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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1961 B S : ? : ; Pictured here in a scene from Arthur Miller's drama. "The Crucible" which opens March 2 at Medford High school, are Carolyn Finch, who plays the role of the slave. Tiiuba, and Mark Goodman, cast as the Rev. Samuel Parris. The production is being given as the 1961 Senior class play and will continue March 3 and 4. Curtain time is 9 p.m. In "The Crucible" Playwright Miller deals with the Salem witch trials and critics and playgoers alike consider it one of the most powerful and thought-provoking drama of this time. Ashland Woman Honored On Birthday Anniversary Ashland - Four score and three years rest lightly on the shoulders of effervescent Minnie Barron, native of Col fax, Calif., but for most of 70 years a resident of Ash land. On February 22 Mrs. Barron shared birthday hon ors with George Washington. Surprise parties, gifts and visits filled much of Mrs. Barron's busy week as she was feted by friends and hon ored by the various organ izations to which she belongs. Among the social events cele 1 brating her natal day were a dinner Monday evening giv en by Mrs. O. W. Long; a VFW Past Presidents party the following afternoon, and a surprise birthday luncheon at the home of Mrs; M. J. Maulsby on Wednesday. Although Minnie Ross spent part of her childhood on the Women's Association Plans Luncheon Miss Marjorie Collier, a reg istered nurse who is in charge of the Rogue Valley . Manor infirmary, will speak at a meeting of Westminster Pres byterian church Women's as sociation Tuesday, February 28. Luncheon will be served at 12:30 p.m. in Fellowship hall of the church. Miss Collier is a former Roman Catholic nun, and will speak on her impressions as a nun. She worked in the Pendleton hospital as a nun before coming to the Rogue valley. , Mrs. Don Auxier, program chairman and second vice president of the Women's as sociation, invites men of the church to join with the asso ciation and their guests for lunch and for Miss Collier's talk.- . Mrs. James Rowan will conduct the devotional serv- Meeting Planned By Iris Society The Southern Oregon Tris Society will meet Tuesday, February 28, at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Farley, 3563 Jacksonville highway at 1 p.m. Slides of new introductions and seedlings will be shown. , Anyone interested in iris is welcome to attend the meeting. wm gfi .:r KJJJ Special once-a-year offer Take advantage of this special offer-discover the younger difference fabulous Satura Moisturizing Cream brings! Its scientific balance of estrogenic hormones and Vitamin A beautifies your skin, helps prevent dryness, keeps skin moist ...rich emollients gently ease away lines. Try introductory size Satura Cream, $1.00 or get tree Satura sample with purchase of 2 oz. Satura Cream with Hormones for $3.50 or 2 oz. Satura Lotion for $3.00. Save on $8.50 Satura Cream, $6.00; Satura Cleansinc Cream, special $1.00. DOROTHY GRAY HcLAIliS DRUG CENTRE 8 North Central SP 2-7113 THRIFTY GREEN STAMPS Open 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Closed Sundays family ranch south of Ash land, she attended school in San Francisco, returning sev eral years later to become the bride of Homer Barron on November 11, 1897. They lived on the old Barron home stead at the foot of the Sis kiyous, operating a large stock ranch, Mr. Barron has been dead tor many years. Mrs. Barron has two sons and a daughter, Hugh who is dean of music at Miami Uni versity, Oxford, Ohio; George, who has lived on the family ranch until it was sold re cently, and Mrs. Isabelle Mc Cracken of San Bernardino, Calif. Among the organizations in which Mrs.- Barron Is an ac tive member are the Ashland Elk Ladies and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Tuesday ice for the meeting and a bus iness session will begin at 2 p.m. Mrs. Scott V. Davis, presi dent of the association, states that reservations will be ap preciated. They may be made today by calling Mrs. William S. Cobb, SPring 3-6429. -f- Miss Levering Is Praised For Role in Drama Shady Cove Miss LinJa Levering, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gird Levering, Shady Cove, portrayed the role of a 70-ycar-old woman in the Un iversity of Oregon's produc tion of Graham Green's "The Potting Shed." The play ran for 10 performances on three successive week-ends in the Arena theatre in Eugene. William