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Spring officially arrived Wed.
but unofficially has not got here
yet.
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Congress will probe the meat
and food shortages, in an effort
to find out why the nation has
run out of everything it always
had too much of, and, If same
Is due to some dreamy-eyed
bureaucratic monkeying. People
are now stowing away 3,367 cal
ories per day, and in pre-war
days all they received were
8,236. This Is fine figuring. The
favorite alibi, for the mess, is:
"Look at the price of sugar in
1918". This proves no more than
looking at the price of pigs In
1944.
John C. Mann will geet
birthday Wed.
.
The Irrigation water worries
of the horticulturists have been
tamed somewhat by snow piling
. up on the high spots. There is,
however, fretting to do. The rain
washed off the dormant spray,
and Jackson K. Frost is Just
round pear trees.
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Royal and Bill of the E.Pt
Browns towned in mid-week,
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Next Sunday is All Fooled
Day. You can't fool all the
people all the time, but it isn't
necessary ny more.
Historic event chase each
other across the front pages.
Germany is groggy, end Japan
more so, and the first salmon of
the year was ruthlessly yanked
out of Rogue river the first of
the week.
Ed Kubll, the Applegate cow
man Is himself again after bust
ing a balky cold.
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The Salem press holds Darrell
Riggs, the B. Tornado center,
and special peeve of a Klamath
scribe, suffering from ingrown
civic Jealousy, should have been
named all-state, at the basketball
tournament.
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S. Canton Sherwood, the po
clerk is out of the navy and
running around the south in
civilian duds.
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Herb Hoover, the former
president, has started writing
prescriptions for eternal peace
and lists seven vital points that
have, been overlooked. He over
looked one himself, viz: taking
the dollar out of war. No profits
In a world struggle, would knock
the belligerency out of aggressor
nations, as well as all others.
with speed and dispatch.
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The last legislature only con
cocted 800 new laws In 69 days.
Moses, the greatest lawgiver of
11 time, could only think of ten
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Epicureans are regaling them
selves on wild mushrooms, and
so far none have turned out to
be toadstools.
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. A number of unsightly and
aged trees have been whacked
down throughout the burg to
improve the civic beauty. The
ghastly stumps remaining don't
help It any. The Improvement Is
just like a man shaving off a full
grown set of whiskers, and leav
lng a goatee.
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Older Girls with new Easter
bonnets, are praying tor sun
shine next Sun. and tear they
will get It like they did snow
for Christmas.
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The cthse acoustics are now
on the verge of being perfect
When lawyer yells at a lury
learned counsel can't be heard
more than 40 ft. with a cyclone
In his favor.
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OBITUARY
JOHN E. NICHOLS
John Elmer Nichols. 73, well
known resident of southern Ore
gon, passed away at Salem, Ore.,
last Thursday afternoon after a
prolonged illness. He was born
at Meredosia, 111., October 21.
1871. He moved to Medford In
1880 and lived here until 1912.
when he moved to Lebanon, lat
er moving to Glendale, Ore. Ho
was a farmer.
He married Minnie Higgln
botham at Jacksonville in 1893
He is survived by two sons.
Ossle of Glendale, Francis In the
United States army. A sister
Mrs. Mollie Cook, Phoenix, four
brothers, Charlie and George,
Medford, Bert, Ashland, and
Roy, Central Point.
Funeral services will be con
ducted from the Perl funeral
home on Tuesday afternoon at
1 o'clock, Rev. Willard G. Shear
burn officiating. Interment in
the Central Point cemetery.
CHESTER A. ARTHURS
Services for Chester A. Ar
thurs, 62, who passed away in a
local hospital Friday, will be
held in the Conger-Morris chapel
at 1 p.m. Monday with the Rev
C. W. Frost officiating. Inter
ment will be In I.O.O.F. ceme
tery. He was born in Walla
Walla, Wn., Jan. 3, 1883 and
came to Medford when 14 years
old. He lived here for about 5
years, returning about a month
ago to again . make his home
here.
