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A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfora", Oregon, Sunday, September 7, 19S8 Social Meeting Held by Society. Rogue Valley Herb society held the annual social meet ing and picnic August 26 at the home of Mrs. R. D. Abdel, Cherry lane, Medford. Guests and members enjoyed many herb dishes and tea which are a picnic specialty with the society. Mrs. J. W. Ostrander and Mrs. L. W. Lingscheit as sisted Mrs. Abel. Guests were Mrs. O- C. Hanson, Mrs. Mary Hanson, Mrs. Ethel Randies, Susan Plumley, Mrs. Helen McGray, Mrs. Florence Ren aker, John Holtz, R. D. Abel, Medford and Mr. and Mrs. John Griffin, Hornbrook, Calif. A business meeting and program followed the picnic luncheon. Mrs. Frank Carson told of her visit to the Lebanon herb tea held July 24, in the gar dens of the Earl Michelson home, Lebanon, Ore. The tea has been a yearly event since 1937 and draws herb fanciers from all over the state. The program topic was trees and shrubs having herb al virtues. Mrs. Edgar Vander lip spoke on Holly European and American, and sweet bay. Mrs. Arthur Kneass talked on blue elderberry, which grows throughout the state and the Pacific red, which grows west of the Cascades only, and the Oregon grape, state flower. Mrs. Otto Nagel spoke on mountain ash, sassafras and broom. The September meeting of the society will be held at the Otto Nagel home in Eagle Point. RECEIVESRUSS AWARD Moscow - (UPD - Prof . Kaoru Yashu, chairman of the All Japanese Council for Banning Nuclear Weapons, was award ed the International Lenin Peace Prize here Friday night. , w. V Mr ? ' V ! Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wilson, 7 Chestnut street. Medford, observed their 66th wedding anniversary Sunday, August 31. The Wilson were married in Posey county, Indiana, and have lived in Medford for 32 years. Mr. Wilson and his wife are baseball enthusiasts, and both attend the Jackson County Civic Music association concerts each winter. (Roulh photo) Sixty-Sixth Anniversary Celebrated by Wilsons Gold Hill-Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wilson, 7 Chestnut street, Medford, were honored at a dinner Sunday, August 31, which observed their 66th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. C. Norman Gail, son-in-law and daughter of the couple, nave the dinner at their home on Pacific Highway 99 north of Gold Hill. v ' Coming from a distance for the special event were the Wilson's son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David H. Wilson, who came by plane from their home in Marble, Minn. Others present for the dinner were the Gail's daugh ter, Miss Grace Gail, a sopho more at Oregon State college and their son, Donald Gail, who will enter the sixth grade at Hanby school this fall. A gold clored cloth covered the table, centered with a white wedding-cake topped with a gold "66". 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Late in the afternoon, sev eral friends called at the Gail home to congratulate the hon ored couple. The Wilson came to Med ford thirty-two years ago, where he has been a realtor for the past 27 years. He is 86 years old, and Mrs. Wilson is 85. Both are ardent baseball fans and they also attend the civic music concerts" eah year. Mr. Wilson" is a tennis enthusiast and until ten years ago played a good game of tennis. At one time he coached the Medford High school ten nis team, and he designed the courts at the Medford High school. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are members of First Method-, ist church in Medford, which they attend regularly, and have been active for many years in Shipmates class. The Wilsons often attend Gold Hill Community Methodist church with their daughter, Mrs. Gail, and her family. , . Mrs. Wilson has been active in civic groups. She organized Rogue Chapter, Grandmother Club's of America. She is a member of Medford, WCTU, belongs to Order of Eastern Star and Degree of Honor lodges. She was a Junior De gree of Honor director in Med ford for 26 years. Mrs. Wilson is well known in Gold Hill be cause of her interest in the Gold Hill Health unit of which she has been a mem ber for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were married August 31, 1892 in Posey county, . Indiana. They lived for. a time in Grafton, Ind., where he was a school teacher. The couple were the parents of four children. Two are de deceased. Their son is a min ing engineer and his home is located in the heart of the iron mining country in Min nesota. The Wilson's daughter is well known in southern Oregon for her whistling and Dinner Observes Anniversary Gold Hill Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe H. Ladd, 793 Second avenue, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a fam ily dinner given in their gar den Sunday, August 31. Hosts for the occasion were their son and daughter-in-law, ' Mr. and Mrs. Virgil M. Ladd, also of Gold Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Ladd were married August 31, 1908, in Lewiston, Idaho. The couple had known each other since they were children. Both