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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1956)
i : 1 1 i! i 1 ! i : 3 ! i! (i i ; i; Moores Return From Vacation Trip to Florida Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Moore, 26 Hawthorne avenue, arrived home last week from a 10-day vacation trip to Miami, Fla. En route home they visited in San Francisco with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Van Winkle and children, Betty, Sue and Richard Kent. The Moores made the trip by way of Portland and from there went to Chicago before trans ferring planes for Miami. They were guests at the Key Biscayne hotel at Miami. The couple made a number of sightseeing trips including a cruise along Biscayne bay to Ft. Lauderdale, and an inland water way trip through the Everglades. They visited the Dade County Art museum on Vizcaya, former winter home of the late James Deering. Other points of interest which they visited are Parrot jungle, Fairchild Tropical gardens, the Seaquarium, Miami University at Coral Gables. The Moores also attended horse races at Gulf stream Race park and the Hia leah race course. They also at tended Sunday services at the Miami Unity center. Talent Gardeners Plan Flower Show Name Committees Talent A flower show is planned by Talent Garden club members for May 24 from 1:30 to 8 p.m., with Mrs. E. G. Tay lor as general chairman. A food sale will be conducted with Mrs. Loyal Bates in charge; Mrs. Glenn Mosser will plan the silver tea, and arrangements will be handled by Mrs. Chet Zediker and Mrs. Gilbert Hill. Plans for the show were made known during a meeting May 2 when officers also were elect ed. Mrs. Charles O. Long was reelected president; Mrs. John w- - - - - mmmmmi"- 1 - p "Jr J If it - m v -2 ill I " (I pM2 $ Three players in the cast of the comedy which Footlighters will produce this week at their Fairgrounds theater are shown here in a scene from the play. Franck Buchter plays the role of a dignified college president, and Mrs. Frankie Burton (at left) his imaginative wife and the well-meaning mother of their chil dren. Miss Shirley Buckingham is one of the two daughters. The play opens Tuesday and tickets are on sale at Purucker's Piano house and Swem'i Gift shop. (MeMurray photo) Baldwin, was elected vice-president; Mrs. Mosser, treasurer, and Mrs. E. G. Taylor, secre tary. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Runnell and Mrs. Ormy Goddard was assisting hostess. The grouD made a tour of Hoppe's green house during the afternoon. Tuesday Opening Night For Footlighter Comedy "Good Housekeeping," a com edy first produced on Broadway in 1949 starring Helen Hayes, will be presented this week by the Footlighters, civic theater group. Opening night is set for Tuesday, May 8 and the play will run for five nights, closing Saturday, May 12. Curtain time daily will be 8:30p.m. Ticketsare now on sale at Puruckers Piano house and Swems Book and Gift shop. They also will be avail able at the theater box office at the fairgrounds before each per formance. - This is the first play to be given in the Footlighters little theater, at the fairgrounds since the building was moved to make way for the proposed civic audi torium. Formerly on a top floor, it now is a one-story building and easily accessible to theater patrons. Remodeling has been in the process for several months and though not entirely com pleted is adequate for both the players and the -audience. A comfortable lobby has been in cluded and. a lounge where re freshments can be served be tween acts has been installed. . The theater will seat about 160 persons. "Good Housekeeping," was written by William McCleary and centers around what hap pens in a normal American fam ily when mother, armed with a big psychology book sets out to get everybody happy. The an swer is pandemonium. Playing the part of the imagi native and well-meaning mother i and wife is Mrs. Frankie Burton, veteran little-theater performer, who in addition to appearing in many past plays done by Foot lighters is also known to tele vision audiences as moderator for Jackson County Public Health association shows. In the role of the dignified husband and falher, and presi dent of a university, is Frank Buchter, knwn throughout the valley for his many perform ances in little theater work. A conceited, arrogant political boss, who can pick 'the leading party's candidate for governor, is Isaac McCarley, announcer for radio station KMED. This is Mc Carley's first appearance with the Footlighters, but he has ap peared with the Oregon Shake spearean festival company in past years. Four other young people will be seen in their first roles with the local group. They are Shirley Buckingham and Elizabeth Bets chart, who play the daughters, and Clyde Wheaton and Carl McQuigg, their two lovers. Ruth Kilbourn, with the Foot lighters several years ago and who has returned again to the valley, will be seen in the role of the dignified maid. , Directing the play is Rudy Vest. Although a student at Southern Oregon college. Director Vest has had several years of experience in drama both as an amateur and as a pro fessional. Stage manager is Nick Parker, and Kathy Davies has charge of properties. Bernard Roberts is Sunday, May 6, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Bethel Honors Grand Officers Central Point At the last meeting of Jobs Daughters, Bethel 38, in Central Point, Mel McGrew, associate guardian and Miss Kay Askwith, . chaplain, were escorted and presented gifts from the bethel in honor of their appointments at grand session. Mr. McGrew is the grand junior custodian and Miss Askwith is grand bethel inner guard for Oregon. Members of Bethel 56, Shady Cove introduced were Mrs. John Dunlap, bethel guardian; Miss Roberta Dunlap, queen; and Miss Delora Dunlap, marshal. Decorations of pink carnations were in the spring motif The Misses Rebecca Farrell and Laurel Setness and Mrs: Ferrell decorated the room. On the table decoration and refreshment com mute were Misses Kay Askwith, Janet Kilbourn and Karen John son and their mothers. May 10 will be the bethel's eighth birthday and election will take place that night. engineering the set construction, and the set, which is in early American style, will be deco rated and furnished by Kenneth Swartz. TREE PEONIES Rhododendrons and Azaleas NOW BLOOMING LEWIS NURSERY Jacksonville turn right at drug store V mile New Vending Machine Dispenses 36 Products Chicago (U.R) A vending machine for apartment houses will dispense as many as 36 pro ducts around-the-clock. 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