He Is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Ma Ida Arthurs, four chil
dren, Vernon DuBols, U.S. air
corps; E. J. Arthurs, Portland,
Mrs. Ralph Doree, Council, Ida .
Mrs. Wilda Arthurs, Pasco, Wn.,
a sister, Mrs. W. R. Lamb, Med
ford, and four grandchildren.
GORDON JOHNSON
Services for Gordon Johnson,
3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Johnson, formerly of Prospect;
will be held In the Conger-
Morris chapel at 3 p.m. Monday
with the Rev. Fred Weatherford
officiating. Interment will be in
Siskiyou Park.
He passed away In Ajo. Ariz..
last Monday, where his parents
had taken him about three
months ago for his health. Sur
viving, besides his parents, are
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
Lester L. Glines, Prospect, and
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson,
Clatskanie, Oregon,
H. A. JANSEN
Mrs. Kate Hills of S26 West
Tenth street has received word
of the death of H. A. Jansen, 81,
former Medford contractor. The
elderly man passed away In Ala
meda, Calif., where he had been
making his home.
Survivors include daughter.
Mrs. Ford Hills; a grandson,
Robert Gordon Hills, and a
great-grandson, Robert. The Jan
sen family lived on Orange
street while residing in Med
ford.
BERT GRIGSBY
Bert Grigsby, 48, life-long
resident of Jackson county,
passed away at a local hospital
Saturday afternoon. A complete
obituary will be published later.
Perl Funeral Home Is In charge
of arrangements.
MRS. TIRZAH A. DIZNEY
The hour for the funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Tlrzah Anna Dlz
ney, who passed away at a local
hospital on March 21, has been
changed from 2 p. m. until 2:30
p. m. on Monday afternoon at
the Perl funeral home. The Rev
D. E. Millard will officiate, and
interment will be in the I.O.O.F
cemetery.
SPECIAL TROOPS
OF HIRER FAIL
With the Third U. S. Army In
Rhine Bridgehead, March 24
(u.R) Doughboys in a German
town across the Rhine pointed
proudly today to a prisoner cage
where 303 defeated supermen
stood with their hands in the
air while M.P.'s searched them.
Capt. O. B. Lemonte, Pitts
burgh, Pa., pointed at the pris
oners aitl explained that "these
men said they were sent here to
counterattack on direct orders
from Hitler to smash our bridge
head and throw it back across
the Rhine.
"These guys, they're called
'alarm troops,' are supposed to
get into your town at night, hit
you, shoot you up and raise hell
and then get out but they
usually end up by surrendering."
Not all the Germans were in
the prisoner cage. Many lay dead
in the fields around the town
where the enemy sprang two
counterattacks that kept troops
fighting all night long against
the first serious opposition since
establishing the bridgehead.
But the town still is firmly In
American hands.
PORTLAND LACKS SHIPS
Portland, Ore., March 24
(U.R) Protests against the lack
of cargoes and ships for Port
land were made to the war ship
ping administration as 110 Port
land longshoremen left tonight
for &an rroncuco.
uiviTiSH WARNED
NAZIS WILL USE
British 21st Army Group
Headquarters, March 24 (U.R)
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
sent his armies across the Rhine
today with the warning that the
Germans who won the peace af
ter the last war were now "plan
ning to make fools of you again."
In a letter to all his com
mands, Montgomery said the
Germans would undertake a
sweeping campaign to enlist sym
pathy in order to continue the
fight and he warned his men
that they must refrain entirely
from fraternization in order to
win both the war and the peace.
''The last time we won the
war and let the peace slip
through our hands and this time
we must not ease off we must
win both the war and the peace,"
he said.
"You will have to remember
that these same Germans are
planning to make fools of you
again and to escape the loathing
which their actions deserve . . .
our consciences are clear: 'non-
fraternization' to us implies no
revenge. We have no theory of
master races. But a guilty na
tion must not only be convicted
It must realize its guilt. Only
then can the first steps be taken
to re-educate it and to bring It
back into the society of decant
humanity."
