Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 17, 1952, Image 17

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Newspaper Page TextPotpourri... " Teas are a wonderful place to find news. We not only thor oughly enjoyed the tea which Mrs. Charles W. Lemery gave for her house guest, Mrs. John A. Fitzgerald, Friday afternoon, but heard a lot of news, too. Mrs Fred Carr relayed the in formation that Colonel Zeis, for mer Medford resident, has been transferred " to Wichita Falls, Tex., where he expects to be sta tioned for a considerable period as commandant of the ROTC. The colonel, with Mrs. Zeis and their daughter, Priscilla, have been in Arkansas since leaving Medford about a year ago when the officer returned home from Korea. They had planned to visit in Medford this summer, but now find that it will be im possible. Mrs. Edwin R. Duroo said that her daughter, Ann, had just arrived to spend a few days at home with her parents and sis ters and that in celebration she was preparing a special family dinner for Friday night. Ann, an airline hostess, of course had flown all the way from Texas. We greeted Mrs. J. C. Hayes and learned that several mem bers of the family were home from points near and far to spend a few days. Mrs. Hayes re marked to the honor guest on the recent hot weather in the Rogue valley whereupon Mrs. Fitzgerald gasped and said, in her delightful southern accent. "But my dear, it isn't hot in Medford! If you all want to know what summer heat can be like, just come to New Orleans!" She is a long-time friend of Dr. and Mrs. Lemery, and the two women were recalling Fri day how the doctor and his bride were married in the Fitz gerald home, with the Fitzgerald children as flower girl and ring bearer for the ceremony. The combination Friday of a kind and friendly hostess, a charm ing honored guest, an array of tempting " food and ' beverages brought many exclamations of pleasure from the guests. Mrs. Fitzgerald and the Lem- erys had been to a performance of the Shakespearean festival in Ashland, and the visitor was as enthusiastic about it as she is about Medford summer weather, saying she had thoroughly en- i o y ed the performance of "Henry V" which they saw. We, too, have been enjoying Shakespeare's plays, the festival being our favorite summer pas time. Last Saturday night we chanced to sit next two interest ing women, Misses Thora and Evelyn Francis, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, who were in Ashland for the third year to see the plays. While settling ourselves with pillow and blanket, we half heartedly apologized for the new festival shell benches, which are not our idea of the last word in comfort. Both hastily assured us they found no fault whatsoever with the new benches and Miss Thora said, with a note of grimness in her voice, "you should come to Ed monton! All our concerts and large community gatherings are held at the stock-yard pavilion and we sit on wooden benches with no backs to them!" Upon inquiry we learned that Edmon ton boasts of a population of about 175,000, end. still has no auditorium large enough to hold a public gathering in any sort of comfort. Miss Francis added that the discovery of oil in the vicinity in recent years had greatly in creased the population, many people having come there from the oil fields of the United States, and that she couldn't de cide which was the worse cross to bear, the crowded conditions or the unceasing wind and un pleasant weather which Alberta sometimes has. The Canadians weren't the only persons who said they liked the benches, either, for at the Thursday night performance two women sitting behind us pnmmpnted favorably on them and said they thought the bench es a great improvement over the former seating facilities, uy thick nillow. and making a footstool out of our wicker basket-purse, we've managed to achieve a decree of comfort, too, but wish the carpenters had put a cross-piece on trie Dencnes at the right height to use for a foot rest. Fletcher Fish came in one day last week, not to talk about Shakespeare, but bringing a piece of advertising printed in 1912 to tell of the coming of Mme. Johanna Gadski, "prima donna soprano." Mr. Fish, who at that time was acting as agent here for a Portland firm which booked artists for engagements in Oregon, had been reminded of this by a note in the "Forty Years Ago Today" column in the Mail Tribune. In those days the world's greatest singers and dancers ap peared in Medford, it being the golden age before radio, tele vision and general rapid trans portation changed this country's manner of living. Just before Gadski was here, the great Mme Schumann-Heink sang in Med ford, and later the famous Lil lian Nordica, . Wagnerian, so prano, gave a concert here. Fletcher F. recalled that he handled ticket sales here for all three concerts, working for Lois Steers and Wynne Coman, Port- The Grange Plan NOW to Attend the 4-H CLUB F.F.A. mil $Am At The Jackson County Shady Cove Grange Shady Cove Grange members are urged to attend a special Grange meeting Wednesday eve ning, August 20, when important matters will be discussed. At the meetingAugust 13 the resignation of Treasurer Elsie Wilson was accepted with regret and Ada Terry was elected to finish the unexpired term. Er nest Hess was appointed on the roads committee. H.E.C. Chairman Anna Kee re ported on the civilian defense meeting held recently in Med ford. She said those attending were told that the H.E.C, churches and PTA should be prepared to help in case of ca tastrophe. Eugene Erickson was report ed injured in an auto wreck. On August 7 the following Shady Cove Grangers were given third and fourth degrees at Gold Hill: Miss Edna Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Terry and sons Don ald and John. 4 ing ays! WED.-THURS.