EIGHT MEDFORP (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, June II. 1950
Former North Bend Bar Tender Gets
Diploma With Honors at Willamette
V
United Press Correspondent
Salem, Ore., June 10 U.R)
The North Bend bartender wno
turned in his tavern and bar
towel and went back to school
to satisfy his thirst lor knowl
edge graduates irom Willamette
university Sunday wim
Frank Lockman, 52 last April
3, veteran of World War I, father
of four children and grandfather
of eight with one to come, gels
his bachelor of arts degree cum
laude at Willamette's commence
ment exercises Sunday.
Quite a Journey
It's quite a iourney, Is Frank s
from tap to cap and gown. Es
pecially since he never- went
further than first year in high
school. , ,
Frank, who went to grade
school in Dallas, quit Salem high
school after one year because he
went in the army in 1916 and
served in Texas during the bor
der trouble in Mexico. Without
shifting gears he went on to
World War I and served Vh
N.ars in Europe, in the signal
corps. He was in the Meuse
AriTonne and Chateau Theirry
scraps. Then he spent several
mnnthi with the army of occupa
tion In Coblenz and the Rhine
land, his task was maintenance
work in communications. He
was in charge of the phone ex
change in Trier, 85 miles or so
west of Coblenz. Trier was the
boyhood home of Karl Marx, the
man the communists credit with
their creed.
Worked in East
Back in the states in 1919.
Frank Lockman worked for the
nu Tolpnhnne of Pennsylvania
for 10 years, at rmsDurgn. rim
adclphia. Trenton, Camden and
Atlantic City.
Then he got into finance
around Trenton, M. J., jusi De
ws the Brent crash of 1929, and
suddenly found himself broker
than an old wax recoru. i
headed west to Richmond, Cal.,
in 1933, cashed in his veterans
bonus and insurance and went
into the cigar store Dusiness.
Thn hn went to North Bend
In Coos county and got into the
beer tavern business, ne servea
enough Lager to loggers and
Pilsner to pile drivers and other
assorted customers to retire, as
he had always wanted to do
while he was still young enough
to enjoy leisure, In 1946. All he
wanted to do was to quit work
ing and relax.
Frank relaxed for a lew
Valley Development
Opportunities Told
Prospects for the economic
development of the wogue val
ley were discussed by Glenn
Jackson, guest speaker at the
meeting ol the Men lor a Keaity
board Friday noon.
Jackson, prominent Medford
industrialist, spoke of the poten
tialities of copper deposits in
southwestern Oregon and was
optimistic about the future of
the entire region. He emphasized
the importance of interesting
eastern capital in southern Ore
gon investment opportunities
and he outlined the progress of
the proposed reclamation pro
ject for the basin.
The realtors unanimously
agreed to offer full cooperation
to the League of Women Voters
N in its efforts to secure a county
zoning law. The need for zoning
regulations outside Incorporated
cities and towns, they said, Is be
coming more aciite every year.
Other speakers at the meeting
were Ray Clark, chairman of the
tourist and convention commit
tee of the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce, and Ray Schu
macher, president of the Oregon
Association of Real Estate
boards. Schumacher reported on
plans for the state convention
of realtors to be held here in
September.
Alfalfa Prices in
Area Above 1949's
Prices paid for alfalfa In the
Pacific northwest arc well above
those paid a year ago, according
to figures released yesterdav by
the Oregon State college exten
sion service.
Farmers In this area also pHld
around $10 to $13 a ton more for
baled alfalfa in mid-May than
the national average. Washing
ton farmers have paid about $2
to $4 ton above a year ago for
the past two months and Ore
gon farmers have averaged
around 50 cents to $2.50 a ton
more than a year ago.
In California, however, the ex
tension service reports baled hav
has averaged, the past two
months. $1 to $1.50 a ton less
than the national average and
$6.5(1 to $8.50 a ton loss than a
year ago.
weeks, doing nothing more
strenuous than tending to his
lawn. Then he got to talking to
himself. As he recalls:
The neighbors must have
thought I was losing my mind,
hearing me talking to myself
like that. But there's nothing
more tiring, I found, than un
mixed leisure. So I decided to
go East and visit old friends I
knew when I was in the tele
phone game there. But I found
times had changed and so had
faces. I had planned to stay five
weeks, but I left after only a few
days. I took another trip in
Canada, to Calgary. But I just
didn't seem satisfied with retirement."
