Sunrtav. An trust lR. 1959
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Ruling's A Lark To Dame Of Sark
SPOT CLEANING
Dirty collars and cuffs coma
SARK, Channel Islands un
"Yes." said the Dame of Sark.
"I suppose I am the only purely
feudal ruler in history who ever
rode a bicycle."
stood tensely in their drawing
clean with less work and less
room.
wear-andtear on fabric from abra
sion of rubbing, if the home-maker
uses one of the new, spot
cleaning solutions for such soiled
areas.
1 Finally, she heard them at the
door.
"It's going to be all right," she
The Dame whose title goes
back to 550 is the widow of a
said after she heard them wipe
their feet before entering. That
Yale man. Robert Hathaway, of
assured her.
New Jersey.
The following day July 4 Sark
"I'm 75," she said, "and proud
was occupied.
HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Falls. Ore.
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MR. AMD MRS. WILLIAM E. MONTGOMERY
Photo by Memory Lane Studio, Ashland
3n IJreL Wetltodut Rile
YREKA One of the loveliest ofpanied Wilma Parker of Yreka who
July weddings was solemnized ansang Because, prior 10 ine ceie-
the Yreka Methodist Church, when
Myrna Lucille Cummins became
the bride of William E. Montgom
ery on Sunday afternoon, July 5,
with the Rev. Harold C. Coleman
officiating the 2 o'clock, double
ring rites.
The bride is ' the daughter of
Mrs. Malcolm Windsor of Yreka,
and Carl Cummins of Hornbrook,
and the parents of the bridegroom
are Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mont
gomery of Susanville
The altar of the church was
decorated with baskets and vases
of white gladioli, flanked with light
ed candelabra.
Carl Cummins gave his daugh
ter in marriage. She wore a chapel
length gown of Chantilly lace over
satin, designed with a fitted bod
ice, featuring a lace pattern por
Irait neckline, the long sleeves
coming to a point at the wrists.
Her bouffant skirt featured cas
cades of ruffles, extending into a
train at the back.
A coronet of seed pearls and
orange blossoms held , her finger
tip veil in place, and she carried
a white prayer book, centered with
a bouquet of white roses and
streamers of stephanotis and white
satin ribbon.
Maid of honor, Marilyn Cum
mins, the bride's sister, and brides
maids, Mrs. Charles Dilley of Red
ding, Sandy Ha'nlon of Yreka, and
Donna Desoza of Grenada, , all
wore identical gowns, as did can
dlelighters Charlene Joksch of Or
land and LaVeta Barker of Susan
ville. The gowns were styled of white
taffeta, with full chiffon overskirts,
the white nylon bodices having de
signs of roses in two shades of
pink. The maid of honoris sash,
tied with a bow at the back, "was
in a deep shade of pink, and the
bridesmaids, were of pale pink rib
bon. Pink cage hats of net and
flowers, white gloves and bou
quets of white rosebuds tied with
pink ribbons, completed their en
sembles. '
. Little Terry Lynn King, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Al King of
Hornbrook was flower, girl. She
was frpeked in a miniature replica
of the bride's attendants, and car
ried a white basket filled with
flowers, trimmed with pink rib
bon, Donald Montgomery, young
er brother of the bridegroom was
ring bearer.
Robert Montgomery served his
brother as best man, while seat
ing the guests were Norman Cum
mins, brother of the bride, Alfred
King of Hornbrook, and Mike Nev-
ius of Susanville.
Mrs. James B. McAdams of
Montague, as organist, accom-
mony, and while the bridal couple
knelt before the altar, the "Wed
ding Prayer." Mrs. McAdams also
played the traditional wedding
marches.
More than DM) guests gathered
in the Melody Room of the Yreka
Inn, immediately after the cere
mony for the reception, where the
bride's mother, Mrs. Windsor, re
ceived guests in a powder blue
lace over satin afternoon gown,
complemented with white acces
sories, Mrs.. Montgomery chose a
two-piece pale blue cotton suit,
worn with white accessories. Both
mothers wore corsages of white
baby orchids.'
Focal point of the bride's table
was a beautifully decorated cake.
and following the initial slice cut
by the newlyweds, it was served
by Mrs. Arrion Burns of Horn
brook, and Mrs. Remo Trinca of
Hilt. Punch was served by sis
ters of the bridegroom, Barbara
and Margaret Montgomery. Guests
were registered by Mrs. Robert
Montgomery. . .
Following the reception the new
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery left
for a honeymoon up the Oregon
coast to Portland, for which the
bride chose an aqua sheath dress
with, a brief white jacket, com
plemented with white accessor
ies and a corsage of white rose
buds.
