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Mr. and Mri. Jack R. Bierma are shown cutting their golden
wadding anniversary caka dvring an open house held in their
honor Sunday. June IE. The Biermas. who live in the Griffin Creek
district, have been Jackson county residents since 1927.
(Misc Pat's Photo)
Reception Honors Couple
On Fiftieth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Bierma.
Griffin Creek, were honored at
a fiftieth wedding anniversary
open house Sunday, June 16. at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rod
ney Witham. 1035 Murray ave
nue. Medford. Mrs. Witham is
a granddaughter of the couple.
The Biermas were married
Juns 11, 1907, and came to Med
ford in 1927 where Mr. Bierma
operated a typewriter store and
Mrs. Bierma was in charge of the
rajdy - to - wear department at
Montgomery Ward. He is now
employed by Medford Office
Equipment company. Mrs. Bier
ma retired last year after work
ing 25 years for Montgomery
Ward.
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Mr. Bierma is a member of
the Elks lodge, Jacksonville Ma
sonic lodge, and the Griffin
Creek grange of which he is a
past master.
The honored couple had two
children. Jack Bierma of Port
land and the late Mrs. Dorothy
Frazier of Aberdeen. They have
six grandchildren and six great
grandchildren. For the reception Miss Chris
tine Bierma was in charge of
the guest book. Mrs. Mary Kay
Bierma presided at the punch
bowl. Mrs. Elizabeth Howard
and Miss Conette Hinesly poured
the coffee and Miss Linda Bier
ma cut and served the cake.
Out of town guests at the re-
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dunday. Jun 23, I9S7 !
Dinner Meeting
And Installation
Held by Women
Miss Voda Brower was in
stalled as president of the Med
ford Business and Professional
Women's club at a dinner meet
' ing Thursday evening at the
; Rogue Valley Country club
j This will be Miss Brower's sec
! ond year as president.
Installing officers was Mrs
j Harriet Watson, district chair
j man of southern Oregon, and
; member of the Medford group.
! Also installed at the dinner
: were Mrs. Inez Friel, first vice
I president; Miss Grace Stuhr, sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. Jean
Mast, recording secretary; Mrs.
Ruth Simmons, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Bertha Haskins,
parliamentarian; Mrs. Anne
Palmer, auditor; Mrs. Gertrude
Blind treasurer; Mrs. Friel. pro
gram coordinator; and Mrs Fri
da Burger. Miss Viola Dietrich.
Mrs. Watson, and Miss Laura
York, directors.
Prior to the installation cere
monies Miss York spoke on the
accomplishments of the club in
the past and what is planned
for the future.
Yellow chrysanthemums anc
tapers 'decorated the tables for
the dinner and places were
marked by place cards trimmed
with tiny cork faces.
Miss Bower was presented a
gift by the board of directors.
Approximately 40 members
and guests attended the instal
lation program.
The July meeting of the group
will be a picnic.
Annual Picnic
Presbyterian Women's associa
tion will meet at the home of
Mrs. Berthold Barnum, 3976
South Pacific highway, Tuesday,
June 25, at 12:30 p.m. The an
nual picnic will be held and
those attending are asked to
take their own table service.
ception were Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Bierma and three children of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Bierma of San Francisco, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bierma, San
Pedro, Calif., and Mrs. Grace
Bierma Jarvis, San Diego, Calif.
The two men and Mrs. Jarvis
are brothers and sister of the
honored guest.
This is the first time since the
wedding 50 years ago that all of
the Bierma family have been to
gether. For the occasion Mrs. Bierma
wore a summer print dress with
three yellow orchids and pearls.
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Miss Ruth Kilbourn of Medford has laken over the duties of
executive director for Rogue Valley Girl Scout council. She has
engaged in public welfare. Red Cross and youth work for several
years and works with Medford Footlighters as a hobby.
(Knackstedt photo)
Rogue Valley Scout Council
Names New Executive Director
Miss Ruth Kilbourn of Med- headquarters here Monday, June
ford assumed the duties of execu
tive director for the Rogue Val
ley Girl Scout Cuncil June 1.
Miss Kilbourn was graduated
from Santa Ana Junior college in
1936, served as assistant libra
rian until November 1942 when
she joined the Women's Army
corps. She served as motor trans
port instructor, with the rank of
first lieutenant. She received her
discharge from the Army in
March, 1946.
After moving to Oregon. Miss
Kilbourn became active with the
Girl Scout organization in
Grants Pass, working as a leader
of an intermediate troop, train
ing chairman and later council
president. In 1948 she enrolled at
the University of Oregon and
graduated with a B.S. degree In
June 1950.
Miss Kilbourn has been an
active member of the Medford
Footlighters since 1951 and prior
to that worked with the Pasa
dena Playhouse. She also studied
dramatics when a student at the
University of Oregon.
Miss Kilbourn attended the
Girl Scout established camp di
rector's training course at Issa
quah. Wash., in 1947 and served
as director of the Grants Pass
day camp and established camp
director in Salem, Oregon, that
same year. In 1948 and 1949 she
was in Alaska as camp director
and in 1950 was at Camp Low
Echo, near Medford, as archery
instructor.
Miss Kilbourn was employed
by the Jackson County Public
Health commission from 1951 to
1953 and for three years after
that was a caseworker for the
American Red Cross in military
hospitals. Returning to Medford
in 1956, she was again employed
by the local welfare commission,
doing volunteer work in Girl
Scouting during her free time.
She has been assistant leader for
Senior Troop 2.
