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SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1961
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
Woman School Principal Honored
An adaptation of the .tele
vision program, "This Is Your
Life." honored Principal Myr-
na Frlnk at a meeting of Grif
fin Creek Parent-Teacher as
sociation Thursday evening,
Febraury 2, at the school. The
program, Do You ricmem
ber?" was a surprise for Mrs,
Frlnk, who has held the posi
tion as principal since 1942
About 175 persons attended
the program which also ob
served Founder's Day.
Mrs. Frink was presented a
scrapbook filled with pictures
of herself and her family, and
of the women who partici
pated in the program Thurs
day night.
Also, an engraved charm
bracelet was presented to Mrs
Frink by Mrs. J. Morris Tuck
er, nresident of the Griffin
Creek Parent-Teacher associ
ation in 1960. Mrs. Tucker
said "Myrna Frink and Griffin
Creek have become synono-
mous - we never think of one
without the other. . . "
Mrs. Wesley Ober, narrator,
cave a brief story of Mrs,
Frink's life. She was born
Mvrna Stoddard, oldest of
four children of Mr. and Mrs
Orrie Stoddard, Smithland,
Iowa. When she was seven
years old the family moved to
Ephrata, Wash., and then to
Bridgeport, Wash., where she
attended elementary and high
school. The Stoddards then
moved to Puyallup and she at
tended College of Puget
Sound. Tacoma.
In colleire she worked at
many different Jobs to help
with ' expenses and In 1923
took her first teaching job in
Woodland. While teaching
there she lived in the Frink
home and met her future hus
band, L. G. Frlnk.
In 1924 Mr. and Mrs. Slod
dard journeyed to southern
Oregon in a Model-T Ford and
purchased a 40-acre pear or
chard near Talent.
The teacher and Mr. Frink
were married in 1925 and
moved to Talent to take
charge of the orchard. A son,
Robert, was born in 1929, and
a daughter, Meta Jean, in
1935.
First PTA Head .
By 1940, Mrs. Frlnk had be
come active in school affairs
and was the first president of
Talent Parent-Teacher associ
ation. When the Frinks moved
to Griffin Creek In 1942, Mrs.
Frink began teaching at the
local school; Because of disci
pline problems at the school,
the principal "walked out In
desperation" during Christmas
vacatiton and Mrs. Frink re
turned to school to find she
had been appointed the new
principal.
Under Mrs. Frink's direc
tion a new Griffin Creek
School Community club was
formed and continued until
1948, when the Mothers club
was formed. That group join
ed the PTA In 1959.
Among guests "out of the
past" for the program were
Mrs. Mabel Thornton, who
taught the honored woman in
the fourth grade and Mrs.
Jesse Barkley and Mrs. Cor-
nelia Barnes, two long-time
friends.
Past presidents attending
were Mrs. Orval Hayes, 1943;
Mrs. U. V. Van Horn, 1945;
Mrs. Henry Muir, 1946; Mrs.
Henry Hukill, 1947; Mrs. Fur
man Evcrnham, 1950; Mrs.
Chester Gutches, 1951; Mrs.
Glen Allen, 1952; Mrs. Chester
Sesslcr, 1953; Mrs. Lyle Held
eman, 1954; Mrs. Harvey Max
son, 1965; Mrs. George Rode
1956; Mrs. George Large, 1957
Mrs. Harold Edmonds, 1958;
Mrs. Larry Youmans and Mrs
Dclmar McKcc, 1959; and
Mrs. Tucker, 1960. All were
presented corsages.
Mrs. Stowell Honored
Mrs. Elsie Stowell, who has
been in charge of the school
cafeteria since 1945, also was
presented with a remem
brance of the evening.
The Shadows sang. They
wore introduced by Lyle Per
kins. A short business meet
ing was held prior to the pro
gram. Mrs. Donald Bryan,
Mrs. Mariccc Lindsay and
Mrs. Leonard Rhodes were ap
pointed to the nominating
committee.
Mrs. Stablcr's third grade
won the room count and also
served refreshments. Official
photographers for the evening
were Mrs. Gerald Gleaves and
Mrs. Harold Edmonds.
Much of the research for the
program was done by Mrs.
