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o c?-o u O o o o oo o o 0 o o o o o I II ' .t " -t Inf rdigifa?J Mtrri.gei Work Styt Counwlof United Press Corr Mrs. R. A. tcj Woman Observes 75th Birthday Mrs. R. A. Pcch, 1742 Spring street, celebrated her 75th birth day, Wednesday, February , at her home. Present for the occa sion were two of her three sons and Q daughter-in-law, Emil Pech, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pech, and three grandchildren, Heinie, Jack, and Marlene. Mrs. Pech as lived in Jackson county her entire life and is still active in ff'jwing flowers and vegetables at her home. Salvation Army Head Speaks for Meeting Of Townsend Groups Medford Townsend club and auxiliary Qplan to observe the anniversary of historical events nearest each meeting date in fu ture club meets. Announcement of these will be made at various times. At last Wednesday's meeting three club members and one member from Central Point were presenr? Mrs. Thornton Arnold presided over a busings session. Club literature was read by themembership chairman. Captain William Ricken of the Salvation Army made a short address, and stressed the import ance of celebrating birth-yinni-versaries and what meaning was attached to each event. Wednesday, March 6, Town send Auxiliary will hold a cov ered dish luncheon at Carpen ters' hall at 12:30 p.m. A program will be featured. Visitors are always wecome to attend. Boston (U.R) U you mar riage interdigitated? If not, you may be heeewa' ! a divorce court, or wisair Jeu were. Interdigate is ort ewi1 by Dr. John T. Green to me crib how well personalities erf marriae partners mesa.. Jf tti mates that one out of fou "till death do u part" voars in t'a United States ends in flivc. That's because there ne "inr terdigittion." "Briefly." said Gratn, lirac tor of Boston University mar riage counseiing service, "th word describes five vital arete in marriage. "Love, of course, is una. So i the ability to communicate vith each other, along with common social interests, religious flin ar maturity. "If couples score well on thse points, they have an xcelltnt chance for a happy marriage. If one or more are missing, there's possibility of a breakup." Dr. Greene is optimistic tbout the present gneration. H sty attitudes of young couples now are generally realistic nd down to earth. Girls aren't looking for knights in shining armor and men don't expect to find t mate who al ways looks like Hollywood in genue. And both are deter mined to make marriage work. Dr. Green says couples today are less - superficially romantic than their parents. And usually less naive about the problems in volved in a lifetime relationship. Also le; willing to cct fail ure. ! "Marriift counavlinf couraea in schools and churche hva helped t food dtl to fuel them ,-hat to etyct. And vt'v mad rapid strides in the last 10 yera fn family guidance programs. "But mostly if the enenge in young couple's attitude," lie said. "You can't get a laugh telling a divorce joke anymore." ; hlMM . : LJfi . 4 , i I- - - 1 4' I' ." - ! ' 'vit. ' ) "" ' -t-: f'A& . - ev'V " - A ma who bas voted in 20 presidential elections and vl xecall incidents a the time of President Lincoln' as&aasiaa ixon ds honored en his 98th birthday anniversarr Bataxdf, Tebnazj 23. The man is H. K. Woods, who makes his home tit bi daughter, Mrs. W. W. Walkex. at 42 East Main street. A group of friends called daring an opes house held to the agad man. shown here with one of his farorite jig-saw puzxlos. Medford Man Recalls Voting n 20 Presidential Elections THE. P1 1 WHOLS FAMILY LOV Brtrrfhtki ijp vXriM 7 ,dd ict t yow favcrit pic or to eg ia! It's ao yx& vit .