After the honeymoon, the bride
returned to Yreka and her husband
left for Kansas where he is in
the service of the Army.
Mrs. Montgomery is an employe
of the forest service. She is
graduate of Yreka High School,
and attended Chico State College.
The bridegroom . attended Chico
State College after he was grad
uated from Lassen High School
in Susanville.
Other out of tsvvn guests pres
ent, in addition to those men-
tioned, included Bruce Griewe, Sil
Lucena, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Caster, and Mr. and Mrs. James
Young, all of Chico; Mr. and Mrs.
Carol Funk of Delta; Daniel Lee
Soares of Gridley; Larry Wynant
of Cloverdale; Mr. and Mrs. Art
Wynant and children, of Redding
Earl Souza of Oceano; and Mr
and Mrs. R. K. Stout and son,
Paul; Mrs. Christine Wynant and
children, Ann and Ted; and Ste
phen Montgomery, all of Susan
ville.
CURTAIN CARE
Glass fiber curtains should be
washed, rinsed and rehung with
out wringing or ironing. Smooth
seams and hems with the fingers
as curtains dry.
of it."
She opened the front door of
her lovely granite home herself.
A poodle barked at her heels
"That dog," said the Dame.
is the only bitch on this island.'
By law, the -Dame is the sole
inhabitant of the beautiful little
island who is allowed to keep a
female dog.
We've got lots of dogs
Sark," she said, "but Bella here s
the only bitch."
Why?"
"Well, if we didn't control the
thing the dogs would multiply and
if they got to be too many, they'd
chase' all the sheep off the high
cliffs into the sea. Sheep are val
uable."
Sark is a far away place of al
most unbelievable natural charm
leafy trees, flowers so heavy
with scent that a perpetual smell
of perfume hangs over the island
during spring and summer.
It's a verdant plateau rising 200
feet out of the sea and ruled by
the Dame. She holds it as a royal
fief as it has been held since
Elizabeth I.
Sark was part of the Duchy of
Normandy when William con
quered England in 1066.
"So. said the Dame, we call
England our oldest possession."
Legally, of course, it s linked
up with the United Kingdom.
Today, Sark is the last purely
feudal state in the world.
The Dame's ancestors bought it
from a ruler who went bust.
Robert Hathaway, the Ameri
can, was the Dame's second hus
band. He came to England during
World War I as a volunteer to
fly with the old Royal Flying
Corps. He liked Britain so much
that he became a British subject
In 1920. when the Dame was s
widow with six children,, sne
dropped in to see Hathaway in
London for some introductions to
neoDle in the United States.
Hathaway was so attracted to
this handsome witty woman that
he met her at the pier upon her
return from America.
He laid heavy. court for eight
days and on the eighth evening
he proposed. They were married
four days later and Hathaway De
came the Seigneur of Sark.
Hathaway died after World War
II and once again she was tne
ruler.
One of the charms of this spec
tacular spot. of land is the total
absence of automobiles.
I won't have them," explained
the Dame.
Do you object to motor cars?
Not at all. I like them. I just
don't want them on Sark."
Ancient horse-drawn carriages
and motorcycles are the means
of conveyance. The islanders us
ually walk, however.
A few years ago tne name
couldn't remember exactly when
a concession was made to the
combustion engine and a few
tractors were imported.
Lame since childhood, the Dame
has never let this interfere with
her bicycling, dancing, hunting,
or doing anything else she wants
to.
Perhaps the greatest challenge
of her long life was during the
German occupation of Sark.
On nearby Alderney the British
troops pulled out, wisely realizing
that it would "have been impos
sible to hold Ihe island from the
Germans who'd overrun France
only eight miles away.
This led to the evacuation of
the entire population of Alderney
but not Sark.
The Dame decided against evac
uation.
One Sunday night after church
she called together the population
and told them she meant to stay
The islanders voted to slay, too.
On July 3, 1940, two German
oflicers chugged over in a boat
from Guernsey. From her turret-
ed tower she saw them coming.
She told her servants 'that when
they arrived at her house they
were to show thern in.
The Dame and her husband
lured," observed the American
born Hathaway. -
Later. Hathaway was taken
away by the Germans ana put
a prison camp.
A gallant woman and fearless,
she never removed such antifas
cist books from her drawing room
shelves as "Sawdust Ceaser" and
"The House that Hitler Built."
The Germans came to dinner
sometimes as her guests. They
bowed and when they left they
kissed her hand.
That's the way the Dame played
it. She made some enemies,
though.
She organized the Islanders.
They made clothes and shoes for
themselves and dolls for their
children. She led the good fight
always.
Then came the day of libera
tion.
