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6 TUESDAY. JULY 9. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORO, OREGON gllllll Social Events Women's News Drummond, Mont.-We had no notion that our vacation ij n. nnrth Into Montana. But after a loop through Central Wyoming down to Medicine Bow and over to Raw lins in the southern part of the state. Pappy took a notion to turn north again and here we are, only 50 miles from Mis- We don't know what the weather has been like in the Rogue valley, but we do know this - we've been gone six days and not a single one has been completely sunny. We either get up in the morning to clouds or else if the morning is clear, by 10 a. m. it is beginning to cloud and before long it la raining. Wednesday morning we had to stop and put the top on the Road Runner; we took it down this morning before we left the motel where we stayed in the edge of the Teton National forest, and about 4 p. m. we had to hurriedly put it ud again. It stormed, there was a lot of lightning, as there has been for the past two or three days, and then the rain came down in torrents. . Th iwi nf u had a very safe and sane Fourth of July and quite an interesting one. This was due to the fact that we spent some time visiting old Ft. Bridger which is in the pvtreme southwestern part of Wyoming. We had to detour th mnln hlohwav a bit. but this is that kind of a tour Old Ft. Bridger was established about 1842 at the site of a trading post started by Jim Bridger, pioneer and discoverer of Great Salt Lake. According to me Historical roarsci ai me .... - u.. "nnlohla nlnnppr" site, ne was noi jusi a piuncci, uu. a - tr.nncr fur trader, scout and guide. A native of Virginia Bridger was gifted with such "unerring Judgement" that his advice was sought on all siaes, irom irappers, uauciq, , rfiapa onH omiffrants. The marker states that he is universally recognized as America's greatest frontiersman ana tne west s most giuea scout. Some of the old fort buildings are still standing, and a small museum has been erected on the site. We walked about the grounds, looked In the tiny building which wbs the first schoolhouse In Wyoming, and saw other buildings, such as the ice house, officers' quarters, etc. Of particular In terest was an old freight wagon used In the early days of the fort - the placard tacked on the building said the heavy wagon with Its huge wheels usually had a smaller one at tached and then a 20-horse Jerk-line team was used lo pun the loads. So poor were the roads that some times only a mile or so could be made In a day - again we were reminded of the painful slowness of travel as compared to motorized and air traffic of this time. v y ' 4 t U a? it Among th guests at a recent dinner which honorsd Brig. Gen. Walter L. Baylor (ret.) of the United Stales Marine corps, and Mrs. Baylor, were Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, (left) and Mrs. John S. Day, shown here with Raymond B. Parkhurat. Mr. and Mrs. Parkhurst, Gold Rey estates, were hosts lor the event honoring their houseguests. The dinner was given in Mon Desir Dining inn. Mr. and Mrs. Parkhurst are comparative newcomers to the valley. They moved to their new home in April, 1962, when he retired after 13 years as vice president in charge of manufacturing for the Hughes Aircraft company, Los Angeles. The museum displayed the usual material - weapons, clothing, furniture and household and shop equipment. An early-day flat meat grinder was unlike anything we had ever seen before and we also saw for the first time an iron sole for a boot. We tried to Imagine walking all the way from Missouri, say, to Salt Lake City wearing iron-soled shoes. A chair made from animal horns was about the ugliest piece of furniture we ever beheld. Also displayed was a "machila" of the type which pony express riders draped over the pom mel and cantle of a saddle and which had locked "cantinas" in each corner to hold the mail.' The entire machila could be lifted from one horse and thrown over the saddle of another in a matter of seconds. ' We enjoyed the museum very much, and we thoroughly believe in such Institutions. But somehow, the sight of sev eral misspelled words on the cards and