IA MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Oregon, Sunday, August 10, 1958
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"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.
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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.
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happenings, and assist you in
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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.
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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.
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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."
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For an easy dessert, par
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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
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