And how did he happen to go
back to school?
Saw Gathering
"I was passing through Salem
and as I drove up State street,
I noticed a bunch of guys gath
ered on the sidewalk in front
of Willamette u n i v e rs i t y. I
thought there must be a fire or
accident or something. But it
was just the lads, who can't
smoke on the campus itself, com
ing out for a few quick puffs
between classes.
"I just sat there, reflecting
on what value education might
have. Then on a hunch out of
nowhere I decided to see about
enrolling, as I had nothing else
to do.
"When I told the registrar my
educational background o n 1 y
one year in high school he said
and it was quite an under
statement that my case pre
sented a problem. I'd better see
the school's president.
"So I went in to see G. Her
bert Smith. After reflecting a
bit he told me, 'You're case is
certainly unusual but we'll let
you enroll provided you main
tain a grade point average of
2.5'."
So Frank Brockman, a GI
from one world war back, a
grandfather and former wielder
of a bar towel, entered Method
ist Willamette at the spring term
in 1947. He barely got by at first
with a grade point average of
only 2.875 just-above that
needed to remain under Presi
dent Smith's terms. Says Frank:
Event Changes Feeling
"My reaction to entering Wil
lamette was a feeling that pos
sibly I was an interloper. I felt
that way until an unusual event.
Array of Men's Fashions
Offered by Manufacturers
By Loyd Bulmur
United Press Correspondent
. Seattle, June 10 U.R If
"Beau" Brummell were alive to
day, he probably would turn
green with envy (?) at the array
of men's fashions being readied
for fall.
Not only green, but every
color and hue imaginable was on
display at the Washington-Oregon
men's and boys' wear fall
market show as manufacturers
set their autumn campaign sights.
A La College Blaier
One company (Textron), Is
busy making up a sports shirt-pyjama-shorts
set a la college
blazer. Made of satin-rayon, the
design is like the college blazer
of the mid-20's: broad vertical
stripes. Nine sets of color com
binations are planned represent
ing 129 colleges and univer
sities. Another of the new Ideas dis
played was a dual purpose pya
jnmn top. Made up like a sports
shirt, it was complete with but
ton collar.
An innovation in the sports
shirt line was shown bv several
firms in making the tail of the
shirt two inches or more longer.
And at least one company was
planning to bring out a fail line
of sports shirts in collar sizes
and sleeve lengths, instead of
the current "large," "medium"
or "small."
Canasta Shirt Offered
Manufacturers were not over
looking any bets. One company
has a canasta sports shirt on the
market. The shirt is studded
with diamonds, spades, hearts
and clubs and comes packaged
complete with a set of canasta
rules.
The Hawaiian motif was be
ing widely used, one line having
large scenes on the back. The
wild goose and duck motifs on
oilier sports shirts were hoped to
attract sportsmen.
A simulated cowskln snorts
shirt was being groomed for sale
especially east of the Cascades.
Another "loud" line consisted of
Hirer Scotch plaid types of sports
jacKeis.
Suede sportswear was exhibit
ed, with a grey suede intro
duced for the first time. Father-
and-son suede coats also were
being advertised.
Children Not Forgotten
Children were not forgotten,
as a jumper for the 4-to-12 age
group was shown with a section
of "roalfiro tackclnth" around
the shoulders and on the arms.
Approved by the National Saftey
Council (and manufactured by
the Lee-Wald Garment Co i. it
was claimed this jumper will be
visnble for more than one mile.
A boys can complete with ear
muffs, ear and neck flaps and a
JUDGE STRIKES TWICE
Lawtnn. Okln. (UP) Jndue
Lem Foster fined Clifton Min
ner $110 fur llit-kinu the nm-ket
of a drinking companion In a
oar. i ne judge then ordered the
robbery victim. Daniel Clark, to
pay an identical fine for public
drunkenness.
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celluloid visor was .shown. All
the accessories fold up into or
on top of the cap when not in
use.
