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Newspaper Page TextFOUR MEDfORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday March ti. 1H MedfordTribune Dally Saxept Saturday Published by MEDrOBD PRINTING CO. B7-2S North Fir St Phone '' ROBtRT W BUHL. Editor. BtNEST B. GILS TRAP HERB GHEY, Advertising Mr. . CFERGUs6rJ. Mn.fin EilWr ARTHUR PERRY. Sundiy Editor WR? OLIVE ST ARCHER, ,60c. Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mr. An Independent Newspaper. faltered aa second" elese matter t Medford. Oreson. under Act ol Mtrch 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall In Advance . tolly end Sunday-one year - Dally and Sunday-sl month! 4 00 Dally and Sunday three mere. S.10 Dally and Sunday one month v By Carrier In Advance Medford. Ashland Central Point. Jackion ville. Gold H11L PhoenU. Talent, and on motor routea: Dally and Sunday one year. 9 JO Daily and Sunday one month 70 All lereu cash In advance. Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU Of CIRCULATIONS inf Representative WEST-HOLLIDaY COMPANY. trolt, San Francisco. Loe Angeles, Se attle, Portland. St. Louli, Atlanta. Vancouver. B. C. Mtmit Ye Smudge Pot Br Arthur Perry Spring officially arrived Wed. but unofficially has not got here yet. e e e Congress will probe the meat and food shortages, in an effort to find out why the nation has run out of everything it always had too much of, and, If same Is due to some dreamy-eyed bureaucratic monkeying. People are now stowing away 3,367 cal ories per day, and in pre-war days all they received were 8,236. This Is fine figuring. The favorite alibi, for the mess, is: "Look at the price of sugar in 1918". This proves no more than looking at the price of pigs In 1944. John C. Mann will geet birthday Wed. . The Irrigation water worries of the horticulturists have been tamed somewhat by snow piling . up on the high spots. There is, however, fretting to do. The rain washed off the dormant spray, and Jackson K. Frost is Just round pear trees. e e e Royal and Bill of the E.Pt Browns towned in mid-week, e e e Next Sunday is All Fooled Day. You can't fool all the people all the time, but it isn't necessary ny more. Historic event chase each other across the front pages. Germany is groggy, end Japan more so, and the first salmon of the year was ruthlessly yanked out of Rogue river the first of the week. Ed Kubll, the Applegate cow man Is himself again after bust ing a balky cold. e e e The Salem press holds Darrell Riggs, the B. Tornado center, and special peeve of a Klamath scribe, suffering from ingrown civic Jealousy, should have been named all-state, at the basketball tournament. e e S. Canton Sherwood, the po clerk is out of the navy and running around the south in civilian duds. e Herb Hoover, the former president, has started writing prescriptions for eternal peace and lists seven vital points that have, been overlooked. He over looked one himself, viz: taking the dollar out of war. No profits In a world struggle, would knock the belligerency out of aggressor nations, as well as all others. with speed and dispatch. e e e The last legislature only con cocted 800 new laws In 69 days. Moses, the greatest lawgiver of 11 time, could only think of ten e e e Epicureans are regaling them selves on wild mushrooms, and so far none have turned out to be toadstools. e e e . A number of unsightly and aged trees have been whacked down throughout the burg to improve the civic beauty. The ghastly stumps remaining don't help It any. The Improvement Is just like a man shaving off a full grown set of whiskers, and leav lng a goatee. e Older Girls with new Easter bonnets, are praying tor sun shine next Sun. and tear they will get It like they did snow for Christmas. e e The cthse acoustics are now on the verge of being perfect When lawyer yells at a lury learned counsel can't be heard more than 40 ft. with a cyclone In his favor. Vte Mall Tribune Want Ass. OBITUARY JOHN E. NICHOLS John Elmer Nichols. 73, well known resident of southern Ore gon, passed away at Salem, Ore., last Thursday afternoon after a prolonged illness. He was born at Meredosia, 111., October 21. 