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8 :. C Trail Woman On Ninetieth Trail-Mrs. Eda Richardson Trail, was honored at a tea March 7 which celebrated her 90th birthday at the home o Mrs. Allen Rodgers. . Friends called at the Rodg ers home during the afler-noon.-Among the letters ot congratulations she received Best Spring shoe buys -for children bloom NOW! The Shoe for Childkem Black Patent White Leather $5.95 to $7.95 Johnston & Stewart JUNIOR BOOT SHOP 211 E. Main When 'the. Fit SP 2-4848 Is Guaranteed I Quality -rp Fashion Fdiuards IK. Brighten Up Your Home For 2v Easter Special! Let us wash and fluff-dry your-throw and scatter rugs for extra beauty In your home . . . they'll be returned fresh, fluffy and cleanl Washing. 10c lb. Up to and Including 9'xl2' Washing and Dyeing.... 25c lb. Up to and Including 9'xl2' Many colors to choose from . . . done the professional way by professional clean ers! 2 Hour Service PHONE SP 2-6155 FOR FREE Pickup and Delivery Service 7 ft I omesiic LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS Your Professional Laundry Serving the Rogue Valley for Over 50 Years SUNDAY, MARCH 19. 19B1 Honored Birthday was. one from Gov. Murk O. Hatfield. Mrs. Richardson, who has made her home with the Rodgers family for the past several years, is a sister and thp only living relative of the Ulric Ellcrhusen, sculptor. Among his works which are exhibited throughout the Unit ed States, is the Pioneer on top of the Oregon stale capital building in balcm. Mr. tiler huscn was named sculptor of the year in 1033 and 1955 Among Mrs. Richardson's pos sessions is a reel of film snow. ing Mr. Ellcrhusen working on the Pioneer which was sent her by Dick Sleeves, Hood River, son of Mrs. Rodgers. Mrs. Richards was born Eda Ellcrhusen to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ellcrhusen on March. 7, 1871 in Malchow, Germany, one of five chil drcn Her Grandfather Kuapp fought with the Napoleonic army in 1812 and her Grand mother Kuapp served as a lady-in-waiting to the Grand Duchess of Poland. In 1896 she came to the United Slates, first living in Chicago. In 1907 she married Charles Richardson, a. teacher who was employed by the government. In 1911 the cou ple went to Alaska where he taught the Eskimos. After liv ing there for six years they returned to the United States and later went to Manila, Philippines. He resumed his teaching in San Francisco and in 1939 moved to Oregon where they built a home at Gold Beach. He died in 1949 and Mrs. Richardson spent six years in Medford before mov ing to Trail. She has been a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for the past 39 years, is a member of the While Shrine of San Francisco and the Medford First Presbyterian church. Mrs. Richardson keeps her self informed on the events of the day and is apt to be found at the Shady Cove li brary. Visitor Here Central Point-A recent vis itor in. the valley was Mrs. James Alexander, Hcrmiston, Ore., who was a guest in the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Wilson. She was the former Alecne Wilson of Sams Valley. Bridge Winners Hombrook' The bridge club met on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Dunne llamncr. Mrs. Ber larhlcdBay is bl Mrs. Berlha Bradley held high -score and Mrs. Marshall l-lnrn vnmmH hlirh Mr. PrnH Mills was a guest player. C Save Time . . . Save Steps Use Our Convenient Drive-in Service Drive Right Up to the Doorl A tea given March 7 at the home of Mrs. Allen Rodgers, Trail, honored Mrs, Eda Rich ardson on her 90th birthday anniversary. Mrs. Richardson, who was Eda Ellerhusen, is a sister and only living rel ative of the late Ulric Eller husen, nationally known sculptor. The pioneer figure which tops the capitol in Sal em ii his work. Children's Clothing To Be Topic There home extension units have scheduled meetings this week. Sams Valley Mrs. Harold DeVos and Mrs. Dallon Straus will pre sent the lesson on selection of children's clothing, when the Sams Valley Home Extension unit meets Tuesday, March 