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Most ot her life was spent in and gave aid in many households, says, "although they are all far
he~ping others. As a young And now, Frances Oberg, for away." They write to her, send
married woman in North Dakota, the past year a resident of Fir cards and little gifts.
she assisted those in need in ways Lane Terrace Convalescent Born in Wisconsin 88 years
both personal and financial.Center, finds that these people are ago, M rs. Oberg came to
During the flu epidemic of 1918 remembering her. Washington in 1959 and a year
she nursed countless sick persons, "I have lots of friends," she later was crippled by a stroke
which deprived her of the use
of her right hand.
"I was right-handed," she
states, "but I just had to learn to
use my left hand." She is
confined to a wheel chair, and her
eye-sight is too poor to permit her
to read.
"All I can do is make rugs,"
she laughed. "I've made 24 of
them in the past 6 years, and they
are always sold before I finish
them."
Frances Oberg has no
children, and her husband, Peter,
was taken by death six years ago.
She has two sisters. Mrs. Leone
Christensen of Olympia, and
Myrna Larson of New York City.
Her loom was built for her by f
Evan Davis, the husband of a # F 4r %~
nurse who attended her before ~"
she came to the convalescent
home.
"I use new materials," she ~ qb
explained, "and usually cotton. SWEETHEART QUEEN of Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Beta
Used cloth does not wear long Sigma Phi is Nancy Dunnington who will be the chapter's
enough to warrant all the work candidate for queen of the annual Valentine Dance to be held
involved in making the rug." by Beta Sigma Phi on February 13 in the new Evergreen Inn
The loom is strung for her
in Olympia.
with three strands of carpet warp.
Strips of fabric are cut from two
to three inches in width according
to the weight and type of Hear Vocal Duo
material, and Frances prefers to
w o r k w i t h 1 e n g t h s o f Featured entertainers at the John and Nettie Williams, a vocal
approximately a yard and a half. Saturday night dance held in the team. Williams played guitar
The strips may be of one fairgrounds hall by the Saltyaccompaniment to songs.
continuous piece of cloth or may Sashayers Square Dance club were Regular caller Bennie
be made of several different Berndson was assisted by guest
patterns and colors pieced callers Clarence Grunert, Ed
................ ~ ;.~ together for a "hit-and-miss" ck Society Matthews and George Moran.
FOR SEVERAL HOURS each day Frances Oberg works at effect in the finished product. Re Among the 46 dancers
She weaves with two strips of attending were members of Ed
her
loom.
cloth
simultaneously,
one passing Will Meet Matthews class and visiting
over and one passing under the couples from Olympia, Hoquiam
Attend Jobie Meeting coveredWarp' whiChwhenWill thebe entirely Th~ I~ ~ r~l and Bremerton.
rug is ----,S ,-ven,n~ On Saturday night the Salty
completed. Strips are joined
Sashayers will travel to Centralia
Visitors to the January 19 Matron of Laurel Court. together as she progresses, theShelton Rock and Mineral for a Council Dance.
meeting of Job's Daughters were Jobie of the month was Roxie knots always worked to the Society will meet at 7:30 p.m.
lmda Koch, PHQ No. 37, and Wilson. Pro-tem were Tammie underside, today in the PUD auditorium.
.Mrs.Frances Magruder, RoyalBlackwell, third messenger, andIt is difficult, according to Following the business
Linda Koch, Marshal. Frances Oberg, to keep the sides meeting will be a question and
On January 9, 16 girls visited straight. Care must be taken to answer period during which those Pizzieotc~~,,,,l~~U~'~
| ~" "|~ "-I .~ A A,/.,, ,,~BetheIMrs. No. 62 in Portland, Ore. avoid palling in of the edges. The having queries regarding lapidaryd--i Up
' ~= ~ = ----i Pa~nl~t,t~lNiing were Mr. and rt[+~lj~ made by Mrs, Oberg are work are invited to discuss their
" ~ ~'~ "+~ M~. ~a~ ~igrud~r ~and Mr. and ~ ~flfully true, lie ~,to theproblems with experienced Stu es era
r =¢/(,,~[,CP Frank Kokett. floor, and they launder perfectly.
j • lapidary workers.
