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IA MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Oregon, Sunday, August 10, 1958 IPilpiiflrirn "Oregon has everything to offer the tourist," said the pleasant woman who sold us bread and milk in a store in Sisters, Ore., Thursday morning. -"We have high mountains and rolling hills, we have interesting deserts and a beautiful coast line. Our rivers and lakes are nationally known both for their scenery and for their fishing. We have a wide va riety of climate. What more can you want?" Potpourri happily agreed with the woman and said she didn't have to sell us on Oregon. We told her we were on our way back to Medford after a vacation. "That's where you can grow anything," she said with a touch of longing in her voice. "I lived in Talent as a small child; I can still remember what a wonderful vegetable gar den we had. Our growing season is too short here for to matoes and so many of the flowers." The woman in Sisters is right, too. Oregon and the Pa cific Northwest does have almost everything in the way of scenic beauty, and during the past two weeks Potpourri and Pappy enjoyed much of what it offers. After four perfectly delightful leisurely days on the coast, we had a taste of the mountain scenery in northern Oregon and Washington. At many points in this section the traveler, or the lucky resi dent, can see three or four snow-covered peaks by merely turning his eyes from one point to another. At some points it is Mt. Rainier, St. Helens and Mt. Adams, at another it may be Mt. Hood, Adams and Jefferson, and at another Jef ferson and the Three Sisters, along with lesser peaks and buttes. While in Washington, the two of us joined a family group for an outing at a cabin on Steamboat Island on an arm of Puget Sound out of Olympia. From "our side" of the little island there is a magnificent view of Mt, Rainier on a-fair day, and the weather favored us by staying cloudless for almost the entire time. We remember a previous vacation when we spent six days at the cabin, and five of those it rained. But a light rain in southwest Washington last Sun day morning was the first to fall in that region in more than a month July was the hottest and driest in 14 years, and Sunday's rain was brief. So whether we lounged on the patio or strolled on the beach, there was the sight of the big mountain for our pleasure. From dawn to dusk it never looks the same from hour to hour, or even minute to minute. 'The slopes change from white to gray to blue-gray and just after sunset it is often a delicate unreal pink. Clams have feet. And all the time we thought they were necks. Some have necks, or what the book called "siphons." The book was "Animals of the Seashore" by Muriel Lewin Guberlet, and after reading a few pages Potpourri decided that we hardly know anything-about seashore life, and what we did know was mostly wrong. Take the clam feet, for instance. Having watched the clam diggers on the beach near Ft. Stevens camp, we read the page on razor clams. Mrs. Guberlet, an authority on the seashore life of the Oregon and Washington beaches, says that razors "burrow deeply in the sand and have been known to bury themselves by 8 or 10 movements of the foot within 7 seconds. The muscular foot, which is pointed in order to penetrate the sand readily, is extended half the length of the body. When the foot has been forced down as far as possible, it swells up until the diameter is greater than that of the shell. Then the foot contracts and the shell moves through the hole rnade by the foot. So firmly does the clam cling to the sand by the expanded foot that the shell may be pulled off the body before it will let go." ' Since the shore of Steamboat Island is filled with horse clams at one point, we read about these, too. Mrs. Guberlet said these burrowing clams have large siphons through which they shoot the water to a height of two or three feet. Potpourri already knew that, having been down on the beach at low tide just that afternoon. The unknowing beach comber walks along and sees nothing buf a lot of holes about half an inch across when all of a sudden he gets doused with what seems like a cupful of ice water. If he happens to step just in the right spot, five of six clams may take aim all at once. Very disconcerting, let me add. The four of us. Potpourri and Pappy with daughter and son-in-law, also saw many pretty star fish, two or, three dif ferent varieties of jelly fish, tiny crabs and various other sea creatures. Reading further in Mrs. Guberlet's book, we wished we knew where to look for a limpet. The limpet has such a powerful foot that it is quite impossible to tear it from a rock unless taken unawares, she wrote, and added that it has been estimated that a limpet with a basal area of one square inch requires a pull of 70 pounds to remove it. Abalone cling so tightly to rocks with their feet that they can be removed only with a chisel, according to the author. Then there's that monstrosity, the geoduck, which isn't a duck at all but "panope generosa," the largest of the bur rowing clams of the Pacific region. It has a 12-inch siphon and looks perfectly horrible but