came west with their families in the same covered wagon cara van from Nebraska when they were youngsters, and settled near Lewiston. He attended the University of Idaho, Mos cow, where he studied 'en gineering. The Ladds later moved to San Diego, Calif., where they resided until three years ago. Since that time they they have lived in Gold Hill during the summer months and return to San Diego to spend their winters. Mr. Ladd's favorite hobby s amateur photography of which he has been an en thusiast for several years. He qualified for his pilot's license in San Diego when he was 69 years old. Both enjoy garden ing and Mrs. Ladd spends her leisure hours reading and crocheting. The Ladds are the parents of three children, several grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Attending the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. E. B. McCall and children, Carol and Burel, Miss Janet Thurmond, all Ashland; Mrs. Raymond Koe nig, Bonita, Calif.; Mrs. May Fish, National City, Calif.; Mrs. Lilly Crain, Clarkston, Wash.; Frank Grimm, Grants Pass; Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe H. Ladd, the Virgil Ladds and their daughter, Cathryn Ladd all of Gold Hill. Mrs. E. B. McCall is a daugh ter of the Ladds and Virgil M. Ladd their son. Another son and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ladd and four children of Chula Vista, Calif., were unable to be present. A- gold and white color 4VtnmA DT40 IICO fVlA Sf- ' casion. An arrangement of white asters and yellow mari golds in a gold vase, and white tapers in gold ceramic hold ers flanked the anniversary cake, which was made by Mrs. McCall. The vase was a gift to the Ladds from Mrs. Dasiy Ladd, Portland, who was un able to attend the golden an niversary. Mrs. McCall cut 'and served the cake. It had been fifteen years since Mr. Ladd hadseen his sister, Mrs. Lily Crain of Clarkston. ! ' , . ' ' 1 Ensemble For Brides Now Sold United "Press International Enter packaged brides. Manufacturer Murray Ham burger has come up with a bridal ensemble with all parts coordinated. It consists of a silk 'bombazine gown embroidered in lace applique motifs, pearls and paillettes, a removable chapel-length Watteau lace train, and a matching mantilla lace headdress. Count on this new necklace for a different idea in jewel ry. An industrial design team (Smith, Scherr and McDer mott) of Akron, O., is making abacus beads into necklaces and bracelets. The beads, which come from Korea, are in white, back,- natural wood and bright colors. The abacus is a device for counting in which beads are moved - Up and down parallel 'wires or bamboo sticks set in a frame. It dates back to the 6th Cen tury, B. C, in China, and spread to Korea, where the industry flourished until the 20th Century. Thoralf Norheim, OP, Norwegian concert pianist, will present a concert this evening at eight o'clock at Hedrick Junior'High school. He is being sponsored by Rogue River council. Knights of Columbus. Father Norheim, a member of the Dominican Order attached to a monastery in Oslo, has played more than 40 concerts in the United States since 1957. He has also played throughout Europe. Proceeds from the concerts will be used to build a larger and more modern monastery in Norway. A percentage from the local concert will be used by the Rogue River council. Knights of Columbus for local charitable projects, according to Grand Knight Gordon Boner. Tickets may be purchased at the school this evening. , vocal solos, and for civic and lodge activities. The Wilsons have six grand children and two great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have a fine collection of Indian baskets and other Indian articles which were secured during the 30 years that Mr. Wilson was in the United States Indian Service. Al though his headquarters were at Roseburg, Ore., the Wilsons and their family lived in many different Indian agencies in the west. Their Indian col lection is now loaned to the Jacksonville Museum. Among other items it included two Blackfoot war bonnets and a buffalo-hide Indian trunk. For the dinner Mrs. Wilson wore a lime green dress with white accessories and a cor sage of white crysanthmums. ' The David Wilsons returned to their home in the east by plane Tuesday evening. i 1 . -i j i i3.m V 11 x:) f3fEX?M" ? A MUSIC HOUSE "Your High Fidelity Center" 111 North Central Ave. - Phone SP 2-5702 Rogue River Man Hurt in Accident A two-car accident at the intersection of Wagner Creek and Anderson Creek rds. Fri day morning resulted in unde termined back injuries to Roy Watson Earnest, 33, of Rogue River, according to state po lice. Earnest was not hos pitalized however, officers said. Police reported that Mrs. Donna L. Bascom, 33, of route 1, box 578, Talent, drove a car from Anderson Creek rd. into the path of the Earnest vehicle, which was eastbound on Wagner Creek rd. The Earnest car struck the side of the Bascom vehicle and then went into the ditch on the side of the road. Mrs. Bascom was cited for failure to yield the right of way, police said. WON'T RECOGNIZE CLAIM Tokyo-OIPD-Japan stated