TWO MIDfORD (OREGON)
Holiday Brings
Trips, Visitors;
Author is Guest
Traditionally the first week
end holiday of the year is when
residents make trips to the
beach, the mountains or their
lake cabins, and Memorial day
this year is no exception. It is
also a time when families get
together and friends visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. Darell Huson
and daughter, Darelyn, 45 Lind
ley street, left Saturday ior Lake
o' Woods where they have a
cabin. Mr. Huson made the trip
in last week end to open the cab
in and reported that the water
in the lake is lower at this time
of year than at any time he has
seen it in many years. He re
marked that the lake level now
is as low as it was last fall when
they closed their cabin for the
winter.
Among thos who left for the
beach are Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Guches and their son, Richard,
of Griffin Creek, who are spend
ing the week end at Crescent
City, Calif., on the coast.
Mrs. Pat Pierce is to arrive
today from Portland to visit
until Monday with Mrs. Dora
Carnall, 106 South Holly street.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kruggel,
former residents now of Portland
. are visiting with their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Mel Goguey, 428 Berrydale ave.
and their sons and families, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Kruggel Jr., 525
Boardman street, and the Rob
ert Kruggels at 510 Alice st. The
visitors moved from Medford
last fall.
Mrs. Grace Coleman with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Smith of San Jose,
Calif., are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Coleman, 1115 East 11th
St., and Mr. and Mrs. Harry De
Jarnett, Pioneer road, Phoenix.
They will be here through the
holiday.
Mrs. Smith recently has had
.published her first book, en
titled, "Wind 'til Sundown," a
story about 20th century pioneer
ing in South Dakota. She writes
under the nam of Verna Mox
ley. College to Show
Swedish Paintings
Ashland An exhibition en
titled "Swedish Children's Paint
ings" will bt on view at, the
Southern Oregon college library
through June 25, Librarian
Myrtle Funkhouser has an
nounced. The exhibit is one cir
culated by the Smithsonian In
stitution traveling exhibition
service and is sponsored by the
Swedish Embassy.
Every summer the school
children of Sweden participate
in a picture contest organized by
a national magazine of Sweden.
The results of the contest are
then presented at the National
Museum in Stockholm and a se
lected exhibition goes on a tour
of Swedish museums following
that showing. The present trav
eling exhibit of 60 paintings by
children aged 7-14 is an out
growth of that exhibition.
Board Meeting
And Workshop
Planned by Club
The executive board of Med
ford Garden club will meet Tues
day, May 31, at the home of
Mrs. LeRoy Cline, 1421 Euclid
avenue, at 8 p.m.
The club will hold a morning
workshop Thursday, June 2, at
Girls' Community club at 9:30
a.m. on corsage making, with
Mrs. Evelyn Tice in charge. Mrs.
' Tice asks those who attend to
bring conditioned flowers, ma
terial and tools to work with.
There will be ribbon and mater
ial for sale at. the club.
A sack lunch will be served at
noon; coffee will be furnished.
The regular meeting of the
club will convene at 2 p.m. The
horticulture lesson will" be by
Mrs. C. C. Sater on "China in
your Garden."
Installation of officers is plan
ned. Tea chairman for the after
noon will be Mrs. Harry Olsen.
Student Name'd
To Rally Squad
Miss Sylvia Kain, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Kain, 140
Clover lane, has been selected
for the 1955-56 rally squad at
Oregon State college. He is com
pleting her freshman year at the
college and is a member of
Delta Delta Delta sorority. She
is enrolled in lower division of
liberal arts.
Her parents moved to Med
ford last fall and Miss Kain will
spend the summer vacation here.
They formerly lived in Portland.
Adarel Chapter
Adarel chapter, Order of East
ern Star, will hold its regular
meeting Thursday, June 2, at the
Jacksonville Masonic hall at
8 p.m.
The committee is Mr. and Mrs.
Milton . Winn, Flonnie Wool
dridge. Anna Langley and Mr.
and Mrs. Vivian Wilson.
