan will proceed to the Oregon Caves, which have recently been made a national monument.
    "Committee members have been working so hard on the Jubilee, they are entitled to a rest," Mr. Harder said this morning, "and I hope that most of them will go to the caves, one of the outstanding scenic wonders on the continent. We should do everything possible to encourage tourist travel there."
    Reservations should be made at the Chamber of Commerce, with members of the inter-city visitation committee immediately.
    Another inter-city visit will be made next Tuesday, when a caravan, in charge of the American Legion, will journey to Klamath Falls to advertise the Oregon Diamond Jubilee.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 24, 1934, page 1


    Specimens of petrified redwood have been found southeast of Ashland by E. R. Santo, local mineral collector, and Chester Fitch, orchardist and naturalist, it was announced today.
    Mr. Santo, who has a large collection of Southern Oregon minerals, gem stones and fossils, has added a number of rare fossils to his collection, including a swamp lily bulb, found in Sams Valley. He expects to display nearly a thousand specimens of rough and polished stones, also fossils, during the Diamond Jubilee.
    Mr. Fitch makes numerous field trips throughout Jackson County in search of specimens for geological study.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 24, 1934, page 2


    As a Ruhl, ye editor is Moore or less not too excited about these Jubilee things. But here we are knee-deep in pageants, parades, etc., and with all the covered wagons George Carter has dickered for, we defy anyone to call Medford a one-horse town. Why, this fellow Shangle has
more floats on hand than Ivory Soap. Everyone is so wrapped up in this thing that an election day slipped past the other day and Jackson County was so quiet we could
hear the market drop down at Mel Hogan's brokerage office. Jerry Jerome has been working so hard and gotten so little sleep he thinks this guy Oster Moor is a movie star. If Ban loses any more weight he'll be harder to find than Dillinger. Shorty Morris tells us they've saddled a lot on him and now Brother Kubli joins the Four Horsemen. They are going to hang flags on the streets and the deficit on the merchants, but everyone is puttin' their shoulders to the wheel and boy we're just itching to see June 3rd get here and as Fred Tice grabs that old whip of his in the big parade and the rest of the fine old pioneers pass before us--what a thrill, what a joy. But, listen folks, we all gotta get the N.R.A. slogan into our hearts. WE'LL DO OUR PART. What say?
    Someone said that a man may make a better mousetrap than his neighbor and though he build his home in the wilderness the world will make a beaten path to his door. Maybe so, but listen, your home may be away from the business district some distance; it may be cool and comfortable, but if you haven't a darn good place for your guest to sleep, he may start lookin' for the fellow who has a hobby for makin' mousetraps. So just to be the helpful little fellow again, may we suggest that an eighty-one by ninety-nine size sheet at Penney's sells for only seventy-seven cents, a pillow case is a bargain at seventeen and we have some mighty fine bedspreads for ninety-eight cents, so you see--we're all ready to do everything except make the bed and help with the house cleaning.
    Just opened the mail and found that six more relatives and friends decided at the last minute to accept our invitation to come down for the Jubilee. We'd plumb forgotten 'em. It's a fact--and was I FLOORED. And speakin' of floors, we can replace that rather shabby-lookin' rug you have in the hall with a nice twenty-seven by fifty-four for just one ninety-eight. They're imported, too, but that don't increase the price at Penney's. Novelty chenille rugs at ninety-eight are mighty good.
    If we get any more shocks like the last mail, we'll make a tent city outta the back yard. Everybody we sent one of those invitations to took us serious and brother, are we in hot water? Speakin' of hot water, this backyard tent city idea would be a knockout, if we could figure out a shower bath gadget along with it. We're always out of hot water, but just guess we'll have to let the water run out cold and give 'em plenty of towels. Say, how about bath towels? Better check up on that one at home. We have 'em as low as a dime at Penney's. They call 'em Turkish towels, but honest they're made down in North Carolina, and are the famous "Cannon" brand.
    Before we ring down the curtain--that brings up another idea. How about new drapes? That smudge on the curtains is like last year's taxes, we'll soon have to do something about them. Penney's are all set to be of service, rayon damask, new cretonnes, monk's cloth, panel, nets or you name it. Brighten up the home; the family will like it; so will the guests.
    Now while this Jubilee is goin' on, we who live in the Rogue River Valley, and all of our guests, don't want to miss anything that's goin' on. But, between pageants and parades (say, listen, Professor Bowmer has a pageant ready that the folks'll write home about) but we just gotta go swimmin' sometime during that week! Bathin' suits at Penney's are cut low in price and as to cut in style, well, you take a look! We've got more bathing suits than Heinz has pickles and plenty more variety.
    Am I burned up? Well, I oughta be. Still wearin' a felt hat and the mercury up over ninety! Why die with the heat when pall-bearers are hard to get and a new genuine toyo panama is only ninety-eight cents at Penney's.
    Tramp, tramp, tramp (no wisecracks about the three tramps). But that good old ballad may yet be the theme song for a lot of people during Jubilee Week. They'll tramp here, and tramp there and say, durin' hot weather, do your feet ever bother you? Would it be amiss to suggest that you come down to Penney's and get good, cool, comfortable shoes at our moderate prices, or do you want to suffer in silence? Limp in, get a good fit, or forget about it and have the other kind.
    The Jubilee committees are certainly doing a marvelous job. They have taken off their coats and pitched right in. The man-hours spent on this Jubilee would amaze you. That's a fact! But speakin' of havin' the coats off, men, if it gets too hot in June, let's all adopt the same idea. Take off the coats and if you need a few good-lookin' shirts--white, plain or fancy--Brother, Penney's is headquarters for bargains in shirts.
    We're headed for the last roundup! Don't miss the rodeo that Norman Cowan is puttin' on as a special feature of the Jubilee. It's a real show and you know we wouldn't give you a bum steer. Well, pass it off. This is all in fun, and maybe you call it sheer foolishness, but speakin' of SHEERS--say listen: We just unpacked several hundred smart, cool, sheer dresses in printed organdie and batistes, sizes twelve to fifty-two. Beautiful is a poor adjective to describe them. Real ready-to-wear styles and only ninety-eight cents. Well, that's thirty for tonight, folks, but remember the money you save at Penney's will help buy a lot of those pageant and rodeo tickets, now on sale!
Advertisement, Medford Mail Tribune, May 24, 1934, page 3


    Riders, whose names are famous in rodeo circles, will take part in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee roundup in Medford during Jubilee Week, from June 3 to 9. The roundup, one of
the features of the celebration, will offer varied competitive programs Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, followed by a special show Saturday night.
    Holder of the world's championship for the best all-around cowboy, Clay Carr, Visalia, Calif., has entered the bronc riding, calf roping, bulldogging, and bareback bronc riding contests, While Carr is rated as one of the best, 25 to 30 other riders will offer him plenty of opposition in the numerous program events.
    There is Chuck Wilson of Tucson, Ariz., holder of the Canadian world's bronc busting championship, who is coming to Medford determined to take a big share of the prizes. Like Carr, he has ridden in every major roundup in North America. Every name known to thousands of people; the array of roundup talent is impressive.
    Kermit Maynard, brother of Ken Maynard of film fame, is expected to do some fancy roping and steer throwing. Buff Jones, Burbank, Cal., trick rider has agreed to compete in a number of events, Frank McCarroll is in the lineup for bulldogging, which he is capable of doing in 10 seconds and less. Lloyd Saunders, Sonora, Cal., dexterous in the art of calf roping, will demonstrate how easy it is to rope calves in less than 18 seconds.
    The colored cowboy, Jesse Stall, Sacramento, Calif., will be on hand with his trained mule to add comedy to the show. Included among the numerous cowboys already entered are Perry Ivery, Alturas, Cal.; Pat Woods, Blackfoot, Ida; Dolph Aper, Sheridan, Wyo.; Fox O'Callahan, Newhall, Cal.; Leonard Ward, Wellington, Ariz.; Jesse Stall, Sacramento and others.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 24, 1934, page 6


    Prize lists and general rules of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee roundup in Medford during celebration week, June 3 to 9, were announced this week by Norman Cowan, arena director.
    Bronc riding carries a purse of $400, divided into day moneys of $100, each split into $40, $30, $20 and $10. There will be an entrance fee of $10. The grand finale of the riding contest occurs Saturday night following competition on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons. Calf roping and bulldogging carries similar purses, divided the same way. A purse of $250 has been set aside for Brahma steer riding, divided into $62.50 per day, split into $25, $17.50, $12.50 and $7.50. There will be an entrance fee of $5. A similar purse and division has been announced for bareback bronc riding.
    The roundup will be governed by rules of the Rodeo Association of America. All contestants will be asked to participate in all parades and in general fully cooperate to assure the success of the presentation. Competent judges will be selected to return fair and impartial verdicts.
    One of the interesting features of the roundup will be the presence of a $10,000 Brahma bull, having horns measuring eight feet from tip to tip. It has appeared in numerous moving pictures and will perform daily during the four-day show. One of its favorite stunts is to jump over big sedans, clearing them by several feet.
    Just before arriving in Medford a few days ago, Mr. Cowan, arena director, returned from Old Mexico, where he purchased a herd of 15 or 20 Mexican steers which will be used in the bulldogging contests. These animals have never been in roundups before and promise to offer vivid action during daily performances.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 25, 1934, page 4


    Arrangements have been completed for Governor Julius Meier to present the principal address of Thursday, June 7, in Jacksonville during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next month. Governor Meier has chosen an appropriate subject for the speech to be given from the steps of the old county court house.
    A complete program has been outlined for the historic mining town which will offer exhibits of old-time relics. The displays will be open the entire week in conjunction with specially guided tours to points of historical interest in the old settlement, which continues as one of the most ideal residential sections in Oregon. Numerous program features are planned for the week, attracting thousands of visitors to this section of the Rogue River Valley, less than five miles from Medford.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 25, 1934, page 5


    Education and the important part it played in Oregon history will be stressed on Ashland and Education Day, Tuesday, June 5, during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June 3 to 9.
    A complete program has been prepared for the day. Graduation exercises of the Southern Oregon Normal School will be one of the important features, with Dr. C. A. Howard, state superintendent of instruction, the principal speaker. Free golf will be offered the public throughout the entire day, while other attractions will include trapshooting, archery, swimming meets, picnic dinners and numerous activities. The normal school will also be thrown open to the public the entire day.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 25, 1934, page 8


    Echoes of rocking chairs which creaked 100 years ago will steal through the P.-T.A. exhibit of antique furniture to be held at Baldwin's Piano Shoppe during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville next June 3 to 9.
    Mrs. Volney Dixon, chairman of the exhibit, outlined plans today and indicated that antique furniture will only be a part of the program the P.-T.A. is planning for Jubilee Week. On the opening day, Monday, of Jubilee Week, a wedding gown revue will be presented during the afternoon, displaying wedding attire which was in vogue before Oregon became a state in 1859.
    Plans are also made for a quilt display which will be open for the entire week, with quilts as old as 200 years.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 25, 1934, page 8


    In order that living accommodations may be provided for out-of-town visitors at the Oregon Diamond Jubilee in Medford, June 3rd to 9th, the Jubilee Housing Committee has requested that all Medford people with available rooms fill this short questionnaire and send or mall it to Jubilee
headquarters in the Sparta building.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 27, 1934, page 1


    Construction of the setting for the historical pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty), is steadily progressing at the fair grounds where the pageant will be presented Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. The setting is 40 feet high, 150 feet wide and 100 feet deep, a true replica of pioneer scenes before which more than 500 people will participate in the memorable production. Rehearsals have been under way for weeks under the direction of Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Normal School. He also wrote the pageant.
    Over 50 members of the CCC will take part in the Lewis and Clark expedition entry in the pioneer parade, an event of Thursday, June 7, during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration. The expedition will be faithfully reproduced in costume. In addition to the 48 white men on the expedition, there were Sacajawea, Indian girl wife of a French-Canadian guide of the party, and one colored man. The parade entry is being prepared under the direction of Lieut. Roy Croft of the district headquarters.
    Taking advantage of the advance ticket sale, quite a number of local people have been purchasing tickets for the pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon," and the Diamond Jubilee roundup, two of the important features of Jubilee Week. A ticket office was established a few days ago at the celebration headquarters in the Sparta building. Mail orders are also arriving.
    A miner whose efforts have yielded many ounces of gold, George Herschberger of Willow Springs is looking forward enthusiastically to Oregon's Diamond Jubilee next month. Mr. Herschberger came to Southern Oregon over 60 years ago and spent most of that time in hills surrounding the valley. There is much gold yet to be found, he says, and he has never given up the quest.
    Entries are wanted for the mineral exhibit to be open during Jubilee Week to lend further assurance of one of the best displays ever shown in the state. Quite a number of entries have already arrived, with the first offered by Jude Seidel, who is operating the United Metals property in Josephine County. One of his exhibits has been assayed at $3,500 per ton.
    "We were on our way north to Seattle and Canada when we first heard about Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, and now we are going to stay until it is over," H. G. Mallory of Oakland, Cal., said yesterday when a visitor in the Jubilee headquarters. Mr. Mallory is accompanied by his family and said he figured there would be a large number of visitors from California. "You would be surprised at the interest there is in Oregon's birthday party," he said.
    Jubilee caps, adopted as the official headgear for the celebration, are in great demand, often exceeding the supply. The caps are of an attractive design and will be the vogue rest of the month. Local residents are urged to procure them before the supply is entirely exhausted.
    W. E. (Shorty) Morris was out until 9 o'clock last night looking for wagons for the pioneer parade to be held during the Jubilee celebration. He has located many vehicles in all parts of the county. George Carter has been as busy looking for horses and received cooperation from many sources. Mrs. C. L. Hopkins has a list of local people who are to be in the parade, and is looking for more. J. Verne Shangle, parade chairman, has been in touch with his committee members constantly in working out further plans for the parade, which promises to be one of the largest ever presented in the West.
    A display of Indian arrows is coming to Medford from Hood River, Ore. T. J. Miller of that city has been Jubilee conscious for weeks and some time ago said he was arriving to spend the entire week at the celebration, bringing a display of several thousand arrows.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 27, 1934, page 8


    The advance guard of the thousands of visitors expected in Medford and Jacksonville for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June 3 to 9 are beginning to arrive in Medford. A special committee is completing preparations to provide for the housing of the expected throngs.
    While hotels, rooming houses and auto camps will provide for the needs of many visitors, efforts have been under way for some time to contact all residents having extra rooms which could be used for the benefit of persons unable to obtain accommodations at hotels. Reports have been consistently received of the arrival and expected arrival of visitors from numerous distant points to participate in Oregon's birthday celebration.
    While Jubilee Week was primarily inspired by the opportunity of statehood anniversary observance and the payment of homage to the pioneers of long ago, the week will be without dull moments. Entertainment of all kinds will be provided. Thrills will be found in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee roundup, presented for four afternoons for cash prizes in bulldogging, steer roping, bronco riding, bareback bronc riding and other contests.
    Four official Jubilee dances will be presented Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, with other dances scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. An Indian village, with real Indians living as they did 100 years ago, will be featured, as well as one of the best carnivals in the West.
    An aviation show on Saturday, with scores of ships arriving from the Northwest and California, will be another noteworthy attraction, with special stunts presented throughout the day. There will be special attractions in Ashland on Education Day, Tuesday, June 5, followed by special attractions in the historic gold mining town of Jacksonville, Thursday. A pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon," depicting Oregon history, will be presented Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 27, 1934, page 10


    All entries in the pioneer parade, one of the outstanding features of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, must be registered not later than Monday night, May 28, according to J. Verne Shangle, parade chairman.
    Anyone who plans to participate in the parade must be formally entered by Monday night in order that the parade may be chartered and the entries numbered for the programs. Entries may be made at the Jubilee headquarters or with Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, of the parade committee, who can be reached at the Firestone Service Stores.
    A complete listing of the parade will appear in the Medford Mail Tribune at a later date, and all who plan to witness it are urged by the committee to procure a copy so that every detail of the mammoth spectacle will be interpreted for them.
    Although entries will be accepted later than Monday night, they cannot be numbered and given favored positions.
    The parade is rapidly rounding into shape and promises to be one of the greatest shows of its kind ever staged on the coast.
    Unlike many parades which are assembled without "rhyme or reason," the Jubilee's pioneer parade will be a marvel of pageantry and will portray Oregon history, beginning with Captain Gray's discovery of the Columbia River, to the birth of the state in 1859.
    The Lewis and Clark expedition alone will utilize 50 men in costumes, while the wagon train will number more than a dozen genuine "prairie schooners" and covered wagons. The floats, depicting the highlights of Oregon history, are now being constructed, and those who have seen them are enthusiastic over their faithful portrayal of the colorful historical events.
    The parade will be staged Thursday morning, June 7.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 27, 1934, page 10


    All local citizens are urged to participate in the Legion caravan to advertise the Diamond Jubilee in Klamath Falls Tuesday evening. A large number of cars are needed in order to make an impressive showing in the Klamath metropolis, and all who plan to go should phone Horace Bromley, chairman of the caravan committee, or Lee Garlock at the A.A.A. office. Those wishing transportation should also report to either of the above Legionnaires. Present plans call for assembly at Jubilee headquarters at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to secure placards and advertising material, and the caravan will move promptly at 3 p.m. Plenty of music has been secured for the parade in Klamath and includes the Legion drum corps, a steam calliope and loudspeaking equipment. It is also planned to take along the $10,000 Brahma bull from the Jubilee rodeo to put on an exhibition of high jumping for the Klamath citizens.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 27, 1934, page 10


    More cars and passengers are needed for the Jubilee caravan to Klamath Falls tomorrow, according to H. L. Bromley, chairman of the Legion committee in charge of this advertising stunt. "Everyone is cordially invited to participate in this caravan and help publicize the Diamond Jubilee in Klamath Falls," stated Bromley today. "Cars and people are both needed to make an impressive showing, and there will be plenty of room for those who do not have transportation of their own."
    The caravan will assemble at Jubilee headquarters at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow to secure banners and placards and will move promptly at 3 p.m. A parade and exhibition will be held in Klamath Falls at 5:30-6:30, after which local people will be free to spend the evening in Klamath or return home.
    All those who plan to participate in the caravan, either with or without cars, are asked to register their names with Lee Garlock at the A.A.A. office, telephone 312, before Tuesday noon.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 28, 1934, page 7


    Space will be allotted in the industrial and manufacturers' exhibit in the Natatorium for an exhibit of boys' craft during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next week, according to W. A. Gates, exhibit chairman. He stated one of the best representations of Oregon products ever offered in the state will be shown. Practically all of the booths have been sold, with a very few remaining. These will undoubtedly be disposed of by the middle of the week. Boys and youths having exhibits in mind are urged to see Mr. Gates as early as possible.
    Mountain, lake and river resorts are making preparations for increased business during Jubilee Week and after, in view of the thousands of visitors expected in Southern Oregon. Quite a number of reservations have already been received with more coming. One auto camp reported 20 reservations in one party from Central Oregon. Other reservations have been received from numerous points in California and Washington. Planning to camp out, six Seattle, Wash., families have notified A. B. Maple of Central Point they are looking forward to camping in his back yard.
    Newsreel men and syndicate photographers will be in Medford during Jubilee Week spreading publicity for Southern Oregon throughout the United States. They will spend the entire week here.
    A native pioneer son of Southern Oregon, Asbury Beall of Beall Lane, was among the many visitors at Jubilee headquarters today. His mind wandered back through the years recalling days when Medford had not yet been established. The present site was marked only by a lone farm house which years ago fell into disuse. Jacksonville was the big city of the entire section, enjoying consistent growth until the coming of the railroad establishment and development of Medford. Mr. Beall's parents came across the plains in the 1850s.
    The  largest number of stage coaches to be brought together in Oregon for many years will be seen in the pioneer parade, an event of Thursday forenoon, June 7, during Jubilee Week. The parade committee announced today six coaches have been procured and will come from different sections of Oregon and Northern California. One of the coaches will be driven by Fred Tice, one of the few surviving stage coach drivers living in Southern Oregon.
    Through the cooperation of the Association of Commercial Truck Owners, Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration is receiving widespread publicity throughout Oregon and Washington. C. C. Thompson, vice-president and general manager of the association, recently obtained big Diamond Jubilee sheets to be placed on about 75 trucks operated by his company, reaching the eyes of thousands of people. Similar cooperation has been forthcoming from Archie Pierce of the Pierce Auto Freight Lines and Frederick Johnson of the Johnson Trucking Company. Their trucks have been carrying signs for some time.
    Interest in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration is good in Northern California, according to E. E. Strathouse of the Tri-State Neon Company, who recently returned from a visit to Chico, Grass Valley, Orland and other California points. He appeared before two or three luncheon clubs, giving speeches concerning the Jubilee. He said he received the assurance of quite a number of Californians of their intention of attending.
    The display of pioneer relics at Jubilee headquarters in the Sparta building is one of the most interesting spots in Medford. Thousands of people have viewed the exhibit during the past month. They represent every phase of pioneer life routine and include numerous treasured heirlooms. Dozens of old guns have been received, particularly old muzzle-loaders. One of the last old-type guns was left at Jubilee headquarters today by Sheriff Walter Olmscheid. A broadsword, carried by one of his relatives in 1835, was left last week by Leland Brophy. This type of sword has not been in use for nearly a century. A collection of authentic Confederate money is on display through the courtesy of Chas. True.
    Bees have become Jubilee conscious. A large bunch of them swarmed the other day at the fair grounds on lumber being used in the construction of the pageant "Oyer-Un-Gon" setting. The bees have so far refused to leave but will be induced to fly on or before the celebration begins.
    Jerry Noon, 96 years old, a miner who came to Jacksonville in 1859, has been planning for weeks to take part in the pioneer parade but of late has been complaining of "rheumatiz" and may be forced to forgo his plans and stay close to his home in Talent. However, another Talent resident, Henri Warner, a former stage and screen actor, will participate and will probably be teamed up with "Spec" O'Donnell, well-known comedy star, who has been in Medford the past several weeks visiting friends.
    Friday will witness a highly representative agricultural and industrial parade which will be equally as long as the Thursday pioneer parade. Chairman Robert G. Fowler states cooperation has been forthcoming from many sources, particularly the county granges, which enter floats and other entries in the line of march. Local business houses and industries have been invited to participate, but are urged to make formal entry as early as possible.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 28, 1934, page 8


    A public exhibit of the Christian Science Monitor, international daily newspaper, will be maintained by the Christian Science church of Medford during Jubilee Week, in the Jackson County Bank building, corner East Main and Central Avenue.
    Open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, hosts and hostesses will be present at all times. Rest and study rooms will be provided and a story hour for children up to the sage of 10 years will be held each day, when wholesome and constructive stories will be told by women experienced in this line of work.
    It is thought by those in charge that all visitors, men, women, young people and children, will find the exhibit of interest, for the Monitor is worldwide in scope, covering the fields of education, finance, sports, homemaking in its various phases, art and politics, although in the latter it is non-partisan.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 29, 1934, page 4


    Oregon people by thousands will clasp hands at Medford, Jacksonville and Ashland next week. The Diamond Jubilee, celebrating the state's admission to the Union, will be a mighty lure. The story of the state will be told in a wonderful pageant presented by 500 people and with almost limitless stage effects.
    The Jubilee celebration will be held in Medford and Jacksonville by virtue of an act of the legislature and a proclamation of the governor. Medford, however, originally proposed the plan and offered to conduct the celebration.
    The scene of the Jubilee will be peculiarly fitting. No setting could be more appropriate. The mighty Siskiyous looking down, Table Mountain looming up in the west, a landscape rarely approximated in beauty, and all of it climaxed with the story of gold and mining and Indian wars and Indians and an historic lore of outstanding interest--no setup for the celebration could be more appropriate or alluring.
    The Jubilee will be an outstanding commemoration of 75 years of progress in Oregon, and in that respect will be a valuable and inspiring week for all who attend.
    During the week every opportunity will be taken to honor the pioneer, who through privations, hardships and suffering made it possible for the present generation to enjoy all the blessings that are afforded those who reside in Oregon. Special emphasis has been placed on those features that contributed toward the upbuilding of the state since its inception.
    Next Sunday, for instance, is Religious Day, and the part that religion played in building this great commonwealth will be stressed.
    On Monday the Queen Mother will be crowned. While some cities conduct beauty contests in order to select a queen, the Jubilee committee has decided that the one to reign over the celebration shall be a Queen Mother, and Anne Whiteaker, the daughter of the first governor of Oregon, has been chosen to take this important part. Oregon did not become a state by any conquest of war or annexation of territory. Oregon was builded on a foundation of home life, and it is only natural that, during the week, homage should be paid to motherhood.
    Wednesday will be Trail Day. Caravans from all over the coast will concentrate in Medford.
    Thursday is Pioneer Day, the day set aside to pay tribute to those valiant souls who crossed the plains in the 1800s and settled in Oregon.
    Friday will be devoted to emphasizing the parts that agriculture and industry have played in the upbuilding of Oregon.
    The importance of the celebration from a national standpoint is demonstrated by the fact that on Sunday morning the week of the celebration will be officially opened by Secretary of Agriculture Henry T. Wallace. It is highly complimentary that a member of the President's cabinet should be here to take part in the program.
    Medford, with only a little over 11,000 population, has undertaken the responsibility of conducting this statewide celebration. In doing so the officials who are conducting the affair have realized its importance, and the entire celebration will be dignified and will be conducted in such a manner as to be a fitting commemoration of the state's 75th birthday.
    There will be wonderful hours and pleasures out there among the golden hills and rich valleys of good old Jackson County amid the thrilling scenes and presentations of the celebration.--Oregon Journal (Portland).
Medford Mail Tribune, May 29, 1934, page 6


    Souvenir programs for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee are now on sale. They include a complete listing of all celebration events for the entire week and contain a history of Oregon, description of nearby scenic points and numerous bits of other interesting information. The booklet, the product of local print shops, is unusually attractive and is offered for sale early to enable Medford and Southern Oregon residents to send them off to friends and relatives. A committee, headed by A. H. Miller, spent considerable time preparing the publication.
    Arrangements have been made for the exhibition of all old-type vehicles used in the pioneer parade during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next week. A public square is being reserved to display these old-type means of transportation and will be another of the numerous features of Jubilee Week.
     The first time an announcer car has ever been operated in two shifts, the Standard Oil Company announcing system will be used in Medford day and night during Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, it was announced today. The car will be in Medford the entire week in charge of George Austin, and will be used to especial advantage during the presentations of the pageant "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty) at the fairgrounds Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. The cast includes over 500 people, making one of the largest productions ever attempted in the West.
    Oregon's Diamond Jubilee and the Portland Rose Festival are co-featured in the current issue of Sunset magazine, encouraging all readers to come to Oregon for the celebration and festival. This publication is widely read throughout the West. Further indicative of growing interest in the big birthday celebration, numerous metropolitan newspapers throughout the length of the Pacific Coast have been carrying pictures and news stories released by news syndicates. Quite a number of pictures are also being carried by eastern dailies, bringing more favorable publicity to this section.
    Adding more color to Jubilee Week, Captain Ace Renner said today he has completed all arrangements for the Indian village to be maintained in Medford next week. The Indians will live exactly as they did 100 years ago in tepees and will wear their ancient garb of skins and feathers. Mr. Renner returned yesterday from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Eastern Oregon where he contacted quite a number of tribesmen to come to Medford. Over 40 Indians will be in Medford and during the week will present numerous demonstrations of basket-weaving, archery, leather fashioning and numerous other activities peculiar to red men. Quite a number of squaws and papooses will be present.
    One of the interesting exhibits scheduled for the manufacturers' and industrial display in the Natatorium building is being entered by the Standard Oil Company of California. It is known as the mystery magic exhibit, and wherever it has been shown it has attracted widespread attention, attracting throngs from morning until night.
    When Fred Tice, veteran Southern Oregon stage driver, arrived in San Francisco, Calif., today the guest of the United Air Lines, he was welcomed by representatives of the United Air Line and of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He will spend this evening in the city and return to Medford by tomorrow's plane. He covered in hours the distances he used to drive in days and was much more comfortable.
    Entrants for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee tennis tournament are coming in from widely scattered parts. One of the latest arrived from Redding, Cal., where a four-man team, undefeated this year, announced that it is anxious to come to Medford to take part in the three-day tourney, beginning Sunday morning, June 3. Local tennis enthusiasts are looking forward to worthwhile competition with more players than have ever been assembled in Medford before. H. G. Wilson is chairman of the tennis committee.
    Cooperation is coming from numerous sources in the presentation of "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty) historical pageant depicting Oregon history, Prof Angus Bowmer, author and director, said when in Medford today. The grand finale scene has the cooperation of the National Guard units of Medford and Ashland, the American Legion drum corps of Medford, the American Legion Kiltie Band of Ashland, the Boy Scouts of Medford and Ashland.
    The pageant, as a whole, has the cooperation of the Medford Gleemen, principally characterizing the old-time Voyageurs, whose songs will thrill the pageant throngs. A complete symphony orchestra is being drilled by Wade Croft, musical director of the Ashland high school, who has musicians from all sections of the valley. Special music will be presented. A group of Ashland square dancers are cooperating and will present old-time steps. The Jackson County Teachers' Chorus is providing songs for the big production. A group of 25 Medford High School students will also be in the pageant as well as a large number of students from Ruth Luy's dancing academy.
    Miners are reminded by the mineral exhibit committee to bring in entries as early as possible for the display to be open the entire week. Displays are expected from numerous sections of the state and will be one of the most complete ever attempted in Oregon.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 29, 1934, page 6


