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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, September 12, 1957 , . . ,:t 2h sis Three of Medford'i civic leaden spoke at the ceremonies Sunday afternoon which dedicated the new Girls' Com munity club building. Participating were (left to right) Leon ard Mayfield, superintendent of Medford city schools; Mayor John Snider and the Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church. The speakers praised the men and women who have kept the clubhouse in operation throughout the years in spile of many difficulties, and said those who had contributed money and time towards the new building had done a great service to the city. Oldsters Mark Birthday Of Saidee Ranzau Smock Cave Junction Ten octo genarians, six septuagenarians, and a number of young folks in their 50s and 60s, gathered in Holland last Thursday to cele brate the 82nd birthday of Mrs. Saidee Ranzau Smock, who has lived in the valley 61 years. Soon after Saidee Ranzau came here as a school teacher, she met and married John M. Smock, a gold miner, who was later to build the Holland store and hotel. Before it closed dur ing the war years, the hotel din ing room was famed all over Southern Oregon for its fine food. And at the store, the little gold scales on which miners weighed their gleanings against beans and potatoes, were always to be found. Mr. Smock died two years ago. The store is now owned and operated by Mr. and, Mrs. Harry Floyd, only daughter and son-in-law of Mrs. Smock. Mrs. Floyd was hostess for the birthday party, given at the home of Mrs. Smock. Assisting her were the daughters of the 70 and 80-year-olds. Guests spent the afternoon reminiscing. They filled out pa pers giving brief autobiograph ies, and tried to identify pictures taken of each other in former days. After Mrs. Smock opened her many gifts, refreshments were served, including a decorated cake. At the party were the Mes dames Nellie Hart Streit, 89; Catherine Thornton Gray, 89, both of Grants Pass; Saidee Smock, 82; Lillie Seyferth White, 85; Mattie Smith Seyferth, 82; Seena Strong Payne, 84; Kather ine Neissle Maurer, 81; Kathryn Brady Dessinger, 83; Doilie Payne Duncan. 84, and Minnie Rice Morris, 81, all of the val ley. In the 70-year-old group were the Mesdames Jenny Tycer, Ber tha Mayfield, Anna Witrock, Lucy Hutchison, Fanny Egger, and Martha Trefethen, while the younger guests included Sophia Burch. Alice Hogue, Mabel Bal lard, Effie Smith, Lena Payne, Mary Fulk, Wilda Maurer and the hostess Lucille Floyd. The 80-year-olds present have lived in Josephine county most of their lives. Dolly Duncan was born in Phoenix, Ore., and Lillie White's birthplace was also Jackson county. All except Mrs. Morris have lived here at least 60 years. Although only one among them is not a widow, most maintain their own homes. Camp White Club Has Guest Players Camp White A number of guest players were on hand for the master point night observed by Camp White Bridge club last Friday. A buffet supper followed cards, with Mrs. Yvonne Dalen and Mrs. Paul McDuffee as chair men. The table centerpiece of flowers was arranged by Mrs. McDuffee. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Coode and Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Durland, Wilderville. Ore, Mr. and Mrs. Millard K. Allen, Port land; Mrs. Jack Barr and Mrs. N. B. Wright, Grants Pass; Mrs. Sam Richardson and Mrs. Rich ard Finch, Medford. North-south winners were the Coodes, first, 227 points; Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Boyd, second, 224V2; Mrs. Richard Milestone and Mrs. W. W. Stevenson, third, 209 Is; Mrs. Barr and Mrs. B. N. Wright, fourth, 208 1 i points; Al Gil housen and Tom Munds, fifth, 204. Winning east-west were Mrs. Harold Jaffrey and Mrs. E. K. Ricker, first, 206 points; Mrs. Alto Pruitt and Paul McDuffee, second, 199; the Jack Loves, third, 19012; Mr. and Mrs. Dick House, fourth, 189z; Mrs. Jose phine Clark and Mrs. Oda Thom ason, fifth, 1871-2. Guests Entertained At Eagle Point Ranch Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs. James Edge have entertained a number of guests recently at their ranch home. Mrs. Clara Beamer, Baldwin Park, Calif., and Ronald Trouts man. 10, left recently by plane for their homes after spending 10 days with the Edges. Week end guests were Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sessler and son. Sandy, Puyallup. Wash. The Sessler"s daughter, Janice, who had arrived at the Edge home earlier, returned north with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Durr and son Jeffrey, Bismark, N.D., are now spending a vacation at the Edge ranch. Mr. Durr is a nephew of Mrs. Edge. Larry and Leslie Little of Medford returned home Satur day after spending five days at the Edge ranch. - - To School Miss Jean Alley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Alley, 