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'I jti 'v:' V a , V- f I li i ' 4.- i Speaker Dooley Predicts Legislature Over by May By FRANCES LITTRELL (House and what districts would Salem The weather is perfect ! a"dJ shuld entled the a xt tw. v,,, ad.dd representation. Jackson - - i an Douglas counties seem to nounced he will try to have us have the nod so far, and if they Mr. and Mrs. William Tippin Katherine Carter Becomes Bride of William C. Tippin Mrs. Katherine Mildred Car ter, 318 North Central avenue, Medford, became the bride of William Clyde Tippin, Murphy Creek road. Grants Pass, in a ceremony held Friday, March 15. The Rev. William C. Piper of the First Christian church offi ciated at the double ring cere mony held at 8 o'clock in the evening. The bride wore a gown of grey blue Uifeta with net insets over pink jffeta and carried a nosay of pink and white car nations. She wa given in marri age by Arlie Sessions of Ash land. Mrs. Arlie Sessions attended the bride. She Jvore a blue silk dress with a corsage of pink roses. Raymond Tippin served as best man. Following the ceremony re freshments were served at the home of the bride. The newly weds are making their home at f6 North Central avenue, Med ford. illow Spring Unit Announces Meeting Willow Spring Extension unit will meet it the home of Mrs. Ray Vogel, Tuesday, March 26. The project "Serving and Pre paring Sea floods " will be given by Mrs. Richard Muller and Mrs. George Yell. A potluck fish dinner will be served. Members with last names starting with A through K are to take bre3- L through P, a main dish; T salad, and ul through Z. dersert. e on our way home the first week m m-y. ew i. we the number of elected it. However, it s a bright ray of ! members they now have two sunshine in the beautiful but I pnta. ;. ,j c,.. dimly lighted poorly ventilated Jackson county and one Sen. -..u h,.!, u8 i...ator and one Representative phere here in the arena of the,pIprtprt hv hnth Tarinn House of Representatives where Douglas counties at large or com- we B(M.-liu u many ui uui waning . bined nours- I Mrs. Bereth Hopkins was here xnose ot us wno liKe to re- for this meeting ceive Green Stamps with our Also of interest to Jackson purchases can relax now. The county but not as controversial Green Stamp Bill, Senate BUI : this session as last, was the hear- 29, was tabled in committee to day. Also the controversial bank bill has been tabled. This how ever does not mean it is dead. Monday evening we spent two hours and 45 minutes in a public hearing on the revamping of the State Forestry Board, held by the Forestry and Mining Com mittee of which Al is a member. Thursday evening, there will be another hearing held by the Commerce and Utilities Commit tee of which Al is vice-chairman. Many Hearings Another interesting hearing was held on Monday afternoon by the Senate Elections com mittee on the pros and cons of adding another member to each Chapter AA Names Officers for Year; Luncheon Planned Chapter AA of the PEO Sis terhood held its annual election and installation of officers at a luncheon meting held March 13 at the home of Mrs. Mamie Slee ter, 1715 East Main street. Installed were Mrs. O. J. Frohnmayer, president; M r s. Fred C. Lorish, vice-president; Mrs. W. E. Edwards, recording secretary; Mrs. S. J. Lacy, cor responding secretary; Mrs. Rob ert W. Sleeter. treasurer; Mrs. F. R. Olds, chaplain; and Mrs. Myers D. Jones, guard. Next session of the chapter will be on Wednesday, March 27, when the group will meet at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Robert W. Sleeter, 39 South Berkeley way. Assisting Mrs. Sleeter will be Mrs. J. A. Cun ningham and Mrs. C. G. Van Valzah. Mrs. Olds will read from '"The Record" and a program on "Table Decorations" will be giv en by Mrs. Charles W. Lemery. ing on meat inspection. The Or rins Browns were up for that, and we had a nice visit with them. Tuesday afternoon there will be a public hearing on S.B. 274 and 275 which is Phil and Al's railroad bill. Many members of the legisla tive body and their families jour neyed to The Dalles by special busses over the week end for the dedication of The Dalles Dam. We did not go; however, those who did reported it was a grand trip and a thrill to see the great huge locks open for the first time. Last Thursday we were among the guests invited by Governor and Mrs. Holmes for cocktails and buffet supper. They were assisted by the Swansons, (he is officially Governor Holmes' ad visor) and the Tom Wrights, who is the Governor's publicity man. Tom and Al's son. Bill, were classmates in Medford High school. Thursday of this week, the wives of the Justices have asked the wives of the State Represent atives to luncheon at Judge and Mrs. William Perry's home. Friday evening the Littrells have asked a small group of our legislative friends and a few of our 3alemfriends in for supper at 860 Union, where we are liv ing this session. Mrs. Burghardt, our lovely landlady whom we fondly call the Duchess, is happy and helpful when we ask friends in. Her home is one of Salem's old and beautifully kept houses and it too seems pleased and happy when we have guests, so we are happy living here. I goofed last week I lost my point somewhere when I tried to tell you there were 1200 bills in the hopper and only 28 bills had reached the Governor's desk. It read 200 bills, instead of the correct 1200. r " -.