One leather firm displayed
belt and shoe sets made in the
same grain and shade of mate
rial. Nylon continued, to dominate
the field in sox and hats were
relatively unchanged, although
one firm was advertising a "new
slant" in hats. Mainly obtained
through the blocking of the
crown.
Bureau Forester to
Head Professionals
E. K. Peterson, Medford dist
rict forester for the bureau of
land management, was named
chairman of the Siskiyou chap
ter of the Society of American
Foresters at a meeting here Fri
day night. He succeeds Sam Tay
lor, forest superintendent for the
Elk Lumber company, in the
post.
Some 28 members of the chap
ter attended the meeting, which
was mostly concerned with re
viewing proposed amendments
to the by-laws of the Columbia
River section of the society, of
which the local chapter is a part.
Other officers elected by mail
ballot and announced Friday in
cluded Art Holmes, Prospect
Timber corporation, vice-chairman:
Robert Beeman, Butte
Falls district United States for
est ranger, secretary-treasurer,
and Lloyd Bransford, forest
service engineer. Medford, exec
utive committeeman.
Williamstown, M a s s. (U.R)
Special vision and reaction tests
must be taken by Williams col
lege students who want to drive
automobiles on the campus.
"Mv class, the freshmen, were
losers in the freshmen glee, the
traditional Willamette event in
which each class writes a song
for the school. The penalty for
losing is a dunking in the mill
race, alongside Sweetland field.
When I got ready lor my
dunking, some upper classmen
said, 'Frank, come out ol there.
You'll catch cold and die.' I told
them I wouldn't miss it lor any
thing. After the dunking, when
I came out wet and cold, 6 or 7
grouped around me and said, 'So
you like it, do you?' and they
tossed me back in,
"From that moment on I felt
like I belonged. If they thought
enough of me to throw me back
in the mill race, I felt I was ac
cepted. I was one of the students,
not set apart."
Majors in Speech
Frank found himself, as time
and study went on, majoring in
speech and drama. I had never
done any speaking before pub
lic speaking, that is, on a plat
form and not behind a bar. His
knees felt like water at first,
like ice water in a high wind,
but with the encouragement of
his professors, he mastered the
art, and now is in high demand
as a speaker. He has made well
more than 100 speeches to serv
ice clubs and other groups.
Frank became the oldest for
ensic competitor in the United
States. As he said:
"When I went to tournaments
and contests, because of my age
I'd be taken either for judge or
janitor."
In his first oratory contest, of
Oregon colleges at Lewis and
Clark college in Portland in
1948, he won second place. He
went on to win the Paul H.
Doney oratorical award three
years in a row first man to
make this achievement. This
year was his best. With Paul
Gunn of Monmouth he won the
debate tournament at Stanford
university, biggest on the coast.
He also placed first in experi-1
mental speaking at Sanford and
second in oratory. At College ol
the Pacific, Stockton, Cal., he
was second in extemporaneous
speaking and fourth in oratory.
At Missoula, Mont., he won the
Northwest Invitational tourney
extemporaneous contest. Tau
Kappa Alpha, national speech
honorary, awarded him a plaque
for outstanding extemporaneous
speaker west ol the Mississippi.
President of Fraternity
Frank is president of Tau
Kappa Alpha at Willamette. He
is a member ol Theta Alpha
Phi, drama honorary he has
acted in several play s is a
member ol the senior men's
scholastic honorary, Alpha Kap
pa Nu, and is among the top 10
per cent scholastically in his
class.
The man who had to make
a grade point average ol 2.5 to
stay in school has wound up his
undergraduate career with an
average of 3.5. That's why he
is graduating cum laude. Under
graduate? Yes. He hopes event
ually to go on to get his master's
degree and who knows? Some
day. maybe a doctorate.
Grandfather Lockman, ex-bartender
and current scholar, is
planning a new career. He is
going to teach speech privately
Salem will be his headquar
ters he already has 33 prospec
tive students here, including a
lawyer. He plans classes in La
Grande. Pendleton. Baker, As
toria, Coos Bay, Eugene, Med
ford and Klamath Falls, making
each city one night a week for
courses that will extend three
months.
He used to have to listen to
the gab when he was behind the
bar. Now he's going to teach -he
men how to talk and be inter
esting, without even one under
the belt.
Noise
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