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SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 13. I960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. 1 ft 1 2 "Ghost Train", mystery-comedy which Footlighteri are producing thii week at their little theater at the Fairgrounds, is tilled with tense moments such as this pictured here. Setting tor the play is the train depot In a rural Maine community in which six people are stranded overnight. After the station master, played by Bob Onstad (cen ter) has thoroughly frightened the group with hair-raising tales and the station master falls dead in the arms of "Chuck" Taylor, playing Richard Winthrop, and Dick Wager, playing Charles Murdock. Bob Onstad came to Medford from Portland where he was one time stage manager for a Portland little theater group. (Simonson photo) Montana Family Guests in City Mr. and Mrs. Gene Huntley and daughters, Patricia and Jeannie, Baker, Mont., are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Hoover, 142 Free man road., Central Point. Mrs. Hoover is Mr. Huntley's mother. They are also visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Huntley, 2179 Crater Lake avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Huntley, 723 South Modoc avenue. They are Mr. Huntley's brothers and sisters-in-law. From Medford the Huntlcys will motor to Hood River, Ore. to visit Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beams, brother-in-law, and sister of Mr. Hunt ley.. , Dessert Luncheon Phoenix - The Phoenijx Grange Home Economies club will meet Wednesday, Novem ber 16, at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ray Cyr, 3338 Forrest avenue, Medford. A dessert luncheon will be served. Applegate Dinner Is Recent Event Applegate Valley-Mrs. Ar min Richter was honored at a surprise birthday dinner giv en at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Smith. The event also was in ob servance of the 20th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Preston. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. John Horner, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Buck, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Offenbacher, Mr. and Mrs. Preston, and Mr. and Mrs. Richter. 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The cast has many veteran members, plus some "talented newcomers, it is stated. Familiar names to Foot- lighter fans are Charles Tuck er, Dr." Gene Ray, remem bered for his performance in Tunnel of Love, Jerry Jerome, Frank Buchter, and Thayer Tarvin. Rehearsal previews Indicate interesting perform ances Will be turned In by newcomers Eleanor Samse, Bob Onstad, Dick Wagen, Pat Eastwood and Lou Onstad. "unost Train" will run from November 15 through Saturday, November 19, with curtain time at 8:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at Lusk Music company, 333 aoum mversme avenue, or Purucker's Music company, 111 North Central avenue. Yreka Lady Elks Announce Dinner Yreka-Lady Elks will hold the annual Chinese dinner for members and guests Thursday evening, November 17, at the Elks hall. Cocktails at 7 p.m. will be followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Games and cards will be played after dinner. Mrs. Harry Friedman is chairman in charge of ar rangements for the event and she will be assisted by Mrs. Gene Cordes, co-chairman, and Mrs. Albert Wedin, Mrs, Kenneth Wilson and Mrs. Norman Kinney. Nurses to Hold Annual Election Officers will be elected at the monthly meeting of Oregon Nurses Association, district 4, Tuesday, November 15, at 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart hospital. By-laws will be amended and discussion will be held re garding the raising of dues. Winners Announced By Riverside Club Thirty-four players com peted in Wednesday's dupli cate game at Riverside Bridge club. High scores for north south were won by Mrs. Van Gilbert and Mrs. Paul Hat ton, first; Mrs. Marrs Gibbons and Mrs. Mary Trout, second; Mrs. Frank R. Baker and Mrs. Jack Mitchell, third; Mrs. J. J. Beam an and Gen. J. P. Vachon, fourth. East-west high scorers were Mrs. Fred Purdin and Mrs. Dclbert Clifford, first; Mrs. B. B. Hughes, and Paul Hatlon, second; Mrs. John Dougherty and Mrs. Patricia Gilhousen, third; Mrs. Fred T. Burich and Mrs. Joseph Clark, fourth. Sams Valley"" PTA Sams Valley-The Sams Val ley Parent-Teacher association will meet Tuesday, November 15, at 8 p.m. in the auditori um at the Sams Valley school. The meeting date was chang ed because of the Thanksgiv ing holiday. Superintendent Charles A. Meyer of district 6 schools will bt guest speaker. Turkey Dinner Planned by Club A turkey dinner will be served at the Wednesday, No vember 16, meeting of the Medford Townsend club. The dinner will be held at 12 noon at Walker's Dreamland, 415 East Main street. A program will be held af ter the business session. At the meeting last week club officers reported on the district convention held re cently in Eugene. Mrs. Flor ence Boussum, club secretarv. read the Washington, D. C. News Flash and the group voted to order a gross of canned candy for sale. The musicians last week were Bernard Sauer, i.arl Davis and Woody Murphy, all of Jackson creek. Six visitors attended and dancing was held at the close of the meeting. Visitors are welcome to at tend the meetings. It was reported that a new business table has been ac quired by the club. Circle To Hold nstallation Rites Roguette circle 4, Military Order of Lady Bugs, will hold installation of officers today at the VFW hall, 42 North Front street, auxiliary room 42. Members of Gladiolus cir cle, Grants Pass, and Silver Peak circle, Riddle, will be guests. A potluck dinner at 12:3U p.m. will precede the installa tion. Husbands of circle mem bers, and members of the Mil itary Order of Cooties are in vited to attend. Dinner Planned In Shady Cove Shady Cove-An Italian din ner has been scheduled today at the Veterans hall by the Shady Cove Home Ecoonmics club. The group also plans to hold a potluck supper Novem ber 19 at the Shady Cove school cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. Butte Falls and Upper Rogue Granges are invited. Mrs. A. B. Clark was elect ed chairman of the club at a recent meeting at the Walter Satler home. Mrs. Philip Mot schenbacher was named vice chairman and Mrs. Lloyd Da vis, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Richard Schauble was presented a gift for her small son Fredric. -f Chapter BE Plans Program Mrs. C. W. Mitchell will be in charge of the program at the Tuesday, November 15, meeting of Chapter BE of PEO Sisterhood. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. F. Wilson Wait, 220 Vancouver avenue at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Orville E. Hamilton will assist the host ess. Others who will assist Mrs. Mitchell with the program will be Mrs. DeVere Taylor, Mrs. Orville E. Hamilton, Mrs. Milton R. Snow, and Mrs. Charles Wirkkula. To Hold Meetings Crater Lake post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and auxil iary will meet at 8 p.m. Tues day, November 15, at the VFW hall, 42 North Front street. A social hour will fol low a short business session. Birthday Party Given For Kathy Viekoren Kalhy Viekoren was hon ored November 10 by a sur prise birthday party given by her grandmother, Mrs. C. H. Williams, 902 Maple Park drive. The party was held from 3 to 5 p.m. Kathy's birthday Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mullln, Ashland; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Torrance and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Davis, Shady Cove; Mr. and Mrs. Louie Zimmer. Grants Pass; and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson, and fam ily, Medford. was November 8, and she was seven years old. Among those attending: were Mrs. Elaine McNeil and two daughters, Dlann and Kelly, Mrs. Jim Freeland and two daughters, Terry and Patty Elberts, Debbie Rheins burg, Larry Bohl and Marvin Viekoren. T i . . Illuminating New York-(UPl)-Study lamp should be about two feet high, wilh semi-directed lighting, a high wattage bulb and a good sized shade. An open house Sunday, November S, honored Mr. and Mrs, James A. Clement on their golden wedding anniversary. The Cle ments have lived in Gold Hill since 1920. (Routh photo) Gold Hill Couple Honored on Anniversary Gold Hill Mr. and Mrs. I James A. Clement, well known Gold Hill couple, were honored at an open house Sunday, November 6 in ob servance of their golden wed ding anniversary which was Tuesday, November 8. Over 175 friends and relatives of the couple called between two and four o'clock Sunday aft ernoon at their home at 552 Riverside drive on the banks of the Rogue river in Gold Hill. Hosts for the reception were two sons-in-iaw ana daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Van Horn and Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Zimmer, Gold Hill, and three sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cle ment, Medford; Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Clement, Gold Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Cle ment, who came from Comp ton, Calif., for the event. They were assisted by the members of Amethyst Rebe- kah lodge with Mrs. Frank Carter, chairman of arrange ments. Mr. and Mrs. Jack By erley, Redding, Calif., deco rated the Clement's home for the occasion. Mr. Byerley is a brother of Mrs. Clement. Terry Clement and Philip Van Horn, grandsons of the honored couple, greeted the guests at the door, and they were seated by Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Clement. Claudette Cle ment, 11-ycar-old grand daughter from Compton, took charge of the guest book. Mrs. Terrance Clement and Mrs. O. M. Zimmer were at the gift table. Pouring were Mrs. Cecil H. Van Horn and Mrs. Jack By erley. The cake was cut by Mrs. Sheffield Killian, Med ford granddaughter of the honored couple. Other grand daughters, Miss Debbie Cle ment, Medford, and Miss Les lie Clement, Compton, served NOW AT Medford Pharmacy 101 N. Central, corner 6th Ph. SP 2-6253 no c pep 1 .1ST BEAUTY EMULSION The natural treatment for dry skins Here is a new way to combat the skin dry ness that makes so many women look old beyond their years. It combines surface moisturizers for surface smoothness with cell normalizes that stimulate the skin to produce and retain the natural inner moisture that gives it the very glow of youth! 7.50 12.00 20.00 plus tax the cake. Mrs. Dale Clement presided at the punch bowl. Cake Centerpiece The table was centered with the wedding cake deco rated in gold and white. A large gold wedding bell with smaller gold bells hung above the table arrangement. Baskets of yellow and gold chrysanthemums provided by Mrs. George Smith, and a gold basket filled with gold colored flowers sent by the Rebekah lodge completed the decorations. A special money tree was presented to the couple by members of the lodge and other friends For the open house Mrs. Clement wore a black after noon frock and her corsage was a lavender and purple orchid. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cle ment were married Novem ber 8, 1910 in Klamath Falls. She recalled that they were married on election day. Fol lowing their marriage they lived in Portland three years where ha was a member of the city fire department. Aft er leaving Portland, they re sided in Dunsmuir, Calif., sev eral years until coming to Gold Hill in 1920. Mr. Clement is a retired employee of Ideal Cement i company. During his leisure hours he designs and makes woodcraft articles including inlaid table tops. Mrs. Cle ment has been an active mem ber of Amethyst Rebekah lodge since 1921. She is a past noble grand of the organiza tion and at this time is chap lain of the lodge. She is Sun day school superintendent and teacher for the Gold Hill Christian Science society of which she has been an active member for many years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Clement are in terested in gardening. Out of town guests includ ed Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Christensen, Sacramento, Calif; Mr. and Mrs. Jack By erley, and Frank Allen, Red ding, Calif- Mr. and Mrs. Halbert Smith, Yreka, Calif.; Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Thompson, Tacoma, Wash.; Get a BOOT out of LEATHER Winter's fashion forecast headlines leather boots! And Alaskans by Kickerinos set the pace with fashion at your feet. Made of lightweight leathers with soft pile linings, Alaskans assure you surefooted comfort and snug warmth, Why not step Into a pair today? 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