Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 22, 1961, Image 8

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Anniversary
Observed
By Legion
In observance of the 42nd
anniversary of founding of
the American Legion, mem-
bers of Medford post were
honored at a birthday party
given by the auxiliary March
18. A dinner was attended by
about 150 persons
Dr. Frank Haines, professor
of history at Southern Ore
gon college, spoke about the
past, ' present and future of
veteran organizations.
Mrs. Everett Barlow, auxil
iary president, welcomed the
guests and extended congratu
lations to the post, introduced
were Mrs. Earl Bigalow, Med
ford, department president;
Mrs. Dorothy Sutter, conven
tion chairman: visiting unit
presidents and past presi
dents of the Medford unit.
Mrs. Barlow presented the
post a birthday cake.
Post Commander Granville
Brittsan gave an address and
. Jennings Pierce was master
of ceremonies for a program.
Miss Ruby McCullough,
who won the annual. Ameri
canism essay contest sponsor
ed by the auxiliary, read her
essay on "What My Flag
Means to Me." Mrs. H. L. Al-
ford, Americanism chairman
for the auxiliary, presented
the studcrit a medal and
check. The essay has been
entered in the state contest
Dave Foote, student who
represented Oregon at Boy's
Nation, Washington, D.C., also
spoke. The Charmers of Mc
Loughlin Junior High school
played several numbers
Keegan Townsend spoke
about the American Legion
baseball team and the oppor
tunities it provides young
men of the community.
. Mike Gier, accordionist,
ended the program with sev
eral selections.
Women of Moon
To Meet Tonight
Women of the Moose will
meet tonight at 8 p.m. at the
Moose hall, 11 South New
town street. Refreshments
will be served following the
meeting with Mrs. Thomas
Cox, Moosehavcn chairman,
In charge.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21. ItSI
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE.
Social Events Women's News
Five Delegates
Attend Meeting;
Program Given
Five delegates represented
Jackson County Retired
Teachers association at the
convention of Oregon State
Retired Teachers association
held In Portland last week.
The Retired Teachers' group
is affiliated with Oregon Ed
ucation association.
Delegates were Mrs. J. A.
Bloomfield, president, Mrs
O. W. Ludwick, Mrs. G. A.
Dizncy, Mrs. J. S. Richard
son and Mrs. Amos Willits.
These had been elected at
the March meeting, held at
Girls Community club. De-
Vere Taylor, speech instruc
tor at Senior High school,
presented two students from
his team who had won in a
recent speech tournament at
Linfleld college. They were
Miss Sandra Canning and
Miss Joan Johnson, who gave
a humorous talk.
Walter Ayrcs played a vio
lin solo, accompanied by Miss
Shirley Hopkins, and Miss
Susan Marrs played a flute
solo, accompanied by Miss
Pamela Gilkinson. Larry
Brunette, teacher at Mc
Loughlin Junior High school,
sang a group of songs, one of
which was his own composi
tion. One of his pupils, Miss
Christine Thorscn, also sang.
Both were accompanied by
Mrs. Alta Robinson.
Mrs. W. E. Holmes Intro
duced the musicians.
Miss Annette Gray talked
on "Boating."
Host and hostess were Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Jcwett. The
social committee was Mrs.
H. S. Chirgwln, Mrs. C. S.
Barrett, Mrs. Minnie B. New
ton, Mrs. Mabel Hundley,
Miss Mary Andrews and Mrs.
W. E. Haskins. Mrs. Haskins
and Mrs. Mary Nor veil
poured.
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Dallas - The rag doll of
Carolina, 3-ytar-old daugh
ter of President and Mn.
John F. Kennedy, inspired
lhe design of this cotton den-
In nlaviel to applique such
a doll on the cropped top of
the two-piece lull. The suit
was modeled during the Dal
lat Fashion Manufacturers'
annual spring show earlier
this month. (UPI Telephoto)
"IS YOUR DOCTOR
ABREAST OF
SCIENCE?"
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Dr. E. Vincent Askey, Presi
dent of the American Medi
cal Association, explains
how doctors keep up with
wift changes In medical
weapon.
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March 26th liioe
Family
WGGlcly
With The
Medford Mail Tribune
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Family-Child
Relationships
Topic for PTA
Mrs. Ward T. Brookwell,
Ashland, member of the advi
sory board of the Southern
Oregon Child Guidance Clinic
association, will speak for a
meeting of Oak Grove Parent
Teacher association Thursday,
March 23, in the school cafe
teria.. Her topic will be
"Child and Parent Relations."