1871. He moved to Medford In 1880 and lived here until 1912. when he moved to Lebanon, lat er moving to Glendale, Ore. Ho was a farmer. He married Minnie Higgln botham at Jacksonville in 1893 He is survived by two sons. Ossle of Glendale, Francis In the United States army. A sister Mrs. Mollie Cook, Phoenix, four brothers, Charlie and George, Medford, Bert, Ashland, and Roy, Central Point. Funeral services will be con ducted from the Perl funeral home on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. Willard G. Shear burn officiating. Interment in the Central Point cemetery. CHESTER A. ARTHURS Services for Chester A. Ar thurs, 62, who passed away in a local hospital Friday, will be held in the Conger-Morris chapel at 1 p.m. Monday with the Rev C. W. Frost officiating. Inter ment will be In I.O.O.F. ceme tery. He was born in Walla Walla, Wn., Jan. 3, 1883 and came to Medford when 14 years old. He lived here for about 5 years, returning about a month ago to again . make his home here. He Is survived by his wife. Mrs. Ma Ida Arthurs, four chil dren, Vernon DuBols, U.S. air corps; E. J. Arthurs, Portland, Mrs. Ralph Doree, Council, Ida . Mrs. Wilda Arthurs, Pasco, Wn., a sister, Mrs. W. R. Lamb, Med ford, and four grandchildren. GORDON JOHNSON Services for Gordon Johnson, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, formerly of Prospect; will be held In the Conger- Morris chapel at 3 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Fred Weatherford officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Park. He passed away In Ajo. Ariz.. last Monday, where his parents had taken him about three months ago for his health. Sur viving, besides his parents, are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Lester L. Glines, Prospect, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson, Clatskanie, Oregon, H. A. JANSEN Mrs. Kate Hills of S26 West Tenth street has received word of the death of H. A. Jansen, 81, former Medford contractor. The elderly man passed away In Ala meda, Calif., where he had been making his home. Survivors include daughter. Mrs. Ford Hills; a grandson, Robert Gordon Hills, and a great-grandson, Robert. The Jan sen family lived on Orange street while residing in Med ford. BERT GRIGSBY Bert Grigsby, 48, life-long resident of Jackson county, passed away at a local hospital Saturday afternoon. A complete obituary will be published later. Perl Funeral Home Is In charge of arrangements. MRS. TIRZAH A. DIZNEY The hour for the funeral serv ices for Mrs. Tlrzah Anna Dlz ney, who passed away at a local hospital on March 21, has been changed from 2 p. m. until 2:30 p. m. on Monday afternoon at the Perl funeral home. The Rev D. E. Millard will officiate, and interment will be in the I.O.O.F cemetery. SPECIAL TROOPS OF HIRER FAIL With the Third U. S. Army In Rhine Bridgehead, March 24 (u.R) Doughboys in a German town across the Rhine pointed proudly today to a prisoner cage where 303 defeated supermen stood with their hands in the air while M.P.'s searched them. Capt. O. B. Lemonte, Pitts burgh, Pa., pointed at the pris oners aitl explained that "these men said they were sent here to counterattack on direct orders from Hitler to smash our bridge head and throw it back across the Rhine. "These guys, they're called 'alarm troops,' are supposed to get into your town at night, hit you, shoot you up and raise hell and then get out but they usually end up by surrendering." Not all the Germans were in the prisoner cage. Many lay dead in the fields around the town where the enemy sprang two counterattacks that kept troops fighting all night long against the first serious opposition since establishing the bridgehead. But the town still is firmly In American hands. PORTLAND LACKS SHIPS Portland, Ore., March 24 (U.R) Protests against the lack of cargoes and ships for Port land were made to the war ship ping administration as 110 Port land longshoremen left tonight for &an rroncuco. uiviTiSH WARNED NAZIS WILL USE British 21st Army Group Headquarters, March 24 (U.R) Sir Bernard L. Montgomery