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O O (ggbFQgb MAIL llStgufiMEDFOgP. ctag) Sunday, January 8, 1961 0 O 'Art i Members of First Church of the Nazarene honored Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy House at a party December 30 in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. The Houses have both been active in the work of the church for 35 years. (Knackstedt photo) Celebration at Church Honors Med ford Couple The Activity building of First Church of the Nazarene was the scene of a celebration Friday, December 30, which honored Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy House on their golden wed ding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. House have made their home in Medford for 35 years. Entertainment included a skit presented by friends. Setting for the skit was a sim ulated 1910 living room in which the group portrayed the way "it might have been" when the Houses met, courted and were married. Dialogue, poems and songs were of the J910 era. Listeners were brought "up - to - dale" by friends who have known the Houses during the years they have lived in Medford. The refreshment table held the traditional wedding cake, gold candles and artificial love birds in a gilded cage. The cage was presented to the Houses as a gift. Mrs. Fred Hall and Mrs. O. L. Tompkins cut and served the cake. Mrs. Clyde Rich mond poured coffee and Mrs. Charles Leschensky served .punch. Mrs. Myrtle King, wife of the pastor at the time the riouses .loinea me iHaieue :. church, had charge of the - guest book. About 150 friends - and relatives attended. i LeRoy House and Matlie - Mahnkey were married De cember 30, 1910 at the Metho dist parsonage in Redding, Calif. Six months after their marriage they went to Chile, South America, where they lived for three years. Mr. House was employed by California Oregon Power com pany for 32 years and is now retired. The Houses have been mem bers of the First Church of the Nazarene since coming to Med ford. Both have been active in church work, and both served on the official church board at one time. Mrs. House, now serving on the board, has been a member continuously for the past 30 years. She has also been active in youth groups in the church, taught a Sunday School class for many years and served as church treasur er for eight years. The Houses have two chil dren, a daughter Mrs. Irving (Geraldine) McDonald, Eden, Idaho, and a son Capt. LeRoy House, Fort Bragg, N. C. There are six granddaughters, Irva Dee and Kim McDonald; Brenda, Charlotte, Donna and Kelly Marie House. Applegate - John Pcrnoll, Fairbanks, Alaska, arrived home recently to spend sev eral months with his mother, Mrs. Laura Pernoll. Mr. Pcr noll Is a construction contractor. with Revenescence Cream. As soothing and smoothing as June balm, Revenescence helps replenish the moisture wintry weather and added years deplete . . . lends your skin a younger-than springtime look as it pro tects all day long. As a cream; $3.50, $6, $10, $17.50, $27.50. As a liquid; $6, $10, $17.50. All prices plus tax. OLr!o cj tic Vee Halgren, Consult! . , YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT INVITED! 3n(andtt S Phone SP 2-6428 Units Plan o Meetings Six Home Extension units have scheduled meetings for this week. Family relations and guidance of the adoles cent ill be lcson topics. Oah Crewe Oak Grove unit will meet at the home of Mrs. Lyle Thurman, 10 Fair Oaks drive, at 10:30 a.m. January 10. The project leaders will be Mrs. Robert Wobbe and Mrs. Rob ert Hubbard. Women in charge of lunch eon are Mrs. Walter Wilson, Mrs. Roy Hoover and Mrs. Jack Coffin. Members arc to bring their own table service. A special prize will be award ed at the meeting. Child care is available by telephoning Mrs. Wobbe, SPring 2-2454. Wilson Park Lessons and tips on child guidance will be given by Mrs. Dwight Albright and Mrs. Ronald White at the Wil son Park unit meeting Tues day January 10, at 7:45 p.m. at the home of Mrs, Oliver Smeltz, 1049 Ingrid street. Mrs. Darwin Durr and Mrs. Gary Conrad will be the co hostesses for the evening. Nightlighters The Nightlighters unit will hold its next meeting January 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. C. L. Walter, 855 Beall lane. Mrs. W. H. Colley and Mrs. C. C. Peterson will give the lesson. Mrs. W. H. Colley and Mrs. W. Herzberg will serve refreshments. Medford Medford unit will hold the first meeting of the new year Wednesday, January 11, in! Santo hall on Columbus ave nue. The meeting will open at 10:30 a.m. with a, planned luncheon. All members are to bring table service. For the program four films will be shown. All women in the Medford area are