The meeting will begin at
2:30 p.m. Preceding this, par
ents are invited to visit the
classrooms between 2 and
2:30 p.m. and coffee and des
sert will be served in the
cafeteria by mothers of chil
dren in the third grade.
Election of officers Is sched
uled.
Baby sitting will be pro
vided In Mrs. Gustafson's
room for pre-schoolers and
first and second grade stu
dents. Older children are ask
ed to go home or remain on
the playground. .
Parents and friends of stu
dents in Oak Grove school are
invited to attend the meeting.
March Birthdays
To Be Observed
March birthdays will be ob
served at a meeting of Med
ford Fifty Plus club set for
Friday, March 24, at 12:30
p.m. at St. Mark's Guild hall
Oakdale at Fifth street. Those
attending are to take sack
lunches; cake, coffee and tea
will be supplied.
Guests are welcome.
Eighty-four members and
guests attended a St. Patrick's
day meeting last Friday. The
program consisted of a chalk
talk, readings, singing, games
and dancing.
Mrs. H. F. Cope played the
piano for community singing,
and Mrs. Myrtle McCrackcn,
Mrs. Edith Whillock and Mrs,
Pearl Spackman furnished
music for dancing.
Initiation,
Sale Planned
The auxiliary to Crater
Lake aerie of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles will meet at
the Eagles hall Thursday,
March 23, at 8 p.m.
Several candidates will be
Initiated and a white elephant
sale will be held by Mrs. Jack
Saterlec, ways and means
chairman. Members are to
take wrapped gifts for the
sale.
Upper Rogue HCC
Announces Event
McLrnd - Coming events
were planned at a meeting of
Upper Rogue Grange Home
Economics club held at Fold
ing Hills, the home of Mrs.
Ranald Axlcll. The club will
hold a rummage sale at Up
per Rogue Grange hall Thurs
day, March 23, and a work
day was held March 20 in
preparation.
Mrs. Oscar Hansen was
Mrs. Axtell'i co-hostess.
Before putting a shirt Into
a washing machine, button
the cuffs to the shirt front.
This will keep the sleeves
from becoming entangled and
overly mussed,
Mrs. Merle Morgan. Shady
Cove, lyric soprano, will be
one of the soloists for a con
cert to be given Sunday,
March 28, at Medford High
school by the Philharmonic
Society of Southern Oregon,
Principal work will be
Haydn's "Seven Last Words
of Christ." Mrs. Morgan is
described as a vocalist who
sings with much passion and
feeling, and it is thought the
audience Sunday will be
pleased with her Interpreta
tion. This is the first time
Mrs. Morgan, a newcomer to
the valley, has been featured
soloist with the Phil
harmonic. The concert will be
held at the Medford High
school auditorium at 3 p.m.
Chapter Hears
Doctor Speak;
Coffee Planned
Dr. John Watson was guest
speaker at the last meeting
of Delta Omega chapter of
Epstlon Sigma Alpha, held at
the home of Mrs. B. H. Gil
bert.
The program was sponsored
by the American Cancer so
ciety. Two films were shown
to the group; after which Dr.
Watson spoke on cancer and
answered questions from the
group.
Members of a sister chap
ter, Alpha Lambda, also of
Medford, made a surprise
visit.
Mrs. Robert Shangle, pres
ident, announced a donation
of $352 was made by the
chapter members to the Crip
pled Chlidrcns Hospital school
during the past year. Mem
bers have contributed 107
hours of sewing to the Rogue
Valley Memorial Hospital
auxiliary.
Medic-Alert is the most re
cent local philanthropic proj-
erU Epsilon Sigma Alpha will
distribute information on
Medic-Alert, a project to en
courage local people to carry
medical identification.
A coffee hour will be held
Monday, March 27 In Grants
Pass In honor of Mrs. E. Rob
ert Palmer. Mrs. Palmer - is
the wife of the founder of Ep
silon Sigma Alpha. Alpha
Iota and Gamma Rho will act
as hostesses for this event.
Members of both Medford
chapters plan to attend.
Mrs. Robert Larson was the
guest of Mis. John Uerlings
and the Delta Omega chapter.
Members of the visiting Al
pha Lamdba furnished the re
freshments for the meeting.