signs detracted from our pleasure. Perhaps we are wrong, but we think it Is im portant that there be no misspelled words in a museum un less these are quotation directly from pioneer writings. Later on near Plney we stopped to read a marker about Sublette county. The marker pointed out that "thousands of people, cattle and horses passed this way to the Northwest when the Sublettj cut-off to the Oregon Trail was opened Jn J007. ijater, at tne close or tint Indian wars In 1877, cattle herds from Oregon were taken lo Wyoming over the route to meet tne railroad and to slock Wyoming. The first barbed wire was strung in Wyoming in 1881," the marker noted. We had never heard before that cattle from Oregon were used to stock Wyoming. If there. Is one thing Wyoming has plenty of now It Is cattle and horses. Especially horses. In all our driving around the far western states we never saw so many horses as we did in Wyoming - we even met a herd of them being driven right down a main highway on a high mountain pass. , Pappy recalls that Ben Snipes of the lower Yakima valley and Pete French, whose vast herds and holdings were In Cen tral Oregon, both sent cattle to Wyoming when the Industry was first being established In that state. Both men owned thousands of head of cattle at the height of their careers. . We left the Oregon Trail country yesterday and today traveled over part of the route taken by the Lewis and Clark expedition in Montana. On Highway 91 south of Dillon con struction Is under way on a dam named for Clark and only a short distance away a marker points out the spot where the expedition passed In August, 1805. It is near Grasshopper creek and about 20 miles from a spot where the first paying placer gold mine wag discovered in Montana In 1862. It CMOS rose Chris Rosa Formerly of Wlnnlsi cm Ann Brunlrtg Formerly ot Winnies Beauty Center 311 GENNESSEE NOW "the pink house on the corner of GENNESEE AND JACKSON" PHONE 773-1841 noted also that Bannack, at the gold mine, was the first cap ital of Montana but this honor lasted only about six months or until a new gold rush sent everyone hurrying off to what later became Virginia City. Later, of course, the capital was permanently established at Helena.' If present-day Americans are poor on spelling, so were the pioneers. One of the markers notes the fact that an early- day sign read "Tu Gras Hop Per Digins 2C myle." The two of us were thrilled at the sight of .the Grand Tetons, but we also were greatly excited over the Hoback river gorge. Driving through Bridger National forest and back into Teton National forest late Thursday afternoon, we made the trip down the canyon as the sun was setting. It had been a stormy day, and we had the Road Runner's top on. Deciding the circumstances were not quite Ideal to appre ciate this lovely scene, with the towering hills and rocky walls enclosing the dashing river, we spent the night at the juncture of the Hobak and Snake, and made' the trip back up the canyon Friday morning, with the car top down. We highly recommend this short trip. There are two or three nice campgrounds and the fishing must be good from the great number of anglers we saw. The names of the famous Lewis and Clark weren't the only ones we recognized in Montana today. A sign at the edge of the little town of Melrose reminds travelers that Melrose Is the home ot the famous bronc rider and champion cowboy, Benny Reynolds. We both remembered Benny as the two-word cowboy we saw on television programs and na tional rodeo ciiampionsmpq. Benny s two words are "yep' and "nope." O.S. i, , , 4V fed Sharon Etds Formerly of the . Manor Beauty Shop Piano Student In Victoria Miss Slgne Lusk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lusk, 1810 East Main street, arrived Monday in Victoria, B. C, Canada, where she will enroll In the Victoria Summer School of Music. The classes will continue through Au gust 16. The pianist Ims been Invit ed to be a soloist with the orchestra and will play a Grieg concerto. She went by way of Seattle, Wash., where she was a guest of friends be fore continuing to Canada. Miss Lusk will attend piano workshops in the mornings In- structed by Mrs. Dorothy Swetnam and attend orchestra