-tap iany tkiiaj. Koep a cart on handy in jkut flrwier eompgit rrat! it o AWAID WINNING CREAM o By Edaa Z. arks The 98th birthday anniversary of H. W. Woods was observed ith open house at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. W. Walk er, 142 last Main street, Satur- sy, February 23. Assisting Mrs. Walker as hostesses were her sters, Mrs. M. H. Silcox, Dun- nell, Minn, and Mrs. Walter Blang of Estherville, Iowa, who came west t,o visit at the Walker home and to participate in their father's birthday celebration. In recalling the past, Mr. Woods stated that his parents came from England to Canada nd when he was a tiny boy moved to New York. He and six brothers were raised on a farm. Of the brothers, just Mr. Woods and one brother, now ninety, are now living. One brother, the late Frank Woods, was an Iowa congressman for number of years. When a young man Mr. Woods farmed in several of the mid- western states, principally in Minnesota and lows. He was married in 1883 to Miss Idith Raymond of Illinois, who died in 1942. Their family consisted ol three daughters and two sons who, with the exception of one on, are all living. Thirteen randchildren and 31 great grandchildren welcomed a great great-grandson of Mr. Wood's to their family roll just shortly after the birthday celebration at the Walker home. It was interesting to learn that for 2 years Mr. Woods served as township assessor in Iowa and Minnesota. The family as musical, and two daughters and a son joined their father in presenting quartet music for o- cisl and church, events. Tor u ytsrs he directed choirs of Con gregational and Math a diet churches. Mr. Woods stated that ha had voted for U.S. president 30 times during his life and that Gar field was the first on fa wfeom ha cast his ballot. "I recall one terrihla event which happened ia my pun? life," he stated. "A man who had just descended from tram pulling into our station told us Lincoln has been snot. A lis tener in the group on the plat form then, said 'I'm glad of it.' Quick as a flash he was shot (town. Nothing was ever done to the gunman for sentiment was ith him." Of the more than BO birthday cards received by tks honored guest, one was from a friend in the midwest who is now 181 years of age and the other ene ; came from the first queen el the . Pasadena tournament oa rses, Mrs. Hallie McConnell, a aiece. Though the years kaw taken physical tell, Ir. weess boaas abreast of the times through the medium of radio and some read ing. Until last year he enjoyed gardening and regularly attend ed at the First Methodist church. Presently he spends some time each day with intricate jig saw puzzles. Mrs. walker and her father find enjoyment in eve ning games such as dominos-and scrabble. ijiie at me walker home is pleasant aad busy for the aged father who speaks appreciatively of his daughters who make the eventide of life happy for him. Initiation, Inspection To B Held Wednesday By Daughters of Job Members of Bethel 14, In ternational Order of Job's Daughters, will meet Wednes day, March 6 at'ViSO p.m. at the Masonic temple. This will be an initiation and inspection meet ing and members are requested to wear formal dresses. Members of the refreshment committee are the Misses Gail Stone, Mavis Strcm, Barbara Taplett, Joy Olson, Marcia Bar ren and their mothers. At the last meeting two de legates to the grand session were elected. Misses Sue Knight and Susan Baker will represent the bethel at the annual statewide session to be held in Portland during April. Divorce See ken Characters in Carnival of Losl By CAY PAULKT Vaaed Pass Ccresy Kew Terk (U.PJ To JiU Stern, Reno's divorce seekers are characters appearing m a "car nival of the loet." The formr newspaperwoman and actress, now turned author, spent six weeks in Nevada seek ing ker own freedom. Some of her experiences and observa tions provide the background for he first work of fiction, "Kot In Our Stars." Sh said that to her, the na tion's most famous divorce cen ter represented a cros6-section of the unhappy everywhere. "It is the symbol," she. said, "of those of us who have tried and failtd to make neceseery adjustment to family life. It k a carnival t the lost." Reno is full of gaiety and laughter, ef people "living it up," she seid. But underneath rune the steady current ol sadness. "Divorce is an emotional shock to any sensitive person," she said. "It doas not matter where you get it. SaadaatiM tart? "Yet it ie typical of Kene, that when a woman's decree is final, she gives a 'graduation party'." "I spent six weeks in wonder ment . . . thinking what will the sociologists 100 years hence any of this." Jill Stern remembers Reno without bitterness, however. She would like to return one day, she said, "but under different cir cumstehces. It is scenically beau tiful . . . the town has great vitality." Statistics show that one of every four marriages in this na tion ends in divorce. The govern ment s latest