Medford mail tribune., June 21, 1962, Image 24

THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
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Social Events
Family Arrives
Home From Trip
Mr. and Mr. William H.
Esselstyn, and family, Perry
dale avenue, arrived home
the first of the week after
visiting in Auburn, Wash.,
with Mrs. Esselstyn's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder
M r . Esselstyn, athletic
coach for the eighth grade at
McLoughlin Junior high
school, spent a week at Eu
gene attending i. coaching
clinic at the University of
Oregon, while Mrs. Esselstyn
and the family continued on
from Eugene with the Sch
roeders who met them there.
Mr. Esselstyn then joined his
family at Auburn last week
end and the group visited the
Seattle World's Fair.
MSB
Yesterday being our day at home, we were working on
the patio when the meter man arrived for his monthly check
of the little box on the outside wall. We apologized for look
ing weird - since this Is the hay fever season we don't dare
work outside without wearing a gauze mask and it isn't
exactly glamourous. After our explanation the man said ne
had thought that we might be preparing to spray and added
that he thought everyone should wear some sort of mask
while working with the poisonous garden and orchard sprays.
"I don't beiieve enough people realize how deadly these
sprays are," he said seriously. "I have a friend who helps
tend an orchard and he told me not long ago that pheasants
often die from a dose of orchard spray. He told of seeing
hen pheasants die on their nests in the orchard. I think
everyone should be extremely careful of these sprays."
He's very right, of course. It didn't take this gardener
long to discover that if we breathe in the spray containing
malathion, In a very few moments we began to feel like we
have a light case of bronchitis or pneumonia with some dif
ficulty In getting enough air Into the lungs. We'd gladly do
away with the hateful spray job but certainly the garden
would suffer. Our area seems to be especially bad for aphis -right
now most of the plants and trees in our garden are
badly infested, in spite of spray. And what can one do about
6praying a tree like the cut leaf birch which towers over
our two-story house?
Pappy, who loves string beans fresh from the garden, long
ago gave up growing them because even once a week dusting
and spraying 'wouldn't control the aphis and frankly, the
prospect of eating beans which are soaked in poison every
few days isn't very appealing, We've often wondered if we
had a garden in some isolated spot away from "civilization"
If it, too, would suffer from aphis and the pesky earwigs,
which are very bad in our garden this year in spite of the
Intense cold last winter.
We're real happy to have discovered another book devoted
to Northwest native flowers. We didn't actually "discover" it
- FB brought it from the library in order to compare some
material with Potpourri s copy,
The library book is "Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast" by
Leslie Haskin. The two complement one another - Mrs. Gil-
key's book is extremely technical and complete while Mr.
Haskin tends to be a bit of a
A stalk of wild orchid is
week. Sarah Hayes of the
brought the flower - two blossoms on one stalk, and reported
that she and her husband Orval had found a small patch
of the rare flowers while spending a Sunday outing by jeep
In the Foots creek area - rather high in the hills.
With the help of the two books and Pappy's knowledge
of botany - a hangover from college courses, we identified
the orchid as Cypripedium montanum Douglas. '
The stalk is probably 18 inches tall and the Interesting
flower is white -, that is, the "slipper" part, is white with
faint purple striping and the petals are greenish brown and
twisted.
Author Haskin gives a delightful description of this deli
cate flower. He wrote: The rare white lady's slipper is the
loveliest of all our coast orchids, and attracts attention and
comment wherever seen. To know this flower is to love it.
Of all our orchids, this most nearly fulfills the tradition of
Its family, whose name is a synonym for rare and exotic
benuty. Some day while walking through open woods or
brush-land you may find this sly plani and you will know it
at a glance by its white, pouch-like flowers, like dainty Indian
moccasins hanging out to dry and whiten in the sunlUht.
The flowers are of a peculiar construction - the lip, or slip
per, is supposed to represent an enlarged and modified petal.
This lip is accompanied by a number of slender curiously
twisted brown appendages that represent other petals and
gcpals. The flowers are delightfully sweet-scented. (He is
quite correct in his description of the perfume).
In every language, from Greek to Chinook, the likeness
of the flower to the shoe is recognized. Cypripedium, the
botanical name of the genus, means "The Shoe of Venus."
The Cherokees call the plant "partridge moccasin." Other
names by which they are locally known are "Venus' shoe."
"Noah's ark." "Whip-poor-Wills shoes," and from the medi
cinal properties of the root, "nervine," or "nerve-root."
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Medford Rose Show
Slated for Saturday
Rose growers are watching
their potential prize winners
in the garden and hoping the
weather will cooperate to
bring the roses to the perfect
stage for exhibiting at the
Medford Rose show to be
held Saturday, June 23, at the
Medford Senior High school
cafeteria.