is such delicious food that it is gradually being exterminated. Only three per digger constitutes the limit. Pappy recalled that he once was suc cessful in finding one after excavating a hole in the sand practically as big as a grave. . The ex-soldier and his wife had many stories about their year's stay in Germany. Not exactly what you -would call keen about Army life, the two of them nevertheless enjoyed Germany a great deal-and want very much to return to that country some time as civilians. They found many interesting contrasts between the people of the United States and those of Germany. The Germans as a people are more disciplined than those of the United States, they report. Cities are much cleaner than American cities, children are better behaved and apparently better educated after the same years of schooling. V Discipline even extends tothe dogs, they found. Almost every German family has a 'dog, and they are permitted everywhere, even on trains and buses, because they are so well trained and so well behaved. One part of our vacation driving was a "sentimental journey." Many years ago the two of us took our first motor vacation together in the Pacific Northwest and part of it was up the north bank highway of the Columbia river. This trip affords an excellent view of the magnificent Columbia gorge scenery we agree with those who prefer the north bank trip to the highly publicized Columbia River highway, or the south bank road. On that first trip Pappy brought the car a Franklin coupe, to a stop at a point high above the river at Underwood and the two of us stood entranced by the view. The big river, with its rock walls alternating with forested areas, winds away to the right in all its grandeur; directly across is Mt. Hood, one of the Northwest's most beautiful snow covered mountains, and to the left the land unfolds into the distance, with the green of the coast gradually fading away into the honey-colored rolling hills and fields of the central part of Washington and Oregon. Somehow, we thought, this spot typifies the great North west the part of the United States which "has everything" in the way of natural resources and scenic beauty. So last Wednesday the two of us drove the north bank route again, promising ourselves to return to the same place. But the highway had been re-routed, and when we arrived at Under wood, the road was at the river's edge, and not up on the bluff. The old toad is still there, though, and Pappy turned the red Ford upwards and in a short time we found "our spot." As the two of us stood oij the high bluff, we turned time backwards for a few minutes. The mighty Columbia looked exactly the same, and Mt. Hood was as beautiful as ever against the blue sky. The honey-colored fields are still to be seen in the far distance. Fortune did not dictate that the two of us should ever make a home on the high place which looks down on the land which has everything, but somehow, it is still "our place." O.S. For a festive dessert, dip drained, canned peach halves in fresh lemon juice, roll in graham cracker crumbs, and arrange them, cilp side up in a dessert dish. Top with a COop of vanilla ice cream. Your Medford public libra ry can help you advance on your .job, keep you informed about national and world happenings, and assist you in solving the most difficult of your personal problems. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcey Lou Winchell Shannon-Wincheli Rites Held in Leaburg Church Miss Barbara Kathleen Shannon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arne V. Shannon, Mc Kenzie Hatchery, Leaburg, Ore., became the bride of Wilcey Lou Winchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. William O. Win chell, 471 Ross lane north, Medford, in a ceremony held July 12 at the Leaburg Pres byterian church. The Rev. J. Stanley Barlow of Westminster Foundation of Eugene officiated at the double ring ceremony held at three o'clock in the afternoon. The bride, given in mar riage by her father, wore a floor length dress of imported lace over taffeta with long CALENDAR Today: 10 a.m. Veterans of World War I district meeting, Grants Pass city park. 11 a.m. Welcome Wagon club of Medford, Lithia park, Ashland. 5:30 p.m. Olive Rebekah Past Noble Grands, at home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Jor dan, 718 Beekman ave. Monday: 1 p.m. Prospect Garden club, Community hall. 8 p.m. Neighbors of Wood, craft of Medford, Eagles hall. Tuesday: 9:45 a.m. First Baptist Church Women's fellowship, at home of Mrs. Clarence Wil son, Walden lane, Talent. I p.m. Jacksonville Pres byterian Women's association, at home of Mrs. John Nieder meyer, Old Stage road. ' 8 p.m. Pythian club of the Pythian Sisters, in home of Mrs. Carl Fichtner, 613 South Holly street. Wednesday: II a.m. Townsend "lubs, Hawthorne park. 6:30 p.m. Toastmistress club, in home of Mrs. Clarence Wilson, Walden lane, Talent. Thursday: 12:30 p.m. Medford So journers, in home of Mrsl O. A. Eden, 211 Genessee st. 12:30 p.m. Crater Lake auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in home of Mrs. Ken neth Randle, 1116 Niantic ave. Friday: 11 a.m. Fifty-plus club, Red Cross building. 