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n .in Unity, July 12, 1959 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford", Op. ca ft -'.. wmmmmtKmmmmmmm m ; Uh ate rutclldtd , IJyu uUl be emended iuj owi juiuioi caiuie, ENTRANCE Forthright sign' lodge, located off the Tiller-Trail highway, . gives visitors fair warning on what to expect inside. Those that accidently get on the road leading to the lodge usually turn back because of a sign further down the hill dead end road." ml l w ROYALTY Selection of a king and queen was one of the activities of the Northwest Regional ' convention of the American Sunbathers association held at White Oak lodge last week. Choice of the judges was King "Les" and Queen "Bev," above. They were chosen on the basis of personality, devotion to the principle of nudism and suntan. Philip Gets Flies, Advice Vernon, B. C. This city in the British Columbia Okana gan valley gave Prince Philip a specially inscribed box con taining a 'gross of trout flies yesterday, and Mayor Frank F. Becker added some unso licited advice on how to use them. The flies were contained in a wooden box bearing a brass plate, noting that Queen Eliz abeth and her husband stop ped here en route to a three day holiday in the British Co lumbia interior. "Tips up and tight lines,' the inscritpion said. Vernon, a community of 12,000 persons in one of Canada's richest ap ple growing areas, was the royal couple's last stop before arriving at Kamloops, B. C, in the Canadian interior. The royal couple entered British Columbia after an au tomobile and train ride through the Rockies, where they "rubber-necked" like or dinary tourists and shot sev eral hundred feet of film in two small movie cameras. Four lowans Hurt in Crash Cascade Locks (UPD - Four persons from Iowa were in jured Friday in a car-truck collision on U. S. Highway 30 here. ' Critically injured was Mrs. Grace McClellan, 56, of New ton, Iowa. She was given emergency treatment at Hood River Memorial hospital and then transferred to a Portland hospital. . . . Her husband, Homer Mc Clellan, 65, driver of the car, was reported in "fairly good" condition at the Hood River hospital with possible arm and shoulder fractures. Two other passengers in the car, Mrs. Eveline Brand, 22, and her soft Mark, 2Vt, also of Newton, were reported in "good" condition here. The truck was driven by Don TJiornton, Newberg. He was unhurt. Federal funds are available to encourage American school children to drink more milk at lunch time. LANDING SUCCESSFUL Tokyo-flJPD-A Pan Ameri can Boeing Stratocriser carry ing 53 passengers and a crew of six made a succesful emergency belly landing here Wednesday night after run ning into trouble on a flight from Hong Kong. There were no injuries, but the airliner's fuselage was damaged and its four propellers were bent. Cause of the emergency was not immediately reported. - acrun enxeA. on entrance to White Oak reading "private property Organization Plans Reunion in Ashland Ashland - Reservations are still being accepted for the Old Timers' Reunion at South ern Oregon college Aug. 7, 8, and 9, it was announced by Worth Harvey, president of the group. The Old Timers organiza tion, made up of those who attended the college prior to its closing by the legislature in 1910, will be conducting its third reunion. Those who have not as yet made reser vations are asked to do so soon for the program includes a . Festival . presentation of Shakespeare s "Measure for Measure" for which early res ervations must be made. Events during the three-day reunion include also a roll call by classes, tours of SOC's en larged campus and Lithia park. Old Time music and viewing of the Old Time pic tures exhibit at the Britt Stu dent center. Dr. Elmo N. Stev enson, SOC president, will speak at the banquet in the Commons dining hall. Any students who attended the college during that period who wish to attend the re union but who have .not re ceived personal literature may request reservation forms by contacting the Director of Information, Southern Ore gon college. ICC Approves DeLapp Transfer Salem - (UPD - The interstate commerce commission yester day approved an application for transfer of the interstate operating authority of Lester Delapp Trucking company, Salem, to Caravan Lines. Announcement was : made by Harold McCoy, commission secretary. The ICC found that Cara van iLnes was "fit, willing and able to - properly per form" theh authorized serv ice. Caravan Lines is an Oregon corporation headed by Wil liam Healy, former assistant secretary of state. An applica tion for transfer of pelapp's intrastate permit is 'pending before the public utility commission. DR. JOSEPH W. BURBA Wishes to Announce The Association of DR, EUGENE R. COSSETTE - .- In -the practice of GENERAL DENTISTRY 836 E. Main St. White Oak Lodge Site of Event Attended by 500 By A Mail Tribune Staff Writer In a secluded spot on hill side, overlooking a broad ex panse of green canyon in nothern Jackson county, some 500 members of the North west district of the American Sunbathing association gath ered last week for their an nual five-day regional con vention. Purpose of the conventions, held every year around the Fourth of July, is to elect of ficers for the coming year and conduct other business of the organization, as well as to compete in various athletic games and to just plain "loaf' in the sun all in the alto gether. , The convention this year was the largest ever held in the region which included the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, and at tracted sun bathers from as far as Los Angeles and north ern Alberta, Canada. The site of the gathering was White Oak lodge north of Trail, which has been a "going nudist club since 1951 . . . sanctioned by area law en forcement agencies and ac credited by the American Sun bathing association. 