Rebekahs Plan
For Initiation
Yrcka - Final plans for in
itiation, which will be held
March 28. were made at the
last meeting of the Hope Re-
bckah lodge, Yreka. Mrs.
Clara Henderson, drill cap
tain, announced practice
March 23rd at 7 p.m.
Mrs. Ellen Wilson was elect
ed to membership, and is one
of four to be initiated.
It was recommended that
Mrs. G. Welsh of McCloud
be chosen as district deputy
president of District 69.
An Invitation was received
from Mrs. Joe Roberts, Etna,
deputy president of District
27, to take part In a United
Nation's day program March
26th at 2 p.m. in Etna. It was
decided to accept the Invita
tion and local members will
give a skit on Mexico.
Mrs. J. L. Byers became a
member bv transfer from
Compton Rebekah lodge.
It was decided to help the
Thela Rho Girls send dele
gates to the assembly to be
held in San Jose the last week
of March.
Mrs. Nell Mertens, Rebekah
assembly president, will visit
here April 11. Mrs. Johnnie
Hitchcock will be In charge
of arrangements.
At the close of lhe busi
ness meeting members sang
Irish songs and viewed a fash
Ion show with Mrs. Hitchcock
as narrator.
Return
Mr. and Mrs. Waller Mi
chael, 475 Charlotte Anne
road have returned home
from Vancouver and Portland
where they were guestj of
friends and relatives. , .
Valley Bethels
Participate In
Friendship Night
Members of six valley beth
els of the International Order
of Job's Daughters visited
Bethel 14 for its recent friend
ship night in the Medford
Masonic temple.
The four queens escorted
and introduced were Miss
Jane Ward, Bethel -55, and
Miss Linda Nash, Bethel 69,
both Medford; Miss Judy
Eberhart, Bethel 22, Ashland;
Miss Joey Hume, Bethel 56,
Shady Cove. Miss Sylvia Mor
ris, past queen of Bethel 14,
was honored. Princesses intro
duced were Miss Edith Lar
son, Bethel 56; Miss Peg Par
sons, Bethel 22, Ashland; Miss
Mary O'Neill and Miss Jac
quie Ball, of U.D. Bethel,
Grants Pass.
Mrs. T. H. Denny, guardian,
and John Miller, associate
guardian, Grants Pass U. D.
Bethel; Mrs. John Mills, guard
ian, and Edward Grimm, as
sociate guardian, Bethel 22,
Ashland, were honored. Also
introduced were Mrs. C. D.
Elhart, past grand guardian
of Oregon and past guardian
of Bethels 14 and 22, and
Mrs. W. K. Suit, vice-grand
guardian of Oregon. Miss
Vicki Ingram, grand bethel
representative to New Mexico
was escorted and introduced.
Mrs. Roy Nordwick, worthy
matron of Rcames chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, spon
sors of Bethel 14, was intro
duced. ,
During the business session.
announcement was made of
grand session to be held in
Portland June 22-24. A dead
line of April 19 was set for
the sale of bethel cook books,
following which a date will
be set for the slumber party
planned for those participat
ing in the sales.
Queen Barbara Morton an
nounced that the line officers
would make tray favors for
the bethel to give the Masonic
home in Forest Grove for use
one week in May. Following
the meeting, contests were
held for visiting bethels who
pantomimed a commercial,
winners being Bethel 22 first
and Bethel 55 second.
The guardian council will
meet tonight In the home of
of Mrs. Merlyn Harvey, 613
Newtown, at 7:30 o clock.
Group To Help
At Hobby Fair
At the last meeting of Ro
guette circle, Military Order
of Lady Bugs, the group plan
ned to help wiln the Hobby
fair to be given at the Vet
erans' Domiciliary, White
City, April 9. Hours will be
from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
Lady Bugs will assist other
organizations in serving re
freshments. Guides will take
visitors on tours of the domiciliary.
The recent meeting was
preceded a potluck dinner,
with members of Pup Tent 3,
Military Order of Cooties, as
guests.
March 8 the Lady Bugs
served a smorgasbord for the
Cooties In honor of Mark
Davis, Portland, a past grand
scam squirrel of the order.
Mr. Davis is also department
senior vice-commander of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Calendar
Calendar nollcci and newt for
the society itctlon of The MU
Tribune muit be lubmltted in
writing and deadline for the Sun
day edition ta 1 p-m Friday Dead
line for the weekly calendar la '9
a.m of the day of publication and
ror week day newi is 9 P-m the
day oefore publication
Chapter Plans
Party Saturday
Mrs. O. A. Eden, sponsor
and honorary member of Al
pha Beta chapter, Beta Sigma
Phi, was hostess at the last
meeting. She was assisted by
Mrs. Richard Card and Mrs
Richard Frey.