The show will be open to
the public from 1:30 p.m. to
9 p.m. Entries will be accept
ed at 7 a.m. and must be in
place for judging at 10 a.m.
Trophies and awards will be
presented to winners at
8:30 p.m.
Several new trophies for
permanent possession are to
which is by Helen Gllkey
poet.
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be given this year in addition
to the rotating trophies. A
number to gift certificates for
rose bushes have been do
nated by Rose Nurseries and
American Rose society. Gold,
silver and bronze certificates
will be awarded for arranger
grown roses, as well as a
trophy donated by Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert Lenox.
Rotating trophies must be
won three years, not necessar
ily in succession, for perma
nent possession of the trophy.
Those winning these awards
are presented a keepsake tro
phy by the Medford Rose so
ciety. Trophy Donated
The sweepstakes trophy,
donated by Mr. and Mrs.
Ranald Axtcll for exhibition
roses, is presented for the
largest number of points
based on ribbons received for
individual entries. Sweep
stakes runner-up trophy was
donated by Mayor John Snid
er, and Queen of the Show
trophy was donated b y
Lawrence's jewelers. There
are 11 rotating trophies and
14 prizes for permanent pos
session offered this year. A
number of the trophies are
now on display In Lawrence's
jewelers window.
Howards of Hemet Rose
nursery is offering a gift
certificate for arrangements
by Junior exhibitors and
children are urged to bring
their rose arrangements to the
show.
Containers are furnished
for all specimen exhibits ex
cept miniatures and collec
tions of roses and arrange
ments.
A number of prizes and
gift certificates are offered
for old fashioned roses also.
Anyone interested in entering
should obtain the show sched
ule in advance. They can be
obtained at Lawrence's,
Monarch Seed and Feed store,
Elton's Farm and Garden
Supply store. The entry com
mittee will assist in making
out the entry cards and plac
ing the roses in the right
classification.
Dance Planned
By Promenaders
The Star Promenaders
Square Dance Club will hold
a dance Saturday, June 23,
at the Roxy Ann Grange Hall
in Medford. Round dancing
will begin at 7:45 and square
dancing at 8:30. Byron Dibble
will call the squares.
The Comets, an exhibition
group from the Promenaders,
will perform during the eve
ning with a black light dem
onstration. This type of danc
ing is considered extremely
unusual and interesting.
Refreshments for the eve
ning will be potluck style.
All dancers in the valley are
invited to attend.
Parents, Twins
To Hold Picnic
Mothers of Twins plan a
picnic Sunday. June 24, at 1
o'clock at TouVelle State
park. This will be a family
event and all parents of twins
are Invited to attend, with
their families. Those wishing
further information may call
Mrs. John Pogue. 826-4811.
To Meet
Members of the Medford
Fifty Plus club will meet Fri-
oay, June 22 at 12:30 p.m. in
St. Mark's guild hull. Fifth
street and North Onkdale av
enue, when members whose
birthdays are in June will be
honored. Those who attend
should take sack lunches.
Anyone interested is invited
Cancel Meeting
The regular meeting of the
Welcome Wagon club set for
Thursday, June 28 has been
cancelled, officers have an
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Concert Set
For Tonight
Ashland - Tonight's band
concert at the Butler Me
morial shell in Lithia park
will feature light opera and
popular musical comedy airs.
Band Director Herbert Cecil
announced that numbers on
the program include "March
of the Siamese Children"
from the King and I, and
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
from Carousel, both by Rog
ers and Hammerstein.
There will be selections
from the works of Jerome
Kern and an arrangement
from "Sweethearts." The out
door concert by the city band
begins at 7:30 p.m.
Next week the Thursday
night program will be direct
ed by Dave Wight, a com
parative newcomer in Ash
iand, who formerly directed
school bands in San Jose,
Calif. Wight plays the saxo
phone and clarinet.
Couple
Honored
Yreka-The Shamrock cafe,
south of Yreka was the scene
recently of a party honoring
Sheriff and Mrs. A. B. Cottar
on the occasion of their 25th
wedding anniversary.
Approximately 80 persons,
including the sheriff's office
personnel, who gave the
party, representatives of other
local law enforcement agen
cies and other friends attend
ed the event.
Dick Newton of the sher
iff's office was master of
ceremonies and there were
several speakers.
Arrangements of white
chrysanthemums centered the
dinner tables. A cake, dec
orated in the silver anniver
sary theme, was served.
The honorees were present
ed a silverware service. A
cocktail hour preceded the
dinner, and afterwards there
was dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. Cottar were
married June 6, 1937, in Car
son City, Nev. The couple
have two daughters, Mrs. Don
Freeze and Mrs. Jon Meam-
ber, both of Yreka, and a
grandson, Jimmy Freeze.