Ober, Mrs. Randall Leon and
Mrs. George Bannister. Mrs
Ober was also in charge of
decorations.
A silver offering was taken
for the annual Founders Day
gift.
Mrs. Frink Is the only wo
man grade school principal in
Jackson county.
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Mrs, Mryna (L. G.) Frink is pictured here at Griffin
Creek ichool, with the scrapbook which a PTA committee
presented her during a "This Is Your Life" program Thurs-
day night, Mrs. Frink, the only woman school principal in
Jackson county, was honored during a PTA Founders' day
program. She has taught at the school since 1942; her earlier
teaching positions were in Washington.
Today i 1 p.m. - Mt. Pitt Past Noble
6:30 p.m. - Jackson County Grand . club, home of Mrs.
young Republicans, home of Larry Starks, 68 Freeman rd.,
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R. Bishop, i Central Point.
Hornbrook Parents
Make Further Plans
For Landscaping
Hornbrook Further discus
sion of landscaping the Horn
brook school yard was held
nt a recent meeting of Horn
brook Parents club at the
school, . .
Mrs. George Smith, presi
dent, appointed a committee
to investigate the cost of em
ploying a professional land
scape architect for the work
On the committee are Mrs
Robert Farmer, chairman;
Mrs. James Dickison and Mrs
Smith.
A valentine party will be
neld at the school February 14
with room mothers planning
ind supervising the event,
Mrs. Ruth Cummins' room led
Jie room count this month.
In other business, the group
leld a kitchen shower for the
Benefit of the school kitchen,
ind Miss Marilyn Bruns, Sis
lyou county nurse, gave a
hort talk.
Mrs. Dickison and Mrs. Mor
Is Woods were hostesses for
he meeting. Mrs. Jack Wayne
ind Mrs. L. F. Madison will
e hostesses for the March 2
neetlng. Mrs. Ray Blankcn
hip will provide child care.
48 South Barneburg rd,
Monday
10 a.m. - Zulcima temple,
Daughters of the Nile, home
of Mrs. William Clark, 545
Pierce rd.
11:45 a.m. - Degree of Hon
or executive committee and
Carnation club, home of Mrs.
Clyde Hillyer, 538 Mary st.
12:30 p.m. - Rcames Past
Matrons club, home of Mrs.
E. G. Randolph, 1316 Siskiyou
blvd.
7:45 p.m. - Medford chap
ter, Oregon Music Teachers
association, home of Mrs
Darcll Huson, 45 Lindley st.
8 p.m. - VFW auxiliary, de
partment of Oregon, dance,
Veterans Administration do
miciliary theater.
8 p:m. - Rogue Valley Coin
club, Girls Community Club.
Tuesday .
9:30 a.m. - District 6C
Motherslngers, home of Mrs.
Harvey Field, Seven Oaks rd.,
Central Point.
10 a.m. - Rogue Valley
Navy Mothers club, Girls
Community club.
12 noon - Women's guild,
Zlon Lutheran church, at
church,
12 noon - Medford chapter,
American Gold Star Mothers,
Inc., home of Mrs. Oscar An
derson, 218 Winema way.
12:30 p.m. - Central Point
Royal Neighbors of America,
home of Mrs. Norman Stinger,
24 West Third St., Eaulc Point.
1 p.m. - Ladies of Elks, Elks
temple.
6:30 p.m. - Christian Busi
ness and Professional Women,
Rogue Valley Country club.
7:30 p.m. - Siskiyou Knife
and Fork club, Mnrk Antony
hotel, Ashland
7:30 p.m. - Medford Parents
Home Extension unit, home of
Mrs. J. T. Johnson, 1519
Rldgeway dr.
7:45 p.m. - Natural Foods
Associates, of Medford, Med
ford High school.
8 p.m. Crater Lake post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
auxiliary, VFW hall.
8 p.m. - Degree of Honor
Past Presidents, home of Miss
Adabec Seller, 1132 West
Main st.
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. - Medford Home
Extension unit, Santo hall
Army Reserve building, Co
lumbus avc.
11 a.m. - Medford Town-
send club, Walker's ballroom,
415H East Main st.
12:30 p.m. - Chapter AA.
PEO sisterhood, home of Mrs.
M. D. Jones, 49 South Modoc
avc.
