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SUNDAY. JANUARY 13, 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
Milton Steimnetzes Are Honored on Anniversary
Gold Hill Mayor and Mrs.
Milton Stcinmelz were hon
ored at an open house that
marked their 45th wedding
anniversary.
About 85 friends and rela
tives attended the afair at
Gold Hill Community Mcth
odist church on Sunday, De
cember 30 from 2 until 4 p.m.
. Cold Hill Mayor and Mrs. Milton Steinmets war honorad
at an opan housa recently In observance of ihair 45th wad
ding anniversary. Mrs. Stainmaii, the former Loleta
Hougham, Is a member of a valley pioneer family. (Roulh
photo)
Officers Honored
Mrs. John Dcllenback, re
tiring president of the Kiwan
ian Dames, was hostess Jan?
uary 7 to the group when the
retiring officers entertained
the 1063 slate of incoming
officers at luncheon in the
Dcllenback home, 257 Wind
sor avenue.
Mrs. Lawrence Buonocore
heads the incoming officers as
president; Mrs. Russell Rcn
ncr is first vice president, and
Mrs. Robert Collins, second
vice president.
Mrs. W. J. Moreland Is the
new secretary and Mrs. Rich
ard Lamont, treasurer. Chair
men appointed are Mrs. Keva
Hutchinson, publicity and
Fifty Plus Ciub
Elects Officers
Newly elected officers of
Fifty Plus club are L. C.
Davis, president; Ray Burch
flcld, vice president; Walter
Townscnd, secretary; B. M.
Kline, treasurer; Mrs. Edith
Southwick, membership chair
man. Installation of the officers
was conducted by Dr. Frank
Roberts, chairman of the rec
reation committee, at a meet
ing of the club in the Episco
pal Guild hall.
Mrs. Emerson Anderson, hos
pitality. The retiring officers in ad
dition to Mrs. Dcllenback are
Mrs. Robert Balk, first vice
president; Mrs. Larry Horlon,
second vice president; Mrs.
William Cobb, secretary, and
Mrs. Douglas Philips, treas
urer. Projects for the year were
discussed at the luncheon.
Riverside Club
Winners Listed
Forty players competed in
the Riverside Bridge club
play last week. Mrs. George
B. Dean and Mrs. Van Gil
bert won first place in the
north-south position with 122
points.
Continuing in the north
south position the winners
were Mrs. F. E. Bowman and
Paul A. Hatton, 120Mi; Mrs.
G. W. Harrison and J. D.
Shortridge, llO'i, and Mrs.
S. T. Richardson and Mrs.
T. R. Parker, 118.
The east-west winners were
Mrs. D. J. Clifford and Mrs.
B. B. Hughes, 129 Mi; Mrs.
Dale Forncrook and Mrs.
R. T. Jones, 120; Al Gilhouscn
and James Morgan, 116, and
Mrs. M. E. Lancaster and
Mrs. W. F. Cole, 113.
Hosts were two sons and
daughters-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Steinmetz, Med
ford, and Mr. and Mrs. David
Steinmetz, Bcaverton. Friends
of the family, Mrs. Millie
Walker, Mrs. Frank Carter,
and Mrs. Wilbur Martin, Gold
Hill were co-hostesses. Mrs
Ferd Jones assisted.
On the serving table were
an anniversary cake, blue
tapers in silver holders and
arrangements of blue and
white flowers. Mrs. Walker
poured coffee and Mrs. O. T.
Davis, Mcdford, presided at
the punch bowl. Mrs. Jerry
Brannon, Medford, grand
daughter of the honored
couple, cut and served the
cake and was In charge of
the guest book. Mrs. Carter
was at the gift table.
Married in Oklahoma
The Stcinmetzcs were mar
ried December 25, 1917 at
Lawton, Okla. while he was
on duty with the U. S. Army.
Since their marriage the
couple lived in different parts
of the United States while he
was a civil engineer. They re
turned to Gold Hill and pur
chased their home on First
avenue in 1939. A son, Harry
Leigh Steinmetz, resides with
them at the family home.
They have several grand
children, Stephen and Terry,
and Mrs. Brannon, children
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stein
metz; and John, Robert, Mary
Beth, Barbara, and David Al
len, children of Mr. ana Mrs.
David Steinmetz.
Mrs. Steinmetz, the former
Loleta Hougham, was a grand
daughter of pioneers John K.
and Matilda Lucrctia Moore.
The Moorcs left Tennessee in
the SDrinir of 1869. They re
mained in Cass county, Mis
souri, until November when
they left for Oregon travel
ing by train to Sacramento,
Calif., then to Red Bluff by
boat, where they were met
by an uncle, C. C. McClcndon,
who was a Sams Valley home
steader. He brought the
Moores to Sams valley by
wagon.
The Moores started their
own homestead on July 4,
1870 and lived their until
their deaths. Later this home
stead was sold to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hutchinson,
present owners, and is known
today as the Hutchinson place
about four miles from Gold
Hill on Highway 234.
Born in California
Mrs. Steinmetz was born in
Pasadena, Calif, and came to
Oregon with her parents when
n infant. Her early child
hood and teens was spent in
the house on her grandpar
ents' homestead. The house
burned February 28, 1959.
Mr. McClendon was the
original owner of the present
Straus ranch in Sams valley,
and gave land for the first
Sams Valley school house.
Mrs. Steinmetz received her
grammar school education
there. She attended high
school at the Gold Hill High
school.
SAVE
Jotml Rnvpntm Service
U.S,;Treasury DepartmenT
it-
Announcing...
