SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, February 13, 19SS
Elderly Japanese Prepare
For Visit to Native Land
By PETER LEWIS
United Press Correspondent
Vancouver, B. C. (U.R)
Sixty-two elderly Japanese gath
ered here today and prepared to
leave on a "sentimental journey"
to their native land which most
of them have not, seen for 40
years.
;.. They will leave by air for
'Tokyo Sunday and will spend
three months in Japan before re
turning to Canada and their fam
ilies. A somewhat changed, demo
cratic Japan will greet the old
sters, whose spokesman said they
were returning for one "last
look" before they die.
A. Sato, of Lethbridge, Alta.,
said he expected to find a demo
cratic Japan and western style
clothing. "I remember the coun
try as a semi-feudal dictatorship
when everyone was garbed in
Japanese robes."
Another member of the group,
Kinichi Iwata,' whose Canadian
born family lives here, said "the
most noticeable change will be
in' the reconstruction of large
cities, particularly those heavily
bombed during the war."
For the first 10 days the group
will tour landmarks of Tokyo,
then they will separate to visit
their birthplaces. Fred Taki
modo, 65, said "I think we are
perhaps a little frightened of
what we are going to see. It will
all have changed so much.
He married a girl from his
hometown of Wakayama in 1915
and brought her to Canada. Mrs.
Takimodo died two years ago
after raising a family of five in
Toronto.
Most of them recall the dis
comforts of the early emigrant
ships that charged $60 for their
passage to Canada. The return
trip will cost $1600 for each
couple. Children and grandpar
ents of the old-timers contribut
ed the funds for the journey, a
spokesman for the group said.
Fifty-six members of the group
arrived in Vancouver from Tor
onto where they all were mem
bers of the "Katobuku Kai," an
organization of Japanese-Canadians
over 61. ;
"We want to take one last
look at our old country before
we got up to heaven," club secre
tary Thomas Kadonaga, 62, ex
plained. "There will be much to
see. I can still remember quite
clearly the place where I was
born. It will be good to see that
again." -
Officer, Family
Now In Panama
: Lt. (jg) and Mrs. James H.
O'Donel and daughters, Sharon
and Kathleen, arrived last week
at Coco Solo, Panama, where
they will live while Lieutenant
O'Donel is stationed there with
the Navy. His assignment at
Coco Solo is for four years and
he will captain a patrol craft
for the Navy.
5 The family visited here last
summer with Mrs. OTDonel's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wat
kins, 701 West Jackson street.
She is the former Miss Evalyn
Watkins. The family has been
living in Rhode Island until the
recent assignment. En route to
Panama they made! a cruise of
the Caribbean.
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It is predicted that pliweave
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Braille Benefit ;
Well Supported,
Chairman States
The Braille tournament,
which took place February 5,
was exceptionally well support
ed by the people of Jackson
county, Mrs. T. J. Fuson, chair
man of the tournament, stated
yesterday. "We believe that we
netted in the "neighborhood of
$350.00 but as all the returns
are not in yet, we are unable to
give an exact figure," Mrs. Fu
son said.
This annual tournament is
sponsored by the three dupli
cate bridge clubs of Jackson
county. "All of the western di
vision of the American Contract
Bridge league holds similar tour
naments every year and we are
extremely gratified to be able
to say that Medford is always
out in front, percentagewise, and
many times in actual financial
returns, as compared with the
larger cities," Mrs. Fuson added.
The prize committee, headed
by Mrs. H. J. Boyd, awarded
35 prizes to winners in every
division of the card party, which
featured party bridge, canasta,
pinochle, chess and checkers,
and gin-rummy besides duplicate
bridge. The group that, played
duplicated bridge at the tourna
ment was the largest session
ever to play in Southern Ore
gon.
Prizes were awarded to J. M.
Bali, Earl Collins, H. J. Boyd,
D. Plumley, F .A. Dodd, Ray
Wise, Ed. W. Dietz, I. Stuart, C.
Miksche, William Bartlett, H. D.
Schoonmaker, M. di Vechio,
Jack Vaughn, Bert Sims, H.
Smith, Julia L. Marion, Mrs. A.
Z. Dean, John Levine, Frances
Bean, Clarence Bryan, G. H.
Ryan, Earle Mulvey, Mrs. Grace
Stuhr, Marion Mungrain, James
Edwards, Earl Buchholz, Mrs.