sent his armies across the Rhine today with the warning that the Germans who won the peace af ter the last war were now "plan ning to make fools of you again." In a letter to all his com mands, Montgomery said the Germans would undertake a sweeping campaign to enlist sym pathy in order to continue the fight and he warned his men that they must refrain entirely from fraternization in order to win both the war and the peace. ''The last time we won the war and let the peace slip through our hands and this time we must not ease off we must win both the war and the peace," he said. "You will have to remember that these same Germans are planning to make fools of you again and to escape the loathing which their actions deserve . . . our consciences are clear: 'non- fraternization' to us implies no revenge. We have no theory of master races. But a guilty na tion must not only be convicted It must realize its guilt. Only then can the first steps be taken to re-educate it and to bring It back into the society of decant humanity." EARLY INVASION San Francisco, March (U.R Vice Adm. John S 24 Mc- Cain, back in the United States after commanding the 2d car rier task force, is confident that the invasion of the Japanese homeland will come "perhaps even sooner than expected," 12th naval district headquarters re vealed today. The navy disclosed that the admiral .whose carrier forces operated with Adm. William F. Halsey s 3d fleet from Nov. 1, 1944, to, Jan. 26, wa awarded the gold star In lieu of the sec ond distinguished service medal here yesterday. McCain's forces listed 2.962 Japanese planes destroyed or probably destroyed and 1,162, 500 tons of enemy shipping sunk or damaged in the last three months under Ms command. McCain said that complete blockading of the enemy home islands cannot be achieved until the allies are in possession of bases on the China coast. "To effectively stop traffic to the Is lands, a 24-hour patrol is neces sary," he said. "Under our pres ent situation We are unable to prevent completely night move ments through the sea of Japan and the North China sea.". INTERVENTION IN 72 HOURS DUE IN Washington, March 24 l).R) Government Intervention within 72 hours in the bitter soft coal wage contract controversy ap peared likely tonight. whether that Intervention would be seizure of the nation's bituminous mines or merely certification of the dispute to the war labor board, with a last minute effort by that body to bring the disputants together, was not certain. Even If the case first goes to the board, however, seizure was regarded widely as the only means of preventing a mine work stoppage when the current soft coal wage contract expires at midnlcht next Saturday There appeared to be virtually no hope that mine operators and the United Mine Workers would reach agreement on a new con tract. The miners vote next Wednes day, under supervision of the national labor relations Doara, nn whether they want to strike in support of their contract de mands. A definite Indication of Im pending government action came today when Acting Director Howard T. Colvin of the U. S. conciliation service conferred for the first time with U. M. W. Prpslrirnt John L. Lewis and Charles T. O'Neill. Altoona. Pa a leader of the operators' nego tiating committee. CARD OP THANKS W wlh tn exnresa our apprecia tion for the kindnesses of our friends and neighbors during our recent be reavement. Especially do we wlh to thank member of Medford Lodge No. 103. A r. tt A. M. Mrs. A. D. Lewtl and Family. r,RI OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends lor their kindnesses riurlnK our re cent bereavement, james 9. oieyioc. Jessie Nclaius and lamuy. OF JAPAN LOOMS ADM. M'CAIN SAYS CALENDAR Monday . 1:00 p. m. AAUW Arts group home of Mrs. Richard Payne. 101 Geneva street. Program on "American Folk Songs" by Mrs. Robert Shepherd with Mrs. Dar rel Huson and Mrs. Oscar Clarke as soloists. 2:30 p. m. Women's Interde nominational cottage prayer service, home of Mrs. Amanda Cherry, 312 South Ivy street. 