- 4,,, , -VjF n i -v. I William Jordan was honored at an open house on his 97th birthday anniversary Sunday, St. Patrick's day. and entertained the guests by playing both the violin and piano. Mr. Jordan, born in Jackson county, was a stage coach driver in his youth. He is pictured here when he posed for a birthday photograph two " years ago. The birthday celebration was held at the home of his daughter. Mrs. T. Ralph Pittock, 1014 West Tenth street. (Landis-Shangle photo) Medford Man Provides Music For 97th Birthday Celebration William Jordan, one of the few remaining residents of southern Oregon who can re member the "stage coach days," was honored on his 97th birth day anniversary Sunday, March 17. Open house was held at the home of his son-in-law and At last you can have immediate delivery of the Farm Fresh Milk with the LOW DOWN CREAM LINE. You can't buy it in the store We only Deliver to your door t Phone 3-TA-6-4844 NOW and a gallon will be left at your door Monday Morning. McLoughlin PTA Elects Officers At Last Meeting Officers for the school year 1957-58 were elected at a meet ing of McLoughlin Junior High School Parent-Teacher associa tion Thursday, March 21. Elect ed were president, Mrs. John Schroeder; vice-president, Mrs Roy Elmgren; secretary, Mrs Naomi Van Dyke. Robert Hin man was re-elected treasurer The nev officers were introduc ed by Mrs. Lloyd Parsons, retir ing president. Committee reports Included a review of current school legisla tion by Leonard Mayfield, su perintendent of schools. Entertainment was provided by a group of seventh grade students. Tom Antlee, Beth Wil cox, Joel Gregory, Carol Cook sey, Mary Spayde and Bobbie Darby, who sang three numbers, accompanied by Mrs. Margaret Brown. The program at McLoughlin Junior High school was explain ed by Glenn L. Linn, principal, to parents of students entering the school next fall, who were special guests. The general meeting was ad journed to class groups where faculty advisers discussed next year's academic program for each grade. , Refreshments were served in the cafeteria by mothers of pu pils in the seventh grade. daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. Ralph Pittock, 1014 West Tenth street, and 50 friends called between two and five o'clock. Mr. Jordan, who drove a stage coach as a young man, took an active part in entertaining his friends. He played the piano, accompanied by Mrs. Richard Schuchard on the violin, and then played his violin while Mrs. Schuchard played the piano, The birthday cake served in his honor was covered with can dles and a large shamrock in keeping with St. Patrick's day. Mrs. Pittock was assisted by Mrs. John Schroeder and Mrs. William Pittock. Here for the event was another daughter of Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Virgil W. Bogle of San Francisco. Another daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Campbell of Kansas City, Mo., was unable to attend. Mr. Jordan has 11 grandchil dren, and 14 great grandchil dren. Eight of these were pres ent for Sunday's party. Mr. Jordan was born in 1860 al the family home in Whiskey gulch, then a part of Jackson county but now in Josephine county. He is a son of James Jor dan and the former Mary Louisa Fidler. For a time he drove a mail and passenger stage from Grants Pass to Waldo, a town on the road to Crescent City now no longer in existence, and later he was a driver for the Idaho Stage line. ' He was married to the former Emma Jane Thompson, daughter of a pioneer Grants Pass family, and for a time they operated the Pioneer hotel in Merlin, Ore. Mr. Jordan ran a livery stable, and drove a freight wagon from Merlin to Galice. As a young man Mr. Jordan played the bass viol in a string band, but later abandoned that instrument for the violin and piano. Sunday, March 24, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Eastwood Women Form New Circle; Officers Elected A new women's circle was formed Wednesday by women of Eastwood Baptist church. The organization meeting was held at the home of Mrs. William L. Garner, 2995 Buckshot road, Medford. 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