1 p.m. Getogether club, Girls Community club. sleeves and scalloped neck line, Her tulle veil was held by a small headdress and she carried a bouquet of white carnations encircling a white orchid. Miss Carol Sue Shannon, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. She wore a dress of pale green dotted Swiss over pale green taffeta with taffeta cummerbund. She carried a bouquet of pale green daisies and ivy. Bridesmaids were Miss JoAnn Vance and Miss Nedra Kay Webb, both of Lea burg. They wore dresses of pale yellow dotted Swiss over pale yellow taffeta and car ried bouquets of yellow dai sies and ivy. Miss Arlene Sten nett and Larry Cartmill of Los Angeles were candle lighters. - Best man was W. O. Win chell, father of the bride groom, while Larry Cartmill an'd Dan Wood of Leaburg were ushers. Baskets of white and yellow gladiolus and candelabra dec orated the church. George McUne, Medfoxd, brother-in-law of the bride groom, sang. Mrs. Ben Hunt ington, V i d a, Ore., was organist. A reception took place in the social hall of the church following the ceremony. Mrs. Glenn Jones, aunt of the bride, poured coffee and Mrs. Raymond Wood presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. Ray mond Culver and Miss Arleo Stennett cut and served cake. Mrs. Shannon wore a silk print dress with white acces sories while the bridegroom's mother chose a nylon chiffon print dress with white acces sories. Their corsages were of carnation. Out-of-state guest was Perry Atkinson of Dubuque, Iowa, great-uncle of the bride. The couple made a wedding trip to the Oregon coast, the bride wearing a pale pink cotton knit chemise dress with pink and white accessories and the orchid corsage from her bridal bouquet. They are now at home at 1237 Ferry street, Eugene. The bride attended McKen zie High school, the Univer sity of Oregon and Eugene Business college. She is em ployed by the Lane County Welfare commission. Mr. Win chell is a graduate of Medford High school and is a junior at the University of Oregon where he is a varsity track team member. New Magnavox Stereophonic Sound from stereo records offers you a revolutionary listening experience with music that seems to come from everywhere in the room. Choose from 30 styles; a wide variety of fine s woods. 7-speaker Stereo SO Of) B0 4 Phonograph Systems from only J PURUCKER MUSIC HOUSE 'Your High Fidelity Cento Women's Army Corp Recruiters Here This Week Capt. Lillian E. Baker and Sergeant First Class Annie B. Hawkins, recruiters for the Women's Army Corp from the WAC Recruiting center, Port land, will be in Medford Tues day and Wednesday, August 12 and 13, for the purpose of testing and interviewing young women applicants. While in the valley they will make their headquarters in the Army Recruiting office, room 1, post office building. Appointments may be ar ranged by telephoning the re cruiting office SPring 2-5022. - Barbecue Picnic Held at TouVelle The Little Garden Club of Medford held a barbecue pic nic on August 5, at TouVelle State park. Guests were the husbands and children of the members. Approximately 45 persons attended. Horseshoe pitching, bad minton and swimming were on the program of events. The committee in charge of ar rangements was Mrs. Edward McGinty, Mrs. C. T; Bascom and Mrs. George Sample as sisted by the club president, Mrs. Clayton Ruhl. The next meeting of the club will be September 10 at the home of Mrs. G. O. Bradley, 720 Alder street, with Mrs. H. R. Vallee as co- hostess. Care of bulbs will be the subject for discussion. Ashland Teacher Nominated for Chairman Position Ashland Miss Helena Rob inson, acting chairman of the music department at Southern Oregon college, has been ap pointed by the nominating committee of the Oregon Mu sic Educators association as a candidate for the position of chairman of Elementry Music Education Affairs. State chair men are also members of the national committee of the Mu sic Educators National conference. Button Collection Is Worth $15,000 Tampa, Fla. (UPD Mrs. Frank Durham has a $15,000 fortune all buttoned up. She is a button collector who started her hobby be cause she "just likes buttons." Her collection includes a but ton worn at the time of George Washington. Only about 50 of these remain, she said. The most expensive but ton she remembers is one dec orated with diamonds which sold for $3,000 a few years ago. What does she do when her husband finds a button miss ing on his shirt? "I tell him to stop all this 'button, button, who has the button?' business and buy one," she said. "I'll sew it on later." - For an easy dessert, par tially freeze syrup from canned peaches and spoon over diced fresh pears, sliced dates and cling peach slices. Miss Robinson recently re turned from Los Angeles, where she has been working toward the doctor of music de gree at the University of Southern California. In con nection with Miss Robinson's work in Los Angeles, she ap peared in a Disneyland per formance at Hollywood Bowl. Empty egg cartons can be used for storing earrings, Christmas tree decorations, children's socks, nails, nuts and bolts, and other small items. 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