EARLY INVASION
San Francisco, March
(U.R Vice Adm. John S
24
Mc-
Cain, back in the United States
after commanding the 2d car
rier task force, is confident that
the invasion of the Japanese
homeland will come "perhaps
even sooner than expected," 12th
naval district headquarters re
vealed today.
The navy disclosed that the
admiral .whose carrier forces
operated with Adm. William F.
Halsey s 3d fleet from Nov. 1,
1944, to, Jan. 26, wa awarded
the gold star In lieu of the sec
ond distinguished service medal
here yesterday.
McCain's forces listed 2.962
Japanese planes destroyed or
probably destroyed and 1,162,
500 tons of enemy shipping sunk
or damaged in the last three
months under Ms command.
McCain said that complete
blockading of the enemy home
islands cannot be achieved until
the allies are in possession of
bases on the China coast. "To
effectively stop traffic to the Is
lands, a 24-hour patrol is neces
sary," he said. "Under our pres
ent situation We are unable to
prevent completely night move
ments through the sea of Japan
and the North China sea.".
INTERVENTION IN
72 HOURS DUE IN
Washington, March 24 l).R)
Government Intervention within
72 hours in the bitter soft coal
wage contract controversy ap
peared likely tonight.
whether that Intervention
would be seizure of the nation's
bituminous mines or merely
certification of the dispute to the
war labor board, with a last
minute effort by that body to
bring the disputants together,
was not certain.
Even If the case first goes to
the board, however, seizure was
regarded widely as the only
means of preventing a mine
work stoppage when the current
soft coal wage contract expires
at midnlcht next Saturday
There appeared to be virtually
no hope that mine operators and
the United Mine Workers would
reach agreement on a new con
tract.
The miners vote next Wednes
day, under supervision of the
national labor relations Doara,
nn whether they want to strike
in support of their contract de
mands.
A definite Indication of Im
pending government action came
today when Acting Director
Howard T. Colvin of the U. S.
conciliation service conferred
for the first time with U. M. W.
Prpslrirnt John L. Lewis and
Charles T. O'Neill. Altoona. Pa
a leader of the operators' nego
tiating committee.
CARD OP THANKS
W wlh tn exnresa our apprecia
tion for the kindnesses of our friends
and neighbors during our recent be
reavement. Especially do we wlh to
thank member of Medford Lodge No.
103. A r. tt A. M. Mrs. A. D. Lewtl
and Family.
r,RI OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends
lor their kindnesses riurlnK our re
cent bereavement, james 9. oieyioc.
Jessie Nclaius and lamuy.
OF JAPAN LOOMS
ADM. M'CAIN SAYS
CALENDAR
Monday .
1:00 p. m. AAUW Arts group
home of Mrs. Richard Payne.
101 Geneva street. Program on
"American Folk Songs" by Mrs.
Robert Shepherd with Mrs. Dar
rel Huson and Mrs. Oscar Clarke
as soloists.
2:30 p. m. Women's Interde
nominational cottage prayer
service, home of Mrs. Amanda
Cherry, 312 South Ivy street.
7:43 p. m. Medford Grade
Teachers' association, Girls' Com
munity club,
8:00 p. m. Knights of Pythias
lodge session followed by social
evening for Knights and Pythian
Sisters.
Tuesday
12:30 p. m. Lady Kiwanians.
Holland Hotel, with Mrs. Otto
Frohnmayer and Mrs. J. W
Mack as hostesses. Members ask
ed to bring articles for Girl
Scout rummage sale.
12:30 p. m. Women's Society
of Christian Service of Metho
dist church, covered dish lunch
eon at church with Just Folks
circle as hostesses. Meeting of
executive committee at 12 noon.
1:00 p. m. Ladies Auxliary
First Baptist church, salad lunch
eon at church followed by mis
sionary and business meeting.
1:00 p. m. Social club of
Adarel No. 3, O.E.S., potluck
luncheon at Girls' Community
club, followed by business meet
ing. v
2:00 p. m. Executive board
meeting of Adult Missionary so
ciety, First Christian church, at
home of Mrs. Ethel Troxell
South Peach street.
