Ashland Couple Honored
On Fiftieth Anniversary
Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Billings, who have lived their
entire wedded life on the Billings
ranch near Ashland, observed
their 50tn wedding anniversary
at the Ashland First Methodist
church last Sunday afternoon,
June 19. They met at the campus
of Oregon State college, and on
June 21, 1905, three years after
their graduation, they were mar
ried and came Xo the Billings
ranch, to live.
From 1932 until 1940 Mr.
Billings was a Jackson county
commissioner and both have
worked in civic and community
life and in their church.
Members of Fireside circle
bad charge of the refreshment
tables at the reception which
was attended by about 200
guests. Rooms and the refresh
ment tables were decorated in
golden motif.
For the occasion Mrs. Billings
wore an afternoon dress of sheer
navy blue and her corsage was
a lavender orchid, a gift from
their three grandchildren, Stan,
Mary and Timothy Billings.
Assisting in the receiving line
were Mr. and Mrs. John Billings,
son and' daughter-in-law of the
honored couple.
The program included a read
ing of an original poem by Ross
Eliason, especially written for
the occasion, and songs by Mrs.
Martel Peters. Mrs. Vera Don
nelly, Electra, Tex., accompan
ied her daughter at the piano.
A tiered wedding cake was
served with punch and coffee.
Serving were Miss Cora Ma
son, Mrs. Russell Herbert and
Mrs. A. B. Bower. Pouring cof
fee during the afternoon were
Mrs. Henry Carter, Mrs. Homer
Billings and Mrs. Walter Herbert
while those presiding at the
punch bowl were Mrs. Robert
Sorber, Mrs. Ted McKinney and
Mrs. Frank Davis. Registering
the guets were Stan Billings,
Mrs. Maude Marske, Miss Voda
Brower and Mrs. Ruth King.
Mr. Billings was born at Ash
land and Mrs. Billings, the for
mer Miss Myrtle Herbert, was
born in Madison, Wis. She came
to Corvallis, Ore., as a young
girl. Mr. Billinges has been a
dairy farmer the most of his life.
In addition to their son and
his family, and Mr. Billings'
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Billings, other
relatives at the event were Mrs.
Billings sisters, Mrs. E. A. Blake,
Corvallis; Mrs. R. N. Chaney,
Ashland, and Mrs. A. B. Bower
of Crescent City, Calif. Another
sister, Mrs. C. C. Clark of Stock
ton, Calif., could not be present.
Mrs. William Herbert, Gold
Hill, and Mrs. S. D. Herbert from
Farmington, Calif., both sisters-in-law
of Mrs. Billings; her
nephew and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Herbert, Medford,
and a niece, Mrs. Robert Sorber,
Jacksonville, also were at the
reception.
Miss Knight,
Law Student
Are Married
Sacramento, Calif. (U.R)
Gov. Goodwin J. Knight's young
est daughter, Carolyn, last night
became the wife of Charles V.
Weedman, a Los Angeles law
student and son of a railway
engineer.
About 30 close relatives at
tended the quiet candlelight
ceremony. It was performed by
the Rev. John C. Donnell, the
same minister who married
Knight last August 2 to his sec
ond wife, the former Virginia
Carlson. '
The bride, 21, has been em
ployed as a story editor's secre
tary at Columbia studios in Los
Angeles. The silver-blonde
haired girl saidshe would con
tinue her career after marriage
and hopes to become a screen
writer.
The wedding was a small
gathering at her insistence and
she declined to discuss details
of how romance first blossomed
except to say it was over a cup
of coffee.
Mr. Weedman is a graduate of
University of Southern Califor
nia and has worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
studios during
summer months.
The 27-year-old bridegroom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Weedman, of Bakersfield, The
elder Mr. Weedman is a passen
ger locomotive engineer with
the Santa Fe railway, the same
company for which Governor
Knight once shoveled coal while
attending Stanford nuiversity.
The bride has often declined
to participate in public affairs
and once when Invited to help
in dedication ceremonies at a
damsite, she told her father:
"You go ahead and be gov
ernor. Dad, I'm too busy."
You can- buy crayon sticks to
fill in and stain small scratches
on mahogany or walnut woods.
Apply the crayon, then rub with
an oiled pad. After you ve fin
ished the spot repairing, go over
the entire surface of the furni
ture with your regular wax or
polish.
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Sunday, June 36, 1ISS
MZDTORD (ORE 001V) MAIL TRIBUlfE SEVEN
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Madden will be honored at a recep
tion July 3 in the Women's Civic clubhouse. Ashland, in obser
vance of their golden wedding anniversary. The Maddens, who
lived in Medford and Ashland for more than 30 years, are now
making their home in the mid-Weil but will arrive in Ashland
next week lo visit their sons and daughters in Oregon and
California.
A . I 11 II
Arrnur Maaaens
To Be Honored
Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
A. Madden will be honored at an
open house Sunday, July 3, in
observance of their golden wed
ding anniversary. The event will
be at the Civic clubhouse at the
entrance to Lithia park in Ash
land, between two and five
o'clock, and friends are invited
to attend.
The Maddens lived in Medford
and Ashland for many years, and
Mr. Madden was in business in
Ashland for 28 years. Since 1948
the Maddens have been living in
the midwest, but are now visit
ing in Oregon with their children
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Madden were
married at Healy, Kansas, in
July of 1905. They lived in that
state until 1920, and then moved
with their family to Medford.
They have four children, Mrs.
Roy Carter, Medford; Kenneth
Madden, Portland; Mrs. Merritt
Schilling, Ashland and Mrs. Rob
ert Berry, Dunsmuir, Calif. They
have eight grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren.
Insurance Firm
Predicts Increase
In Marriage Rate
New York, N. Y. Marriages
in the United States will rise to
new high levels after the early
1960's, according to the statis
ticians of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company. -j
This upswing Is likely to occur
as the large numbers of war and
postwar babies attain marriage
able age. By 1965, men at ages
20 through 25 who usually com
prise about half our bridegrooms
will number about 8 million
compared with 6Vi million at
present. Moreover, it is likely
that their number will continue
to rise at least until 1975, since
the baby boom has not yet
abated.
In the next few years, how
ever, the number of marriages
is likely to remain at a relatively
low level, the statisticians fore
cast. This is a consequence of
the unusually large number of
marriages during and immediate
ly after World War II, which
appreciably reduced the ranks of
those eligible to marry. Also, the
population at the ages where
marriage rates are highest has
thinned out as a result of the
decrease in births during the
1930's.
While the number of mar
riages in the years immediately
ahead will be the lowest in more
than a decade, the number- of
married men in our population
is expected to increase continu
ously from less than 40 million
at present to almost 42 million
by the time o fthe 1960 census.
Birthday Party
Honors Small Girl
A party in honor of her third
birthday was given for little
Brenda Barbee, June 23 by her
mother, Mrs. Robert Barbee, 197
Clover lane. Games were played
and refreshments served.
Guests were Becky, Susan and
Richard Adams, Jimmy and
Kathy Brock, Jeffrey, Nicholas
and Brad Jones, Craig and Billy
Walker, Cheryl and Maria Gard
ner, Kelly McCary, Clerk Cur
tis, Marian Smith, Gary Shores,
Karen Barbee and the honored
guest.
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