21, at Ihc home of Mrs. Stan ley Hall in Sams Valley. The business meeting win begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by a potluck lunch at noon. Dessert will be furnished by Mrs. George Bush and Mrs. Ralph Ellis. Rolls and butler will be furnished by Mrs. Lester James. Women are to take their own table service. The project lesson will start at 1 p.m. All interested wom en In the area are invited to attend. Central Point Unit Central Point unit will meet Wednesday, March 22, at the home of Mrs. George Dunphy, 911 West Tenth street, Medford. The topic of the day, Ihe se lection of children's clothing, will be given by Mrs. D. D. Cobliogh and Mrs. Ralph Liebschcr. Members are re minded lo take an article for Ihe while elephant sale. Child care will be provided at the home of Mrs. Eunice Jones, 2.15 Laurel avenue, Central Point. Lone Pine Unit The Lone Pine Extension group will meet Thursday, March 23, In the Hoxy Ann Grange hall at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. E. J. Leach and Mrs. Charles Smith will present the lesson on the selection of children's clothing. Hostesses will be Mrs. Clar ence Chilrlcrs, Mrs. Charles Hurst, Mrs. Archie West and Mrs. R. S. Callaway. Members are reminded to take a plant or shrub for the plant sale and coupons for the silverware to be purchased for Ihe county extension kitchen. Baby sitting will be avail able al the home of Mrs. Hugh Huntley. 2179 Crater Luke avenue, SPring 2-9285. PEO Chapters Elect Officers Ashland - Ashland's two PEO chapters recently circled officers for the ensuing year. Chosen president of Chapter AC was Miss Florence Allen. Mrs. A. C, Fries Jr was named president of Chapter BN. Officers serving with Miss Allen will be Mrs. J. H. Yaple, vice president; Mrs. 11. A. Lewis, recording secretary; Mrs. Charlotte Hull, corrc- : spending secretary; Mrs. Rich j aid Cottle, treasurer; Mrs. A. I Osenbrug. chaplain; Mrs. Jay I Kaylor, guard. Mrs. E. H. Singmasler. retir I Ing president, installed the new board at the home of Mrs. Lewis last week. Chapter UN officers are in addition lo Ihe president, Mrs. Fries, Mrs. William Daw-kins, i vice president; Mrs. I). A. ; C o p e, recording secretary; j Mrs. Hen Lombard, corre sponding secretary; Mrs. Ned I Mars, treasurer; Mrs. Harold Merrill, chaplain; Mrs. John Cotton, guard, j Mrs. Elmo N. Stevenson was named alternate delegate to the stale convention. Dance Announced At Domiciliary Flood's orchestra will play for a dance to be given at the Veterans' A d m i n i s t ration domiciliary, White City. Mon day, March 2(1, at H p.m. In the theater. It will be spon sored by ttie Veterans of For eign Wars auxiliary. Refresh ments will be served. Those attending may take the bus at Ihe Ttaihvays depot al 7:30 p.m. Combined Meeting Held By Two Garden Clubs Yreka - Two films were shown at the meeting of the combined groups of the after noon and evening Garden clubs recently, Roscoc Savage, associate fire ranger, California Divi sion of forestry, presented the films, one about the natural resource of California, the other called "The Birth of a Tree." California's resources in clude the 58 different kinds of minerals, water power, oil, lumbering and many others. The crops range from apples to cotton and include almost every kind of fruit, vegetable and grain known. The climate ranges from the cold high mountains to the hot deserts and ocean beaches. The film on "A Tree was Born" was about the work being accomplished in exper imenting with the pollen from the pine trees, trying to raise a hybrid that will have the finest characteristics of the parent trees. Following the showing of the film Mr. Sav age answered questions. Paul Dunham spoke about lawn fertilizers, explaining Ihe kinds and what to look for in buying commercial fertil izers. He also answered ques tions. Mrs. Ray Penney, president of the evening club presided at the short business meeting. Delegates were selected from both clubs to attend the Siskiyou District spring meet ing at Shady Cove, Ore., April 21. The