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. This activity has long
been an Important part of the
work of tho Camp White auxil
iary, and new workers will be
welcomed there, also.
An especial invitation Is ex
tended to Medford women whose
husbands arc serving with the
armed forces in other camps and
stations, or overseas, to join the
workers in the Camp White
auxiliary in their Red Cross pro
duction meetings.
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