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TWO MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Mrs. Merle Sleeper leaves' for Japan; Will Join Husband Mrs. Merle Sleeper, who has been a guest of her mother, Mrs. Fred Fick, 502 North Holly street, left by United airlines Wednesday for Seattle and Tokyo, Japan. The trip was to be made by airlines via Anchor age, Alaska. . Mrs. Sleeper will join her hus band, an engineer with the Na tional Bulk Carriers of New York, and the two will live at Kure City, about 20 miles from Hiroshima. Mr. Sleeper's company has a contract to build ships for the government of Japan, and mod ern American-type homes are be ing provided for the numerous families moving from this coun try to Japan in connection with the project. SPRING SALE 1952 PATTERNS in WALLPAPER Exciting, Specially Selected Patterns at Savings Designed To Cut the Cost Of Your Spring Decorating Plans! FROM- 10 to 50 DISCOUNT On All Patterns Ceiling Papers Starting at 25c Per Single Roll CICDCOkl'C Roofing - Insulating , E V E iXkVar 14 J Asbestos Siding, Paints Oldest Rooting Company in Southern Oregon 38 SOUTH BARTLETT ST. PHONE 3-3631 CLEANING - GLAZING Scientific Fur Storage REPAIRING POLARIZED CARE! Let us completely clean ALL accumulated dirt and grime from both lining and fur with this outstanding serv ice. Then we'll glaie your coat to give it new lustrous highlights. DIAL 2-9169 for Our H. D. Christensen, Prop. Taylors Honored At Many Parties Mr. and Mis. B. C. Taylor, Modesto, Cal., former Medford residents, left today for their home. Their visit here was the oc casion for numerous events in their honor. They were guests while here of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard E. Payne. They arrived April 5 and that evening Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reichstein and Mr. and Mrs. Payne entertained at a cocktail party. Sunday the Emil Mohrs also gave a cocktail porty in the couple's honor. Yesterday Mrs. Payne enter tained at a luncheon party in the Rogue Valley Country club for Mrs. Taylor and last eve ning several couples gathered fnr a nn.host dinner at the Ho- j mer Marx home with the vis itors as honor guests. i to .,) mm- N And deadly enemies they arc! Just one Summer in a warm, dark closet is all they need to wreak havoc with your precious furs! Why risk it? Your furs can be safe in our frigid stor age vaults! ( Bonded Messenger 4 ft eg l Sunday. April IS. 1151 Shown tutting their wedding Knudsen, married March 28 in Before her marriage the bride was Miss Beverly Robertson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Robertson, and the bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knudsen, Newlyweds To Leave After Stay in Valley; Family Gathering Held Mr. and Mis. George M. Mey er who have been visiting in the valley since March 31 while on their wedding trip, plan to leave this week for Camp Car son, Colo., where Mr. Meyer will re-enlist in the Army en gineers. ! He returned from service in Korea in . December, 1951, re ceiving his discharge in Febru ary, 1952. On March 2 the couple were married. Mrs. Meyer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Carpenter, Center Belpre, O. While here Mr. and Mrs. Mey er have been visiting his parents, Ernest M. Meyer, and Mrs. W. W. Harmon, and other members of his family. April 6, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon entertained at a family gather ing in their honor. Those pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harmon, Grants Pass; Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Reeves, Oakdale, Calif., daughter and son-in-law of W. W. Harmon; Mrs. Howard Lehman and daughters, Nancy Lee and Debby Lynn; Miss Jean Harmnn; Mr. and Mrs. Meyer and the hosts. Today the same group, with the exceptions of Mr. and Mrs. Reeves, are In Giants Pass to attend church services there and later will be dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harmon Plans Announced For Annual Dance At Country Club "Suddenly It's Spring" is the theme for the annual spring for mal dance at the Rogue Valley Country club Saturday, April 19. Dancing will be from 9 p. m. to 1:30 a. m. and a buffet sup per will be served between the hours of iO p. m. and 12:30 a. m. Dick Phair is general chair man for the event, and named to the decorations committee are Mrs. Raymond Miksche, Mrs. Bruce Stanley, Mrs. G. T. Hau pert and Mrs. Oscar Halboth. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mac Lauchlan, Jack Lynch and Dr Stanley are on the entertainment committee and Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Phair make up the supper committee. Reservations should be made by the members not Inter than April 15 by calling phone 2-5965. Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae To Meet Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae have planned a tea for Saturday afternoon, April 19, at the home of Mrs. Grace C. Collins, 1810 Kast Main street. Hours are from three to five o'clock. The event is for all alumnae of both Jackson and Josephine county and Mrs. Collins states it is hoped all alumnae of the area will be able to attend In order to meet and become ! acquainted. Birthday Sale STARTS MONDAY SEE MONDAY'S MAIL TRIBUNE FOR FURTHER DETAILS PRICES EFFECTIVE ALL WEEK cake are Mr. and Mrs. Neil the Chapel of tne Pines, rrospeet. Prospect. Footlighter Play Opening on Friday Said "Topflight" Those who have seen recent rehearsals for "Goodbye My Fancy," the Footlighters play to be presented this week and next, say that valley reisdents are seheduled for five nights of top flight entertainment. The dates of the play are April 18, 19, 21, 22 and 23. The run, split over the week-end, was planned in the belief this schedule will give everyone wanting to see the play an opportunity to do so. General admission tickets went on sale last week at the Purucker's Piano house, Pruitt's Music center and Paul Bulkin's Soup house. For a small extra charge reserved seats may be obtanied at the Olson Furniture store. "Goodbye" is described as a "very adult and Intelligent com edy with a plea for realism and common sense." A Broadway hit of not long ago, the play moves around the nostalgic re turn of a congresswoman to the haunts of her youth in this case, Good Hope College for Women. The woman in question Is Miss Agatha Reed, portrayed in this production by Miss Jcr aldyn Jerome. Miss Gail Gatter plays the part of Miss Retd's secretary. Providing the romantic in trigue are Dr. Merrill, college president, and Matt Cole, a Life magazine photographer, played by "Chuck" Hawkins and David Whisenant. Faculty members of Good Hope college add humorous touches and are done by Miss Ruth Kilbourn as Miss Shack leford, dean jot women; Miss Charlene Pike, who takes the part of Miss Birdeshaw, hygiene instructor; Frank Buchtcr, as Dr. Pitt, a physics instructor; Ber nard Roberts, Professor Ding ley, professor of botany. Bob Hillyer and Miss Jerri Cleck take the part of the col lege business manager, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Griswold. Students of the college, ex cited over the visit of a con gresswoman, are Ginny Merrill, daughter of the college presi dent, played by Miss Norma Jeanne Sncll; Susan, who is Miss Barbara Williams; Amelia, Miss Clela Burns; Mary Nell, Miss Mary Ann Birdseye, and Leon McDougal plays the part of a telephone man. Bob Stedman, Medford sen ior high school drama coach, is directing the play. Dance To Be Given By Junior Posse Last meeting of the Junior Posse was held April 3 at the Jackson County Sheriff's Posse clubhouse. The group decided during the meeting to hold a square dance on April 18. Shelby Tuttle, drillmaster for the posse, demonstrated safe knots to use when tying a horse. Knudsen-Robertson Rites Take Place In Prospect Church Prospect An event of Friday, March 28, was the wedding of Miss Beverly Robertson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Robert son, and Neil Knudsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knudsen, Prospect. The candlelight cere mony took place at The Chapel of the Pines, Prospect, with the Rev. Ray Harrison, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, reading-1 the rites at 8 o'clock in the eve ning. Arrangements of pale yellow roses, bridal wreath, forsythia and ferns decorated the church. Traditional wedding music was played by Mrs. William Gaines, pianist, and the Rev. Mr. Harrison was the soloist. About 150 guests attended. The bride, whose father gave her in marriage, wore a baller ina length ice-blue embroidered organdy gown with fitted bodice and full skirt. A juliet cap of seed pearls held her fingertip length veil, and she carried a bouquet of white rosebuds. Mrs. Robert Lilly, Riddle, was matron of honor for her sister. She was