12:30 p.m. - Mistletoe club,
Girls Community club.
1 p.m. - Little Garden club
of Medford, home of Mrs. G.
O. Bradley, 724 Adlcr st.
1:30 p.m. - Oakgrove Neigh
borhood club, home of Mrs.
B. H. Belknap, 67 Pcrrydale
avc.
B p.m. - Sacred Heart Cath
olic church parish card party,
Girls Community club.
8:45 p.m. - Toastmlstress
club, Copco building.
Thursday
10 a.m. - Phoenix Home Ex
tension unit. Phoenix Presby
terian church.
12:30 p.m. - Adurcl Social
club, home of Mrs. Ira Smith.
Griffin Creek rd.
12:30 p.m. - S o J ou r ncrs
birthday luncheon, Girls Com
munity club.
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7:30 p.m. - Winchester Ex
tension , unit, home of Mrs.
Fred Sears, 1100 Winchester
ave.
7:45 p.m. - Susannah Wes
ley unit, First Meihodlst
church, home of Mrs. James
Sanford, 1119 East Jackson st.,
apartment 2,
8 p.m. -r Reames chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, Med
ford Masonic temple.
Friday
11 a.m. - St. Elizabeth's
guild, St. Mark's Episcopal
cnurcn.
Saturday
7 p.m. - Roxy Ann court,
Order of Amaranth, Medford
Masonic bui'ding.
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Alice Applegate Pcil didn't expect company last Tucs-
aay aiternoon. But wnen she found two strange women in
the corridor outside the door of her new apartment in Rogue
Valley Manor, she quickly invited them in. Mrs. Peil admitted
that she was feeling a bit low moving is a disagreeable
chore at any age, and it seems that she is the oldest of those
who have signed up to live in the new retirement home.
But Mrs. Pell answered questions and didn't protest too
much when Photographer Robert Vroman added himself to
the group and took pictures. She admonished him, briskly, to
try and make her look better than she did in the last picture
ne took.
When Potpourri gazed out the window toward the far
away horizon and said "You have a wonderful view from
here" Mrs. Peil had a tart comment. "I've been looking at
those hills for 50 years; they look just the same." She did ad
mit, however, that she enjoyed the hills of southern Oregon,
and the changing patterns brought by morning and evening,
winter and spring.
While Photographer Bob was getting his camera ready,
Pal Peg suggested that maybe Mrs. Peil could hold a book
in her hands and pose as if she were enjoying the latest novel
Mrs. Peil had something to say about that too "I'll just look
at my latest report from the bank," she said, picking up a
large brown envelope. "It doesn't make very good reading
right now.
When Potpourri started to make notes to refresh her
memory about the early Applegates and pioneer days, Mrs.
Peil said "Now don't go into that business of when and
where I was born. No one cares about that stuff." However,
Mrs. Peil is proud of her Applegate ancestors, and did talk
a little about the days when she taught school. Like others
moving into the manor, Mrs. Peil brought along a few prized
possessions, one being an antique teakwood table which had
formerly belonged to Colonel Sargent, early-day Jacksonville
resident. She said he had brought it from the Philippine
islands.
She indicated the four heavy trunks which she had
brought from Ashland (Mrs. Peil has lived in the Llthia, now
the Mark Antony hotel, for the last 10 years) and said "Those
trunks are heirlooms, too. They've taken many trips on stage
coaches. One is entirely filled with family papers and records.
I've got to sort them over again one of these days." She
sighed a bit. But don't get the wrong idea. Mrs. Peil still
enjoys life and is looking forward to living in her new home
and to making new liiends.
All these months we've been hearing about Rogue Val
ley Manor, how large it was going to be and how many
people would live in it and what it would mean to the com
munity. But it mostly went in one ear and out the other
and we weren't prepared for what we saw Tuesday. From
down in the valley, we look up at the building on Barne
burg hill and it's just a big building. But when we drove
ud the hill and around to the entrance Tuesday afternoon,
all of a sudden it wasn't just another big building. It was
an impressive, even beautiful, large structure and we began
to be excited.
This feeling grew as we toured the big lounge and din
ing room, saw the peaceful looking little chapel, a big kitchen
filled with bright and shining new equipment and gadgets,
a very nice auditorium for movies and other entertainment,
an interesting small library and glimpsed an apartment or
two.