Iron, speech in structor at the university, di rected the play. Miss Levering was given recognition in one edition of the Eugene-Register Guard which made mention of her "fine performance". Mr. and Mrs. Levering drove up the week-end of February 17 and attended the Friday evening performance of the play. TRY FABULOUS SATURA Nine Nurses To Attend Conference Nine Medford nurses will join 450 nurses from eight Western states, including Alaska and Hawaii, when they attend a regional conference sponsored by the American Nurses' association February 28 to March 3 in Portland. The conference, a first for Oregon, . will be held in the Memorial Coliseum with "Im provement of Nursing Prac tice" as the theme. Five of the major speeches will be made by nationally known nursing leaders from various parts of the country. Mrs. Lila McDowell RN, Medford, an office nurse, will be one of the leaders in the discussion sessions following these presentations. The dis cussion sessions are an impor tant part of the conference, it is said. Each nurse will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences and theo ries related to patient care, and get specific ideas for im proving her own practice. Other nurses attending from this area are to be Mrs. Jane Anders, Mrs. Myrtle Marsters, Sister Mary Stephen and Mrs. Janie King all employed at Sacred Heart hospital, and Mrs. Mary Vanderlin, Mrs. Jean Elder, Mrs. Margaret Ja cobs and Mrs. Maureen Buet ner from Rogue Valley Memo rial hospital. " 5 Mrs. Frank Christian, Tal ent, was elected head of the Eleanor Roosevelt league for Jackson county at a meeting last week. Mrs. Christian, who is also president of the Ore gon Lions' auxiliary, outlined plans and projects for the group. v Talent Woman New President Of League Here . Mrs. Frank Christian, Tal ent, was elected president of the Eleanor Roosevelt league for Jackson county at a lunch eon meeting held at the Grotto restaurant, Medford, Thurs day. She succeeds Mrs. George Rode who resigned recently because of her full time at tendance at Southern Oregon college. A new policy of regular meetings, a continuing educa tional program that will keep members "on their toes" as to what is happening in the na tional administration and in this country's policy on global affairs, is being worked out by (he organization, Mrs. Chris tian said. She also said that the league plans to launch a series of fund raising events to help the Jackson County Democrat ic party pay expenses involv ed in putting on the eleventh annual Roosevelt Memorial dinner which will be held here Saturday evening, April 19. Senator Frank F. Church of Idaho, keynoter at the last Democratic national conven tion will fly here from Wash- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 7:30 P.M. NO CHARGE DOOR PRIZES Everyone Welcome Make Up a Partyl It's Funl Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Schaaf III (Routh photo) Washington PTA Has Style Show To Raise Funds About 100 persons attended the Washington School Parent-Teacher association des sert, style show and card party given recently. Proceeds from the event go to the teacher's scholarship fund, band instruments, Christmas treats, rainy-day games, wel fare fund and safety promo tion. Washington's birthday was the theme. Children of the sixth grade performed a minuet directed by Loren Soderlund. Dancers were Jill Coltrane, Pam Jack son, Carol Calkins, Sheryl Gerety, Mike Hickey, Bob Townes, Warren Rolls and Victor Johnson. Mrs. William Townes, president, was mis tress of cermomes. Models in the show were Mrs. Soderlund, Mrs. Richard Riggs, Miss Carolyn Bell, Mrs. Louise Davis, Mrs. Alva Bradford, Mrs. Vester Sim monds, Mrs. Paul Fullmer and Mrs. Tom Antley. Mrs. Everett Bennett was commentator. Models for children's clothes were Cathy, Carol and Cindy Bradford, Jerry Johnson, Kirk Soderlund and Karen Chit wood. Spring and summer fashions were shown. Chairman for the day were Mrs. Edward Evans and Mrs. Lee Johnson, assisted by the officers and executive board. Decorations were by Mrs. Marlene Pean, pupils of Mrs. Ruth Gilbertson's first grade and Miss Laura York's art class. 