attired in a pink bal lerina length gown with match ing floral hat. The bride's two younger sisters, Miss Helen and Miss Dora Robertson, were bridesmaids. Their frocks were of aquamarine blue and pale yellow embroidered organdy, and they carried spring nose gays. Candlelighlers were Miss Clara Mae Chapman, gowned in orchid, and Miss Evelyn Kitz miller, who wore pink. Vernon Andrescn was best man for Mr. Knudsen, and ush ers were Richard Barber and Floyd Peterson. For her daughter's wedding Mrs. Robertson wore a light blue spring suit with black acces sories. The bridegroom's mother wore a navy blue taffeta gown with matching accessories, and both mothers wore gardenia corsages. At the reception, held at the Robertson home, the wedding cake was served by the brides maids, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. H. Knudsen, and the grandmother of the bridegroom, Mrs. Anna Kadwell. Miss Clara Mae Chap man had chrage of the guest book, and Miss Vangie Freed and Miss Evelyn Kitzmiller showed the wedding gifts. Out-of-town guests Included Mr. Knutsen's great-uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Clink enbeard, Portland; Donald Rob ertson and Richard Barber, Ore gon State college students, Cor vallis; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer M. Clemens, Grants Pass; Mrs. Douglas Smith and daughter, Miss Donna Lea, and Miss Rosie Mole, Medford. The bride is a senior in Pros pect high school, and is continu ing her class work. Mr. Knudsen was graduated from Prospect High school with the 1951 class, and is now employed with Ross Lumber company. The newly weds are at home to their friends in a cottage near McLeod. Announce Meeting For Evening Guild St. Mark a Evening gund will meet Monday, April 14, at 8 p.m in the parish house. The card party committee will meet after a brief business meeting, and re mainder of the evening will be devoted to working on favors for the guild's annual spring benefit event. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ralph Matthews and Mrs. Hugh Bates. The warm reds, and the soft greens with slight touches of gold makes Victoria one of the favored Syracuse Patterns it harmonizes perfectly with many styles and color schemes ... Choose Your CHINA and CRYSTAL from the largest selection in Southern Oregon All Patterns in Open Stock Mist Frances Thrun. dramatic soprano, will be presented in re cital Thursday, April 17. at 8:15 p. m. in First Christian church here. Later this year Mist Thrun will go to Santa Barbara, Calif., to study with the noted Wag- nerian soprano, Lotte Lehmann, Medford Soprano To Give Recital Thursday Evening Miss Frances Thrun, dramatic soprano, will be presented in re cital Thursday, April 17, at First Christian church. Miss Thrun, who will be assisted by Bruno Pellegrini at the piano, studies with Caroline Andrews Werner of the Musical Arts studios. The recital is set for 8:15 p.m. and anyone interested in music is cordially invited to attend. Miss Thrun will leave in the near future to study this sum mer with Lotte Lehmann, fa mous soprano, at Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, Calif. For Thursday's program Miss Thrun has chosen sacred, con cert and operatic numbers. The arias are to be "Voi lo sapete, o Mamma," from Mascagni's "Cav- alleria Rusticana," "Ave Maria" from "Otello" by Verdi and "Dich, theure Halle" aria from Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser." Compositions by Stefano Dona- udy, Handel, Debussy, Strauss, and such modern composers as Clara Edwards and Oley Speaks will make up the remainder of the program. ' Children's Show Set for Friday By Church Circle Plans for a children's spring fashion show were made at a meeting of Circle seven, Wom an's Society of Christian Serv- , held Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Eugene Ray. The show will be held Friday, April 18, at First Methodist church. A miniature wedding party will be featured during the showing of children's dress and play clothing. Following Thursday a business session Mrs. J. Scott Heathering ton reviewed a portion of the book, "The Lion and the Lamb" by Gerald Kennedy. Friends Honor Medford Couple A group of friends of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Rians gathered at the Rians' new home, 818 East Ninth street, last Saturday eve ning to honor the couple with a housewarming party. The group presented the