DrugIaji
A INVICI TO TAXPAYERS
Ever wish, at income tax time, that you had a complete record
of every cent you spent for drugs and drug products throughout the
year and how muih of it was Irgally deductible?
That kind of a record could save you money. And that kind ot
record can now lie yours, every year, absolutely fire of charge.
This new service is called liiugTax. We aie making it available
to all of our customers iininrdkitrly, free of thaigr, at another way
of sawng "thank you" for their patronage.
You would lie surprised al the number of ding and mrdiial
supplies that tan lie of a tlcilui tilile iiatuic items such as antiseptics,
aspirin, cmigli and cold preparations, anil luiiulirils nf others.
Indeed, the American taxpayer has been losing minimis of dnllais
niiimally because he hasn't been aware of how many ding iirins aie
legally deductible.
Rut you must lie able to offer proof of puriliase in oiiler to claim
such items in pirpaiing sour federal iiiionie ta letuin. And when
you buy from us, you get that pi oof in the (mm of an annual ictord,
mailed in February.
Come In tomorrow and let ut tell you more about DrugTax.
Central
Main I Central
GREEN I
ISTAM PS
Mrs. Steinmetz's hobby Is
gardening. Mrs. Steinmetz and
their son Harry Leigh, ac
company Mr. Steinmetz on
fishing and hunting trips.
Master Engineer
Mr. Steinmetz was born in
Bangor, Penn., and is a grad
uate of Lehigh college, Beth
leham, Penn. and the Empire
Automobile Institute, Buffalo,
N.Y. He moved to Gold Hill
from Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Canada in July, 1913. He
served overseas in World War
I, receiving a master engineer
senior grade appointment in
the U.S. Army. Mr. Steinmetz
retired from his profession as
a civilian engineer with the
U.S. government about four
years ago.
His interest in local poll
tics began in March, 1951
when he was appointed to
serve a short term on the
council. Later he was elected
to the council. Then he was
appointed mayor on December
5, 1955 and was elected mayor
in 1958. He was re-elected
in November 1962.
He is active in the Gold
Hill Chamber of Commerce
and one of his hobbies is
mining.
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A luncheon January 8 hon
ored Mrs. Gertrude Manke on
her 79th birthday anniver
sary. Mrs. Manke has lived in
Medford since 1910.
Book Club
Contemporary Book club
will meet Wednesday, Janu
ary 16, at the Colony club, 8
Geneva street. Hostesses will
be Mrs. E. P. Vilas and Mrs.
Glenn L. Jackson, and lunch
eon will be served at 12:30
p.m.
79th Birthday Is
Mrs. Gretrude Manke was
honored at luncheon January
8 in observance of her sev
enty-ninth birthday. The event
in the form of a surprise was
given by her daughter, Mrs.
Dean Saltmarsh at her home,
2710 Stewart avenue, where
Mrs. Manke also lives.
Missionary Group
Meets in Yreka;
Clothing Collected
Yreka Mrs. Elsie McGre
gor entertained members of
the Missionary society of the
First Baptist church in her
home on Yama street re
cently. Mrs. Max Aiken led
the devotions.
Presiding was vice chair
man Mrs. Juanita Bowden. A
discussion was held on cloth
ing collected over the past
months and taken to the Sal
vation Army in Medford for
distribution.
The next two meetings will
be held at the home of Mrs.
W. E. Stewart, 904 Pioneer
street.
Refreshments were served
and squares cut for bandage
lengths needed for the group 3
White Cross requisition.
Celebrated
Attending were Mrs. Jinnie
Hensler, and Mrs. A. L. Ferns,
both of Fern valley; Mrs. W.
H. Arnold, Mrs. W. R. Wil
liamson and Mrs. Dale Wil
liamson, Medford; her grand
daughter, Mrs. Wayne Ratty,
and the wives of her grand
sons, Mrs. Earl Saltmarsh,
Mrs. Melvin Saltmarsh, Mrs.
Curtis Saltmarsh and Mrs.
Richard Saltmarsh.
Mrs. Manke, the widow of
Julius Manke, longtime em
ployee of the Medford Mail
Tribune, came to Medford in
1910 with her family from
Saskatchewan, Canada. Wom
en present at the luncheon are
friends she met soon after she
arrived in Medford.
For the birthday luncheon
Mrs. Manke wore a lavender
print dress and table decor
ations were in lavender and
green.
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Sesame toast rounds are
good with soups or salads.
Brush melba toast rounds
lightly with melted butter,
sprinkle with sesame seeds
and heat quickly in hot oven,
400 degrees, until butter is
melted and seeds are lightly
browned.
Blue Star Head Will Install
Mrs. Janice Wolf, Grants
Pass, department president of
the Blue Star Mothers of
America, will install the new
ly elected officers of the local
chapter, Thursday, January 17
at 1 p.m.
The meeting will be held
in the home of Mrs. Frank
Gleaves, 1170 West McAn
drews road.
Officers to be Installed are
Cottage cheese is a valuable
food for the calorie counter,
but more than that, this deli
cate high protein food is eco
nomical, easily digested and
rich in important vitamins
and minerals too.
Mrs. Mary Fredricks, presi
dent; Mrs. J. J. Brown, first
vice president; Mrs. Roy
Hewitt, second vice president;
Mrs. Gleaves, secretary, and
Mrs. Mary Note, treasurer.
The junior past president,
Mrs. O. L. Gaston, will serve
as chaplain.
Refreshments will ba
served.
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