F0U1U-MZ9F0R9 MAIL TRIBTTIfB Sunday, January 1149
Society
Margery Gibbons
Wed December 16
To Lieut. Muncie
Of Interest to friends here
will be details of the wedding of
Miss Margery Bruce Gibbons,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. R.
Gibbons, Old Military road, to
Lt, James A. Muncie, of McLean,
Tex. The ceremony took place
December 16 at the Old Post
chapel, Ft. Sill, Okla., at 8:30
o'clock In the evening.
For her wedding Miss Gibbons
wore an ivory satin gown with
embroidered neckline and long
sleeves and her fingertip length
veil fell from an embroidered
Juliet cap. The bridal bouquet
was of gardenias and white roses.
Maid of honor was the bride's
sister, Miss Jean J. Gibbons, sta
tioned at Astoria, Ore., with the
WAVEs. Bridesmaids were Mrs.
Robert Kearns, Shaker Heights,
Ohio, and Mrs. Gall Hendricks.
Los Angeles, sister of the
groom. All three were gowned
In yellow chiffon worn with
long white gloves. They carried
colonial bouquets of white carna
tions on green maline with green
ribbons and wore matching flow
er headpieces.
The bride's mother was
gowned in crepe with fuchsia
sequins.
Mr. Gibbons has been ill and
was unable to attend the wed
ding service.
Lt. and Mrs. Muncie are now
at home at 310 H avenue, Law
ton, Ok!a since the groom is
stationed at Ft. Sill. He is the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Lester B. Muncie of McLean.
Mrs. Gibbons is at present in
Cleveland, Ohio, as guest of
relatives.
'Lillian M. Hanna
Wed Last Month
To Calif ornian
Friends here of Mrs. Lillian
M. Hanna have received an
nouncements of her wedding to
Ralph O. Vincent of Los Ange
les. The rites took place De
cember 28 in Las Vegas, Nev.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Vincent have
taken up residence at 624 East
76th Place, Los Angeles.
Mrs. Vincent resided in Jack
son county for many years, leav
ing about a year ago for San
Gabriel, Calif., where she oper
ated a cafe.
Shirley Gelvin
Honored Gue$t
Evans Valley A dinner was
given December 31 by Mrs. W.
D. Moore and son, BUlle, for
Miss Shirley Gelvin, home from
San Francisco to spend the holi
days with her parent, Mr. and
Mrs. D. E. Oelvta, and her sis
ter. Carolyn. Quest were Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. White, formerly
of this district and now of Med
ford, Miss Vivian Burrows of
Grants Pass, Mr. and Mrs. Gel
vln, Carolyn Gelvin, and the
guest of honor.
Miss Gelvin is working in a
Richmond shipyard and attend
ing business college in San
Francisco part time. She left
Sunday to return to her work
and school.
Mrs. Ida Leneve and Mr. and
Mrs. Buckingham of Marshfield
were guests New Year's day of
Mr. and Mrs. White and the
Moores.
Party Celebrates
Child's Birthday
Central Polnt-Jocelyn Kay
Cameron was honored on her
fourth birthday with a party
given by hor parents, Mr. and
Mrf- Robert Cameron of Cen
tral Point on Dec. 29.
Guests were Coreiia, Rena
wt?.Dald . "nd Genevieve
Wright David, Ronald and
Glenn Bost, Glenna and Peggy
Smith and Billy Cropp. Also
present were Jocelyn's grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cam
eron and Mrs. Myrtle Wright
nd her uncles and aunts, Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Wright, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Bost, Mr. and Mrs
Harold Smith and Mrs. Wane
Cropp.
Mrs. Yeiser Takes
Leave Of Absence
Mrs. Gertrude Velser is tak-1
ing a month's leave of absence
from the staff of the Jackson
County Red Cross chapter and!
expects to leave later this week
ior tauiornia. Saturday after
noon Mrs. Fred Rankin, secre
tary of the chapter, entertained
t tea for Mrs. Yeiser, inviting
members of the home service
corps, Red Cross staff members
nd a few close friends of Mrs.
Yeiser. The tea was at Mrs.
Rankin's home, 132 South Oak
dale avenue. .
