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A number of long-time members attend
ed the 50ih annual session of the Rebekah
lodge held Monday in Central Point Grange
hall. Among them were (standing, left to
right) Mr. and Mrs. George Swinney, 1013
West Ninth street, Medford. who have
been members of the Grants Pass lodge
for 51 years, and Mrs.Maude Stickel. Mrs.
Stickel, who is almost 92 years old, is a
Lodge Holds
Central Point The 50th
annual convention of District
12 of the Rebekah lodge was
held Tuesday in Central Point
with Mt. Pitt lodge as host
group. Mrs. Alfred Oster,
Molalla. president of the Ore
gon Rebekah assembly, was
an honored guest. She ad
dressed the group and con
ducted a workshop.
Mrs. J. M? Weidman, Mt
Pitt lodge, was chairman;
Mrs. Dorothy Speck, Ashland,
vice-chairman: Mrs. Robert
Pfaff, Central Point, secre
tary; Mrs. Ralph Burkhart
Central Point, treasurer. Of
ficers were seated by Ame
thyst lodge, Gold Hill, and the
address of welcome was given
by Mrs. Esther Sullivan, Cen
tral Point. Mrs. Leone Wein
gart, Kerby. responded.
- Mrs. Louise Perozzi, Ash
land, a past assembly presi
dent, was present and spoke.
She has been a Rebekah for
54 years. Mrs. Stella La Man
quis, chairman of the joint
youth committee, also was in
troduced. Olive Rebekah lodge pre
sented a memorial ceremony.
Mrs. F. A. Daugherty, chair
man, was assisted by Mrs.
John Small' and Mrs. James
Cech.
' Central Point Theta Rho
club presented a tribute to
Mrs. Oster, and a tribute to
the 16 past chairmen was
given by Hope lodge, Ash
land. A gift was presented
to each past chairman. The
flag tribute was given by
Mountaineer lodge. Glendale.
and a history of District 12
conventions by Mrs. John
Black, Ruth lodge.
Five members who have
belonged to the lodge for 50
years or more were intro
duced. They were Mrs. Maud
Stickel. who has been a Re
bekah for 59 years; Mr. and
Mrs. George Swinney, 51-year
members; Mrs. Louise Peroz
zi, 54 years, and Mrs. Hoague.
51 years. They were honored
by Ruth lodge, Jacksonville.
Ashland was chosen as the
1959 meeting place, with
Hope lodge as hostess. Con
vention officers were elected.
They are Mrs. Dorothy
Specht. Ashland, chairman:
Mrs. Riley Applegate, Med
ford, right supporter to chair
man; Mrs. Mary Wright, Glen
dale. left supporter; Mrs. F.
A. Daugherty, Medford. vice
chairman; Mrs. E. D. Damer
on, Medford. right supporter,
and Mrs. George Brownlee,
Jacksonville, left supporter.
Other officers named were
Mrs. A. L. Wallis, Ashland,
secretary; Mrs. George Nich
ols, Ashland, treasurer; Mrs.
Black, Jacksonville, histo
rian; Mrs. Weidman. Central
Point, junior past chairman;
Mrs. Blanche Musty and Mrs.
OSODCCIETriEMA
Oregon, Monday, August 25, 1938
50th District
Clara Vincent, Central Point,
right and left supporters; Mrs.
Gwen Harrington, Gold Hill,
chaplain; Mrs. Frances John
son, Central Point and Mrs.
Bettie Thomas, Jacksonville,
supporters; Mrs. Edith Hen
denrich, Kerby, flag bearer;
Mrs. Teresa Jones. Jackson
ville, warden; Mrs. Polly
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Mrs. Alfred Osier, Molalla, (center) president of the
Oregon Rebekah assembly, was an honored guest at the
50th annual session of District
in Central Point Grange hall. Pictured with the president
are (at left) Mrs. James Van der Steen, noble grand of the
Central Point Rebekah lodge, and Mrs. J. M. Weidman, Cen
tral Point, district chairman who presided over the anniver
sary celebration. Theme of the year is "Take Time."
Thompsens Take
Mountain Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thornp
sen, 18 Modoc avenue, and
their three children, Cassie,
Pat and Holly, recently re
turned home after a camping
vacation in the Wallowa
mountains in northeastern
Oregon. The Thompsens were
joined by Dr. and Mrs. Harvey
Baker and Dr. and Mrs. Merle
Pennington and their families,
Portland, and the group of 14
packed into one of the remote
regions.