6:30 p. m. Wives of Shrlners
potluck dinner at home of Mrs
R R. Reter, 20 Glen Oak court
with Mrs. A. Orin Schenck and
Mrs. Walter Leverette as co-hostesses.
Bring service.
7:30 p. m. Rogue . Valley
chorus, practice at high school
8:00 p. m. Nevita chapter No
93, Central Point, friendship
night. Program and refresh
ments. All Eastern Star mem
bers cordially Invited.
8:00 p. m. DAV Auxiliary
election of officers at armory
Refreshments for post and aux
iliary. t
Wednesday
12:30' p. m. Mistletoe club,
covered dish luncheon at Girls'
Community club.
1:00 p. m. Chapter AA, P.
E. O., home of Mrs. Walt Hoppe,
1806 East Main street, with Mrs
Charles Lemery and Mrs. V. J
Rubinson, assisting hostesses
Program, Mrs. L. E. Williams.
8:00 p. m. American Legion.
Boy Scout meeting at armory.
Friday
1:00 p. m. Electa Social club.
Girls' Community club, potluck
luncheon. Guest day.
Charles B. Howard
Is Taken By Death
Ashland, March 24 Charles
B. Howard, resident of Jackson
county all his life, passed away
at his home on Neil Creek Fri
day tight. Howard was born
South of here July 20, 1863 In
1919 he started a bus line be
tween here and Klamath Falls,
extending it to Medford the fol
lowing year. He operated the
line for 17 years, later selling
to Southern Pacific. Later he
carried mail on the Ashland
Klamath Falls star route and re
sided . at Summit Ranch on
Greensprlng mountain.
He is survived by his wife,
daughter, Frances Howard
Worth, San Francisco, sister.
Mrs. Alice Parker, Ashland, and
brothers, Harvey F., Keno, and
Walter, Ashland. One son. Major
Charles H. Howard, was killed
in an airplane crash in 1936.
Pfc. Leonard Lyons
Given Purple Heart
A purple heart was recently
awarded to Pfc. Leonard S. Ly
ons, paratrooper, for wounds re
ceived in Belgium Jan. 5 and he
has sent the- medal to his- par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Lyons,
ozi Albert street. '
The soldier suffered a severe
wound in the left thigh when
struck by a piece of shrapnel and
was hospitalized in England. In
his last letter Pfc. Lyons wrote
that he had recovered sufficient
ly to be in a wheel chair or on
crutches and that he had re
ceived his first mail since before
Christmas. The young man ex
pects to be returned to this coun
try soon.
A brother, Cpl. John Lyons,
stationed In England for 20
months, has been able to see his
brother several times. Pfc. Ly
ons was first gunner for a 60
MM mortar.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATOR
CONFERS ON FUND NEED
To gather Information con
cerning the Officers' Outpost
and Medford war nursery "as a
basis for application for funds
for the fiscal year of 1945-46
Mrs. Helen Splild. Portland, of
the war public service of the
Federal Works Agency was In
Medford Friday.
Mrs. Spliid held conferences
with E. H. Hedrick, superintend
ent of Medford public schools
and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter
chairman of the Jackson County
Recreation committee.
Both the recreation center for
officers and the war nurjery
have been partially supported by
federal funds in the past.
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Society
and CLUBS
Social Calendar
Has Few Events
As Lent Closes
Closing days of the Lenten
season and the approach of Good
Friday and Easter Sunday have
brought a lull in social and club
activities In the valley with few
events scheduled last week and
for the coming week. Many
groups, however, are announc
ing traditional Easter observ
ance services, among these being
the Masonic orders.
First post-Easter social event
Is the annual Easter Monday
luncheon to be held April 2 by
St. Anne's Altar society and
later In the week a number of
social events will honor Mrs.
Hazel Foster, Prlneville, grand
matron of the Oregon Eastern
Star who will be visiting valley
chapters.
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Mrs. Eva Nichols
Married March 10
To Petty Officer
Announcement has been made
of the wedding of Mrs. Eva
Nichols to Jack Fortin, chief
petty officer in the navy. The
rites took place March 10 at the
Methodist parsonage, being
read by the Rev. Louis C. Kirby
at 8 o'clock in the evening.