    Rehearsal for the Diamond Jubilee choir will be held Thursday evening at eight o'clock in the Presbyterian church, Elsie Carleton Strang, director, has announced. The Elks band, which is to play the accompaniment, will also attend the rehearsal.
    Mrs. Strang will arrange the seating for the chorus at tomorrow evening's practice, and she especially urges all members to be present. There were 117 in attendance at the Monday evening practice, she said.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 2


    More and more pioneers have been leaving their names at Oregon's Diamond Jubilee headquarters in the Sparta building.
    Persons who have been residents of Oregon for the past 60 years are eligible. Latest additions to the list of names include Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farra, Central Point; F. D. Swingle, Ashland; Mrs. Martha Roberts, Medford; Mrs. L. T. Davis, Gold Hill; F. Stephenson, Mrs. Mary Hay and Mrs. M. E. Owens, Central Point; Mrs. Carrie Boussum, Etta Bean, Mrs. Mary Ashpole, J. T. Bates, Mrs. Mamie Riddle, Frank Bellinger, Charles F. Skeeters, E. J. Hamlin, I. H. Gove, Alta Naylor, Mrs. Fred Tice, Mrs. Amelia [omission], Almeda Budge, John Hamrick, Mrs. S. E. Edmonds, James Stewart, Rosa Bailey, Mrs. Arty Doren, Mrs. W. L. Jackson, Mrs. T. J. Kenney, H. L. Griffin, Adelia Allen, Mary F. Stephens, Cynthia L. Rodgers, E. E. Gore, Mrs. Laura Pottenger and I. C. Dailey of Medford.
    Mrs. Minnie J. Moore, Miss Mary A. Mee and Mrs. Laura E. Mee Crane, Central Point; W. E. Butler, Eagle Point, Mrs. W. Vogeli, Talent; Mary Swinden and T. A. Crump, Jacksonville; H. A. Meyer, Lake Creek, W. M. Wolter and W. A. Cook, Gold Hill; Rev. and Mrs. L. F. Belknap, Medford; Mayor and Mrs. W. C. Leever, Central Point; Mrs. Ida French, Talent, Ore.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 3


    Entry numbers for the Pioneer Parade, one of the outstanding features of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee, will be given out all day Thursday at the Jubilee headquarters.
    Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, of the parade committee, has set the date for Thursday and asks that all participants make it a point to get their numbers on that day. Everyone who has a float, walks or rides in the parade must have a number showing his position in the line.
    Entry lists have been closed, and the parade promises to be the greatest exhibition of its kind ever seen in this territory. Twenty-two covered wagons will reproduce the early wagon trains to the Oregon country, while 50 costumed men of the CCC will faithfully portray the Lewis and Clark expedition.
    A tribe of Indians in native garb will be but one of the features, while scores of horses and men will be used to portray the various highlights of Oregon history.
    R. E. Peyton, old-time Indian interpreter and still one of the leading authorities on Indian languages, will appear in the parade wearing a scout suit made by the Pawnee tribe. Twenty-five special floats will be seen in the parade, which will stretch more than two miles. It will begin at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, June 7.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 3


    Medford and Southern Oregon residents are reminded to make. early purchases of tickets for the pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon," and Norman Cowan's famous roundup. The pageant will be presented Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights at the fairgrounds, where rehearsals have been in progress for some time past. The roundup will be presented Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday afternoons, followed by a special show Saturday night. Advance ticket sales are underw ay at Diamond Jubilee headquarters in the Sparta building.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 5


    Simplicity and beauty will surround the coronation of the Queen Mother, Anne Whiteaker, of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration at the fairgrounds next Monday evening. Plans have been carefully made to offer a well-balanced program for the evening. A children's pageant with more than 400 children will take part, paying especial tribute to pioneerhood womanhood and its importance in Oregon history.
    Prof. Irving Vining will present the coronation address of the evening. The action will take place on a platform in front of the grandstand. Children in the dance are being trained for the presentation by Eve Benson's dancing academy.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 5


    The Civilian Conservation Corps, most modern of the pioneers, will join with the old-timers next week in celebrating Oregon's Diamond Jubilee in Medford and Jacksonville. The work of the corps in the forests and parks of Oregon will be demonstrated by more than 100 members carrying the tools of their various forest trades in the giant industrial parade Friday, June 8. All types of work projects being carried on by the CCC will be shown as the big company of men march along the route of the parade.
    The Lewis and Clark expedition, the great exploration party which opened up the western country shortly after the Louisiana Purchase, will be portrayed by CCC men costumed as soldiers, frontiersmen and guides. Even the role of Captain Clark's colored body servant will be portrayed, a giant, good-natured colored boy from Illinois having offered to play the part. Sacajawea, the Indian girl who guided the expedition, will be portrayed by a young Indian girl who will be here with the Indian village during the week. The roles of Lewis and Clark and other outstanding members of the party will be taken by members of the CCC, along with those of the other 46 men on the party.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 5  The CCC'er from Illinois playing York is visible on film here, at 11:32.


    Committees are working hard for the success of Education and Ashland Day in Ashland next Tuesday, June 5, when a complete program is being prepared in that city.
    President Walter Redford, of the Southern Oregon Normal School, reports progress in all divisions, and states visitors can look forward to a complete program in that city. The day will start off with the graduation exercises in the normal school in the Lithia Park in the forenoon.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 5


    One of the biggest entries in the agricultural and industrial parade scheduled for Friday forenoon during Jubilee Week is jointly planned by the United States Forest Service, U.S. army, Civilian Conservation Corps and the Crater Lake National park. R. G. Fowler, parade chairman said today. The entry will be fully two blocks long and will have over 100 men, a large number of which will represent the different phases of CCC endeavor in the mountain country, such as trail building, building construction, telephone line building and numerous other activities. The agricultural parade will be one of the longest presented in Medford for years. Prospective entrants are urged to notify Mr. Fowler as early as possible.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 5


    Medford and Jackson County residents having extra rooms during next week are urged to get in touch with Jubilee headquarters as early as possible. In view of the thousands of people expected here during the week, the Jubilee housing committee is making every effort to locate sufficient housing accommodations. However, the cooperation of all residents is necessary to assure the success of this project.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 30, 1934, page 5


    The big, bad man of the ring, Ted (King Kong) Cox, 220 pounds, Oakland, Calif., will demonstrate the latest in mean holds in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee wrestling smoker next Tuesday evening at the armory. None other than the veteran Charlie Hansen of Seattle will attempt to show King Kong that mean tricks are unavailing.
    Because of the big Jubilee mat card there will be no wrestling show at the armory tonight.
    King Kong's ring escapades are well known throughout the length of the Pacific Coast. He has been throwing his adversaries right and left for years, and comes to Medford confident Hansen will be another to add to his list. Hansen has no worry when it concerns Cox's bull-headed intentions, assuring fans of one of the ring classics of the season.
    The second stanza of the double main event planned by Mack Lillard promises more fast action in a one-hour tussle between the well-known Ted Thye of Portland and Pete Belcastro, local favorite, who hails from Sacramento. Thye, whose years of wrestling have brought him naught but a steady string of victories, will run up against a snag when he tries to do his usual stuff against the handsome California Italian. The son of Italy has appeared in Medford numerous times with consistent success, and is looking forward to another victory.
    Something out of the ordinary is promised for the opener. "Spec" O'Donnell of movie fame will pit his 115 pounds against Bog (Man Mountain) Burns, 270 pounds. "The bigger they are the harder they fall," is the cry of movieland's pride, who has a number of cute holds which would be the undoing of any man. Burns, well known locally, is eager for the fray but is only worried he might be able to catch up with the slippery "Spec." Burns is hoping to have Medford's smallest man, Major Arthur, 50 inches tall and 60 pounds heavy, as his second.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 31, 1934, page 2


    The great spirit of pioneer motherhood and fatherhood will be the object of tribute and homage in the historical pageant "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty) a feature of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at the fairgrounds. The pageant has a cast in excess of 500 people and will faithfully reproduce events leading up to and including the establishment of Oregon statehood 75 years ago.
    The pageant is divided into five episodes. Episode 1, The Indian's Oregon, has two divisions showing the early life of the aborigines before the coming of the white men. Indians are following the simple lives until they are apprised of strange things to happen.
    A generation later reveals that white men have actually arrived--the first white men are trappers.
    The coming of the emigrants is faithfully depicted by emigrant trains and cross-sections of life of the emigrants of 75 years ago is interestingly presented--the hardships and the joys of tortuous journeys to a new country.
    The birth of government is revealed in a frontier village of 1841 when the Oregon country was jointly occupied by the British and the United States. Considerable action is shown in this episode, which also depicts the happenings at Champoeg, May 2, 1843, which tells of plans for the first provisional government when the future of Oregon was decided by one vote.
    The climax of the production is revealed in the fourth episode, including the many incidents which led to the establishment of statehood February 14, 1859. The fifth episode brings the people of modern Oregon together with the spirit of the pioneers in paying tribute to "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty).
    Every effort has been made to present one of the greatest pageants of its kind ever offered. Preparations have been under way for many weeks under the direction of Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Normal School. He is also the author.
    In addition to the 500 people in the cast, over 100 people are in the technical crew. One of the best stringed orchestras ever assembled on the Coast has over 50 members, under the direction of Ward Croft, musical director of the Ashland high school. Dance numbers are numerous throughout the pageant, with dancers from all parts of Southern Oregon taking part. Miss Ruth Luy has been drilling participants in special numbers for some time.
    The well-known Medford Gleemen, directed by James Stevens, are taking an important part. Sixty voices strong, their songs of the pioneers will be long remembered. The Jackson County Teachers' Chorus, under the direction of Harriett Baldwin, are contributing whole-heartedly to the success of the big production, as well as the pioneer dancers directed by E. C. Lane of Ashland.
    A loudspeaking system has been installed on the pageant grounds to make it possible for all spectators to easily follow the progress of the action. Over 60 lighting units will enhance the attractiveness of "Oyer-Un-Gon" and will be used in numerous beautiful effects. The scenic set is 180 feet wide, 100 feet deep and 40 feet high. It is a faithful reproduction of pioneer scenes, including large mountain ranges, around the slopes of which come the covered wagons symbolic of the first arrival of settlers in a new country.
    Hundreds of costumes were made for the numerous characters, representing Indians, trappers, fur traders, soldiers, emigrants, miners and scores of others.
    The pageant organization is composed of Prof. Irving S. Vining, pageant chairman on Jubilee committee; Prof. Angus L. Bowmer, director, Ward V. Croft, orchestra. Members of the advisory council are: D. Virginia Hales, Louise M. Woodruff, Dr. Arthur S. Taylor, Marian Ady, costume manager; William Cottrell, scenic design; R. Barry, construction manager; D. A. Runyard, lighting. Much stock of the pageant was used through the courtesy of the Dodge Riding Academy, while sound came through the courtesy of the Standard Oil Company.
    The National Guard units of Medford and Ashland, the Boy Scouts of Medford and Ashland, the Girl Scouts, American Legion Drum Corps of Medford, the Kiltie Band of Ashland all donated their services to the pageant. The largest share of the actors came from the Southern Oregon Normal School, with some undergoing extra expense to stay over to take part.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 31, 1934, page 5


    Many details of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next week will be handled by Medford's Boy Scouts, A. O. Soderberg, Boy ScoutS executive, announced today.
    Over 750 hours of service will be devoted to the cause of the Jubilee. Four boys will be on duty at Jubilee headquarters daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ten boys will aid in the fly-casting tournament of next Sunday morning. Over 50 scouts will act as ushers for the pageant "Oyer-Un-Gon," Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at the fairgrounds.
    Another 50 scouts will aid in the parades of Thursday and Friday. A number of them will report to Col. Payne at the fairgrounds entrance at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, and the remainder will be on duty in Medford on the line of march. Duties will be similar for the agricultural parade the next day.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 31, 1934, page 6


    Oregon's early history, colored with the heroism of the early pioneers, will be unfolded in lavish detail on the streets of Medford Thursday morning, June 7, when the Pioneer Parade is presented as an important feature of the Diamond Jubilee celebration.
    The events which led up to Oregon's official recognition as a state will be reproduced in one of the most novel historical parades ever staged in the Northwest.
    More than 200 horses, hundreds of men and scores of wagons will stretch for more than two miles as the parade gets under way. Thousands of onlookers will line the downtown streets to see the great spectacle.
    Governor Julius L. Meier, first citizen of the state, will lead the mammoth parade accompanied by the Rosarians, Portland's colorful marching organization.
    Judge Colvig will follow as grand marshal, accompanied by Major Clare H. Armstrong and Carl Janouch as aides.
    They will be followed by a fife and drum corps, with Oregon's "Queen Mother," Anne Whiteaker, appearing in a liveried coach.
    Then will come the floats and marching groups symbolizing the events of early Oregon history. First will be a "Stone Age" float descriptive of the prehistoric events which molded the state and gave Oregon  its great natural wonders. This float will be guarded by 12 Cavemen from Grants Pass.
    The formal discovery of Mount Hood, Oregon's highest mountain, in 1792 will be portrayed, together with Captain Gray's discovery of the Columbia River and the coming of the early fur traders.
    The Lewis and Clark expedition, with its 48 white men, one colored servant and the Indian girl, Sacajawea, will be presented, together with a replica of the salt cairn established on the Oregon coast by the explorers.
    A party of 24 Indians on ponies obtained for the Jubilee by Captain Ace Renner will be next in the line and will be followed by a float portraying the part played in early Oregon affairs by Dr. John McLoughlin.
    A lone trapper will be next seen, and behind him will come a standard Bearer carrying the Boston circular of 1833 for emigrants to the Oregon Territory.
    Oregon's first school will be shown, followed by the Methodist missionaries to the Oregon territory, and the Catholic missionaries. The early circuit riders will appear, and behind them will come agents circularizing prospective emigrants with information on the newly discovered Oregon country. Dr. Whitman, early missionary, will be seen.
    Then will come the first great wagon train from the Middle West to the territory. This will involve scores of horses, wagons and men and will include "Spec" O'Donnell, film actor, as a mounted scout.
    As a brief interlude in the historical parade, Whipples' children's band will follow on an old-fashioned band wagon drawn by horses.
    The first provisional governor will be portrayed, together with a troop of Oregon Rangers. The first newspaper will appear. Then, as another interlude, the Yreka drum corps will parade by.
    The shipment of fruit trees to Oregon will be shown, the trees being freighted by ox team. Discovery of gold on the Coast by an Oregon miner will be demonstrated, followed by the Pony Express riders and a troupe of old-time fiddlers.
    The first Oregon territorial governor will appear, followed by old-time vehicles. Then will come mining floats, whipsaws, pack trains of burros, a four-horse stage coach, floats depicting early agriculture, another stage coach, floats showing the early home life in the state, and a series of old-time vehicles.
    Then will come Sams Valley float, Indian drag poles, the early Jacksonville fire department, an old hotel bus, more vehicles, a Gold Hill mining float, a float showing early broom making, a salmon float, an early photograph gallery, Crater Lake, more old vehicles, and the Elks' band on a real old-time band wagon.
    The first governor will follow and behind him will come an "Oregon" float symbolic of the great commonwealth's establishment. The high school band will formally close the parade.
Medford Mail Tribune, May 31, 1934, page 12


    On last Valentine's Day, the state of Oregon was seventy-five years old, but it was decided to postpone most of the birthday parties until summer, when there would be plenty of flowers for the festivities. Now June has come, millions of roses are blooming, and Oregon is saying to the world in general, and to Sunset Land in particular, "Come to our Diamond Jubilee." In observing this seventy-fifth birthday, Oregon is not counting those years of her tranquil infancy before white men came to her shores. She is not dwelling on those gruelling days of her youth when the covered wagon was making its first tracks across her green valleys. She is counting, as birthdays, only those fruitful years since 1859 when she became such an important state in our Union. Filled as we are with enthusiasm and interest in the dramatic history of Oregon's past, we must leave it to her historians to tell the thrilling story of Oregon's early days. In this small space we must be content merely to teil you something of the birthday celebrations that will take place this coming month.
    From Medford comes word of the pageant "Oyer-Un Gon" (Indian word for "Land of Plenty'') to be held in that city June 3 to 9. Here the curtain of time will be drawn aside, bringing back stirring days and paying honor to the heroes and heroines of the covered wagon era. For weeks, preparations have been under way for the presentation of this pageant which faithfully depicts the successive steps leading to statehood, when only two votes saved Oregon for the United States instead of for Great Britain. Again, rough-shirted miners will come to life and pack trains will ply their way against a background of danger of which present-day men and women know so little. There will be parades, golf tournaments, exhibits and all sorts of gay festivities for six glorious days.
    A few miles from Medford is Jacksonville, one of the first settlements of the state and the scene of feverish gold mining activity in the early '50s. Here a complete historical exhibit will be offered to visitors during the days of the Medford celebration. Jacksonville is abundant in historical interest. It has the oldest brick building still in use in Oregon, the building in which women and children sought refuge during Indian skirmishes. Gold is still to be found in Jacksonville, and mining is carried on in back yards and along the main thoroughfare.…
    In writing these paragraphs there has, naturally, been no occasion to be facetious. In closing, however, we can't help recalling that, according to some historians, the word "Oregon" literally means "wild thyme." Now if we were in a punning mood we might challenge our Oregon Sunseteers as to whether or not the jubilee will bear out the literal meaning of the word--but we shall find out for ourselves.--L.R. [Lou Richardson]
Sunset magazine, June 1934, pages 10-11


    8:00 a.m. Drawing for first round tennis tournament at junior high school building.
    9:00 a.m. Tennis tournament. Semi-finals, both singles and doubles, June 6. Finals, June 7, Beautiful trophies awarded winners.
    9:00 a.m. Golf tournament. Rogue Valley Golf Club. The beautiful Rogue Valley golf course will be open to the public during Jubilee Week. Under direction of Larry Schade, chairman of the tournament committee, there will be a three-day handicap tourney. Matches will begin each day at 9:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m. Daily prizes are offered with a grand Jubilee prize for the winner of the three-day play.
    9:00 a.m. Fly-casting tournament, Bear Creek bridge. Wet fly accuracy; dry fly accuracy, distance fly and distance with ⅝-ounce plug. A special event for amateur or casters never in competition before. Any type pole or line may be used, as long as it can be wielded with one hand.
    10 a.m. Trap-shooting tournament at Medford Gun club grounds. Fifty-dollar diamond trophy to winner; $100 in cash purses and prizes. The fifth annual Medford Mail Tribune tournament will be held in conjunction with the Diamond Jubilee tourney.
    11 a.m. Special religious services in all churches on the subject of "Pioneer Mothers," stressing importance of pioneer motherhood in Oregon history.
    2:00 p.m. Address by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace at county fairgrounds.
    8:00 p.m. Union services at fairgrounds. Main address, "Our Uncrowned Queens," by Rev. D. J. Ferguson of Astoria. Choir of 150 voices.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 1, 1934, page 1


    W. A. Ferguson, better known as "Ferg," has just arrived in Medford. "Ferg," who is the official cartoonist of the Sperry Flour Co., will be in Medford all during the week of the Diamond Jubilee.
    During the past few years he has caricatured practically all prominent people of the Pacific Coast. His sketches and cartoons have appeared in all prominent newspapers and many periodicals.
    He may be seen in action at the Sperry Flour Co. booth at the industrial exhibit. Ferg works with lightning rapidity and will dash off a likeness in just a few seconds.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 1, 1934, page 2


    E. C. (Jerry) Jerome, general chairman of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, received official information from Congressman Charles H. Martin that Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has sent a personal message to Anne Whiteaker, Queen Mother of the celebration. The letter will be read during the coronation ceremonies of the Queen at the fairgrounds next Monday evening. An elaborate program is planned for this event, including 400 dancing and singing children.
    Congressman Martin's letter follows:
    "As a loyal Oregonian, devoted to its interests, I cannot tell you how keenly disappointed I am in not being able to attend the Diamond Jubilee.
    "When I came to Vancouver Barracks in 1887, I brought with me from my home in Southern Illinois letters from my father, Judge Samuel H. Martin, and from Dr. Elam Stewart.
They were both boyhood friends of Governor Whiteaker when he was a young man in southern Indiana.
    "One of the first things I did was to go over to Governor Whiteaker's home in East Portland. He was then, as I remember, collector of internal revenue for Oregon. I enjoyed this first interview, when I presented my credentials, and many later ones with him to learn much of the early history of Oregon in which he played such a prominent part.
    "Please convey to his daughter, Miss Anne Whiteaker, my love and respect. I am enclosing a message to the Queen Mother from Mrs. Roosevelt."
Medford Mail Tribune, June 1, 1934, page 4


    Indicative of the wholehearted spirit of cooperation of Medford merchants, a number of plans were made this week for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration. The plans were drawn up by the retail merchants' division of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and undoubtedly will be carefully followed throughout the length of the celebration.
    All residents of Medford are asked to leave their cars at home from Saturday, June 2, to Saturday, June 9, to provide parking space for the thousands of expected visitors, for whom a number of parking lots have also been provided.
    Stores are to be kept illuminated until midnight throughout the week.
    Stores and offices are to close from 10 a.m. until noon on Thursday, June 7, during the length of the pioneer parade, and on Friday from 10 o'clock until 11 o'clock during the time of the agricultural parade.
    Flags are to be displayed on sidewalks for the length of the celebration, adding more color to the well-decorated streets and store fronts.
    Merchants are to give each employee one-half day off during the week to permit him to enjoy the celebration events. Business houses are also asked to display pioneer windows.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 6, 1934, page 4


    Presenting the largest number of cowboys and the greatest array of bucking horses, cow ponies and steers ever brought together in this end of the state, Norman Cowman's famous roundup promises to be one of the biggest thrills of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next week. Over $2500 in prizes and purses will be offered to the winners of the numerous events of the five-day attraction.
    The complete daily program follows: Grand entry and introduction of officials, bareback bronc riding, calf roping contest, trick and fancy riding by Buff Jones, Pacific Coast champion; Kermit Maynard, world's champion trick roper, saddle bronc riding contest; trick and fancy riding by Donna Cowan, Kermit Maynard and Buff Jones; Monte Reger, Buffalo, Okla., and educated high jumping longhorn steer Jumping over automobile; bulldogging contest; wild Brahma steer riding; wild horse and numerous other program features.
    The list of 30 bucking horses is headed by the unridden broncs, Jack Dempsey, Billy the Kid and I Thought So. These horses have never been subdued. Other broncs include such well-known names as Hi-Power, John Dillinger, Believe It or Not, Pretty Sox and others.
    Riders are coming from widely scattered sections and are headed by the world champion of 1933, Clay Carr, Visalia, Calif. Carr plans to make enough points to keep his crown. Other riders who have entered are: Lloyd Saunder, Sonora, Calif.; Tom Bride, Tucson, Ariz.; Frank McCarrell, Fort Worth, Tex.; Andy Jaurique, Newhall, Calif.; Ervin Collins, Miles City, Mont.; Buff Jones, North Hollywood, Calif.; Dolf Aber, Casper, Wyo.; Pat Woods, Fort Worth, Tex.; Joe DeMello, Billings, Mont.; Howard Brown, Sonora, Calif.; Dale Kennedy, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Willie Edmo, Blackfall [Blackfoot? Fort Hall?], Idaho, and dozens of others.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 1, 1934, page 8


    Church choirs of Medford and Southern Oregon are asked to cooperate by the general committee of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration next June, in the formation of a large choir for the union services at the fairgrounds Sunday evening, June 3. Mrs. Elsie Carleton Strang has been appointed director of the union choir, which undoubtedly presents one of the largest gatherings of singing voices ever heard in Oregon.
    Special music has been obtained for this important part of Jubilee Week to be held at the Jackson County fairgrounds. Several thousand people are expected to be in attendance at the services, which will have a prominent speaker in attendance.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 1, 1934, page 9


    The American Legion caravan to Klamath Falls in behalf of the Diamond Jubilee proved decidedly worth while, according to reports received from those who made the trip Tuesday. The Medford Jubilee boosters were given a cordial reception by the Klamath Falls Legionnaires and other local citizens, and much interest was shown in the big state celebration which opens here next week.
    Arriving in Klamath Falls, the local caravan was met by the commander of the Klamath Legion post, Sheriff Lowe and and other officials, as well as many other Klamath citizens. A parade was formed, headed by city police on motorcycles, state police in cars, and the Medford drum corps followed by nearly a score of Medford cars bearing advertising banners and placards. Loudspeaker equipment broadcast music and announcements concerning the Jubilee Week program, and a big calliope brought up the rear. Needless to say, everyone in the Klamath business district knew that the Medford caravan was in town and what for. The parade wound up at the Legion Memorial building, where an informal reception was held by the Klamath Legion and "40 et 8" members for the Medford group.
    Later in the evening Medford was given time on the popular "Pelican" hour over station KFJI to put on several musical numbers and a talk on the Diamond Jubilee by H. L. Bromley, chairman of the caravan committee. All indications point to a splendid attendance from Klamath Falls, according to those who made the trip.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 1, 1934, page 9