- FRI. -SAT: AUGUST 20-21-22-23 o Sponsored by the Medford Rotary Club msm WmWm H. D. Christensen, Prop. Phoenix Grange ' Phoenix Grange met August 12 with Master Claude Hutton presiding. A program of music preceded the meeting, Eve Pren tice entertaining with 18 mem bers from her accordion band. At the next regular Grange meting, August 26, the lecturer's visitation program will be pre sented by Roxy Ann Grange. Those attending are asked to bring sandwiches . or cookies, Serving committee in charge will be Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Quaekenbush, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. White and Mr. and Mrs. Del- no Sloan. . It was voted to raise the dues to $3.60 a year per member. . The 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lattie was observed. Visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lacy from Talent Grange. Griffin Creek Grange Griffin Creek Grange met Au gust 14. The three Graces put on an interesting program. Re freshments were served by Mr, and Mrs. Chet Sessler and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wick. Ralph Dillon gave an informative talk on replenishing the soil. A potluck picnic will be held Sunday, August 24, at the Reese Waite home. Everyone will meet at Trail at 12 o'clock. The men are urged to turn out Tuesday evening, August 19, to reroof the woodshed. Pie and coffee will be served. H.E.C. will meet Thursday, August 21, with Mrs. Ed Goehring with Mr. and Mrs. Chet Sessler as co-hostess. land booking agents who had signed the noted artists. As it often does, the talk went on to reminiscences of the Andrews brothers, their opera company and the many fine musical pro ductions which they were re sponsible for staging in the valley. Olive Barber, who at one time wrote a column for the MT, is the author of a new book, "The Lady and the Lumberjack." The publisher s blurb says Mrs. Bar ber "shares her hilarious and terrifying adventures as wife of an Oregon logger" in the book and since Mrs. B. wrote a highly readable column, the book prob ably is just as good. The Barbers, who now live in Bremerton, Wash., lived in Coos Bay " during the time of which the author writes. Stewart Hol- brook,, another well known Ore gon writer, wrote the introduc tion to the book. When Mary Lou Skinner (Mrs. Paul) was in last week she told how her daughter, Carol Ann, came home from southern California thrilled to pieces be cause she had been on a tele vision show. Carol Ann has been visiting relatives ' in Sierra Madre, and was taken into LA and Hollywood by an aunt for luncheon and sightseeing. They visited - Johnny Dugan's TV show, and the Medford girl was one of the audience chosen to participate. When Carol Ann said she was from Medford, Ore., the MC teased her and said he never heard of the place whereupon Carol Ann loyally replied That's where all the pears grow. While south Carol Ann was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Richard, Mrs. Skinner's sister and brother-in-law. Wedding note When pretty Janet Rutherford of McMinn ville was married recently to Jim Gray of Medford, the couple didn't repeat their marriage vows after the minister. They memorized them in advance and spoke them, looking intently at each .other, . without prompting from the minister. Sounds like a fine idea. Maybe the marriage vows would mearfmore to young people if they were memorized and pondered over for a few days before the ceremony, in stead of just being repeated in the half -trance which some brides and bridegrooms seem to be in during the marriage "serv The bridegroom's mother, Mrs. .R. W. Gray, sorting over her son's clothes a last time be fore he established his new home in California, came across a copy of the marriage vows which he' had been carrying around with him, tucked away "77""!': , At yivT Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Newland celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a reception August 3 at the family home, 851 East Ninth street; The Newlands four sons, their daugh ter, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren attended the anniversary party. The Newlands have lived in Medford since 1911, and Mr. Newland is a retired postal carrier. (Shangle Studio) I Medford Couple Observes 50th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Newland, 851 East Ninth street, cele brated their golden wedding anniversary at an open house held on Sunday, August 3 at their home, with about 100 guests attending. Their family of five children were present with their nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. C. W. Newland and H. W. Newland, both of Med ford; O. W. Newland, Gold Hill. Robert N. Newland, Bend; and Mrs. Jack De Pew, China Lake, Calif., are the five children. Miss Patricia Newland, grand daughter, served at the open house. The Newlands were pre sented with a money tree from their children. The tree was of gold with silver dollars wrapped in gold hanging from its branches. Mr. and Mrs. Newland were married at Bells, Tex., August 3, 1902. They moved to Medford in 1911 and Mr. Newland entered the Medford postal service July 18, 1912, as a letter carrier. He retired April 1, 1941. Also attending the celebration of their 50 years of marriage were their daughter's father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde DePew, Lindsay, Calif. 4 About 85 per cent of the but ter made in this country is made from sweet cream and 15 per cent from sour cream. Both sweet and sour cream butter, however, have the same food value and can be of equally high quality. Sunday, August 17, 1952 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Illinois Man Elected . . President of Eagles Philadelphia 0J.R) Ray A. Rohde, Peoria, 111., a past state president of the Eagles in Illi nois, ' is the new grand worthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The 49-year-old Rohde, full time secretary-manager of his home aerie and a native of Michigan City, Ind., was elected Friday at the Eagles . 54th an nual convention. Lawrence Leahy, Wenatchee, Wash., was elected a member of the board of trustees. . Dr. Durno Appointed To Board of Examiners Dr. Edwin R. 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