Attendants were Mr. and
Mrs. Loren Farlow of Rogue
River. ,
The groom recently returned
to Medford after two years'
duty overseas and at the end of
a month's leave reports to San
Francisco. The couple is resid
ing at Cargill Court for the
present.
Russia Is Theme
Of Club Program
Mrs. N. T. Hodges and Mrs. E
A. Moore were on the program
for the meeting of the Wednes
day Study club held this week
at the Girls' Community club.
Mrs. Hodges gave a report on
"Russia, Then and Always" and
Mrs. Moore gave an interesting
review of "Russia and the
Peace" by Sir Bernard Pares
The book Is divided into three
parts, Mrs. Moore said, history
geography and opinion and it Is
the author's opinion that the
peace and this nation's relations
with Russia may prove simpler
if America makes an Imperative
demand for peace. Only spirit
ana courage can supply such a
demand, the author believes.
San Francisco Couple
Spend Saturday Here
Mr. and Mrs. Wlnthron Mar
tin, of San Francisco, spent Sat
urday visiting at the home of
Mrs. Martin's daughter, Mrs
uwart It. Kerr, 33 Quince street.
Mr. Martin, for several years en
gaged in public relations work
In the Bay city, has accepted the
managing editorship of a 16-page
tabloid "conference edition
which the New York Post plans
to issue during the sessions of
the San Francisco conference. .
Mrs. Martin conducts two ra
dio programs daily from San
Francisco's Don Lee station, the
"Market Scout," and the "Vic
tory Food Reporter."
.
Ladies' Auxiliary Plans
Missionary Meeting
A business and missionary
meeting will be held by the
ladies' auxiliary. First Baptist
church, Tuesday at 1 o'clock
Salad luncheon will be followed
by the sessions. Mrs. S. Moore
will be in charge of worship on
the topic, "Peace for Strength''
Mrs. E. Daily will be program
leader on the subject, "Messen
gers of Peace" and the Mes
dames Roberts, Owens, Tucker
and Williams will be hostesses
Sergeant And Wife
Visit In Medford
Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Robert N.
Boyl left Medford Thursday for
Albany after spending a week
here with Sgt. Boyl's mother.
Mrs. Grace Boyl, 1404 East Main
street. Mrs. Boyl will remain in
Albany with her parents, Mr
and Mrs. Walter Larsen, while
the sergeant will return to the
air base at Great Bend, Kan
Sgt. Boyl Is associated with the
administrative unit of the B-29
bomber group.
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Ensign Taylor Here
To Visit Family
Ensign D. P Taylor Is In Med
ford to visit his wife and their
daughter at the home of Mrs
Taylor's mother, Mrs. Clara
Smith, 522 North Riverside ave
nue, and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Stanton, Lozier Lane.
The ensign has been in the South
Pacific for the past 18 months
and is a pilot of a navy transport
plane . He will return to duty
the first week in April.
Election To Be Held
By Veterans' Auxiliary
Election of officers will be
held at the meeting of the Dis
abled Veterans' auxiliary sched
tiled for Tuesday at the armory
at 8 p. m. Plans also will be
made for installation of officers
in April.
Refreshmenls will be served
for both pott end auxiliary.
Sojourners' Club
Entertains Guests
At Bridge Party .
Sojourners' club observed the
semi-annual guest day Thursday,
entertaining at the Girls' Com
munity club at a one o'clock
luncheon. Tables were decorated
with flowering quinceand each
guest was presented a daffodil
corsage. The high school sextet
presented a musical program.
At cards pinochle winners
were Mrs. S. H. Blood, Mrs. J.
E. Lowe, Mrs. Jack Kester and
Mrs. H. H. Stahl while prizes for
bridge scores went tc Mrs. M. M.
Herman, Mrs. Frank W. Hum
phrey, Mrs. C. A. Meunier and
Mrs. J. J. Elliott. Mrs. H. E.
Johnson was another prize win
ner.