evening group will at tend Klamath District Garden club spring meeting at the fairgrounds just outside of Klamath Falls, April 22. Plans were discussed for the coming Arts and Flowers Society, Receives Red Cross Plaque Yreka-Mcmbers of the Bap tist missionary society, Yreka, have received a plaque from the Red Cross for their serv ice in the Red Cross drive. Floyd Dill, drive chairman, made the presentation at a recent meeting of the society. Charles Cooley, Red Cross treasurer, thanked Ihc women for canvassing the residential district in Yreka. Week End Guests Hornbrook Mr. and Mrs. Chris Klontz were week end guests of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs: Frank Bear. The visitors were en route to their home in Au burn, Wash., after a trailer trip of several weeks to San Clcmcnte and San Diego, Calif. They also visited the Hearst Castle at San Simeon, Calif. It's Curtain Time ! Spring Is Almost Here PI mm i - . ; COMPLETE DRAPERY SERVICE Custom Made Draw Draperies at Reasonable Prices. Large Selection of Fabrics NEW STYLES NEW COLORS Convenient COME IN AND BROWSE 4M. Green Stamps on rwni I II yilV-T,,A show to be held In Yreka May 27 and 28 at Winema hall at the Siskiyou county fair grounds. Easter arrangements were presented by Mrs. Arnold Wiman and Mrs. Ralph James which were discussed and crit icized. Refreshments were served by the committee com posed of Mrs. Eb Marlowe, Mrs. Frank Skidmore and Mrs. E. Smith. The next meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Arnold Wiman on Fourth street. There were 17 present at the meeting which was held in the California Oregon Pow er company's reading room, March 14. Hosts Club Hornbrook Mrs. S. D. Ha worth was hostess Monday for the Sewing club. The Febru ary birthday of Mrs. - John Griffin was observed. All eight members of the club at tended. A guest was Mrs. Avis Salis, Bakcrsfield, Calif., who is a houscgucst of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Haworth, In California Ashland-Mr, and Mrs. H. S. Ingle drove to San Francisco on Friday where they were to meet Mr. and Mrs. Dom Pro vost Sr. on their return from a winter spent in Hawaii. Dr. Betty Lou Dunlop, as sociate professor of education at Southern Oregon college, Ashland, spoke Friday eve ning for ihe Oregon School Food Service association which held the eleventh an nual conference here Thurs day and Friday. Dr. Dunlop'i topic was "Lunchroom Work ers Teach Too." More than 300. delegates from all parti of the state attended the ses sions which closed Friday with a luncheon at Medford High school followed by a tour to Jacksonville and Ash land. Credit Terms S.imppi Brought to Your How PHONE MU 5-8771 liiiai All Cash Purchases I '"V . e 'I . MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Old-Fashioned Ticking Appears on Fashion Scene By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor Dallas, Tcx.UPD-Ticking is clicking in sportswear from Southwestern manufacturers. The old-fashioned fabric with its sturdy weave comes in several modern guises in spring and summer collections including shorts, skirt-length culottes and sunback dresses. Ticking is one of several "country' fabrics starring in active sportswear and patio clothes. The others are denim, sack cloth, calico and bandana prints, prints with country garden motifs of flowers and Book on Seward Topic for Group "The Governor and His Lady," was reviewed by Mrs. E. W. Jermark of Ashland; at a recent Wednesday' Study club meeting. The author, Earl Conrad, gives a vivid portrait of the man usually regarded as one of the greatest to have served as secretary of state, William Henry Seward, and his wife, Frances Adeline Seward. Seward was elected gover nor of New York in 1838 and in 1849 became United States senator. He now headed the Republican party, and having been an unsuccessful candi date for the presidential nom ination, became secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln in 1861. The author describes the brutal attack on President Lincoln, Seward and members of his