    With local merchants responding with a genuine spirit to requests to decorate store fronts for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, Medford will present an unusually beautiful appearance during Jubilee Week. General Chairman E. C. (Jerry) Jerome is particularly pleased with the fine display of civic patriotism in the cooperation of business houses in ordering these decorations.
    It is through this cooperation, he said, that it is possible to have streamers of Jubilee decorations strung across the streets and the placing of attractive Jubilee emblems on lamp posts, leaving a lasting impression on the many thousands of visitors in Medford and Southern Oregon next week. It was pointed out that Jubilee shoppers will be attracted to the many stores displaying the Jubilee decorations, and it is likely there will not be a single establishment which will not be displaying Jubilee colors.
    Flycasters from all parts of the Pacific Coast have been invited to take part in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee flycasting tournament scheduled for next Sunday morning, W. F. (Toggery Bill) Isaacs announced today. An ideal casting pool has been prepared in Bear Creek just above the Main Street bridge, where events will begin at 9 o'clock in the morning.
    Competition will be provided in dry and wet fly accuracy casting, distance fly, distance with ⅝-ounce plug and in other events. Worthwhile prizes will be offered to winners, who will be chosen from a good-sized field. Interest in this feature of the Jubilee is widespread, but local flycasters are particularly urged to take part and at their earliest convenience to try out the casting pool. There will be a special event for amateurs. Other details will be announced tomorrow.
    "Are the people interested in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration? I should say they are," Monte H. Reger declared upon arriving in Medford today from Ventura, Calif. Mr. Reger is the owner of "Bobby," $10,000 celebrated Longhorn steer which will take an active part in Norman Cowan's famous roundup, featured Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoon, followed by a special showing Saturday night. Several hundred dollars in prize money will be offered daily, and the largest number of cowboys ever brought together in Southern Oregon will take part in the roundup, including numerous names well known in rodeo circles.
    Quite a large number of people will be needed for the pioneer parade, an event of next Thursday, J. Verne Shangle, parade chairman, reported today. As many persons as possible are urged to be presented at the county fairgrounds Thursday morning, June 7, at 8 o'clock garbed in pioneer clothes. While quite a number of official entries have already been received, it is likely room will be found for more when the parade actually is underway. Among parade participants announced today were "Spec" O'Donnell of movie fame and Henri Warner, a veteran of stage and screen. Teamed together, these two actors promise something unusual and of interest to the thousands of expected parade spectators. Another entry reported today was that of Mr. and Mrs. Gayton Sturtevant, who will portray old-time miner-settlers coming to a new country.
     Only a limited number of concession spaces are left for prospective purchasers, the concession committee indicated today. It is likely these will be purchased before the end of the week, behooving local people having concession plans to make preparations to purchase such space as early as possible. E. T. Allen, committee member, announced this forenoon that Browning Brothers carnival, one of the best in the nation, will be setting up its equipment here in a day or two ready for business next Saturday. The carnival is celebrating its silver jubilee in conjunction with Oregon's Diamond Jubilee, and is giving away to all children next Saturday large gas balloons, as long as a large supply lasts.
     Inadvertently omitted in the last listing of truck lines carrying Jubilee banners, bringing widespread publicity for the celebration, the name of the Consolidated Freight Lines is included today. The trucks of this company are carrying 25 banners, reaching points in Idaho, Montana, Washington and Oregon.
    Cooperation from the Oregon state system of higher education was offered by letter today from Edwin T. Reed, editor of publications of that organization. Mr. Reed submitted his own original Jubilee song and two interesting poems on Crater Lake and the Rogue River. These offerings will undoubtedly be used to advantage. Mr. Reed's office is located in Corvallis.
    The housing committee, under the chairmanship of Henry Enders, is reporting excellent progress in its efforts to locate sufficient accommodations for the many visitors to be in Medford, Ashland and Jacksonville during Jubilee Week. Mr. Enders states the housing situation is well in hand, assuring accommodations for all visitors. However, people not yet contacted, still having available rooms, are urged to get in touch with Jubilee headquarters as early as possible.
    One of the novel attractions of Jubilee Week will be found in the wedding gown revue to be presented by the Parent-Teacher Association at the Baldwin Piano Shoppe Monday, June 4. The revue will be held during the afternoon and will be followed during the remainder of the week by an antique furniture display.
    Buddy Reger, eight years old, the youngest rider appearing in any rodeo, will take part in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee roundup next week. The youngster has ridden for the past three years and is said to be better than most grownups.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 1, 1934, page 20


    8:00 a.m. Drawing for first round tennis tournament at junior high school building.
    9:00 a.m. Tennis tournament. Semi-finals, both singles and doubles, June 6. Finals, June 7. Beautiful trophies awarded winners.
    9:00 a.m. Golf tournament. Rogue Valley Golf Club. The beautiful Rogue Valley golf course will be open to the public during Jubilee Week. Under direction of Larry Schade, chairman of the tournament committee, there will be a three-day handicap tourney. Matches will begin each day at 9:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m. Daily prizes are offered with a grand Jubilee prize for the winner of the three-day play.
    9:00 a.m. Flycasting tournament, Bear Creek bridge. Wet fly accuracy; dry fly accuracy, distance fly and distance with ⅝-ounce plug. A special event for amateur or casters never in competition before. Any type pole or line may be used, as long as it can be wielded with one hand.
    10 a.m. Trap-shooting tournament at Medford Gun Club grounds. Fifty-dollar Diamond trophy to winner; $100 in cash purses and prizes. The fifth annual Medford Mail Tribune tournament will be held in conjunction with the Diamond Jubilee tourney.
    11 a.m. Special religious services in all churches on the subject of "Pioneer Mothers," stressing importance of pioneer motherhood in Oregon history.
    2:00 p.m. Address by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace at county fairgrounds.
    8:00 p.m. Union services at fairgrounds. Main address, "Our Uncrowned Queens," by Rev. D. J. Ferguson of Astoria. Choir of 150 voices.
    7:00 a.m. Golf Tournament. Rogue Valley Golf Club.
    2.00 p.m. Golf Tournament. Rogue Valley Golf Club.
    2:00 p.m. Wedding Gown Review at Baldwin Piano Shoppe.
    3:00 p.m. Coronation of Queen Mother at Fair Grounds. Manufacturers' Exhibit, Mining Exhibit. Carnival, Side Shows and Concessions open.
    1:00 p.m. Old-Time Dance.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 3, 1934, page 1


    A widely diversified sports program will be on tap today in connection with the Diamond Jubilee program. Committees have been working for months lining up the various tournaments, and as a result a large number of out-of-town enthusiasts are on hand to participate.
    Starting at eight o'clock, drawings will be made at the junior high school for the first round of the Jubilee tennis tournament. Play will be started at nine o'clock. Semi-finals in both singles and doubles will be played Wednesday, June 6, and finals are slated for Thursday, June 7. Beautiful trophies are posted for the winners.
    At nine o'clock this morning the flycasting tournament will get under way at the Bear Creek bridge. Prizes will go to anglers who show most proficiency in wet fly accuracy, dry fly accuracy, distance unknown, distance fly, accuracy with ⅝-ounce lure.
    The beautiful Rogue Valley Golf Course will be the setting for a three-day tournament--today, Monday and Tuesday--starting at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. each of the three days. All visiting golfers are invited to compete, and valuable prizes will be awarded each day for low net, low gross and other best performances. A grand Jubilee prize will be awarded the winners of the three-day play.
    A trap-shooting tournament which has attracted coastwide attention will start at the Medford Gun Club grounds at the airport at ten o'clock this morning. A number of events are scheduled with cash prizes and trophies posted, including the fifth annual shoot for the Medford Mail Tribune trophy.
    A double-header baseball game will be stayed at Jacksonville this afternoon with the Medford Rogues meeting the Butte Falls nine in the opening set-to starting at one o'clock, and the Jacksonville Miners engaging the Gilmore Lions at three o'clock. One admission price will cover both games.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 3, 1934, page 4


    An exhibit of pictures and relics depicting banking in the pioneer days has been placed in the front window of the Medford National Bank through the courtesy of Wells Fargo Bank Union Trust Company, San Francisco.
    A faded carpet bag which was found among the belongings of James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold in 1848, is included in the display with a rusty miniature covered wagon.
    Gold scales and a treasure box were a banker's equipment in the early days, according to the photographs showing an old-time bank in San Francisco. The scales cost from $200 to $300 a pair and were brought around the Horn.
    A pair of gold scales used by M. H. Coleman, who mined Jackson Creek in 1854 and 1855, were loaned to the Medford National Bank by W. R. and J. B. Coleman. Several antique revolvers complete the exhibit.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 3, 1934, page 5


    Oregon's royalty will be honored tonight at the county fairgrounds at 8 o'clock. Regal splendor will surround one of the most impressive coronations ever known in the crowning of Anne Whiteaker, Eugene pioneer, as the Queen Mother of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration.
    The Queen Mother is not of the royalty of old Europe, but her title is more significant than all royal titles the world has ever known, bespeaking simple truths, of hardships of pioneer women who came west when Oregon was still a wilderness, of courageous women who reared families in the face of discouraging odds, of determination to leave comfortable homes in the East and spend weeks on the covered wagon trail and with their heroic husbands settle a new country, building homes where white men had never lived before.
    A priceless heritage of pioneer heroism has lived through the years since stirring times when Indians were on paths of war in resentment to the invasion of the paleface. Without the many conveniences of present-day life, they found happiness in their struggle for existence in a region where even Nature dared them to live on in the face of conditions so in contrast to the contentment of family circles they left to start life anew.
    All of this, and more, will be recalled in the coronation ceremonies of the Queen Mother. She will arrive by stage coach to take her place on Oregon's throne of pioneer womanhood and will be welcomed at the base of its steps by Prof. Irving E. Vining, one of Oregon's best-known orators and himself a member of a pioneer family. Prof. Vining will deliver the coronation address, which promises to live in the minds of his listeners long after the words are spoken.
    Carefully rehearsed for weeks under the direction of Eve Benson, 400 singing and dancing children will add color to the coronation in the presentation of a well-balanced program of songs and dances. In a way this will be a greeting from the womanhood of tomorrow to the pioneer womanhood of yesterday, bridging the gap of many decades.
    Appropriate instrumental and band music will add further dignity of the inspirational presentation honoring Oregon's true royalty, pioneer womanhood.
    Admission fees have been held to a minimum, with 40¢ the top fee and less for children. These tickets will be available at the fairgrounds and, better yet, can be purchased at Jubilee headquarters before the coronation is under way. Advance tickets for the pageant "Oyer-Un-Gon" are also to be purchased early at Jubilee headquarters for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. Tickets for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee roundup for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and Saturday night are also on sale at headquarters. Purchases are urged to be made early to avoid last-minute rushes.
    The culmination of many months of planning and preparation, Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, which opened Sunday to continue to Saturday, is the realization of an idea born nearly two years ago, to fittingly observe Oregon's seventy-fifth anniversary of statehood. In 1932 the people of the state, as a whole, were not generally aware of Oregon's approaching birthday, and being so distant in the future, no celebration plans were suggested until Medford began making tentative arrangements.
    In the celebration of the statehood anniversary, opportunity was seen to pay particular homage and tribute to the pioneers of 75 years ago and their courage and bravery in settling a new country, which had been regarded by the more populous eastern sections as an unreclaimable wilderness. Months ago, decision was reached to keep this thought as the primary inspiration for the celebration, honoring the pioneer men and women, who were inspired by the desire to build new homes in the face of discouraging obstacles.
    Slow, rumbling wagon trains rolled westward. They came across expansive wastes, forded deep streams and crawled over forbidding mountains in their long struggle. Indian signal fires carried threats which took form when raiding Indians on fleet ponies attacked their trains, halting them temporarily. Many graves marked the westward routes until the verdure-clad hills and fertile valleys of Oregon were reached.
    The pioneers cleared many acres where pines and firs had grown, constructed crude log cabins, and lived simple lives in a land where primeval simplicity had not been supplanted by the conveniences of civilization. Indian camp fires still burned where cities now stand, and later, stage coaches jogged from station to station. The passing years brought the railroad, and the railroads brought untold development of a virgin area, encouraging the building of cities and the settling of fertile farmlands.
    Oregon was admitted into the union in 1859, following unusually interesting historical incidents as the "Valentine state" of the union, its statehood birthday falling on February 14. Many milestones have been passed in the remarkable progress significant of Oregon's development into one of the leading states of the union.
    Oregon, a hundred years ago, was a name which attracted settlers in the face of many odds, and today its lure remains, filled with the meaning of a land of plenty, a land
of well-built cities, a region of fertile acres and untold resources. It has yielded to the world millions in gold, with Southern Oregon playing an important part as one of the richest mining sections in the state.
    Jackson County, which once included Klamath, Lake, Josephine, Coos and Curry counties, is a veritable storehouse of romantic history--of gold rushes, of Indian wars and of all pioneer effort.
    It was this thought which largely prompted the thought that Medford and Jacksonville would be fitting host cities for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration. A. H. Banwell, now the manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, before he became identified with chamber's executive office, proposed the idea when he was a member of the publicity committee. It met with instant approval.
    When he became manager, over a year ago, active plans were undertaken. Governor Julius Meier by official proclamation declared Medford and Jacksonville to be the official host cities. An act was passed by the last session of the legislature, officially naming them to take the lead in birthday celebration preparations.
    As planning continued, a definite organization was formed as a part of the Chamber of Commerce activities. E. C. (Jerry) Jerome was named as general chairman and has been active for months with his numerous committeemen in shaping up the gigantic project. Starting slowly, preparations gradually gathered momentum. Weeks ago they were indicative of leading up to one of the largest celebrations ever held in Oregon, attracting interest throughout the state and throughout the length of the Pacific Coast and the entire nation.
    Cooperation has been forthcoming from numerous sources, particularly so from the people of Medford and Southern Oregon. Many of them have been devoting hours and days of time in earnest efforts to assure the success of the celebration. They have sacrificed business hours in the unselfish endeavor to aid in maintaining the enviable reputation this section has always enjoyed in staging successful events.
    Committee chairmen and members have been working feverishly planning, preparing and completing details of the numerous divisions of Jubilee Week.
    In reviewing Jubilee preparations, E. C. (Jerry) Jerome, general chairman, said: "The general committee is very appreciative of the wonderful wholehearted support afforded by each and every person on the various committees. It has been a pleasure to act as general chairman with such willing, helpful cooperative workers, and I am sure that nothing can stop the celebration from being the great success we hoped for.
    "I would also like to say that the support that we have had from all the good citizens of Southern Oregon, as well as those of upstate and Northern California, has been an outstanding means of making this celebration the success we are sure it is going to be.
    "I cannot praise too highly this wonderful spirit that seems to imbue all of the people within a radius of 500 miles of Medford in doing their part in helping to make Oregon's 75th birthday an outstanding event of its kind on the Pacific Coast. I would also like to take this opportunity of personally expressing my deep appreciation for the wonderful support given me as general chairman of the Jubilee committee."
    Medford and Southern Oregon is ready for the throngs of visitors arriving here during the week. Preparations have been completed for every detail, lending further assurance of the success of the celebration. A plenitude of entertainment will be offered, eliminating any possibility of dull moments at any time during Jubilee Week.
    It is again emphasized the Jubilee is not to be regarded as a Medford or Southern Oregon event. It is entirely statewide in scope, with every county, city, town and village invited to take an active part. A general invitation has been extended to the entire nation to help Oregon celebrate, and it is probable there will be visitors here from every state
in the union.
    The advance guard of the thousands to throng Medford streets have been arriving throughout the past week, deeply interested in every division of the big event.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page 1


    Paying homage to the uncrowned queens of Oregon, many of whom he named and told of their work which has made this western country outstanding, Rev. D, J. Ferguson of Astoria last night addressed an audience of nearly two thousand at the religious services of the Oregon Diamond Jubilee.
    The services, presided over by Rev. William J. Howell, pastor of the Medford Presbyterian church, opened with all singing "America" and "Onward Christian Soldiers." The invocation was given by Rev. N. D. Wood of the Methodist church, south, of Medford, after which Capt. R. G. Durham of the Salvation Army read the scripture lesson, taken from the book of Leviticus.
    The large choir of over 150 voices, directed by Mrs. Elsie Carleton Strang, and accompanied by the Elks band under the direction of F. Wilson Wait, then sang "Gloria" by Mozart, and Rev. M. L. Edwards of the First Presbyterian church in Ashland offered prayer.
    "The Heavens Are Telling" was sung by the choir, accompanied by the band.
    Rev. Sidney Hall of the Ashland First Methodist church then introduced Dr. Ferguson, who said that he would emphasize the women of Oregon in his talk. He mentioned Eve, Rachel, Ruth and Solomon's proverbs about women, in the Bible, but said there were many, not all of the prehistoric era, who had been outstanding.
    "I firmly believe Oregon is the greatest state in the Union, Rev. Ferguson said. "I had the privilege of nominating Julius Meier at the independent convention in Portland. I have no regrets, but I'm glad he's going to retire."
    He spoke of the enterprise and the audacity of the people who resided on the Clyde River in Scotland and who built the ship, the Columbia. He referred to the two men who returned to Europe on consultation concerning the Louisiana Purchase, saying such people were characteristic of Oregon's early settlers.
    "Then came Lewis and Clark, showing the audacity of the American engineers in the military department, and giving life to the story that only jackrabbits and sagebrush could live in the West."
    He went on to tell of the Astoria settlement where the salt cairns are located, and, being president of the chamber of commerce in that city, invited his listeners to come to Astoria to view the great cairns.
    "In 1881, John Jacob Astor came to Oregon," and Rev. Ferguson recalled being the guest of Lord and Lady Astor in London two years ago. "I felt that, through them, I had a direct connection with John Jacob Astor, who founded the city of Astoria."
    Sacajawea, the Indian maiden who led the Lewis and Clark expedition, was also mentioned, and Dr. Ferguson told of the seamanship, the exploration and the development of commerce by the people of that time who came to this territory.
    Pioneers of the religious world were also taken into consideration, and the Methodist, Presbyterian, Quakers and Jesuits were among those first bringing religion to the new country, he said
    "Oregon," declared Dr. Ferguson, "is the mightiest commonwealth in America. Its expansion is limitless--beyond computation. If there is any spot on the world's surface greater than the mighty plains of Oregon, then it is yet to be discovered.
    "Everything lies here. Scenery, a wonderful playground and national resources, the greatest commonwealth in America. Limitations of a short life, the same bearing in all nations of the world, is the only disadvantage. Oregon has given to the world the greatest men and women that were ever known.
    "There is none now, with more audacity and American spirit, and no women that stand, or can be, higher than three or four of the type of Jane Addams, and the most remarkable--Helen Keller."
    Reference was made to the voting of the Oregon territory into the United States rather than a part of the British empire, and the early establishment of schools here. Dr. Ferguson declared: "There is no tribute too great to the spirit of education."
    He related visiting with Ezra Meeker, and talking to him about his trips across the plains in a covered wagon, then, many years later, flying in an airplane. He paid tribute to the man's "indomitable spirit and courage, which ran in his blood with a vengeance."
    Speaking of the uncrowned queens, many of whom are buried in Oregon, without even markers over their graves, or the burial places long forgotten, Rev. Ferguson declared, "Their name liveth, and their blood runs today in the bodies of their descendants."
    In his review of "uncrowned queens," Rev. Ferguson told of the first white woman to become a wife and mother in the Oregon country. She was Anna Maria Pittman Lee, wife of Jason Lee, who was also the first white woman to give her body as well as her life to the state of Oregon.
    "Mrs. Caroline Couch, who came to Oregon by the Panama route in 1852, was the first woman to vote in a school election in the city of Portland. It is said that the men removed their hats in respect as she deposited her ballot.
    "Abigail Scott Duniway is a name that shines in the story of woman's rights and the fight for right and equality on the part of women and mothers in the story of human freedom," he said. Narcissa Prentiss Whitman is another princess of the early life of the Northwest and Oregon, wife of the great Marcus Whitman. She lost her first baby and became a mother to all, taking numerous orphans into her home to care for them.
    "The first permanent work in education," Dr. Ferguson declared, "belongs to the sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary, coming from Montreal by way of Cape Horn in 1859. Mrs. W. H. Gray, with a gifted voice, was a great worker in the missionary cause of Oregon, and was a charter member of the Clatsop Plains church. She is remembered in the memorial church on Clatsop Plains by the thoughtfulness of her daughter, Mrs. Kamm.
    "Dr. Owens Adair was a pioneer in Oregon and in the medical world, her teachings slowly being adopted by all the world."
    Numerous other pioneer women were mentioned by him, and included Mrs. John Minto, Mrs. Clinton Kelly, Charlotte Moffet Cartwright, a daughter of the Terwilligers who had the first house in Portland in 1845, the city being founded in 1844. Mary B. Pinkham and Rebecca Clawson, who were pastors of the Friends church; Mrs. Sarah Hopper Lee, Helen F. Spalding, Mrs. Wynn Going, Mrs. Narcissa White Kinney, Mrs. Catherine A. Coburn, Mrs. Francis Killin, Mrs. Kate Martin Slocum, Mary G. LaForest, Sarah Owens, Dian Owens Hobson, Mrs. Haines and Mrs. Kent were all named.
    Of the Astoria pioneers, he spoke of Eliza and Sophe Boelling, and the late Mary Flavel.
    "The last of the pioneers of the wagon train of 1844 was laid to rest in Portland Sunday--Mrs. Alva Perkins Russell. Another interesting character was Mrs. Mary Lienenweber, daughter of J. P. Powers, the last surviving member from Clatsop Plains and a charter member of the first church west of the Rockies in the Protestant world.
    Dr. John Porter Powell crossed the plains in 1852, and settled in what is known as Powell's Valley, 12 miles from Portland.
    "I am under no illusions about the world at the present time," declared Dr. Ferguson, who, referring to Oregon, said: "Here God has dedicated His Noblest ideals. God bless the immortal workers who have made us what we are!
    "We have happy memories of those we fraternize with and have with us--who have made Oregon what it is today." In closing he said: "May God Almighty perpetuate their memory, handiwork and generations forever. To Oregon's mothers, all hail, forever and ever. Amen."
    In the name of the Jubilee committee, Rev. Howell thanked Dr. Ferguson for his address, and also extended the thanks of the committee to Mr. Wait, Mrs. Strang, the Elks' band and the choir.
    Rev. John T. LaRose, pastor of the Nazarene church, offered prayer, and the benediction was pronounced by Rey. Ernest A. Oldenburg of Medford. The services closed with the coronation hymn.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page 3


    In addition to presenting an exhibit of every known metallic and non-metallic mineral in Oregon, the mineral exhibit of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee is featuring mining talks by some of the best authorities in the Northwest.
    Men who are expected to talk include Robert Betts, Black Butte mine, Eugene, Ore., president of the Oregon Mining Congress; William F. Hayden, mining engineer of Salt Lake City; J. C. Bowen, Baker, Ore., vice-chairman of the Oregon Mining Congress; Prof. Warren D. Smith, professor of geology at the University of Oregon; George S. Barton, Medford; James Lively of the Lively Lime Products Co., Gold Hill.
    An invitation is being extended to all miners and others interested to attend these talks to be held in the mineral exhibit building, the use of which was donated by George Hunt of Hunt's Craterian Theater.
    The exhibit is located next to the Roxy Theater on East Main Street and is open free to the public all day and evenings.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page 3


    Celebrating its golden jubilee in conjunction with Oregon's Diamond Jubilee, the Medford post office today opened a jubilee post office branch in the chamber of commerce building. Equipment used when Medford's first post office was established in 1884 is utilized in the chamber office, recalling days when Medford was a struggling village ambitious to grow larger.
    Special permission was obtained by Postmaster Frank DeSouza from the Postmaster General in Washington, D.C., to open the old-time office for one week. Letters and cards mailed there will carry a special Diamond Jubilee cachet, which in years to come will be greatly prized by stamp collectors.
    Efforts are also being made to have a supply of souvenir postcards on hand for Jubilee visitors.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page 4


    The complete cast of characters for "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty), historical pageant to be presented Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings of Jubilee Week, was announced yesterday. The cast has been rehearsing for weeks under the direction of Prof. Angus Bowmer, of the Southern Oregon Normal School, who is also the author of the presentation.
    Miss Jeanne Swigart of Medford will portray the part of Miss Oregon in the pageant. The committee in charge has expressed its appreciation to those participating, whose names were not received in time for the listings, but whose untiring efforts have aided them in making the pageant a success.
    The committee also wished to thank the stock committee, W. E. Morris, George Carter and C. O. Dodge, for obtaining animals needed.
    The cast of characters follows:
    Chorus--Rolla Reedy.
    Indians: Karl Moore, Harold Gillmore, Paul Goddard, Donald Neilson, Robert Root, Harvey Oakes, Robert Shaw, William Cottrell, Beulah Heath, Helen Jones, Derry de Lancey, Harriet Smith, Robert Steedman, Audrey Lofland, John Edwards, Durward Gass, Lloyd Nicholson, Beverly Young, Wilma Copple, Golda Lewman, Lucille Millican, Mary Langell, Lois Porterfield, June Miller, Robert Braddock, Sam Ellenberger, Gilbert Bloomquist, Ben Goldy, Allen Rogers, Bruce Johnson, Bill Lyman, Jack Sanderson, Lois Weaver, Marjorie Olts, Laura Pastorino, Lucille Bispham.
    Indian Dancers and Drummers (Ruth Luy, director): Peggy Reter, Jane Solinsky, Betty Armstrong, Lois Littrell, Velma Stubblefield, Dorothy Gill, Janet Thatcher, Carlin Piatt, Frankie Rinabarger, Patricia Hayes, Isabell Crouch, Dorothy Jenkins, Jean McPherson, Mary Jean Cusick, Dorothy Gore, Ruth Fitch, Jane Israel, Catherine Conroy, Maxine Kohn, Ruth Nutter, Marjorie Stubblefield, Ruth Prouty, Louisa Cowden, Viola Cleven, Mary Stubblefield, Martha Shelley, Jane Sugg, Phyllis Fulton, Jane Antle.
    The Wanderer……George Peckham
    Lewis……Ole Severson
    Clark……Clyde Dunham
    Sacajawea……Beulah Heath
    The Voyageurs (Medford Gleemen)
    James Stevens, director; Sebastian Apollo, assistant director.
    R. W. Frame, James Stevens, J. F. Nandie, Sebastian Apollo, Henry Niedermeyer, R. G. Beach, Earl Beall, M. E. Olson, H. N. Butler, George Peckham, Almus Pruitt, C. R. Braley, B. W. Brock, Dr. F. G. Carlow, K. C. Denman, Dr. F. R. Dipple, Fletcher Fish, H. W. Frame, L. G. Gentner, Dr. C. C. Goldsberry, C. W. Glasgow, George Henselman, Dr. Wm. W. P. Holt, Dr. W. W. Howard, D. S. Huson, J. W. Kirkpatrick, L. F. Kuehnie, A. J. MacDonald, J. H. McKenzie, H. O. Purucker, M. F. Sheets, Dr. E. W. Shockley, J. S. Swem, B. R. Sloan, M. J. Swing, Victor Tengwald, J. S. Tobin, A. L. Vroman, K. B. Wall, H. C. Williamson.
    Immigrant Men: Neal Pitzer, I. O. Dodge, William Cottrell, Robert Shaw, Derry de Lancey, Robert Steadman, John Edwards, Durward Gass, Lloyd Nicholson, Barney Mast.
    Immigrant Children: Beverly Young, Wilma Copple, Jasmine McDonald, John Thomas.
    Immigrant Women: Beulah Heath, Helen Jones, Harriet Smith, Audrey Lofland, Lois Weaver, Laura Pastorino, Marjorie Olts, Mrs. I. O. Dodge.
    Immigrant Dancers: C. E. Lane, caller; Lewis Barnum, violinist; Mr. Wollcott, banjo; Ray Clarey, guitar; Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid, Mr. and Mrs. Stanrud, Mr. and Mrs. Pankey, Mr. and Mrs. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Cozdine, Mrs. Davis, C. Iler, Georgia Coffee, J. Kinsella, Mrs. Frank Jordan, Roy Hartley.
    Hudson Bay Men--Medford Gleemen as listed above.
    Pioneer Women--Immigrant Women as listed above and the following: Rhoda Newton, Evelyn Nye, Maurine Duncan, Esther Sanderson, Patsy Brock, Eleanor Curry, Ruth Bigham, Aileen Guy, Minnie Guy, Flora Childers, Nina Mulholland, Katherine Wendt, Marjorie Pena, Virginia Fick, Florence Hunsaker, Cora Gustin, Patience Thompson, Alice Cromer, Grace Bigham, Lyle Gregory, Iva Murray, Ethel Chastin, Margaret Swing, Bessie Northcraft, Francis Fitzgerald, Alta Crouch, Iva Stark, Mildred Patterson, Maxie Thompson, Laura York, Una B. Inch, Grace Smith, Doris Nealon, Dorothy Ball.
    Pioneer Men--Immigrant men as listed above and the following: Karl Moore, Harold Gillmore, Paul Goddard, Donald Neilson, Robert Root, Lester Fay, Ole Severson, Ed Owens, Andy Severson, George Watson, Thale Ford, Al Gebhardt, L. Kline, Laurel Morris, Ralph Howard, Marvin Burk, Boyd Kline, Lawrence Grantham, R. Baize, G. Oliver, Z. Shepherd, Don Price, Neal Curry, Truman Bishop, Lloyd Leith, John Watts, Bruce Ruff, Donald Wright, Delmer Wright, Bob Wilson, Irvin House.
    Joe Meek……Harvey Oakes
    John McLoughlin……Robert Shaw
    Dr. Ira Babcock……Robert Stedman
    David Leslie……Robert Braddock
    Governor Abernathy……Karl Moore
    A Senator……Harold Gillmore
    Governor Lane……Paul Goddard
    Joe Meek……Harvey Oakes
    John McLoughlin……Robert Shaw
    Pres. Buchanan……William Cottrell
    Indians and immigrants as in previous episodes.
    Entire cast of previous episodes with representatives of the following organizations: Medford American Legion Drum Corps, Ashland American Legion Kiltie Band, Medford Boy Scouts, Ashland Boy Scouts, Ashland Campfire Girls, Medford Girl Scouts, Battery B, 249th Coast Artillery, Ashland, Co. A. 186th Infantry, Medford, Hq. Co. 3rd BN, 186th Infantry, Medford, Civilian Conservation Corps.
    Wardrobe Mistresses and Assistant Noma Weaver, Bernadette Richmond, Tashiko Takao, Margaret Billing, Lola Norris, Jean Crawford, Mildred Coats, Carol Clark, Grace Derrick, Bertina Elmore, Della Eagle, Beth Gillings, Lucille Jennings, Lois M. Bowmer, Lois Loesch, Jean Rosa, Dorothy Dutch, Lavada Stringer, Annabel Fotheringham, Marion Ward, LeRoy Clarke, Tannis Baker, Hugh Hartman, John Chipley, Gerald Clemens, Ford Hunnel, Bill Marshall, John Gordon, Kenneth Barneburg.
    Stage Crew: Ralph Thomas, Clyde Dunham, Winston Hotell, Burell Wyant, Emmett Marshall, Richard Jackman, Prentice Petty, Ray Lewis, Fred Pankey, LeRoy Clarke, Dick Roberts, Jesse Bracey, Lois Reedy, Carrie Reedy.
    Ward V. Croft, musical director.
    Violins: Dr. Harvey Woods, Lawrence Hubert, Bernice Bolger, Jesse Anderson, Ruth Mitchell, Flavius West, John Knight, Mrs. Drummond, Dorothy Gore, Margery Paley, John Quackenbush, Eunice Hager, Miss Alexander, Florence Hubert, Mary Louise Roberson, Laverne Roberson, Alice Willits, Edith Arnold, Lois Firestone, Ruth Hardy, Marie Moon.
    Oboe: Alice Applegate.
    Bassoon: Alice Coggins.
    Trumpets: Wilson Wait, Walt Cormany, Bill Campbell.
    French Horns: Donald Kelts, C. A. Thomas.
    Trombones: LeRoy Lindner, James Smith.
    Cellos: Chester Woods, Paul Icenhower, Phyllis Sparr, Nixon Denton.
    Bass Viol: Frank Jordan, Alice Spencer, Charles White.
    Flutes: W. S. Bolger, Bertha Denton.
    Clarinets: Mr. Blood, Virgil Jackson, Jean Claycomb,
    Tuba: H. S. Cleveland.
    Tympani: Charles Roberson.
    Drums: Robert Heath, Glen Kelts.
    Piano: Ruth Severance.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page 4


