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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, May 27. 195S 19 Grddiitite-From- Ciftiseoslhiip '.Course. Here U.S. Ceremony Ends Complicated Ordeal For New Citizens Those who think of commence ment in terms of elementary school, high school and college graduates, are forgetting about a small but certainly distinguished class of 1956 spring graduates. It is doubtful that many local graduates could experience the feeling of accomplishment and pride more than a class of 19 in dividuals in Jackson county who received their citizenship papers last Wednesday. For most of the group, the swearing-in ceremony in circuit court Wednesday morning and the banquet in their honor that night marked a climax to weeks, . months and years of adjustment,. concentrated study, disappoint- '. ment and, finally, success. ' Agree on Advantage Language barriers, legal tech nicalities, ' long delays and weighty personal responsibili ties were among their lesser handicaps. They unanimously agree, however, that their great est advantage was the knowl edge, patience, understanding, and inspiration offered by their instructor, Mrs. G. Q. DAlbini. Mrs. D'Albini, who lives at 308 North Ivy st., Medford, has been giving citizenship instruc tion on a strictly volunteer basis for 31 years. Her students, hail ing from nearly every spot on the globe, probably number into the thousands. "I believe that everyone owes something to his country," she said. "If he has a talent, he should make use of that talent for the benefit of his country, People have said I have the abil ity to- help people learn, so I. try to help them to learn to be good citizens." Taught Public School She was born in Texas and taught in public schools there for several years before moving to Medford 36 years ago. ' Comprising her most recent class were Mrs. Mabel Irene Roberts, 327 West Second St., Medford; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald (Olive Margaret) Hall, 21 Will amette ave.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lawrence (Mary) Sands, 836 Laurel st.. Central Point; Mrs. Rosa Veronica Johnston, Old Military rd., Medford; Mrs. "Ji'i Doreen Hansen, Table Rock rd., Medford; Mrs. Vera 'ivt.i.uiay, 784 Ashland st., Ash land; and Mrs. Evelyn Ruth Stalker, 133 Willamette st., Med ford, 'all of Canada; Luitzen Suierveld, route 1, box 473, Med ford, of The Netherlands; Antoni Glogowski, 433 North Columbus ave., Medford. of Poland; Mrs. Ruth Martha Mercer, 2191 Crest brook rd., and "Mrs. Dorothea Mulhollen, 925 North Central ave., Medford, of Germany; Miss Anna Alexander Markoff, 215 Iowa st.. and Mrs. Matilda TUlie AVolf, 1803 West Main St., Med ford, of Russia; Mrs. Marguerite Marcelle Niquette, Rogue River, of Switzerland; Mrs. Eira Con stance Weaver, 831 Garden way, Ashland, of Great Britain; and the Rev. and Mrs. James Thomas (Mary Elizabeth) Dixon, 110 Clover lane, Medford, of North Ireland: Stories Varied The stories behind their ar rival in this country are varied. For example, Glogowski is a Polish displaced person, who spent about two years in a con centration camp before coming here; Suierveld came here from The Netherlands under private sponsorship; and Mrs.' Mercer came here as a German war bride. Others came here orig inally for educational purposes and decided to stay, and still others probably came to Amer ica just because they wanted to. ' Mrs. D'Albini said most immi grants desiring citizenship start on the project as soon as they possibly can. The only fee is $10 &&mmiBmt&tt?a&ak-i eewsewaewawi MEMORABLE OCCASION Some of Ameri ca's most recently acquired citizens are shown here with their husbands and wives at the ban- quet held in their honor at the Medford hotel. The dinner was sponsored by the Medford post 'J ATTORNEY SPEAKS Robert Duncan, Medford attorney, was main speaker at the Wednesday night banquet honoring the new citizens. He urged them to help solve problems facing America. Mrs. G. Q. D'Albini, instructor and counselor for immigrants seeking citizenship, is shown at extreme left. to cover costs of investigation. "Acquiring . citizenship has been made . much easier in . re cent years," she commented, "So more, people are making appli cation sooner." Tells Procedure She explained that candidates were originally required to file two applications before becom ing citizens. The first was called a declaration of intention and had to be filed two years before the application for citizenship. If a candidate allowed more than seven years to elapse between his declaration and citizenship application, the declaration of in tention became null and void. After that happened, it was nec essary to start all over. Now only one application is required and the whole process is much less confusing, she said. .'" She explained that most peo ple must establish five years residence, in the United States before they are eligible to apply for citzenship. Those .married to American citizens may apply in three years and those married to service personnel may apply after two years of residence. Those who join U.S.