Visitors are welcome.
MAIL TRIBUNE
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Faculty members and former students of the old Southern
Oregon Normal school attended a reunion last weekend in
Ashland. Among those present were (upper left, left to right)
Mrs. Erma Quick, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Blanche Stearns Ager.
class of 1897, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Verna Holi, Ashland; Mrs.
Anna -Beeson Carter, class of 1906, Medford. Four members
of the SONS faculty who served the school, which closed in
1909. are shown (upper right) with Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson,
(far left) president of Southern Oregon college, and Dr. Ar
thur S.Taylor (far right), chairman of the SOC alumni com
Reunion Held
At Ashland
Ashland Classes from 1896
to 1909 were represented at a
homecoming for graduates of the
Old Southern Oregon Normal
school held at Southern Oregon
college May 21 and 22. Many
more recent graduates, members
of the current faculty, and four
members of the SONS faculty at
tended the reunion events.
Fred C. Homes (class of 1898)
Ashland, was elected president
of the old-timers group, while
Alice French Willits, (1907) Ash
land, was named secretary.
Members of the SONS faculty
attending the reunion were,
Alice Applegate ' PeiL Ashland;
M. Armeda Kaiser, Oakland,
Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Albert
C. Joy, Harbor.
A luncheon on Sunday, May
22, high-lighted the weekend's
activities, at which Roland L.
Parks (1929), Ashland, spoke on
the heritage of the past as a link
to the future. Master of cere
monies was Dr. Arthur S. Tay
lor, chairman of the social
science department. SOC; Greet
ings were extended by SOC
President Elmo N. Stevenson.
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Plan Announced
For Joint Session
Of Two Groups
A joint meeting of the Med
ford and Grants Pass Toast
mistress clubs will be held in
June when officers of the groups
will be installed.
The Medford club's nominat
ing committee is made up of
Mrs. Russell Wade, Mrs. C. A.
Thatcher and Mrs. Zelda Van
Valzah.
The only July meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Eloise
Winklebleck.
At a meeting May 24 of the
Medford club a report was read
of an area meeting held in May
at Victoria, B.C. Mrs. Arnold
Bohnert gave her autobiography
and Mrs. Frank J. Runtz gave
a speech entitled "How To
Live." Toastmistress was Mrs.
Zelda Van Valzah.
Mrs. Winklebleck was topic
mistress. Miss Anna Streed was
program evaluator and Mrs.
George Mclntyre was the lexi
cologist. Mrs. Harry Harshall
served as speech evaluator.
Miss Dorothy Lind
Here from Iowa
Miss Dorothy Lind, Iowa City,
la., is visiting her uncle, Ernest
Lind, and Mrs. Lind, 1421 Biddle
road, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Lind and Erpie Lind of Merri
man road. Today the group is
making a trip to Crater lake.
Miss Lind, a graduate of the
University of Iowa, is a private
secretary in an abstract and loan
office in Iowa City. She. arrived
Thursday by United airlines and
plans t be here about a week.
This is her second visit to the
valley.
Officer, Family
Here From Japan
Comdr. and Mrs. Thomas C.
Durkin and their' three children
have arrived in Medford to visit
Mrs. Durkin's father. Earl B.
Day. and Mrs. Day. The family
came from Japan, where the
commander has just completed
a two-year tour of duty.
They will be in Medford until
the middle of next week. Mrs.
Durkin is the former Nancy Day.
Sunday Mir 29. 1933
Women Golfers
Plan Luncheon;
Group Plays Here
Women's Golf association of
Rogue Valley Country club will
hold the monthly luncheon
Thursday, June 2. Luncheon will
be served at 1 p.m. in the main
dining room. Mrs. Royal Bebb,
social chairman and her com
mittee are in charge of the
luncheon and decorations. Any
member not contacted by the
communications committee may
call Mrs. Bebb, 3-1581 for
luncheon reservations.
The Klamath Falls invita
tional play scheduled for June 2
has been postponed to a later
date in June.