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Callfornlan In City
As Quest of Relatives
Miss Jcanlne Withers of La
guna Beach, Calif., Is a house
guest of her aunt and uncle. Dr.
nd Mrs. C. G. Valzah, 325 Cra
ter Lake avenue. Miss Withers
plans to visit in Klamath Falls
and Sacramento en route to ber
home.
ad Clubs
Edward D. Clark
Weds Kentuckian
In Spokane Rites
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Spatz,
1036 Reddy avenue, received
news this week of the wedding
of their son, Edward Denton
Clark. His bride Is the former
Geneva Lee Steele of Louisville,
Ky., and the wedding ceremony
was held in Spokane, Wash.,
Jan. 2.
The groom Is a technical ex
pert with the Consolidated Vul
tee Aircraft corp., working on
the construction of B-24 bomb
er planes. For the past year he
has had headquarters at Spring
field, O., but for the next few
months will work out of Boise,
Idaho.
Mr. Clark is a graduate of
Medford senior high school and
later attended technical schools
In Los Angeles.
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United Nations
Plans For Peace
To Be Discussed
Details of a nationwide cam
paign of the League of Women
Voters to Interest citizens in the
preliminary plans for a United
Nations . organization to keep
peace will be explained to mem
bers of the Jackson County
League of Women Voters at a
meeting planned for Tuesday
evening at the Girls community
club. Speakers of the evening
will be Mrs Ralph W. Rasmus
sen, Portland, president of the
state league, who this week will
make a tour of local league.
Pointing out that before his
retirement Secretary of State
Hull asked for a "full study and
discussion by the people of all
countries of the tentative pro
posals for an international or
ganization" the national board
of the league has prepared to
launch the greatest campaign in
the league's history, officers
state.
The league has worked to
further a strong international
organization to keep the peace
tor 20 years and the foreign
policy Item in the league pro
gram calls for membership of
the United States In a general
international organization event
ually to Include all peoples re
gardless of race, religion or
political persuasion, for peace
ful setlement of disputes with
power to prevent or stop war,"
according to a statement by
Miss Anna Lord Strauss, na
tional president.
Mrs. Rasmussen will present
details of the Dumbarton Oaks
conference, whose proposals the
national league has endorsed
and will present three questions
which the state department has
asked the public to think about
nd discuss. These are: Should
we Join the United Nations now
to keep peace; should the Unit
ed Nations be able to use some
U. S. military force against ag
gressors; should we try to solve
such problems as trade, trans
portation and raw materials by
United Nations action?
Mrs. Justin Smith, president
of the local league, is anxious
that there be a large attendance
to hear Mrs. Rasmussen.
Church Society
To Study Islands
. A study of the Islands of the
Southwest Pacific .was started
at the meeting of the Adult Mis
sionary society of the First
Christian church when the group
met last Wednesday at the
church. Mrs. C. W. Kindred,
president,- presided over the
meeting and Mrs. Maud Daugh
erty was chairman In charge of
the program.
A committee headed by Mrs.
J. H. Hopkins served refresh
ments following the program.
David Holmes, Daughter,
Plan Vacation in South
A vacation In California and
Arizona has been planned by
David Holmes and his daughter,
Miss Nanette Holmes. They will
leave Medford Jan. 16 and plan
to return to their residence at
1327 Reddy utter the middle of
r cbruary.
Hear Inspiring Messages Which Give
You New Faith and Courage
THE APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH
N. Central Ave. at 3rd St.
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Personal testimonies tell of miraculous answers to
prayar.
Hearty congregational singing led by tha orchestra,
which buoys you up.
Tha Word of God preached with a practical application
to your daily life.
Services! Sunday. 11 A.M.. t P.M., and 7t45 P.M.
Tuesday and Friday, 8 P.M.
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By Ellison
Miss Nancy Swam, left. Is the
of Medford Bethel of Job's Daughters while Miss Ann Conroy.
right, is the retiring queen. During the holidays Miss Conroy
was honored at the traditional queen's ball given in honor . of
the retiring queen. Miss Conroy Is the daughter of Mrs. R. J.
Conroy and Miss Swem's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Swim,
Medford Society
Musicale and Tea
Is Well Attended
The musicale and tea given
last Sunday by. the Medford
Musical society at the home of
Mrs. Margaret Fabrick, 106 Cra
ter Lake avenue, was well at
tended and a generous contri
bution to the scholarship loan
fund was received.