Before the liberators arrived
while the Germans were still on
Sark the Dame defiantly ran
up the Union Jack and the Stars
and Stripes.
When British officers arrived
the Dame personally arranged the
surrender and did the interpret
ing.
Since the liberation, Sark has
gone its quiet way, slipping back
into its ancient customs.
People say this is feudalism
and that we're not democratic,'
snapped the Dame. "Nothing
makes me so cross. We're quite
democratic.
We had a new constitution in
1953 and it provided for 12 elect
ed deputies."
She coughed behind her hand
"Of course," she explained
have the right of veto, but I'v
never used it." . .
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MR. AND MRS. THOMAS J. SKIENS were married at
noon on July 26 in the Carson Wedding Chapel in Carson
City, Nevada. The brids, ihe former Virginia Joan Brown,
it the daughter of Mr. atid Mrs. Richard Van Orden Ward.
Trie bridegroom is the son of Mrs. .T. R. Skiens and the-late
Thomas Ray Skiens. Following their wedding the couple
motored to Las Vegas, into Mexico, and returned via the
coast route to this city where they will reside. The bride
groom, a graduate of Klamath Union High School, attended
University of Oregon prior to his service with the Air
Force. He is presently employed by Montgomery Ward
Company. Photo by Ferebee
Hope Rebekahs
YREKA Highlight of the re-, 2 in Weed.
cent meeting of the Hope Rcbe- uuring the business session,
t.u v n . .n.ii members discussed plans for the
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by Mrs. Mary Callendar, district , si,kivou Coun(v . ,, . h
SUMMER FRUIT
In a small saucepan sotten
envelope of unflavnred gelatin
cup of fruit juice. Stir over
low heat until gelatin is dissolved
Mash 2 cups cottage cheese, add
teaspoon salt, ','t teaspoon pap
rika, dash of tobasco and V cup
milk. Turn into a ring mold and
chill several hours. Unmold and
fill with sliced peaches tossed with
honey and a little sherry wine.
deputy president, and the election
of two candidates for membership
to the lodge.
The meeting was conducted by
Noble Grand Florence Foster.
Mrs. Callendar was escorted to
the seat of honor at the right of
the noble grand by the lodge con
ductor.. Mrs. Billie Walters. Mrs.
Callendar then introduced her
marshal, Mrs. Olive Wheeler.
The two candidates elected to
membership were Mrs. Connie
Richardson and Mrs. Beverly Jane
Moore, who will be initiated at a
district Initiation to be held August
GOOD IDEA
Here's an idea for those who
don't like to wear stockings in hot
weather. Cut waxed paper the size
of shoe inner sole and insert in
shoes. This simple gimmick keeps
feet from sticking to the lining
Shoes also stay cleaner.
held August 21-23.
Mrs. Vclma Dodson was installed
as secretary by Mrs. Callendar
to fill the vacancy left by Mrs
Evelyn Illingsworth, who had
moved from Yreka. Mrs. Callen
dar was assisted by her marshal,
Mrs. Olive Wheeler.
Following the business session
members adjourned to the ban
quet room where they enjoyed re
freshments served by the commit
tee, Mrs. Ruby Cook, Mrs. Ev
Henry and Mrs. Etta Hoopcs.
MUD ROOM
One of the adhesive wall cov
erings, applied to walls of a hall
from baseboard .upward some
four feet, makes a "mud room1
where small fry can hang outdoor
clothes. Supply hangers, of course,
and a rack for muddy boots.
THE BETROTHAL of Kay
Rutledge to John Cannon
has been announced by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. c.
Rutledge. The bride-elect
was graduated from Klam
ath Union High School this
spring. Her fiance is a
graduate of Grants Pass
High School and attended
Oregon Technical Institute.
He is the' son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chris Cannon of Grants
Pass where he is now em
ployed. A fall wedding it
planned.
Photo by Ferebee
SPICED PINEAPPLE
Drain syrup from a one pound
4Vounce can of pineapple chunks
into saucepan. Put drained pine
apple in quart jar or refrigerator
dish. Add to the syrup 2-3 cup
sugar, 1-3 cup vinegar, dash of
salt, one teaspoon whole cloves
Vi teaspoon whole allspice and
sticks cinnamon. Cook over high
heat until active boil is reached
reduce heat and boil gently for 10
minutes, stirring now and then
Pour hot syrup over -pineapple
and cover for slow cooling and to
hold spiciness. When cool, chill
for several hours or overnight in
refrigerator. Serve the spiced
chunks on picks along with other
fruits with sour cream and nut
meg for a dip. As a glamour
touch, bowls of coconut and grated
cheese will permit, your guests
dip the fruit into the cream, then
into the '.'topping."
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