of ficially Friday it will not rec ognize Communist China's claim to a 12-mile territorial water limit which takes in the Nationalist - held offshore is lands of Quemoy and Matsu. ' Hollywood (UPD Shirley. Temple sprained an ankle Friday when she fell during a dance rehearsal for a Moth er Goose musical to be shown on the "Shirley Temple Story book" television ' series at Christmas. back to school WITH THE LUGGAGE THAT KEEPS ITS LOOK FOR YEARS... Flappers and heroes of TV "Westerns" have inspired men's at styles for fall. Look for the boater and tha 10-gal-lon hat, plus shorter crowns, generally narrower brims, and prices about the same as last year. Medford Group Plans Luncheon Medford Home Extension unit will open the fall pro gram Wednesday, September 10, with a potluck luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Court house auditorium. Any inter ested woman is invited to at tend these meetings and a special invitation is not neces sary. The officers will be hostesses. Past Presidents Announce Meeting Mrs. Eber Weed will be hostess for a meeting of past presidents of the Ladies aux iliary to Crater Lake Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, at her home, 129 North Colum bus avenue, Friday, Septem ber 12, at 1:30 p.m. Each member of the club has been asked to take an article suitable for a white elephant exchange. A busi ness meeting will follow a dessert. of Tycora yarns and ranges from cobweb-thin to heavier, casual weights. The fabric re tains the softness of regular lace, but is stronger, easier to care for, and more easily draped. Designers show it in a theater gown and matching reversible lace raincoat, a ten nis dress, swim suit, and at home costume. . A new type of lace com bines the fragile look with durability. The lace is made Teen-aged girls will find a newt fad in jewelry dangle rings. The rings have one or two gold loops to which the charms are attached. About 25. types of charms are available including cultured pearls, hearts-, and birthstones. Sojourners , Medford Sojourner's will meet Thursday, September 11, at 12:30 p.m. at Girls Commu nity club for a dessert and business meeting. Cards will be played later in the after noon. All women new to Medford and vicinity in the past two years are invited to attend. First Session Set By Nevita Chapter Central Point The first stated meeting of Nevita chap ter, order of the Eastern Star, will be held Tuesday. Ser tember 9, at 8 p.m. in the Cen tral Point Masonic , temple. Line officers will be in charge of decorating and refresh ments. ' Men To Be Guests Of Women's Club Scottish Rite Masons .will be guests of Scottish Rite Women's club for a potluck dinner Monday, September 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Medford Masonic temple. A business meeting will be held following the dinner. ON INSPECTION TOUR Hong Kong -flJPD-Maj. Gen. Harlan C. Parks, commander in chief of the U. S. Army and Air Force exchange serv ice, began a brief visit here yesterday in the course of his annual inspection tour of in stallations and facilities. TO UNDERGO SURGERY Memphis, Tenn.-UPD-Golfer Cary Middlecof f undergoes surgery here Monday and will be out of tournament compe tition for at least six weeks. Samsonite cares about fhe total effect she makes. That's why Samsonite is especially designed to be pan of her appearance... smartly fashioned with a classic, graceful simplicity. Its exclusive "travel-tested" finish wipes clean with a damp cloth, stubbornly resists scuffs, stays "first trip' new for years, luxurious, roomy interiors. New. colors right out of fashion's world. IAOIES PULLMAN . , . . $27.95 UOtES' O'NITE . . . . . $19.95 UWES' TRAIN CASE . . . $17.95 All PricM Hut Tax 00111011) Ad nenne Invites You to Bring Your Furs for RESTYLING! or cleaning and gluing . 2 Day Special! MONDAY and TUESDAY Sept. 8 and 9 'til Wednesday Noon MEDFORD HOTEL ' Room 418 Phone SP 2-6151 renew your furs 50 $7goo to remodel most fur C . i "r "for only to remodel most fur jackets , ; for only Mr. Irwin Stem, Master Furrier of fine furs wif be glad to advise you on remodeling your fur and devote his personal at tention to your fur prob lems. Adrienne, of Med ford, will assist Mr. Stern.. completely new lining stole or cape $9 special Includes lining, cleaning and glazing ... makes your fur like new again. Fur jackets, relining S24.0 Fur coats, relining $32.01 . Finest selection, quality lining fabrics It's hard to be sure you're getting a bargain when you can't look inside to "see what makes it tick"." So why gamble? Best way to avoid buying mistakes is to use the basic rule of sound buy ing: 4. good brand is your best guarantee. Whatever you buy, you know the maker stands behind a good brand. You can't go wrong. - The more good brands you know the surer you are. Get to know them in this newspaper. They'll help you cut buying mistakes, get more for your money. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION incorporated A Non-Profit Educational Foundation 37 West 57th Street, New York 19, New York y 3-lE GEfcKE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