Mrs. Fabrick was assisted by
the past presidents of the society,
Mrs. Charles Lemery, Mrs. A. O.
Bauman, Mrs. M. N. Hogan, Mrs.
Richard Payne and Mrs. J. E.
Russell. Mrs. Lemery and Mrs.
Hogan poured and Mrs. J. C.
Collins and Mrs. F. H. Reum
also assisted.
An interesting musical pro
gram was presented by Miss
Betty Evanson, pianist, Dorothy
Gore Davis, violinist, and Miss
Alice Holmback, accompanist, all
of whom were spending the
holidays in Medford with their
families.
The scholarship loan fund, ac
cording to the president, Mrs.
Howard Rutherford, is this year
one of the major interests of the
society which hopes to assist
some local student to secure ad
vanced training in music.
Program On Arabia
Presented To Club
A program on Arabia was
given at the meeting of the Wed
nesday Study club last week,
with Mrs. N. T. Hodges serving
as . program chairman. Mrs.
Frank Alberts gave a paper
on "Can Arabs Unite?" from
Harold Lamb, California jour
nalist, describing the problems
and situations existing today
among the Arabs and also deal
ing with the future of the coun
try after the war and describ
ing the country's resources.
Mrs. R. T. Nichol gave a book
review on "Meet the Arab" by
Dr. John Van Ess, describing
the life of the Arab people.
The membership committee
presented the name of Mrs. A.
E. Moore. Mrs. Mary Jacobs
presided over the meeting.
Laalon Auviliarw
To Hold Initiation.
Initiation will take place at
the meeting of the American
Legion auxiliary planned for
Wednesday evening of this week
at 8 o'clock. Members of the
auxiliary will serve refresh
ments for both the post and unit
following the business sessions,
with Mrs. Frank Ray as chair
man in charge of arrangements.
By Shangle
newly Installed honored queen
Dinner Observes
Anniversaries Of
Valley Couples
Talent The 25th wedding an
niversaries of Mr. and Mrs. Bar
ney Riggs,- Ashland, Mr. and
Mrs. George Drake, Medford,
and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Mathes of Talent, were observed
when members of the Talent
Pinochle club entertained at the
Talent city hall the evening of
December 31.
Dinner was served from a
table centered with an attractive
arrangement of flowers and was
folowed by pinochle games. At
midnight gifts were presented
the honored guests.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
George Drake, Mr. and Mrs. Vic
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ham
ilton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy LeVan
der, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Poling,
Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Riggs, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Mathes, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Firestone and Mrs.
Nancy Figueth.
Lodges Announce
Installation Date
Joint Installation of officers
Will be held January IS bv mem
bers of Medford Lodge No. 83,
I.O.O.F., and Olive Rebekah
Lodge No. 28. Conducting the
ceremonies will be an Installing
team from Gold Hill, headed by
Deputy Grandmaster Newham
assisted by Ina Huson. Medford
district deoutv nresident nf the
Rebekah lodge.
Installation ceremonies will
be preceded by a brief business
meetine. scheduled fnr 7-an
o'clock, and refreshments will
De served at the close of the
evening by a committee from
both lodges.
WAVE Receives
Overseas Duty
Miss Mary E. Wilson, yeoman
second-class In the Waves, will
leave Monday for Shoemaker,
Cal., where she will be assigned
to overseas duty. Miss Wilson,
who has been in Medford visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Wilson of route 1, has
been stationed In thfe office of
the port director In Seattle for
the past year. Before going Into
the service Miss Wilson was
with the Pierce Auto Freight
company here.
Miss Wilson was accompanied
to Medford by Mrs. Vivian Free
man and daughter, Marlene,
who will return to their home
In Portland tills wek.
GROCETERIA
NUMBER 1
Sixth and Central
OPEN
TODAY
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Patricia Young
Becomes Bride
Of Cadet Shelby
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Young,
Ross Lane, announce tbe rnar
riage of their daughter, Patricia,
to Aviation Cadet Robert N.
Shelby, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Shelby of the Jackson
ville highway.