Belle Schenck.c Margaret " Black
and Mesdames Ray Wright,
Lloyd " Johnsan, Letitia K u n z,
Bartlett and Frank Baker.
The money, is turned over to
the Red Cross Grey Ladies who
administer the blind and visual
ly handicapped program of Jack
son county in conjunction with
Mrs. : Chris Zink, volunteer
worker with the Oregon State
Commission for the Blind and
Prevention of Blindness. Due to
this, there are no administrative
expenses and all the money is
distributed in Jackson county.
There are no expenses from
the tournament, as all the prizes
are. donated by local merchants
and Jhe rest by the sponsoring
bridge clubs. "Everyone who at
tended the tournament has the
satisfaction of knowing that his
help is going directly to alleviate
the distress of one of the mem
bers of his own community,"
Mrs. 'Fuson stated. "We are
grateful that we can -help, even
in a small way, in this fashion,"
she concluded. !
Pythian Groups
To Hold Sessions
Talisman temple, Pythian Sis
ters, will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m,
at' the Pythian building. The re
freshment committee will be
Mrs. Polly Offutt and Mrs. John
Fugill.
Past Chief's club of Pythian
Sisters will meet Wednesday at
1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Harry
Bryant, 1312 Reddy avenue. A
covered dish luncheon will be
served.
Pythian club met last Tuesday
evening with 16 members pres
ent. After a business meeting,
refreshments were served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Margaret Davis
and Mrs. Dollie Love. Cards
were played, with prizes going
to Mrs. Leroy Cline, Mrs. Carl
Fichtner and Mrs. William
Youngberg.
Hostesses for the next meet
ing, February 22, will be Mrs.
John . Russell and Mrs. Joe
Fritsch.'
Breakfast Club
To- Meet Monday
Credit Women's Breakfast
club members and their guests
are invited to attend a meeting
Monday, February 21, at 7:30
p.m.y at : the Credit bureau in
Medford.' .
The board members have
scheduled a meeting for Wednes
day, February 16, at 8 p.m., at
the home of Mrs. Marie Pierce.
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There wasn't any restless shuffling of feet or squirming in
chairs at Knife and Fork" club Monday night. And the address by
Dean Gordon Sabine of the University of Oregon's journalism
school was another testimonial to the belief that Oregonians don't
have to send east for speakers some of those at home are even
more stimulating and interesting than those from other regions. :
The dean actually read his speech, but in a fashion so effective
that it was like hearing a dramatic production. Potpourri's enjoy
ment of the, talk was heightened by the fact that we had a copy
tucked away by our typewriter at home and therefore didn't have
to, write like mad we could just listen and savor the phrases
and ideas.
Dean Sabine began his talk by quoting a bit of writing which
made a lasting impression on many of his listeners, and because of
several requests to have it copied in its entirety, Dean Sabine
obligingly typed it off the next morning. The lines are "Just for
Today," written for Alcoholics Anonymous: ;
"Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not
tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for 12
hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up
for aJifetime.
"Just for today I will try to be happy. This assumes to be
true what Abraham Lincoln said, that 'most folks are as happy
as they make up their minds to be.'
"Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study.
I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will
read something that requires effort, thought, and concentration.
"Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try
to adjust everything to fit my own desires. I will take my 'luck' as
it comes, and fit myself to it.
"Just for today' I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will
do somebody a good turn, and not get found out. I will do at
least two things I don't want to do just for exercise. I will not
show anyone .that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but
today I will not show it.
Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I
can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one
bit, not find fault with anything, and not try to improve or regu
late anyone except myself.
"Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it
exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests:
hurry and indecision.
"Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself, and
relax. During his half hour, sometime, I will try to get a Better
perspective of my life. 1
"Just for today, I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be
afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give
to the world, so the world will, give to me.
rtaon QaWno niVpd ahoiit fear about how so many'Ameri
cans are afraid of communism, of free speech, of one another, of
what is happening in the classrooms of our universities, ana airaia
oiron v.d Aomnnranv is nnt. stmns enou&h to lead and protect us.