    Oregon pauses this week to look back over seventy-five years of progress and take stock, as it were, of accomplishments. To those Oregonians whose span of life dates back near the advent of statehood in 1859 and who have witnessed the transition from wilderness to a great state, the inventory takes on more of the aspects of a romantic and colorful story than a prosaic review of achievement.
    In staging a celebration of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee, Medford and her neighbor cities, Ashland and Jacksonville, have attempted to accent the romance of the state's history by devoting the Jubilee primarily to the pioneers. To those sturdy souls who came west braving the dangers of a long and arduous trail to set up new homes in a virgin land, the main features of the week's program are dedicated. Outstanding in this homage to the pioneers is the great historic pageant which will be given at the fairgrounds Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.
    The pageant, "Oyer-un-gon," written by Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Normal School, has been under preparation for months and will include nearly 500 in the cast, to say nothing of musicians, technical crew and others needed in the presentation of the inspiring story.
    Another feature stressing the pioneer phase will be the parade on Thursday, in search of early-day vehicles for which an energetic committee has been scouring the Coast for months. The parade, scheduled for 10 a.m., will be followed by a barbecue for pioneers at the fairground and a speech by Governor Julius Meier at the court house in Jacksonville at 2:30 p.m.
    Turning to the more modern stage of Oregon's birthday celebration, the agricultural and industrial parade on Friday will bring a realization of the vast strides in these two important branches during the past 75 years.
    Following the agricultural and industrial parade, the Pomona Grange has arranged a picnic luncheon at the city park for farmers, starting at noon.
    The complete program of the week's events is too long for detailed comment here, but suffice it to say that the long period of preparation has taken a vast share of time of General Chairman E. C. (Jerry) Jerome and scores of committee chairmen and members. They have performed their work well; the stage is set; Medford, Ashland and Jacksonville are proud to welcome the balance of Oregon, and neighboring states, to come and share in the celebrating of the Diamond Jubilee.--E.C.F.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page 4


    Second only to the well-known Pendleton Roundup and rivaling that, Norman Cowan's famous roundup is ready for its five performances at the county fairgrounds Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, with a special showing Saturday night. Over 125 cowboys from all parts of the West have agreed to enter. They have been arriving for the past several days and will be officially entered today and tomorrow.
    Over 50 head of bucking horses, 20 head of Brahma steers, 25 head of Mexican steers and 40 cows and calves arrived in Medford by train today and were immediately placed in corrals at the roundup grounds. The Mexican steers are making their first United States appearance in Medford, having been purchased less than a month ago in Nogales. These steers represent some of the wildest animals ever seen in an American rodeo and test the mettle of cowboys in bulldogging contests.
    The bucking horses include several which have never been ridden, including Jack Dempsey, I Thought So and Billy the Kid, names all well known to bronc busters, but these broncs refuse to be "busted." The same string of horses were used in the Pendleton Roundup last year and will be used there again this fall, marking Pendleton's silver rodeo anniversary.
    Some of the best cow ponies in the West are being brought to Medford. They will strut their stuff in the bulldogging and roping contests. The ponies have almost human intellect when it comes to handling themselves when roping or bulldogging is to be done.
    Clay Carr, world's champion cowboy, a title which is recognized by the Rodeo Association of America, arrived here this forenoon, confident he will make enough points to aid him in retaining the title another year. Other cowboys are not so sure Carr will be successful and are ready to show him a few new tricks. "Chuck" Wilson, Canadian champion bulldogger, arrived yesterday and is looking forward to tussling with the Mexican steers. "They don't come too big or wild for me," he boasts.
    "Bobby," whose picture has appeared in more newspapers and magazines than any other steer living or dead, has been in Medford for the past week with his owner, Monte Reger of Buffalo, Okla. "Bobby" is the world's champion high jumping steer and will perform daily during the roundup. [In a film of the Jubilee parade, "Bobby" appears at 12:05.]
    A complete program of Wednesday's roundup events will be announced tomorrow. Popular admission prices will prevail for all performances. Additional seating arrangements have been complete to assure seats for all visitors.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page 6


    Oregon's early history, colored with the heroism of the early pioneers, will be unfolded in lavish detail on the streets of Medford Thursday morning, June 7, when the Pioneer Parade is presented as an important feature of the Diamond Jubilee celebration.
    The events which led up to Oregon's official recognition as a state will be reproduced in one of the most novel historical parades ever staged in the Northwest.
    More than 200 horses, hundreds of men and scores of wagons will stretch for more than two miles as the parade gets underway. Thousands of onlookers will line the downtown streets to see the great spectacle.
    Governor Julius L. Meier, first citizen of the state, will lead the mammoth parade accompanied by the Rosarians, Portland's colorful marching organization.
    Judge Colvig will follow as grand marshal, accompanied by Major Clare H. Armstrong and Carl Janouch as aides.
    They will be followed by a fife and drum corps, with Oregon's "Queen Mother," Anne Whiteaker, appearing in a liveried coach.
    Then will come the floats and marching groups symbolizing the events of early Oregon history. First will be a "Stone Age" float descriptive of the prehistoric events which molded the state and gave Oregon its great natural wonders. This float will be guarded by 12 Cavemen from Grants Pass.
    The formal discovery of Mount Hood, Oregon's highest mountain, in 1792 will be portrayed, together with Captain Gray's discovery of the Columbia River and the coming of the early fur traders.
    The Lewis and Clark expedition, with its 48 white men, one colored servant and the Indian girl, Sacajawea, will be presented, together with a replica of the salt cairn established on the Oregon coast by the explorers.
    A party of 24 Indians on ponies obtained for the Jubilee by Captain Ace Renner, will be next in the line and will be followed by a float portraying the part played in early Oregon affairs by Dr. John McLoughlin.
    A lone trapper will be next seen, and behind him will come a standard bearer carrying the Boston circular of 1832 for emigrants to the Oregon territory.
    Oregon's first school will be shown, followed by the Methodist missionaries to the Oregon territory, and the Catholic missionaries. The early circuit riders will appear and behind them will come agents circularizing prospective emigrants with information on the newly discovered Oregon country. Dr. Whitman, early missionary, will be seen.
    Then will come the first great wagon train from the Middle West to the territory. This will involve scores of horses, wagons and men and will include "Spec" O'Donnell, film actor, as a mounted scout.
    As a brief interlude in the historical parade, Whipples' children's band will follow on an old-fashioned band wagon drawn by horses.
    The first provisional governor will be portrayed, together with a troop of Oregon Rangers. The first newspaper will appear. Then, as another interlude, the Yreka drum corps will parade by.
    The shipment of fruit trees to Oregon will be shown, the trees being freighted by ox team. Discovery of gold on the coast by an Oregon miner will be demonstrated, followed by the Pony Express riders and a troupe of old-time fiddlers.
    The first Oregon territorial governor will appear, followed by old-time vehicles. Then will come mining floats, whipsaws, pack trains of burros, a four-horse stage coach, floats depicting early agriculture, another stage coach, floats showing the early home life in the state, and a series of old-time vehicles.
    Then will come Sams Valley float, Indian drag poles, the early Jacksonville fire department, an old hotel bus, more vehicles, a Gold Hill mining float, a float showing early broom making, a salmon float, an early photograph gallery, Crater Lake, more old vehicles, and the Elks' band on a real old-time band wagon.
    The first governor will follow and behind him will come an "Oregon" float symbolic of the great commonwealth's establishment. The high school band will formally close the parade.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page 10


    The great spirit of pioneer motherhood and fatherhood will be the object of tribute and homage in the historical pageant "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty), a feature of Oregon's Diamond Jubilees celebration Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at the fairgrounds. The pageant has a cast in excess of 500 people and will faithfully reproduce events leading up to and including the establishment of Oregon statehood 75 years ago.
    The pageant is divided into five episodes. Episode 1, The Indian's Oregon, has two divisions showing the early life of the aborigines before the coming of the white men. Indians are following the simple lives until they are apprised of strange things to happen.
    A generation later reveals that white men have actually arrived--the first white men are trappers.
    The coming of the emigrants is faithfully depicted by emigrant trains and cross-sections of life of the emigrants of 75 years ago is interestingly presented--the hardships and the joys of tortuous journeys to a new country.
    The birth of government is revealed in a frontier village of 1841 when the Oregon country was jointly occupied by the British and the United States. Considerable action is shown in this episode which also depicts the happenings at Champoeg, May 2, 1843, which tells of plans for the first provisional government when the future of Oregon was decided by one vote.
    The climax of the production is revealed in the fourth episode, including the many incidents which led to the establishment of statehood February 14, 1859. The fifth episode brings the people of modern Oregon together with the spirit of the pioneers in paying tribute to "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty).
    Every effort has been made to present one of the greatest pageants of its kind ever offered. Preparations have been under way for many weeks under the direction of Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Normal School. He is also the author.
    In addition to the 500 people in the cast, over 100 people are in the technical crew. One of the best stringed orchestras ever assembled on the Coast has over 50 members, under the direction of Ward Croft, musical director of the Ashland high school. Dance numbers are numerous throughout the pageant, with dancers from all parts of Southern Oregon taking part. Miss Ruth Luy has been drilling participants in special numbers for some time.
    The well-known Medford Gleemen, directed by James Stevens, are taking an important part. Sixty voices strong, their songs of the pioneers will be long remembered. The Jackson County Teachers' Chorus, under the direction of Harriett Baldwin, are contributing wholeheartedly to the success of the big production, as well as the pioneer dancers directed by E. C. Lane of Ashland,
    A loudspeaking system has been installed on the pageant grounds to make it possible for all spectators to easily follow the progress of the action. Over 60 lighting units will enhance the attractiveness of "Oyer-Un-Gon" and will be used in numerous beautiful effects. The scenic set is 150 feet wide, 100 feet deep and 40 feet high. It is a faithful reproduction of pioneer scenes, including large mountain ranges around the slopes of which come the covered wagons symbolic of the first arrival of settlers in a new country.
    Hundreds of costumes were made for the numerous characters, representing Indians, trappers, fur traders, soldiers, emigrants, miners and scores of others.
    The pageant organization is composed of Prof. Irving S. Vining, pageant chairman on Jubilee committee; Prof. Angus L. Bowmer, director; Ward V. Croft, orchestra. Members of the advisory council are: D. Virginia Hales, Louise M. Woodruff, Dr. Arthur S. Taylor, Marian Ady, costume manager; William Cottrell, scenic design; R. Barry, construction manager; D. A. Runyard, lighting. Much stock of the pageant was used through the courtesy of the Dodge Riding Academy while sound came through the courtesy of the Standard Oil Company.
    The National Guard units of Medford and Ashland, the Boy Scouts of Medford and Ashland, the Girl Scouts, American Legion Drum Corps of Medford, the Kiltie Band of Ashland all donated their services to the pageant. The largest share of the actors came from the Southern Oregon Normal School, with some undergoing extra expense to stay over to take part.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page B3


    Born on the same day as Oregon was admitted into the union, William Vinson of Roseburg arrived in Medford today to help Oregon celebrate its 75th anniversary. Mr. Vinson's one of the state's best known old-time fiddlers and will take part in the pioneer parade, an event of next Thursday forenoon.
    Mr. Vinson has spent his entire life in Oregon and has watched the state undergo great developments during the three-quarters of a century he has been alive. Mr. Vinson will be one of the honor guests of the week.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page B4


    A caravan of more than 100 cars will arrive in Medford at noon on Wednesday, "Trail Day" of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee from the Shasta Cascade Wonderland, a message from T. L. Stanley, general manager of the Wonderland association, today revealed.
    The Shasta-Cascade caravan. will assemble from points south of Redding and will leave from the organization headquarters in Redding at 7 o'clock Wednesday morning. The procession will leave Dunsmuir at 8:45, Shasta Springs at 9:00, Mt. Shasta City, 9:15; Weed at 9:30, Yreka at 10:15. At Ashland the caravan will be joined by delegations from Modoc, Lake and Klamath counties, assembling at the entrance of Lithia Park.
    The entire party will join other caravans in Medford in a big "Trail Day" luncheon at 12:30 in the Medford Hotel, where headquarters will be maintained. Special trips will be arranged for guests the following day.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page B4


    Sacrificing many hours of their time in interest of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration this week, the organization of the celebration is made up of numerous committeemen, whose unselfish devotion together with the wholehearted cooperation of all residents of Southern Oregon and the entire state brought a successful realization of long-fostered plans for the big event.
    For months these men and women have been laboring in planning and preparing for the big week. Last winter when committees were first held, June seemed far distant in the future, and due to this early preparation, Medford, Jacksonville, Ashland and Southern Oregon are ready for the thousands of visitors here this week.
    One of the driving powers of the Jubilee organization is E. C. (Jerry) Jerome, general chairman, whose sincere enthusiasm has been contagious for weeks, inspiring all people to become Jubilee-conscious.
    The committees are as follows:
    Executive--A. C. Hubbard, chairman; T. E. Daniels, O. O. Alenderfer, W. S. Bolger.
    Pageant--Irving E. Vining.
    Fly casting--W. F. Isaacs, chairman; Roland Hubbard, Al Piche, Ed Lamport and Mel Hogan.
    Finance Committee--F. E. Wahl, chairman; Eugene Thorndike, George Frey, J. C. Collins and Larry Schade.
    Program--A. H. Miller, chairman; H. D. Kem.
    Advertising--C. L. MacDonald, chairman; Herb Grey.
    Aviation--Floyd Hart, chairman.
    Trapshooting tournament--T. E. Daniels, chairman.
    Tennis tournament--H. G. Wilson, chairman; Carter Boggs, Kramer Deuel, Leo Glascock, Willsie Pruitt.
    Golf tournament--H. J. McMahon, chairman; H. A. Marx, J. B. Kirk and Larry Schade.
    Band contest--F. Wilson Wait, chairman.
    Entertainment--J. C. Thompson, chairman; A. S. Rosenbaum, O. O. Alenderfer and P. G. Denson.
    Traffic--A. O. Soderberg, chairman.
    School essay contest--C. Glenn Smith, chairman.
    Agricultural and industrial parade--R. G. Fowler, chairman; A. E. Brockway, George Andrews, Edwin Taylor, O. C. Maust, C. C. Hoover, Albert Straus, Floyd Charley, Arnold Bohnert, W. E. Davies, L. H. Gallatin, Otto Fuhrman, Eugene Moore and Fred Homes.
    Pioneer parade--J. Verne Shangle, chairman; W. E. Morris, C. N. Culy, George Carter, Horace Bromley, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, Miss Alice Hanley, Miss Claire Hanley, John Hayes, Miss E. Faye Woolsey, W. A. Frazier, Fred Tice, C. L. Dodge, Mrs. Mabel Mack, Lieut. Roy Craft and Carl Stewart.
    Housing--H. E. Enders, chairman; C. C. Lemmon and Leon Haskins.
    Union religious services--Rev. William J. Howell.
    Industrial exhibit--W. A. Gates, chairman; Ernest Scott, Boy Keeney and Ben Trowbridge.
    Decorations--John Moffatt, chairman; Horace Bromley, Leland Brophy, W. F. Isaacs and Sam Jennings.
    Concessions--W. W. Allen, chairman, and E. T. Allen.
    Mining--Charles L. Studwell, chairman; E. R. Santo, Toney Ross, H. B. Cady, Gold Hill; Roy Sloan, Klamath Falls; J. C. Bowen, Baker; E. C. Hurd, Ashland.
    Rabbit show--George Taylor, superintendent; Henri Warner, secretary; P. H. Peck, H. H. Lowe and Taylor Williams.
    Dance committee--Harold Larson, chairman; Chester Hubbard, Glen Fabrick, Bert Crum and Al Seekatz.
    Beautification committee--Raymond Miksche, chairman.
    Publicity--Lee Bishop, chairman, and Ernest Rostel.
    Ashland Day committee--Lee Ryan, chairman; Frank Van Dyke, H. L. Claycomb, Bert Miller, Prof. Walter Redford, E. T. Allen and Howard Hobson.
    Jacksonville Diamond Jubilee association--F. L. Tou Velle, president; E. R. White, vice president; Joe Wetterer, secretary.
    Decorations--George Wendt, chairman; John Knight and Oscar Lewis.
    Streets and roads--Lee Coffman, chairman; Wesley Hartman, Rony Wilson and Jim Cantrell.
    Museum--Claire Hanley, chairman; Mrs. Herbert Hanna, Joe Wetterer and Miss Mollie Britt.
    Entertainment--Vivian Beach, chairman; Harry Whitman, mining; Joe Nee, E. S. Severance and Clint Dunnington.
    Reception--Ray Coleman, chairman; A. I. Inman, J. B. Hamaker, Emil Britt, Charles Chitwood and Dr. J. R. Robinson.
    Publicity--Leonard Hall, chairman; J. W. Peckham and G. W. Godward.
    Finance--C. A. Smith, chairman; Paul Godward and Ray Coleman.
    Concessions--Ray Wilson, chairman; Joe Wetterer and Harold Reed.
    Housing and camp grounds--Mrs. E. S. Severance, chairman; Peter Fick and E. R. Jones.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page B5


    If the many specimens and relics which are on exhibit in the windows of the Jubilee headquarters in the Sparta building could be magically transported back to the scenes of their origin, and if the incidents which have surrounded their history could be mystically gathered together and presented in a great pageant, more romance and drama would be revealed than has never been realized on stage or screen.
    If each of the exhibits could be made to "tell" its history and the lives of the men and women who were responsible for its origin and use, comedy and tragedy alike would bring back the days of our forefathers in vivid picturization. Pictures of the struggles of pioneers who brought the first signs of civilization to the West; intimate happenings in the lives and homes of the early settlers; tragic incidents of Indian warfare; phases of struggling pioneer government--all would be brought to light to give a new emphasis to what our history books have taught us.
    For the exhibit at the Sparta building, which has been gathered in the interest of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee, represents not only the history of Oregon, but presents an idea of the many quaint and interesting articles which have been used by our ancestors back to the time of the original thirteen colonies. Most of the relics were brought across the plains in the 1850s; others were made and used entirely in Oregon; while still others originated in the colonies and found their way out here with the pioneers who settled the West. Many of the exhibits are relics of the early days in Southern Oregon, when mining brought a rush of gold-seekers to historic Jacksonville, and were kept as treasured souvenirs of those glamorous years.
    Perhaps our magic pageant would open with a scene brought back through a relic of the Rogue River Indian War of 1853--an Indian peace pipe, carved from a myrtle root, and worn smooth by the hands of chieftains and honored white men. The setting would be in a wooded glade near the rising cliffs of Table Rock, where the bloody warfare reached a climax. Indian chiefs and a few white men were gathered in a parley, seated on the ground in a circle, bargaining for the perseverance of friendliness between the Indians and the whites. Col. John E. Ross, Chiefs Sam and John, and Gen. Joe Lane were among those in the parley. At the end of the meeting, the myrtle root peace pipe was handed with ceremony to General Lane. Lane took the pipe but did not lift it to his lips. "The pipe of peace must be given to someone more worthy than I," he said, and passed it to Colonel Ross.
    Perhaps the scene would change next to another historical event which marked the beginning of government in Southern Oregon, an event brought to the magic stage of our pageant through the medium of another of the exhibits of the Jubilee museum, the first United States flag to be raised in Jackson County. It was July 4, 1863, on Wagner Creek. A handmade flag, with 30 stars, was raised on a rustic pole and fluttered for the first time over Jackson County soil. This relic was brought to the Jubilee exhibit by C. E. Lane.
    A relic which brings back the romance of crossing the plains to Oregon is a fiddle more than 100 years old, loaned to the museum by Charles Hamilton. If it should transport us back in this magic pageant just 81 years of its life, a vivid picture of a caravan of covered wagons would be revealed, swaying across the grassy, untrodden wilderness which challenged our forefathers westward. Perhaps the fiddle would be idly giving out music to the touch of its owner, in a prairie schooner; or perhaps it would depict a scene after nightfall, when the members of the pioneer caravan would be gathered around flickering fires, resting for the next day's journey, and reminiscing the past day's achievements.
    Other of the relics go back to a date far more remote than the civilization of the West. A duel pistol 200 years old was placed on exhibit by Dr. C. C. Goldsberry. A Bible which has been in one family over two centuries was brought in by Anne McDonald. A deck of cards which originated in Switzerland a hundred years ago was donated by K. K. Kubli. All of these articles would have interesting tales to "tell" if they could be made to picture to us their history.
    A scout uniform which took five years to make is on exhibit, bringing back an idea of the primitive but serviceable clothing which was worn by woodsmen of the days of early Oregon statehood. The deer was killed, the hide cut and tanned by John E. Ross. A tomahawk head used in the Evans Creek massacre, in 1885 [sic]; an Indian skull; relics from the Modoc war grounds; a flintlock shotgun which crossed the plains in 1852, donated by H. L. Griffin; a Palmer shotgun and rifle all in one; an old cap gun found in the Applegate area--would bring back stirring realities of early days with startling realism, could they present to us the many interesting happenings which have surrounded their existence.
    A knife and fork used at a picnic table during George Washington's inauguration has been entered by Mrs. E. E. Wolff. A pair of spectacles that have undergone the adventures of coming to Oregon by wagon, would surely have a strange story to tell if all could be shown that has been seen through their lenses. A baby shoe is on exhibit that was made in 1820, and a hand-woven towel made in 1818 was sent in by Mrs. Wolff.
    A collection of side saddles used during the Civil War have found their way to Southern Oregon to add color to the Diamond Jubilee, and a host of ancient ox yokes which bore the weight of lumbering prairie schooners on their westward journey add further to what would make a pageant such as has never been hinted of in history books--if only these mute articles could divulge magically the incidents which we have assembled to give us knowledge of what has gone before, and the many secrets which will never be disclosed, but which lie in mystic disguise in the forms of these relics in the pioneer exhibit of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 4, 1934, page B7