The double-ring service took
place In Hobbs, New Mexico, the
evening of December IS, being
read at 7:30 o'clock In the eve
ning at the post chapel with the
unit chaplain officiating. The
chapel had been decorated with
flowers and was lighted by can
dles. The service war preceded
by traditional wedding music,
including numbers by a choir, a
vocalist and the wedding march.
Cadet Shelby's" parents attend
ed the couple. Guests included
all members of the groom's train
ing squadron at the post, who
attended in a group.
The bride is a graduate - of
Medford senior high school and
later took cadet nurses train
ing at the Good Samaritan hos
pital in. Portland. Cadet Shelby
has been in the air corps since
July of last year, training In
Texas before being transferred
to New Mexico.
For the present the bride and
groom will reside at 620 East
Main street in Hobbs.
Medford Author
To Be Speaker
At Club Meeting
Mrs. E. H. Hedrlck will speak
at the annunl luncheon of the
Rogue River Valley College
Women's club which has been'
set for Saturday, January 13,
at the Presbyterian church par
lors at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Hedrick,
who has had many short stories
and books published, will speak
on modern literature.
Miss Vera Humphrey Is chair
man in chnrge of the luncheon,
with Mrs. Walter Inch and Mrs.
Richard Klemm as assisting
hostesses. Reservations are to
be made with Mrs. James Camp
bell, phone 4393, by Thursday.
Mrs. Campbell will take reser
vations during morning and
evening hours.
Medford Students
To Enter Stanford
Miss Patricia Farrell and Miss
Lois Pringle left Medford Fri
day for Palo Alto, Calif., where
both will enter Stanford univer
sity. Miss Farrell as a senior
in the English department and
Miss Pringle as a junior in the
department of social science.
Both previously attended the
University of Oregon, where
they were members of Pi Beta
Phi. For the past several weeks
Miss Farrell was on the editorial
staff of The Mail Tribune.
Miss Pringle is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Pringle,
915 Reddy street, and Miss Far
rell is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank P. Farrell, 1510 East
Main street.
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Guests Entertained
At Birthday Party
A party at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Castanos De
cember 29 celebrated the birth
day anniversary of Norma Jean
Castanos. The evening was spent
in music, Mary Lou Beaton and
Gordon Bussey giving piano
numbers, while Norma Jean
Castanos and Jimmy SKinn play
ed accordjons. Later the group
attended a movie at the Cra
terian theater.
Present were Marie Hudson,
May Lou Beaton, Johnny Mor
row, Leroy Bell, Leonard Hv,
son, Kenneth Hudson, ' Jimmy
Shinn, Gordon Bussey, Jean :
Johnson, Joan Johnson and the
guest of honor. I
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Officers Outpost !
Has Games Party !
Army officers and their wives
attended a games party at the
Outpost last night. Capt. Lancas
tor was In charge of the games
and assisting with other details
were Lt. and Mrs. Messinter, Lt.
and Mrs. William DiGlacomo
and Capt. and Mrs. Woods.
A program during the evening
Included songs by Miss Joanna
Wyatt, special dance numbers by
the Misses Derva Sater and
Jewel Nelson and piano numbers
by Miss Phyllis Furry.
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Joseph Stigeti, world-famous
-iir,!.t will triva tha tint con
cert of the 1945 season for the
Jackson County Civic Music as
sociation here Thursday eve
ning at the high .school audi
torium. Famous Violinist
To Give Concert
In City Thursday
Joseph Szigeti, violinist, who
has achieved world-fame on two
round the world tours,, eleven
tours of the Soviet Union and
two decades of coast-to-coast
tours in the United States, opens
the concert season of the Jack
son County Civic Music associa
tion with an appearance In the
Medford senior high school audi
torium Thursday, Jan. 11, at
8:15 p. m.
Szigeti is considered one of
the world's great musicians and
has been ranked as one of the
three greatest violinists of the
world, topped only by Krelsler
and Heifetz. He made his debut
in this country In 1925 with the
Philadelphia orchestra, under
the direction of Leopold Sto
kowskl, and has since given
thousands of performances in
all parts of the nation.
The violinist was born in
Budapest, taught first by his
father and then placed under
the -guidance of the great Hun
garian violinist apd teacher,
Jeno Hubay. When Szigeti was
12, Hubay had him play for
Joachim, greatest violinist of the
19th century, who declared he
has a great future."