invited. Phoenix Members of the Phoenix unit will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 13, at the Presbyterian church in Phoe nix. Mrs. Warren Kelsoe and Mrs. Frank Kivet will be leaders. Those attending are to take a sack lunch and cup for cof fee which the club will pro vide. A tailoring class will be started in the afternoon. Howard Howard unit will meet at the home of Mrs. J. S. Lydi- ard, 2390 Crater Lake high. way Thursday, January 12, at 10:30 a.m. The lesson will be given by Mrs. C. E. Chisum and Mrs. D. H. Steinmetz, project leaders. A short "Eye-Opener" les son on care of tile ana lino leum floors and cleaning car pets will be given by Mrs. Howard Lind in the forenoon. Child care will be provided at the home of Mrs. Clifford Freisen, 25141 Table Rock road, phone SPring 2-4257. Anyone interested is invited to the meeting and is asked to bring table service. Lunch will be provided. Women To Hold uncheon Tuesday The Insurance Women of Jackson County will hold a luncheon and business meet- ng at the Jackson hotel, on Tuesday, January 10, at 12 noon. Mrs. Lois Stephen will pre sent a film on consumer fi nance entitled "The Littlest Giant." Frank Wilkinson of Crater Finance will be pres ent to answer questions. During the last meeting Mrs. Roberta Martin, Mrs. Irene Ostrander, Miss Caro lyn Bagley and Mrs. Lois Ste phen, past presidents of the local group, were honored. Mrs. Leah Knutsen, a mem ber of Rogue Valley Insur ance Women of Grants Pass, was a guest. A Christmas gift exchange was held. Mrs. Zoe Peters played and sang and led the group in carol singing. Medford Family Returns Home Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Bandy and children, 2417 Spring brook road, have returned home after a two weeks vaca tion. In Bovina. Texas, they vis ited Mr. Bandy's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.. Bundy. In Anson, Texas, they saw Mr. Bundy's 88-year-old grandmother, Mrs. J. J. Rob erts. They then spent some time with Mrs. Bundy's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Park in Texaco, N. M. Mr. and Mrs. Park are former Med ford residents. j En route home, the Bandysi were guests in the home of Mr. Bundy's brother and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Bundy, i Gila Bend. Ariz. Ashland - Mr. and Mrs Homer Moore of Bcllview re turned from Richmond, Calif., where they spent a week with their son Karl Moore and his family, fornn residents of Medford. Miss Barbara Moore WSJ ' SHr- ? A reception January 2 ai Girls Community club honored the Rev. and Mrs. Albert Milton Rhoads on their golden wedding anniversary. The Rhoads, married in 1911 in Grants Pass, have made their home in southern Oregon and North ern California since thai time. (Landis photo) o Pastor and J Fife Honored On Fiftieth Anniversary The Rev. and Mrs. Albert Milton Rhoads, who now make their home in Roseburg, were honored here Monday, January 2, at a reception cele brating their golden wedding anniversary. Over 200 friends, relatives and members of the Apostolic Faith church attend ed the event, which was held in Girls Community club. Floral arrangements in gold shades decorated the rooms. Highlight of the afternoon was a religious service con ducted by the Rev. Loyce Carver, pastor of the Medford Apostolic church, in which the couple renewed their mar riage pledges. The Rev. James E. Seeley, pastor of the Apos tolic church at Roseburg, sang, accompanied by Mrs. Clifford Iverson. Group sing ing was led by Mrs. Ray Rob inson and Mrs. Rodric Malard. Mrs. Rhoads, the former El len Burleson, was born Feb- ruary 6, 1892, in Indian ter ritory which is now Bradley, Oklahoma. Mr. Rhoads was born at Plainview, 111., March 2. 1887. They met in 1900 in Rawlings, Wyoming, when they were traveling west with their families via covered wagons. They were married January 1, 1911, in the Grants Pass Baptist church. The Rev. R. Lovett officiated. The couple spent a part of their early married life and near Medford and later moved to Klamath Falls, where they assisted in forma tion of the Apostolic Faith church. They later assisted in furthering the church inter ests in Eureka, Calif. Several years ago they mov ed to Roseburg, where the Rev. Mr. Rhoads served as pastor after helping establish the church there. He was or dained a minister July, 1937, and both the Rev. and Mrs. Rhoads devote their time to church work. Children of the couple who attended the reception were Mr. and Mrs. Do ran C. Rhoads, Klamalh Falls, son daughter-in-law; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley W. Rhoads, Roseburg, another son and daughter-in-law; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eastburn (nee