TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday. February 8, 1950 1
ADOPT DAUGHTERS Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Robinson are shown here with their three newly
adopted daughters, Spanish sisters from Mexico City. The Robinsons and their daughters arrived
home last week bv plane and are busy with plans to have the girls tutored in English since they
sneak onlv Spanish, and become acquainted in the community. Left to right are Mr. Robinson,
Delia, 9. Elena, 10, Mrs. Robinson and Alicia 12. The Robinson home is at 31 Geneva street
' ' (Photo by Bob Cole, Mexico City).
Three Spanish Orphan Sisters Adopted
By Local Couple, At Home in Medford
V. J. Robinson, well-known
Medford business man, and Mrs.
Robinson returned to their home
here last week from a six week's
stay in Mexico City, D. F., bring
ing with them three newly ad
opted daughters, Spanish or
phans. The three attractive black
haired, brown-eyed girls are sis
ters. Oldest of the girls is Alicia, 12,
the second sister is Elena, 10,
and the youngest is Delia, 8. The
Robinsons, who for the past two
years have traveled south, one
year to South America and last
winter in Mexico, went to Mex
ico again this winter with the
adoption idea in mind. They were
aided in their search by the Mex
ican government and by Victor
Manuel Corral, personal friend
of the couple and tour conductor
and guide affiliated with the
Hotel del Prado.
Cooperation Givan
The Robinsons report that the
1 Mexican governmental officials
were all "most kind and coop
erative," and while there were
many rules and regulations to be
considered and much red tape,
no opposition to the adoption
was offered. A social worker,
known in Mexico City as "asis
tencia social" was assigned to the
couple and the four, the Room
sons, the social worker and Cor
. ral, began their search.
In Mexico, the Robinsons ox
plained, orphan girls don't live
in orphanages, as do Doys. "iney
live in private governmental
'hogares' (home and fireplace)
and we must have visited about
70 of these homes, seeing three
or four hundred children.
Took All Thra
"I give the greatest credit to
the Mexican government for the
manner in which the homes are
handled." Robinson said.
While the couple had origin
ally planned to adopt two chil
dren, when they found the three
charming sisters they decided to
make an effort to take all three.
This was at length accomplished.
Discussing the adoption, the
Robinsons admit that the deci
sion to adopt Spanish, rather
than American, children "wasn't
easy," but said they had con
sidered the matter from all
angles for many months and now
believe they have done "the
right and humanitarian thing."
Both realize they may be criti
cized by some, and that there
will be many adjustments for
both them and the girls. But both
are convinced these will be more
than balanced by the pleasure of
having three daughters and by
the advantages which a home
and education In this country
will mean to the girls.
The Robinsons, who have lived
in Medford more than 12 years,
have from time to time thought
of adopting children, and the idea
returned stronger than ever
when they visited In Chile two
years ago. They met a charming
Chilean girl, liked her and
brought her back to Medford.
Several months later she mar
ried a Medford veterinarian, Dr.
Harry L. Lydiard, and the two
now live In Port Angeles, Wash.
"We like the Latin people very
much they are extremely ap
pealing," said Robinson, "and
we enjoy the Spanish language
very much."
The three girls speak only
Spanish, except for a few words
of English they learned from
their new mother and father.
However, the Robinsons speak a
little Spanish, and in the next
three months they expect to learn
a lot more Spanish while the
three girls pick up English. They
are making arrangements to have
the girls tutored In their home
for a few months and will later
enter them in Medford public
schools.
As for the girls, they find
the language barrier no great
handicap. They spent several
days with their new parents in
Mexico City, leading practically
Cinderella lives as they saw their
first movies, went on shopping
expeditions and around the city
with their new parents. When it
came time to leave, they took
their first plane and train rides
on their journey to Medford.
Occasionally some idiomatic
expression used by the girls puts
the Robinsons on the spot. One
Sunday the three girls rushed to
their new father asking for their
"Domingo." The parents looked
at each other. "Domingo means
Sunday," Mrs. Robinson trans
lated. "What can 'S u n d a y'
mean?" A friend helped out.
"They want their weekly allow
ance," he said. "Sunday is the
day they get it in Mexico."
Enjoy Music
Alicia is described as a "ser
ious girl," quite tall for her age.
