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Party Honors
Mrs. Simmons
On Birthday
Central Point - Mrs. Maude
Simmons, Central Point, was
honored at a party on her
R2nd birthday recently by
her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glass,
Central Point.
Seven of Mrs. Simmons"
eight children were present
Attending the party were
Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Lorn-
ley, Ashland; Mr. and Mrs.
P. E. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs
George Simmons rnd chil-
" rircn; Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Simmons and daughter, Cen
tral Point; Mrs. Doyle Ren-
' nels, Norwalk, Calil.; Mrs.
Ruth Marshall, Talent; Mrs.
Eugene Marshall and chil
dren, Springfield; Dr. C. D.
Lemley and children, and
Mrs. Gerrie Driskcll and
daughters, Central Point.
Others attending were Mrs.
Colcen Hammorley and
daughters, Emmitt Glass and
Dennis Hylc, Central Point;
Gary Lemacks, and Othar
Richey, Phoenix. Miss Shar
on Simmons, and Miss Aleta
Glass, Central Point, were
alfo present.
Earlier in the month mem
bers of the Simmons family
al tended a family reunion
held in Lithia park, Ashland.
Attending the reunion in
addition to those previously
mentioned were Mr. and
Mrs. Kirk Baxter and sons,
Gnrvin, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Bnstible and children,
Klamath Falls; Mr. and Mrs.
Alphia Lemley and family;
Mr. and Mrs. Doyce Lemley
and children, and- Mrs. John
Lasaler and children, Rose-
burg.
SUNDAY. JULY 22, 1962
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
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Calvin Dwain McDonald
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Newly weds To Visit
In Medford' August 6
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Mrs. Maude Simmons, Cen
tral Point, was recently hon
ored at a party observing her
82nd birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Dwain
McDonald of liedlands, Calif.,
are to arrive in Medford
Augusl 6 for a week's visit
with Mr, McDonald's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ira E. McDon
ald, 110 Lozier lane. The cou
ple's marriage was a recent
event in Pomona, Calif.
The bride is the former
Miss Annabclle Margaret
Ross, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Ormerod Ross,
Claremont, Calif.
The wedding ceremony was
held in the Pomona, Calif.,
Gospel chapel June 22, Offi
ciating for the double ring
rites were Earl Fries and Dr.
Robert Cox, president of the
Los Angeles Pacific college.
About 400 guests attended.
The bride's gown was of silk
organza and poau de soie and
was designed with a rcdingote
effect from which a chapel
train was formed. The scoop
neckline and train were trim
med with Alcncon lace, and
appliques of the lace and em
broidery outlined the skirt. I
The bride carried a white
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Miss Ruth Ann Snider,
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or. Mrs. Ira McDonald Jr.,
Stockton, Calif., a sister-in
aw oi ine bridegroom, was
bridesmatron and Miss Verona
MCK.eny, Claremont, was
bridesmaid. All wore match
ing semi-full skirted frocks of
apricot chromespun taffeta
trimmed with butterfly bows
across the back. Their large
brimmed hats were of mcline
color and trimmed with soft
silk flowers. They carried cas
cade bouquets of tangerine
carnations.
Danny McDonald, Stockton.
a nephew of the bridegroom,
carried the rings and Sherry
Jennings, Arcadia, Calif , was
flower girl. Her frock was
similar in design to that of
the bride and was made of silk
organza over pcau de soie
with a small train. She carried
a nosegay bouquet.
Ira McDonald, a brother of
the bridegroom, was best man
and ushers were Hay ward
Gray and William Turner,
'both Claremont.
The chapel was decorated
with chrysanthemums and
gladioli.
The reception was held in
Claremont and was attended
by about 500 persons.
The couple made their wed
ding trip to Catalina island.
The bride is a graduate of
Claremont college. Her par
ents are from Scotland and
Ireland.
The bridegroom is a mem
ber of the faculty of the Red
lands Junior High school in
Redlands, Calif. A graduate
of Seattle Pacific college, Se
attle, Wash., he also attended
the University of Oregon.
While attending college in Se
attle he was manager of the
college paper. "The Falcon."
and instructed In golf al the
college and was active in
Young Life.
Others from out of town at
the wedding were the bride
groom's parents; Mrs. Ira Mc
Donald and family; Mr and
Mrs. W. M. Bowcn, Chicago,
III , uncle of the bridegroom;
Mr. and Mrs. Doy C. Bowcn.
Richmond, Calif., an uncle
and aunt of the bridegroom;
Mr and Mrs Robert Vandiver
and daughter. Riverside.
Calif ; and Mrs. Renlha Rce
ter, Bellefonle. Ark., all
cousins of the bridegroom;
and Miss A Arlene, Dallas,
Tex . aunt of the bride.