His powerful closing words were "The capacity for greatness and
justice, under a democracy Diessea Dy uoa, is me surging tuwdge
in our hearts, or coward's blood corrodes our brain and rots our
hafirVmna Anr? nnw pvcfv American must take the choice. What
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bone? Will your fears make you traitors?. Or could you, just for
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today, -be unafraid. Ana oeneve tnat as you give 10 me wunu, so
the world will give to you?"
Wednesday, with a brilliant sun in a cloudless sky outside and
a succelsion of beautiful new clothes inside at Reames Social club's
style show, it was easy to believe that spring is almost here. As
usual, its the littlest models that get the most attention. Little
Tommie and Jackie Ward modeled clothes, along with Mama
Joan Ward. Jackie climbed bravely up on the platform, getting
down on all fours to manage the steps, and then turned around
to show off her pretty coat and bonnet, but when her mother
tried to remove the coat in order that the customers could see
her pretty candy striped dress, wee Jackie clutched the garment
tightly and absolutely refused to have it unbuttoned.
Thursday noon at Sojourners' annual birthday party we com
mented on the interesting valentine decorations. President Jean
Lovenborg accepted our. praise and said "we spent the princely
sum of 35 cents on materials. That's what comes from, being a
Girl Scout leader you learn to make things from practically
nothing."
"Don't write much, please," begged Sister Mary Norbert when
she ended an interview Friday morning at the hospital. This mod
est little Catholic nun, who has been in the nursing profession
for 50 years, talked little about events of the past when Potpourri
called on her Friday morning, but was hesitant to have them in
print.
Sister Mary Norbert, who has scarcely been away from Sacred
Heart's corridors and rooms in more than 30 years, has seen
much of life and death while serving the people of southern Ore
gon. She recalled helping Dr. W. W. P. Holt to deliver triplets,
of helping to house and feed people driven from their homes by
a Bear Creek flood, and of watching the hospital's facilities and
space expand with the years and need. She is now night super
visor. " ' . :
Betty Hedberg, who works -with the new Community hospital
auxiliary, had a taste of Potpourri's routine, when she helped to
line up today's front page pictures. "I went to the phone so many
times one morning that I peeled apples for a pie three different
times," Mrs. H. reported. "As soon as I had a few slices ready,
the phone would ring and .while 1 was talking, the three chil
dren would eat up the apples:" -
Guess who sits behind young Fletcher Fish, fifth-grader at
Phoenix school. A girl named Caroline Freshwater. O.S,
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Program Given
On Landscaping
For Garden Club
Guest speaker for : "a meeting
of Medford Garden club Feb
ruary 3 was Mrs. Fred Lorish,
her topic being "Be Your Own
Landscape Gardener." Mrs. Lor
ish advised gardeners to "plan
first and plant last," and said
that simplicity should be the
keynote of plantings.
The speaker said that trees
should frame the home, and not
hide it, and that the back yard
should have storage, a play area
and lawn area. She advised that
in planting annuals two colors
should be used, such as blue and
yellow, or pink and white, and
that perennials can bet used for
a variety of colors.
' Mrs. J. F. Hibbert gave the
horticulture talk for the after
noon on "Effect of Sprays." '
Prizes were .won by Mrs.
Thomas Cordona and Mrs. Earl
Bradfish. ,
Guests for the afternoon were
Mrs. E. H. Loveness, Mrs. Jesse
Wilson, Mrs. R. A: Skinner, Mrs.
Kenneth Cook, Mrs. Estelle Lo
gan, Mrs.O. T. Heyerman and
Miss Claire Hanley, president of
the Oregon Federation of Gar
den clubs.' ' ' '
Mrs. Thomas Cordona and
Mrs. G. W. Newland were for
mally accepted into the club and
were presented corsages.
Tea chairman was Mrs. E. F.
Archer, assisted by Mrs. J. W.
Ostrander, Mrs. Ruby Rusque,
Mrs. H. F. Cope and Mrs. R. G.
Beach : . ' .
Pouring at the tea table were
Mrs. R. T. Nichol and Mrs. A. O.
Floyd, Siskiyou district director.
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Dessert, Court Whist
Planned for Lady Elks
Lady Elks plan a dessert
luncheon and an afternoon of
court whist Tuesday, February
15, at 1:30 p.m. in the Elks club
party lounge. The serving com
mittee will be Mrs. R. A. Forbes,
Mrs. Edna Miller, and Mrs.
George Gitzen. Wives of Elks
club members are invited.
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