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TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, Juns 26, 1944 EUGENE COLLEGE The Rev. Ward A. Rice, pas tor of the First Christian Church for the past year, announced yesterday that he had accepted an appointment to the teaching staff of Northwest Christian College at Eugene. Rev. Rice came to Medford last September after having served as state evangelist for the state of Wash ington for a year and as pastor of the Christian Church in Walla Walla the previous ten years. The Rev. Rice will take up his new duties September 1. His successor will be announced at a later date. A spokesman for the local congregation expressed regret of the church at his leaving, but at the Bame time feel highly complimented that the pastor had been chosen for such an im portant position. Rev. Rice, who stated that he has enjoyed his year In Medford staled, how ever, that he feels that he can be of greater service to the en tire northwest in his new work. The president of Northwest College, Dr. Ross J. Griffeth, was guest speaker at the local church yesterday, and stated that the college was fortunate in being able to secure the ser vices of Rev. Rice. The school has an enrollment of approxi mately 270 students. Rev. Rice left this morning for Turner, Oregon, where he will be one of the speakers at the annual state convention of the Dilsciples of Christ and the following week will serve on the faculty of the State Young Peo ples' Conference. BIRTHS COLEMAN To Mr. and Mrs. W. A., box 138 Prospect, Ore., June 25, 1944, a boy, 7 pounds, at Osteopathic Clinic. RACIAL TENSIONS PERIL Grand Rapids, Mich., June 26 (U.R) Dr. Reinhold Nlebuhr of New York told delegates to the biennial meeting of the Council of Congregational Christian churches today that tensions arising from racial problems in volving Jews and negroes were one of the greatest hazards to our unity, CRUISER TO SPLASH Camden, N. J., June 28 (U.R) The heavy cruiser, USS Brem erton will be launched at the Now York Shipbuilding Corp. here Sunday. I Prospect Unit Large Meeting As . Windup of Season Prospect, June 26 Prospect home extension unit held the last meeting for the season at the home of Mrs. Richard Tub man of Union Creek. A picnic lunch was partaken of at noon. A business meeting followed, presided over by Mrs. Halvar Haukli. Mrs. Wilson Walt of Medford gave an interesting short talk on canning for the hot school lunch program. Mrs. Fred Middiebusher gave a brief resume of the county unit lead ers' meeting, held at her home recently, announcing that one of our local unit members, Mrs. Richard Tubman, was chosen for a member of the county board that day. Mrs. David Neville presented the lesson for the afternoon, "Extermination of Household and Garden Pests." Mrs. Haukli, outgoing chair man, was installing officer, and prior to the ceremonies, Mrs. L. A. Ditsworth presented each of the officers-elect with a beauti ful corsage. Mrs. T. J. Richey is the new unit chairman; Mrs Fred Breazeale, vice-chaii Mrs. Halstead Desman, secre tary; Mrs. Fred Svinth, treas urer, and Mrs. .Paul Aigeo, librarian. Those attending included: Mrs. Wilson Wait and daughter, Miss Virginia, and Mrs. Harvey Young, of Medford; Miss Clara Lee Ogle, Grants Pass; Mes dames Louis South, Fred Svinth, Helen Huffman, Mike Vognild, S. A. Moore, Elmer Clemens, Otto Pitchford, W. Appleby, T. J. Richey, Halvor Haukli, Fran ces Pearson, William Herman, Henry Martinson, Harold David son, Raymond Artmire, Richard Marvin, Lewis Biden, L. A. Dite worth. Earl Webber, George Sherman, Halstead Degman, Fred Middiebusher, Calvin Clay ton, Lewis Levtzow, Fred Breazeals, Floyd Kelly, Everett Shafer, Leslie Pease, E. J. Flynn, Melvin McGrew, David Neville, Richard Tubman, and also the Misses Aileen Sherwood, Doro thy Clemens, Arleta Herman, Monty Kay Middiebusher, Doloris Saari and Betty Jane Svinth. CONTESTANT KNOWN HERE Miss Marie Rogndahl, Port land colortura soprano, who ap peared on the Phil Spitalny ra dio program Sunday, is well known in Medford music circles, having been a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. Carl Bennett, 343 South Grape street. A Junior at University of Oregon, majoring In music, Miss Ragndahl is one of three finalists in a singing contest, the winner of which will be given a 13-wcck contract as vocalist with the Spitalny orchestra. Mrs. John R. Young Is Leader Of Camp Red Cross Auxiliary Mrs. John R. Young, wife of Colonel Young, the commanding officer at Camp White, assumed the duties of leadership of the Camp White Red Cross auxiliary nt a recent meeting of the activi ties committee of that organiza tion. Mrs. Young has had many years' experience as a leader In womens' activities on many army posts, both in the United States and at foreign stations, nnd brings to the organization a keen awareness of the present great need for the concerted ef fort of all army wives In volun teer wdrk. Increased production of surgical dressings during these invasion days is the present goal of Mrs. Young and her associates in this work. The Activities committee of the Camp White auxiliary is at present made up of tho follow ing ladles: Mrs. Young, chair man; Mrs. F. T. Chambcrlin, wife of Colonel Chambcrlin, commander of the Station Hos pital; Mrs. Arthur Ericsson, wife of Colonel Ericsson, commnndnr of the prisoner of war camp; Mrs. J. W. Horsley, wife of the post executive officer, and Mrs. Dan nie Bernadln, wife of Cnptaln Bernndin, executive officer of the 7P6th Engineers' forestry bat talion. An Invitation Is extended by the committee to all army wives in the vicinity to Join In a vigor ous campaign to produce more Red Cross surgical dressings dur ing the summer months. These dressings are made In the auditorium of the county court house under direction of Mrs. Gus Newbury of the local Red Cross chapter. Army wives are welcomed at these rooms any day they are open, but Tuesday has been selected as the work day for wives of officers of the Western Personnel Reassignment Center, who have made an ex cellent production record during their residence here. Work days are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. and Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p. m. Red Cross sewing, which still fills a very definite need for our fighting forces, is done by army wives at the Outpost on Wednes days from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. under leadership of Mrs. Wm. B. Clcgg as chairman and Mrs. Thomas Flanagan as sewing su pervisor. 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