classes for which Clayton Hare Is instructor. Botli teach ers are from Portland, Ore. The local student will be sophomore at Mcdford High school this tall. She Is a piano student of Sister Miriam Joseph at St. Mary's High school. Former Valley Couple Guests ' Dr. and Mrs. W 1 1 1 1 m L. Barnum of Lake Oswego were among holiday guests in the valley, remaining over the week end for a longer visit with relatives and frlcncis. They divided their time be tween Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elrirldge of The Plaza apart ments In Medford and Dr. and Mrs. B. R. Elliott of the West Side district. Dr. Elliott is Mrs. Barnum's father and Mrs. Eldridge is Dr. Barnum's mother.. Dr. Barnum has returned lo Lake Oswego and Mrs. Bar num plans to leave Wednes day. Houseguests Illinois Valley - Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sanders. Forest Grove, were houseguests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Knight. Mr. Sanders, a 1034 graduate ot Illinois Valley High school, now Is teaching In Forest Grove. The couple was cn route to Los Angeles lo visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Sanders, former Cave Junction visitors. To Meet The Epsilon chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma society will meet Wednesday eve ning, July 10, for a dinner meeting at North's Chuck Wa kon restaurant. The dinner will be held at 6 p. m. Round Dance Round dance lessons will be offered Wednesday, July 10 at 8 p. m. in Country square, Colver road, Talent to which all interested square dancers are invited. Further informa tion may be obtained from Mrs. Floyd Workman. 535- 1150. FOE Club A meeting of the Past Prcs- dents club of the auxiliary to the Crater Lake aerie, Frater nal Order of Eagles, is plan ned for Friday, July 12 at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Lewis Perry. 010 Valley View drive, will be the hostess In her home. Officers Installed, Dinner Set Mrs. Richard D. Moore was installed president of the Med ford Toastmistress club at re cent ceremonies conducted bv the club. Mrs. W. G. Beard was Installed vice president: Miss Voda Brower and Mrs. Thomas Lorenz, club repre sentatives; Mrs. Kenneth V. Phillips, secretary; and Mrs. Ella May Douglas, treasurer. The ceremonies were con ducted by Mrs. George Wat son. Refreshments were serv ed by Mrs. Dennis E. Garce- lon, Mrs. L. E. Payton, and Mrs. C. H. Redmond. Mrs. Moore announced the following committee appoint ments; program, Mrs. George Watson, Mrs. W. G. , Beard, and Mrs. Dennis E. Garcelon; education, Mrs. W. E. Acord; historian, Mrs. Esther West; membership, Mrs. W. G. Beard; publicity, Mrs. Ken eth V. Phillips; telephone, Mrs. J. D. Brummond, Mrs. Glenn Clymer, and Mrs. R. D. Ford; parliamentarian. Mrs. A. I. Prugh; hospitality and fellowship, Mrs. Thomas Lor enz and Mrs. L. E. Payton; budget and finance, Mrs. C. H. Redmond and Mrs. C. E. Goodwin; and public relations, Mrs. Mary DeWeerd: lhe next meeting will be a fund raising dinner to be held Saturday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m. In the home of Mrs. Kenneth V. Phillips, 1909 Roberts rd. Californians Ara Guests Kerby - Mr. and Mis. Al bert Barron and children, Nor walk, Calif., are guests of Mr, and Mrs. Russell Hamilton, Kerby. HIGH ON POWER AND EFFICIENCY LOW ON WEIGHT EGC? Real powi with 1-178 H.P, motof thai cleans faster, easiei and mote efficiently. Modern styling with the new "slimline" design... easier tc use ...easier to store Triple-filtered Exhaust Easy Access to Bag Complete Mobility Complete Set of Tools ONLY Calendar Tuesday 7 p.m. - Take Off Pounds Sensibly, social rooms, public library. 8 p.m. - Pythian club, with Mrs. Harry Bryant, 1312 Reddy ave. 8 p.m. - Roguette circle, MOLB, VFW hall, 42 North Front st. Wednesday 10 a.m. Oak Grove Neigh borhood club, with Mrs. Gert rude Winningham, 105 Perry dale ave. 10 a.m. - Chapter CP of PEO Sisterhood, with Mrs. John Graff, 31 Geneva ave. 11:30 a.m. - Eagle Point Garden club, Lithia Park, Ashland. 12:30 p.m. - Rogue Valley Panhellenic luncheon, Rogue Valley country club. 1 p.m. - Lake Creek Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Fred Osterman. 