The cultural program, "The
Collector," was given by Mrs.
Floyd Eastwood.
The social committee an
nounccd a "Teen Party" has
been planned for Saturday,
March 25, at 9 p.m. at the
Floyd Eastwood home, 940
Shafcr Lane.
A special meeting to wrap
cancer bandages was held
last night at the home of Mrs.
Eastwood.
Piano Pupils
Present Recital
A piano recital by pupils
of Mrs. Margaret Taylor was
given March 10 at the Taylor
home, 1011 Winchester avenue.
Pupils participating were
Janice Lampkln, Diana Vin
rant, Martha Johnston, Jean
Montgomery, Linda Mattson
and Julie Marri.
Refreshments were served
to parents and friends.
Wednesday:
6:30 p.m.-Ladles Auxiliary
Patriarch's Militant, IOOF
hall.
8 p.m.-Human Rights Coun
cil, Youth chapel, First Pres
byterian church.
8:45 p.m. - Toastmistress,
216 West Main it.
Thursday:
10:30 a.m.-Lone Pine Home
Extension unit, Roxy Ann
Grange hall.
12:30 p.m.-Sojourners club,
Girls Community club.
1 p.m. Wenonah club,
Wcatonka council, Degree of
Pocahontas, home of Mrs.
Carrie Milnes, Narregan st.
1:30 p.m. - Sams Valley
Ladies club, home of Mrs.
Walter Miller, Table Rock rd.
Ashland Woman
Club Speaker;
Sale Annuonced
Jacksonville - Jacksonville
Garden club has made final
plans for holding a spring
plant and rummage sale Sat
urday, March 25 at the com
munity club house. Accord
ing to the plant show chair
man, Mrs. Dee Hendricks,
members are requested to
bring all plants and clothing
for sale to the destination by
8 a.m., in order for the doors
to be open to the public at
nine o clock.
At the regular monthly
meeting held last Thursday
Mrs. Shirley Asher, Siskiyou
district conservation chair
man, Ashland, was the guest
speaker for the afternoon
meeting. Her talk on the Ash
land burn and what the Unit
ed States Forest Service had
done to preserve the water
sheds for Ashland were given
for Ranger Thomas was un
able to attend. She stated
over 200 trees had been re
planted as well as grasses
planted for erosion control.
For the continuity program,
Mrs. Mary Goddard talked on
floribunda and polyanthe
roses. Mrs. Leonard McKee,
horticulture chairman, intro
duced two new shrubs, the
abcliophyllum distichum or
white forsythia, also the cy
tlsus battandieri from the
broom family.
A new member, Mrs. R. G.
Williams was taken into the
club. Guests were Mrs. W. H.
Walwyn and Mrs. Minnie
Bloom. The prize of the month
was awarded to Mrs. Fred
Edens.
Tentative plans were made
to attend the Siskiyou district
spring meeting at Shady Cove
on April 21. Everett Ravenor
spoke to the members about
the conditions at the historical
cemetery at Jacksonville and
told them how they could
help.
The tea table was arranged
by the hostesses, Mrs. Lee
Wright and Mrs. Harold Reed,
with the St. Patrick's day
motif and centered with an
arrangement of daffodils. Mrs.
Edens and Mrs. Hendricks
poured.
Poster Contest
Winners Named
Ashland - Winners of the
annual Library Week poster
contest in Ashland were
guests at the Friday luncheon
meeting of Soroptimlst club.
Presented by Miss Cora Ma
son, city librarian and club
member, were Claudia Ever
ett, high school winner, and
Charles Conley and Yvonne
Bailie, SOC winners. Conlcy's
poster was awarded the $10
first prize. Also introduced
was the poster contest chair
man, Mrs. Thornton Shlvely.
Mrs. Alta Nichols will tell
fellow-members the problems
and techniques of bee culture
and honey marketing at the
March 24 luncheon meeting in
the Mark Antony hotel. The
attendance contest will close
at the end of this month with
losers inviting the winning
team to a party.
Natural History
Group To Meet
The Rev. Thomas McCa-
mant will speak on birds at
a meeting of the Rogue Val
ley Natural History club
Thursday, March 23. It is set
for 7:30 p.m. In the meeting
room of the Public Library
of Medford and Jackson
county.