Mr. Cottar has served as
Siskiyou county sheriff for
the past 12 years and was
elected to a fourth term at
the recent primary. Mrs. Cot
tar is a member of the Gold
Street Elementary school fac
ulty. Lloyd Selbys Home
From European Trip
Ashland - Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Selby who have been
touring Europe for the past
six months returned last Sun
day, arriving in San Francisco
where they were met by their
son and his wife and baby,
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Selby and
Dee. During their tour of the
continent they enjoyed south
ern France and the Mediter
ranean countries as well as
the middle east.
Teacher
Is Honored
At Hornbrook
Hornbrook - Approximate
ly 130 friends, relatives, and
former students of Mrs. Ruth
Cummins met at the school-
house Saturday evening to
express the appreciation of
the community to the honored
guest for her nearly 14 years
as a teacher in the local ele
mentary school. Mrs. Cum
mins has signed a contract
to teach in the Hilt elemen
tary school next year.
A potluck dinner preceded
the program.
Willis Jones, teacher of the
fifth and sixth grades and a
former pupil of Mrs. Cum
mins in the Hornbrook school,
served as master of ceremon
ies. He introduced Miss Anne
Rutledge, who read a poem
written for the occasion by
Mrs. Willis Jones.
Three piano duets were
played by Linda and Lydia
Greene, and the fifth and
sixth grade chorus, under Mr.
Jones' direction, sang three
numbers. The words of one
song, sung to the tune of
"Red River Valley," were
composed especially for Mrs.
Cummins.
A history of Mrs. Cummins'
life was written by Mrs.
Harry Chapman, and read by
her. Mrs. Cummins was pre
sented a "diploma" of appre
ciation and then given a large
Calypso - type straw hat
trimmed with dollar bills and
dimes, a gift from the com
munity. In charge of plans
and all arrangements for the
event were Mrs. Ralph Chad-
wick, Mrs. Robert Farmer,
nd Mrs. Harry Chapman
with the help of members of
the Parents' club.
Local Women
Pledge OSU
Honorary
Miss Karen Culbertson and
Miss Nancy Adams of Med
ford were two of 38 Oregon
State university students se
lected this spring for member
ship in Kappa Delta Pi, na
tional education honor society.
To be eligible for member
hip, students must demon
strate high scholarship,
achievements and future
promise in the field of educa
tion. Miss Culbertson will be a
senior at OSU next fall. She
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Culbertson Jr.,
2615 Hillcrest road.
Miss Adams, who graduated
from OSU this June, is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Adams. Pioneer road.
Miss Culbertson will leave
Saturday evening, June 23,
for Hawaii where she will en
roll in the summer session at
the University of Hawaii. She
will make the trip with a
group of 12 students from dif
ferent universities of this
area. Chaperoning the group
will be Mrs. Esther Harcourt,
speech professor at Lewis and
Clark college, Portland.
The students will live at
the Royal Prince apartments
on Waikikl Beach.
Exchange Teacher Quotes
Diary in Letter From Melbourne
(Editor's Note: This is the
last in a series of letters re
ceived throughout the school
year from Mr. and Mrs. John
Smock of 98 Bigham Lane,
Central Point, who have been
in Australia while Mr. Smock
was a Fulbright exchange
teacher in Melbourne
schools.)
This year may well be com
pared to a locomotive in that
it started out slowly, gradual
ly gained speed, until it was
"full speed ahead." However,
unlike a locomotive, our year
is in its final stage, and there
is nothing resembling a slow
ing down period in prepara
tion for the end.
In looking back through
our diary, as we do in writing
these letters, we find the last
three months crammed with
such a variety of activities
that it is hard to know where
to begin, where to cease, what
to include and what to omit.
The best solution seems to be
to write this in diary form,
picking out a day or week
here and there that will give
you a good picture of our life
of late.
April 9: Jack Stove picked
us up at 8 a.m., and we spent
the day at Melbourne High.
John was the guest speaker
at the morning assembly
which was made up of the
student body of 1100 boys.
This was followed by morning
tea, a visit to a chemistry
class, a tour of the school,
then lunch with the head mas
ter.
In the afternoon we did
more touring and visiting of
classes. Melbourne High is
the show school for visitors.
The exterior is certainly at
tractive, a lovely setting and
interesting architecture. The
inside was a shock, dull,
worn, dreary, overcrowded
and poorly maintained.
At Luncheon
April 17: Alice went to a
luncheon, a lovely, smart af
fair, held in a $65,000 home.
It was a real mansion with
ample room to seat the 125
guests. The luncheon was a
fund-raising project for a pri
vate school, the profits to be
used toward the purchase of
new desks and typewriters.
Balwyn High, where John Is
now teaching, has been under
the critical eyes of the inspec
tors from the state depart
ment of education for the last
three days.