1:30 p.m. - Central Point Garden club, with Mrs. Gas ton Floux, Grant rd. Picnic Tonight ; Plan of Unit Wilson Park Home Exten sion unit women and their husbands plan to met this eve ning at 6 o'clock for a picnic in TouVelle State park. Serv ing will begin at 7 p. m. Those who attend should take table service and food contributions for the meal. A picnic for families of mem bers is scheduled for a later date. Lodges Slate Sunday Picnic In Lithia Park Jacksonville - An annual picnic for members of the Ad arel chapter. Order of the Eastern Star, Warren lodge, AF and AM, and the Oregon chapter, Royal Arch Masons is scheduled Sunday, July 14 at 1 p.m., in the upper picnic grounds of Lithia park, Ash land. Guests of members also are invited. Those who attend take ta ble service. Members whose names begin with letters A through H should take salads or vegetables; I through S, chicken or meat dishes, and T through Z, cake or pie. Ice cream, coffee and soft drinks will be furnished, offi cers have announced. Further information may be had by calling the Shores home, 899-1633. Patriotic Program Conducted by Club; Dance Announced Security Benefit club mem bers conducted a patriotic program at their last Wednes day's meeting in observance of Independence day. The group voted to main tain the same admission prices for dances sponsored by club. The next dance is scheduled for Friday, July 19 in the Pythian building. All interested persons are invited to attend meetings of the group held each Wednes day from 11 a. m. to 4 p. m. Luncheon is served at 12 noon and a business session is held from 1 to 2 p. m. Dancing is conducted from 2 to 4 p. m. Altrusans Slate Meeting; Installations Conducted The vocational information committee of the Medford Al Irusa club will be in charge of the program for the club meeting Thursday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m., in the home of Miss Joan Bcasley, 3254 Britt street. Mrs. Lucine Miles, chairman of that committee will be in charge. Mrs. Grace Stuhr will be cohostess. Announcement of commit tee chairmen will be made and plans for special service projects will be discussed. Members also may. invite guests. Mrs. Charles Kyer was in stalled president of the group at recent ceremonies when Miss Murial Mawer, Seattle, Altrusa district governor, was installing officer. Also installed were Miss Lotus Eaton, vice president; Mrs. Mary Carpenter, record ing secretary; Miss Beasley, corresponding secretary and Mrs. C. A. Parlier, treasurer. The new two-year directors are. Mrs. Betty Fichtner and Mrs. Maizie Daly. Other direc tors are Mrs. Pauline Bright and Mrs. Fred Rankin. Miss Mawer, who was a houseguest of Mrs. gallon Fin ley during her stay, also con ducted initiation ceremonies when the candidates, Mrs. Ivan Davies and Mrs. Iola Porterfield, became members. Mrs. Maude Codding, Mrs. Virginia Sherwood and Mrs. Victor Peterson, all past presi dents, assisted with the initia tion work. Mrs. Walter Young, retiring president presided. She was presented a gift for her past year's service. Miss Mawer spoke regard ing the international conven tion to be held July 21 through 25 in Philadelphia, Pa. Over one thousand 'lelc gates from the more than 500 Altrusa clubs are expected. "Focus on Service" will ba the theme for the next bien nium and the new slogan calls for an expanded program in voluntary community servica with increased efforts to con serve human resources at all ages and in all countries, tha speaker explained. Miss Mawer noted the in creased interest of the hun dreds of grantees in foreign countries who have been aid ed by Altrusa clubs who now wish to form such service org anizations in their own coun try. Particularly is this trua in India where a former gran tee has now formed five such clubs in the large cities, sha pointed out. The district governor com mended the local club for its plan to keep in contact with the India clubs through corres pondence and exchange of ideas. She also noted Miss Viola Dill, first vice governor from Vancouver, B. C. Canada, plans to visit all tha India clubs after convention and will be available for pro grams on international rela tions on her. return. 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