The manor and its occupants will indeed have a great
impact on this community. -
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Although he was too busy to give the reporters and
photographer a guided tour, Walter Higgins, manager, greet
ed us In a friendly fashion and had many neiprui suggestions.
After visiting the manor, and reading the booklet, Potpourri
wondered if Mr. Higgins isn't "sometimes staggered by the
responsibility of his position. The problems of managing an
establishment that large, with hundreds of "golden years"
members, who, have been promised that they will be cared
for "with love, dignity and skill" must be many indeed. O.S.
Many Women in Audience
For Beef Cookery School
Over 150 women attended
the beef cookery school spon
sored by Jackson County Cow
Belles January 26 in the Red
Cross building. Mrs. Clayton
Charley was in charge of
planning the unique school
and Mrs. Beverly Lyons, homo
economist for California-Ore
gon Power company, was instructor.
Mrs. Lyons demonstrated
six ways of preparing short
ribs, one in which the ribs arc
cooked on lop of the stove be
fore roasting, in order to re
move extra fat
The group also watched
preparation of meat loaf,
made in layers with ground
chuck. Other recipes included
fruit glazed beef brisket, beef
boats, beef Burgundy and
western style meat loaf.
Members of the Cow Belles
expressed regret that there
was not enough seating room
for all those who planned to
attend the school. Plans for
next year will include more
space, they said.
A meeting of the executive
committee will be held at 1:30
p.m. February 9. All officers
and appointed representatives
arc expected
A country-wide meeting is
scheduled for It a.m. Febru
ary 23 at the home of Mrs
John Homer, Applegate.
Shrubs, Plants
Topic for Group
Talent Vein Marshall of
Marshall nursery and florists,
Medford, gave a talk about
shrubs, plants and landscaping
at a meeting of Talent Gar
den club Wednesday. The
group met at the home of Mrs
John McCardell. Medford.
with Mis. G. II. Schmelzer as
co-hostess.
M r s. Charles Holdridge
continued report on trees o(
the Bible. Mrs. Frank Finley
became a member of the club.
Members are requested to
bring a friend who is inter
ested in beef promotion. All
persons interested in beef pro
motion are invited to join the
group.
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District Session
Set For Medford
Medford Townsend club
will be host to the slate
fourth district council meeting
early in March, according to
an announcement by the state
director, Finis L. Snodgrass,
Portland.
The local club will met at
Walker'3 ball room Wednes
day, February 8. Polluck
luncheon will be served at
noon. Last week Mr. and Mrs
Styles Hamakcr received 1 e
number of presents from the
group in appreciation of a
nam dinner served to mem
bers recently. Five visitors
from Grants Pass attended
the meeting.
Musicians who entertained
were Mrs. E. D. Ickes and J. P.
Graham, Medford; Mrs. Ellen
Townsend, Ashland; and Gene
Edwards. Jacksonville.
Visitors and friends of the
club are welcome at the
meetings.
Return
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hick
man, 539 North Holly street.
have returned home after
spending a week at the home
of their daughter and son-in-law
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Duna
gan and family in Red Bluff,
Calif.
Neighborhood Club
To Hold Mealing
A meeting of the Oakgrove
Neighborhood club will be
held Wednesday, February 8.
at 1:30 p.m. at the home of
Mrs. B. H. Belknap, 67 Perry
dale avenue.
Quick Bread
Sesame cheese biscuits are
a quick brunch bread. Dip 1
package refrigerated baking
powder biscuits (10) in Vt cup
C4 stick) "melted butter. Mix
34 cup grated Parmesan
cheese and 3 tablespoons ses
ame seeds in a shallow pan;
roll each biscuit in mixture,
coating both sides well. Bake
on ungrcased cooky sheet, in
preheated 500 degree oven, 8
minutes.
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Members arriving at Rogue Valley man
or are greeted with pretty bouquets of flow
ers from various florist shops of Medford
and Ashland. Pictured with some of the
flowers at the manor Wednesday is Mrs.
Earl Hill Jr., one of the office employees
of the newly opened retirement home. Some
of the manor members are moving from
homes in the valley; others are coming
from southern California, midweitern or
Atlantic seaboard states.