Ashland Woman
Reviews Plays
For Chronicle I
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Ashland - Mrs Harold (I.e- j
nore Glen) Offord arrived In j
Ashland the first of the week I
and will remain for the Shake-1
speatean Festival season, or- i
copying her home at M2j
Granite street She will re-;
view the plavi for the San
Francisco Chronicle and the
Ashland Daily Tidings.
Mrs. (Word's daughter. Ju
dith Offord. Is a member of
the festival company as she
has been for several seasons.
Mr. Offord will Join his fam
ily for part of the summer.
They make their home in
rtcikrlcy, Cahf, during (lie
winter.
The Chronicle columnp-t and
critic is also the author of
several books which reflect
some of the au.- a-.,i locale of
southern Orrgon and I'm
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Beaver, Utah, July 17 Today we had planned to visit
Bryce Canyon National park, but a chance visit with a couple
from California changed our minds. We met the pleasant
pair because they stopped at the same restaurant at Carmel,
Utah, for breakfast and were complaining that they had just
driven through eight rough miles at the entrance of Bryce
where a new road is being constructed. The driver of the
Porsche looked at The Doll, which has only a few Inches of
clearance, and said "You'll be dragging first in the mud and
then in the dust all of the 'right miles in and out again."
So Pappy and Potpourri huddled over the map and find
ing that from the restaurant it was only 100 miles to the
lodge on the North rim of the Grand Canyon, we took off in
that direction. We may never see Bryce Canyon National
park, but it doesn't matter now. We've seen at least part of
the Grand canyon of the Colorado. And Zion National park
one day, and the Grand canyon the next almost are more
than one can grasp and enjoy.
We've been hearing about the Grand Canyon forever, but
only in recent years do we remember hearing about Zion
park. Seeing the latter Monday was an emotional as well as
a thrilling physical experience - staying in Zion park is a
feast for the eyes and the spirit. Today we saw something
more vast, as spectacular and as strange and beautiful as
seats about hundred persons and the population of the
town it only 500, according to our waitress. We counted
seven large motels, and all apparently are doing a good
business. Tonight the town is filled with tourists, all hunt
ing cold drinks, food and a place to put down their weary
bodies. And this scene is being repeated all over the West,
and probably all over the United States.
Schedule Meeting
Mrs. Clifford Rice was ini
tiated into the Women of the
Moose at a recent meeting.
The next scheduled meeting
I will be Wednesday, July 2o,
I at 8 p.m. in the Moose hall.
Several members of the lo
cal chapter will attend a con
vention to be held in Rose
burg August 3 through 5.
The group recently started
a traveling basket. Mrs. Mel
vin Weaver is project chairman.
yesterday, but somehow, we enjoyed it less. Driving and
walking through Zion park it seemed somehow to belong ovating the famous tabernacle, now about a century old
Utah, we've decided, isn't very much like Oregon. Or at
least, our part of Oregon. Driving from Beaver to Salt Lake
City today, a distance of about 200 miles, we failed to see a
single drive-in movie, restaurant or bank, and no cocktail
lounge signs. Maybe there are some but we didn't see
them. We did see dozens of homes made from brick or stone
block and stucco, all of them solid and sedate and rather
old-fashioned looking.
We also saw several little old log houses and other
buildings obviously very old. These for the most part are
at the front of the lots, with the log structure immediately
behind. We've always heard that the Mormons, who early ,
settled in Utah and whose influence Is so extensive in the
state, are very thrifty. We probably agree with them if
a building is usable, why tear it down?
Something new to both Pappy and Potpourri were homes
constructed one story high, but with half the structure be
low the ground level, and half above. They look as if some
giant hand had given them a sharp blow, shoving them
half-way down into the earth. Few yards, until we began
to be nearer Salt Lake City, had flowers perhaps lawns
and trees, but no flowers.
Arriving in Salt Lake we called the Associated Press to
talk to Greg Nokes, who worked at The Tribune before
leaving for his new AP job, and found that he too was
vacationing in Oregon. Of course, everyone who comes here
must visit the Latter-day Saints tabernacle, so we did. A1
new structure is going up in Temple square we didn't i
discover what it is to be used for, and workmen are ren-
partly to us; we enjoyed every moment and left with regret
We would not have missed the sight of the Grand Canyon
but it was merely a great spectacle and nothing which seem
ed to involve us personally.
Mulling this over as we made the return trip through
the Kaibab National forest, we decided that it couldn't
have been that the travelers around us were different today
than they were yesterday. Tourists, we expect, are the same,
wherever one finds them in the United States. Yesterday
there was the young father who consulted his little leaflet
and then said briskly to his four sons and daughters, as they
started up the trail to the Weeping rock, "Now come on gang
and listen. This tree is a - - - - " and so on. He was most
conscientious about seeing that the children learnpd some
thing from their visit to Zion park. We commended him,
silently.
