Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 16

THE ENGAGEMENT of Elizabeth Palmer and Gregory R. Taylor has been announced. (Planert photo) Elizabeth Palmer To Become Bride Of Gregory R. Taylor Dr. and Mrs.

Robert F. Palmer of Mill Valley announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Palmer, to Gregory R. Taylor. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Taylor of Redwood City, formerly of Mill Valley. CAROLINE wSCHENDEL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G.

Schendel of Santa Venetia, will attend the national convention of Phi Mu sorority opening today at Mackinac Mich. She Is president of Eta Theta Chapter at San Jose Slate College. Elizabeth was graduated from Tamalpais High School and attended the College of Marin and Shasta Junior College in Redding. She is the sister of Ellen, Evan, Eileen, Eric and Edward Palmer of Mill Valley. Gregory was also graduated from Tamalpais High School, attended San Mateo Junior College and is as an Airman Third Class with the U.S.

Air Force near Frankfort, Germany. He is the brother of Steven Barton and Nancy Taylor of Redwood City. No date has been set for the wedding. MILLIE! MILLIE! Jamaican Sings Bluebeat Tune Of Success By MARIE ROSS CROYDON, England OJPD Millie! the hallful of teen-agers screamed. And little Millie, her dark, lively face by the enormous toothy grin that has become almost as familiar in Britain as the hair mops, gave a little squeal of pleasure there on the stage.

Later, the cries for still ringing in the theater, the 16-year-oId Jamaican girl bubbled with the joy she manages to impart to anyone within sight or sound of her, feel so she said. love to sing. I sing for everybody. I love it when they scream for Millie. 1 love IS A success story to beat all success stories.

She was born Millicent Small on Oct. 6, 1947, the youngest of seven boys and five girls making up the family of a sugar plantation worker in Jamaica. Now, as she is one of the top singers of the day. HER FIRST BIG record hit earlier this year was Boy which reached the No. 2 spot on top 10, selling more than 450,000 copies.

It sold well in the United States, reached third position on the Australian hit parade, fifth in New Zealand, third in Sweden and fourth in Denmark. Her second record, which came out the week of June 15 sold 100,000 copies before release and seems sure to climb to the higher reaches of the charts. all began when I was said Millie, her eyes wide and dancing. used to sing around with the kids, then someone got me into a talent contest and JAMAICAN Millie Small, 16, has found success with her hit records in a style. now almost as well known in Britain today as the Beatles, and her recordings have placed high on the international hit parade.

(UPI Telephoto) Prevent Summer Tragedies By Learning Water Safety from that I got a recording THE FIRST THREE records of her high pitched voice went straight to the top of the Jamaican hit parade. Another 22 hits followed. the money went to the person who sells the Millie said. brought five pounds ($14) out of CHRISTOPHER BLACKWELL, aide to Sir Hugh Foote when he was British governor of Jamaica, brought Millie to England last year and became her legal guardian and manager. too bad in Jamaica, not too she said.

now it is better. It is my kind of life. will go back to Jamaica in August to work with a stage show and see my family. They are proud. Everyone in Jamaica is proud of she said.

She also hopes to visit the United States but does not know when. Her first months in Britain were spent on grooming treatment, including dancing and speech lessons. SPEAK properly she said, with another wide smile to show she can speak English properly when she wants to. Millie is not earning a fortune, but getting there. At present she is fulfilling engagements fixed months ago at 0 i to about $700 a week.

From this she is allowed $28 a week pocket money. On stage and off, she almost invariably wears tight trousers with shirts or pullover tops. feel more comfortable in she said. like them real clingy because I move about so much when I sing. I like them to feel part of DESPITE HER unfailing pep, she says she often gets only a few hours sleep a night.

this business you get any she said, sounding for the moment like an old pro. last night I went to sleep at 3 in the morning and was up at half past 5. I tidied up my new flat because everything is in such a MOST OF THE songs she sings follow a style called developed by Jamaican modern jazz guitarist Ernest Rangling. like it but I want to do bluebeat for the rest of my Millie said. will stay with singing though.

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For beginners, experts. Send now! CHICAGO theme of a summer tragedy: man, woman or child takes a refreshing dip in pool, lake or ocean. Something happens. Man, woman or child drowns. The tragedy, according to estimates, will happen to 6,000 Americans this all who go near the water bone up on water The American Medical Assoc, cautions that the basic rules of water safety should be well known to everyone old enough to read.

The rules are repeated each sea.Hon by health and safety organizations. Yet most drownings occur when someone has violated i one of the safety rules. FUNDAMENTALS cited by the AM swim alone. i swim just after eating or when overly-tired. overestimate your ability and endurance.

Swim at protected pools or beaches under the of a trained lifeguard. your boat overturns, stay with it and try to swim a long distance to shore. dive into unknown i waters. THE AM A ALSO said everyone ought to know about artificial respiration and how to apply it. The mouth-to-mouth method is I not difficult.

I the AMA I bald. victim can survive without oxygen in the brain for: i only a few minutes. the victim on his back, pull the chin well up, make cer-1 lain the is clear. Put your mouth over the mouth, pinch shut his nose, and blow hard. Repeat 12 to 15 times per minute.