    8:30 p.m. Wrestling match at armory. Double main event.
    9:00 p.m. Old-time dance at Knights of Pythias hall. Manufacturers' exhibit in Natatorium, mineral exhibit on East Main Street, Browning Brothers carnival, Indian village and other attractions open all evening
    12:00 Noon Luncheon at Medford Hotel for visiting travel organizations under auspices of Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association, Bert Hall, association president, toastmaster.
    2:00 p.m. Medford Garden Club Flower Show, senior high school
    2:30 p.m. Cowan's roundup at fairgrounds
    8:00 p.m. Historical pageant, "Over-Un-Gon" at fairgrounds
    9:00 p.m. Official Jubilee dance in Medford armory, Legg's orchestra
    9:00 p.m. Old-time dance in Knights of Pythias hall. All attractions will be in operation--manufacturers exhibit, mineral display, Browning Brothers carnival, Indian village, etc.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    With favorable skies forecast, with auto caravans arriving from numerous points and the first performances of Norman Cowan's famous roundup and the historical pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon" scheduled, tomorrow promises to be a banner day in Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration, which opened last Sunday.
    Today is Education Day, with activities centered in Ashland where a complete program of events was presented, attracting hundreds of visitors to that city. Dr. C. A. Howard, state superintendent of instruction, delivered the principal address before the graduating class of the Southern Oregon Normal School. Numerous features followed this event of the all-day program, including trapshooting, horseshoe tourneys, free golf, swimming exhibitions and other attractions.
    K. W. Kendrick, chairman of the caravan committee, officially announced today a number of caravans will arrive in Medford tomorrow from Northern California and many sections of Oregon. A caravan of nearly 100 cars will arrive during the noon hour from the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland headquarters in Redding, Cal., including cars from Northern California points along the way.
    This caravan will be joined in Ashland by automobiles from Klamath Falls, Lakeview and other Klamath and Lake county points, Over 100 members of the Lakeview Buckaroos will be included in the delegation, which will probably spend two days in Medford and Jacksonville, the official host cities.
    A caravan of over 40 cars is scheduled to arrive from Bend in Central Oregon to spend a similar length of time. A caravan, nearly as large, is expected from Crescent City and Del Norte County points. It is likely a number of machines from Eureka will be included. Over 50 cars are signed up for a caravan from Eugene, Ore., which city is also sending considerable equipment and material for the pioneer's parade next Thursday forenoon. Yreka and Klamath Falls are also taking part.
    Grants Pass is taking an active part in the celebration. Thursday the entire city will close its doors, enabling residents to spend the entire day in Medford, bringing several hundred cars from Josephine County. Friday will witness a caravan of 150 machines from Roseburg, which is bringing down its well-known high school band to take part in a band contest with other participants from Weed, Calif., Klamath Falls, Grants Pass and Eugene.
    The Umpqua Chiefs will add color to the Roseburg visit, while the Oregon Cavemen will enliven the visit of the Grants Pass delegation.
    A special train, possibly two, is due to arrive in Medford tomorrow morning and will start its return trip Thursday night. The train is the result of cooperation from the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
    Each of the caravans to arrive in Medford tomorrow will be welcomed at the city limits by a band, under the direction of F. Wilson Wait and escorted to the city center.
    Preparations have been entirely completed for the first performance of Norman Cowan's famous roundup. Cowboys from all parts of the Pacific Coast have been arriving for several days, including many of the best in the profession. The roundup will begin promptly at 2:30 in the afternoon, presenting a well-arranged program of bronco busting, bareback and saddle steer riding, calf roping, bulldogging, exhibitions of trick and fancy roping, high jumping by the world's champion steer, "Bobby," valued at $10,000. This steer has appeared in numerous moving pictures and is nationally known.
    Admission prices have been held to a minimum. Over 85 percent of the grandstand is available for $1.10, and hundreds of bleacher seats for 83¢, including tax. These prices are exceptionally low for the high-quality entertainment offered. There are a limited number of box seats selling for $1.65, but these have been already fairly well sold out.
    The result of months of patient preparation and weeks of determined rehearsals, the stage is ready for the first performance of "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty), historical pageant presenting a highly faithful, yet interesting and entertaining review of incidents leading up to and including the establishment of Oregon statehood in 1859, the primary inspiration for the big celebration.
    Every effort has been made to present one of the most outstanding pageants ever shown in Oregon, and. as far as that goes, on the entire Pacific Coast. Over 500 people are in the cast, recruited from students of the Southern Oregon Normal School, and all parts of the valley. There will be singers, dancers, trappers, emigrants, Indians, circuit riders, soldiers, fur traders, wagon trains and all characters so closely associated with pioneer days.
    The setting was completed last week. It is over 150 feet wide 100 feet deep and 40 feet high. Numerous lighting units will be used to advantage during the two-hour performance.
    One brilliant spectacle after another makes the long-to-be-remembered production outstanding. The continuity and episodes are so planned that spectators will not be faced with the dreary monotony of intermissions or long waits. There will be a feeling of regret the performance ended so quickly.
    The pageant was written and is directed by Prof. Angus Bowmer, faculty member of the Southern Oregon Normal School. Admission fees are the same as the roundup.
    The industrial exhibit opened in the Natatorium yesterday and attracted large crowds last evening. Special entertainment is being offered during afternoon and evening sessions, with thousands of samples of food to be given away, as well as numerous merchandise gifts.
    The mining display opened yesterday in the George Hunt building on East Main Street. Rocks, minerals, and metals from all parts of Oregon are on display. It is regarded as one of the most complete ever brought together in the state. Several thousand dollars worth of gold nuggets are on display, including one nugget worth $1000, found recently in the Grants Pass area. In addition to hundreds of local exhibit visitors yesterday, persons registered from Arizona, New York, Alaska, Stockton, Calif., Cottage Grove, Seattle, Hood River, San Francisco, Eugene, Lakeview, Portland, Los Angeles, Old Shasta, Roseburg, Salem and Chicago.
    Oregon's Diamond Jubilee rabbit show opened Sunday at the fairgrounds with many different breeds represented.
    Jacksonville has been receiving hundreds of visitors during the past two days, leading up to its main part in the Jubilee program Thursday afternoon, when Governor Julius Meier will present an address from the steps of the old county courthouse. All historic buildings have been properly labeled with large banners, and streets have been decorated with greens in the fashion of 60 years ago.
    The first official Jubilee dance will be open tomorrow evening at the armory, with the well-known Archie Legg orchestra, regarded as one of the best on the coast. Popular prices will prevail, as in all other attractions.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    A "Trail Day" luncheon, honoring the numerous caravan leaders to arrive here tomorrow for the Diamond Jubilee celebration, will be held at the Hotel Medford at 12:30 o'clock Wednesday, it was announced this afternoon. Judge Albert F. Ross, representing the governor of California, will be the main speaker.
    The luncheon has been arranged under the auspices of the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association, and it is hoped that Medford will be well represented. All persons planning to attend are asked to make reservations by notifying the Chamber of Commerce.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    In an old stage coach, drawn by four horses, with Fred Tice, Southern Oregon's veteran stage coach driver at the reins, Anne Whiteaker, queen mother of the Diamond Jubilee celebration, rode to the picturesque setting of her throne last night at the Jackson County fair grounds, and while trumpets blared was escorted to the platform by Professor Irving E. Vining of Ashland, speaker for the evening, and E. C. Jerome, general chairman for the Diamond Jubilee. Little Nancy Swem attended the queen, and the children's chorus sang "Hail Mother Queen."
    Her regal gown, bouffant style, in white satin and lace, with a train, accentuated the beauty of the queen mother. She wore an evening wrap of purple velvet, lined with white satin.
    In his coronation speech, Professor Vining said: "Anne Whiteaker, daughter of the first governor of our beloved state, on this, the 75th anniversary of the admission of our state to the union, with authority vested in me by the Jubilee committee, it is my duty and privilege to crown thee Queen Mother of Oregon."
    The sparkling crown was placed on Queen Anne's head by Professor Vining, and with the words "All Hail the Queen," the cheering crowd of nearly two thousand rose to its feet.
    The queen then stepped before the microphone and told her subjects:
    "I believe this evening marks one of the happiest events of my life. Your choosing me to be honored as the queen mother of this Diamond Jubilee anniversary of Oregon into statehood is most pleasing and gratifying to me.
    "Proud indeed am I to feel that 75 years ago my father, together with his official co-workers, laid the foundation upon which our beautiful state of Oregon now rears its head among the sister states of the Union, second to none in its aggressiveness along all lines tending to the betterment of Oregon citizenship.
    "The few counties which 75 years ago comprised the new state were as the cornerstone of the foundation. And Jackson with its beautiful scenery of mountains and lakes, rivers and valleys, was one of great importance in that event, inasmuch as a number of early pioneers made this their home for their years on earth.
    "And to them, if any are alive, and to their descendants and to the good people of Medford I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation for the honor you have done me this evening.
    "The staging of this coronation in the open arena, under the stars of heaven, accentuated by the beautiful electric lighting, what mind could conceive of anything more fitting. Again I say I appreciate it all and hope to enjoy my reign among you."
    A letter from the First Lady of the Land, addressed to the queen, was read by Mr. Vining, then presented to her. From the White House, Washington, dated May 26, 1934, the letter stated:
    "I am very much interested to hear of the celebration of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee and to know that you have been selected as the Queen Mother for the celebration. I want to send you this little note to congratulate you on the honor which has come to you and to send you my very best wishes, and to ask you to give your fellow citizens my very cordial greetings and congratulations. I hope the Jubilee will be a tremendous success.
    Under the direction of Eve Benson, local dancing instructor, a wonderful presentation was put on for the Queen of the Jubilee, with a minuet dance, followed by a Virginia Reel. The chorus sang "The Land of Hope and Glory," after which a scarf dance was well executed by a group of girls.
    "The Spirit of the Pioneer" was Mr. Vining's subject for his address. He requested his audience to "ring out the new, ring in the old, and once more be in the land 'where rolls the Oregon,' the land of mystery and enchantment--the land of vision and hope."
    He referred to Oregon as the "wonderland of the West, where the sun seeks its rest in a lair of gold, with mountain ledges of ore increasing its splendor until crowned with the stars mingled with 'Ho! Hosanna!'"
    Mr. Vining related the story of pathfinders and trappers from the western forests returning to the Atlantic seaboard to tell of the great land beyond the Rockies. The picture he portrayed showed merchants, closing their shops, lovers plighting their troth to start a honeymoon westerward, and zealous missionaries looking longingly to work beyond the Rockies.
    "And while Congress bickered over the value of the land, without government aid and without government direction the West grew--a pathway westward across the Old Oregon Trail--built by the hand of destiny, marked by the bleaching bones of man and beast. What a drama of heartaches if the trail could speak!
    "If the West could resurrect men of the early days. No artist could paint, nor any author depict their lives.
    "We must pay our respects," he went on to say, "homage and tribute to those who, with weary footsteps, plodded westward--ever westward, along the Oregon Trail, carving the greatest civilization the world has ever known, where the Stars and Stripes were to reach their greatest triumph."
    Professor Vining told how those who came west carried the instincts of home builders.
    "Oregon was won, not by sword, not by bugle call, not by the Argonaut coming for treasure, nor the commercer for furs, but was won by the home builder, father and mother."
    Pioneers, when asked why they came to Oregon, said "to improve their own conditions" and "to improve their health." It was in this way, Professor Vining said, that Oregon became known as the land of opportunity, health and heart's desire.
    Reciting Joaquin Miller's poem, "Mothers of Men," the eloquent speaker told Queen Anne "We open Oregon's book of cherished memories, and place it before your throne. I can see the Mother Madonna of Creation, writing in letters of living gold, 'Mother.' I dedicate your reign to the motherhood--pioneer motherhood of our beloved Oregon."
    All for the pleasure of the queen, many additional dances were given with little bunnies carrying a large mushroom onto the large canvas floor, with the tiny fairy queen being enthroned upon it. Several little white bunnies, each carrying carrots, then joined the group. One petite miss had trouble keeping her tall rabbit ears in place, and with each hop, down they'd fall.
    Fireflies, with illuminated headdress, and flowers of every description put on a colorful dance, and with soft violin music, the rustling of the petals could be heard.
    A sword dance was given by some Scotch lassies, and three acrobatic spiders but on some difficult numbers. A modern dance with the girls dressed as cats was given. Other numbers on the program included an Irish Jig, and an old-fashioned square dance.
    Beautiful costumes were worn by the participants in all of the dance numbers.
    With the closing of the presentation, Mr. Jerome thanked Mrs. Benson, the dancers, Miss Baldwin and Mrs. Steven A. Nye for their direction of the chorus, the children of the chorus, mothers and fathers of the participants, women who made the many costumes, and Professor Vining.
    In contrast to her entry in the stage coach, Queen Anne was escorted to a late-model automobile, where she was presented a huge bouquet, a gift from the Medford Flower Shop, before departing. The procession, led by a state police escort, included a number of new automobiles, in which the ladies in waiting rode.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    Threatening storm clouds parted over the city of Ashland this morning for the observance of Education Day, a feature of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee, which included in its list of events the commencement exercises of the 1934 class of the Southern Oregon Normal School, a tennis exhibition, a trap shoot, a pioneer horseshoe pitching contest, a children's field meet, swimming exhibitions, and free golf throughout the day at the Ashland golf course.
    Unsettled weather this morning necessitated a change of setting for the Normal graduation exercises, from Lithia Park to the school's auditorium, the program starting at 10 o'clock. Forty-six graduates received diplomas in an impressive ceremony, and the auditorium was filled to capacity. The main address was given by Dr. C. A. Howard, state superintendent of public instruction, and awarding of diplomas was by Dr. Walter Redford, president of the Southern Oregon Normal School.
    Medford students who were graduated are Eileen Amidon, Gene Amidon, Bertha Jane Arnspiger, Mary Helen Arnspiger, Kenneth Barneburg, Leona Daugherty, DeLoria Durkee, Minnie P. Guy, Ruth Hanscom, and Jennie Alice Hensler.
    Immediately following the exercises an alumni luncheon was held at the Lithia Hotel, with picnic lunch accommodations at Lithia Park available to those visitors in the city who wished them. This evening at 7 o'clock the education banquet will be held at the hotel, with those present including Superintendent Howard, Dr. C. V. Boyer, president of the University of Oregon; C. A. Brand, member of the state board of higher education, and Bert Brown Barker, vice president of the university, who will deliver the main address. Professor I. E. Vining will introduce the speakers.
    Open house at the Normal School will be conducted from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., and will include an exhibit of pictures of former Normal teachers and students, and of the old school building. The display was arranged by Mrs. O. Winter, Mrs. F. G. Wagner and Mrs. Emil Piel, who graduated from the old Southern Oregon Normal. During the open house the Jackson County Glee Club, under the direction of Harriet Baldwin, will present a group of numbers.
    A tennis exhibition, beginning at 2 o'clock at the Lithia Park courts, is being sponsored by the city of Ashland under the direction of H. G. Wilson of Medford. The participants are Wayne Sabin, amateur Canadian champion, Jimmy Johnson of Portland, Wesley J. Hartman of Portland, and Elwood T. Cook of Portland, who was winner of the men's singles event of the Oregon Diamond Jubilee tennis tournament held in Medford Sunday and Monday. The exhibition includes both singles and doubles matches.
    A trapshoot held at the Ashland Gun Club was under way at 10 a.m., and will be completed this afternoon. The shoot includes a 100 16-yard targets event, 50 handicap targets event, and 24 doubles event. Cash purses will be offered as prizes. H. L. Claycomb is the committee in charge of the event, which is sponsored through Dr. W. E. Blake, president of the Ashland Gun Club, and Fred R. Neil, its secretary.
    The pioneer horseshoe pitching contest, which started at 2:30 this afternoon, is an event which attracts wide interest, especially among the pioneer residents of the valley. It is open to the public.
    Another sport feature of the celebration, the children's field meet, started in the Lithia Park this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Howard Hobson, athletic coach of the Southern Oregon Normal, is in charge, with Carl Ayers and Paul Goddard, students, assisting. Ribbons will be awarded the winners of the foot racing, baseball throwing. and broad jumping contests.
    Also at 3 p.m. swimming exhibitions at Twin Plunges, Helman's and the Jackson Hot Springs are being staged, with races, diving competition and exhibitions drawing wide interest.
    The city of Ashland is fittingly decorated for the occasion, and several store windows display interesting pioneer exhibits. Lee Ryan is the general chairman of the Education Day celebration.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    "She'll let me in, I'm her nephew," was the startling remark of a 17-year-old boy who was found on the doorstep of the residence of Mrs. Wm. A. Gates, 31 Crater Lake Avenue, last Wednesday afternoon, when he rang the doorbell and asked to be admitted.
    Tony Turck had hitchhiked from his home in Washburn, Ill., to see Oregon's Diamond Jubilee, and as the weather in Illinois was hot, he arrived blissfully in his shirtsleeves. He made the trip in less than a week, leaving home on a Thursday evening and arriving here last Wednesday morning. His expense account for the 2000-mile trip was $4.10.
    To the query that wasn't it a long journey, Tony replied, "No, I hitchhiked down to Old Mexico last year."
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    Clever Jubilee hats, in blue and gold, are lending considerable color to crowds of visitors in Medford this week. The official hats were designed by Miss Mildred Oathes, proprietor of the Adel Lee Millinery Shop in the M.M. Department Store, who has been receiving many compliments upon their attractiveness.
    The official Jubilee hats are being sold this week at the Oregon Diamond Jubilee headquarters in the Sparta building and in a booth on East Main Street, near the Rex Cafe.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    Resolutions dealing with future veteran legislation, and the national economy, insofar as it affects veterans' aid, were scheduled to be introduced this afternoon at the session of the fourteenth annual state encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
    Another proposed resolution would have the organization lighten or take over the observance of Memorial Day, now conducted by the fast-thinning ranks of the G.A.R.
    Ward Cummings of Roseburg is chairman of the resolutions committee, and will file the committee's report at the opening of the afternoon session.
    Reports of the legislative committee, H. C. Day, Portland, chairman, and the ways and means committee, B. J. Walsh, Eugene, chairman, will also be made.
    The convention ends tomorrow with the election of state officers for the year, and the selection of a convention city for 1923. Newport, Oregon seeks the convention.
    James E. Van Zandt of Altoona, Pa., national commander-in-chief in attendance since the opening of the encampment, bid the gathering goodbye this morning and announced that he would fly to Seattle, Wash., this afternoon.
    Joe E. Dunne of Portland, Republican gubernatorial nominee, addressed the encampment again this morning, in a general talk.
    Most of the morning session was devoted to a discussion of legislation--passed and proposed--and the transaction of routine business.
    Last night the veterans held a banquet at the armory attended by 200 veterans and their ladies. Commander Van Zandt and nominee Dunne also made short talks at the affair.
    A parade is listed for this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Delegates report that owing to the longshoremen's strike, many members of Portland posts were unable to attend the local sessions.
    This evening there will also be initiation of new members, and an initiation by the "Cooties"--the play wing of the organization. Among those scheduled to "scratch" are District Attorney George A. Codding.
    The various committees as appointed yesterday are:
    M. C. Day, chairman, Portland; P. W. Jones, Independence; W. E. McGuffin, Portland; Joe Woods, Medford; R. B. Huntley, Eugene.
    B. J. Welch, chairman, Eugene; E. E. Larios, Newport; Joe Kohler, Portland; Edward Hines, Roseburg; Otto Weiss, Portland.
    Ward Cummings, chairman, Roseburg; Wallace Jenkins, Newport; A. C. McConnell, Grants Pass; Jens Thomsen, Portland; George Kennedy, La Grande.
    B. H. Conley, chairman, Salem; A. L. Newgard, Portland.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    His copper skin hardened by the suns of many summers--so many he can hardly remember--Indian Chief Schonchin of the fast-disappearing Modocs is in Medford this week to help Oregon celebrate its Diamond Jubilee. He was a young warrior, happy on unmolested hunting grounds in the wide expanses of the Klamath country, when Oregon donned the robes of statehood in 1859.
    The chief is one of 50 Indians who make up the Indian village, presenting the aborigines in their native dress, war dances and home life. This feature of Jubilee Week brings more Indians to the Rogue River Valley than there has been since Indian wars were fought here over 80 years ago.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 1


    In years gone by Southern Oregon has witnessed numerous roundups, but for the first time in state history, one of the biggest roundups in the West will open at the fairgrounds tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 for five performances, presenting over 125 cowboys, over 100 head of steers, bucking horses and numerous well-trained cow ponies, as one of the features of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration.
    Oregon's Diamond Jubilee roundup is regarded in all rodeo circles as one of the biggest events of its kind of the rear, next to the famous Pendleton show. The best cowboy talent in the country has been attracted here to compete for $2500 in purses and prizes, with several hundred dollars given daily in bulldogging, steer and calf roping contest, bronco busting, bareback and saddle and other contests, assuring an afternoon filled with rodeo thrills.
    Points won here will have direct bearing on the choosing of the world's champion for 1934, as the attraction is being presented entirely under the rules of the Rodeo Association of America. This is one of the main reasons why Clay Carr, 1933 champion, is coming to Medford. Chuck Wilson, champion bulldogger, is coming here for the same reason, as well as numerous other cowpunchers ambitious to become champions.
    Judges from California, Klamath and Jackson counties have been chosen to render fair and impartial verdicts for all events of the day.
    The afternoon program will present Buff Jones, champion roper, in a contest which promises thrills for which Jubilee visitors have been searching. Kermit Maynard, brother of the film star, Ken Maynard, is also scheduled to take part. He has been a champion, himself.
    The world's champion high jumping steer, "Bobby," brought here by Monte Reger, Buffalo, Okla., will do his stuff by jumping over high sedans. This animal has appeared in numerous moving picture productions and is scheduled to start another series soon. "Bobby," a Longhorn steer, has horns which measure eight feet from tip to tip, and is valued at $10,000. [In a film of the Jubilee parade, "Bobby" appears at 12:05.]
    America's youngest cowboy, Buddy Reger, eight years old, will demonstrate how mean horses should be ridden, and is so good that he is better than most grownups.
    Over 40 head of bucking horses, all of which are a part of the Pendleton roundup, will be ready for riders tomorrow afternoon. Some of them, including "Jack Dempsey," "I Thought So," and others, are yet to be ridden. No man has ever been able to stay on their backs. Other broncs include some of the wildest horses obtainable.
    Less than an month ago, Norman Cowan purchased a herd of 25 Mexican steers to be used in the bulldogging contests. These steers are well known for their stubbornness.
    Popular admission prices will prevail.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 5, 1934, page 8