-military services may complete citizen ship requirements in ' even less time, Mrs. D Albini said. For them the biggest task is supply ing proof of legal entry into the country, she explained. Must Hare Witnesses After the required length of residence is established, wit nesses must be acquired. They must be unrelated to the citizen ship candidate and unrelated to the husband or wife of the can didate. Mrs. D'Albini pointed out that a candidate for citizen ship must provide at least two witnesses at each town in which he has lived since his entry into the United States. Supplying proof of legal entry into this country can be a com plicated process, she; said. The applicant for citizenship - must tell of his port of entry, date he landed there and the name of the boat or plane in which he arrived. This sounds relatively simple, but Mrs. D'Albini cited . ! C is dangerous -redvt easily wtth 11 IN tablets No dangerous drugs no starvation diets no strenuous exercises ! Eat the foods you like all you want, yet lote ugly fat. LEEN tablets curb appetite but give a satisfied feeling and safeguard your health with proteins, vitamins and minerals. ' Be healthier be loveflef, getAEEN today and t! . ' m lOTTLEOf .00TAIinS...2 WAINSCOTT'S PHARMACY Main at Riverside Phone 2-6440 an instance in which an over sight at the . time of arrival de layed an immigrant's eligibility for citizenship by several years. Record Needed " In this case the applicant ar rived with several other mem bers of her family. Entry of the others was adequately recorded, but by some error the name of the applicant was omitted from the list of those entering the port that day. In order to legalize her entry, the applicant had to wait several years for an opportunity to return to her homeland and again enter the United States. Needless to say, she made sure on her return that careful record of her arrival was kept... Five years later she was eligible to become a citizen. Candidates must pass oral ex aminations, consisting of 10 or 12 questions on American gov- ernment, before they can take the citizenship oath.' To prepare them for these examinations. Mrs. D'Albini holds classes in her home one day a week for four to six weeks. She conducts one class in the afternoon and repeats the material in an eve ning class for the convenience of working people, or those other wise unable to attend the day classes. Afternoon attendance, is usually 8 or 10, she said, while 15 or 20 attend the night classes. Text for the course is a detailed booklet published by the Daugh ters of the American Revolution. Before Examiner Mrs. CAlbini holds the classes immediately preceding the ' ex aminer's arrival so the material will still' be fresh in the minds of the candidates when they take the tests. "Aside from the tension any type of examination will create for any average person, some of these people have an added handicap," Mrs. D'Albini com mented. "Many are still unfa miliar with the English lan guage and are further confused if the examining officer, an at torney, uses highly technical terminology." After passing the oral exami nation, the candidates are re quired , to take the citizenship oath in circuit court. At the end of this ceremony, they are full- fledged citizens. As a special celebration, comparable to graduation program, the Med ford American Legion post 15 and the Legion auxiliary spon sor a banquet in their honor. At tendance at this banquet is op- 15, American Legion, and the Legion auxil iary. Their instructor, Mrs. G. Q. D'Albini, says the banquet is similar to a. graduation program. The new citizens were sworn in during a circuit court ceremony here Wednesday morning. tional, but Mrs. D'Albini urges the new citizens to be present. "It malces the day more me morable," she said, "and they all enjoy the program." Last Wednesday the Crater Lions club assisted with the ban quet, which was held in the Med ford hotel. Thirteen of the new citizens and about 45 other peo ple attended, including various city, county and organization of ficials. Robert Duncan, Medford attorney, was main speaker for the evening. In addition to wel coming the honored guests to the ranks of American citizens, he pointed out problems existing in our government and urged them to help solve these prob lems. Following the banquet, which is expected to become an annual event, an informal reception was held for the, new citizens. Most of them readily stated the day, had been a "big one" in their lives and one new citizen confessed she had been too ex cited to sleep well the night before. The citizenship "commence ment program" appeared to be as gratifying to Mrs. D'Albini as it was to the graduates. Just as the new. citizens look upon her "as a mother," she regards them as very special offspring. "The most rewarding part of this work," she stated, "is the deep, lasting and sincere friend ships I make through my asso ciation with these people." - In County Schools GOLD HILL ELEMENTARY Eighth grade promotion exer cises of the Hanby Gold Hill school will be held Thursday, May 31, in the Gold Hill gym nasium at 8 p.m. The guest speaker, to be introduced by Superintendent Howard Jewett, will be Dr. Alex Petersen, phy sical education director at South ern Oregon college. Roland Grif fith will introduce the class to the audience and present the outstanding student award. Diplomas will be presented by Norman" Gail, a director of school district 6.' Graduates include John An drews, Joe Allen, Sharlla Blake, Daleen Clement, Terry Ernest Cooper. James W. Eldred, How ard E. Freeman, John R. Genaw, Dale Graham, Marilyn Hixson, Clarence P. Huntley, Richard Jones, C. William Kell, Jimmie McKibben, Russell Skov, Joan Skov, Chuck Turner,' Derrell Williamson, Bob Wilson, David Bowen, Patrick O: Blouin, Rob ert K. Linderman and David L. Goodwin. The sixth grade, under the direction of Bill Brewster and Marguerite Black, will present choral numbers and the school band, under the direction of Charles Cook, will participate in the program. Terry Cooper, class president, will recite Kip ling's "If". Tuesday, May 29, will be the last day for youngsters. School will close at the regular hour. WEST SIDE SCHOOL The West Side eighth grade promotion exercises will be held at the school gymnasium Tues day, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. Those graduating are Thomas Barry, Wayne Brown, Susan Crofoot, Jim Johnston, Richard Kengla, Jeff Porter and Terry Ryan. Mrs. Katheryn Heffernan, chairman of the West Side school board, will present the diplomas. After the program refreshments will be served in the school cafe teria by members of the West Side Mothers' club. School closes Friday afternoon, June 1. 