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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."
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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-
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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- .
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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
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future, according to the own
ers. The lodge Is situated so that
it is almost impossible for
"peeping toms" to gain access
to the 40 acre area, and only
once in seven years has it
been necessary to call police
to check on a prowler. An el
ectric eye will soon be in
stalled on the road leading to
the lodge so that visitors will
automatically be announced.
This week end the club is
holding its annual. Sunorama,
a special gettogether for area
members.
No attempt has been made
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Chaise and
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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. --'
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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.
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