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Jacksonville Chapter Holds
Friendship Night, Reception
Jacksonville - Adarel chap
ter, Order of Eastern Star,
held a friendship night meet
ing and reception for Donald
C. Shores, member of the en
dowment fund committee of
the grand chapter of Oregon,
on March 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Gard
ner, worthy patron and ma
tron, presided at the meeting
which was attended by 170
members and visitors.
Distinguished and honored
members escorted and intro
duced were Morris Boughner,
Medford, worthy grand pa
tron; Mrs. Lorena McNalr,
Ashland, past grand matron
and Estarl awards committee
member; Miss Carlotta K.
Wiseman, Grants Pass, past
grand matron; Mrs. Florence
Jaeger, Condon, Ore.; grand
conductress; Mrs. John
Wright, Myrtle Creek,' associ
ate grand conductress; Mrs.
Beatrice Paxton, Lakeview,
Ore., grand warder; Mrs.
Boughner, grand electa; Don
ald Shores, Wlllard Craig,,
Corvallls, endowment fund,
Mrs. Virginia Zumbrun, Mrs.
Jack Doud, Myrtle Creek, Es
tarl; Mrs. ' Margaret Logan,
Portland, budget committee;
Mrs. Nell Hershberger, Grants
Pass, grand representative to
Colorado; Mrs. Edna Hunni
cutt, Ft. Klamath, Ore., repre
sentative to Washington; Mrs.
Margaret Harris, Arlington,
Ore., representative to Flor
ida. Worthy matrons and pa
trons present were Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Snook, Nevita
chapter, Central Point: Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Kallna, Pros
perity chapter, Malin; Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Roadman, Oakland,
Ore.; Mrs. Mary Thompson
and Fred Beerlie, Glendale,
Ore.; Mrs. Mildred Roude-
bush and E. K. Miller, Jose
phine chapter. Grants Pass;
Mrs. Roy Nordwick and E. G.
Randolph, Reames, Medford;
Mrs. Lorene McCollum and
Dale Howell, Manzanita,
Klamath Falls; Mrs. Goldia
Robinson, Oriental chapter,
Lakeview, and Dick Trltes,
Alpha, Ashland.
Miss Edna Daugherty pre
sented two piano selections;
and Mrs. Johnny Arrington
sang. Mrs. McNair gave, a
short talk on "Friendship".
Mr. Shores was presented a
gift from the chapter by his
wife. The worthy matron pre
sented him a sketch of the
Masonic-Eastern Star home
drawn by Mrs. Fred H. Gard
ner and a "best wishes" card
signed by 39 staff members
and 84 of the elderly guests
at the Mosonic and Eastern
Star home. ;
The hall was decorated
with baskets of yellow and
white daisies, a large emble
matic star, and many painted
and large paper daisies
adorned the walls. Refresh
ments were served.
Preceding the meeting 90
members and guests partici
pated in a potluck dinner. The,
dining room tables were dec
orated with arrangements of
yellow daffodils. Chairmen of
the refreshment and dinner
Service Director
Attends Session
Ashland M I s s Seraphlne
Scanlon, assistant professor of
home economics and director
of dining service at Southern
Oregon college, attended the!
annual conference of the Col
lege Food Service Associa
tion, March 9, 10, and 11 in
Santa Barbara, Calif.
The aim of this organiza
tion is to promote the de
velopment of membership
and to maintain and promote
high standards in college food
service and provide a medium
of exchange for Information
pertinent to all phases of col
lege food services
The membership of the as
sociation includes colleges i
and universities of five West-!
ern states and is affiliated
with the National College and
University Food Service association.
Past Chiefs' Night
Planned for Friday
By Weatonka Council
Weatonka council, . Degree
of Pocahontas, will observe
past chiefs' night Friday,
March 24, at 8 p.m. in Red.
man hall, Apple street.
Mrs. Gladys Rammin as
Pocahontas; Mrs. Carl Lud
wig, Wenonah; Mrs. , Bessie
Johnson, prophetess and
Henry Dooms, Powhatan, will
preside. ' ,
A card party will close the)
evening's program and re
freshments will be served.
committee were Mr. and Mrs.
George Redhead with Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Smith, Ira Luman
and Mrs. Minnie Offenbacher
assisting. Mrs. Harris Olson
had charge of the guest book.
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