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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1963 MEUKOHU .MAIL TltlHUNK, MKDFOHU, OIIKGO.N Social Events Women's News " ') W w Calendar Frank C. Bash (at left) and Glenn L. Jack son both recently purchased patrons tickets for the coming concert here of the Portland Symphony orchestra. The two men secured their tickets from Harold Friend (center), Ashland, member of the Associated Commu ters of Southern Oregon college, sponsors of the orchestra's concert here, and chairman of ticket sales for the Medford area. The concert part of a state-wide tour which the Portland orchestra plans to make. Patrons tickets, at $10, are available by calling the Student Af fairs office of SOC in Ashland. General ad mission tickets are on sale at Mann's and Purucker's store in Medford, or may be se cured from the Student Affairs office. The 70 nicmber Portland orchestra is conducted by Jackques Singer. This is the symphony's 52nd will be held Wednesday, October 16, at lied- year, and the fourth time since Mill that It rick Junior High school, Medford, and will be has toured the state. Former Valley Student Joins 'Spectaculars EAGLE POINT-Miss Sonja Belts, a 1962 graduate of Eagle Point High school now living in Las Vegas, Nev., is a member of the Las Vegas Spectaculars, a dance group, which was sched uled to make an initial appear ance this week in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The dancer, who lives with her mother, Mrs. Carl Lind, and Mr. Lind at 1616 St. Louis avenue, Las Vegas, was active in high school events here and after winning a Veterans of For eign Wars talent show held in White City in 1960, represented Jackson and Josephine counties in an Oregon State Fair in Sa lem. She presented a panto- r v' Miss Sonja Belts, formerly of Eagle Point, Is a member of the Las Vegas Spectaculars, a dance group which Is scheduled to give its premier performance tonight in Vancouver, B.C. mime. Miss Bctts also had won a first place with the presenta tion in Roseburg. The Las Vegas Spectaculars is a Larry Ford Production com pany presentation and the troupe will tour Portland, Reno, Lake Tahoe, northern California and Las Vegas. Wins Audition Miss Bctts, who was employed by Edgevton, Germeshusen and drier, Inc., Atomic Energy commission, as a sccretaary in the safety and security depart ment until her audition for the thealrical company had Just re ceived a transfer to another position at Mercury Test site. She was selected from a num ber of other young women also trying out for a position in the dance group. While in Eagle Point High school, Miss Betts was a ma jorette and baton twirler and participated in school talent shows and numerous other ac tivities, including bowling, in which she was a trophy winner. She was Drama club secretary in 1!)60 and staged shows for the Parent Teacher association and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and also was a finalist in a speech tournament in Eugene and Forest Grove. The dancer also participated in the Varsity Squads variety show, performed in a high school play and directed and played a leading role in another at the school. To California After completing high school she moved with her family to Los Angeles and there was the supervisor s secretary in the Security department of Douglas Aircraft corporation. She also was a member and trophy win ner with a bowling team from the company, and presented her rendition of "I Enjoy Being a Girl," at the Miramar club in Santa Monica, Calif. She moved earlier this year from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with her family and accepted the secretarial position with the AEC. Miss Betts' brother, Clifford Bctts, who has played in the Dobic Gillis show" and "The Untouchables," now is employ ed as a policeman in Culver City, Calif. Her younger brother, Robert Bctts, now serving on board the USS Hornet, is to re ceive his discharge from the Navy in November. Layette Shower Given at Trail TRAIL Mrs. Elvin Hawkins, 422 South Peach street, Medford, was honored at a recent layette shower given by Mrs. G. E. El rod and Mrs. Orval 0. Oliver, both of Trail in the home of Mrs. Elrod. Games were played during the event and refreshments served. The honored guest was pre sented gifts for her infant daughter, Kemra Ann. Mrs. Hawkins is the former Miss Mary Anne Elrod, formerly of Trail. Women Make Trips North; Reunion Held APPLEGATE VALLEY-Mrs. Flossy Garner and Mrs. Fern Bond, both of Upper Applegate, have returned from spendinig some time with relatives in Alaska. Although the two women made separate trips they met on one occasion at the home of friends, and each took a boat trip on the Stikmc river. Mrs. Garner spent a month in Alaska, and the trip was a gift from her daughter, Mrs, June Gricsby, Medicine Lodge, Kansas, the two women making the trip after Mrs. Grigsby had attended the summer session of Southern Oregon college. They also were guests of Mrs, Garner s son, Lee Myers at Wrangcll, and of Mrs. Grigshy's daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Howard at Sitka, where a family reunion ot tour generations occurred. Upon returning to Oregon Mrs. Garner participated in an other family reunion at Beaver in Tillamook county, where she met with two brothers, as well as a sister from Kansas and one from Seattle. It was the first reunion in 45 years of the group who had spent their child hood in Sharon, Kansas. Mrs. Bond was accompanied to Alaska by her nephew and niece. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Phil lips, Wrangell, who had visited relatives here. Also at Wrangcll she was a guest of another nephew, Orden Phillips, and of a brother, Orie Phillips. She visited another brother, Emmctt Phillips at Sitka. She spent two months on the trip. Birthday Noted By Party, Dinner CENTRAL POINT-Todd Al lan Higinbothnm, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Higinbotham, 597 Head road, Central Point, was honored at two parties Sep tember 19 on the occasion of his second birthday. Both were held in the home of his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Higinbotham, 569 Head road. The first, in the afternoon, was a palio parly when the honored guest's young friends were entertained and their mothers, and relatives. Attend ing were Mrs. Donald Milligan, Wesley, Colon and Alea; Mrs. John Belknap and Scott; Miss Corinne Berry; Johnny and Pat tv Burns, cousins; Mrs. Lester Higinbotham; Mrs. Mary Higin botham, his pnternnl great- grandmother; Douglas Hinesly, ; maternal grandfather and Terry Hinesly, Bn uncle. In the evening a family din ner was held in the young child's honor. Twelve relatives attended. Mrs. Hinesly, his ma ternal grandmother, could not attend as she was in southern California at the time. Californians Guests Here Mr. and Mrs. Homer Edge- .nn.h tiivlHini fnlif . were guests in Medford over the week end of Mr. and Mrs. tree. Mia- dlcbusher, 10!W Hilton road. They motored north with their son, Jerry, wno eniercn mr University of Oregon Monday as trnnsfer from Shasta Junior college, which he attended last year. Mrs. Edgecomh, the former Gwendolvn Houston, Is sister of Mrs. Middlebusher. Visits Montague MONTAGUE - Mr. and Mrs. Michael Paulazzo, Redding, Calif, were here recently to visit relatives In Montague and his mother, Mrs. Mary Paulniio, a patient in the Siskiyou County hospital, Yreka. J Calendar noticea and newi tor the suciety section of the Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline lur the Sun day edition la 10 am. Friday. Deadline for the weekly calen dar is 9 a.m. of the day of publi cation and for wek day news is 3 p.m. the day beiore publication. Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Reames chapter, OES, Medford Masonic temple. 8 p.m. Phoenix Thursday club, Mrs. Bert Stancliffe, Phoe nix. Friday: 9 a.m. Rogue River associa tion, Eastwood Baptist church, 1390 Ridgeway. 11 a.m. Women of Unity, at church, Holly and Haven sts. 12:30 p.m. Medford 50-Plus club, St. Marx's Guild hall, Fifth St., and North Oakdale ave. 12:30 p.m. Electa club, Girls Community club. 2:15 p.m. Jackson Parent- Teacher association, school gym nasium. Minister, Wife To Be Honored In Gold Hill GOLD HILL The Rev. and Mrs. Lochlen L. Gregory will be honored at a reception Sun day, September 29 from 2 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon in the home of Mrs. Carl Johnson, Gold Hill. Friends of the cou ple are invited to attend. Host esses are members of the Woman's society of Gold Hill Community Methodist church. Those in charge of arrange ments are Mrs. Melvin Burnett, society president, Mrs. Paul Molloy, and Mrs. Carl Johnson. The Rev. Mr. Gregory has been transferred from the Gold Hill church where he has been pastor the past three years to serve the Gardiner - Reedsport Methodist church. His last serv ice in the Gold Hill church will be the date of the reception. Hornbrook Couple Home From Trip; Guests To Arrive I IORNBROOK Mr. and Mrs. Dwain Hamner returned Wed nesday from a four-day vaca tion spent at Klamath Glen at the mouth of the Klamath riv er. There they were joined by friends from Los Angeles, and also by Mrs. llnmner's brother- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs, David Holland, Corvallis, Ore. En route home, the Ilamners stopped at Cave Junction, Ore., to visit Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Jeter and Mr. and Mrs. Thom as Collister and son Tommy. Mr. Jeter and Mr. Collister are inspectors at the Redwood quar antine station, having been transferred there from the Horn- brook station, where Mr. Ham- is an inspector. Mr. and Mrs. Holland were expected to arrive here on Friday to visit his sister and their mother, Mrs. Hattic Holland, and then continue down the Klamath to see their son and his family, Mr. and Mrs. William Holland and son at Oak Knoll ranger station. Square Dancers Bidden To Event Star Promcnaders Square Dance club invite all interested square dancers to a monthly club dance to be conducted by the group Saturday, September 28 at 8:30 p.m., in Roxy Ann Grange hall, Medford. Bvron Dibble will do the call Dr. Hubert Herring Grants Pass Bridge Unit To Host ACBL Sectional Potiuck refreshments will be served in the late evening. iTo Meet Pythian Sunshine Girls have scheduled a meeting for this evening at 7 o'clock in the Pyth ian building, North Grape street. Initiation ceremonies planned for this evening have been post poned until the first October meeting of the group. Knife, Fork Club Dinner Meeting Set Reservations for the first lec ture in the