Social Events
Simon Koppes Honored
On Ninetieth
Montafluc-Almost 200 per
sons uulhcred in the club
room of the Montague audi'
torium recently lor a birthday
party given in honor of Simon
"Si Koppes, who was ceie
brating his 90th birthday.
"Si" has been a familiar fig
ure in Montague for more
than 50 years, having arrived
in the area in 1012 to take
over the management of Mon-
tague creamery, which at that
Open Pairs
Play Held
White City - Sixty players
took part in an open pairs
championship tournament
staged by the Camp White
Veterans Bridge club at the
last club session.
Mrs. R. T. Jones and Mrs.
S. H. Van Dyke scored 260
points to take first place and
second went to H. M. Conroy
and Mrs. H. L. Holmbcrg with
256'! points,
Other winners were Mr.
Holmbcrg and R. T. Mecgan,
Ashland, third, 255; Mrs. F.
R. Baker and D. H. Barber,
fourth, "54: Mrs. G. A. Cod
ding and Mrs. H. B. Collins,
fifth, 238; Dr. and Mrs. W. S.
Judy, sixth, 233 i points.
Dinner preceded the tour-1
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TRIBUNE
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TUESDAY, MAY 21. 1963
Birthday
lime was in the planning
stages.
He was born in Holland In
1873, came to America when
he was 20 years old, and
worked with dairies along the
Mississippi river. His first em
ployment in California was at
Fresno, milking cows. Later
he was employed at the Oak
land Cream depot as a butter
maker's assistant.
Upon the completion of the
construction of the Montague
Creamery its doors were open
ed for business on February
1, 1013, with Mr. Koppes as
its manager and chief butter
maker. Through the. years,
the butter produced by "Si"
and his helpers has won many
prizes and awards at state
fairs as well as at the 1915
World's Fair in San Fran
cisco. Is Honortd
In February, 1061, Mr.
Koppes was selected as an
honorary life member of the
Montague Parent-Teacher as
sociation in recognition of his
outstanding service and aid to
local people during depres
sion days and after; for sub
stantial contribution to free
enterprise In Siskiyou county;
and for exemplary citizenship
during his life in Montague.
Si" often donated dairy
products to worthy causes
end during the hard times of
the depression, he loaned and
gave away milk cows to farm.
ers with too small herds and
to families who needed them,
For Mr. Koppes' 00th birth
day celebration, the club
room where the festivities
were held, was decorated
with many arrangements of
tulips, daffodils and other
spring flowers.
At a table covered with a
lace cloth coffee and punch
were served with four deco
rated birthday cakes, as well
as others brought by friends
attending the party. One of
the special cakes was decorat
ed by Miss Effie Tonlni, who
has been his employee for 35
years.
Sharing host duties for the
occasion were Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Simon, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Lilly, Mr, and Mrs.
Wallace Turre, Mr, and Mrs.
Aage Peterson, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Sylva, Miss Tonlni
and Mrs. Josephine Sllva.
Mrs. Sam Cairns assisted with
the serving and Miss Judy
Sylva registered the guests,
"Si" received many cards,
gifts and the well wishes of
his many friends,
Women Attend
Annual Festival
O'Brien - Members of Jo
sephine county home exten
sion units who attended the
annual Homcmakcr's festival
in Grants Pass Thursday
learned about projects for the
coming year and reviewed
those of the past season.
Among projects for the
coming year will be mosiac
making, color In the home, un
derstanding teen-agers, social
security, hooked rugs, crea
tive baking with mixes and
accessories for clothing.
Robert Breckinridge of
O'Brien had fashioned a gav
el of native madrono and ce
dar which was presented to
Mrs. Elmer Redd when she
became new president of the
Josephine County Home Ex
tension Advisory committee.
Gene Lear, Corvallis, asso
ciate director of the Oregon
Cooperative Extension service
spoke on the value of an agri
cultural college.
Artists to Hear
Talk on Style
Robert Docrter will speak
at a meeting of Southern Ore
gon Society of Artists Wednes
day, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. in
the uirls Community club.
Mr. Docrter will talk on
"Styles of Painting and How
Style Affects the Personality."
Mrs. Gail Caperna will open
the meeting by showing selec
tions of art work done by her
children.
Visitors are welcome.
Camp Fire Girls
Party Given
Lone Pine Blue Birds of the
seeund and third grades, re
cently entertained first grade
glrU. They presented the girls
honorary membership cards
which gives Ihem the privi
lege of becoming members
next fall.
They all participated In
group singing and were told
the story of "How the E!uc
Birds got their r-..-i.