Keep it up until medi-; cal help On another subject, skin diving and diving, the AM.A served are fine sports, drawing more enthusiasts each season. Both require special training and knowledge and good physical condition. water skiing, brought this preachment: man handling the boat should know what doing. The skier should always wear a life jacket. Even a strong swimmer can be winded by a hard fall at high As a finale, the AMA touched on holes in the backyard.

you have a pool, or use a the A A said, run about the pool; be careful with FOR POOL OWNERS, it was suggested the pool and keep the gate locked to keep out small children: keep rescue equipment, such as long poles and ring buoys handy; keep bottles and glasses away from the pool ann IVcomen 16 Jlnftrprnftriil-llinirnnl, Friday, July 3, 1964 Bridal Shower Is Given Pat Kelly Carole Wallace and her mother, Mrs. Walter E. Wallace of San Anselmo were hostesses at a kitchen shower honoring Patricia Kelly of Fairfax, who will become the bride of Richard A. Trenholm of Santa Rosa on Aug. 2.

About 20 guests attended, including the mother, members of the bridal party and former school mates. AN AUGUST wedding is set by Beverly Grace Saunders of Victoria B.C. and William Kent Collin of San Anselmo, who met while serving with the Peace Corps in Nigeria. William Kent Collin Will Wed In August YOU PLAN to be a diver, take a course in underwater survival. And get yourself into giXMl physical training for strong Another exhilarating Mill Valley Trio On Dance Program At Yosemite Park The Dick Fords of Mill Valley I left for Yosemite National Park last week, where they will be vacationing and dancing nightly at Camp Curry until Sunday.

The third member of the ptipu- lar dance trio known as "The Dance is Judy Modell (Mrs. Carl Modell) of Mill Valley. This' is the fifth consecutive year the trio has been invited to appear at Yosemite. Accompanying the dancers are their families. Dcneen and Jeannde Ford, Carl Modell and the Modell children, Hilary and Larry.

sister, Mary Lee Taylor of Fresno, is staying in the home while they are in Yosemite. Luncheon Planned By Women's Group Marin County Christian Club will have a luncheon on July 17 at the Peacock Gap Country Club beginning at noon. Fun will be the sfiecial feature. Mrs. Charles Roberts will be guest speaker.

For reservations chairmen are Mesdames Ruth Brandt and Gladvs Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Saunders of Duncan, B.C. are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Beverly Grace, to William Kent Collin of San Anselmo. The young people met while Bill was serving with the Peace Corps as a secondary school teacher in Dekina, Nigeria, and Beverly was a nurse at the lyale Clinic in I gala.

Bill is a graduate of Sir Francis Drake High School and the University of California at Davis, having also spent a term with the Goethe Institute and a year at the University of Munich in Germany. Beverly is a graduate of Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C. The Harold W. Collins of Sleepy Hollow are parents. His sister is Marcie Collin.

Henry, William and Robert Saunders of Duncan are brothers; Mrs. Roy Miller also of Duncan is her sister. The wedding will take place in late August at Duncan. After Sept. 1 the couple will be at home in Westwood, and will be taking graduate work at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Collar Comfort Most American males are all choked the wrong-sized shirt collar, says Ron Postal, a filmland designer. Postal says the collar should be loose enough for the wearer to insert his index finger easily inside the neckband. Bright reading for the whole week MARIN DATEBOOK Tonight: FOLK D.ANCING, 7 pm. nn Art and Garden Fair, Ross. LIL ANGELS Square Dance Class.

7 p.m., Novato Community House. I BEGINNER DANCING (No partner needed), 8 p.m., Legion Hail, Larkspur. Tomorrow: SQUARE DANCING, Marin Art and Garden Center, dancers from Haybalers, Marinet Twirlers. Novato Stump Jumpers, Terra Linda Twirlers Square Dance Club, Jim Blackwood and Merle a callers. ROUND OF the Month Club.

Marin Art and Garden Fair. MARY JANE TERRY Mary Jane Terry Wins Hospital's Nursing Grant Mary Jane Terry, a member of the Junior Volunteers of San Rafael General Hospital, has been awarded a grant of $200 from the Carole Farley Memorial Fund to help finance her studies in nursing at the Pacific Union College near St. Helena. Mary Jane was graduated from San Rafael High School last month. She is the daughter of John G.

Terry, a teacher at the San Rafael Military and Mrs. Terry who Is a teacher in Novato. Mary Jane ha.s over 250 hours of volunteer work at San Rafael General Hospital to her credit. The scholarship fund was es- two years ago in memory of Carole Farley, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Francis Farley of San Rafael and niece of Mrs.

McNear. San Rafael I director of volunteers. Carole died of leukemia at the age of 17 while a student at San Rafael High I kki I. When the fund was first estab: lished. It was only given to high i schiKil graduates who wanted to become nurses.

It has since been broadened to include any form of college education in the field of medicine. The fund is administertnl by the Women V'olunteers of San Ra- I fael General. Mary Jane will be graduaUxi from the Pacific Union College as a registered nurse after two years of study. Featured this Saturday: What was the Fourth of July like in Marin at the turn of the century? Well, for one thing, it was a lot noisier than it is now. And it was a colorful day of for many Marinites.

Old-timer William T. Ortman tells you all about it in another of his articles on early-day Marin history in holiday issue of the I-J Marin Magazine. Independence Day observances may have changed, but the occasion is far from ignored. One tradition that has remained is the family cookout or picnic for the holiday weekend. Camp Fire Girls have been busy learning new cookout recipes at their day camps.

pass along some of their secrets for your Fourth of July enjoyment in supplement. Also appropriate for the holiday is article in Marin Magazine editor Don County series. Like all recreation spots in Marin, Beach County Park is certain to be well populated with pleasure-seekers this weekend. But Beach has also played a major role in American history that pre-dates our independence by nearly two centuries. Marin's own magazine picturing and reporting life in Marin today personalities, recreation, coming events, book reviews, gardening, music, home improvement, weekly TV log.

A week of good reading. Look for it, Saturdays..