May 27 a group of Medford
women golfers held an 18-hole
team watch play with a group of
women golfers held an 18-hole
team match play with a group
of women golfers from Bayside
Country club, Eureka, Calif.
Breakfast Given
In Grants Pass
By
Honor Society
'Omega chapter, Delta Kappa
Gamma, entertained members of
Epsilon Chapter with a break
fast at Grants Pass High school,
Saturday morning, May 21.
Reports of the recent state
convention were given by Mrs.
Alice Ottis, Mrs. Alice Gay, Miss
Ina Freeman, Mrs. Alice Willits,
Mrs. Mae Richardson, Mrs.
Merle Woodward, Mrs. Lillie
Calander, Mrs. Katneryn Stan
cliffe, Miss Princess Egbert, and
Miss Jennie Calhoun.
Mrs. Ivah D. Murray and
other members of the sorority
took part in a ceremony com
memorating the founders of the
Honor Society.
Gifts were presented by Epsi
lon and Omega chapters to Miss
Lenetta Quinlin, who is being
married; and Mrs. Lillie Calan
der who is moving to Decatur,
Illinois.
Family To Attend
Rites, Graduation
Mr .and Mrs. R .S. Martin and
daughter, Miss Sally Martin, 928
South Holly street, will be in
Enumclaw June 4 for the wed
ding of the Martins' son, Ber
nard R. Martin, and Miss Mar
lene McCauley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis McCauley of
that city.
The following day they will
be in Ellensburg for graduation
ceremonies at Central Washing
ton College of Education. Their
son is a member of, the graduat
ing class.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Willis, Che
halis, sister and brother-in-law
of the bridegroom, will accom
pany the Martins from Chehalis
to Enumclaw to attend the wed
ding. 1060 Crater Lake Ave
mittee. The former faculty members are (left to right) Albert
C. Joy. Harbor, Ore.; Mrs. Alice Applegate Peil, Ashland, Ar
meda . Kaiser, Oakland, and Mrs. Joy. Organizers of the re
union were two former graduates (below, left) Dr. Herman A.
Scullen, class of 1906, Corvallis. (at left) and Worthy Harvey,
class of 1905, Eugene. Three others attending the event were
(lower right, left to right) Clarence Lane, Ashland; Mrs. Ber
tha Peachey Baughman, class of 1907, Ashland, and Mrs. Ma
bel Hundley, class of 1910. Central Point. (Southern Oregon
college photos)
John Ragsdale
Named Trustee
, John Ragsdale of Eagle Point,
was elected a trustee of the Ore
gon Associated Council of the
Blind at a state meeting held
May 21 in Portland.
Walter Dry, superintendent of
the Oregon State School for the
Blind, was presented a plaque
for outstanding service in the
field of the blind in Oregon.
The group voted to participate
in the national white cane week
in 1956, and a committee was
formed to make the arrange
ments. George Howeiler was elected
delegate to attend a convention
at Omaha for the National Feder
ation of the Blind. In the event
that Mr. Howeiler is sent as a
representative of the state of
Oregon, Robert Schauer will be
the council's delegate and Miss
Effie Westensee will be the al
ternate. Mr. Schauer was elected
president of the council at the
meeting last week. Miss Westen
see, an ins'tructor at the school
for the blind ,is a sister of X A.
Westensee of Medford.
Couple Honored
At Housewarming -In
Eagle Point
Eagle Point A housewarm
ing party and potluck dinner
was given Sunday evening, May
22, at the newly remodeled home
of Mr. ad Mrs. Jim Wallis on
South "B" street, Eagle Point. A
group of friends' surprised the
couple with the housewarming
party.
Those at the party in addition
to the honored guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Henselman,
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Thurman, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Frederick,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dykstra and
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hoover, all
of Medford, and Mr. and Mrs.
Don Geren and Mr. and Mrs.
Don McGovern of Eagle Point.