Rogue Valley Knife and Fork club series on Tues day. October 1, should be made by Saturday, September 28 with Mrs. Richard House, 15 Corning court, club officers have an nounced. The lecture will be given by Dr. Hubert Herring, whose topic will concern Latin America. The dinner session will be held in Rogue Valley Country club. Central and South America have provided him with a chal lenge which he meets success fully in books, teaching and lec turing, advance reports indi cate. He has the ability to make his analysis come vividly alive to reader and listener while at the same time maintaining me ticulous accuracy of fact, it is further related. A pioneer in North America's belated discovery of Latin American people, Dr. Herring has been making annual trips to the 20 republics to the south for the past 30 years. He has main tained contacts with political and cultural leaders in all these countries. In 1960 the speaker retired as professor of Latin American civilization at Pomona college and Claremont Graduate school where he began teaching in 1944. He is the author of several ! books, among them, "A History of Latin America," "Good Neighbors," "Mexico, the Mak ing of a Nation," and "America and the Americas." Dr. Herring also was in Cuba in the summer of 1959 making a study of the forces behind the late revolution in which Fidel Castro unseated Dictator Batista. He has a dra matic and authoritative account of "Fidel Castro's Revolution in Cuba, What It Means to the Americans and Cubans." Lodge Dinner, Meeting Slated Past Chiefs of the Weatonka council, Degree of Pocahontas lodge, will preside for the coun cil meeting Friday, September 27 at 8 p.m., in Redman hall on Apple street. The session will be preceded by a covered dish dinner at 6:30 p.m., in the hall. The dinner committee is made up of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson and Mrs. James O'Duane. Past chiefs who will preside are Mis. Carrie Milnes. Poca hontas; Mrs. Charles Dooms. Wcnonah; Mrs. Noel Erskine, prophetess, and Walter Wilson, Powhatan. Montague Resident Honored at Party MONTAGUE - Linda Paul azzo. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Paulazzo. was honored re cently at a birthday party given at the home of her aunt and ! uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Paul- azzo. ! The afternoon was spent in playing games, followed by the honoree opening her gifts' Re freshments were served. Others present were Mrs. Ma rie Ray of Grants Pass, the honoree's grandmother; Mrs. Emma Ahlgren, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Orr, all Yreka; Kathy Burnett, Shirley Rodgers, Mrs. Minnie Tamisia, Mrs. Jim Dow and Gary Paulazzo all of Montague. The Rogue Valley Sectional tournament for duplicate bridge players this year will be held in Grants Pass, opening Friday, September 27 and continuing through Sunday, September 29. Alternate years the event is held in Medford. The tourna ment is sponsored by the Grants Pass unit of the American Con tract Bridge league, and will be conducted in Larry's restau rant. The Friday session will begin at 1:30 p.m., with a charity game, an open pairs one ses sion play. The evening competition is scheduled for 8 o'clock with women's pairs championship; men's pairs championship and Rogue Valley pairs. The Saturday schedule In cludes Early Bird pairs at 9 a.m.; open pairs championship at 1:30 p.m.; open pair cham pionship, final session at 8 p.m., with open pairs consolation and Rogue Riffle pairs. The Sunday play will begin at 12:30 p.m., with master pairs championship and junior pairs championship, and continue in the evening at 6:30 o'clock with team of four championship and Hellsgate pairs. Housing reservations can be made by calling the Grants Pass and Josephine County Chamber of Commerce, Grants Pass 476-7717. A complimentary dinner will be served Saturday night for open pair contestants. Coffee and snacks will be served aft er each evening session. Alex Allison is director with William Pillsbury assistant. The Grants Pass unit is head ed by J. S. Wolke, president; Mrs. C. M. Durland, treasurer and Howard Benson, secretary. The tournament committee is made up of Mrs. Carl Ander son, Mrs. Blanche Stinebaugh and Mrs. N. B. Wright. Committee chairmen are Mrs. Stinebaugh, publicity; Mrs. W. S. Orr, dinner; M r s. W. E. Engsminger, registration; Mrs. Stinebaugh, partnership; Mrs. W. J. Moyer, mailing; Mrs. H. L. Holmberg, decoration; Mrs. Wolke, favors; Mrs. Guy Wil cox, hospitality and Mrs. Wally Martin, protest. Guests HORNBROOK - Guests last week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stryker were their youngest daughter and her family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gould and daughter, Elizabeth, of Roseburg, Ore. The Goulds have recently moved to Oregon from San Francisco. innovation of design beauty, functional durability agalite bronson . . . synonymous with excellence in the design and manufacture of tub and shower enclosures . . , (or tub and shower tnclour . . . all your glass needs . . , tee PADGHAM GLASS CO. 1309 Court St . Medford OPEN THIS FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT RED SWEAT SHIRTS 99 $298 Men's Crew Neck Men's With Hood Men's Wtih Hood and Zipper Front.. 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