7:43 p. m. Medford Grade Teachers' association, Girls' Com munity club, 8:00 p. m. Knights of Pythias lodge session followed by social evening for Knights and Pythian Sisters. Tuesday 12:30 p. m. Lady Kiwanians. Holland Hotel, with Mrs. Otto Frohnmayer and Mrs. J. W Mack as hostesses. Members ask ed to bring articles for Girl Scout rummage sale. 12:30 p. m. Women's Society of Christian Service of Metho dist church, covered dish lunch eon at church with Just Folks circle as hostesses. Meeting of executive committee at 12 noon. 1:00 p. m. Ladies Auxliary First Baptist church, salad lunch eon at church followed by mis sionary and business meeting. 1:00 p. m. Social club of Adarel No. 3, O.E.S., potluck luncheon at Girls' Community club, followed by business meet ing. v 2:00 p. m. Executive board meeting of Adult Missionary so ciety, First Christian church, at home of Mrs. Ethel Troxell South Peach street. 6:30 p. m. Wives of Shrlners potluck dinner at home of Mrs R R. Reter, 20 Glen Oak court with Mrs. A. Orin Schenck and Mrs. Walter Leverette as co-hostesses. Bring service. 7:30 p. m. Rogue . Valley chorus, practice at high school 8:00 p. m. Nevita chapter No 93, Central Point, friendship night. Program and refresh ments. All Eastern Star mem bers cordially Invited. 8:00 p. m. DAV Auxiliary election of officers at armory Refreshments for post and aux iliary. t Wednesday 12:30' p. m. Mistletoe club, covered dish luncheon at Girls' Community club. 1:00 p. m. Chapter AA, P. E. O., home of Mrs. Walt Hoppe, 1806 East Main street, with Mrs Charles Lemery and Mrs. V. J Rubinson, assisting hostesses Program, Mrs. L. E. Williams. 8:00 p. m. American Legion. Boy Scout meeting at armory. Friday 1:00 p. m. Electa Social club. Girls' Community club, potluck luncheon. Guest day. Charles B. Howard Is Taken By Death Ashland, March 24 Charles B. Howard, resident of Jackson county all his life, passed away at his home on Neil Creek Fri day tight. Howard was born South of here July 20, 1863 In 1919 he started a bus line be tween here and Klamath Falls, extending it to Medford the fol lowing year. He operated the line for 17 years, later selling to Southern Pacific. Later he carried mail on the Ashland Klamath Falls star route and re sided . at Summit Ranch on Greensprlng mountain. He is survived by his wife, daughter, Frances Howard Worth, San Francisco, sister. Mrs. Alice Parker, Ashland, and brothers, Harvey F., Keno, and Walter, Ashland. One son. Major Charles H. Howard, was killed in an airplane crash in 1936. Pfc. Leonard Lyons Given Purple Heart A purple heart was recently awarded to Pfc. Leonard S. Ly ons, paratrooper, for wounds re ceived in Belgium Jan. 5 and he has sent the- medal to his- par ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Lyons, ozi Albert street. ' The soldier suffered a severe wound in the left thigh when struck by a piece of shrapnel and was hospitalized in England. In his last letter Pfc. Lyons wrote that he had recovered sufficient ly to be in a wheel chair or on crutches and that he had re ceived his first mail since before Christmas. The young man ex pects to be returned to this coun try soon. A brother, Cpl. John Lyons, stationed In England for 20 months, has been able to see his brother several times. Pfc. Ly ons was first gunner for a 60 MM mortar. FEDERAL INVESTIGATOR CONFERS ON FUND NEED To gather Information con cerning the Officers' Outpost and Medford war nursery "as a basis for application for funds for the fiscal year of 1945-46 Mrs. Helen Splild. Portland, of the war public service of the Federal Works Agency was In Medford Friday. Mrs. Spliid held conferences with E. H. Hedrick, superintend ent of Medford public schools and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter chairman of the Jackson County Recreation committee. Both the recreation center for officers and the war nurjery have been partially supported by federal funds in the past. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads. Society and CLUBS Social Calendar Has Few Events As Lent Closes Closing days of the Lenten season and the approach of Good Friday and Easter Sunday have brought a lull in social and club activities In the valley with few events scheduled last week and for the coming week. Many groups, however, are announc ing traditional Easter observ ance services, among these being the Masonic orders. First post-Easter social event Is the annual Easter Monday luncheon to be held April 2 by St. Anne's Altar society and later In the week a number of social events will honor Mrs. Hazel Foster, Prlneville, grand matron of the Oregon Eastern Star who will be visiting valley chapters. 1 Mrs. Eva Nichols Married March 10 To Petty Officer Announcement has been made of the wedding of Mrs. Eva Nichols to Jack Fortin, chief petty officer in the navy. The rites took place March 10 at the Methodist parsonage, being read by the Rev. Louis C. Kirby at 8 o'clock in the evening. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Loren Farlow of Rogue River. , The groom recently returned to Medford after two years' duty overseas and at the end of a month's leave reports to San Francisco. The couple is resid ing at Cargill Court for the present. Russia Is Theme Of Club Program Mrs. N. T. Hodges and Mrs. E A. Moore were on the program for the meeting of the Wednes day Study club held this week at the Girls' Community club. Mrs. Hodges gave a report on "Russia, Then and Always" and Mrs. Moore gave an interesting review of "Russia and the Peace" by Sir Bernard Pares The book Is divided into three parts, Mrs. Moore said, history geography and opinion and it Is the author's opinion that the peace and this nation's relations with Russia may prove simpler if America makes an Imperative demand for peace. Only spirit ana courage can supply such a demand, the author believes. San Francisco Couple Spend Saturday Here Mr. and Mrs. Wlnthron Mar tin, of San Francisco, spent Sat urday visiting at the home of Mrs. Martin's daughter, Mrs uwart It. Kerr, 33 Quince street. Mr. Martin, for several years en gaged in public relations work In the Bay city, has accepted the managing editorship of a 16-page tabloid "conference edition which the New York Post plans to issue during the sessions of the San Francisco conference. . Mrs. Martin conducts two ra dio programs daily from San Francisco's Don Lee station, the "Market Scout," and the "Vic tory Food Reporter." . Ladies' Auxiliary Plans Missionary Meeting A business and missionary meeting will be held by the ladies' auxiliary. First Baptist church, Tuesday at 1 o'clock Salad luncheon will be followed by the sessions. Mrs. S. Moore will be in charge of worship on the topic, "Peace for Strength'' Mrs. E. Daily will be program leader on the subject, "Messen gers of Peace" and the Mes dames Roberts, Owens, Tucker and Williams will be hostesses Sergeant And Wife Visit In Medford Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Robert N. Boyl left Medford Thursday for Albany after spending a week here with Sgt. Boyl's mother. Mrs. Grace Boyl, 1404 East Main street. Mrs. Boyl will remain in Albany with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Walter Larsen, while the sergeant will return to the air base at Great Bend, Kan Sgt. Boyl Is associated with the administrative unit of the B-29 bomber group. e Ensign Taylor Here To Visit Family Ensign D. P Taylor Is In Med ford to visit his wife and their daughter at the home of Mrs Taylor's mother, Mrs. Clara Smith, 522 North Riverside ave nue, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stanton, Lozier Lane. The ensign has been in the South Pacific for the past 18 months and is a pilot of a navy transport plane . He will return to duty the first week in April. Election To Be Held By Veterans' Auxiliary Election of officers will be held at the meeting of the Dis abled Veterans' auxiliary sched tiled for Tuesday at the armory at 8 p. m. Plans also will be made for installation of officers in April. Refreshmenls will be served for both pott end auxiliary. Sojourners' Club Entertains Guests At Bridge Party . Sojourners' club observed the semi-annual guest day Thursday, entertaining at the Girls' Com munity club at a one o'clock luncheon. Tables were decorated with flowering