Technician Held
On Medical Charge
Portland, Ore., Feb. 4 0J.P)
A laboratory technician who
purportedly treated cancer pa
tients with a salve labeled "Good
for All Wounds" was arrested
by district attorney's agents and
the Oregon state hoard of med
ical examiners Friday on a
charge of practicing without a
license.
Otto Soles, operator of the
Keystone Laboratories, Portland,
was taken into custody in a raid
on his office shortly before noon.
Investigators said Soles pre
scribed a salve, which he manu
factures, for Mrs. Lucille Tharp,
a cancer pntient. They said Soles
had warned Mrs. Tharp against
seeking treatment elsewhere on
grounds a physician might pre
scribe medicine which would
counteract effect of his salve.
Soles said he had been in the
business "all my life," and that
he had "cured" many cancer
patients. He said Mrs. Tharp "is
the first case I ever lost." Mrs.
Tharp now is under care of a li
censed physician.
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She knows many hymns, but en
joys popular songs much better,
she says. Elena is slender with
particularly deep brown eyes.
and she and Alicia like to sing
Spanish songs together. Delia is
the dancer of the three and
knows among others the conga,
rumba, and tango.
Background Given
On Speaker For
Lincoln Dinner
Officers of the Jackson Coun
ty Lincoln club Saturday re
leased information concerning
United States Sen. George W.
Malone, Nevada, who will be
speaker at the annual Lincoln
day banquet of the organization.
The yearly dinner is one of
the more Important events in re
publican circlet in the county,
it was pointed out, and a large
attendance from Medford and
rural areas is expected. Ticket
sales for the dinner are already
considerable, it was reported.
Is Englnor
Malone, who is 49, Is an engi
neer, and has Dfacticed his pro
fession in Reno since 1914. From
1927 to 1935, he was state en
gineer in Nevada, serving as a
member of the public service
commission, as member and sec
retary of the Colorado river
commission, state bond commis
sion, and a number of other gov
ernmental organizations.
The senator is managing di
rector of the Industrial West
foundation, a non-profit corpor
ation, and has long been asso
ciated with projects concerned
with development of the western
states, including service as a
consulting engineer for a num
ber of reclamation and irrigation
projects in California.
Sarvad In War
Malone entered the army in
1917, rising from private to lieu
tenant, and serving in England
and France. He is a former de
partment commander and for
mer national vice chairman of
the American Legion.
His other activities include the
former presidency of the Nevada
council of the Boy Scouts of
America, the American Society
of Civil Engineers; the American
Institute of Mining and Metal
lurgical Engineers, and other
professional groups.
Sen. Malone is chairman of
the senate national
f ' t
Young Men Reminded
The selective service law is
still in effect and still requires
registration of all young men
with very few exceptions with
in five days of their 18th birth
day, the local selective service
board reminded Saturday.
Of Draff Registration
For the convenience of draft
age youths, places of registration
have been established in the
high schools at Butte Falls, Cen
tral Point, Eagle Point, Gold
Hill, Jacksonville, Prospect and
n r;..n Tt,o nffine nf .lnrk-
son county board No. 17, federal ford 2-4727.
office building, 3S North River
side avenue in Medford, will be
closed until Wednesday, March 1.
Registrants may contact their
high school principals or Guy T.
Applewhite, Ashland, phona
3401: James R. W. Gregg, Cen
tral Point 711: Henry Nieder
mever. Gold Hill 204, or Med-
AI1 three are busy finding out
about life in Medford and look
ing forward to English lessons
and other activities in their new
home and their new country. economic committee, and chair- leased from a local hospital
SPEAKER Sen. George Ma
lone, of Nevada, will be the
speaker at the annual banquet
of the Jackson County Lincoln
club, to be held in the Pioneer
room of the Jackson hotel the
evening of February 13.
man of the flood control, naviga
tion, dams and electric power
subcommittee of the public
works committee.
He is married and has one
daughter.
STAGE PROFS SCARCE
Pullman, Wash. (U.R) The
Community theater had to hold
up rehearsal of the play "Par
lor Story" because of the lack of
one character. In the whole
town of Pullman, home of the
Washington State college, the
director couldn't find a man to
play the part of a professor.
MUSHROOMS NOT REAL
Santa Cruz, Cal. (U.R) The
threesome told officials they had
been in the habit of picking
"mushrooms" for more than 20
years. Six days later one was
resources I dead, the other two finally re-
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