~ Members are reminded to The regular meeting of the
1 7(~,~ ~(~,I .... bring rocks for the auction to be Pizzicato Club was held at 7 p.m.
P,~ held at this meeting, on January 19 in the home of
Jana Eken with Terri Campbell as
co-hostess.
L.,Ol. ...... ~ ...... The meeting opened with the
New Officers
By JAN DANrua, o singing of the Junior Collect, with
Cheryl Bedell at the piano, and
All the misses iiEu'alle"s the hymn of the month played by
,,nd all the ma's i~ Are Ins; April Kuhr.
"Who shed their girdles " .... Members made contributions
And burn their bras '~ New officers of the Mason to the Stillman Kelley Scholarship
Should bear this flagrant County Women's Republican Fund. Susan Edson read a report
l'houtdlt in mind - Club, installed by Mrs. Helen about this $1,000 scholarship for
They look more female Nelson of Aberdeen on December instrumentalists given annually by
Unconfined. 15, are Thelma Puhn, president; the National Federation of Music
•,, Peggy Bennett, vice-president; Clubs and supported almost
Barbara Davis, secretary; and Ann entirely by junior members.
1 know a wonderful older Batchelor, treasurer. The program was devoted to a
lady mighty spry for her years, ~ Installation was held at a study of Mozart's opera "The
tam and attractive. The rear view +~+ potluck luncheon in the home of Marriage of Figaro". Rand
ol b,~r striding down the street Mary Lovell, at which Theresa Petersen gave a talk about the
mer~;s many a whistle from males Holiday of Grapeview spoke on composer's life and the plot of
young enough to be her Christmas customs in the the opera. Members listened to
grandsons. Phillipines and displayed recordings of the overture and
She is clever in her use of traditional silk garments worn at various arias from the opera.
cosmetics and her hair-do is Phillipine Christmas parties. Petersen sang an example of
up-to-date; her clothing is cut in The club will next meet on Mozart's operatic style from
~h: .:urrent style, but her ideas are February 16 for a noon luncheon "Don Giovanni".
? ~pclessly old-fashioned, in the Hallmark Inn.
Short-cut cookery and
;ime-saving gadgets tempt her not
at all. * * *
"If 1 should have too much If seeds, of wall flowers are
leisure," she explains, "I'd just planted as soon as the soil can be
have to acquire a hobby, and I worked, the plants will bloom this
would no doubt start making year.
, ~:'.~s out of that funny white
She owns an automatic
;a~her, a dryer and a vacuum ,
cleaner, but these are her sole
concessions to push-button
housekeeping. She washes her
Aishes in the sink, beats her cakes
!'y hand and scrubs her floors on ~'
i~ands and knees. , .
+'I see no sense," she says, "in ONFEBRUARY 2, August Johnson will be 90 years old. Born
,ynag labor-saving devices so in California, he has resided in this area for the past 27 years.
~hal 1 can become sufficiently fat
~nd flabby to necessitate the His wife, Pauline, will be 86 in May. Have you thought about
aura:hast of an exercise machine." , y o u r f a m i I y ' s
• • photographic heirlooms
l'm all for women's fights, and yet lately? Remember those
t, ,n't see how on earth GREAT pictures of your BILL JOHNSON, sales
nake ends meetifl were paid Grandparents that are representative for Jim Pauley,
Inc., says: "Spring and summer
xa.:tly what I'm worth, tucked away are just ahead of us now and I
..... , DRUNK DRIVING in the attic have a real sharp 1966 Plymouth
Liability & Property Damage ... are they Valiant Convertible which is Jet
TROPICAL FISH n> (= me.>
:i s c r a t c h e d, BlaCk in Color with Red interior.
Large Variety/ Finn Insurance Canceled? c r a c k e d, For economy it has a 6-cylinder
We c~n help on all fire S t a i n e d , e n g i n e w i t h a 3-s pe e d
insurance end home owners, transmission, so come in and get a
Including: faded? ... Let us restore fun car With built-in economy. I
~-ancy Guppies, Clown Barbs, and reprint them for you cut this from $995.00 to
Tetras, Etc. SO you can enjoy them $700.00". Bill is driving a 1970
again today. Stop by the Ford Galaxie Hardtop for his
MARION'S INSURANCE AGENCY Studio and see the demonstrator. He'll not only give
AQUARIUS ,4+ Pacific, CHEHALIS, 7411-1111$Srestorations we have you a good deal on it too, butany
Representing
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trucks. (Pd. Adv.)