Rians with three flowering thrubt for their garden. Refreshments fol lowed cards. Attending the gathering were Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Vail, Mr. and Mrs. Keva Hutcninson, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Randolph, Mrs. Dorothy Elliott and Miss Theresa Doyle. China to promote Color Harmon Y1CTOHIA, t Wwety pattera i subdued hart from th Crealiva Deiisn Studios ( Syracuaa China. BRIDES! Be Sure to Register in Our Bride's Book Church Rites Wed Alta Louise Roberts And Alfred E. Babb An event of the pre-Easter season was the wedding Alta Louise Roberts to Alfred Edison Babb which took place Satur day, April 5, in the Fireside room of First Christian church. The Rev. Shelvy Anglemyer read the service. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. North, 918 South Holly street, and the bridegroom is a son of J. M. Babb, Talent. The bride wore a gown of ice blue satin, ballerina length, with fitted bodice and full gathered skirt. Her corsage was of yellow roses and her headdress of match ing satin held in a veil of ice blue. Mrs. William Rees, sister of the bride, was matron-of-honor. She wore a suit of dusty blue summer gabardine with navy blue accessories and white car nation corsage. Mr. North gave his daughter in marriage and Merle Raymond North, brother of the bride, was best man for Mr. Babb. Setting for the wedding cere mony was the fireplace, with mantel decorations of daffodils and white candles. For the re ception which followed, Mrs. Merle Raymond North, sister-in- law of the bride, and Mrs. Eloise Winklebleck, poured. The two had also arranged the room deco rations. Mrs. Douglas North, also a sister-in-law of the bride, serv ed the wedding cake. The re freshment table was decorated in pink and white. Music for the reception was provided by Mrs. Rees, who sang. She was accompanied by Bill Wilson. , The bride, who attended Wash ington High school in Los An geles, is now a statement clerk with First National bank here. Mr. Babb, who attended school in Jacksonville, is now with the note department of the bank. The newlyweds are living at 228 South Ivy street. Couple To Travel In Eastern States Mr. and Mrs. Lyle B. Thur man, 3379 Jacksonville highway, left Saturday by plane for De troit, Mich., and other mid-western and eastern cities. In Detroit the Thurmans will take delivery of a new car which they will drive to Washington, D.C., and New York City. In Washington the couple will visit their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thur man, who have been in the east since September. Mr. Thurman, an engineer with the Bonneville dam staff, is in the capital city for special executive training for employees of the Department of the Interior. The Medford couple plan to be away a month or six weeks, and will return to the west coast by way of the southern states. Adrienne's $rvS W I kL Mademoiselle f r 25.00 leoutifully styled with esquisite flowing lines. Scheduled for non-itop versatility in on eventful lummtr. Sudsing only iwteiens it more. lath, rait, charcaal Adrienne's- Cancer Committee i Plans Silver Tea At Orchard Home To promote interest in the an nual drive of the Jackson coun ty committee of the American Cancer society, a silver tea will be given at Hillcrest orchard, Hillcrest road. It is set for Wed nesday, April 23, between three and five o'clock, and the public is invited to attend. Articles from the silver, china and figurine collections of a number of valley residents will be displayed for the pleasure of guests attending the tea. In cluded will be figurines from the collection of Mrs. Joseph T. Anthony, clocks owned by Dr. B. Brandt Bartels, demi tasse spoons from the collection of Mrs. Fred Bayliss, and china collected by Mrs. Fred T. Burich. Also displayed will be willow- ware collected by Mrs. Timothy Daily, dolls from the collection of Mrs. H. A. Davis, who makes the tiny figures from pears, fans collected by Mrs. John S. Day and china and glassware collect ed by Mrs. Bayard M. Getchell. Mrs. Paul Myers' collection of souvenir spoons will be on display and lamps from the col lection of Mrs. Milton Schu chard. The committee states that other articles may be added to the display. Mrs. Raymond A. Miksche and Mrs. Getchell, both noted for 1 their artistic talents, will take charge, of the display arrange ments. 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