final fisuresg-for iwdw snow x,o,uuu mar riages; 279,000 divorces. The Illineie-bcra Mis Stern said her boob trie to show why marriages fail, and also what happens to people who go to di vorces centers for the "cure." Jill Stern, a blue-eyed blonde, comes of a well-known publish ing family. She attended Wel lesley and Bryn Mawr colleges, acted on Broadway and in sum mer stock, and in World War II was in the Waves. She and her ex-husband were co-publishers of a Maryland weekly newspaper. Now, she is at work on her second novel set in New York, where she lives with her nine-year-old daughter Janet. "What happened to my mar riage?" she said. "I would give you a thousand answers . . . and not give you any. There are so many factors which must be re sponsible in any marriage fail ure. 4- Jacksonville PTA Announces Topic Jacksonville lanitation will be discussed at a meeting of Jacksonville rarent-Teacher as sociation 'Wednesday, March 6, in the Music roora of the Jack- sonvile Higk school building, at I p.m. Taking part in a panel discussion on sanitation will be Oris Uoore, county sanitarian and John Keveney, Community Representative. Mrs. Rebecca Long, teacher of the second grade in Jacksonville, will act as moderator. The nominating commit tee ill give its report. Refreshments will be served by mothers of pupils in the fourth grade. Francis Guidry, grade school principal, reports that about 25 ; parents availed themselves of the opportunity to visit school the day of the February PTA meeting, and it is hoped this number will be at least doubled Wednesday, March 6. A room prize is being given once again to the room with tb largest number of parents 1 present at the meeting Mrs. Xvelyn winningham s room has won each time. ' Art. Julia VctltAf To fte CI via. Hosiss A chapter birthday party will be planned at a meeting of Gold Star Mothers to be held Tues day, March 5, at the home of Mrs. Julia Vakoc, 519 South Riverside avenu, at 1:30 pm All Gold Star Mothers are in vited; refreshments will be ser ved. The birthday party will be held in April. Workshop Planned lv Wiwfti Phoenix Phoenix Garden club will hold a workshop on "Cuttings and Their Care" Fri day, March 8, at 10 a.m. at Phoenix Community club. Mrs. George Crawford will lead the workshop, and members are asked to bring any cuttings they have. A sack lunch, at 12:30 p.m. will be followed by dessert at 1 p.m., to be served by the hostesses Mrs. Chris Wolff, Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. George Bourne and Mrs. H. R. Glass cock. After a short business meet ing, the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas McCa.ant, E tb Congrega- tkmal ckrch of Medford? will &iv a lctur oi bird, entitled "A ytjsjo? in Tints and o At thw liHt meeting, Mrs. Dee JlenriricbsoM of Jacks onville Garosn club gave0 a very in teresting talk on wildflowers, showing specimens mounted on cards, md telling where the different species can be found. The president appointed Mrs. O. V. Poe, Mrs. Vaughn Quack enbush and Mrs. S. E. Coxon the nominating committee. Use Tribune Want Ad For Quick Csh MM FuJMTdDM Mow With I Airways Official Announces Plan For Interviews Medford lasses who have their hearts set on flying to romantic countries like Hawaii, Mexico, and the Orient will have their chance on Tuesday, March 5, when Herb Okerlund of Pan American Airways Will inter view local girls who are inter ested in positions as flight stew: ardesses. Applicants should be between 21 and 28, and must have com pleted high school, with two years of college (but suitable work experience may be accept able in lieu of college.) Since all of Pan Am's operations are in ternational, a command of at least one foreign language pre ferably French or Spanish is highly desirable, he said. Interviews in Medford will be conducted at the Jackson hotel. Jaycettes to Heaf Professor Speak. Profeswir Frederick T t e s t Jrom Southern Oregon college will speak on parent-chii reia tionshin at the next nseetin of the Medford Jaycettes. The meeting will De net at the home of Mrs. Arthur Van Leeuwen 1110 West Jtinth street, Wednesday, March S, at 8 p.m. Hnstesspe will he Mrs Robert DESERT SAND Saucy siren of a shoe witk mesmerizing ornament ctf Mother-of-pearf, a-nd a Vac e aB. 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