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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Leading Gospel Singer Says
It's A Gladdeninq Business
BY GAY PAULEY
United Press Women's Ediior
New York M "Guess every
body's got a little trouble," said
' Clara Ward. "That's why gospel
singing's got appeal. It's a glad
dening, cheering, live happily
; ever after kind of music."
Miss Ward, at 33, is one of the
top gospel singers in the country
today. She and her Ward Sing
ers, a group of six women, are
popularity of hymn singing to
, the tune of half-a-million dollars
(5 year on cencret tours alone.
In addition, she runs a pub
iishing firm in Philadelphia
which publishes and distributes
gospel songs. The group's re
cordings sell in the millions.
"We didn't start out to make
1 money," said Miss Ward in an
Interview here, between theater
and church dates. "It just hap'
pened."
The first appearance of the
group, then a trio, was at a
church in Philadelphia. Fee, S5.
Now fcr a threater or armory
; date, they get as much as $5,000.
"But when we sing in
- churches, it is different," she
said. "We just take time out from
making a lot of money.
Parents Taught Her
" Clara Ward, a little woman with
a big, contralto voice, learned
- hymn singing at her parents'
knees, figuratively. By the time
; she was five, she was charming
church congregations in her na
live Philadelphia with sacred
songs her mother; a choir lead
; er, taught her. Her father, a
steel plant forman, also is a
choir singer.
By the time Clara was 10,
. she and her mother and sister
Willia had formed the trio and
began appearances before church
groups.
They were a local institution
by the time Clara was out of
high school.
In 1943, the Wards, plus two
other vocalists recruited from
; outside the family, appeared at a
Baptist convention. Then the re
quests for them started from all
over the country.
Since then, the singers-sister
Willa married, left the group and
. two others were added have
traveled close to a million miles.
; They have played to audiences
In small rural churches, at Carn
. egie Hall, the Newport Jazz
Festival, and once drew 25,000
persons to Washington's Grif
fith Stadium.
Travel By Aulo
They've worn out 15 automo
; mobiles on tour. Now, they trav
el in a chauffeur-driven car,
. custom-built at a cost of $12,
' 000 and capable of carrying 12
passengers.
These days, Mamma Ward acts
as emcee, Clara does most of the
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solo numbers, plays the piano
and writes many of the tunes. A
concert may range from the old
time spiritual, "Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot" to "Packing Up,"
one of her own numbers.
"A gospel song is just a mod
ernized spiritual . . . given more
beat," said Miss Ward, who is
proud that she comes from the
same town as another singer,
Marian Anderson. "They are ta
ken from the Bible, and like the
Bible, will stay.
"Teen-agers enjoy them just
as much as the older floks.
"Gospel songs used to be pop
ular just with the church-goers.
They were the only people ex
posed to them. But with records
and so many singing groups on
tour, we're reaching a lot of peo
ple who confess they've never
been to church.
"We hope our kind of singing
starts them going."
Dance Announced
At Square Corral
Square dancers in southern
Oregon were reminded today of
the "Old Acquaintance" dance
at the Square Corral starting
about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The dance has been planned
for those square dancers who
have not attended dances re
cently, and dancing will be kept
to a "fun level," according to
those in charge.
Making arrangements for the
dance are Ray Dallaire, Dick
Cottingham, Howard Davis and
George Howard with assistance
from several local dancers. Doug
Fosbury will act as master of
ceremonies, and guest callers
will participate.
Potluck refreshments will be
served. The Square Corral is
just south of the Camp White
Domiciliary off Highway 62 near
the White City Realty company
office.
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Camp White Club
To Play on Friday
Camp White Camp White
Veterans' Bridge club will hold
the weekly session tonight.
North-south winners for last
week's session were Mrs. Paul
Hatton and Berg Marten, first,
119; Mrs. Frank Baker and Mrs.
Jack Mitchell, second, 103; Mrs.
Yvonne Dalen and Tom Munds,
third, 96; Mrs. Marten and Wal
ter Humes, fourth.
Winning east-west were Mrs.
Fred Purdin and Mrs. Tom Ran
dall, first, 110V4; Andrew Miller
and Arthur Scarseth, second,
107; Mrs. J. J. Dougherty and
Mrs. Sam Van Dyke, third, 103;
Jack Mitchell and Eugene Rick-
er, fourth, 8314.
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Friday, November 29, 1957
Bethel Holds
Initiation
On Tuesday
Five candidates were initiated
at a meeting of Bethel 55, Inter
national Order of Job's Daugh
ters, held Tuesday evening at
the Pythian building. Initiated
were ,he Misses Lana Merrifield,
Sharyn Hamm, Karen Mayfield,
Gail Crenshaw and SandraLee
Sanner.