    Assurance was given at press time this afternoon that the historic pageant "Oyer-Un-Gon" scheduled for first showing at 8 p.m. tonight at the fairground would be staged unless a very heavy downpour in the evening made it impossible to go on with the production.
    A colorful review of Oregon history will be presented in the gigantic pioneer parade, an event of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee tomorrow forenoon at 10 o'clock. The parade will start moving from the county fairgrounds shortly after 9 o'clock, coming into Medford by way of Riverside Avenue to Sixth Street and up Sixth to Oakdale Avenue, south on Oakdale to Main, east on Main to Central Avenue and south on Central Avenue back to the fairgrounds.
    The procession will be led by Governor Julius Meier, who will arrive in Medford tomorrow forenoon and will also be reviewed by him when the parade reaches the chamber of commerce building, where a reviewing stand will be awaiting him, J. Verne Shangle, parade chairman, announced this afternoon. All parade participants and pioneers who have lived in the state over 60 years will join in a pioneer barbecue at the fairgrounds at noon.
    The arrival today of a large delegation, representing the Portland Chamber of Commerce and of caravans from numerous Oregon and California points, added new impetus to Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration. Special entertainment was being offered throughout the day for the many visitors, whose Jubilee spirit remained undampened by the present unseasonal inclement weather, which is predicted to end today. A special luncheon was held at the Hotel Medford for the visitors.
    Today's events were featured this afternoon by the first performance of Norman Cowan's famous roundup, presenting a large array of cowboys, bucking horses, steers, ponies, Brahma steers, cows and calves. These animals represent the best obtainable for roundup events and were used in the well-known Pendleton roundup, regarded as the best in the entire country. Nine events were presented this afternoon, beginning with the grand entry, wild Brahma steer riding, calf roping contest, trick and fancy roping by Buff Jones, Pacific Coast champion and Buff Brady, Seattle, Wash., Northwest champion; saddle bronc riding, high jumping by the educated $10,000 longhorn steer "Bobby"; trick and fancy riding by the outstanding performers of the coast; bareback riding contest and bulldogging contest.
    The roundup will be presented again tomorrow afternoon promptly at 2:30.
    All preparations are ready for the first performance of the historical pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon," tonight at 8 o'clock at the fairgrounds. The pageant, having a cast of 500 people, is a faithful review of incidents leading up to and including the establishment of Oregon statehood in 1859, the primary inspiration for the celebration observing Oregon's 75th anniversary. The pageant is one of the largest productions ever presented in the West and is representative of weeks of preparation under the direction of Prof. Angus Bowmer, also author of the pageant. The presentation is elaborate in every detail.
    Admission prices have been held to a minimum. Children will be admitted for 25¢, while most of the grandstand seats will sell for $1.10, the lowest prices ever asked for any production of this kind. Persons wishing to sit in special boxes will pay $1.50, plus 15¢ tax. The same prices are also being asked for the roundup. A large number of bleacher seats have been built for those not desiring to sit in the grandstand and are obtainable at 83¢ each. The first official Jubilee dance will be held tonight at the armory.
    Celebration activities will move over to Jacksonville tomorrow afternoon, when Governor Julius Meier will present an address from the steps of the Jackson County courthouse. Historical museums will be open, as well as old-time buildings, including the Beekman Bank, the oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains, pioneer United States Hotel and other points of historical interest. Personally guided tours will lead to these places and also to the numerous backyard gold mines in operation in the pioneer mining settlement. Committees have been working for some time in Jacksonville to entertain the hundreds of expected visitors.
    Tomorrow afternoon will also present the second performance of Norman Cowan's roundup at the fairgrounds, with an entirely new program of events, but similar to those presented today. There will also be additional riders. The second performance of "Oyer-Un-Gon," historical pageant, will also go on tomorrow night, followed by an official Jubilee dance, the governor's ball at the armory, and an old-time dance at the Knights of Pythias hall.
    The industrial exhibit in the Natatorium will be open afternoon and evening. This exhibit offers one of the most complete displays of Oregon products ever shown in this section of the state. Merchandise gifts are given away every night. The mineral exhibit is attracting widespread attention, and tomorrow afternoon will have a number of speakers on the program. Exhibits valued in excess of $250,000 are on display.
    Information was received by E. C. (Jerry) Jerome today that a newsreel cameraman will be here tomorrow, representing the Universal newsreel for national distribution.
    Following is the lineup of personnel for the Pioneer parade:
    1-A--Judge Wm. Colvig, Marshal; aides, 1. Capt. B. B. McMahon, CCC, 2. K. P. McReynolds, Forest Service.
    1-B--Drums--Lew Baker, Ray Lefevre, Theo. Fish, Hugh McKenzie; fifes, W. T. Bolger, Mr. Bowman.
    1-C--Footman--Darrel Nichol.
    1-D--Driver.
    2--Queen's float, sponsored by native daughters; Queen Anne Whiteaker; driver--four horses.
    3--Prehistoric float, sponsored by Medford merchants.
    3-A-1 standard bearer.
    3-B--1 driver.
    4--1792.
    4-A--Standard bearer.
    4-B--1 flag bearer (dressed as hunter)--F. W. Ovalman.
    4-C--Color guard--H. C. Gallup.
    4-D--1 Color guard--Union soldiers.
    4-E--Standard bearer.
    5-A--1 Standard bearer, sponsored by CCC Camp Rand.
    5-B--48 Lewis and Clark expedition and Sacajawea.
    5-C--Salt Cairn float, sponsored by Lions Club, 1 standard bearer; 1 driver.
    6--24 Indians on ponies, sponsored by A. P. Renner.
    6-B--Man representing David Douglas, 1824.
    7--Dr. McLoughlin float, sponsored by D.A.R.
    7-A--Standard bearer.
    7-B--Dr. McLoughlin.
    7-C--French trapper, Leonard Kline.
    7-D--Indian girl--Geraldine Hermanson.
    7-E--1 or 2 Indians--Laura Gentner.
    7-F--1 driver.
    8--Trapper on foot--W. L. Edmondson.
    8-A--Trapper and burro--Andy Wayne.
    9--Circular, 1832; 1 standard bearer.
    70--First school float, sponsored by Bus. & Prof. Women's Club.
    10-A--1 standard bearer.
    10-B--1 driver.
    10-C--1 teacher--Miles Cantrall; pupils--B. P. W. resp.
    11--Methodist float, sponsored by the Medford National Bank, First National Bank, and Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank.
    11-A--1 standard bearer.
    11-B--1 driver.
    11-C--1 Jason Lee--Clarence Davis.
    11-D--1 Anne Pittman--Erma Niedermeyer.
    11-E--1 Dan Lee--W. P. Fiske.
    12--Catholic float, sponsored by Sacred Heart Catholic church.
    12-A--1 Standard bearer.
    12-B--1 driver.
    12-C--1 Catholic priest--Rev. Blanchet.
    12-D--Indians.
    12-E--Trappers.
    12-F--Children.
    12-F, 2--1st Com'l. printers, sponsored by Medford printers.
    13--Circuit riders.
    13-A--Rev. Belknap.
    13-B--Mr. Van Dyke.
    13-C--Standard bearer.
    14--Gerald Latham, with boys and girls selling Pioneer Emigration souvenirs.
    15--Emigration, sponsored by Rotary Club.
    15-A--1 Standard bearer.
    15-B--1 driver; 7 men.
    15-C--Missouri--R. E. Nealon.
    15-D--Iowa--Ralph Billings.
    15-E--Arkansas--Nick Brophy.
    15-F--Texas--Dad Skinner.
    15-G--Illinois--R. G. Fowler.
    15-H--Kentucky--Sen. Geo. Dunne.
    15-I--Tennessee--Roy Rogers.
    15-J--Dr. Whitman--Holly Swingle.
    16--Scouts on horses.
    16-A--A. H. Bills.
    16-B--Curtis Denhart.
    16-C--Carl Haynes.
    17--1--Covered wagon.
    17-A--Standard bearer.
    17-B--1 driver--Beeson.
    17-C--Passenger for driver's seat, Mrs. R. E. Peyton.
    17-D--1. Phoebe Dean--32. Polly Dean, riding horse.
    17-E--Doris Southwick, walking, Betty Southwick, walking.
    17-F--Mrs. Heffner, on seat.
    18--
    19--II--Covered wagon.
    19-A--driver.
    19-B--On seat with driver, Mrs. Wig Ashpole and baby.
    19-C--Paul Sparks, walking.
    19-D--Hugh Powers, walking.
    20--On horseback.
    20-A--Josephine Mead.
    20-B--Catherine Mead.
    20-C--Carol Hayes.
    20-D--Carolla Hayes.
    21--III--Covered wagon.
    21-A--1 driver.
    21-B--1 on seat--Lucile Simmons.
    21-C--1.
    21-D--2.
    21-E--3.
    21-F--4.--Nellie McClannahan, on foot.
    21-F--5.--Joan Sparks, on foot.
    21-G--6.--Arleen Blain.
    22--Sidesaddle riders.
    22-A--Jean Culy, furnished.
    22-B--Myrtle Blakeley, sidesaddle.
    23--IV--Covered wagon.
    23-A--driver.
    23-B--On seat--Rosemary Bishop.
    23-C--Daughter of C. L. MacDonald, Janice.
    23-D--14-year-old Bishop girl.
    23-E--Doris Wade, on foot.
    23-F--Eleanor Sheets, on foot.
    23-G--William Wright, on horseback.
    24-A--Saddle--Bud Hoover.
    24-B--Dorothy Dodge, on foot.
    24-C--Clarice Schnier.
    25--V--Covered wagon.
    25-A--1 driver.
    25-B--1 on seat--Margaret Stuttaford.
    25-C--Jacqueline Gibbs.
    25-D--Patricia Searing.
    25-E--Emma Clement, on foot.
    25-F--Vera Hale.
    25-G--Roy Anderson, on horse.
    26--Saddle.
    26-A--Helen Dugan.
    26-B--Frances Sparrow, side saddle.
    26-C--Harriet Sparrow, riding.
    26-D--Dean Owens, riding.
    27--VI--Covered wagon.
    27-A--1 driver.
    27-B--1 on seat--Eva Zier.
    27-C--Donald Sullivan.
    27-D--Donald Lawrence.
    27-E--Vern Kellenbeck.
    27-F--Lillian and June Sloan, on foot following.
    21-G--Mrs. C. A. Marshall.
    28--Saddle.
    28-A--Mrs. Heckathorn.
    28-B--Emma Denhart.
    29--VII--Covered wagon.
    29-A--driver.
    29-B--On seat--Florence Boussum.
    29-C--Eleanor Clark.
    29-D--Jean Coffeen.
    29-E--Virginia Lovell, on foot.
    29-F--Margaret Ash, on foot
    30--Saddle horse.
    30-A--Anna Roberts.
    30-B--Marie Loosely.
    31--VIII--Covered wagon.
    31-A--Driver.
    31-B--1 on seat, Margery Paley.
    31-C--
    31-D--
    31-E--On hack--Chas. F. Skeeters, playing fiddle (father in party that discovered Crater Lake), Frank Martin and banjo player, on back of wagon.
    31-B-2--Scotts Valley yoke of steers.
    31-C-2--Edna Mae White, on horseback.
    31-D-2--Edwin White, on horseback.
    32-A--Freight wagon and trailer--6 horses, driver.
    32-B--Henry Nahas, on horseback.
    33--IX--Covered wagon, from pageant.
    33-A--Katherine Gentner, on front seat with driver.
    34--X--Covered wagon from pageant, on front seat, Pru Platt, Sue Gaddis.
    34-A--Mr. Blaine, saddle horse.
    35--XI--Covered wagon from pageant. Georgia Webb on seat. J. C. Daley.
    36-A--XII--Covered wagon from pageant.
    36-B--One on seat with driver.
    37--XIII--Covered wagon from pageant. Mrs. Pottenger, Mrs. King.
    38--XIV--Covered wagon from pageant.
    38-A--J. T. Bates.
    39--XV--Covered wagon from Sterling. Mr. Dutton, drawn by a horse and cow.
    40-A--
    40-B--Beagle community covered wagon. Girl will play accordion, Rose Gillette.
    40-C--W. A. Nichols covered wagon.
    40-A--Mrs. Mary Sweet.
    40-D--Williams, Sams Valley.
    40-E--Other covered wagons.
    41--Whipple's Pioneer Juvenile Band. One driver. (3 high school boys, carry muskets)
    42-B--Flag Bearer.
    42-C--Color Guard.
    42-A--Color Guard.
    43--Provisional Governor.
    43-A--Standard Bearer.
    43-B--Governor, saddle. Newton Frank.
    44--Oregon Rangers. Mr. Farlow.
    44-A--Standard Bearer.
    45--One buckboard.
    46-A--Driver, Logan Woolridge.
    46-B--Passenger, John Griffin.
    47--Fiddlers on rack: Mr. Simpson. Mr. Vinson, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Virtue.
    48--First Oregon nursery. Sponsored by Southern Oregon Sales.
    48-A--One Standard Bearer.
    48-B--One ox skinner, Hessig.
    48-C--One man on seat with driver, Roy Grey.
    49--One Standard Bearer. First gold on coast.
    50--Pony Express rider, Fred Farlow.
    51--Yreka Drum Corps.
    52--Oregon Territorial Government.
    52-A--One Flag Bearer. (One Color Guard).
    52-B--Standard Bearer. (One Color Guard),
    52-C--Driver.
    52-D--Footman, George Gates.
    52-E--Governor, S. A. Davis.
    53--Old buggy.
    53-A--One footman.
    53-B--One driver.
    53-C--One passenger, Hilda Bundy.
    53-D--Royal coach. Mrs. West, Pauline Champlin, Dorothy Wilson, Betty Dynan.
    54--Mining float. Sponsored by Crater Club.
    54-A--Standard Bearer.
    54-B--Driver.
    54-C--Miner, L. M. White.
    54-D--Rifleman.
    54-E--Ashland Eagles; 3 prospectors on foot.
    55--Burros, Nita Bell and Marjorie Peebles.
    56.--Mining sluice. Sponsored by Neighbors of Woodcraft.
    56-A--Driver.
    56-B--Miner, Mr. Lanterman.
    57--Pack train of burros. One prospector, Mr. Young; two burros.
    58--Four-horse stage coach, Crescent City.
    59--Float, agriculture. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club.
    59-A--Standard Bearer.
    59-B--Driver.
    59-C--Float. Carl Niedermeyer.
    59-D--Cradle. J. L. Frye.
    59-E--Fork
    59-F--J. D. Slagle, on shock of hay
    59-G--Frank Henspeter
    60--Reaper and Thresher
    60--A Driver
    60-A--Standard Bearer
    61--Four-horse stage coach, Klamath Falls
    61-A--1 driver, own driver
    61-B--1 man with driver
    61-C--Passenger, Charity Hart
    61-D--Passenger, Natalie Tengwald
    61-E--Dorothy Coffeen
    62--Early Home Life--Building the home. Sponsored by Huber Packing Co.
    62-A--Standard bearer
    62-B--Driver
    62-C--Carpenter--Mr. F. M. Shangle
    62-D--Shakemaker--Albert Mattes
    63--Mrs. S. E. Howlett, in buggy
    63-B--Mrs. Cordelia Allison, passenger
    64--Spring Wagon--2 seats
    64-A--1 Driver
    64-B--1 passenger with driver, Arvilla Burns
    64-C--1 passenger in hack seat--Katherine Denzer
    64-D--Mabel Stancliffe
    65--Home Life--No. 2, manufacturing in the home. Sponsored by Eagles Lodge
    65-A--Driver
    65-B--Soap Maker--Cecil Sullivan
    65-C--Butter Maker--Mrs. McEwen
    65-D--Mrs. Randolph
    66--Spring Wagon
    66-A--1 driver
    66-B--1 Passenger--I. M. Roe
    67--3 Seated Hack
    67-A--Driver
    67-B--Cheater Cole
    67-E--Robert Buckles
    67-C--M. W. Wheeler
    67-D--Irwin B. Hill
    68--Home Life--No. 3, interior. Sponsored by Elks lodge
    68-A--1 driver
    68-B--1 Cooking--Elsie Hoover
    68-C--1 at table--Mrs. Sarah Frye
    68-D--1 in an old rocker--Marie Bennett
    68-E--Friend--Mrs. Hoover
    69--Clare H. Armstrong on horse as scout
    71--Freeman's
    71-A--Driver--F. D. Swingle
    71-B--Indian Drag, by First Redman's Lodge in Oregon
    72--Sams Valley Float--Sponsored by Sams Valley Grange
    72-A--Standard Bearer
    72-B--1 driver
    72-B--2--Drag Poles--Indian
    72-C--Chief Sam
    73-A--J. Fenton in buggy
    73-B--Pat Carlon
    73-B2--Mtn. Stage Coach--John Winningham
    74--1 Surrey
    74-A--1 driver
    74-B--Passenger--Mrs. A. L. Harvey
    74-C--Passenger--Mrs. Irene W. Willits
    74-D--Passenger--Mrs. Julia Owen
    75--Early Jacksonville Fire Dept.
    75-A--1 Standard bearer
    75-B--Fireman
    75-B--2--Spec O'Donnell and Henri Warner--Medicine Show
    76--Hotel Bus
    76-A--1 driver--G. S. Butler
    76-B--Passenger--Mrs. J. L. Rowe
    76-C--Passenger--Mrs. Annie Parker
    76-D--Passenger--Mrs. Lulu Davis
    76-E--Passenger--Mrs. Mary Dean
    76-F--Passenger--Mrs. Mary E. Hamlin
    76-G--Passenger--Mrs. William Holmes
    77--Holly Orchard Bus
    77-A--One driver
    77-B--Orva Stevens
    77-C--Marie Marshall
    77-D--Earline Young
    77-E--Carlin Piatt
    77-F--Elsie Penwell
    77-G--Ione Kindred
    77-H--Verona Davis
    78--Stage Coach--Four Horses--Burnett--14 passengers
    78-A--1 driver
    78-B--1 on seat--Miss Alice Hanley
    78-C--Passenger--Jane Solinsky
    78-D--Passenger--Janice Shreve
    78-E--Passenger--Peggy Reter
    78-F--Passenger--Frankie Rinabarger
    78-G--Passenger--Betty Armstrong
    78-H--Passenger--Mrs. Fred Tice
    78-I--Mrs. Charles Vincent
    78-J--Passenger--Mrs. Margaret Fisher
    78-K--Passenger--Lillian Lynum
    78-L--Passenger--Mrs. M. A. Jones and two girls
    78-M--Strang girl rides with Alice Hanley
    79--Buggy--Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Bailey
    80--Mining Float--Furnished by Gold Hill.
    80-B2--Mr. and Mrs. Gayton Sturtevant, dressed as pioneer miners on horseback
    81--Buggy
    81-A--Edith Jacobs from First National Bank
    81-B--Gladys Holmes, from First National Bank
    81-C--Lucy Davis, from First National Bank
    82--First Broom Making--B. M. Clute. Sponsored by Applegate citizens.
    83--Salmon Float
    83-A--Standard Bearer
    83-B--Driver
    83-C--Man in boat
    84--Stage Coach, Grants Pass
    84-A--1 Driver
    84-B--Jean Wing
    84-C--Charlotte Wing
    84-D--Kathleen
    84-E--Dona Lee Anderson
    84-F--Betty West
    85--Photo Gallery. Sponsored by Active Club
    85-A--Standard Bearer
    85-B--Driver
    86--First Woolen Mill
    86-A--1 Standard Bearer
    88--Crater Lake. Sponsored by Crater Lake National Park.
    88-A--Standard Bearer
    88-B--Driver
    88-D--2 Chalkers
    89--Man on mule, following Crater Lake Float--Jack Welch
    90--Band wagon
    90-A--Driver
    91--Governor's Coach (First)
    91-A--Driver
    91-B--Footman--Alvin Thorbus
    91-C--Governor--Don Newbury
    91-D--1 Standard Bearer
    92--Oregon Float
    92-A--1 Standard Bearer
    92-B--1 Driver
    92-C--1 Farmer--O. C. Maust
    92-D--1 Woodsman--R. E. Peyton
    92-E--1 Sailor--Lieutenant Stanley
    92-F--1 Scout--John Ross
    93--High School band
Medford Mail Tribune, June 6, 1934, page 1


    David S. Stearns of Portland, who with his twin brother was born on the donation land claim at the head of West Jackson Street in this city, the first white boys born in Southern Oregon, was a member of the Portland chamber of commerce delegation that arrived this morning. He was accompanied by his wife.
    Mr. Stearns met here his old friend and boyhood chum, Will G. Steel, commissioner of Crater Lake National Park. They went to school together in 1872 in Portland, where now stands the Hotel Portland. There was a reunion between the two old-timers.
    The Stearns twins were born on the day 77 years ago, that the Oregon constitution was aligned.
    The Stearns' donation land claim, taken up by S. D. Stearns, the father, lies at the head of West Jackson Street. Mr. Stearns rode horseback as a boy over what is now the business district of this city.
    He brought with him a notice published in the Jacksonville Times, advertising a cow "with a swollen jaw." The item was unearthed by George H. Himes of the Oregon Historical Society.
    The Stearns family is well remembered by the older pioneers of Jackson County.
    "I just couldn't resist the temptation to come to the Jubilee, because it holds many pleasant memories for me," said Mr. Stearns. He is a retired real estate dealer of Portland.
    Among other Portland residents arriving by train this morning were: Pat Bacon, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.; R. B. Bain Jr., Closet & Devers; Geo. L. Baker, Oregon Mfrs. Assn.; O. B. Barklow, J. P. Finley & Son; Carl Bruntsch, Schmidt Lithograph Co.; Walter L. J. Davies, U.S. National Bank; M. DeKeyser, Metal Extracting Co.; Walter J. Dennis, Northwestern Electric Co.; J. N. Domnissee, Dohrmann Hotel Supply Co.; C. E. Draper, Mail-Well Envelope Co.; Ben Ettelson, M. Seller Co.; Henry J. Frank, Blumauer-Frank Drug Co.; Archie Goldsmith, Archie Goldsmith & Bro.; James Hefty, West Coast Printing & Binding Co.; Paul Hirsch, Sperry Flour Co.; S. E. Hodgen, Hodgen & Brewster Milling Co.; E. P. Hoyt, executive news editor, Morning Oregonian; P. L. Jackson, president, Portland Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. P. L. Jackson; S. E. Lasselle, Zellerbach Paper Co.; Harvey Lounsbury, Union Pacific System; H. H. Lowry, Columbia Steel Co.; J. H. Luihn, Sealy-Dresser Co,; A. L. Lundy, Columbia Steel Products; Floyd Maxwell, Oregon Petroleum Industries Committee; Barney May, Bushong & Co.; R. R. McKean, Knight Packing Co., A. J. Mihalcik, National Hospital Assn.; Mrs. A. J. Mihalcik; George Miller, Miller Bros. Co.; P. H. Muthersbaugh, Portland Chamber of Commerce; J. A. Ormandy, Southern Pacific Co.; Mrs. J. A. Ormandy; E. P. Peterson, Columbia Steel Products; Clarence Porter, Fidelity & Deposit Co., and chairman of excursion committee, chamber of commerce; W. A. Reyburn, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.; Lloyd Riches, Hawley Pulp & Paper Co.; E. D. Ross, Irwin-Hodson Co., and chairman of trade and commerce committee of Portland chamber of commerce; Mrs. E. D. Ross; E. J. Russell, Rasmussen & Co.; George Schoeffel, Oregon Mutual Life Ins. Co.; Vernon Scott, Packer-Scott Co.; Walter Scott, Beaver Engraving Co.; C. L. Shorno, Blake, Moffitt & Towne; David S. Stearns, David S. Stearns & Sons; Mrs. David S. Stearns; H. H. Townes, Federated Metals Corp.; E. N. Weinbaum, manager, trade and commerce department of Portland Chamber of Commerce; Henry Wessinger, Blitz-Weinhard Co.; Mac Wilkins, Mac Wilkins & Cole; E. R. Williston, McKesson-Pacific Drug Co.; George Young, Marshall-Wells Co.; J. C. Zancker, Electrical Products Corp.; Mrs. J. C. Zancker; Julius Zell, Zell Bros.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 6, 1934, page 3


    The Pacific States Mine, located a mile and a quarter above Jacksonville, has issued an invitation to the public to take a trip through their mine every day except Thursday, at the hours of from one to three o'clock in the afternoon. Anyone journeying a mile and a fourth above Jacksonville will be met there and shown through the property.
    A 200-ton plant is now in operation, with over 16,000 feet of tunnel work having been done. The property was formerly known as the Opp mine. Mr. Clark is foreman and will be present to show visitors through the mine, and explain the operations. About 25 men are now employed at the mine.
    An elaborate mining exhibit on a float will be displayed by the company in Friday's industrial parade, it was announced.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 6, 1934, page 3


    Born on the plains June 9, 1859, W. R. "Billy" Vinson, who has made his home in Oregon since, has come to Medford with his fiddle to take part in the celebration of Oregon's 75th birthday--for his will be on Saturday.
    The first time he visited this section, he said this morning, was at the age of 16, when he drove a band of cattle into Eastern Oregon. He later came here with a load of fruit trees on two different trips, which he distributed in the valley.
    Mr. Vinson drove the stage over the old Coos Bay road in 1877 and 1878, later owned his own four-horse team which he drove to Jacksonville, Phoenix and Ashland (there was no Medford then.)
    The old pioneer came to Medford with endorsement of the Roseburg chamber of commerce, and brought his fiddle along to play in tomorrow's parade. He was accompanied by Leslie "Whiskers" Hatfield, 74, who will jig while Billy Vinson plays the fiddle in the parade. Frank Simpson, another old-time fiddler, also came to Medford with them.
    Included among the numbers Mr. Vinson plays is his own composition, entitled "Oregon."
Medford Mail Tribune, June 6, 1934, page 7  Vinson and Hatfield are visible on film here, at 11:57.


    The first official Oregon Diamond Jubilee dance will be an event at the Medford armory this evening at 9 o'clock, with Archie Legg's orchestra furnishing the music. This orchestra is one of the best known on the Pacific Coast.
    The armory has been especially decorated for the occasion, which is expected to attract dancers from all parts of Oregon and Northern California. Other official Jubilee dances will be presented tomorrow, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 6, 1934, page 7


    Prise winners of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee essay contest, carried on throughout the state for high school students during the past month, were announced today by C. Glenn Smith, chairman of the essay committee, and principal of the Medford high school.
    Prize winners are as follows: First place, $25 award, Margerie Lundell, Franklin High School, Portland, essay title, "Narcissa Whitman--Pioneer Wife and Mother."
    Second, $10, Maxine Watrous, of Washington High School, Portland, "The Story of David Stearns."
    Third, $5, Virginia Lindley, Medford High School, "History of Rogue River Valley."
    Fourth, $5, Mary Jo Riddle, Riddle High School, "Cow Creek Canyon."
    Fifth, $5, Chester K. Martin, Toledo High School, "Discovery of Crater Lake."
    Sixth, $2. Nellie Meroney, Cove High School, "Madame Dorion."
    Seventh, $2. Edith Kaufman, Franklin High School, Portland, "Father of Oregon."
    Eighth, $2. Edward Smith, Corvallis High School, "Phil Sheridan."
    Ninth, $2, Terence Cochran, Oregon City High School. "Beaver Coins."
    Tenth, $2, Helen Frost, Medford High School. "What the Diamond Jubilee Should Mean to Us."
    The essay contest attracted widespread attention throughout the state to Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Medford and Jacksonville this week, and was one of the most successful ever carried on. Over 2000 essays were submitted.
    The first and second prize essays follow:
    There is romance and heartbreak connected with the old Oregon missions that few realize--the romance of the joys and sorrows of a young missionary bride, who was one of the first white women to cross the continent, and whose efforts symbolize the efforts of all the brave pioneer women of Oregon.
    This dauntless young woman was Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, who, barely a month after her marriage, courageously left her home, her friends--everything that had been her whole life--and started west with her physician-husband, Marcus Whitman. Mile after weary mile of that trying trip went by, but the courage and hope of the plucky Narcissa never lagged. Was she not headed for a country of promise and beauty--Oregon--with her gallant young husband by her side?
    Nevertheless, that trip impressed its horrors and hardships indelibly on her mind. Howling, whipping storms beat around the wagon train, threatening to carry all to destruction and striking fear in the heart of the courageous little New York girl. The food supplies diminished until the daily rations became only dried buffalo meat--food that appeared so filthy to the refined Narcissa that she could hardly eat it. More than once did she think of the plentiful meals she used to enjoy, only to brush these thoughts impatiently aside. "Am I not blessed with the opportunity to teach the will of the Divine Father to heathen in a forsaken land? I must not give in to self-pity," she admonished herself.
    Her vitality and health were such that she was able to withstand the rigors of the trip in spite of repeated attacks from mosquitoes and fleas, in spite of having a sick husband to care for, and in spite of being herself weak and hungry and torn between the pain and joy of the realization that soon she would bring a new life into the world.
    The Whitman mission had been established at Waillatpu. Shortly before Christmas of 1836, after ten months of weary travel, the young bride was brought to her new home. It was a little log place that had blankets for windows and for doors, and that had furniture handmade from cottonwood trees. Far from civilization and miles from any neighbor in the midst of a vast, territory peopled by Indians whose friendship changed with the changing winds--this was the place that Narcissa Whitman was to call home.
    Three short months after settling in her new home, Narcissa gave birth to a little girl--Alice Clarissa--who was to become the greatest joy in her mother's life. But this joy was short-lived, for soon after her second birthday the child was accidentally drowned. What anguish tore the brave heart of Narcissa Whitman only a bereaved mother can know.
    But, heartbreaking though her sorrow was, unrestrained grief could not be hers; she had to bear up even when the news was broken to her that her husband must leave for the East. He would be gone a year--two--maybe more. Bravely she suppressed her tears and the apprehensions that surged through her soul as she turned to the house from the farewell at the gate. She went again into that lonely home, pacing from room to room, and now that she was alone, she found relief for her pent-up emotions in a flood of unrestrained tears.
    Through the agonized months of waiting, alone, the valiant Narcissa again and again was forced to undergo terrifying events--incidents that would fill even the bravest with fear. One midnight she awoke with a start. Someone was forcing entrance to her room. She was assailed with terror as the bulky form of an Indian outlined itself against the opening. With a scream she awoke the Hawaiian servant, the only other person in the  mission, and with his help finally forced the intruder to take flight. Another evening, she was drawn to the window by an ominous crackling. Billow after billow of smoke was curling into the starlit sky; the mill was a blazing inferno! Unable to stop the quickly spreading fire, she was compelled to witness the destruction of all for which they had so untiringly struggled.
    Slowly that year dragged by. Then, the incessant tattoo of hoof-beats brought 'Narcissa with flying steps to the mission door. The color surged into her cheeks for, riding quickly towards her was her husband, home at last!
    The ensuing seasons, passing slowly by, found Narcissa working ceaselessly. Striving to lose herself in her work, she mothered whole families of orphans--children who had left the States happy with their parents and arrived in that great wilderness of the West, forlorn, sorrowful, without father or mother or even friends. Narcissa's heart, so recently torn with  anguish, went out to these little orphans, whom she cared for and loved almost as though they were her own. In spite of the drudgery day after day, never in the heart of this bravely toiling woman was there regret over her decision to be, in every way, a worthy helper to her husband.
    In the meantime the Indians became less and less friendly. Their repeated attacks on Dr. Whitman only made his wife try the harder to convert them to Christianity. Her heart, her soul, everything she had, she put into her arduous task. Greater grew the clouds of discord until, in November, 1847, they broke in all their relentless fury! The murderous redskins, with their hideously painted faces and brutal tomahawks, swooped down on the unprotected mission and began their merciless attack. Never was the courage of this pioneer woman more apparent than at this crucial moment. Cheeks blanched with fear, her body racked with unendurable pain from the wounds she had received, she directed the efforts of the women in their last stand. But there was no mercy in the hearts of those pitiless assassins. Darkness at last brought a close to those scenes of horror as it did to the heroic life of this valiant woman.
    Thus did the life of Narcissa Whitman, pioneer wife and mother, rise above the commonplace just as the verdant hills and mountains of Oregon towered in great splendor above its fertile valleys.
    Mr. David Stearns, the subject of this sketch, was born in a log cabin on a donation land claim four miles east of Jacksonville, Oregon, where the town of Medford now stands. There were seven children in the family, five of whom were boys.
    Their cabin was built roughly and had a dirt floor. Gunny sacks, stretched over the window spaces and also over the door frame, admitted very little light. The equipment was equally primitive. The fireplace was used both for heating the cabin and cooking. The children slept in trundle beds, made lower and shorter so they could be slid under the larger beds in the daytime. The pioneer people made their own lamps. The lamp itself was a bowl of melted grease. For wicks, they put one end of each piece of twisted cloth into the grease and let the other hang over the edge. When lighted, the wicks made a bright circle of light all around the bowl. Their brooms were shavings and tied at the end of the stick from which they had been whittled.
    Mr. Stearns remembers two experiences with the Indians. At one time, a man by the name of Angel was killed by some Indians just in front of the cabin. Probably there had been a disagreement between Mr. Angel and the Indians. [Martin Angel was killed a mile or so west of Jacksonville.] At another time. during a threatened Indian outbreak, all the women and children were taken to some natural lava caves. Men guarded the entrances for five days until the trouble subsided. [A garbled reference to the Modoc War, which began ten years after the Stearns family left the valley.]
    The spring of 1862, his family decided to move to Portland. They hired a man with some horses to haul their covered wagon. When they reached the place now known as Monroe, David's family decided to remain there until the following spring, when the weather conditions would be better. In the spring, when they learned that it would be impossible to make the rest of the trip with horses, they hired a man with an ox team to bring them on. It took ten days to come from Corvallis to Portland, a distance of ninety-two miles. Each time they forded a river they had to unload, take the bed of the wagon across, then the wagon. Many times they had to unload so the oxen could pull the wagon over a rough spot. Indeed, it was a hard trip.
    Mr. Stearns estimates the population of Portland to have been at that time between three and four thousand. The main business street was what is now Front Avenue. There were only two stores on First Avenue. In the public school the children attended, there were two stories and four or five classrooms. The highest grade was the "fourth reader." The classrooms were divided down the middle by a partition about four or five feet high. The girls sat on one side of the partition, the boys on the other so they could not see each other. The teacher stood on a raised platform where she could see all the pupils at once.
    The two daughters of the Stearns family helped their mother with her work, cooking the meals, making soap, knitting, making over castoff men's clothes for the boys, smoking the ham and bacon, and making the head-cheese. The boys got up at two o'clock in the morning, went down to the Oregonian office, folded papers for both country and city delivery, then delivered the town papers before breakfast. Before there was gas to use for lighting, the boys went around the city about twice a week to fill the street lamps with coal oil. Each evening they would light the lamps; but if the moon went down at nine o'clock, for example, they would not light them until that time.
    Mr. David Stearns had a twin brother. When they finished school, they learned molding and worked in various foundries about the city. At one time David's twin, who was working for the Willamette Iron Works, wished to go on a trip for a couple of weeks. As David wasn't working at the time, they decided to have him substitute for his twin. Everything went fine until one day the foreman asked David to go upstairs and get a certain pattern. The pattern was one that David's brother had made before he left. When David confessed that he was there under false pretenses, the foreman took the matter good-naturedly, and it became quite a joke about the place.
    Later the boys ran a cigar and tobacco store. After a time David Stearns went into newspaper work. He worked at different times for the Daily News, the Oregon Siftings, and the Daily Standard. At still another time he had charge of the street car advertising on the First and Third streetcar lines. In 1889, he went into the real estate business and followed this line of work until 1918, when he retired.
    Mr. Stearns has been an active citizen and is well known in Oregon. He has served as director of the Oregon Historical Society, president and treasurer of the Oregon Pioneer Association. He is now a member of Lang Syne, an organization for men who have been in business for at least thirty years. He is also a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 6, 1934, page 9