124 Greenway circle, has left for Columbia, Mo., where she has enrolled at Stephens college for her freshmano-ear. Miss Alley was graduated from Medford High, school -in -June. Mrs. Etta Conlon To Meet Family Mrs. Etta Conlon, 814 East Jackson ave., left today by plane for Seattle where she will meet her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. Roland Conlon, and their son. Mr. Conlon, who will be dis charged from the U.S. Navy soon, recently returned to the United States with his family from Japan where he was sta tioned for three years. The Navy man, a teleman sec ond class, plans to make his home in Medford while he con tinues his studies at Southern Oregon college. Mrs. Conon will spend her two week vacation in Seattle. Visitors Honored At Supper Party Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foust were hosts for a supper Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Payne, Palm Springs, Calif., and Mr. Payne's mother, Mrs. Clara Payne, Los Angeles, who are here visiting friends. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Swift. Ashland, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wolff, Phoenix; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cronin, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. Otto DeJarnett, all Medford, and the Foust's chil dren, Johnny, Billy, Carolyn and Jimmy. Couple Arrives Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Luse, Dawson, Nebr., are in Medford as guests of Mr. Luse's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Miller, 1612 Orchard Home drive. The Luses flew to Eltopia, Wash., where they vis ited their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Luse, and then went to Yakima, Wash., where they spent some time with Mr. Luse's sister, Mrs. B. J. Harris, before coming to Medford. Actress Joanne Dm Declares Bankruptcy Hollywood (IP! Actress Jo anne Dru. former wife of croon er Dick Haymes and actor John Ireland, has declared herself bankrupt after her marriages ended with only "thousands of dollars in unpaid bills." She appeared before Federal Bankruptcy Referee Benno M. Brink .Wednesday after "trying to avoid taking this step." The actress filed the petition last month and listed debts of S274.133 as compared with as sets of only S21.690. "I hope that I will be able to re-establish my finances so that I can provide for my chil dren," Miss Dru said. She has custody of the three children born to her and Haymes, whom she divorced in 1949. Her marriage to Ireland was dissolved last May. She accused Ireland of causing her "great financial trouble" by insisting on handling their finances although she made more money than he did. Vice-President On Shopping Spree Philadelphia (IP) Vice Pres ident Richard M. Nixon came here on a shopping spree Wed nesday to purchase some new clothes. - When asked about any ex tended tours he may take this fall, he said there is nothing def inite but that the United States has received several invitations to visit foreign nations and he might be appointed to make one or more of them. He added that it usually takes him about a month to prepare for a good will tour. The vioe president said clothes as well as the man take a beating on an extended trip. Justice Hugo Black Marries Secretary Alexandria, Va. (IP) Su preme Court Justice Hugo L. Black was married to his secre tary Wednesday night in a pri vate ceremony at his home here. The 71-year-old jurist and his bride, the former Mrs. Elizabeth S. Demeritte, 49, kept the wed ding quiet and news of the cere mony leaked out only today. The bride has served as Black's sec retary for about 30 months. The marriage was Black's sec ond. His first wife, Josephine Foster, died in 1951. Black has three children. Mrs. Black has two children by an earlier marriage. Former Medford School Teacher Dies Ulysses S. Collins. 87, of Ma comb, former Medford school teacher and superintendent, died Sept. 3 in the Phelps hospital at Macomb. Funeral services were held Friday at the Table Grove Com munity church. Burial was in the Manchester cemetery, Man chester, 111. Mr. Collins had been active in the Medford school system from 1909 to 1916. He also was a former teacher and superin tendent of schools at Table Grove and Astoria. Survivors include three chil dren, U. S. Collins Jr., of Bush nell, Albert B. Collins, Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Mary Louise Cul len, Ankara, Turkey; seven grandchildren and two brothers, Banjamin Collins, Oregon state and Fred Collins of White Hall. Organizational Meeting Held in Cave Junction Cave Junction First organ izational meeting for the United Fund Drive in the Illinois valley was held this week at the home of the county committeewoman Mrs. Frank Rauber. Mrs. Harry Floyd, in charge of the local drive, announced plans to bring all volunteer workers together next week for instructions. Kits will be dis tributed at the meeting, date and place for which will be an nounced later. CALENDAR Calendar notices and newi for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition ts 1 o m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 vm of the day of publication and for week day news is S p jn. . the day before publication. Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Reames chapter, OES, potluck dinner and meet ing, Medford Masonic hall. 7 p.m. Episcopalian dinner, Medford Armory. 7:30 p.m. Unity Center of Medford, room 203, Holly bldg. 8 p.m. Alpha Rho chapter, Beta Sigma Phi. home of Mrs. Joan Norris, 2368 Crater Lake ave. 8 p.m. Past Noble Grands club of Olive Rebekah lodge, Girls Community club. Friday: 11 a.m. Unity Center of Med ford, room 203, Holly bldg. 1 p.m. Phoenix Garden club, Community clubhouse. 12:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth's guild, St. Mark's Episcopal church. 1:30 p.m. Past Presidents of the Fraternal Order of Eagles auxiliary, home of Mrs. Charles Telle, 525 Pearl st. 1:30 p.m. Elk-Trail PTA, at school. Moist Marine Air Cools Northwest By UNITED PRESS A surge of moist marine air today broke the back of the heat wave that had gripped the Pa-, cific Northwest the first part of the week. Temperatures dropped sharp ly today as a blanket of fog and low clouds rolled in over west ern Oregon from the coast to hold down afternoon high tem peratures. Portland yesterday had 89 degrees, the hottest day of the year, and Medford and The Dalles each reported 92 degrees. Forecasters, however, saw no end to continued sunny weather 'a. the high pressure ridge aloft off the coast continues to send the Pacific storms northward into Alaska. A low pressure trough moving east of the Cas cades was expected to cause some heating on that side of the mountains today. Fire hazards remained at critical levels but brisk east winds that poured through the Columbia river gorge into north west Oregon earlier in the week subsided. I Warren's Youngest Son Plans To Marry Davis, Calif. (IP) The en gagement of Robert Warren, youngest son of Chief Justice and Mrs. Earl Warren, and Caro lyn June Macklin of Davis, was announced' Wednesday. Warren, 22, is a physical edu cation senior on the Davis cam-! pus of the University of Calif ornia. Miss Macklin, 19, works on the campus. No wedding date has been set. Grange Notes Phoenix Granga Phoenix Grange met Tuesday evening. Sept. 10. Master Dee Hendrickson presided. Mrs. Olin Poe, HEC chairman of district 1 explained the HEC project for 1958 and answered questions concerning the Grange canning contest which will be held at the next Pomona meet ing at Lake Creek Sept. 28. She said all entries must have name of the product pasted on the side of the jar, and the name, address and Grange of the con testant together with a White Satin sugar sack be placed in the box with the entry. All fruit jars and jelly glasses must be standard, otherwise they will be disqualified. Mrs. Coral Schroeder, HEC chairman announced the serving committee for the next Grange meeting would be Mr. and Mrs. Olin Poe, Mr. and Mrs. Sloan and Charles Setchell. Mrs. Mark I Norton will have the display table. Dee Hendrickson rep6rting on horticulture stated more ex ports of fruit to foreign coun tries than at any time since 1946. That more of California pears had gone to the canneries than usual. He also told of his visit to the Oregon State Fair and said that the Jackson county booth compared quite well with the others. Mrs. Poe also gave her views of the State Fair and both she and Hendrickson urged that more people take an interest and cooperate and contribute to the displays and help make our fu ture State Fairs even more suc cessful. Melvin Lattie gave a summary of the proposed county planning ordinance meeting which he at tended at Central Point last week. About 100 interested per sons attended that meeting and several different views were ex pressed. Al Schroeder, reporting on poultry and eggs, said the mar ket was good at present, but to make any appreciable profit re quired a large investment and a great, number of laying hens. Lecturer Ethel Carr announced the program at the next meeting would be put on by The Graces. Sept. 24 will be the last meet ing in this quarter. Please read your Bulletin to assure yourself which sales slips are of value in the contest, and note the display advertisers as their sales slips count double, and turn them in before the end of the month to either Mrs. Sol Cox or Olin Poe. Grange adjourned at 9:30. Vaughn Quackenbush led in singing an action song. Humor ous stories and jokes were told by others as all congregated at the tables and partook of the ice cold watermelons and musk- melons and coffee. ! Gertrude Lewin ' Publicity Chairman : Use M-T Classified Ads- CAESAR MUZZIOLI School of Accordion 517 So. 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