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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1960)
IVIAIT MEDFORDiB MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, NOV. 6, 1060 Active Retirement IW1RIBUNE V f-W-l . J f r ' - J ' " - - .. , i ',)'.". ' . " - ' ' " I 1 i Senior citizens need not lead dull, unin teresting lives. Hundreds of Jackson county residents now retired from business and pro fessional careers and whose family-raising days are behind them, still fill their days with stimulating, useful and creative activity, Representatives of these are the five residents pictured here today. 5 ',-"' . c.r'wers to the question "how to enioy life, though retired" have been John T. Ross. Past 80 and long-retired from his work as a contract carpenter, Mr. Ross collects, cuts and polishes rocks and stones until they are objects of beauty. His exquisitely fine wood carvings and thin sections of the stones are combined into table lamps of great .interest. Mr. Ross and his wife, who make their home on Minear road, have lived in the valley 30 years. . : n f . . v f K. k H (Below) . El .Tk v. . ' ) f ( ' . . - y y s J After 37 years with the U .S. postal service, Hugo i , y f j , ? 'kMjiv 1 "1 Guenther retired in 1946. Since that time he has t , V flh1l:. j , "jf ? f V v T ' i. " " ' Yj'r.J ( a occupied himself with gardening and spends many I ; , . ' Jr i.Y N ' "'i x . hours in his work as financial secretary of Zion t ' , I g J v , ' Jv'Afe " ' K-A v n 4 Lutheran church. Mr. Guenther entered the postal t o " ', 1 4 h 1 2;"' "Vl1 service as a carrier, and for the last 12 years be- - -jifM .iL- ' ". ." ' avt4 f S fore his retirement, served as assistant postmaster S . s , 7 ' ' S t - 'i . V i V- 4 1 -Y- .'I J in Medford. The Guenthers live at 123 Keeneway J I i'S ' 5 t v 111 EiHiL .ik " Lr , v , ' - , v. '- -v -- i i 1 1 r f i viA . . iw.1Mi- . , v.-. - it v r ; , ;i t ?3 i M it i - .iL:.i:i...i found by Ivrv; , "A r " S r,'. 4 Jl' . ? , 1 V , I VI IM' 1-' i -,'.' -:, I I Paul Parson, former captain of the Oregon State Police southwest district with head quarters at Medford, retired two years ago. Since that time Mr. Parson has done much fishing and hunting, but says that some of his favorite fishing spots are so crowded now that he is forced to traval further afield. The Parsons live at 2846 Mernman road and their well-kept lawns, shrubbery and flower beds testify to the Interest that both have in gardening. V 1 L' ! HI, 1 - ,t - . - ' ' 1 1!A t 3 4 i a i ..f , y. i ' - 4,11 t ' ' kata . . ?i . '.it..-'.. i s: . rMctt;i'i'Af. ' f '" V r 5 : iir iu Painting with water colors bring hours of pleasure to Mrs. William L. Gray, who lives at 505 Park street. Mrs. Gray took art lessons as a girl and then, as the wife of a Presbyterian minister and mother of a family, could not find the time for her hobby. After the death of her husband she took up painting again and although 40 years had gone by. In no time at all became completely absorbed. Mrs. Gray's water colors have a delicacy and preciseness of detail seldom found in this medium. One of (he clty' belter fenown 'reflred professional men fi Dr. Frank . Roberts. Dr. Roberts, who established hii dental practice here In 908, is finding his retirement years busy and Interesting. He Is chairman of the recreation committee of the Rogue Valley Council on. Aging, and not long ago played one of the leading roles in a play staged by Footlighters, Medford's little theater group. Dr. and Mrs. Roberts make their home at 619 East Main street, and one of his favorite spots in the home is the library.