The trip started from Lap
over ranch near Lostine, Ore.,
and took six days. Camp was
established at a high altitude
and the families hiked and
fished.
Curried pineapple goes well
with fried chicken. Simply
brush melted butter or mar
garine on drained pineapple
slices. Dust curry power light
ly on top.
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charter member of the 'Gold Hill Rebekah
lodge, helped institute the Central Point
lodge and now belongs to the Medford" Re
bekah lodge. Registering the members are
(seated, left to right) Mrs. Signa Day, Cen
tral Point, conductor of the lodge, and Miss
Lillian C. Anderson, Central Point, member
of the lodge in Shickley, Neb.
Session
Wright, Glendale, conductor;
Mrs. Carol Brithought, Grants
Pass, and Mrs. Lola Parsley,
Gold Hill, guardians; Mrs.
Dorothy Dickie, Ashland, mu
sician. Luncheon was served by
women of Mt. Pitt lodge, and
a banquet was served in the
evening by women of the
Central Point Grange.
12 of the order held Tuesday :
Meeting Announced
By Eagle Point HEC
Eagle Point The Home
Economics club of Eagle
Point Grange announced a
change of meeting place. The
group will meet at the home
of Mrs. Thomas Vestal, Butte
Falls highway, -Wednesday,
Auguts 27 at 1 p,m. Dessert
will be served by the hostess.
Roll call will be answered
by "My Pet Extravagances."
Mrs. Otis Jones will give
a report on the progress of
the kitchen remodeling that
Mr. Jones is doing.
A group of girls of the 4-H
G. E. Stitchers will sponsor
the Walt Disney movie, "The
Living Desert" at the Eagle
Point Grange hall, September
5 and 6 at 8 p.m. Admission
will be nominal.
Avocados, bananas and ap
ples will not turn brown if
sprinkled lightly with lemon
juice before serving. , I
AT THE CORNER
OF
Sixth and
Grape
! President
Pays Visit
To Lodge
Central Point Almost
150 members of Rebekah
lodges in southern Oregon at
tended a meeting of Mt. Pitt
neDeKan loage xuesaay eve
ning at which Mrs. Alfred Os
ter, Molalla, president of the
Oregon Rebekah assembly,
made her official visit.
In addition to women from
lodges in District 10, mem
bers from Nebraska, Washing
ton and other cities in Ore
gon helped make the evening
interesting.
.The drill team of Etna lodge
of Grants Pass, took charge of
initiation. Two candidates
from Grants Pass and three
from Medford were initiated.
They were Mesdames Marie
Bowling, Martha Johnson,
Ruby Hicks and Eva Heft
and Miss Joyce Gilinsky.
Mrs. John Kime, Central
Point, was presented her ap
pointment as district deputy
president by Mrs. Oster, and
the Assembly head, addressed
the meeting briefly.
Other guests included Mrs.
Louise Perozzi, Ashland, a
former Assembly president
and a Rebekah for more than
50 years. Mrs. James Vander
Steen, noble grand, presided.
FL clubs of Medford and
Central Point honored Mrs.
Oster with a drill and present
ed her a gift to further the
president's personal project
for the order.
Refreshments closed the
meeting.
Shower Given
For Bride-Elect
Trail Mrs. Carl Scott and
her daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Wagler, Trail, were co-host
esses for a bridal shower on
August 15 at the Scott home,
honoring Miss Barbara Wag
ler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
U. R. Wagler, Trail, who was
married to Clyde Ashinhurst,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Ashinhurst, Medford, Friday,
August 23 at a lawn wedding
at the Wagler home.
Games were played for the
shower, with Mrs. Wayne Ash
winning first prize. Another
prize was won by Mrs. Ver
non Copeland.
Following the opening of
the gifts, refreshments were
served. Guests present were
Mesdames Vernon Copeland,
Ellis Hawkins, Jack Carlton,
Robert Sanderson, ' Wayne
Ash, Edward Clark, Lewis
Dusenberry, Arthur Hume
and twin daughters, Jacque
line and Josephine, Wilmer
Ragsdale, Scott Brill, Frank
Dolenshek, and Rodney Per
ry, all of Trail; Mesdames
Russell Elder and Kenneth
Paulson, Shady Cove, and
Mrs. Alan Alexander, Med
ford, sister of the honored
guest
Medford Woman
Home From East
Mrs. Bruno Pellegrini re
turned home last week after
spending several weeks - in
Buffalo, N. Y., with her son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and
Mrs. Robert Secrist and two
children.