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Carolyn Rhodes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Rhodes,
became the bride of Loren David
Elliott of Bremerton in a two
o'clock wedding on December 26.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs David Elliott of Portland,
Ore.
The double ring ceremony
was performed by E. E. Rhodes
of Port Angeles, grandfather of
the bride, in the Church of Christ
in Olym pia, where variagated
holly and pink poinsettias
decorated the altar.
The bridal gown was styled
with long puffed sleeves and a
stand-up collar o~ a bodice of
white crepe; the long, gathered
skirt of white satin was embossed
with silver, as was the matching
cummerbund. A cap of white and
silver satin trimmed with white
pearls held the waist-length veil.
On a Bible the bride carried a
white gardenia with silver and
white streamers.
Maid of honor Sheila ttickson
and bridesmaid Wretha Rhodes,
sister of the bride, were
identically attired in lavender
bridal satin. The sleeveless A-line
street-length dresses were
gathered at the stand-up collars.
Satin ribbon bows held matching
veils, and a single long-stemmed
pink rose tied with a lavender
bow was carried by each
attendant.
The groom selected as best
man his cousin Dan Clement, and
another cousin, Wayne Walker,
seated the 40 guests. The vocalist
was Pare Powers of Olympia.
The mother of the bride wore
a long-sleeved cream-colored
coat-dress and the groom's
mother was gowned in navy blue
crepe. Each wore a corsage of
pink roses.
A reception was held in the
church basement following the
ceremony, and table decorations
featured a bride and bridesmaid
dolls dressed in crocheted
garments made by the bride's
grandmother 19 years ago. A
traditional bridal pair topped the
three-tiered cake which was
ornamented with pink and
lavender roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren David Elliott
Serving were Mrs. Les Joslin,
Dawn Rhodes, sister of the bride,
and Mrs. Wayne Walker. Dawn
and Dale Rhodes attended the gift
table and the guest book.
The bride, a 1968 graduate of
Shelton High School, is now a
Winners Named
Shelton Duplicate Bridge Club
met Monday night in the PUD
auditorium with eight tables in
play.
Winning for North-South were
Lenora Dudley and Will
Buchofncr; Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Holt; and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Bennett.
East-West winners were Mr.
and Mrs. Aubrey Wills; Ann
Batchelor and Etta Rector; and
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Zobel.
THE 25th WEDDING anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Junker
was celebrated on December 19 in the Memorial Hall with a
party which included dancing to a four piece band from 4 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Married Dec. 26, 1945 in Monroe, the Junkers have
two children, Ronald Lee and Toni Lynne. Junker is employed
at Washington Corrections Center and his wife, Vivian, works
for Roy Dunn.
student of nursing in
College in Bremerton.
The groom was
from high school in
attended Portland
prior to serving for
with the U.S. Air
Germany. He is now
an electronics training
the Puget Sound Naval
After a ten day
Hawaii, the couple
Bremerton.
,Entertain
At the meeting of
Canal Federated
held last Thursday in
clubhouse six boys
- Exceptional Fore
afternoon program
Whole World in His
"Lord, I Want to be a
Mrs. Jack Wright
piano.
John Schreiber,
the Exceptional F¢
showed a film made
on their grounds as
wood, pruned
gardens, and carried
duties.
Schreiber explained
with the 38 boys now
Exceptional Foresters
Nine of the 85
gone through the
now self-sustaining.
Twenty-seven
Exceptional Foresters
have been taken
Institutions. Each boy
himself, during a trial
be capable of
requirements, failing
returned to his h
institution.
Club Members
sale for February
rummage sale and Arts~
Show to be held on
...... RIGHT
Set Sail for
and the re-opening of our
THURSDAY BUFFET
Come and enjoy your favorite beverage
alonq with delicious cuisine
from 6 to 9 p.m.
Beginning this Thursday, January 28
Also try the
MILL SOUP LINE"
for lunch. Served
from 12 NOON to 4 p.m.
Every day except Sunday. Featuring home made soup
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and Casseroles.
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