I Then there was the mother, father and two children with
big brother - all of 10 years old, carrying little brother on
his back in a baby pack, and seemingly enjoying it. The two
of them were a touching sight, with big brother bent over
at the correct angle to keep baby brother comfortable, and
stepping carefully, so as not to stumble or fall.
Today we saw mama, papa and six children - at least,
they seemed all one family. Mama was anxious, as one might
well be, and worried that one of the small fry might fall
down the sheer wall of the Grand Canyon and kept saying
"Now, do as papa says. Let's all keep together. Jimmy, don't
run! You might slip and fall. All of you do just as papa says."
We watched and wondered how any set of parents had
enough patience, courage - and money, to travel very far
with six children. Somehow all eight of them and their lug
gage were in and on top of one sedan.
Perhaps the best explanation of our different reaction to
the two spectacles is that in Zion park the visitor for the
most part is on the floor of the canyon, with the towering
walls above and around enclosing one. At the Grand Can
yon, one is on the rim, looking down and across the vast
distances, giving this viewer a sense of insecurity.
Arriving back at Carmel, we decided that it wasn't too
late to drive into Cedar Breaks National monument. This
was a happy decision, too. Crossing the sweeping valley that
is located between the mountains which hold the Kaibab for
est (a beautiful forest It is, too, with groves of silver-trunked
aspen offering a pleasing contrast to the big pines and other
conifers) had been a hot trip. The thought of cool heights
was enticing.
We might point out here that the weather offered every
thing today. A bright morning had given way to damp clouds
as we approached Arizona and the Grand Canyon, it sprinkled
Iinhllv from time In limp nnrt npmn nn ihp rplnrn Irin A little.
rain doesn't bother Pannv and Pntnourri even wilh the ton On their return from a wed-
down. If the rain isn't too heavy, and the Doll keeps rolling I din lriP to Lakehead lodge
along at a steady pace, the rain drops just sail over our heads I Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Carl L.
and don l fall inside.
The Grand Canyon rim was cold, the valley was hot, and
then we returned to the coolness again at Cedar Breaks - it's
the difference between 5.000 feet on the valley floor and
more than 10,000 at the vista point in the Breaks monument.
Cedar Breaks is similar to the other sections of this spectacu
lar area - it offers a panorama of red. pink, lavender and
white-toned rocks and stones in huge spires, domes, and
weird, sculptured shapes
The building is famous for its perfect acoustics, and of
course, the lour leaders staged the usual "pin dropping
tests. But workmen were busy hammering, so we didn't
hear the sound. Perhaps others did. We were especially
impressed with the gigantic pipe organ, and the information
that now there is an antiphonal organ in the back of the
tabernacle, operated from the master keyboard. A brief
recording of a bit of religious music sung by the famous
choir with organ accompaniment brought shivers down our
spine. Surely, we thought, if one attended religious cere
monies here often, and listened to this sublime music, one
would be encouraged to lead a good and truthful life.
Then we remembered a conversation with the operator
of a service station at Orderville. We asked why the name,
and he said the town had been founded as a Mormon co
operative and operated at first by "the order." When he
added "But it didn't last long. After all, they were just
like other people and it wasn't long until they began to
quarrel and the whole scheme fell apart." However, the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doesn't seem
to be in any danger of falling apart.
Nature treated us to a new experience today what one
might call a combination salt and dust storm. The cloud
showed in the sky some time after we had driven by Great
Salt Lake, and at first we thought it was a rain storm. It
proved to be a cloud of salt and sand off the Bonneville Salt
Flats driven by winds blowing up to 50 miles an hour.
The stuff swirled along the road like dry snow in a
blizzard and at times cars and the traffic over Highway
40 is very heavy had to turn on lights. It was an eerie and
somewhat disturbing experience. However, The Doll, with
Pappy working extra hard at the driving, plowed along and
before long we were out. Since we had just come across a
stretch of desert country with the thermometer between A5
and 100 in the shade, the salt storm was almost too much.
Al that, we were lucky. Neither of us suffered anything
worse than another coat of tan and another layer of dirt
on our clothes and hair and tonight we hear that some
times the storms are so severe that the salt and sand literally
scour the paint from cars. Another coat of tan really doesn't
matter, but another coat of paint on The Doll would be a
serious matter. O.S.
, 15 years ago, this
car was nothing to brag about.
The early VW hod its problems. It was noisy. Shift
ing was tough. And it wasn't exoctlya powerhouse.
But, its shope was functional. The rear engine
made for outstanding traction. It was air-cooled.
(No boiling over or freezing.)
That old VW may have made a racket, but H
also made every new idea work.
And so, the VW people invested IS years of
time and effort into perfecting one basic model.
Result: Engine noise is practically gone. The
VW gearshift is one of the smoothest in the world.
And you con even accelerate uphill.