In recent years Szigeti has
given a great deal of time to the
war effort having volunteered
for USO and army camp per
formances, played for many con
certs for the United Nations re
lief agencies and is credited
with giving the first "war bond"
concert, admission being by pur
chase of bonds only:
Outside of music, the artist
has varied interests. He has a
collection of miniature furniture,
a Victory garden where he grew
one of the biggest squashes and
the smallest so-called "cherry
tomatoes" in California, arid a
wild bird aviary. He has started
preparations towards becoming
an American citizen.
Dorothy Gore Davis .
Returns To Chicago
Dorothy Gore Davis, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Gore, 116 Geneva
avenue, for the past three
months, left Friday night for
Chicago where she expects to
continue her violin studies.
While in Oregon Mrs. Davis ap
peared on a number of musical
programs both here and in Kla
math Falls.
mania.
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Jamie Bruegger
Engaged To Wed
Eugene Resident
' Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bruegger
of Eugene, formerly of Medford,
have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Jamie, to
Robert A. Hope, United States
navy. He is the younger son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Hope, Sr.,
of Eugene.
No date is set for the wedding.
Both Miss Bruegger and her
fiance are former students at
the University of Oregon and
Miss Bruegger is a graduate of
Medford senior high school. At
the university Miss Bruegger
was a member of Alpha Phi
sorority and Mr. Hope was af
filiated with Phi Delta Theta.
He is now stationed in South
Carolina and is a seaman first
class.
Bulkins Entertain
At Holiday Party
Saturday Evening
The Paul Bulkln home on
King street was the scene of a
holiday party the evening of De
cember 30 when the Bulkins en.
tertained a group of friends.
In addition to the traditional
holiday decorations, additional
decorations and party favors
were in the Blue Goose .theme,
During the evening a number
of fun gifts were presented to
various guests and holiday re
freshments were served.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. E
A. Pringle, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Fitzgerald, Lt. and Mrs. Wil
liam Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Har
old A. Holmes, Mrs. Sadie Har
kins, Gordon Green, Mrs. Rod
ney Fety and Miss Virginia
Hammond. Mrs. Fety and Miss
Hammond assisted Mrs. Bulkin
during the evening.
JANUARY
INVENTORY
One Group Fur-Trimmed
coXts
Vi OFF
ONE GROUP TAILORED
COATS
OFF
Ceiling
Price
RALANCE OF
COATS Vz OFF
Chesterfields and Toppers 20 Off !".n'
ONE RACK OF SUITS Vi OFF
ONE GROUP OF
Values to $35.00
ONE RACK OF $12.98 DRESSES '
Values to $19.98- Sixes 9-44
ONE RACK OF $10.98 DRESSES
Values to $16.98 -
GRIZZLY BEAR MITTS - - - $2.98
Values to $4.98. High Shades
KNEE-HIGH SOCKS - - 6 pair for $1.00
frs Millinery
frri&i 0NE SPEC,AL GR0Up
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ABRIENNE'S
Chapter Of ficers
To Be Installed
Thursday Evening
Public Installation of the )
1945 officers of Reames chap
ter No. 66, Order of the East
ern Star, will be held Thursday .
night following a short stated
meeting of the chapter at -the
Masonic building on West Main
street. Mrs. George H. Hiles will
be installed worthy matron and
the retiring matron is Mrs. Clin
ton Wood. Eldon Waldron is to
succeed himself as worthy pa
tron of the chapter.
All members and friends are
cordially invited to attend the
ceremonies.
Piano Instruction '
MRS. E. MORRIS
Beginners Accepted
23 Gibson Ave., Talent, Ore.
DR. R. M. HOOD
OPTOMETRIST
Sparta Bldg. Medford. Ore..
Appointment U Desired
PARTS and SERVICE
for all
Makes of WASHERS and
REFRIGERATORS
YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE
SERVICE CO.
31 N. Bartlett Phone 2419
C. L. PERKINS
Doctor of OPTOMETRY
Successor to Dr. E. D. Elwood
Betterment of Human Vision
LENSES PRESCRIBED
Ph. 3881 214 Fluhrer Bldg.
Cor. Main ft Central, Medford
FUR-TRIMMED
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