quinceand each guest was presented a daffodil corsage. The high school sextet presented a musical program. At cards pinochle winners were Mrs. S. H. Blood, Mrs. J. E. Lowe, Mrs. Jack Kester and Mrs. H. H. Stahl while prizes for bridge scores went tc Mrs. M. M. Herman, Mrs. Frank W. Hum phrey, Mrs. C. A. Meunier and Mrs. J. J. Elliott. Mrs. H. E. Johnson was another prize win ner. Guests present were the Mes- dames S. H. Blood, J. H. Crea ger, H. K. Burnhara, H. L. Al- ford, Glenn Harrison, A. J. Loef fler, J. G. Woods, H. C. Wains cott, L. S. Daniels, G. H. Col lins, M. M. Herman, C.. W. Wat son and D." F. Miller. Prospective members present were the Mesdames O. M. smltn, H. H. Stahl, C. M. Wright, H. A. Krause, M. J. Lottie. W. E. Mur phy, V. R. Lockwood. W. W. Deakins, Dyle Hood and Amos Henry. Board members of the club' the Mesdames Vincent Smith, Wade Stuart. Belden Taylor, H W. Crain, J. W. Bernard, G. M Joyce, G. E. Kimler and R. N. Jarvie were hostesses. Date Announced For Visit Here Of Grand Matron April 4 has been set as the date of the official visit of Mrs Hazel Foster, Prineville, worthy grand matron of the Oregon Eastern Star, to Reames chapter of Medford and Adarel chapter of Jacksonville. The meeting has been set up from April 14, the original date. The . district meeting for Reames and Adarel will be in the Medford Masonic Temple. A number of social events will be given for Mrs. Foster while she is in the valley. Mrs. Foster will also visit Nevita chapter. Central Point, and Alpha chapter, Ashland, but the date of this meeting will be announced later. Murreys Celebrate 47th Anniversary; Here Forty Years Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Murrey of 193? West Ninth street cele brated their 47th wedding anni versary on St. Patrick's Day March 17, with a family dinner The Murreys have resided here for 40 years and have a large circle of friends many of whom called during the day to extend felicitations to the couple. Mr. Murrey was one of the valley's early orchardists, hav ing owned the fruit orchard now known as the Bear Creek orch ard during the Murreys first years here. Musical Society Hears Program On Folk Music An Interesting program of folk music was presented at the meeting of the Medford Musical society held at the home of Mrs Kichard Payne, 101 Geneva St. Monday night of last week. A scholarly paper, prepared and read by Mrs. Rawles Moore on the relation of folk music to the growth and develonment of nationalistic music, opened the program. Joan R. Clark assisted the Medford trio, made un Margaret Huson, Jean McAllis ter and Catherine Wenrlt. In quartet number and also gave two solos, one an unusual folk song in 5-4 rhythm incorporated py Kimsky-Korsakoff Into a sym pnony. Solo numbers bv Harrv Vnnno baritone, were In harmony with the theme of the rjroeram anrl Mrs. Bernice Bolger, violinist. played a violin sonata bv Rnrh Elsie Strang and Mrs. Moore were accompanists. Medford Doctor Is Honor Guest Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mitchell entertained at their country home on the Coleman Creek road March 17 In hnnnr nt rr Arnold M. Depner who expects snoniy io enter the armed ser vices. Present vpn nt- oa ar Depner, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson T. Anderson. Mr. pnH Mr. Charles H. Hnnlrine Mr onH Mrs. Ralph Bowen and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Flynn. Newly Organized Club Meets At Taylor Home The newly organized Leisure Day club was entertained at the homo of Mrs. A. H. Taylor, 802 South Newtown street, March 18. Mrs. Ralph Waldron presided at the meeting and Mrs. O C. Richcy was declared winner of a contest to choose a name for the club. Mrs. F. E. Richey was presented a birthday gift. A covered dish luncheon was served at noon and the remain der of the day spent in sewing In attendance were the Mes dames Ben Music, O. C. Richey Ralph Waldron, F. E. Richey and Taylor. Newly wed Couple Leaves For North - After Visit Here N Visitors In Medford last week were Mr. and Mrs. Meredith D Shuler, who were guests at the home of Mrs. C. L. Shuler. 