Guests present were the Mes-
dames S. H. Blood, J. H. Crea
ger, H. K. Burnhara, H. L. Al-
ford, Glenn Harrison, A. J. Loef
fler, J. G. Woods, H. C. Wains
cott, L. S. Daniels, G. H. Col
lins, M. M. Herman, C.. W. Wat
son and D." F. Miller.
Prospective members present
were the Mesdames O. M. smltn,
H. H. Stahl, C. M. Wright, H. A.
Krause, M. J. Lottie. W. E. Mur
phy, V. R. Lockwood. W. W.
Deakins, Dyle Hood and Amos
Henry.
Board members of the club'
the Mesdames Vincent Smith,
Wade Stuart. Belden Taylor, H
W. Crain, J. W. Bernard, G. M
Joyce, G. E. Kimler and R. N.
Jarvie were hostesses.
Date Announced
For Visit Here
Of Grand Matron
April 4 has been set as the
date of the official visit of Mrs
Hazel Foster, Prineville, worthy
grand matron of the Oregon
Eastern Star, to Reames chapter
of Medford and Adarel chapter
of Jacksonville. The meeting has
been set up from April 14, the
original date.
The . district meeting for
Reames and Adarel will be in
the Medford Masonic Temple. A
number of social events will be
given for Mrs. Foster while she
is in the valley.
Mrs. Foster will also visit
Nevita chapter. Central Point,
and Alpha chapter, Ashland, but
the date of this meeting will be
announced later.
Murreys Celebrate
47th Anniversary;
Here Forty Years
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Murrey
of 193? West Ninth street cele
brated their 47th wedding anni
versary on St. Patrick's Day
March 17, with a family dinner
The Murreys have resided here
for 40 years and have a large
circle of friends many of whom
called during the day to extend
felicitations to the couple.
Mr. Murrey was one of the
valley's early orchardists, hav
ing owned the fruit orchard now
known as the Bear Creek orch
ard during the Murreys first
years here.
Musical Society
Hears Program
On Folk Music
An Interesting program of folk
music was presented at the
meeting of the Medford Musical
society held at the home of Mrs
Kichard Payne, 101 Geneva St.
Monday night of last week.
A scholarly paper, prepared
and read by Mrs. Rawles Moore
on the relation of folk music to
the growth and develonment of
nationalistic music, opened the
program. Joan R. Clark assisted
the Medford trio, made un
Margaret Huson, Jean McAllis
ter and Catherine Wenrlt. In
quartet number and also gave
two solos, one an unusual folk
song in 5-4 rhythm incorporated
py Kimsky-Korsakoff Into a sym
pnony.
Solo numbers bv Harrv Vnnno
baritone, were In harmony with
the theme of the rjroeram anrl
Mrs. Bernice Bolger, violinist.
played a violin sonata bv Rnrh
Elsie Strang and Mrs. Moore
were accompanists.
Medford Doctor
Is Honor Guest
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mitchell
entertained at their country
home on the Coleman Creek
road March 17 In hnnnr nt rr
Arnold M. Depner who expects
snoniy io enter the armed ser
vices. Present vpn nt- oa ar
Depner, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
T. Anderson. Mr. pnH Mr.
Charles H. Hnnlrine Mr onH
Mrs. Ralph Bowen and Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas K. Flynn.
Newly Organized Club
Meets At Taylor Home
The newly organized Leisure
Day club was entertained at the
homo of Mrs. A. H. Taylor, 802
South Newtown street, March
18. Mrs. Ralph Waldron presided
at the meeting and Mrs. O C.
Richcy was declared winner of
a contest to choose a name for
the club. Mrs. F. E. Richey was
presented a birthday gift.
A covered dish luncheon was
served at noon and the remain
der of the day spent in sewing
In attendance were the Mes
dames Ben Music, O. C. Richey
Ralph Waldron, F. E. Richey
and Taylor.
Newly wed Couple
Leaves For North -
After Visit Here N
Visitors In Medford last week
were Mr. and Mrs. Meredith D
Shuler, who were guests at the
home of Mrs. C. L. Shuler. 702
West Palm street. Mr. and Mrs.
Shuler are newlyweds, having
been married March 15, in Port
land.