family, by their ene mies. Alaska, the biggest of Unit ed States possessions, was called "Seward's Folly," in 1867 when Seward, as secre tary of state, arranged for its purchase , from Russia for $7,200,000. Seward lived 1801 to 1872. Mrs. L. V. Watkins present ed a biographical sketch of the poet James Whitcomb Riley and gave some of his poems. Riley, a native of In diana and known as the Hoo sier poet, lived 1853 lo 1916." for All Your Friends umui 217 E. Main Si. Medford nn u Minn r i How is it you know you're taking no chances when you let a youngster take your shopping list? Isn't it for the same reason that you buy 10 of your family's food without actually seeing it? You know that A good brand Is your best guarantee . . . and that the name on the label is your best buying guide. You have learned to count on good ORE vegetables, and gingham. Old- fashioned tatting appears in new machine-made edgings on dresses and active sports clothes. Woven seersucker also re appears and it is a rare firm in these parts which docs not feature synthentics which simulate voile and batiste. The annual style shows held for visiting reporters by the Dallas Fashion Manufacturers Center, represented 22 firms or the bulk of the sportswear industry here. Slender Silhouette The silhouette shapes up as one of slenderness generally, and even when the skirts are full, the waistlinct is cinched 4-H NEWS Bobbing Bobbins Reports on pantomimes for the 4-H potluck dinner and Friendship Follies were given during the recent meeting of the Bobbing Bobbins. Purpose of the meeting was to work on the 4-H dresses that club members are making. The next meeting will be held April 9, when further work will be done on the dress project. Joyce Anderson, Reporter Fashion Highlighters of the Corner 6th & Central n w send a child in. There were more oi ine slim tubes and sheath type dresses than any other this the silhouette favored by Mrs. John F. Kennedy But the Dallas manufac turers decided more against than for Mrs. Kennedy's sleeveless dress look. Sleeves to the elbow or longer show ed on most street dresses. The waistline generally is placed at the normal position, although in some junior styles, it is a couple of inches higher. .AH manufacturers in cluded some middy and other over - blouse silhouettes in their collections. Hot Weather Colors Necklines usually were col larlcss and cool looking. Sun dresses came with halter neck 1 v. tcv ? ' mt- -.. . 3d k, So smart! So chic! You'll proud of your young lad miss in their new fash from Baby Corner. See our selection of dainty dresses, coats and bonnets, suits and jackets and alt the accessories t o complete a costume. Easter toys, too. Come in and browse around. ions H s Downstairs at Medford Pharmacy Phone SP 2-6253 H nTAnn r tow Mil i to the store? brand names. You know the company standi back of them. You know they protect you. The more good brands you get to know, the fewer buying mistakes you'll make. Get ac quainted with those brands in this newspaper. You'll get more value for your shopping money if you do. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION A Nan-Profit Educational Foundation 37 West 57th St., New York 19, N. Y. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE lines riding high in front, cut to a deep U or V in the back, or strapped across the should ers with narrow bands of spa ghetti strings of fabric. Colors were those traition ally favored in hot weather white, beige, sand, the pastel pinks, blues and yellows, plus the sea and coral tones. Pants and they're plenti ful in this sportswear market seem to be growing longer. The new shorts length is to the knee and new play clothes pants reach to the calf. Ona manufacturer launched pants in adjustable lengths, con trolled by means of a button lab at the inside of the cuff. , And, bloomers returned for lot and teenager play tha beach fashions. iCcct Vou Uour Rf Hum. (0 uZytWK V'U- , 5 C0"1PC(. -fcie - - 'Cue ,( 'OR run r. Ml r 2-477-, be or Everything in Infants and Children's Wear I nr r J Mb