This is a yearly occurrence
which must be "sweat out
by the teaching staff, for not
only are the building and the
teaching program critically
evaluated, but the teachers
are individually evaluated
and rated during this time.
After the school day, John
accompanied a fellow teacher
on a visit to a nearby jail.
Sent Convicts
April 20-24: We flew to
Tasmania bright and early on
Good Friday. We rented
car for our five days, and
made no attempt to see all of
Tasmania, but rather to see
what we could in that short
time both thoroughly and
leisurely.
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sending shiploads of convicts
to Sydney, New South Wales,
and when conditions there be
came overcrowded, a penal
institute was built at Port Ar
thur, Tasmania. Port Arthur
is now in ruins and is the
most interesting historical
spot we have seen. We spent
most of Easter Sunday there.
We started to take a guided
tour, but were unable to un
derstand the guide due to his
thick accent plus a cold. So
we dropped out, bought a
pamphlet describing the his
torical background of build
ings, and with its help, Stacey
became our guide.
We picked up a convict-
made brick, which, along
with hundreds of others, was
lying carelessly -bout. Be
cause of our background, we
found It most difficult to ima
gine such a shocking highway
leading to this famou- tourist
attraction; a trailer park set
right against the old peniten
tiary building; a tennis court
built in recent years which
was certainly out of place
amongst these ruins; a goat
and horse grazing at will; a
group of small boys blasting
off firecrackers in the old
Club
Installs
Rogue River - Mrs. Rollin
Stiehl was installed president
of the Rogue River Garden
club at ceremonies held June
12 in the home of Mrs. Leslie
Ackley, Grants Pass. Mrs.
Robert Duncan was installed
vice president.
Others installed were Mrs.
Harry Andrews, secretary;
and Mrs. Carl Christensen.
treasurer. Mrs. Paul Hughes
and Mrs. Earl Brooks, both
past presidents of the club,
were installing officers.
Mrs. Stiehl, who also serv
ed as president last year, was
presented a past president's
pin.
Guests introduced were
Mrs. Homer Grable, Grants
Pass Garden club member.
and Miss Linda Dunham,
Rogue River.
Discussion of the various
flowers brought by members
constituted the horticulture
program.
Mrs. Harold Dunham Is
horticulture chairman for the
Josephine county fair to be
held In Grants Pass at the
fair grounds August 22
through August 25. Mrs. Dun
can is chairman for the club
for the display at the fair.
Mrs. Stiehl and Mrs. Edna
McGarvie were delegates to
the convention of the State
Federation of Garden clubs
held in Salem this week.
Next meeting of the club
will be In the home of Mrs.
J. Hendry, 8260 Rogue River
highway on July 17. Interest
ed persons are invited.
A dessert luncheon preced
ed the installations and was 1
served by Mrs. F. M. Shontz, j
Mrs. Charles Odle and Mrs.
Lawrence Burkhart. I
From
magazine building (people
like ourselves asking them to
desist long enough for us to
have a look at the inside of
the building,) etc.
Tasmania Is supposed to be
more like England than any
other state of Australia. Not
having seen England, we are
unable to judge. It is a beau
tiful island made up of rolling
hills, fertile soil and many
small communities. We spent
two days in Hobart, the larg
est city and capital, with a
population of about 140,000.
While in this city we had
been asked to contact two
people; one of these being a
pen pal of our neighbor in
Central Point, the other a per
sonal friend of our Melbourne
friends, the Stoves. Imagine
our surprise when we discov
ered that the only two per
sons we were to contact, and
both unknown to us, knew
each other as they had work
ed together several years ago.
Aside from the beauty of
Tasmania, the main points of
interest are the ol 1 stone
bridges, houses, jails, court
houses, etc., which were built
by the convicts.
The weather during our
five-day trip was made to or
der, brisk mornings, turning
to warm, sunny days, followed
by nippy nights. Our plane
trip back was a memorable
one as the girls got to spend
about 10 minutes in the cock
pit while in flight. Much to
the discomfort of ourselves
and other passengers, the pi
lot tipped the plane in many
ways to show our gals how
these movements registered
on his instrument panel.
We were above a blanket
of fluffy clouds with glimpses
of the ocean beneath as the
sun set, a beautiful sight, be
yond our ability to describe
through words.
Calendar
Thursday:
6:30 p.m. - Medford Busi
ness and Professional Wom
en's club, Rogue Valley
Country club.
8 p.m. - Adarel chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star,
Jacksonville Masonic temple.
8 p.m.-Ladies' auxiliary to
Crater Lake aerie. Fraternal
Order of Eagles, lodge hall.
Friday:
11 a.m.-Jackson County
Cow Belles, home of Mrs. Ar
min Richter, route 2, Jack
sonville. 12:30 p.m. - Electa Social
club, home of Mrs. Ray New
man, 407 Newtown street.
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