During her visit the Secrists
and Mrs. Pellegrini motored
to Stratford, Ontario, Canada,
where they attended the
Shakespearean festival staged
annually in that city. They
saw performances of' "Henry
IV, Part I," and "The Winter's
Tale."
Hold Picnic
Mistletoe camp, Royal
Neighbors of America, held
the annual picnic at Casey's
camp near Prospect August
17. Fishing and games follow
ed the picnic dinner.
Woolen clothes should not
be stored in a cedar chest dur
ing hot weather unless extra
moth protection is added.
When making draw drape
ries, allow enough material to
double the width of the
window.
The Family Council
E,itoI"s note: The Family Council consists ot a Judge, a psvchiatrlst,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers
fcach article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does
n?t E'v advice: it merely reports on problems that have been dealt
with by responsible agencies and counselors.
Dorothy T My husband
and I have nothing to talk
about.
Henry T. There is too
mubh useless bla-bla going
on.
Dorothy T My husband
and I are in our late 60's with
grown and married children.
We see our children over the
week ends, but are alone
nearly every evening of the
week.
Recently our TV set was on
the blink and I made a start
ling discovery. My husband
and I didn't have a word to
say to one another. The house
was so quiet all evening it
was unbearable. My husband
dozed in his chair and I had
the fidgets. I don't like to
read much because I get too
restless. Any time I tried to
say something to start a con
versation, my husband just
said, "Mmm. "
To me it is a terrible thing
that we should have lived to
gether for nearly 40 years
and have nothing to say to
each other.
Henry T. I don't see why
anyone should have to make
conversation with his , own
wife. It's bad enough you
have to go around with your
tongue wagging in company.
Why say anything if there
isn't anthing you really want
Meeting Schedule
Set For Circles;
Plan Rummage Sale
Circles of Christian Wom
en's fellowship of First Christ
ian church will meet Thurs
day, August 28.
Troxell circle will meet at
10 a.m. at the home of Mrs.
Floyd Putnam, 2210 Canal
street, for a work session. A
covered dish luncheon is plan
ned at noon.
Mrs. William Roberts, 5480
Gebhard road, Central Point,
will be hostess for Shoemaker
circle. Women are to meet at
the church at 11 a.m. for
transportation; luncheon at
noon will be a covered dish
event.
Circles meeting at 1 p.m.
for dessert are: Peterson,
home of Mrs. Clarence Evens,
32 Ross court; Circle 3, home
of Mrs. Herbert Sims, 47
North Peach street; Johnson,
home of Mrs. Harry Miller,
129 North Oakdale avenue
and Ware, with Mrs. George
Sweeney, 1013 West Ninth
street.
The Fellowship is planning
a rummage sale at the Fehl
building September 4-5. This
will be a church-wide event,
and all proceeds will go to
the building fund.
For further information
concerning the sale circle
leaders may contact their
leaders, or Mrs. Frank Chap
man, SPring 2-6946.
ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS
Attend Special Services
By RUTH RAUSCH
Illinois Valley Mr. and
Mrs. Blake Miller and their
house guest, Blake's sister,
Mrs. Dallas McNicholas, at
tended the services Sunday,
commemorating the 50th an
niversary of Dr. John K. Ho
ward as pastor of the Glen
dale Olivet Presbyterian
church
The original church was
built by Blake's father in
1903 which was burned to the
ground some time ago and a
larger church has been built.
After the services, a pot-
luck picnic was held on the
lawns of "Fir Point," the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Howard.
A program followed during
which friends presented gifts
and an album of clippings and
pictures representing the
events of the past 50 years, to
Dr. and Mrs. Howard.
Dr. Howard now holds the
title of pastor emeritus and is
retiring with his . wife,
"Al-La," to their log cabin
home, "Fir Point," which is
located near Glendale in
sight of the conference
grounds which he built for the
youth of the area.
Rev. Wayne Waltman is
now pastor of the Olivet Pres
byterian church.
The first place award of
S300 in the Fairbanks, Alaska,
home improvement contest
sponsored by the Fairbanks
chamber of commerce, was
won by Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Robinson.
Mrs. Robinson, nee Irene
Sherier, writes of the diffi
culties in building a home in
Alaska. She cites as one of
the problems that the ground
stays frozen for about 100
feet below the surface, making
is necessary to drill below
that point in order to have a
well.