L. M. Manning, grand outer
guard of Oregon and past asso
ciation guardian of Bethels 14
and 55, was introduced. Also
present were Mrs. Paul Selby
and Mrs. Wendel Spence, past
guardians of Bethel 55 and
Bethel 14. Melvin McGrew, past
associate guardian of Bethel 38,
Central Point, and Mrs. McGrew,
president of the Southern Ore
gon Guardian council and a past
matron of Nevita chapter of East
ern Star, Central Point, were
present.
Miss Janet Ward of Bethel 8
in Nebraska was also a guest.
Bethel 55 sent the Bethel
grandmother, Mrs. Edith Evans,
who lives in the Eastern Star
and Masonic home in Forest
Grove, Ore., a Thanksgiving gift.
Plans were made for a snow
party and Christmas tree project
December 7. All girls are to meet
at the Pythian building at 9 a.m.
and bring a sack lunch. .
Further discussion was held
on the Christmas party, "Winter
Fantasy", to be held at Rogue
Valley Country club December
20. This is a joint event with
Bethel 14 and the Medford
Chapter of DeMolay.
Queen Marcia Spence also an
nounced that plans were being
made for a candy and cookie sale
before Christmas by the Bethel.
Bethel 55 will elect officers
at a meeting December 10. The
guardian council will meet De
cember 3 at the1 home of Mrs.
Charles Turner, 930 Park ave
nue in Medford.
After the meeting refreshments
were served in the dining hall.
Table decorations were in the
spirit of Thanksgiving. Fall
flowers and fruits formed a large
centerpiece, formed around a
beautiful figurine.
Miss Karalee Selby was in
charge of table decorations with
Misses Marilyn Jo Conner and
Marcia Burrell on her commit
tee. Miss Pat Hansen was in
charge of place cards with Misses
Penny Sampert, Donna Dell and
Pat Meyer on her committee.
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Great Religions
To Be Discussed
At Guild Session
Westminster guild of First
Presbyterian church will meet
Monday, December 2 and 7:45
p.m. in the fireplace room at
the church. After dessert and
a social hour, a program wiil
be presented on the Christian
religion as compared with other
religions, which : the guild has
been discussing throughout the
year.
Mrs. Virgil Bolton and Mrs.
James A. Medley have charge
of the program and the Rev.
John Reynolds will be the speak
er for the evening. Since the
Rev. Mr. Reynolds has spent
some time working among the
students at the American Uni
versity at Beirut, Lebanon, he
has had close contact with people
of various faiths.
Following the program, a busi
ness meeting will be held and
officers for the ensuing year will
be elected. Members are remind
ed to take a package of food for
a needy family for Christmas.
Hostesses for the evaping are
the Mesdames Helen Wilson, Verl
Walker and Georgia White.
Buffet Supper
Served Tuesday
For Bridge Club
A Thanksgiving buffet sunner
preceded Tuesday's play of Med
ford Duplicate Bridge club, held
at Girls Community club. The
supper was served by Mrs. Clif
ford Howard, assisted by Mrs.
W. W. Stevenson and Mrs. Rich
ard Milestone.
Thirteen tables of players nar-
ticipated in the master point
play which followed.
North-south winners were Mr.
arid Mrs. H. J. Boyd, who scored
I8IV2 points. Second went to
Berg Marten and Jack Mitchell
with IG&V2. Doints and taking
third were Walter Humes and
Paul McDuffee, who scored 165
points. Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs.
Frank R. Baker were fourth with
162 points.
East-west winners were Harlev
McMasters and George Rode,
first, I80V2; Don Reverman and
George Polski, second, 155V4;
Mrs. Jack Mitchell and Iioy
Pruitt, third, 150V2; Mrs. Dolph
Phipps and Mrs. Elliott Harlow.
fourth. 141V2.
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Forester Speaks
For Prospect Club;
Holiday House Set
Prospect Guest speaker at
the November meeting of Pros
pect Garden club was Rex Resler
of the United States Forest Serv
ice at Union Creek. He spoke
on "Conservation of Our Natural
Resources."
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Everett Shafer.
Plans were made for "Holi
day House," Dec. 17, an annual
project of the garden club. Deco
rated for display will be the
homes of Mrs. Leo Hoag, Mrs.
Bruce Matheison, Mrs. Paul R.
Doe, Mrs. Richard Lowry, Mrs.
Dell Warren, Mrs. Joe Tinney,
and Mrs. Willard Huffman. A
small charge will be made, and
a tea will be held at the home
of Mrs. Willard Huffman be
tween 1 and 4 p.m.
A work day and Christmas
party will be held at the Com
munity hall December 9 to make
wreaths and other Christmas
decorations.