Mrs T..',.y- i,
of t.'-i. vJvoiio 'grade Blue
... una Mrs. Norman Vance
Is leader of the third grade.
Following the session re
freshments were served. The
Women's News
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Miss Joan Elisabeth Callaghan, Eagle Point. Is pictured
above May IS as she was crowned Miss Rogue Valley 1963
by Miss Martha Louisa Wyalt, Jacksonville, Miss Oregon
for 1962. Miss Callaghan was chosen from five finalists in
the contest snoniored by the Medford Jaycees and the Pepsi-
Cola Bottling company. Miss Wyatt was winner of the con
test last year and subsequently became Miss Oregon and
was one of 10 finalists in the Miss America contest in At
lantic City, N.J. Miss Callaghan is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. W. Callaghan, and is a graduate of Eagle Point High
school. She now is a student at Southern Oregon college.
Later she will compete for the title of Miss Oregon 1963.
(McCorkle photo)
Costume Party
Held Saturday
Klwanian Dames entertain
ed their husbands at a cos
tume party and potluck din
ner Saturday evening at
Thurston's studio.
Members wore "suppressed
desire" costumes. Prizes were
awarded lo Dr. Otto Emig for
the best Individual man's cos
tume; to Mrs. Charles Champ
lin for the best Individual
woman's- costume and prizes
for the best couple costumes
went to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Templcton and Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Nelson.
Movies and slides of Kiwa
nis Kapers were shown by
Dr. Eugene Ray and Mr.
Champlin.
Music for dancing was pro
vided by the Kiwanis Jazz
band.
Decorations Included a wish
ing well entwined with haw
thorne blossoms and carica
tures of famous persons
drawn by Mrs. Del Wright.
Table decorations depicted
the "Wishing on a Star
theme."
Mrs. Templcton was chalr
mun of arrangements and as
sisting her were Mrs. Charles
McCuen, Mrs. Chester Hub
bard and Mrs. Dale Hearcll.
Piano, Organ
Recital Given
Mrs. Arlenc Krause pre
sented piano and organ pupils
in a recital Sunday, May 19,
at the Girls Community club.
Refreshments followed the
numbers.
Playing were Barbara Jean
Phillips, Jane Higgins, Mor
gan Mass, David Phillips,
Brad Garfield, Beverly and
Barbara Hutchinson. Julie
Berg, Valerie Miller, Arthur
Geary, Karol Garfield, Larry
Edwards, Nancy and Susan
Shepherd, David and Linda
Krause, Julie Ells, Connie
Leevcr, Darrell Croucher, An
drea Chnrticr, Lona Buffing
ton and Linda Nelson.
Parents and friends attend
ed the event. A piano and or
gan were furnished by the
Lusk Music company.
Californiant
Visit Mtdlord
Week end visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd
Rasmiissen, 184 Clover lane,
were Mr. and Mrs. John Babb
and children. Mt. Shasta,
Calif. The Bablw are former
Medford residents.
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CALENDAR
Tuesday:
6:30 p.m. - Royal Arch Ma
sons and Widows, Jack son-
ville Masonic temple.
7 p.m.-TOPS, Medford pub
lic library, social room.
7:30 p.m. - Chapter BE of
PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs.
Jean Fish.
7:45 p.m.-Degree of Honor
Protective association Past
presidents, home of Mrs. Min
nie Bower, 729 West 13th st.
8 p.m. - Pythian Sisters,
Pythian building.
8 p.m.-Westmlnster Presby
terian church circle: Esther,
with Mrs. Earl Johnson, 1412
Crown ave.
8 p.m. - Women's Fellow
ship, Congregational church,
home of Dr. and Mrs. Porter
Lombard, 1115 East Main st.
8 p.m. - Rogue Valley Art
association, film at Medford
High school for members and
guests.
8 p.m. - Rogue Siskiyou
area council of square danc
ers, George L. Ray, Route 1,
Box 271 (Old Stage rd., one
fourth mile north Scenic ave.).
Wednesday:
11 a.m. - Security Benefit
club, Knights of Pythias hall.
12 noon - Mistletoe club of
RNA, Girls Community club.
12:30 p.m. Chapter AA of
PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs.
E. J. DcVoc, 2200 Woodlawn
ave.
1:30 p.m. - Oak Grove
Neighborhood club, with Mrs.
Clare Shores, 52 Oak Grove
rd.
Final Meeting
Set for PTA
McLoughlln Junior High
School Parent-Teacher associ
ation will hold the last meet
ing of the season Thursday,
May 23, at 7:30 p.m. In the
boys gymnasium.