Modern Valentines Take
Light - Hearted Approach
United Press International
Kansas City (UPD There's
a light-hearted approach to
valentines this year that won't
cause any bashful he-man to
blush at efforts to tell his
favorite girl that she is his one
and only. -
That doesn't mean that ser
ious greetings of love and af
fection have been swept by
the wayside. But the variety
of valentines-both in fanciful
design and wording - has in
creased to such an extent that
a man needn't be reduced to
a blubbering shambles when
expressing his sentiments.
There s a stylized design.
for instance, that says "Je
Vous Aime" (French for "I
Love You") on the cover and
inside adds "Like Crazy." .
Gone are the dead serious
avowals of many, many years
ago which could be considered
nothing short of proposals of
marriage. Gone too are mes
sages of endearment which
reached their peak of popu
larity in the 1880s, and it
wouldn't take a determined
bachelor to tell you why they
aren t around anymore.
The golden era of valen
tines was reached late in the
19th century as the Victorian
era of gingerbread, frills and
laces was coming to an end.
Ornate die-cut valentines with
filigree and scented satchels,
and arabesques of many sorts,
were all the rage then.
So beautiful were these
cards that even the modern
miss finds them attractive.
They're availible this year in
the new heirloom . series of
ornate three-dimensional cards
introduced by Hallmark.
Cut in intricate patterns
and unfolding to reveal their
beauty, the cards feature the
pastel beauty of red, pink and
gold hearts, subtle blues and
reds and angelic cherubs in
spired by the rare Victorian
originals.
Erudite teenagers also will
find cards that speak the lan
guage of youth instead of the
sweet sentiment of years gone
by. New valentines, designed
especially for the younger set,
dig the jazz that puts the
world in orbit, man. One such
card includes several self-adhering
labels with captions
such as, "We're too young to
be valentines, so let's get
married!"
"You need a good head on
your shoulders. . .How about
mine?" another label asks.
Others: "I'm in orbit," "Let's
cut out,' "You're way out."
"Like wow," "1 dig you."
"Could I mooch a smooch,"
and "Hey, have a heart. , .
mine!"
Central Point Circle
Announces Meeting
Central Point - Faith circle
of First Presbyterian ch.urch,
Central Point, will meet on
Wednesday, February 8, at 8
p.m. at the home of Mrs. Rob
ert Olmsted, 20 Crater lane,
Central Point. Mrs. Jean De
Armond will lead the Bible
study.
Starving Boy Soup
Ever tried to appease the
hunger of a teenage boy, espe
cially when the temperature
dips low? It takes nothing
short of five square meals a
day with snacks in between
to control the first stages of
starvation. Here's a four-minute
hearty soup recipe which
he can fix himself for a stick-to-the-ribs
measure of com
fort. Blend 1 can (11 '3
ounces) condensed bean with
bacon soup and a soup can
of water. Add rounds of cook
ed sausage or frankfurters.
Serve in oversized cups or
bowls with a garnish of raw
apple cubes. This makes two
husky servings.
Make hearts go
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March 31st.
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No obliga-
New York - (UPII - Fresh
pear salad or fruit salad is
better lhan ever with cran
berry dressing. Combine V
cup of heavy cream, whipped,
with Vi cup of mayonnaise.
Fold In 13 cup of strained
fresh cranberry sauce. Makes
1 23 cups of sauce.
When purchasing cauli-1
flower, avoid heads that have i
an open, ricy look. These !
heads are old . and usually
have withered and yellow
leaves surrounding the head.
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We
Salute the Boy Scouts
Boy
Scout
Week
Feb. 7-73
on Their
51st
Anniversary
Crater Lake Council, along with thousands of other Scout groups across the nation celebrate
this week-their 51st anniversary. They continue to build better citizens of themselves and
prepare for the roles as leaders of tomorrow. Our Security and Future rests largely upon their
sturdy young shoulders.
. . . and, to maintain the strength for the trying days ahead as
campers, hikers, swimmers and leaders, they need plenty of whole
some milk for energy that only nature's most perfect food can
provide. Give YOUR Scout plenty of MILK and insist that . , .
the whole family
Drink at Least 3
Glasses of Milk a Day!
MILK producers league
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