Guests Here
Mr and Mrs. James A. Alli:
son of Bisbee, Ariz., are the
house guests of their daughter,
Mrs. Helen A. Wilson, 234 South
King street. Mr. and Mrs. Alli
son are touring Washington,
Oregon, California, Utah and
Nevada.
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Couple Married
In California;
Parents Attend
Portalhurst Presbyte rian
church in San Francisco was the
scene May 22 of the wedding of
Mrs. Barbara Weisenburger, San
Francisco and Virgil Barnard
Corbett, Northgate, Calif. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Sands, Medford, and
the bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Badger of North
gate. Dr. Gilbert Close, pastor of
Portalhurst church, read the
double ring rites at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. Ruth Borshell of San Fran
cisco was honor attendant and
Harold Hays of Los Angeles was
best man. The reception was
held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Bolander and was at
tended by families and close
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Corbett and Mrs.
Corbett's daughter, Christie Wei
senburger, will live in North
gate. Mr. and Mrs. Sands were in
San Francisco for the wedding.
Sister Arrives
From Liverpool
Mrs. Laura Smedley has ar
rived in Medford from Liver
pool, England, and is a guest of
her sister, Mrs. Kenneth Swartz,
and Mr. Swartz, Old Stage road.
This, is Mrs. Smedley's first
visit to the United States, and
the journey was delayed for
some time because of the recent
strikes in England.
Mrs. Smedley's son, Leslie, on
duty with the Royal Air Force
in Egypt, will join his mother
here when he is discharged from
service and the two plan to re
main in this country.
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Couple Married
At Home Rites
In Eagle Point
Eagle Point A 6 o'clock eve
ning ceremony May 22 wedded
Gerald Leroy Bishop and Mrs.
Nona Rose Bishop. The cere
mony was performed by the
Rev. D. E. Millard at the couple's
new home at 132 North B street
in Eagle Point.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Polk Smith, route 1,
box 105, C street, Eagle Point,
and the bridegroom is a son of
Mrs. Gertrude Bishop, 717 South
Peach, street, Medford.
For . her . wedding the bride
wore a light blue flowered dress
with white accessories. Her cor
sage was of wild orchids.
Mrs. Viola Holm an aunt of
the bride, was the honor attend
ant. She wore a red crepe after
noon dress with black accessor
ies. Her corsage, also of wild
flowers, was made of "mouse
ears." N
Corbett Smith, an uncle of the
bride, was the best man.
About 30 guests attended the
wedding.
Decorations about the rooms
were of large iris blossoms in a
variety of shades arranged with
dogwood branches.
The reception was held at the
home. The bride served the
wedding cake and Mrs. Ralph
Koesler, her sister, served the
punch.
Coming from a distance to at
tend the wedding was Mrs. Dolly
Smith of Springfield.
- The bridegroom was born in
Medford and was graduated in
1945 from Medford Senior High
school. He served with the Army
for 9 months in the Aleutians.
He is employed by Cascade
Products at Camp White.
The bride was born in Calif
ornia but came to this vicinity
with her parents when she was
one month old. She has lived
mainly in Butte Falls and at
tended schools there.
Birchfield-Read
Ceremony Held
In Church Here
Prospect An 8 o'clock eve
ning ceremony May 16 at St,
Mark's Episcopal church wedded
Miss Barbara Jeanne Read and
Charles V. Birchfield. The bride,
a daughter of Mrs. L. L. Moser,
65 Winema way, and L. A. Read
of Portland, is a secretary at the
Medford Junior high school, and
the bridegroom is a photograph
er. He is from Ashland and is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Birchfield of that city.
The Rev. Robert Greene, vicar
of Prospect Church of the Good
Shepherd (Episcopal) performed
the double ring rites.
Miss Patricia Read, a sister
of the bride, was the honor at
tendant. Don Roy Trombley from
Southern California, was the
best man.
The bride's father gave her in
marriage. She wore a lavendar
embossed cotton suit with white
accessories and her corsage was
a white orchid. .
The honor attendant wore i
white linen suit. Heraccessories
were brown and she wore a red
carnation corsage.
