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2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Ore., Wednesday, September 17, 1958 From Cabin to Big House Is Senator Kerr's Story 3r ROSE McKEE . Washington From a one room cabin without windows to a house, that with car port rambles 321 feet and has towering glass walls . . . That's the housing story of Senator Robert S. Keer (D) Okla. The new home of Senator and Mrs. Kerr is nearing com pletion on a bluff overlook ing the picturesque Poteau river valley in southeast Okla homa, near the city of Poteau. It is 115 miles from the log cabin in which the Senator was born. The long, comparatively narrow house hag two wings, one for the Kerrs' children and one for guests. The living room is 40 by 24 feet. The center-and truly the heart of the house-is an all- purpose family room with a fireplace, a family kitchen, dining, and lounging areas. It is the spacious family room that has the high glass walls. Doors lead to a patio that ex tends 13 feet over the edge of the bluff. From the patio the Kerrs and their guests can look down 200 feet to either Side of the Poteau riven Started Small The Senator told a staff member of the National As sociation of Home Builders that when he and his wife started planning the house, they had in mind a relatively small structure. It was to have a bedroom for each and a single guest room. They hadn't reckoned on their four children and nine grandchil dren. "When the children heard about the new house, each of them wanted something ad ded," Kerr grinned. "When we put down what they want ed, we had to eliminate what I wanted and build a larger house. The Senator now is as ex cited as any of the grandchil dren over the new home even though his "little dream house" got lost along the way. The log cabin in which the Senator was born 62 years ago was made from native Oklahoma oak which his pio neer father cut, peeled and notched. ' It is a point of pride with the Senator," a former Okla homa governor, that his new home carries out this same native spirit wherever pos sible. Stone for the walls, floors and gardens .of ; the home was cut in local quar ries. Oak for the beams and panelling came from nearby. Boulders which have rested on the grounds for genera tions are being left just where they always were to form a part of the landscap ing. Typical Oklahoma The Senator wanted his home "to look like it grew out of the ground itself, as ageless in appearance as the surrounding countryside and as typically Oklahoman as the hills around it." Mrs.-" Kerr, a professional interior decorator, is having the time of her life furnishing the home, in which the fam ily expects to have Thanksgiv ing dinner this year. She is using an "Old Mexico" theme to give the family room a southwestern flavor. Various periods of styling will be used in the other rooms and the children's wing. There was pink dogwood around the log cabin in which the Senator was born. His mother was particularly fond of pink dogwood. There Will be native pink dogwood and rosebud around the new home. The Senator remembers the spring near the old log cabin. Now he will not only have the river close-by but also a heated swimming pool with a glass windbreak. The grand children, aged one to eight, will have their own wading pool, play terrace, drinking fountain and a specially cast big bronze turtle on which to climb. Senator Kerr.has a fine re forestation program on land he owns about his home. But his greatest interest is his black angus cattle. He has 2,000 head of cattle and he said, triumphantly, "There is one pasture for the black an gus that is within easy walk ing distance of the house." Father and grandfather Kerr -it is very clear, "had his way" on the nearness of the pasture. Mistletoe Camp Plans Meeting Mistletoe camp, Royal Neighbors of America, will be host to members of the juvenile camp at a meeting Thursday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pythian build ing. JMrs. Carl Pearson, ora cle, will conduct the meeting. Voters' League To Give Skits On Home Rule First of a series of skits to be given by Medford League of Women Voters for other groups of the county is set for Thursday, September 18, and will be presented for Medford Business and Professional Women's club. The meeting will be held at 7:30 in Girls' Community club and the skit will illustrate the need for county home rule in Oregon. Written in support of the constitutional amendment which will appear on the bal lot in November, the skit fea tures Mrs. H. R. Porto, Mrs. Fred Danielson and Mrs. Thomas Goff. Mrs. Ben Day, county home rule committee chairman for the league, will be present to answer questions on the proposed legislation, and Mrs. Thomas Rutter will present pro and con informa tion on other ballot measures to be voted on in the Novem ber general election. Mrs. Day states that League county home rule and voters' service committee members will be available to any church or service group desir ing a presentation of informa tion on election issues. Groups interested in such a program are asked to telephone Mrs. Porto, SPring 3-4852. Rogue River PTA Plans Reception Rogue River Rogue River Parent-Teacher assoc i a t i o n met last week to plan the an nual reception for teachers. The chairman, Mrs. Rolland Jones, announced that the re ception will be held Septem ber 24 at 8 p.m. at the Rogue River High school gymnasium. The public is invited to attend and meet the new teachers. Howard Norwood, PTA president, has announced that all chairmanships have been tilled. Officers and chairmen are Lawrence Sheehan, vice president; Mrs. Rolland Jones, secretary; Mrs. Robert Gail, treasurer; Mrs. -Jerald Clyde, publicity chaiman; Mrs. Dana McBarron, budget; Mrs. Carl Dick, Mrs. Bill : Hunter and Mrs. Warren Bottroff, ways and means; Mrs. Carl Sanden, child guidance; Mrs. Betty Bamforth, health; Mrs. Shee han, hospitality; Mrs. Howard Norwood, membership; Mrs. Max Killingsworth, parlia mentarian; Mrs. Clyde, repre sentative to Community Chest. 