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Birthday Party
Given by Parents
For Rex Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Johnson,
Old Stage road, honored their
son, Rex, with a party on his
eighth birthday anniversary Sat
urday, November 23. The party
began at 1:15 p.m. when friends
invited sang "Happy Birthday"
for the honored guest.
Games were played, and prizes
and favors of hats and balloons
helped to make the event a gay
one. 1
After refreshments, served
chuck wagon style, Rex un
wrapped his birthday gifts.
Guests were Lynda Johnson, Sue
Hunter, Julie Thompson, Lee
Ann Chamberlain, Hallie Jean
Stockman, Sandra Hufteling,
Barbara Stockman, Randy Ren
fro and Dan Hufteling.
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For Years Ahead
Past President
Of Violet Society
Speaks for Club
Evans Valley Mrs. Homer
Grable, Grants Pass, spoke for
the last meeting of Evans Valley
Garden club, held at the home
of Mrs. Wendell M. Stringer,
East Evans Creek road. Mrs.
Grable, who talked on how to
grow and bloom African violets
at home, is a past president of
the Oregon African Violet so
ciety. Mrs. Charles L. Milligan as
sisted in serving dessert.
Mrs. M. B. McWhorter, hos
pitality chairman, welcomed five
guests. They were Mrs. Robert
Lichtenstein, Mrs. Arthur Patter
son and Mrs. A. McDonald, who
became members; Mrs. Charles
W. Jackson, a former member
who rejoined the club after a
year's absence, and Mrs. Grable.
Mrs. Meta Lotz exhibited the
Jerusalem artichoke which
grows like a potato but is eaten
like a radish. It contains vita
mins and minerals which are
beneficial to good health, she
said.
Mrs. M. B. McWhorter spoke
of the increasing practice of
spraying fruits and vegetables
with poisonous sprays.
An arrangement submitted by
Mrs. Laura Douglas won points
for her team. The arrangement
consisted of a turkey with a
body made from a pine cone and
the spread feathers of crepe
paper covered with a gold me
tallic lace. Gourds, pumpkins
and ferns were also included in
this display on a wooden tray.
Mrs. George Barrie's arrange
ment was of chrysanthemums,
bridal wreath and ivy in a cry
stal bowl.
The club members with their
husbands and families will hold
a turkey dinner and Christmas
party December 18 at 6 p.m. at
the Grange hall in Wimer.
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Mrs. Nils Edin, 1308 Stewart
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Mrs. John Novak
Re-Elected Head
Of Relief Corps
Central Point Mrs. John
Novak was re-elected president
of Central Point Women's Relief
corps at the last meeting, held at
the American Legion hall. Others
named to office were Mrs. Jose
phine Whaley, senior vice presi
dent; Mrs. Sally Musty, junior
vice president; Mrs. Al Herman
son, treasurer; Mrs. O. T. Wil
son, chaplain; Mrs. John Foster,
conductress; Mrs. C. E. Smith,
Mrs. Philip Griggs. Mrs. L. A.
Hayes and Mrs. Wallace Mc
Dowell, color bearers; Mrs. E. W.
Jones, secretary; Mrs. P. Dur
ante, guard; Mrs. Maggie Biehn,
assistant guard; Mrs. Bessie Hen
derson, assistant conductress;
Mrs. Whaley, patriotic instruct
or; Mrs. Elizabeth Faber, music
ian; Mrs. Wilson, press corres
pondent. Mrs. McDowell was named
chairman of the flower commit
tee and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Faber
and Mrs. Novak, welcoming com
mittee. Mrs. Hermanson served a
birthday cake during the refresh
ment hour.
Mrs. Jones invited the corps
members to her home for a
Christmas party December 17.
Members will exchange gifts
which are to cost no more than
50 cents each.
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Nutritionist Talks
For Cooking School
"Nutrition is not the only
phase of a good health program,"
said M. Dorothea Van Gundy,
representative of the Internation
al Nutritional Research Founda
tion in Arlinton, Calif., in a lec
ture for a cooking school at
Rogue River Academy early this
week. She used poster illustra
tions to stress the equal import
ance of "cleanliness, pure air,
rest, exercise and trust in God."
The class met in three sessions
and learned how to prepare and
serve natural foods in an at
tractive way and yet meet the
requirements of the "basic
seven" of good nutrition as eco
nomically as possible. "A diet
which contains a well chosen
variety of vegetable proteins,
fats and carbohydrates will also
have the necessary vitamins,
minerals, bulk and water," Miss
Van Gundy sffid.
The results of the latest re
search regarding fats in the diet
were brought to the class. Most
diets contain far too much fat,
especially the hydrogenated fats,
which are the most harmful, she
added.
"Moderation Is the word to re
member in all phases of health"
was the keynote upon which the
nutritionist closed her lectures.
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