Mrs. Shuler is the former
Marie Metzenberg of Portland,
and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Chris Metzenberg of that city
The wedding service was an eve
ning fireside ceremony perform
ed at the home of the Rev
Walker.
The bride and groom left
Medford Wednesday for Port
land and Seaside and later the
groom will report to the naval
base at Arlington, Wash., for
duty.
Mr. Shuler is a former Med
ford high school student but
graduated from a Portland. high
school In 1941. and Mrs. Shuler
is also a Portland high school
graduate. The groom has been in
the navy for the last two years.
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Catholic Society '
Makes Plans For
Annual Luncheon
St. Anne's Altar society of
sacred Heart Catholic church
has started plans for the annual
Easter Monday luncheon. This
benefit affair, one of the largest
of the spring season each year.
will be held as usual at the par
ish hall on South Oakdale ave
nue at one o'clock with lunch
eon followed by cards.
Mrs. L. L. Rentz Is chairman
In charge. Mrs. Myrle Merriman
is decorations chairman and
Mrs. August Lang, food chair
man. Reservations are to be
made with Mrs. Merriman, 2497
Mrs. Clara Fisher, 4868, or Mrs.
L. A. McCormick, 2479, by Sat
urday, March 31.
College Students
Arrive Home For
Spring Vacation
Spring vacation at Oregon and
California schools for the most
part began this week-end and
many students arrived home Fri
day or Saturday to spend the
vacation days nt home.
Among those arriving home
from the University of Oregon
campus at Eugene are the Miss
es Virginia Bradfish, Margaret
Thompson, Verene Bailey, Ber
niece Stearns, Mary Bruce
Crane, Nina Tuttle, Betty Mc
Kenzie, Betty Mack, Paula
Blanton, Betty Rose, Anne Scrip
ter, Joanne and Joyce Utz, Vir
ginia ismmond, Betty Frey
Helen Webb, Joan Elliott and
Phyllis Field: Bob Davis and
Harry Nordwick.
Among the . students home
from Oregon State college are
the Misses Ruth Andrews, Mil
dred McKenzle, and JoAnn
Humphrey. Miss Eva Hedrick,
University student, Is visiting
friends and will arrive home
Wednesday
Ashland students home are
the Misses Betty Whittle, Ninon
King and Dorothy Frideger from
the university and the Misses
Lois Redferd, Marilee Erwin.
Erlene Norberg and Dorothy
Morris from Oregon State col
lege. Also home is Bill Davis,
university student.
Dance Is Given
By Junior Group
Saturday Night
St. Patrick's Day was marked
with a dance given by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce at the
Medford Hotel.- Decorations
were in the traditional Irish
fashion. The affair, for members
of the Junior group and invited
guests, was attended by about
35 couples.
Making up the committee on
arrangements were Alan Jewett.
Lewell Dupray; Harry Watson
and Gerald Latham.
Couple Entertains
At Family Dinner
Central Point Mr. and Mrs.
N. C St. Arnold entertained at
a family dinner Sunday. March
18, which honored their son
Gail, who entered the army last
week, and their daughter, Mrs
Thomas Parker, whose birthday
anniversary was March 19.
Present were Mr. and Mrs.
Gail St. Arnold and children
Leroy St. Arnold of Roseburg:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and
sons of Ashland: Willard St. Ar
nold, recently honorably dis
charged from the army, and the
host and hostess.
Lodge Announces
Social Evening
Talisman lodge, ' Knights of
Pythias and Ppthian Sisters have
planned a social evening Mon
day night to follow the regular
meeting of the men s order. It is
announced that there will be
dancing and cards and other en
tertainment.
Lodge members are asked to
be at the hall promptly at 8
p.m. In order that the evening's
schedule may not be delayed.
Seattle Woman Hera
As Guest of Friend
Mrs. Marie A. Edwards of
Seattle is in the valley to visit
a friend, Mrs. Ben Cooper of
Route 1.