4 Iron ore production in Venezuela topped 11 million tons in 1956, almost five times the 1950 total. . i i " t- - - - - - " im I For the Sweetness you Remember! White King Soap Remember the sweet, sun-dried smell of your Mother's freshly-washed sheets? Remember the fluffy softness of her towels the clean, fresh look of her cottons? She used real soap. White King Soap. That kind of deep-clean, soap-clean wash can be yours too, next washday, with White King. 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Try 20-Minute Beef Stew on the family Make it in the electrie fry pan or saucepan and tote your dinner to the porch or patio, near an electric outlet, and live easy! 20-Minote Beef Stew 10 ot. package frozen peas and carrots or mixed vegetables 1 16 oz. package Frozen French Fries 12 teaspoon celery salt salt and pepper to taste Combine gravy, catsup and onions In Dutch oven or electric fry pan. Bring to a boil over moderate heat. Add beef and vegetables and season as desired. Mix well. Cover and cook at moderate heat until beef is hot and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Stir at end of 10 minutes cooking. Serves 4. 2 cups left-orer or canned beef gravy 12 cup catsup 2-4 tablespoons minced onion 2 cups cubed left-over or canned roast beef Student Enrolls At Temple School . Miss.Roxie Ann Sisemore, daughter of Mrs. Evelyn Sise more, of 1105 Stevens street, today entered the Temple Un iversity Hospital School of Nursing. The 99 new students will undergo six months of pre clinical training before they are "capped," at which time they become juniors. Miss Sisemore is a gradu ate of Medford High school. Calendar Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Veterans of World War I barracks and auxiliary, Girls Community club. 7 p.m. - Jackson county Medical auxiliary, with Mrs. Ray Casterline, 45 South Mo doc ave. 7:30 p.m. International order of Job's Daughters, bethel 14, Medford Masonic temple. 8 p.m. Past Chief's club, Pythian Sisters, home of Mrs. Leroy Cline, 1421 Euclid ave. 8 p.m. Roxy Ann Home Economics club, home of Mrs. Evelyn Hendricks, 3585 Rob erts rd. 8 p.m. West Side Mothers' club, home of Mrs. Ervin B. Hogan, Niedermeyer lane. 8 p.m. Woman's Society of Christian Service circle 10, with Mrs. Eugene Ray, Ross lane. Thursday: 1 p.m.-Blue Star Mothers of America, home of Mrs. Mary Note, 32 Hamilton ave. 1 p.m. Lone Pine Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Gary Conrad, 1149 Leland ave. 1:30 p.m. Jacksonville Garden club, Community hall. 1:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran circles: Ruth and Esther, home of Mrs. Everett Lasher, 2517 Sandy terrace. 2 pjn.-WCTU, Girls Com munity club. Practical Nurses In Portland for State Convention Representatives of the lo cal group of Licensed Praci cal Nurses' association are in Portland today and tomorrow for the annual convention, being held at the Imperial hotel. Attending from this area are Mrs. Roberta Cummings, president; Mrs. Bessie Bald win, Mrs. Grace Crawford, Mrs. Vida Morse and Mrs, Hazel Maxin. Reports of the convention will be given at a meeting of the association September 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the social room of the Sacred Heart hos pital. Organ Society To Hold Picnic The Hammond Organ so ciety of Southern Oregon has planned a picnic for Sunday, September 21 at 3 p.m. It will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lowry, route 3, box 218C, Fern Val ley road. Bill Ryan, an accomplished organist from the Yreka Inn, Yreka, Calif., will provide an interesting program. Those attending are asked to bring either a hot dish or salad and table service, the club will furnish the desert and beverage. Bulbs Discussed For Little Club The Little Garden club of Medford met September 10 at the home of Mrs. G. O. Brad ley, 720 Alder street. Mrs. H. R. Vallee was co-hostess. A discussion on the care and planting of bulbs was led by Mrs. C T. Bascom and Mrs. G. O. Bradley. Several packages of bulbs prepared by the hostesses were prizes. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Bascom at which time the care and planting jot shrubs will be studied. it's especially impor tant to wash all his things in White King Soap. 