    Line of march for the agricultural and industrial parade next Friday forenoon at 10 o'clock was announced today by R. G. Fowler, parade chairman. The parade will move from Oakdale Avenue east on Main to Riverside Avenue, Riverside north to Sixth and west on Sixth to Main.
    Assembly will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. The agricultural section will line up on South Oakdale, facing Main, extending as far south as necessary. The CCC, army, Forest Service, National Park Service will assemble on Eighth Street to Oakdale Avenue. The industrial section will gather on Laurel Street, facing Eighth extending south on Laurel. Undecorated entries will assemble on King Street facing Eighth and extending south as far as necessary. All bands will meet at the Library Park in front of the county court house.
    Following the parade, a farmers' picnic will be held in the city park. All visiting ranchers have been asked to participate.
    With thousands in Medford today participating in Governor's and Pioneer Day, Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration is well under way, climaxed by the impressive pioneer parade this forenoon, faithfully reviewing Oregon history. All events of the day were outstanding successes, including the pioneer barbecue at noon, program in Jacksonville and Norman Cowan's roundup this afternoon at the fairgrounds.
    Thousands of people are expected for tomorrow's big events, including the agricultural and industrial parade, under the chairmanship of R. G. Fowler. The parade will be as long, if not longer, than that of today. Over 10 bands will be in the line of march, which includes Main and Sixth streets and Riverside Avenue.
    The bands will represent Weed, Klamath Falls, Grants Pass, Roseburg, Medford Elks, Yreka and Ashland. The parade includes an agriculture section, with floats and other entries from all parts of Southern Oregon, All granges of the county will be represented. Many head of livestock will be in the procession, significant of the livestock industry of Oregon. Quite a number of Medford business houses have entered decorated floats.
    One of the largest entries of the parade is composed of the army, CCC, National Park Service and Forest Service. Over 200 marching men will be in this division, revealing the different endeavors of CCC members.
    Grants Pass is sending its well-known Cavemen marching in costume, along with several floats. The colorful Umpqua chiefs will be present from Roseburg, in addition to representatives from other Southern Oregon towns and cities.
    Exactly 95 floats are listed for the parade, Chairman R. G. Fowler said today, and, including marching bodies, the procession will be over two miles in length.
    A farmers' picnic is scheduled for the noon hour in the city park, attracting ranchers from all sections of Southern Oregon. Afternoon events will be featured in Jacksonville, where personally guided tours to points of historical interest will be carried on throughout the afternoon. Exhibits of relics will be open, and it is probable the pioneer photo gallery of Peter Britt will be open through the courtesy of Emil Britt, one of Southern Oregon's best known native sons.
    The third performance of Norman Cowan's famous roundup will be featured at the fairgrounds tomorrow afternoon, presenting some of the best riders in the rodeo world. The performances of this afternoon and yesterday revealed that the attraction is one of the most outstanding rodeos which has ever appeared in this section. Jubilee visitors who are searching for thrills will find them in great plenitude in Cowan's show.
    The first performance of "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty) last night was well received. Out-of-town visitors declared the production was worthy of any metropolitan center at prices much higher than asked in Medford. The pageant was filled with dramatic moments, and was so smoothly presented spectators were reluctant to see it end so quickly, despite its two-hour length. The pageant was a true compliment to the ability of the participants and its directors, led by Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Normal School. Prof. Bowmer also was the author of the production. The pageant will be presented again tonight at 8 o'clock.
    With the second official Jubilee dance scheduled for tonight, the third will be presented tomorrow night at the armory, with Archie Legg's orchestra furnishing the music. The first official dance last night was well attended.
    Thousands of visitors from all parts of the country have been visiting the industrial exhibit in the Natatorium building and the mineral display in the Hunt building. Merchandise gifts are given away daily in the industrial exhibit, with especially fine gifts to be given away Saturday night.
    Talks on mining are scheduled for 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with some of the best mining men in the West presenting the speeches. The display is interesting in every detail, with particular interest centered around a thousand-dollar nugget, found a short time ago in the Grants Pass area by Robert Burns, who had never seen a gold pan until two years ago.
    The rabbit show at the fairgrounds has been attracting numerous visitors to view one of the most complete exhibits seen in this livestock division since county fair days.
    Governor Meier, who was to have taken part in today's program in Jacksonville, did not appear to make his scheduled speech from the steps of the old county courthouse. Unexpected developments kept him in the northern part of the state. His action was not much of a surprise. However, his failure to come was a keen disappointment.
    The following telegram was received this forenoon by E. C. (Jerry) Jerome from Governor Meier: "Only a matter of state importance and great urgency could stand in the way of my being present, as planned, at Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration at Medford, but such a suddenly arisen development forces me to remain in Portland Thursday, so to my great disappointment I must advise that I shall be with you in spirit at the pioneer parade and other features of the celebration. I cannot personally take part in the proceedings and I ask you kindly to convey my sincere regrets to all concerned."
    Jubilee visitors are especially reminded to attend the Queen's ball this evening at the armory. Special features are being planned for this important celebration event. Dance Chairman Harold Larson this afternoon announced prices are being held to a minimum. 'The armory is sufficiently large to provide for several hundred couples.
    Other attractions in Medford and Jacksonville are attracting hundreds of visitors, representative of all parts of the country.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 1


    To the rumbling of scores of pioneer vehicles and the blare of bands, the Pioneer Day parade--crowning event of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee commemorating 75 years of statehood--was held this morning before an estimated throng of 25,000 people, who thronged the four-mile line of march.
    The sun peeped out from behind glowering clouds to shine upon the procession, which required one hour and 17 minutes to pass a given point. Ideal weather conditions prevailed.
    People were present from all Northern California and Southern Oregon points, with a goodly representation from upstate.
    The parade, the largest and most pretentious ever staged in this city, was a vivid review of Oregon history.
    J. Verne Shangle was chairman of the parade committee responsible for bringing together all the persons and equipment.
    Judge William M. Colvig, wearing the Civil War uniform, was marshal of the day, and headed the parade. Riding with him, in a horse-drawn buggy, was Captain Oliver C. Applegate of Klamath Falls, who wore a buckskin suit. Both are venerable Southern Oregon pioneers.
    Anne Whiteaker of Eugene, Queen Mother of the Jubilee and daughter of Oregon's first governor, followed.
    In the forepart of the procession, were units of the parade that depicted the coming of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which included a pioneer log-hewn canoe, borne by a group of CCC youths, garbed in coonskin caps and gay-colored trousers. [These first units are visible online in film of the parade, beginning around 11:13.]
    Family carriages of the '60s, '70s and '80s--that in their heyday were brought out only on Sundays and the Fourth of July--gave interest and color. They were filled with men and women wearing the costumes of their day. Mrs. Sarah (Ma) Howlett of Eagle Point, beloved Jackson County woman pioneer, drove one of the ancient vehicles.
    In the pageant that passed through the humanity-lined streets were dozens of historic items, including one of the first threshing machines and mowing machines in Southern Oregon, owned by Charley brothers of Lake Creek. The equipment showed its age, but still retained the stability of the olden days.
    Leather-springed stage coaches that once rolled over the Siskiyous with mail and gold and passengers were entered by Crescent City, Cal., and Yreka, Cal.
    Covered wagons also dotted the parade and were equipped as they were when crossing the plains--with a plow lashed to the side and a dog trotting along contentedly beneath the wagon. The Friendly Neighbors of Beagle covered wagon had a colt following beside its mother. The entry savored of the pioneer times. There were ox teams and coonskin caps, and ladies riding side saddle, in the riding habits of their grandmothers, including ostrich plumed hats.
    Scores of sons of pioneers, mounted on cow ponies and headed by Thomas Farlow of Lake Creek, also paraded. In this unit also were J. F. Wortman and C. W. (Wig) Ashpole. The parade was a revelation to hundreds as an example of fine horseflesh still on the farms and ranges of Southern Oregon.
    Floats were entered showing the establishment of religion, printing, fishing, mining, agriculture and industry in Southern Oregon. One unit depicted the pioneer broom making factory in the Applegate.
    Fire fighting equipment used in 1853 [sic] in Jacksonville, and the 1884 model pump were also in the line of march.
    Bend, Yreka, Cal.; Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and Roseburg had entries.
    The parade formed at the fair grounds, proceeded down the Pacific Highway to Sixth Street, thence to Main Street, and then down South Central to the starting point. It started at 9:45 and finished shortly after 11 o'clock. Despite its size and length. the procession traveled with smoothness. There were but two minor delays, caused by a broken whiffletree on Sixth Street.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 1


    A HOBI Airways plane, piloted by Harold Saunders, formerly of this city, swooped down to the Medford airport this morning with a special delegation of Eugene business men, here for the Oregon Diamond Jubilee celebration. Included in the party were Stanley R. Stevenson, president of the Eugene chamber of commerce; Alton F. Baker, publisher of the Eugene Register-Guard; Elisha Large, mayor of Eugene; G. E. Peak, head of the Eugene junior chamber of commerce; Cal Young, Lane County commissioner, and Walter Fell, president of the Eugene water board and official representative of the Eugene Rotary Club.
    The special plane party, together with the Eugene automobile caravan which arrived here Wednesday, will be augmented tomorrow by a marching organization of the Eugene chamber of commerce. Twenty-seven men comprise the membership of this splendid marching unit, which will add life and color to the Jubilee activities.
    A special "Sunset Trail" celebration is now being planned for Eugene during the four days from July 26 to 29, according to Alton Baker. This celebration, which will rival Eugene's much-talked-of Trail-to-Rail celebration, will be managed by Hugh Rosson, graduate manager of the University of Oregon, who was a committee advisor for Medford's  Oregon Diamond Jubilee.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 1


    8:00 p.m.--Second performance of historical pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty) at fairgrounds. Low admission prices.
    9:00 p.m.--Governors' ball at Medford armory with Archie Legg's well-known Royal Serenaders.
    9:00 p.m.--Old-time dance at Knights of Pythias hall. Industrial exhibit in Natatorium building. Free entertainment and merchandise. Mineral exhibit in Hunt building; $250,000 display, carnival, Indian village and all concessions in operation.
    10:00 a.m.--Agricultural and Industrial parade
    12:00 noon--Picnic luncheon at city park for farmers. Program arranged by Pomona grange.
    2:30 p.m.--Cowan's roundup at fairgrounds.
    8:00 p.m.--Final performance of historical pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon," at fairgrounds.
    9:00 p.m.--Official Jubilee dance at armory.
    9:00 p.m.--Old-time dance at Knights of Pythias hall. Industrial exhibit in Natatorium building. Mineral display in Hunt building on East Main Street. All concessions, Indian
village and carnival in operation. Museums opened in Jacksonville. Personally guided tours to points of historic interest.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 1


    This evening at 8:30 o'clock, in connection with the flower show being sponsored by the Medford Garden club, K. P. McReynolds, junior forester of the Rogue River National Forest, will show, by the use of colored slides, the characteristics of trees in Oregon, and will also use slides to illustrate his talk about a trip over the Oregon Skyline Trail from Mount Hood to Crater Lake.
    Robert Mansfield of the forestry offices will sing "Trees."
    The public is invited to attend the program, which will be given in the gymnasium, where the flowers are on exhibit, at the senior high school.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 1


    Pageantry, spectacular in its revue of Oregon history, was presented last evening at the Jackson County fair grounds, bringing to the hundreds of spectators a pictorial procession of civilization's progress through "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty), which was also the title of the five-episode production, written and directed by Angus L. Bowmer, dramatic instructor at the Southern Oregon Normal School.
    Although attendance was not as large as anticipated, due to the threatening weather, the black sky made a perfect background for the setting of mountains and Oregon scenery, and all who viewed the performance were loud in their praise of the historical drama.
    The huge scenic sets, the like of which had never been attempted here before, were awe-inspiring in their grandeur, the rugged mountains used in the opening episode being more effectively shown through the unusual play of lights on the immense structures.
    Colorful in their tribal array, Indians treading up the mountain trail, then stopping to sing, gave a wonderful opening to "Oyer-Un-Gon," after the large orchestra, under the direction of Ward V. Croft, had played the overture. This was the vision of the white man's arrival.
    The loudspeaking system put into effect for the show brought the words of the songs clearly and distinctly to the grandstand, as sung by the chorus directed by Rolla Reedy. Colorfully elaborate were the garbs and drums of the Indian dancers and drummers, which gave a fast-moving beauty by the clock-like timing of their movements. Dancing was directed by Ruth Luy.
    With the arrival of the voyageurs in Oregon, the audience was given an opportunity to hear the Medford Gleemen. Also cast in the first episode were The Wanderer, portrayed by George Peckham, Lewis, Ole Severson; Clark, Clyde Dunham, and Sacajawea, Beulah Heath.
    The entire production was dedicated to the pioneers, and the second episode, showing the coming of the home builders, perhaps stood out as the highlight of the evening's performance.
    Thrilling was the pageantry of the large covered wagons winding around the mountain trail, the men with their guns, women and children all taking part in the procession. The fiddle, banjo and guitar music for the old-time square dances had the spectators keeping time with their feet as before the camp fires the immigrants danced.
    Expert horsemanship, combined with fine acting, made the Indian attack seem all the more real, and, when the fighting was over, with one of their number dead, silence reigned as the orchestra played "Nearer My God to Thee."
    In episode three, the famous wolf meetings of Champoeg were relived, with Harvey Oakes taking the part of Joe Meek; Robert Shaw the part of John McLoughlin; Robert Stedman, Dr. Ira Babcock; and Robert Braddock, David Leslie.
    Quick changes of scenery were made throughout the production, and one of the most rapid rearrangements was the removal of the mountains to be replaced by a modernistic setting of silver hue.
    Joe Meek's journey to Washington, seeking protection for the Oregon residents, was the subject of episode four, with Karl Moore taking the part of Governor Abernethy; Harold Gilmore, a senator; Paul Goddard, Governor Lane; and William Cottrell, President Buchanan.
    With the declaration of Oregon's entrance into the United States, the orchestra's playing of "Oregon, My Oregon," the state song, brought loud applause.
    The grand finale included the entire cast of the pageant as well as the Ashland American Legion Kiltie Band, the Medford and Ashland Boy Scouts, Ashland Campfire Girls, Medford Girl Scouts; Battery B, 249th Coast Artillery, Ashland; Co. A, 186th Infantry and Headquarters Company, third battalion, 186th Infantry, both of Medford, and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
    A constant shift of lights, to every color in the spectrum, added to the brilliance of the hundreds standing on the silver platform. While all were at attention, from the center of the pinnacle arose Miss Oregon, holding her scepter aloft. This part was taken by Jeanne Swigart.
    The scenic design by William Cottrell of Phoenix lent much to the success of last night's performance, which is being repeated tonight and Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
    Others taking a prominent part in preparations were Marian Ady as costume manager, R. Barry, construction manager, and D. A. Runyard, lighting. Stock was furnished through the courtesy of the Dodge riding academy and the stock committee for the Jubilee pioneer parade.
    Sound effects were through the courtesy of the Standard Oil Company.
    Irving S. Vining of Ashland is pageant chairman on the Jubilee committee, and Angus L. Bowmer, pageant director, with Ward V. Croft in charge of the orchestra.
    Mr. Bowmer's ability at casting and directing were shown to a decided advantage last evening, and it was evident that the long weeks of constant preparation and practice by the huge cast of more than 500 people had given a finished touch to the massive production that only faithful rehearsals could bring about.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 1


    As arranged by Oregon's Diamond Jubilee committee, an emergency first aid station was opened today at 16 North Riverside, adjoining the Jubilee headquarters. The station will be fully equipped to provide for the needs of persons sustaining minor injuries or accidents during the remainder of the week.
    During each day the station will be in charge of a trained nurse, furnished through the volunteer services of members of the nurses' association and the county health department. Competent help is also furnished by men assigned from the Jackson County Relief Organization.
    Equipment was loaned by the Community Hospital and the Red Cross.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 1


    Living up to all expectations, Oregon's Diamond Jubilee roundup, presented for the first time yesterday afternoon at the fairgrounds, thrilled throngs of spectators with some of the best riding, bulldogging, calf-roping and fancy roping ever seen in Southern Oregon.
    Cowboys risked life and limb on a muddy arena in hectic competition, which attracted the best in the rodeo world. The untamed broncs of the prairies tossed cowboys off with an ease which even astounded their riders. There was Billy The Kid, the champion wild horse of all roundups. He has never been ridden and yesterday afternoon again demonstrated that age has not impaired his ability. Blondie Bruzzell, Chinook, Mont., attempted to ride him and stayed in the saddle exactly four seconds.
    Bruzzell hardly emerged from the chute on the outlaw's back until his nose was furrowing the mud and sawdust of the arena. Billy The Kid went prancing down to the other end, and once or twice seemed to be bowing to the spectators for applause.
    Numerous riders felt the touch of Mother Earth, while others endured the necessary ten seconds of saddle torture. Screw Driver, another mean one, threw his man, Dale Kennedy, and while so doing went through all the motions of the popular convenience for which he was named.
    Due to rules making the bronc riding a two-day winner affair, the winners will not be announced until tomorrow. Riders who performed to advantage yesterday included Harry Logue of Newhall, Calif.; Dale Kennedy, Denver, Colo.; Dolf Aber, Sheridan, Wyo.; Park Carroll, Pinehurst, Ore.; Tom Bride, Miles City, Mont.; Chick Wilson, Amado, Ariz.; Stub Bartleman, Arlington, Ore.; Smokey Moran, Santa Rosa, Calif.
    An all-time Southern Oregon bulldogging record was made by Erwin Collins, Burbank, Calif., when he threw his steer in 9 3/5 seconds. He made a perfect throw. Johnnie Drayer, Lingston [Kingston? Livingston?], Calif., took second in 18 4/5 seconds, while Holliway Grace, Irvine, Calif., came in third in 10 3/5 seconds.
    Steers, imported from Old Mexico, made their first American appearance in Medford featuring their bucking legs in the first event of the afternoon's program. Bob Lock, a veteran cowboy, took first place. He rode his bouncing, horned steed for the length of the arena. Jack Brown took second money for the honor of Newhall, Calif. Tom Bride was ambitious to take first but had to be satisfied with third. There were a dozen other riders in this event.
    Energetic calves made the calf roping contest plenty of work for the numerous contestants in the second event. Lloyd Saunders, Sonora, Calif. roped his calf in 19 seconds. Dewey Hinton, Brawley, Calif., took second money in 26 seconds, while Al Allen, Los Angeles, placed third in 32 seconds.
    Bareback broncs gave the crowd a plenitude of roundup thrills. Riders were spilled freely. Dave Hart was one of the lucky ones to stick on and finished in first money, followed by Fox O'Callahan, second, and Shorty Lee, third.
    Buff Jones, Hollywood, Calif, Pacific Coast trick roper, and Buff Brady, Northwest champion, presented one of the most difficult trick roping exhibitions seen in this section. Their act was a revelation to the many spectators. They will perform again tomorrow afternoon. Trick riding was another feature of the afternoon, presenting Polly Dryer, Livingston, Cal., Pete Genant, Napa, Calif., Donna Cowan, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Buff Brady, Seattle, Wash. They presented feats almost too difficult to believe possible. Genant is also the clown of the performance, with his pet burro, Harry.
    One of the dark horses of the roundup is Jack Talbert of Montana, who will be appearing tomorrow and next day. He is scheduled for bronc and steer riding.
    Monte Reger, master of coremonies, and his champion Longhorn steer, worth $10,000, were another of the numerous features of the program. Reger put the animal through numerous tests. Due to the slippery condition of the field, he was unable to jump over automobiles, but made several good jumps this afternoon.
    The roundup held attention of all spectators yesterday afternoon and today's performance, making it one of the outstanding features of Jubilee Week.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 4


    The old-time furniture and pioneer relics exhibited at the Baldwin piano shop during the week have proved interesting to local people and visitors.
    On Tuesday a fine display of old quilts was given and Miss Katherine Stewart read a splendid paper on this art of our great-grandmothers. Many beautiful quilts are a feature of the showing.
    Several new pieces of furniture have been added during the week, among them a chair made by Father Williams, early-day Presbyterian minister. The chair is made by hand and has been in use for more than sixty years. The seat and back of the chair are made of rawhide and, like most of the old handmade furniture, it is held together by wooden pegs. No nails were used in its structure. It was a gift to the late Mrs. Walter Goll and was always used by her for her bedroom rocker.
    Mrs. Sander contributed bound volumes of the National Magazine, published in New York in 1856, 1857, 1858. These contain many items of interest of that period, the first cablegram over the Atlantic cable, the discovery of gold in Oregon, an item on fruit production in our state, mention of the depression of 1857 and comments on the rarity of moral men in public life, also amusing comments by a masculine writer on the feminine styles of the day.
    The exhibit will be open every day during the Jubilee, including Saturday evening, when the dress review will be repeated for the benefit of those who did not see it on Monday.
    A number of new dresses have been added to the review.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 5


    Crescent City was well represented in today's pioneer parade through efforts of the Crescent City fire department, members of which today brought over several entries for the procession.
    One party from the coast town yesterday brought over a stage coach on a truck under auspices of the firemen. The party was composed of William Stinson, William Marshall, Captain Ches Cutling, Ray Odell and Hank Giddings. Giddings drove the stage coach in the parade.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 5


    At a regular meeting of the city council held last night, a holiday for city employees was declared for Thursday, June 7, for the observance of the Diamond Jubilee. It was announced at the council meeting that the county court had agreed to close the court house all day Thursday also.
    An ordinance for the licensing of dispensers of alcoholic beverages was laid over until the next meeting.
    Fred Scheffel, city superintendent, reported that the federal lease on the municipal airport had been renewed for the ensuing year, and also read reports on the progress of S.E.R.A. projects and the work of city departments for the month of May.
    The S.E.R.A. report stated that the Prescott Memorial Park road is being widened, and that a trail, not yet completed for the first 2000 feet, is under construction from the spring to the peak. The progress of the work on the Bear Creek project is complete to the north line of Merrick camp ground, the report showed. Due to the encountering of considerable hard rock in the East Main Street curve elimination project, all funds for the work have been used, the paper said, and application for more funds has been made. The street sign project is 80 percent complete, and when finished will provide signs for all streets in the city.
    All the S.E.R.A. projects have been carried on through the month of May with balances left out of the approved funds. They are as follows: Roxy Ann road, $14,037.44; Bear Creek, $12,057.25; East Main curve elimination, $17.81; street signs, $39.84.
    The report for the various city departments showed a thorough construction and maintenance program for the month.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 7, 1934, page 8


    Arrival of a caravan of 15 airplanes, representing the San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce, about noon tomorrow is the feature event of the final day of the Oregon Jubilee program. The caravan will include the largest privately owned ship in existence. It can be viewed by Jubilee visitors at the airport and is being flown here by the Standard Oil Company of California. Several company executives will be on board as passengers.
    The air caravan will land and assemble at Montague, Cal. They will be met there by the aviation committee of the Medford Chamber of Commerce, consisting of W. H. Fluhrer, W. H. Muirhead and H. S. Deuel, who will fly to Montague in their own ship and escort the aerial caravan over the Siskiyous. Arriving over the city in full flight formation, the planes will circle the city before landing at the airport in order to give notice to visitors who may wish to be at the airport to witness their arrival.
    The return trip will be made Sunday forenoon, giving passengers and pilots an opportunity to participate in Jubilee events. A busy program of entertainment has been mapped out by the aviation committee, which will entertain the caravan while they are in the city. They will also be feature guests at the grand ball at the armory tomorrow night, which promises to be one of the gala social events of the Jubilee.
    The caravan is representing the aeronautics committee of the chamber, handling all things aeronautical for both junior and senior chambers. With most members of the committee, under the chairmanship of W. G. Ryder, identified with the aviation industry, 12 members being pilots and owning their own ships, the committee is regarded as one of the best aeronautical groups in the West. The caravan is being headed on its trip to Medford by W. S. Fuller Jr,, of the Fuller Paint Company, who will pilot his own plane.
    Other events tomorrow will include Norman Cowan's famous roundup at the fair grounds, where capacity crowds have been entertained since it opened. A big show is promised for this part of the day's program, presenting a large number of riders, bronco busters, bucking horses, steers, trick and fancy roping and riding, and "Bobby," the world's champion high jumping steer.
    The final performance will be presented tomorrow night when the 12 best riders in all divisions will compete for grand prizes. Some hard competition is expected, and it is probable a number of new riders will be taking part, arriving today from numerous northwestern points.
    The night show is the first of its kind ever attempted in Southern Oregon, and promises to present performances long to be remembered.
    The object of praise from the thousands who have already witnessed its wonderful presentations of Oregon history, "Oyer-Un-Gon" (Land of Plenty) will be shown for the last time tonight at the fair grounds. City dwellers who have seen the pageant declare it to be worthy of any metropolitan area--a masterpiece in every detail. The pageant is the result of weeks of planning and rehearsals, under the direction of Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Normal School, assisted by a highly-trained staff. A 50-piece orchestra, under the direction of Ward Croft of Ashland, is declared the best trained organization ever heard locally.
    Southern Oregon residents and local people who have not as yet seen "Oyer-Un-Gon" are urged to do so tonight. Seating arrangements have been completed for 4,000 people, and, in view of favorable weather, a capacity crowd is expected again tonight. This production, along with the pioneer parade of yesterday and the agricultural parade of today, has made history for Medford and Southern Oregon. From henceforth, this section will be remembered for the grand success of its Jubilee celebration.
    The "Queen's Ball" at the armory was well attended last night. Dance Chairman Harold Larson announced this afternoon prices have been greatly reduced for tonight's dance event. The armory has been beautifully decorated for the Jubilee party and has adequate space for hundreds of couples. The final dance will be presented tomorrow night.
    Hundreds of visitors were in Jacksonville yesterday viewing the historic buildings and exhibits of pioneer relics. They were present from every section of the country, and were particularly interested in the backyard gold mining activities in the old mining settlement. The operators of these mines had purposely waited for cleanup operations until yesterday to demonstrate how "cleanups" are effected. All mines produced fair values of gold.
    The Beekman Bank was of particular interest to visitors, who saw the interior of the old building exactly as it appeared 50 to 70 years ago when millions of dollars in nuggets and gold dust passed over its counters. The United States Hotel was another mecca. There, it was recalled, President Rutherford B. Hayes spent a night in 1880 and was charged $100 for the privilege by Madame Holt, pioneer French hotel woman. The oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains was visited by hundreds, as well as the Brunner building, the oldest brick building in Oregon still standing.
    With all buildings breathing of historical significance, visitors carried with them impressions they shall never forget. The citizens of Jacksonville cooperated 100 percent with the Jubilee committee in making the celebration the great success it has proved to be.
    A baseball game was on the schedule yesterday afternoon between the Jacksonville Miners and the Medford Rogues.
    Today's events were featured by the agricultural parade this forenoon, one of the longest ever seen in Southern Oregon--a true compliment to Parade Chairman R. G. Fowler and his committee members--A. E. Brockway, George Andrews, Edwin Taylor, O. C. Maust, C. C. Hoover, Albert Straus, Floyd Charley, Arnold Bohnert, L. H. Gallatin, W. E. Davies, Otto Fuhrman, Eugene Moore and Fred Homes. The county granges were represented 100 percent.
    Chairman Fowler this afternoon took opportunity to thank all participants for their cooperation.
    The Diamond Jubilee celebration attracted special delegations today from Roseburg, Grants Pass, Bend, Klamath Falls, Weed, Yreka and other Oregon and Northern California points. Eugene was well represented, and its large delegation announced the big Sunset Trail pageant in that city July 25, 26 and 27. Cal Young, one of Lane County's best known residents, was in the agricultural parade this forenoon as well as a marching delegation of the Eugene Junior Chamber of Commerce.
    The Grants Pass Cavemen bellowed plans of the big Fourth of July celebration in the Climate City next month. They appeared in their traditional costumes and made a colorful appearance. Numerous cars arrived from Bend, Ore., and told the world of a roundup and celebration there early next month, while another group told of plans for the well known Lakeview roundup next fall.
    This cooperation for Oregon and Northern California points is deeply appreciated by Medford, Southern Oregon and Jubilee committees, and these sections are assured they can expect the same wholehearted cooperation from this section.
    With tomorrow the last day of the Jubilee, all county citizens can look upon the celebration with rare pride. It has made history for this section. Outside visitors say it has attracted more attention than any other event promoted in Oregon for years.
    The mining and industrial exhibits are open today and tomorrow, during the day and in the evening. Over 10,000 visitors have been counted in the exhibit building, and several thousand more will be counted before the exhibit closes its doors tomorrow night, Exhibit Chairman Charles L. Studwell, of the Mystery House, who has spent many days' hard work along with other committeemen, said this afternoon.
    Chairman Studwell also announced mining talks will be presented at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon, featuring W. H. Lydiard and Walter Robinson of Medford. This will be followed by general mining discussion.
    A gold panning demonstration will also be offered during the afternoon, with real gold mixed up in the gravel and sand to be used. The gold found in the pan will be given away. The gravel is from the Van Golden and Green mine on Main Street in Jacksonville. This material has regular gold carrying qualities and will be panned, with a lecture accompanying the demonstration.
    The industrial exhibit is attracting capacity crowds to the Natatorium, where merchandise gifts will be given away to visitors. Free entertainment is also being offered to all visitors at the exhibit, composed of one of the most complete displays ever seen in this part of the state.
    Other attractions of the celebration will be in operation tonight and Saturday, including concessions, carnivals and the Indian village. Most of these are centered around Main Street between Main and Fir streets.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 8, 1934, page 1