Concert Season
Closed Here By
Ballad Singers
(By Mrs. E. E. Gore)
Presentation of the American
BUlad Singers by the Jackson
County Civic Music association
at the high school auditorium
Thursday evening brought to a
close its' highly successful 1945
series of concerts.
The organization and training
of these vocalists is definitely
and distinctively unique. They
seek to present typical folk lore
and fable of our country from
the Revolutionary period down
to the present day, thus omit
ting earlier music that is a gen
erous part of our musical heri
tage. Notwithstanding these im
posed limitations, a gay evening
of hilarious entertainment fol
lowed. Arranged in accepted, . but
flexible "sonata form", under
the captions, "Early American
Music", "The Melting Pot,"
'American Legends" and "Folic
Songs of Today", the first sec
tion of the program was reminis
cent of early pioneer life in the
colonies and the songs were in
the mood of patriotism, love
making, glorification of the sea
and children playing in uncon
scious freedom. The emotional
temperament of the American
negro, the Scotch, the Creole,
the German, Irish, all seekers
for freedom and opportunity In
a new world were characteristic
of the second group. Discussion
of the Ironical humor of such
music should be left to the anti
quarian and moralist rather than
to a cheerful mixed audience
seeking fun and entertainment.
Coming down to "Paul Bun
yan', "The Lincoln Penny" and
our all but deified "Douglas
MacArthur", the singers really
began to come home.
One encore was given and
two members of the company
served as capable accompanists
as required.
The difficulties of making
such music programatic in ap
peal were skillfully and smooth
ly worked out by this talented
ensemble. It will take many pro
gram notes, the writing of many
books, the playing and singing
oi music, mucn "tuning of many
songs" to give a complete pic
ture or we development and
growth of music America, but
to at least one listener, the dis
tinct lack expressed in the pro
gram was mat at least one pf
the extraordinarily beautiful,
resonant, paeans of praise that
we are still Americans was not
the emotional climax of a pro
gram of American folk music.
Singing in Los Angeles Wed
nesday and in Seattle Saturday
and giving Medford a concert
en route adds up to a strenuous
circuit. Their comment on our
disgraceful and inadequate
transportation facilities was "We
like to come but it's surely diffi
cult to get in and out."
Each of the five numbers of
the concert series provided an
outstanding pleasure for individ
ual members of the association,
while many were enthusiastic In
praise of each one and enjoyed
all.
Welcome Members
Of Two Classes
Into Aide Corps
Members of the two most re
cent classes of the Red Cross
Nurses Aide corps were wel
comed into the group at a meet
ng held at the Girls' Commun
ity club Thursday night. Mrs. C.
W. Guches, captain, presided and
Miss Betsy Rolland Introduced
the speaker. Dr. L. D. Inskeep,
who gave an interesting discus
sion of the origin, use and re
sults of various drugs.
Spring flowers and yellow
tapers decorated the refreshment
table which was centered with a
cake decorated with the nurses'
aide emblem. Mrs. Herman Roe
mer and Mrs. E. G. Randolph '
poured and other members of the
refreshment committee were
Mrs. T. R. Florey, Mrs. Paul
Bulkin and Mrs. J. C. Boyle.
Primary Pupils
Are Entertained
Forty-four pupils of the pri
mary department of the First
Christian church Bible school en
loyed a lively St. Patrick's day
Darty In the recreation hall of
the church March 17. Teachers
of the department, assisted by
several parents, supervised
games and served refreshments.
Girls' prize for games was
won by Barbara Tysdal and the
boys' prize was shared by
Johnny Morrow and Curtiss
Holzgang. The first grade was
best represented with 20 mem
bers present.
Debs Hostesses
For Dance Friday
Delta Debs were hostesses for
an informal dance given at the
Jackson school gymnasium Fri
day night. Music was furnished
by Carl Winklebleck and his
band.
Plans for the affair were
made at a meeting of the Debs
held earlier In the week at the
home of Miss Helen Rubenstein
with Miss Nancy Swem as co
hostess. CARD OF THANKS
we wish to express our appreeta
tton to the many neighbors and friends
who were so kind to us durlna our
bereavement and for the beautiful
floral places, Jh UcConaebi families,