Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 15, 1943, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOTJK MEDFORD MAHJ TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1943 HEALTH EDUCATION NEED IS STRESSED DURING WAR TIME Jackson County Health Assn Places Enlightenment a J Head of Year's Program " Realizing the greater need for preservation of health during war, the Jackson County Public -Health association, an agency member of the . Community Chest, has placed health educa tion at the top of its project .list during the past two years, -Still greater emphasis will be given health education In 1943, 'Mrs. Elwood Hedberg, president, 'announced yesterday in giving ,'ja brief resume of Just what the . f association does. v The association is assisting Kin financing the prenatal clinic conducted here by the army ;,personnel, another project grow- Jng out of the war. L $772 For X-Rays As In previous years follow-up :t worK- was carried on in all tuberculosis cases in the county 'with $772 spent on X-rays dur ing 1942. This sum paid for more than 220 X-rays. In this J;same program the association k spent $330 for milk, which was (Supplied to tubercular people. a Droaa rehabilitation pro gram for persons recovering 'from tuberculosis has been car 'rled on by the association for ..several years. This program en tables persons who must change their trade or profession because or tuberculosis to train for Jobs wey can till. I The- association assists each . year in payment of salaries of nthe public health nursing staff. 'enabling this county to enjoy ;wiaer service than would other wise be possible. The Alex Sparrow Memorial clinic in the county courthouse "is maintained by the association. The annual tuberculosis clinic, ..conducted there by Dr. G. C. Bellinger, Is also made possible by the Jackson County Public eaitn association. Each month the association "conducts an infant and pre school clinic. . i .The three isolation cottages, constructed a number of years "ago for care of tuberculosis .'cases awaiting entrance .in the ,tate sanitarium axe still main stained by the association and i 'are expected to see more service because of the shortage of beds in the state institution caused iby a lack of labor. .- Nurses To Institute The association recently shared . the expenses of sending seven nurses from this county to the Institute for care of patients ;wlth infantile paralysis, con ducted in Portland by the state, board of health. Dental care is made available to all under-privileged children in the county by the Jackson County Public Health assocU' tion. While the association is member of the National Tuber culosis association and the spon sor In this county of all work for the prevention and control of tuberculosis, It la equally In terested in the control and cure of any disease that threatens the public health. The association is ready at all times to assist the Jackson County Public Health depart ment In any problems found in this region. . ATTRACTIVE GIRLS USED BY 'MIND' IN FORGERY SET-UP ested in this course should see Principal L. B. Mayfleld or Mr. Van Hoosen in the shop between 12:49 and 6:49 p. m. Students who have completed the course are: Delores Curt right, Ellen Lyons, June Nlsson, Edith Saunders, Lauretta Shaf fer, Lorraine Fletcher, Phyllis Thomas, Milton Kornstad, Dixie Bishop, Robert Funk, Donald Mentzer. Donald Smith. Gale Smith, Jerry Warren, Bob Janes, Robert Kruggel and Walter Neel. "The students are very enthu siastic about their work and several show great promise, stated Miss Karstron. Chicago. Oct. 15 0J,B A hunchback printer was described by police today as the "master mind" behind six attractive girls charged with posing as war workers and cashing $290,000 worth of cleverly duplicated pay roll checks. The printer, Walter Pelka, 29. was arrested at his hotel. The girls were rounded up at various night spots and taverns. They were arrested on com plaints filed by 30 war plants who charged that their payroll checks had been duplicated, as well as identification badges worn by their employes. Police said Pelka printed the spurious checks and used the girls to cash