    The well-trained Roseburg High school band was awarded first place in the high school band contest, an event of this forenoon. The contest was carried on while the different participants marched in the agricultural parade. Second place was taken by Klamath Falls. The Weed high school, a large organization, made a good showing but failed to place in the money.
    The contest was judged by H. S. (Hob) Deuel and Ed M. White, well-versed in the art of band judging.
    Special mention was given to the Grants Pass municipal band, which marched in the parade, but which could not take part in the contest due to the maturity of its members. The Medford high school also took part but failed to place.
    The numerous bands added color to the already colorful parade and did much to enliven the day's activities. The participation of these bands and their presence in Medford are greatly appreciated by the Jubilee committee.
    A large number of residents from each of the towns, represented by the bands, followed the musical organizations to Medford.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 8, 1934, page 1


    The products of Southern Oregon's fields and factories passed in review this morning before 10,000 people. in the Agricultural and Industrial parade of Oregon Diamond Jubilee, commemorating 75 years of statehood. There were 107 entries. There were youth and flowers, ancient autos and horseflesh, head-high wheat and floats with humorous reference to the "New Deal," and singing farmers. Ideal weather prevailed, the sun shining warmly from a cloud-flecked sky.
    Bands played throughout the procession, including the Roseburg High School band, the Klamath High School band, the Weed, Calif., high school band, the Medford High School band, the Kilties Band of the Ashland Legion post, the Medford Legion drum corps, Grants Pass municipal band, and the Medford Elks band. There was plenty of music during the hour required for the parade to pass a given point.
    The Umpqua Chieftains, of Roseburg and the Grants Pass Cavemen, garbed in the costumes of their organizations, also took part.
    There were many fine floats entered by the Granges of Jackson County. Officers of the Pomona, dressed in white uniforms, headed the march. The Bellview Grange entered a flower-bedecked airplane with a chorus of men and women within. Lakeview Grange entered a float with little boys and girls, doing farm duties, and the Roxy Ann Grange had among its offerings an auto packed with children and captioned: "This is our most profitable crop." The Friendly Neighbors of Beagle, the Central Point Grange, the Jacksonville Grange, the Enterprise Grange, the Phoenix Grange, the Live Oak Grange, the Applegate Grange, the Eagle Point Grange, and others also paraded.
    Many of the floats were decorated with wheat from this year's crop--all long and full-headed--in contrast to the drought-parched acres of the Middle West.
    An estimated crowd of 10,000 people, chiefly from the rural sections of this county, lined Main and Sixth streets.
    The industrial section of the parade saw most of the industries of the county represented with novel exhibits that covered the field of manufacture. All the latest makes of autos were exhibited, including a Ford that emitted its first put-put! back in 1909.
    There were plenty of horses also, ranging from high-spirited, blooded creatures to patient cow ponies of the ranges.
    The CCC participated in the march, with units of healthy, husky-looking youths who carried axes and other tools of their work in the forests.
    County Agent Robert G. Fowler was chairman of the parade, and he started it off practically on time. He was aided by the cooperation of the Granges of the county.
    The Roseburg High School band, accompanied by a Douglas County caravan of 60 autos, arrived at 9:45 and entered the procession immediately. The Weed, Calif., high school band was also late. Both these organizations by appearance and playing made a fine impression.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 8, 1934, page 1


    Approximately 600 people visited the forestry exhibit in the Hogan Investment Co. building yesterday to inspect various displays that make it one of the most interesting of the Jubilee features.
    Visitors are acquainted with the use of equipment for the location and suppression of fires, and are furnished literature on the resorts at Diamond Lake, Lake of the Woods and the Oregon Caves, through the cooperation of their respective managers, George Howard, C. G. Smith, and George C. Sabin.
    Panoramic photographs taken from the various forestry lookout stations, arranged in groups of threes, present views of the entire surrounding territory of each peak, encompassing 360 degrees. A fire-finder, such as is used in lookout stations, is exhibited, as well as a Forest Service radio set used to report fires from a distance up to 15 miles and a backpack pump used to extinguish stump and snag fires.
    A map eight feet square of the territory extending from Roseburg to Diamond Lake and from Lower Klamath Lake to the Oregon Caves is also included.
    One of the most attractive features of the exhibit is the use of branches from various forest trees to decorate the room and lend an out-of-doors atmosphere.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 8, 1934, page 1


    Farmers of Jackson County held a basket dinner in the city park this noon, as part of the Diamond Jubilee, and filled up on country goodies.
    An estimated crowd of 1200 watched the Grange drill execute their maneuvers. The Central Point Grange, which won the right to enter the state grange contest, went through their evolutions.
    A program arranged by the Pomona was given.
    One of the largest turnouts of Jackson County rural life in the history of the city was attending the Jubilee program today.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 8, 1934, page 1


    Roseburg, with its high school band, Umpqua chiefs, and all the trimmings, were in Medford today to take part in the industrial parade, and to help celebrate the 75th birthday of Oregon.
    Between 60 and 75 cars were included in the caravan which came to town this morning, and in the group was the high school band, including 75 pieces.
    W. C. Harding, manager of the Roseburg chamber of commerce, was in charge of the group.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 8, 1934, page 14


    Oregon's Diamond Jubilee, commemorating 75 years of statehood, and staged by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, A. H. Banwell, secretary, came to an official close last night. It was a success from the standpoint of community advertising and cementing of good will. No statement on finances will be forthcoming for the better part of a week, and until all the bills are in, and paid, and the final balance struck. The Jubilee was first suggested by Secretary Banwell two years ago, and plans were under consideration for that length of time.
    With the exception of threatening weather during the early part of the week, the celebration moved along without a hitch. Conservative estimates, compiled from the thoughts of numerous persons experienced in estimating crowds, place the number of visitors in Medford during the past week at 56,000 people. Pre-Jubilee celebration activities were under way in Medford last Saturday, followed by thousands of visitors in Medford the next day for the speech of Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace at the fair grounds. Union church services in the evening at the fair grounds attracted several thousand more.
    Impressive coronation ceremonies were the feature Monday evening, honoring pioneer womanhood. Anne Whiteaker of Eugene, Queen Mother of Oregon, was crowned by Prof. Irving E. Vining of Ashland, himself a member of an old, established pioneer family. All details were carefully planned and executed. The next day hundreds and more hundreds of people were sorry they had not attended. Dancers from Eve Benson's dancing studio took leading parts in this program number.
    Again revealing the always dependable spirit of cooperation that has always been forthcoming, Ashland took care of hundreds of visitors on Dedication Day. Special programs were prepared for the day featured by a masterful address by Dr. C. A. Howard, state superintendent of instruction, at the graduation exercises of the Southern Oregon Normal School. The school was thrown open to visitors Tuesday afternoon.
    Other attractions included free golf for the entire day, swimming exhibitions, trapshooting, horseshoe pitching, track meet, picnic lunches. Dr. Walter Redford. president of the Southern Oregon Normal School, was largely responsible for the success of the day, working with Lee Ryan, chairman of the Ashland committee.
    Trail Day, last Wednesday, was an example of results of hard work on the part of K. W. Kendrick, caravan chairman. He aroused interest of Jubilee caravans in all parts of Oregon and California. He effected a thorough organization in this event. He received valuable cooperation from the San Francisco office of the Standard Oil Company of California, which also furnished loudspeaking equipment for the entire week. The announcer car worked on double shifts.
    Grants Pass honored Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration by closing all stores last Thursday to enable employers and employees to take part in the day's events. Grants Pass is getting ready for a big Fourth of July celebration next month. Roseburg was in Medford in large numbers Friday, bringing the prize-winning high school band and its Umpqua Chiefs, who quickly made friends with Grants Pass' Cavemen.
    Cooperation for Trail Day was forthcoming from the Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association, under the direction of T. L. Standley, manager. He led a long caravan from Redding. Eugene, Ore., put forth special efforts to take part in the celebration, sending entries down for the outstanding pioneer and agricultural parades of Thursday and Friday. The junior chamber of commerce of that city was well represented.
    Hundreds of visitors were present from Klamath Falls, again indicative of that city's interest in the success of Jackson County events. This well-known city and surrounding country was represented in the parade of Thursday. The Klamath Falls American Legion drum corps took an active part in Wednesday's events.
    Yreka and Siskiyou County can rest assured Medford and Southern Oregon are awaiting with interest the coming of the annual gold rush in that city in a short time. Putting forth much trouble, expense and inconvenience, Yreka was active in Medford Thursday. The Yreka Miners organization contributed heavily to the pioneer parade, entering a stage coach, its drum corps and ladies' drill team, adding much to the events of the day.
    Likewise, Eugene is assured of every cooperation for its big Sunset Trail pageant next July 25, 26 and 27. Eugene's cooperation is particularly outstanding in view of the distance from Medford.
    But of no less importance is the aid which came from Bend in Central Oregon. This city entered an interesting float in the pioneer parade and at considerable expense brought over a dozen Indians to Medford to help Oregon celebrate its 76th birthday. Bend is staging a big roundup July 3 and 4.
    Driving many miles, delegations were present from Lakeview in Eastern Oregon, the scene of big roundup activities next September. Over 100 buckaroos were present in Medford from that thriving city. Crescent City is another bright spot in Jubilee activities. Dozens of cars drove to Medford from the seacoast town, closely related to and interested in Medford activities. The Crescent City delegation, largely through the efforts of the fire department of that place, entered a stage coach in the pioneer parade.
    The Portland chamber of commerce was enthusiastic in its support for the celebration. A special train brought many representative business men of that city to Medford. They stayed here two days, taking an active interest in all activities. The Portland press was especially cooperative. Two of the outstanding writers of the Northwest covered Jubilee events for the metropolitan papers. Ernest W. Peterson of the Oregon Journal and David Hazen [of the Oregonian] wrote columns upon columns of material which brought invaluable publicity for Southern Oregon.
    The Standard Oil Company donated radio time on the larger metropolitan stations, giving numerous Jubilee announcements daily.
    With the interests of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee sincerely at heart, E. C. (Jerry) Jerome, general chairman, sacrificed many days in its behalf.
    "I am sincerely appreciative of the wonderful cooperation the general committee has received from the people of Medford, Southern Oregon, the entire state of Oregon, California and other out-of-state points," Mr. Jerome said last evening, while taking his first short rest from the worry and labors of his big assignment.
    "Without this support," he continued, "the success of the Jubilee would not have been possible. I can fully appreciate the great efforts taken by all committeemen and residents in assuring a successful realization of this event, the largest which has ever been held in Southern Oregon, and one which I trust shall live long in the memories of the thousands who attended.
    "I would like to list each of the people who have worked so loyally, but the list would be so long that it would be difficult to render justice to all. However, I do wish to take this opportunity in extending thanks to them in behalf of the general committee. It is, indeed, gratifying to realize that this celebration shall, itself, go down into the pages of history as a record of the achievement made possible by the wholehearted cooperation of all peoples living in Oregon and Northern California. I appreciate the hours which were sacrificed from other work by the many committee members in their conscientious efforts to make the event the success it proved to be."
    The pioneer parade of Thursday, without exception, was declared to be the most elaborate ever staged in Oregon. Congratulations have been coming from many sources to the committee, headed by J. Verne Shangle, chairman.
    The committee was faced by a gigantic task which challenged them to stage the parade they did. Week upon week of preparations were put forth. Miles of territory were traversed to locate entries, obtain horses and procure wagons.
    "In accepting the sincere congratulations of the people for the parade," Mr. Shangle said last evening, "I should like to have it known that were it not for the tireless efforts of the committee together with the splendid cooperation of all the country folks of Jackson, Josephine and Siskiyou counties, the success of the parade would not have been made possible. The cooperation was marvelous. It was wonderful."
    All committee members worked hard, but to some were assigned exceedingly difficult tasks. An immense amount of detail work was systematically handled by Mrs. C. L. Hopkins, who devoted hours in interest of the successful presentation of the parade. The time of the day or night made little difference to George Carter, county clerk, who contacted hundreds of ranches to have them donate horses. Many times he was busy far after midnight. W. E. (Shorty) Morris of Table Rock scoured the country for wagons, and hardly a day passed by that he had not devoted several hours to accomplish his purpose.
    Hundreds of participants are thanked by Prof. Angus Bowmer, director of the pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon," for the success of this outstanding piece of work. He particularly calls to mind the fact it was only a few nights ago when the last rehearsal was held in a driving rainstorm at the fairgrounds. There was not a whimper from any of the numerous members of the cast. Names of the many people who contributed to the success of thin feature have already been published.
    Chairman Charles L. Studwell of the Gold Hill mystery house is appreciative of the huge success of the mineral display, Along with other committee members he worked night and day to present something unusual and different.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 10, 1934, page 1


    Ernest Rostel, whose fluent typewriter has been drawing enticing word pictures of the Jubilee celebration for the past two months, will leave this week to resume his duties as publicity writer with the Crater Lake park service.
    In undertaking an attraction such as the Diamond Jubilee, it is necessary, almost from the inception, to secure widespread publicity and continue carrying the story of the  various features and phases right up to the last day. Rostel, who received his early training in writing as a member of the Mail Tribune's news staff, has developed an almost uncanny knowledge of what sort of stories newspaper editors may be prevailed upon to use.
    Through stories written by Rostel, and sent to various newspaper syndicates, and magazines throughout the Coast and by furnishing pictures of pioneer buildings and other scenes in this locality, the desire to attend the celebration was kindled up and down the Pacific Coast. It was an outstanding piece of publicity work and could not have been accomplished without the ability and training which Mr. Rostel gave to the work.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 10, 1934, page 3


    George H. Himes. secretary of the Oregon Pioneer Association, whose headquarters are in Portland, has sent to the Diamond Jubilee committee a beautifully turned gavel, along with an expression of regret that neither himself or Hon. Joseph Simon, president of the association, could be present during the celebration here.
    The gavel head, says Mr. Himes, was made from a piece of manzanita which he cut near Jacksonville in 1884. The handle was turned out of a piece of black walnut which grew from a nut planted in 1859 by William Barlow in Clackamas County, a few miles south of Oregon City. The nut was one of a bushel sent to Barlow in 1858. William Barlow's father, Samuel Kimbrough Barlow, was the leader in making the well-known "Barlow road" through the Cascade Mountains in 1845-46.
    In concluding his letter of greetings to the Jubilee committee, Mr. Himes says: "As representing the Oregon Pioneer Association, organized in 1873, of which I have been secretary since 1886, together with Hon. Joseph Simon, president of the association, at this time, we extend our united greetings."
    General Chairman E. C. Jerome of the Jubilee committee plans to place the gavel on exhibit at the chamber of commerce following the Jubilee.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 10, 1934, page 3


    W. A. Gates, industrial exhibit chairman, publicly thanked the thousands who have visited the outstanding display of Oregon products in the Natatorium building. The display is the best ever seen in this section.
    The Jacksonville committees reported a successful week, and committees on trapshooting, tennis, golf and flycasting reported successful meets. The latter were held during the early part of the week.
    In fact, all divisions functioned perfectly, each contributing their share to the big success of the celebration which in years to come will identify Medford and Southern Oregon as an outstanding section.
    There was little trouble during the week as the result of violence or crime. The city police and state police departments and the sheriff were prepared for all emergencies and maintained perfect order.
    Another hard-working committee man, E. T. Allen, completed his labors last evening in connection with the concession end of the Jubilee, including the carnival, Indian village, street stands, etc. These different attractions were popular throughout the week. W. W. Allen is chairman of the committee.
    One of the outstanding pieces of work in connection with the pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon," was the beautiful setting of a white-capped mountain and foothills. The painting is regarded as one of the best examples of stage scenery ever made in this section. William Oatman, son of Mrs. N. S. Oatman of South Central Avenue, is responsible for the work. He was aided by William Cottrell.
    One of the hardest working persons of the celebration was Miss Delphine Hinck of the headquarters office in a secretarial capacity. Hours meant little to her in taking care of the vast amount of office work the celebration incurred. She was aided by Anna Mae Fuson.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 10, 1934, page 5


    A cool, restful retreat enjoyed by hundreds of Jubilee guests during the past week was the Christian Science Monitor exhibit room in the Jackson County Bank building. Fragrant flowers from Medford gardens made this place particularly attractive.
    Clippings and pictures from the files of the Monitor pasted on black cardboard were effectively placed about the display room through the courtesy of Medford, Salem and Ashland Science churches. One of the interesting sets illustrated the new three-million-dollar Christian Science Monitor publishing house in Boston, Mass. Subjects to appeal to every individual were grouped for convenient perusal by Jubilee visitors.
    Feature articles concerning Oregon's industrial and recreational centers were shown along with stories and photographs of mining in Jacksonville. The Christian Science Monitor, an international newspaper, was first published in 1908, its pages numbering only twelve. Since then its growth has been constant, the latest improvement being the addition of an eight-page weekly magazine section.
    Each afternoon a story hour was featured for the children in a specially decorated corner. A comfortable lounging room for women was also included.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 10, 1934, page 7


    It will be at least ten days before anything definite on the Diamond Jubilee finances will be available, according to Fred Wahl, chairman of the finance committee. A large number of bills are still out, and some money from exhibitions and concessions remains to be received. Chairman Wahl said this morning that the bills were still coming in and that no correct statement could be issued until all had been received.
    Editorial comment of the upstate press on the Diamond Jubilee has all been favorable, with praise for the civic spirit of this city in staging the event in the face of the times and other circumstances. All agree that much invaluable publicity will accrue to this city, Jackson County, and Southern Oregon as a result,
    The pioneer parade last Thursday made the deepest impression upon visitors, judging from observations to their home papers. The pageant was also highly lauded.
    The work of clearing away the concession stands was completed yesterday, and the flags and buntings will be removed this week.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 12, 1934, page 1


    BEAGLE, June 12.--(Spl.)--Beagle was well represented Thursday at the Diamond Jubilee, as nearly everyone was there to see the pioneer parade. The Friendly Neighbors had a covered wagon with the old-time farm tools fastened on the back and sides, and the little lady in the sunbonnet that graced the seat beside Mr. Lucas, the driver, was Grandma Parks, 82 years of age and a pioneer of the West. She was born on the way across the plains as her folks were coming to California and was the first white girl in one of the mining camps there for many months.
    Rose Gillette, and her father, Mr. Gillette, rode in the back of the wagon and played old-time music, Rose with the accordion and her father the guitar. Ray Blaine and Lawrence Sanderson were wagon guards on horseback. The grangers from here put on an agricultural float Friday, and several members were in the grange drill team.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 12, 1934, page 9


    A preview of moving pictures taken by Horace Bromley, Copco cameraman, showing the Oregon Diamond Jubilee pioneer parade were shown today at a meeting of the Medford Rotary Club. A large turnout of Rotarians and guests applauded the fine pictures of the feature jubilee parade which form a fine pictorial record of the historical affair, which has brought widespread publicity to this section of Oregon.
    Among the guests at today's meeting were Walter Sperling, H. S. Hays, Verne Shangle, George Carter, Ned Culy, A. H. Banwell, Mr. Jordan and the two new members-elect of the club, L. G. DeVaney and I. E. Schuler.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 19, 1934, page 2


    Of special interest to Southern Oregonians, and Medford particularly are the different "shots" of the Diamond Jubilee in the Universal newsreel at the Craterian Theater on the current program with "20 Million Sweethearts."
    Jacksonville is represented with scenes of the early fire department with several shots of the pioneer parade, including the covered wagon drawn by the horse and cow and numerous other scenes. Graham McNamee, ace announcer, supplies the explanatory dialogue.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 21, 1934, page 2


    Moving pictures of the Oregon Diamond Jubilee celebration which were received last week by the publicity department of the California Oregon Power Company are proving much in demand. Tuesday noon the Copco films were shown at a meeting of the Medford Rotary Club, Wednesday noon to the local Lions' Club and several other programs are scheduled for next week.
    The films present an interesting pictorial review of the main features of the Jubilee program, including the colorful pioneer parade in its entirety, the rodeo, the agricultural and industrial parade and other novel sidelights of Southern Oregon's greatest celebration.
    In response to many requests plans are being considered by the Jubilee committee to put on a public showing of the Copco films, in order to give everyone an opportunity to see these interesting pictures.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 22, 1934, page 5


    A cinema review of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee was enjoyed by members of the Copco employees' club at their regular forum meeting held at the Hotel Medford this noon. Two reels of motion pictures taken by Bernard Roberts and Horace Bromley covered the main features of Jubilee Week including the pioneer parade, rodeo, agricultural parade and other colorful events.
    Guests at the meeting included Judge Wm. Colvig, well-known pioneer of Jackson County, Frank Hull of the Jubilee executive committee, L. A. Edwards of Casper, Wyo., and H. G. Sharp of San Francisco, Calif.
Medford Mail Tribune, June 28, 1934, page 14


    Letters and statements of expenditures for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration conducted here the week of June 3-9 have been mailed out to the underwriters, and a 55 percent deficit must be paid by the signers, it is disclosed through the statement.
    The letter is signed by the executive committee of the Jubilee, E. C. Jerome, general chairman, T. E. Daniels, A. C. Hubbard, W. S. Bolger and O. O. Alenderfer.
    Following is a copy of the letter mailed the underwriters:
    "We are now able to enclose a financial statement of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration. Although perhaps the finances are not in keeping with the success of the Jubilee itself, a perusal of same, we believe, will convince you that the Jubilee was worthwhile. The statement proves one thing, and that is that the income was not in keeping with the expenditures.
    "This is due in the main to the rainy weather for the first three days, and the fact that local citizens did not respond to those features of the celebration where admissions were charged in the numbers we had expected. The pageant, pioneer parade, and the coronation of the queen mother, together with the visit of Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, were probably the most outstanding features, and the response which they received from the press of the country would indicate that they were of far greater magnitude than we had expected, and would have done credit to any city, irrespective of its size.
    "As far as the staging of every detail of the Jubilee is concerned, Medford has nothing to apologize for. Everything went off as scheduled, and with greater success than we had hoped for.
    "You may remember that 18 months ago this county was torn with political strife, and Medford was on the front page of newspapers all over the United States. This was not constructive publicity, but worthless notoriety. Within 18 months the picture has changed to the extent that, as one prominent head of a large newspaper said here, 'You have the best publicized city in America the past two weeks.'
    "The worthless notoriety cost this county almost one hundred thousand dollars. The constructive publicity created by the Jubilee cost twelve thousand dollars. Looking at it from a citywide viewpoint, the cost was a good investment, for in all probability, Medford benefited from an advertising standpoint to possibly the tune of five hundred thousand dollars.
    "Last year the Chamber of Commerce had one of its most successful years along publicity lines. Yet, during the months of April, May and June this year, the publicity we received was ten times greater than the previous 12 months. This, mind you, is only taking into consideration the clippings which we actually have.
    "Citizens of Medford have always been civic minded. They have never failed to contribute to any worthwhile proposition for the benefit of the community as a whole, and we feel reasonably sure you will appreciate that taking everything into consideration, the cost of the Jubilee was a good investment, and not a liability.
    "The task was a big one, and everyone did his part in putting over the various events of the celebration. Hundreds of our citizens donated their time daily in order that everything would go off with clock-like precision. We know that each of the underwriters will maintain that same spirit and sincerely trust you will send in your check in order that we may clean up the bills which are still outstanding and once again demonstrate that Medford knows how, and is the biggest little city in the United States of America."
Medford Mail Tribune, July 12, 1934, page 1


    Motion pictures of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration will be shown at Central Point Grange hall, Friday evening, July 20, at 8 o'clock. These are the pictures taken by H. D. Kem, of Medford, and were made to obtain a historical record of the celebration of Oregon's 75 years of statehood. Members of the Jubilee committee who have previewed the films are enthusiastic in their praise of the excellent photography and treatment of a difficult subject. The true pioneer spirit back of the celebration has been captured by the camera, and a complete story is told in a most entertaining manner.
    Mr. Kem is head of the advertising department of the California Oregon Power Company.
    Beginning with the first announcement that the celebration of Oregon's 75th anniversary would be held in Jackson County, the smooth-flowing story proceeds to show the spreading of the news of the forthcoming celebration, the hurry and bustle of preparation in advance of the crowds, the arrival of visitors including the special trains of the Shriners and the 17 airships from Southern California (showing their flight over the Siskiyous from the air), intimate views of United States Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's visit to honor Oregon pioneers, night scenes of the coronation of the daughter of Oregon's first governor as queen, the rodeo, with closeups of its thrills and spills, the crowds that filled the streets, the preparation and assembling of the multitude, in pioneer costumes, that participated in the parade (many of them real pioneers), the magnificent spectacle of the parade, and the fashion show of the historical wedding gowns that were worn when Oregon was born, are some of the highlights of the film.
    Some of the scenes photographed are the only records in existence of these historical events. Mr. Kem was persuaded to go to considerable personal effort and expense to obtain motion pictures of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration.
    W. B. Roberts, of Medford, will supervise the musical accompaniment and sound part of the program. In addition to the three reels of Diamond Jubilee pictures a two-reel amateur comedy will also be shown. Miss Harriet Sparrow, of Central Point, is in charge of the program and is receiving congratulations upon the success of her efforts to secure the first public showing of this picture.
    The program is open to the public, and a large crowd is expected.
Medford Mail Tribune, July 15, 1934, page 5


    Motion pictures of Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration will be shown at Central Point Grange hall Friday evening, July 20, at 8 o'clock. These are pictures taken by H. D. Kem of Medford and were made to obtain a historical record of the celebration of Oregon's 75 years of statehood. Members of the jubilee committee who have previewed the films are enthusiastic in their praise of the excellent photography and treatment of a difficult subject. The true pioneer spirit back of the celebration has been captured by the camera, and a complete story is told in a most entertaining manner.
    Mr. Kem is head of the advertising department of the California Oregon Power Company and his professional training as an artist is evident throughout the entire picture. Beginning with the first announcement in the daily paper that the celebration of Oregon's 75th anniversary would be held in Jackson County, the smooth-flowing story proceeds to show: the spreading of the news of the forthcoming celebration…the hurry and bustle of preparation in advance of the crowds…the arrival of visitors including the special trains of the Shriners and the 17 airships from Southern California (showing their flight over the Siskiyous from the air)…intimate views of United States Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's visit to honor Oregon pioneers…night scenes of the coronation of the daughter of Oregon's first governor as queen…the rodeo, with closeups of its thrills and spills…the crowds that filled the streets…the preparation and assembling of the multitude, in pioneer costumes, that participated in the parades (many of them real pioneers)…the magnificent spectacle of the parade…and the fashion show of the historical wedding gowns that were worn when Oregon was born…are some of the highlights of the film.
    Some of the scenes photographed are the only records in existence of these historical events. Mr. Kem was persuaded to go to considerable personal effort and expense to obtain these pictures because of the historical importance of the celebration.
    W. B. Roberts of Medford will supervise the musical accompaniment and sound part of the program. In addition to the three reels of Diamond Jubilee pictures a two-reel amateur comedy will also be shown. Miss Harriet Sparrow, of Central Point, is in charge of the program and is receiving congratulations upon the success of her efforts to secure the first public showing of this picture. The program is open to the public.
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"The Grange," Medford Mail Tribune, October 17, 1934, page 9


    Motion pictures of Crater Lake in winter and of the Diamond Jubilee will be shown by Horace Bromley for the October meeting of the Camera Club.
    All who wish may remain for the after meeting of the club. John E. Gribble will tell how photography is used in the Forest Service. A demonstration of portrait lighting will be given by Thomas J. Radcliffe.
    The public is invited to attend this meeting tomorrow evening, October 18, at 8 o'clock, in the courthouse auditorium.
Medford Mail Tribune, October 17, 1934, page 10