20th Annual Catfish Derby Scheduled Here Miss Altheide to Read News From SOC in Fali Ashland Mary Lou Altheide, - Southern Oregon college Soph : omore from Grants Pass, has been selected to call in campus news to KYJC each Thursday at 11:30 a.m. it was announced by : Hugh G. Simpson, director of information. The news is record ed at the time and later broad ! cast on the Rogue Valley Report- er program. . . . I A member of Sigma Epsilon j Pi, women's honorary, and of bigma Tau, women's speech sorority, Miss Altheide also be longs to the Mountain club and to Westminster, a Presbyterian organization on campus. She is a sophomore in teacher educa tion and plans to teach at junior high school level. O'Hara Denies Extra Pamphlets Made Salem (U.R) Dave O'Hara, state elections chief, has denied that an "extra" 139,000 voters pamphlets had been published for the primary elections and claimed ' there were only about 4000 more pamphlets than there were registered voters. O'Hara explained he ordered 850,000 pamphlets in March be fore definite registration figures were in from county clerks so that the state printing depart ment could get to work on them. On May 1, O'Hara said, between 35,000 and 40,000 new registra tions were received from Mult nomah county and lesser num ber from other counties. - The original order was lower ed several times as printing went on and O'Hara pointed out 'that many late registration additions involved persons who changed their address. He said it was too late and too costly to bring the lists up to date. The 20th annual National Cat fish derby this year will be held Sunday, June 17, at Tou Velle State park on the Rogue river, 20-30 club members have an nounced. - Pat Greene is general chair man of the event, and Curt But terfield, club president, has charge of planning the day-long program. Paul Morris is handling pub licity and Don Wells is chair man of the selection committee for the queen and princesses. Murry Smith is chairman for solicitations for prize money for contests to be held throughout the event. John Watkins is co- chairman. Entries Eligible Contestants can enter catfish caught anytime before 3 p.m.. June 17. Entries will be regis tered at the north"' end of the stage between 1:30 and 3 p.m Any American citizen is eligible for the derby and catfish entered must have been caught by the contestant entering the catfish Prizes will be awarded to the heaviest catfish, largest number of the catfish caught by any con testant, the youngest contestant entering one or more fish, and the oldest contestant entering one or more catfish. Grand sweepstakes trophy will be awarded or( the basis of over all fishing ability. Scoring will be on number of catfish, average length, average weight, general condition and appearance of cat fish, and originality of costume of contestant. Mrs. Dickson Elected New GOC Chief Here Mrs. John Dickson was elect ed new chief observer for Med ford Post Ground Observer corps at a recent meeting in the courthouse. She will replace Mrs. Lucille Brock who has re signed. Other officers elected were Mrs. Othar C. Rickey, secretary; Mrs. Lola McCallister, treasur er; and Alma Christianson, ways and means. Wings were awarded Galen Bogennoff, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Dodge, and Roy Hukill. One hundred hour merit aw ard badges were awarded Mrs. Reuben Arnold, Mrs. C. C. Poul son, and Charles Brainerd. Virginia Cox and David Schatz were awarded 250 hour bars. The Medford GOC has sched uled a picnic at Tou VUle park, June 10. Observers, their fam ilies and friends have been in vited. Families are to bring their own basket lunchec and drinks. The Blue Water Bridge, con necting Port Huron, Mich., with Sarnia, Ont., is one of the nine longest cantilever spans in North America. The bridge, built . in 1938, is one and a quarter miles long between terminal points. Thank You . . . for making our 5th Anniversary and Open House, May 18th and 19th, a success! The following are the winners of the Free Prizes: Mrs. Max Kulbe 120 Genesis Winner of S Gal. Glidden's Outside House Paint Mrs. I. A. Crane 617 Dakota Winner of Room-lot Birge Quick Wall Paper Mrs. Fred Bohm - Rt. 3 Box 183D, Medford Winner of $8.95 Picture R. E. Barnum 251 1 Corona Avenue Winner of 1 Gal. Spred Satin Mary Fredericks 921 North Central Winner of $4.50 Artist Set ' - fc FRAKE & SMITH ) 315 f. MAIN PHONE 2-4564 Medford Student Gets $700 Scholarship Eugene Frederick C. Stam men, a junior from Medford was awarded a $700 scholarship at the annual spring banquet of Delta Nu Alpha, transportation honorary, at the University of Oregon May 23. Stammen is majoring in. bus iness administration at the un iversity. The scholarship is awarded annually by the Republic Car loading and Distributing com pany of New York City to an outstanding student in the field of traffic and transportation. : Stammen, the newly-elected secretary of the local chapter of Delta Nu Alpha, is a grad uate of Medford High school and lives at 209 South Orange St., Medford. 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