them. The girls, who wore plant identification badges, cashed the checks at cur rency exchange offices and ho tels, they told police. Two of the girls, Grace Get- ger, 25, and Mary Engle, 27, es timated they had cashed checks totaling $40,000. They kept $900 as their share, they said, and turned the rest over to Pelka. In spite of the rumors that there might not be a school annual this year because of war Shortages, Medford students are now assured of a better-than- ever annual. "Rationing will not affect any major phase of the book," stated Miss L. K. Phillips, adviser of publications. Randall Lovejoy has been appointed editor of this year's Crater and Lowell Cooley, as sociate editor. Other members of the staff will be announced in the near future. Several new members have been added to the 43-44 Girls' league council. They include: Virginia Hammond, Joanne Utz, Phyllis Field, Viladean Halgie. Joan Mole, Ruth Dow, JoAnn Humphrey, Vernon Tye, Pat Newman, Betty Baker, Regina Smith, Betty Medley, Mary Glas cock, and Betty Jane Johnson. These girls have met several times this past week to plan coming events. The first affair scheduled by the council is the dance spon sored by the Girls' league for having lost the annual A. S. B. ticket sale. This is the first time the elrls have lost this contest and they promise a good dance. It will be held following me Eureka game October 29 and its theme will be that of Hal lowe'en. The dance will be conducted in the Sadie Hawkins day tradition, with the girls ask ing the boys. Hays, Roger Hlbbard, Gene Hlg glns, Elmer Hinkle, Roy Millard. Milo. ttnhlnson. Jim Scheffels Arlon Skinner, Rodger Sterton, Dick Straus, Bill Tams, Don Thissell, Charles waldron, uen Wharton. Lvle White. Jerry Wing and Jerry Woodvine. These boys keep order of .j efhnnt nativities, act MM thaj squad and generally help around 'the building. Rajah Norman House recently announced that members of the Tiger Guards for the coming year would be: Al Boucher, Don Fairweather, Don Folk, Charles Gerhardt, Dave Grubb, Dick Hake, Wilfred Hansen, Alton Art classes this year, under direction of Miss Susan Kar stron, have arranged the first In a series of exhibits in the showcase in the front hall. The display is a group of colored chalk scenes of the local vicin ity. Included are architectural designs by Jerry Liebman, who plans to follow this line of work; and 40-minute sketches by Don Peterson, Jerry Liebman, Gray Watson, Dorsen Hewitt, and Joan Chamberlain. Mix it! Vtsjp I I Cucqttot Clot Swuuomo Warn Is a maichlMS mixsr. Bondsd car bona tioa gives It tiny, Uwly bubblse. Xra a drink huh right daws to the last sip, CrfM mm Ml 12-w. qor. A-ONE BEVERAGE COMPANY 301 N. Fir Phone 3S73 A WARD FUR COAT 1$ AN INVESTMENT IN IASTING BEAUTY 1 High School News By STUDENT REPORTERS ; ,.... . .4 ....... By Joan Mole and Viladean Halgren This year students of Medford high- may learn about aircraft sheet metal and will receive one credit for 112 hours of work, which amounts to 1V4 day, stated Mr. Harold Van Hoosen, instructor of the course. The work is considered an es sential war job as the students Jearn the use of tools and alumi num alloys. This ' knowledge leads to making miniature air plane parts. Mothers, dads, and outsiders may attend the classes as well as the students. If desired, en rollees will be placed in a Joo with a beginning salary of 8? cents an hour. Anyone inter- Saturday Special Pumpkin Pies 35c Each -J'? ' , 9 f 1, P, S. You still have until October 31at to mail a Christmas package to your boy in the NAVY over tea. Fluhrer's Old English Fruit Cake makes an ideal gift. Gift wrapped and ready for mailing $1.10 and $2.00 For Fine Cake$ and Pattrie raisihs Asfw sun maid : ilJblr SEEDLESS. iCp3f 'J 1 3cW The UNITED WAR FUND A Wartime Part of the MEDFORD COMMUNITY CHEST Drive! 17 vitally needed wartime funds, grouped under the single head of United War Fund, will be solicited in connec tion with Medford's annual Community Chest drive. Support oi the war front, the home front and the life and morale of our allies comes under one single con tribution. 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