Their newly improved
home, winner of first place in
the contest is in the Westwood
district of Fairbanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Colpitts
were hosts for two days this
to say?
My parents were very
quiet people. They used to
sit together all evening
Mom knitting or sewing and
Dad smoking his, pipe, just
thinking or reading the pa
pers never saying one word
to each other. They didn't
see anything wrong with it. I
think they probably really
enjoyed themselves that way.
In my -opinion there is too
much useless bla-bla going
on in the .world today. Peo
ple are afraid of a little quiet.
They may have to think or
something.
.
The Council: We agree
with Henry that "people are
afraid of a little quiet" and
feel called upon to fill the
silence with senseless talk.
Radio, TV and movies have
contributed to our lack of in
dependent resources and to
the feeling, of anxiety we ex
perience in the midst of quiet,
but they are by no means the
cnly faftors.
One additional factor is the
lack of respect in today's
world for individual thinking
and craftsmanship. Henry's
mother found great satisfac
tion in her quiet concentra
tion upon the creation of arti
cles of dress or ornament, and
his father had enough respect
for his own opinion to want
quiet in which to mull over
the world situation or per
sonal and moral problems in
his own head. '
Today we don't know what
to do with a quiet moment be
cause we can so easily buy
our material necessities and
our ideas ready-made. As a
matter of fact, we feel useless
and guilty when we are not
buying one thing or the
other.
Another source of the fear
of silence is connected with
the idea of death. Silence
often suggests the ultimate
silence and this makes many
of us feel quite uneasy.
Strong religious faith, which
involves a deep ecceptance of
natural order and a belief in
intangible values, is an anti
dote to this fear.'
Dorothy should not feel
she and her husband are out
of touch with one another be
cause they do not make con
versation. Only those who
have very little in . common
must cling to talk as to a life
line holding on to the con
versation even when there is
nothing to say.
If quiet in itself disturbs
Dorothy, she should, however
look in the directions we
have indicated handiwork
and independent thought to
gain a feeling of fulfillment
in apparently empty hours,
and faith to sustain her in the
face of the fear of death and
futility.
(Copyright 1958, ,
General Features Corp.)
week to Mr
and Mrs. Mark
Willoughby
Christina.
and daughter
Willoughby has been, the
director of the American
school in Guayaquil, Ecuador
for the past six years. He has
just signed a two year con-,
tract. After that Willoughbys
plan on making their home in
Oregon.
The Willoughbys have two
older daughters who are be
ing educated in Ecuador.
Dr. P. June Collman,
mother of Dr. Collman has
returned to her home in Port
land after her two weeks visit
here.
Mrs. John Brewer, former
ly of Kerby, died in Oxnard
Aug. 12, as she and her hus
band were returning to their
home in San Bernardino,
Calif., after a visit with
Blanche Lackey and nephews,
Alvin and Bob Lackey, of
Kerby.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brewer
lived in Kerby for 10 years
before moving to California
about 3V2 years ago. Brewer
was employed by Cabax mills.
Calendar
Calendar notices and for
the society section of Th Mail
Tribune must be submitted in
writing and deadline for the Sun
day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 9
a.m. of the day of publication and
for week day news is S D.m- the
day before publication.
Monday:
7:30 p.m. Jackson County
Licensed Practical Nurses,
Sacred Heart hospital.
Tuesday:
10 a.m. Travel Study
club, home of Mrs. John
Mansfield, 1615 Crater Lake
avenue.
10 a.m. Kiwanian Dames,
home of Mrs. Glen Branlund,
48 South Barneburg road.
12:30 p.m. Rogue Valley
Herb society, home of Mrs. R.
D. Abel, Cherry lane.
Grange News...
Upper Applegate Grange
Caesar Muzzioli of Medford
and 19 young musicians from j
his accordion band entertain- i
ed members and guests of I
Upper Applegate Grange
with eight numbers at a spe
cial open house program in
the Grange hall on Friday
evening, Aug. 22.
The evening's program
continued with colored slides
presented by Clarence Wil
liams including " scenes from
the Jacksonville Jubilee festi
vals, views of various Grange
halls in Jackson and Klamath
counties and the Oregon
coastal region, winter scenes
in the Upper Applegate and
views of Crater Lake.