The reception was held at the
bride's home at 430 North Grape
street. '
Mother Here
Mrs. Melvin Hansen of Ca
bazon, Calif., is a guest for a
few days of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Campbell, 21 South Groveland
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Ida Ma Clark
Ida Mae Clark
Wins Scholarship
From Local OSNA
Miss Ida Mae Clark, Crater
High school graduating senior,
has been named winner of the
$100 nursing scholarship, given
by District No. 4, Oregon State
XMurses association. The an
nouncement-was made by Mrs.
Don Montieth, president of the
group. Miss Clark plans to enter
the training school at Good Sa
maritan hospital in Portland
this fall.
Miss Clark has been active in
many school groups including
Future Homemakers of Amer
ica, Junior Red Cross, Photog
raphy club, anual staff, Girls'
league, Girls' Athletic associa
tion and Comettes, girls' pep
club. She also sings in the choir
at the Community Bible church.
Central Point.
The winner is the daughter of
Mrs. Louise Clark, Route 2, Box
238. Medford. Her father died
recently. Miss Clark has two
brothers, one graduating from
Central Point Junior High school
and. the older one from Crater
High school.
Miss Clark was one of six can
didates for the scholarship.
Academic scholarship, physical
health, personality, maturity, and
financial need are considered
in selecting the winner. Another
eligibility requirement is that
the grl be accepted by an Oregon
school of nursing, Mrs. Montieth
explains. The Nurses' Associa
tion gives a scholarship to, a resi
dent of Jackson county' each
year.
Instructor Plans
To Leave Tuesday;
Visitor Honored
Eagle Point j Miss Terry
Puliig, an instructor in zoology
at the Louisiana State university
at Baton Rouge, La., will leave
Tuesday for Seattle en ronte to
Honolulu, Hawaii after visiting
here with Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Swan.
Last .Monday evening the
Swans entertained at dinner hon
oring another visitor in the val
ley; Miss Bernice Hook. She
has been visiting her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Del
mar Logan at Shady Cove. At
the dinner in addition to Miss
Hook and Miss Puliig, and the
hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Delmar
Logan, and Mrs. Gertrude Stanley.
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Nancy Hammers
Wins Scholarship
Of College Club
Miss Nancy Hammers, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Ham
mers, 4069 South Pacific high
way, has been awarded a scholar
ship of $100 given by the Col
lege Women's club of the Rogue
River valley.
Each year the club offers a
scholarship to a girl . graduate
in Jackson county. The nomina-
fit Ji
Miss Nancy Hammers
(Brainerd photo)
tions are made by the schools,
and the selection is made by a
committee of club members.
Miss Hammers is a 1955 grad
uate of Phoenix High school, and
has had a straight one grade in,
her courses. She was valedictor
ian of her class, and completed
22 units of high school work.
She has worked in many school
activities, was editor of the
school paper, on the year-book
staff, a member of the National
Honor society, class officer, and
member of the student council.
She will attend Oregon State
this fall, and will take the phar
macy course there.
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Annual Banquet
Given by Teachers
The annual -banquet of the
Medford Grade Teachers assoc
iation was held May 20 at Mon
Desir dining inn, Central Point.
About 20 members attended.
Guests included E. H. Hedrick,
superintendent of schools, and
Mrs. Hedrick, Leonard Mayfield,
assistant superintendent of
schools, and Mrs.. Mayfield, and
assistant superintendent, Elliott
Becken, and Mrs. Becken.v
Officers were installed follow-
f"1? a program which included
vocal solos by Mrs. G. E. Slon-
iger, ' piano selections by John
Rusk and readings by Dr. J.
Scott Heatherington.
Mrs' Gladys Lawrence, retir
ing president, was master of
ceremonies and introduced both
the new and. the retiring offic
ers. Installed were 'Miss Anna
Laura Hohts, president, Angela
Thompson, vice-president; Mrs.
Georgianna Beier, secretary, and
Mrs. Frances Cdllens, treasurer.
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