Jewell Rhoads), Klamath Falls; and Mr. and Mrs. Rickey Del Fiorentino (nee Marjorie Rhoads), San Francisco. Grandchildren of the elder couple also attended Williams Home Scene for Tea Williams - Mrs. A. D. Fitz pa trick gave a silver tea for the Williams Grange at her home December 29. The money raised at the event will be used by the Home Economics club. Mrs. A. L. Lathrop poured for the tea. mm1- m ; - KXr 1 Kurt Singer will speak at the January meeting of Rogue Valley Knife and Fork club set for Thursday, January 12 at Rogue Valley Country club. Considered one of the nation's leading experts on espionage, Mr. Singer's topic will be "Traitors and Spies." Reserve lions are to be made by club members no later than Mon day, January 9, according to the club secretary, Mrs. Rich ard House, 15 Corning court. Now Living1 In Jickson County Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Dye are making their home at 3628 South Paiftic high way following their wedding in Klamath Falls Lutheran church. The bride is the for mer Kaylecn O. Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Les ter E. Moore. 2033 Madison street, Klamath Falls, and the bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Dye, Route 2, Box 650, Central Point. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Leroy Redal. James Chance, Merrill, was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Marie Oberchain, Klam ath Falls, organist. The bride's gown was of lace and shirred tulle and she parried a bouauet of pink rvmbiditim orchids, while nnd stonhanotis atop her white Rainbow Bible, sue aiso wore an opal necklace, gift of the bridegroom. Mise Carolvn Strunk, Bon anza, was maid of honor and bridesmaids were Miss Linda Hall and Miss Alma Palmer, Klamath Falls. M e 1 i n d a Moore, sister of the bride, was flower girl and Neil Dye, brother of the bridegroom was ringbearer. Another brother of the hriHurnom. Wayne u y c Klamath Falls, was best man. Ushers were Victor lvie, Wo cas Oregon, and Harry Jans sen, Klamath Falls. Candle lighters were Robert Johnson, Ashland, brother of the bride and Blayne Dye, brother of the bridegroom. The young couple traveled to northern California and the southern Oregon coast on their honeymoon. The bride is a graduate of Henley High school and is a past wortny advisor of Rainbow for Girls assembly 57, Klamalh Falls. The bridegroom was grad uated from Bonanza High school and Oregon Technical institute. He is employed at Parson's Dodge agency ford. Monday Session Set for Group The January meeting of St. Mary's Grade School i-mema ih uill he held Monday A. at 8 n.m. in uie o-iivUipjr room 01 me scmuui Usnallv he d tne nrsv iviuu rtnv of each month of the ,i vear. the meeting was ...innnnl to the later date iv,!. mnnth because o the Christmas.holiday. of all students I inl school, particu larly newcomers, arc Invited to attend these meeungs to become acquainted with each other, with the teachers, and to join into the. discussion of the issues coming before the group. Chairman of greeters will be Mrs. John J. O'Connor. A social hour will follow the business session, with re freshments being served by Mrs. Joe Zarosinski and Mrs. Adam Richter, room mothers for Mr. Duanc Daley's fourth grade, and Mrs. Duanc Kraft and Mrs. Herbert Dungey, room mothers for Mrs. Mary Mctz' second grade. Med- Let Your Cupboard Run Down So you can take advantage of the terrific savings which will be of fered during the Big Thunderbird Market Opening Coming Soon! Z t iu -i tt -X u Over 2,000 (count 'em) individual items will be sold at discount prices lower than they have ever been here before! 24,000 sq. ft. Thunderbird Market LOZIFR LANE 5 o '. O - v in - I ROSS LANE O 0 QQ -m ggj ihc wonderland of Good fashion Is at home the world over ike L'Aiglon's poised, young shealh of embroidered 100 spun rayonl Wearing it now or next summer will mark you as a woman of taste In Medford or Malaya. Whiteolive, whileblue, whiterose. Sizes 10-20. 22.95 B L'Aiglon's demure young shirtdress of all Dacron Polyester features pastel stripes with flowersl You'll wear it now . . . next summer tool Whiteyellow, whitepink, whiteblue. Sizes 12 to 20. 17.95 ANNUAL SALE! seamless stockings save up to $1.03 on every box service sheer (reg. $1.35) $1.15, 3 prs. $3.30 reinforced sheer-(reg. $1.50) $1.25, 3 prs. $3.60 micro- mesh (reg. $1.50) $1.25, 3 prs. $3.60 stretch sheer (reg. $1.65) $1.35, 3 prs. $3.90 $1.35, 3 prs. $3.90 sheer heel demi-toe (reg. $1.65) all sheer sandalfoot (reg. $1.95) $1-65, 3 prs. $4.80 short, medium and long colors: south pacific, bali rose and shell inon., jan. 9 thru sat., jan. 14 O O OPEN MONDAY NIGHT 'TIL 9 P.M. accompanied her parents. o.