Miss Kilbourn is a member of
the Willamette Women's Post
161, American Legion, of Eugene
and also a member of the Na
tional Rehabilitation association.
Her parents reside in Grants
Pass.
Mrs. William (Lois) Baker,
field director for Rogue Valley
Girl Scout council, is taking a
leave of absence to join a social
work study tour of Western Eu
rope and Russia conducted by Dr.
Negley K. Teeters, professor of
sociology at Temple university,
New York. Approximately 60
teachers, youth group and wel
fare workers comprise the study
tour. Dr. Teeters has directed
guided tours of this kind since
1951.
The group will leave New
York Idlewild Airport July 1,
and will visit 10 countries study
ing the social and youth condi
tions and welfare of the people
and also their historic back
ground. The tour will last 54
days and is planned on the basis
of individuals bearing their own
expenses. They will be allowed
six semester hours of college
credit in social studies.
Mrs. Baker will take leave
from her office at the Girl Scout
Heads of colleges and univer
sities in America are variously
known as rectors, presidents,
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pals. for Your furs
Frances' Furs
Formerly Frances Dallair
1100 Crater Lake Ave.
Telephone SP 2-6526
24 and leave her home in Grants
Pass Tuesday, June' 25, stopping
en route to New Y'ork from Eu
rope August 25, but will not re
sume her duties as field director
with the Girl Scouts until the
first week in September.
A complete itinerary of the
tour is on file at the Girl Scout
office and any friends who may
wish to write Mrs. Baker while
she is away can find the ad
dresses and guides for reaching
her by calling in person at the
Girl Scout office.
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Dinner Meeting
Held Sunday by
Camp Auxiliary
Members and guests of Colo
nel Sargent camp and auxiliary.
United Spanish War Veterans,
met at the Redman Hall Sunday
afternoon June 16. A potluck
dinner preceded the meeting.
Members with birthdays in
May, June, July and August
were honored at the dinner. Mrs.
Ralph Atwood and Mrs. Besse
Johnston, members of the din
ner committee, were also hon
ored with gifts from the auxil
iary members.
Mrs. Don Anderson, depart
ment president, gave a brief
talk concerning her visitations
to the auxiliaries throughout the
state. She will visit Herbert Ap
plegate auxiliary of Klamath
Falls todav.
Mrs. Mavis Ryan and Mrs.
Myrtis Morgan were elected as
delegates to the forthcoming de
partment convention to be held
in Grants Pass in July. Alter
nate delegates will be Miss Don
na Unger and Miss Carol Van
derSteen. Guests at the dinner and meet
ing included Miss Virginia Wal
lis, general chairman of the de
partment convention: Mrs. Esth
er Hoover and Albert Wallis.
all of Grants Pass, and Miss
Bette Schultz of Los Angeles,
Calif.
The next meeting of the camp
and auxiliary will be held the
third week in October.
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Barnhart Family
Arrives from Guam
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barnhart
and children, Christopher, Karen
and Richard, have arrived in
Medford from Guam to spend
the summer with relatives. They
are guests of Mr. Barnhart's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Barnhart,
722 Dakota avenue, and Mrs.
Barnhart's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Denman, Chestnut
street.
Mr. Barnhart, who formerly
taught school in Prospect, taught
seventh grade in the government
school on Guam for the last two
years. The family will return to
Guam in August.
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Leaders Attend !
PTA Conference;
Pass Resolutions
Three parent-teacher associa
tion leaders from Medford at
tended recent leadership train
ing meetings in the Oregon Con
gress of Parents and Teachers of
fice in Portland. Mrs. Owen Kun
kel, Jackson County council pres
ident: Mrs. Ray Alder, Medford
Coordinating council president;
and Mrs. Leigh Gustison, first
vice-president of the Oregon Con
gress, met with other PTA lead
ers from throughout Oregon
June 19.
A district meeting of county
council presidents, coordinating
council presidents, and other
members of the Oregon Congress
Board of Managers residing in
Region 5 will be held July 30 in
the home of Mrs. Gustison, 54
Summit avenue.
Membership in the Oregon
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers increased 4 per cent during
the 1956-57 school year, Mrs.
Kunkel stated. She also report
ed that the annual school of in
struction for Jackson County
PTA workers ' is scheduled for
September 19 in Medford.
Mrs. Russell Case. OCPT pres
ident, reported to the group in
the Portland session that the fol
lowing resolution was passed by
the annual convention body of
the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers, held in Cincin
nati, Ohio, May 19-22. "Be it re
solved that the National Con
gress of Parents and Teachers
commend the United Sfates gov
ernment for assuming world
leadership to achieve an inter
national agreement that will
eliminate the testing and use of
hydrogen bombs and other nu
clear weapons, and far endeavor
essential to the welfare of chil
dren and the peace of all man
kind." Hair Styling Film
A hair styling film by Al Tate.
hair stylist, will be shown at the
monthly workshop of Medford
Unit of Oregon Beautician's asso
ciation Monday, June 24, at 7:30
p.m. at Medford Beauty school.
Members and non-members
are invited to attend. A charge
will be made.
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battered their way into th
apartment of Mrs. John McGinn
here after a gust of wind blew
door shut, locking her out and
smoke began pouring frn the
windows. The firefighters burst
into the apartment in time to
turn off the flame under a pot of
charred prunes.
High and low points in the
U.S. are within 60 miles of
each other in California where
Mt. Whitney rises 14.496 feet
above sea level and Death Val
lev sinks 276 feet below it.
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