702 West Palm street. Mr. and Mrs. Shuler are newlyweds, having been married March 15, in Port land. Mrs. Shuler is the former Marie Metzenberg of Portland, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Chris Metzenberg of that city The wedding service was an eve ning fireside ceremony perform ed at the home of the Rev Walker. The bride and groom left Medford Wednesday for Port land and Seaside and later the groom will report to the naval base at Arlington, Wash., for duty. Mr. Shuler is a former Med ford high school student but graduated from a Portland. high school In 1941. and Mrs. Shuler is also a Portland high school graduate. The groom has been in the navy for the last two years. s Catholic Society ' Makes Plans For Annual Luncheon St. Anne's Altar society of sacred Heart Catholic church has started plans for the annual Easter Monday luncheon. This benefit affair, one of the largest of the spring season each year. will be held as usual at the par ish hall on South Oakdale ave nue at one o'clock with lunch eon followed by cards. Mrs. L. L. Rentz Is chairman In charge. Mrs. Myrle Merriman is decorations chairman and Mrs. August Lang, food chair man. Reservations are to be made with Mrs. Merriman, 2497 Mrs. Clara Fisher, 4868, or Mrs. L. A. McCormick, 2479, by Sat urday, March 31. College Students Arrive Home For Spring Vacation Spring vacation at Oregon and California schools for the most part began this week-end and many students arrived home Fri day or Saturday to spend the vacation days nt home. Among those arriving home from the University of Oregon campus at Eugene are the Miss es Virginia Bradfish, Margaret Thompson, Verene Bailey, Ber niece Stearns, Mary Bruce Crane, Nina Tuttle, Betty Mc Kenzie, Betty Mack, Paula Blanton, Betty Rose, Anne Scrip ter, Joanne and Joyce Utz, Vir ginia ismmond, Betty Frey Helen Webb, Joan Elliott and Phyllis Field: Bob Davis and Harry Nordwick. Among the . students home from Oregon State college are the Misses Ruth Andrews, Mil dred McKenzle, and JoAnn Humphrey. Miss Eva Hedrick, University student, Is visiting friends and will arrive home Wednesday Ashland students home are the Misses Betty Whittle, Ninon King and Dorothy Frideger from the university and the Misses Lois Redferd, Marilee Erwin. Erlene Norberg and Dorothy Morris from Oregon State col lege. Also home is Bill Davis, university student. Dance Is Given By Junior Group Saturday Night St. Patrick's Day was marked with a dance given by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Medford Hotel.- Decorations were in the traditional Irish fashion. The affair, for members of the Junior group and invited guests, was attended by about 35 couples. Making up the committee on arrangements were Alan Jewett. Lewell Dupray; Harry Watson and Gerald Latham. Couple Entertains At Family Dinner Central Point Mr. and Mrs. N. C St. Arnold entertained at a family dinner Sunday. March 18, which honored their son Gail, who entered the army last week, and their daughter, Mrs Thomas Parker, whose birthday anniversary was March 19. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Gail St. Arnold and children Leroy St. Arnold of Roseburg: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and sons of Ashland: Willard St. Ar nold, recently honorably dis charged from the army, and the host and hostess. Lodge Announces Social Evening Talisman lodge, ' Knights of Pythias and Ppthian Sisters have planned a social evening Mon day night to follow the regular meeting of the men s order. It is announced that there will be dancing and cards and other en tertainment. Lodge members are asked to be at the hall promptly at 8 p.m. In order that the evening's schedule may not be delayed. Seattle Woman Hera As Guest of Friend Mrs. Marie A. Edwards of Seattle is in the valley to visit a friend, Mrs. Ben Cooper of Route 1. Concert Season Closed Here By Ballad Singers (By Mrs. E. E. Gore) Presentation of the American BUlad Singers by the Jackson County Civic Music association at the high school auditorium Thursday evening brought to a close its' highly successful 1945 series of