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Attending from Epsilon chapter were Mrs. Ruth Haw kins, Misses Delie Whisenant, Ruth Nye, Anna Laura Honts, president, Medford; Mrs. Mary Andrews, Misses Ruth Esther Hill, Gladys Owen, and Vida Scripter, Ashland. The local chapter will re sume activities Saturday, aft ernoon, September 20, at 12:30 at the Girls Community club, with a dessert luncheon served by the program com mittee, Miss Gladys Owen, chairman. West Side Mothers? Schedule First Fall Meeting Tonight West Side Mothers club will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Ervin B. Hogan, Niedermeyer lane. The meeting, the first event of the 1958-195? school year, will.be a get-acquainted affair and teachers will be introduced. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ralph Brlndley, Mrs. Emmett Bullard, and Mrs. Edward Barry. r " ' - Medford Group Schedules Events The Welcome Wagon Club ot Medford will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday, September 18 at the Girls Community club. North Bartlett street. The meeting will begin with a "get acquainted" hour with refreshments. The program will include district director of the Oregon Federation of Garden clubs. She will speak on the basic rules of landscaping and shrubbery placement. Her talk will include questions relat ing to landscaping problems which were submitted by the members. Following her talk there will be a question and answer session. Following the program there will be a short business meeting. The next scheduled social event will be the patio dinner dance to be held Saturday, September 20. At the last meeting 19 wom en were present The evening consisted of a social hour with games and sewing and a busi ness session. Mrs. Gaylord Hay received the club gift. The re freshments " were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Evan Pru it, Mrs. Duane McKenna and Mrs. John C' Sellers. Camp White Club Announces Winners Camp White Mrs. George B. Dean and Mrs. Fred Purdin scored 82.points.to bead win ners for , the last ' session of Camp White Veterans Bridge" club. Mrs." Berg. Marten and Thomas Randall took second with 81 points, and Paul Hat ton and Mr. Marten were in third with 75 points. Mrs. Hat- Housing Official To Hold Panel Washington D. C (DPD The government's top woman hous ing official will head'up a pan el of the editors of the leading shelter magazines at the sec ond annual national executive marketing conference in San Antonio, Texas, to be held on October 2 and 3. Arinabelle Heath, assistant administrator for program pol icy for the Housing and Home Finance agency, will preside over a panel which will dis cuss "Consumer Needs and Desires' in New Homes," it was announced today by Rich ard G. Hughes, chairman of the board of trustees of the National Housing center. The Housing center' is sponsoring t hM marketing conference, which is being held coinciden tally with the fall meeting of the board of directors of the National Association of Home Builders. Redwood Chapter , Elects Officers Cave Junction Robert Wright, son of Mrs. Theda Wright, Cave Junction, was elected master councilor; of Redwood chapter, .DeMolay, at the last meeting held in the ftlasonic temple, Kerby. Serving with him for the coming, term will be Gary BelL senior councilor; Nor man,. Sowell, junior councilor; Mark . Nelson, scribe; John Wun, senior deacon; Carl Hammer, junior deacon. -Dennis Bottel, senior stew ard; Michael Burnett, junior steward; Wendell Seat, chap lain; standard bearer, Fred Davis; Philip Kellar, almoner; William Hoskins, marshal and Howard Ollis, sentinel.-. Installation, open to friends, will be held in the Masonic Temple at Kerby Thursday evening October 9 at 7:30 p.m. At the DeMolay Mother's club meeting, money making projects were discussed . for the , scholarship fund of the Redwood chapter. A candy sale will be scheduled the lat ter part of October. The moth ers also discussed making dec orated cone corsages to be on sale at Christmas time. Next meeting of the De Molay chapter will be September's. Federated Club In Cave Junction Opens New Year Cave Junction The Illinois Valley Federated Women's club held the first meeting of the season Friday afternoon at the home of president, Mrs. Earl Boyd. Mrs. Raymond Keidenreich was hostess. Plans for the year book were made. Mrs. Wilbur, mother of Mrs. Earl Boyd, was appointed historian, and Mrs. Fred Salvage was appointed publicity chairman and parliamentarian. At the close of the business meeting Mrs. Wilbur gave a reading. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Salvage October 9. The pro gram will be in charge of tht Illinois Valley Mineral Hobby club. On Committee Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Pease and Mr. and Mrs. Ed-, ward Gould are the host com mittee for the next meeting of Adarel chapter, Order of Eastern Star. It will be held Thursday, September 18, at 8 p.m. in the Jacksonville Ma sonic temple. Visiting mem bers are welcome to attend. FUBS. Repairing and Relining Cleaning end Glazing Restyling 4 Frances9 Furs 610 Valley View SAME PHONE SP 2-452 ton, and Al Gilhousen were in fourth place with 74 points. 4R QT. M JJ4 V-:sl FOR THE PERFECT SCREWDRIVER FLEISCHMANJTS MM SO PROOF DISTILLED FROM 100 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS . THE fUlSCHMANN DISTILLING CORP, NEW YORK CITY FREE! HOSTING RECIPE D00K 24 Pages Drinks and Canapes ITUTE TIE FUBCHMJUIN KIT. CKP, DEPT. 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