Over 3,000 changes hove been made on the
VW so far. 128 this year alone.l And all to make
it work better; none to make it look different.
. The VW may still not be perfect. But it's a good
15yeors better than the first one.
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Hicks Jr. will make their
home at 205 '2 Summit ave
nue. Mrs. Hicks is the former
Wilma Jean Keever, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Keever, 632 Pennsylvania ave
nue, and Mr. Hicks' parents
are Mr. and Mrs. Carl L.
! Hicks, 1006 Court street.
The couple were married
June 30 in a ceremony held at
3 o'clock in the afternoon at
the home of the bride's par
ents. The Rev. Earl Best, pas-
gladioli
and or-
music was
The whole territory, of course, is a photographer's para-
disc. If the eyes and camera tire of the color and vastness of
the canyons and hills, they can look closer at hand and take
in the wildflowers and blossoming brush. The slopes and
meadows today offered a wealth of color and heautv - red
arm oiue pensicmon, yellow oaisies, iireweea (Oiitcrcnl than'trr of the Ruch Community
we see in uregon aim Washington), great patches of lupine ! c,urch read the double ring
and of course, the prickly poppy. We've seen millions of pop-' rit(, a,'tpntlC(i by 30 relatives
Thi nrou huu a ri nl, .Klr,t-t.,ti,4 ILIIIa ,,.Ulnk ....... i!
us, and at Cedar Breaks we saw for the first time the lovely I . . .
Mountain hlimlirlts iiho nrnttv Imci. si ti. mc.n. irinnii. dccoralert I no nome
fied them) and white columbine whirh ho saiH i. imncnllv i Ka" wedding
large and lovely. ' flayed.
What do tourists talk about as thev stand and look out Mr. Keever gave his daugh-
over a scene of unparalleled grandeur? Three women sound-iter in marriage. She wore a
ed something like this: "Well, the bed was comfortable but 'gown of lace over taffeta and
the food was terrible . . . You mean I drove more than 50 'net, fashioned with a white
miles out of the way? . . . I'm telling you honey, I'd rather satin bow at the waistline,
have slept on the ground al the side of 1 hp road but he Her bouquet was of white car
wouldn't let me . . . Really? I've been a member for years but nations and baby orchids.
never seem to get to the meetings. Look, if you all ever. Miss Patricia Ann Brook-
come to C.awgia be sure and . . . Hurry. I simply have to ,a attended the bride. Her
find one pretty quick . . (r,K.k n( pink ch,ffon over
And in the lodge, wuh huge windows nxerlooking this taffeta, and she carried white
scene oi granneur, a man ann a woman sat playing some
two-liBiidrd card game, wuh their backs to the window. O. S.
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Wendover, Utah, July 18 Wendover is right on the Utah
Nevada line, and when we registered al this motel for the
night, we thought we were in Nevada. We walked down
the road a couple of blocks to a cafe for dinner, only to
find that the cafe is in Utah Further research proves that
the motel is. also. So we're spending another night in Utah,
but will tie in Nevada the firsi thing tomorrow morning.
This trip has about proven to the two of us that many
towns were not ready for ttie big tourist season this year- -or
just barely ready. In Fly. Nev , we ate in a restaurant
which had been open a week ditto in Beaver. Utah, where
we stayed last night Neither place had the ' kinks" nut
yet and as a consequence, the customers weren't being
cared for properly In Iteaxer we stayed in a motel which
appeared to be very new. and tonight we are registered m
in one which Is doing business, but Isn't anywhere near
ready.
We should have been warned when the woman In charge now employed by
said the office wasn't done, and they were doing business Products company.
in one of the units Opening the door to our unit, for which
we had already paid, of course, we discovered that there
Is only a rod for clothing - the closet hasn't been finished
around the rod The fixtures are installed in the bathroom,
but the soap tray and paper holder are missing. Later
Pappy pointed out that there is a bed, but no chairs. Since
we were firmly resolved to write this column, we went back
to the "office" and borrowed a straight chair The owner
didn't apologize merely said the furniture had failed to tv for graduates of Medford
arrne on time liii;h school Tuesday. July 24
The hot water faucet runs cold, and the one marked cold
has hot water coming from it The gadget which is sup
posed to keep water in the tub doesn't ftmehon; the air
conditioner is working but gives off weird noi.-es Several
other units are i&.-upied tonight we wonder how the travel
er are faring
daisies.
Millard R. Hicks, a brother
of the bridegroom, was besl
man.
reception which fol
the wedding at the
was given by Miss
Keever. a sister of the
Mrs Max Brookman
cut the wedding cake, and
punch was poured by Miss
Sharon Brookman.
For traveling the bride
wore a sheath dress of blue
silk faille
The bride was graduated
from Medtord High school
Her husband attended Annis
ton, Ala.. High school, and is
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