concerts. The organization and training of these vocalists is definitely and distinctively unique. They seek to present typical folk lore and fable of our country from the Revolutionary period down to the present day, thus omit ting earlier music that is a gen erous part of our musical heri tage. Notwithstanding these im posed limitations, a gay evening of hilarious entertainment fol lowed. Arranged in accepted, . but flexible "sonata form", under the captions, "Early American Music", "The Melting Pot," 'American Legends" and "Folic Songs of Today", the first sec tion of the program was reminis cent of early pioneer life in the colonies and the songs were in the mood of patriotism, love making, glorification of the sea and children playing in uncon scious freedom. The emotional temperament of the American negro, the Scotch, the Creole, the German, Irish, all seekers for freedom and opportunity In a new world were characteristic of the second group. Discussion of the Ironical humor of such music should be left to the anti quarian and moralist rather than to a cheerful mixed audience seeking fun and entertainment. Coming down to "Paul Bun yan', "The Lincoln Penny" and our all but deified "Douglas MacArthur", the singers really began to come home. One encore was given and two members of the company served as capable accompanists as required. The difficulties of making such music programatic in ap peal were skillfully and smooth ly worked out by this talented ensemble. It will take many pro gram notes, the writing of many books, the playing and singing oi music, mucn "tuning of many songs" to give a complete pic ture or we development and growth of music America, but to at least one listener, the dis tinct lack expressed in the pro gram was mat at least one pf the extraordinarily beautiful, resonant, paeans of praise that we are still Americans was not the emotional climax of a pro gram of American folk music. Singing in Los Angeles Wed nesday and in Seattle Saturday and giving Medford a concert en route adds up to a strenuous circuit. Their comment on our disgraceful and inadequate transportation facilities was "We like to come but it's surely diffi cult to get in and out." Each of the five numbers of the concert series provided an outstanding pleasure for individ ual members of the association, while many were enthusiastic In praise of each one and enjoyed all. Welcome Members Of Two Classes Into Aide Corps Members of the two most re cent classes of the Red Cross Nurses Aide corps were wel comed into the group at a meet ng held at the Girls' Commun ity club Thursday night. Mrs. C. W. Guches, captain, presided and Miss Betsy Rolland Introduced the speaker. Dr. L. D. Inskeep, who gave an interesting discus sion of the origin, use and re sults of various drugs. Spring flowers and yellow tapers decorated the refreshment table which was centered with a cake decorated with the nurses' aide emblem. Mrs. Herman Roe mer and Mrs. E. G. Randolph ' poured and other members of the refreshment committee were Mrs. T. R. Florey, Mrs. Paul Bulkin and Mrs. J. C. Boyle. Primary Pupils Are Entertained Forty-four pupils of the pri mary department of the First Christian church Bible school en loyed a lively St. Patrick's day Darty In the recreation hall of the church March 17. Teachers of the department, assisted by several parents, supervised games and served refreshments. Girls' prize for games was won by Barbara Tysdal and the boys' prize was shared by Johnny Morrow and Curtiss Holzgang. The first grade was best represented with 20 mem bers present. Debs Hostesses For Dance Friday Delta Debs were hostesses for an informal dance given at the Jackson school gymnasium Fri day night. Music was furnished by Carl Winklebleck and his band. Plans for the affair were made at a meeting of the Debs held earlier In the week at the home of Miss Helen Rubenstein with Miss Nancy Swem as co hostess. CARD OF THANKS we wish to express our appreeta tton to the many neighbors and friends who were so kind to us durlna our bereavement and for the beautiful floral places, Jh UcConaebi families,