1 Meeting Announced The Wenonah club of Wea tonka council, Degree of Po cahontas, will meet Thurs day, March 2, at 10 a.m. in the Redman hall on Apple street. A workshop, covered dish dinner and business meet ing are planned. ington as guest speaker, she said. First of the fund raising projects mentioned was a rum mage and plant sale the league will hold in the Fehl building Tuesday, February 28, from nine to five, Mrs. Christian said. Coketail Party And TEEN -TIME FASHION i , " V" ft z Ceremony At Church Weds Pair Central. Point The wedding of Miss Connie Lee Jannusch, Central Point, to Karl H. Schaaf III, Ben Lo mond, Calif., took place Feb ruary 10 in Gold Hill Metho dist church.-The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Milburn Jannusch, who re cently moved to Central Point from Santa Cruz, Calif., and the bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Schaaf II, Ben Lomond. The Rev. Lochlcn Gregory performed the single- ring ceremony at seven o'clock in the evening before a small number of friends and rela tives. Tall candelabra with lighted tapers were flanked by baskets of white stock to form a setting for the serv ice. Mrs. Grace Bruce, Gold Hill, was organist, The bride was escorted to the altar by her father. She wore a ballerina-length gown of while Chantilly lace with sweetheart scalloped neck line, elbow-length sleeves and a fitted bodice. The semi-full skirt flared at the back. Her elbow-length veil was held by a crown of pearls and rhinestoncs, and she carried a bouquet of white hyacinths and pink sweetheart roses. Miss Karen Furcell, maid of honor, wore a gown of tur quoise blue taffeta and car ried a bouquet of pink carna tions. George Jannusch, the bride's brother, was best man. A small reception was given by the bride's parents at the church following the wedding. White streamers and bells decorated the hall and table. Twenty-one guests attended. The young couple traveled to Oregon points of interest and to Mt. Shasta on their honeymoon. The bride attend ed schools in Santa Cruz and the bridegroom attended Hunters Point school, San Francisco. He is employed by Stewart Engineering, Santa Cruz, as an electrical engineer. To Attend Burelson's Annual Spring SHOW (Xj meorofto J Prospective Members At Meeting Washington's birthday pro vided the decorative theme for a meeting of Sojourners Feb ruary 23 at the Girls Com munity club. Mrs. Evelyn Hendricks presided at the meeting. The luncheon table was dec orated with a cherry tree, red candles and paper hatchets. Hostesses for the day were Mrs. Henry Robertson, Mrs. Harvey Archerd and Mrs. Leatha Jones. 'v Downtown Medford Af'f Cl- :V-''ww-V'!Kt"-I ''"':a'!!5,!jC,i V j Vic Jf " " J!0"' WMt J A Dress A Jacket v.':: tr; fea. The idea. autumn i niivinn i r cosw ?jC(rPKj. Ours are arriving daily and they're beau-. BSiiSfcSSSiV "u' anc' exciting! See them soon! pW Priced From 35.98 . O 9 '' Elegant New Pumps by if Slll f k "V- v $1Q95 To Complete the Picture m V . uw --. Beautiful Flowers iv; Go To Your Head! . .: Xjj ' Burelson's Millinery Dept. a, VV2S. 1 for PERSONALIZED X - beauty oun " - CLrfc't o 4c-&tk. A. Black Matte Calf, Patent Toe and Heel. , . y i Both High and Mid Heel. ' I y PVivsc, 1 B. Black Patent Bone Calf " ' , :ggXcS! Black Calf Bone Luster , . Blue Calf Strawberry Luster ; ' BEAUTY CONSULTANT: China Doll Blue Luster L,..,.,, ..J ,Red ?' Vee Halgren Black Patent in sizes 4 to 11, AAAA to B. ;' MATCHING HAND BAGS . , . and of course Burelson's have ' : your other needed accessories for . B Sure and Watch Fa5hions In Pictures" . Easter - - Jewelry, Cloves, Etc. Wednesday, 2 p.m., KBES-TV , Main and Bartlett Streets Phone SP 2-6428- i 1 Mrs. Jack Kennedy and Mrs. Jack Henderson were welcomed as new members. Prospective members prcs sent for the first time were Mrs. Jack Burkett, Mrs. Clif ford Davidson, Mrs. Andrew Guffin and Mrs. James Oben our. An out-of-town guest was Mrs. H. L. Swenson of River Falls, Wise. After the business meeting cards were played with canas 4m f ii IV.f I 11.1 I I II ta prizes going to Mrs. J. M. Obenour and Mrs. Clifford Reeves; pinochle to Mrs. Ma bel Wright and Mrs. E. E. Evans; and bridge prizes to Mrs. Andrew Foley and Mrs. C. E. Knight. A special prize was won by Mrs. I. W. House child. The next meeting of the club will be held March 9 at the Girls Community club at 12:30 p.m. Newcomers who have lived In Medford or vi- I IlllllflUVIlI To Be Speaker Talent Mrs. Robert T. Nichol, Medford, will speak; on conservation and wild flowers at the Wednesday, March 1, meeting of the Tal ent Garden club. The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. John Spangler, Foss road, with Mrs. Gilbert Hill co-hostess. cinity not more than two years are invited to attend and become members.