500 Guests The 500 guests, a good num ber of whom were children, for nudism is based on family participation, camped in tents or stayed 1 in trailer houses parked in a special area near the lodge. A few families stayed in the cabins on the premises. Laundry was no problem. The camp would remind one of any one of a number of southern Oregon resort areas, with people standing here and there talking or on their way for a soft drink or a swim. Children played table tennis or badminton or took turns on -a big rope swing, completely nude and without embarassment. Psychologically Capable Nudists believe that there is nothing indecent about the human body and that vulgar ity is only in the mind. They also claim that among teen-age members of nudist families, there are almost no records of deliquency. They accept the body as something perfectly natural and not an object of shame or subject of levity. They admit, however, that not everyone is psycho logically capable of becoming a nudist. At White Oak lodge, as other reputable nudist clubs, no alcoholic beverages are al lowed and rowdyism is strict ly out. Individuals are screened carefully before be ing admitted as members. Although single persons are allowed to join the or ganization, most of the mem bership is made up. of family groups. Married persons are not admitted without his or her spouse and children, if any. Annual membership dues amount to about $30 in most areas. Nudists are not necessarily "cranks" on the subject of health. They are not food f ad ists or physical culturists. They are just normal people that could be found in a cross section of most any commun ity. Form of Relaxation . " They look upon nudism more as a form of relaxation than as a "religion," for most fam ilies have their own faith, be ing Protestant, Catholic, Jews or others. A number of fam ilies in southern Oregon are avid sunbathers. On Saturday, July 4, many festivities were held at the camp, which included election of a king - and queen and prince and princess of the Northwest district. Volleyball, the official sport of the Na tional Sunbathing association, was played tournament style throughout the five-day ses sion, with various clubs in the area competing. Other activities included a beard contest and nightly musical entertainment pre sented by various delegates. Swimming is an almost uni versal pastime among nud- Phone SP 2-9275 CAMP AREA Facilities at White Oak ing gear.' Others came with trailer houses lodge would accommodate only a fraction or slept in station wagons. The convention of the 500 sunbathers that attended the is reported to be the largest ever held in regional convention there last week, so the Northwest region, many families brought their own camp- . I m. SWIMMING POOL From the road that leads to the camp area on the grounds of White Oak lodge, one looks down on the swimming pool and badminton and volley ball courts beyond. Grassy slopes, ' where ists. Not only is it good ex ercise, but it helps them cool off between sessions m the sun. Swimming Pool The lodge itself consists of several cabins, a good-sized concrete swimming pool, a snack bar and the main house where the owners live, in ad dition to volleyball and bad minton courts and several pieces of playground equip ment for children. Now under construction is a 50-foot cir cular pavilion with a fire place in the center which will serve as a place to hold com munity barbecues. Other ad PEMEY' ' " JLY ' ! ... 5S m. 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Chaise and j sunbathers may relax, are kept neatly mowed. Nudists often put on a shirt or jacket if the weather is chilly, or if the sun gets too hot on bare shoulders. ROMAN GALLEON FOUND Grosseto, Italy-TOPI-An Ital ian diver Wednesday report ed finding what appeared to be the ruins of a 2,000 year old Roman galleon. The find was made by Capt. Leonardo Fusco at a depth of 170 feet in the Mediterranean off Italy's . west central coast. Plans were being made to re cover the wreckage. . by the owners to conceal the fact that a nudist club existed in the area, yet it has not been widely known. The club has been and is open to new mem bers. --' 2 Chairs ALL 3 FOR 1 .88 City's Recreation Medford' summer recrea tion program is gaining stead ily increased interest from children of all age groups, according to City Parks and Recreation Director Robert L. Haworth. As the first special event of the season, Haworth reported, a Jackson County Baton Twirling Trick meet has been slated for Aug. 1 at the Med ford Senior High school boys' gymnasium. Competitions for beginners, intermediates and advanced baton twirlers will be includ ed, he said. Entry blanks may be picked up at Hawthorne park or in the city hall parks and recreation office. According to r e c r e a tion leader Sarah Watson, Ha worth said, interest and at tendance in the Hawthorne park and Union street park recreation programs are pick ing up . steadily. These pro grams include arts and crafts. small games and story hours. Baseball Park A total of 350 bov nartici- pated in the recent baseball clinic at Medford High school, according to recreation super visor Dean Benson. Haworth continued. The boys, he said, have since moved to six ball fields throughout the city to carry on with a season of in ter-playground and mtermu- ral diamond contests. A full complement of 200 beginner and intermediate swimmers signed up for the first two-week course of in struction, now in progress at Hawthorne pool, Haworth re ported. Three 'more courses for these ctouds. as well as instruction for full fledged swimmers, junior life savers ANGLER'S ANGLE Minneapolis- (UPD -If you're willing to stay out in the rain, fisherman, you have a good chance of catching your limit. It seems stormy weather makes the fish very hungry because the water becomes cooler while insects become scarcer. 500 COOL SUMMER STRAW Ml ml GENUINE PANAMAS! MESH BRAIDS! Men! Compare Anywhere! ... Then Rush to Penney's for your New summer hat. Ppnney's made a very Special Purchase and bought them by the thousands and are now passing the savings on to you . . . These hats are famous with men who appreciate distinctive styling and a cool summer hat for summer comfort. You'll find the new pinch front Panama, and straws in a choice of brim widths, with plain or fancy bands Colors tan, natural, sand, and silver grey, and sizes from 63A to the large 716 size! Hurry to Penney's tomorrow! MEN'S WEAR - PENNEY'S STREET FLOOR Program Gains Increased Interest and senior life savers are scheduled later in the sum mer, he said. Pool Manager Edward Knapp is to announce a sched ule of instruction in competi tive swimming and diving soon, Haworth added. DOWNTOWN MEDFORD iSTAGGERE. WHEEL DESIGN SUPER-SIZED EXHAUST INCLUDES LEAF MWCHER 3 Horsepower! Terrific Buy! check all the extras! 24-inch ROTARY POWER MOWER Staggered wheels, won't scalp your lawn. Super exhaust really resists, clogging. Controls on handle. Our biggest features, best mower value in yearsl s fin Jl GO ON SALE TOMORROW! 12 and . The director reported that 17 swimmers attended the Red Cross water safety in structor's training course which ended July 3. 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