This was followed by an
informal discussion moderat
ed by John Byrne, of the
general topic, "Who works
hardest on the farm in ac
cordance with his or her
strength, the farmer or his
wife?" As a, preface to the
discussion, the moderator as
serted "If it hadn't been for
my wife, I wouldn't be where
I am now."
The evening's entertain
ment, which was arranged
and presented by a group of
Grange members headed by
John and Pearl Byrne, was
the second of four special
contest programs. At the con
clusion of the entire series,
the group judged to have pre
sented the best balanced pro
gram is to be entertained
with a dinner by the three
losing groups. -
Mildred Black, who pre
sided as hostess for the gath
ering, was assisted by HEC
members in serving refresh
ments of punch and cookies,
following which the regular
Grange session convened.-.
The display table featured
old books. Among those dis
played was a copy of the
first directory of the city of
Chicago, a geography , text
used in elementary schools in
Ireland in the '80s and a copy
of "Bancroft's handbook Al
manac for the Pacific States
in 1864" which lists Jackson
ville as the county seat of
Jackson county with a popu
lation of 1.000. Applegate's
population is given at 250,
while residents of Phoenix
numbered 100. Other towns
listed include Ashland, Dar
danelles, and Rock Point
who location is given as 13
miles northwest of Jackson
ville. The volume also names
Honorable Lindsay Applegate
cf Ashland as one of the coun
ty's representatives to the
state legislative assembly.
Taxable property in the coun
ty for the year 1863 is valued
at Sl.383,414.
Home Economics Chairman
Edna Sawyer stated that five
HEC members had devoted
the morning hours of Aug. 11
to mending wearing apparel
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What Is The Law?
This column is prepared as a public service by lha .
College of Law. Willamette University, Salem, to
explain basic legal principles, not to provide legal
advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases
to his own problems without an attorney's advice, for
differing facts may change the outcome.
WHEN IS INSANITY A DE
FENSE IN CRIMINAL LAW?
Defendant Jim, arraigned
on a charge of forcible rape,
pleaded not guilty by reason
of insanity. Evidence at the
trial indicated that he first
received treatment for men
tal disorder at age ten when
his parents voluntarily com
mitted him to an institution.
From that time until the al
leged rape, when Jim was 24,
he had received treatment for
extended periods in four
mental institutions. A year
before the trial, a competent
psychiatrist had expressed the
opinion that Jim showed
"strong psychotic tendencies."
Would Jim be acquitted?
Probably not.
Under the above facts, de
spite Jim's personal history,
there is no evidence to show
that he was legally insane
when the crime was commit
ted. Basic Test
The basic test in most juris
dictions in cases of alleged
mental disorder is some ver
sion of the classic McNaghten
rules: Whether, at the time
the act was committed, the
accused was laboring under
such defect of reason or dis
ease of the mind, as not to
know the nature and quality
of the act; or, if he did know
it, as not to know it was
wrong.
A number of American
jurisdictions have supplement
ed these criteria with the so
called "irresistible impulse"
test, which is intended to deal
with the situation of the ac
cused who may have known
that his conduct was "wrong"
but, by virtue of mental dis
order, lacked capacity to con
trol his behavior.
for veterans at Camp White,
following which they were
guests of the domiciliary for
lunch.
Ten dollars was added to
the treasury as the result of
the old fashioned ice cream
social held Aug. 16, which
was much enjoyed by those
sttending,' according to a re
port from ways and means
committee chairman, Ethel
West.
A financial statements from
Treasurer Cyreha Davis
showed a balance on hand of
$371.00. .
Grangers were reminded
that their community service I
project report for the nation-
al contest is due in the State
Grange headquarters Sept. 1
Grace N. Pearson
Publicity Chairman
A- third view recently at
tained new importance when
it was adapted and applied
by the Courts of the District
of Columbia. The test, as stat
ed by the courts' . . ' is sim
ply that an accused is not
criminally responsible if his
unlawful act was the product
of mental disease or mental
defect."
In the three tests, the ques
tion is as to the mental state
of the accused at the time the
act was committed, not be
fore or after. Obviously, how
ever, evidence of the mental
condition as it existed soon
before or after the act may
be important on that issue.
Nor would the fact that a
defendant required psychia
tric treatment necessarily sat
isfy any of the above tests
for insanity. The tests are in
tended to define a legal, not a
medical category. Many of
fenders suffering some degree
of mental disorder, including
the group termed psycho
pathic, may fall within the
area of legal responsibility. .
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