Mrs. M. O. Grove, regional
vice-president, will install the
new officers. They are Mrs.
Walter Olson, president; Ar
thur Ivcrson, vice-president;
Mrs. Arthur Cook, secretary;
and Mrs. Eula Foley, treas
urer. A musical program is
planned for the evening and
will include numbers by the
varsity, junior varsity and
cadet bands, the orchestra,
and seventh grade chorus.
Refreshments will be serv
ed in the cafeteria following
the meeting.
Fluid skim milk is milk
with the cream removed. For
tified skim milk has addition
al nonfat dry milk, vitamins
and minerals added.
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Finish them will, decorator plest
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No extra charge for removing
or rehanging your drapes.
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Post and Auxiliary Hold
Installation of Officers
Shady Cove Jobie W.
Bryan was Installed com
mander of Steelhead post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and Mrs. Bryan was installed
as president of the auxiliary,
at joint ceremonies with the
post May 18. Mrs. Harry
Burch, a past district presi
dent, installed the auxiliary
officers and Daniel Krotz II,
past district commander, in
stalled the post officers.
Mrs. John Holgate took of
fice as senior vice-president;
Mrs. Hilda Dietrich, junior
vice-president, Mrs. Agnes
Hubbell, treasurer; Mrs. Roy
Vaughn, chaplain; Mrs. Thom
as Merit, conductress; Mrs.
Norman Bandy, guard; Mrs.
James Perkins, Mrs. Robert
Hammons, Mrs. Birch, trus
tees; Mrs. Kenneth Clair, sec
retary; Mrs. Birch, patriotic
instructor; Mrs. Reed McKay,
musician; Mrs. Dale Sawyer,
historian; Mrs. Phillip Holt,
Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs. Krotz, Mrs.
Robert Hammons, color bear
ers. Installing officers from
Medford VFW auxiliary were
Workshop Slated
By Garden Club
Medford Garden club will
conduct a corsage - making
workshop Thursday, May 23,
from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at
the Jackson County court
house auditorium. Anyone In
terested Is invited to attend.
Women attending are asked
to tnke a sack lunch and a
beverage will be furnished.
Instruction on how to make
feather and ribbon corsages
will be given in the morning
by Mrs. Ira Fitzgerald. In the
afternoon, Mrs. Ray Cry will
instruct on how to wire and
assemble fresh flowers into
corsages,
Those attending are asked
to bring wire cutters, scis
sors, a large eye darning
needle or bodkin, fresh flow
eres and small feathers. Wire,
ribbon, tape and other mater
ial will be furnished by the
club at a nominal charge.
it's
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Mrs. O. O. DeBerry, conduct
ress; Mrs. B. B. Ramsey, as
asistant conductress; Mrs.
Louis Kula, Mrs. Ivan Lusk,
Mrs. Ralph Pittock, and Mrs.
Richard Schulz, color bear
ers. Receives Pin
The past president's pin was
presented to Mrs. Kenneth
Clair by Mrs. Sawyer.
Mrs. Dietrich was refresh
ment chairman, and Mrs,.
Krotz was in charge of the
guest book.
Department representative
attending was Mrs. Faye Al
lison, assistant hospital chair
man; the district president,
Mrs. A. B. Wobler, and a gold
star mother, Mrs. Mary Park
er from the Medford auxil
iary. New post officers in addi
tion to Mr. Bryan are Mel
vin Gibson, senior vice-commander;
Clifford Shelby, jun
ior vice-commander; Reed Mc
Kay, quartermaster; Samuel
Apling, Chaplain; John Wil
son, post surgeon; Clarence
Meyers, post judge advocate;
Kenneth Clair, Allen Rodgers,
Bernard Finstead, trustees;
Robert Hammons, adjutant;
John Wilson, Officer of Day;
Harry Birch, Service Officer;
Reed McKay, post historian;
Daniel Krotz II, legislative
officer; John Holgate, guard;
Kenneth Oliver, community
service officer, Kenneth Clair,
publicity.
Assisting the installing of
ficer was G. O. Loomer, Med
ford, sergeant of arms.
Attending were Ed Smith,
Medford, department hospital
chairman; Carrol W. Dewey,
Grants Pass, district commander-elect;
Leo Davis,
Grants Pass, district chaplain.
A past commanders pin was
presented to Kenneth Clair
by Mr. Bryan.
The outgoing auxiliary
president, Mrs. Clair and the
new president, - Mrs. Bryan
were presented gifts by Mr.
Clair, past commander and
Incoming commander Mr,
Bryan.
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