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SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL THIBUNE Thuriday. Januiry 12, 1850 Society and clubs Orchestra Is Topic For Monday Session Of Musical Society The January meeting of the Medlord Musical society was held at the home of Mrs. C. H. Paske, 1010 South Oakdale ave nue, Monday evening, with Miss Melba Chehak as speaker of the evening. Miss Chehak, who directs the orchestras of Medford public schools, gave a brief history ol the development of the orches tra, and the program was com pleted Wlin UlUSUHliuiia "J Il ln.lr,,,T,onta11l of this sec- ma stnin Miss Chehak passed out miniature copies of sympnonies wmtn w. f cial interest to the guests, and gave sidelights on the joys and woes 01 an orcnesua tumiuvw" Assisting on the pragram were Glenn Matthews, Southern Ore gon college music department staff member, who played Mo zart S L.onceriu iwi recorded orchestral accompani ment; Maurice Bailey, Southern Oregon college student, who per formed the Mozart "Concerto for French Horn"; Miss Jeanette Thatcher of Medford, flutist, who played "Jota Basque" by Richard Cere; Harlalee Wilson, Ashland, violinst, who with Miss Chahak played J. S. Bach i i "Concerto for Two Violins" with Almus Pruitt as accompanist. The violin concerto which drew much applause, was of spe cial interest since the two musi cians will perform it for the concert Sunday afternoon, Janu ary 15, of the Philharmonic So ciety of Southern Oregon, the concert being scheduled for the senior high school auditorium here. Each musician told something of his chosen instrument before playing, and Miss Thatcher also demonstrated the piccolo. Mr. Pruitt acted as accompanist for all the performers. In the absence of Mrs. J. C. Collins, president, Miss Mabel Nansen presided over a brief business session. She announced the February meeting will be held In the Sunday school hall of the Presbyterian church, and will be a program of chamber music. Since the occasion will be a guest night, the meeting is being held in this large place In order to accommodate music lovers of Medford. A program of great variety will Be present ed by a quartet composed of vio lin, viola, cello and piano. The full program will be announced soon. It was also announced that the society would present the con cert pianist, Abramovitsh, here on March 6. Hostess chairman for the eve ning was Mrs. Howard Bush, who was assisted by Mrs. Earle Hoover, Mrs. C R. Adamson and Miss Laura York. University Choir Goes 'In Training' For Radio Audition Salem Willamette univer sity's a capclla choir, includ ing three members from Med ford, went on "training rules" this week that sounded like prep arations for a Rose Bowl game. All the hubbub concerned an audition today for Mutual Broad casting system's college choir concert and the possibility the 84-voice group will be aired coast-to-coast later in the year. Dean Mclvin H. Geist, director of the choir and head of Willam ette's college of music, asked his singers to stay out of snow ball fights, get lots of sleep, yell "sparingly" at basketball games and stay clear of smoke-filled rooms until after the audition is over. Salem Radio station KSIM, a Mutual affiliate, is handling (he audition and the transcription will be flown to Arthur Fcld man, director of special events, in New Vork for network eval uation. Medford students singing with thi choir are Miss Jeanne Rice, Miss Loree Montcith and Herb Blower. Two Noted Indians To Speak In Medford For Knife-Fork Club Krishna Nehru, one of the leading intellects and public fig ures of India, and her husband, Raja Hutheesing, also active in Indian political affairs, will speak for the January dinner meeting of the Rogue Vallev Knife and Fork club January 23. It is expected that these two will draw a full attendance of club members. Daughter of the late Motllal Nehru, distinguished and weal thy lawyer of India, and sister of Prime Minister Nehru and Maclnme Pandit, ambassador to the United States, Krishna Neh ru, like all the other members of her famous family, plunged into politics during IndiR s strug gle for freedom. Since India has gained independence, she has withdrawn from public life and now devotes her time to literary Jackson Association Elects New President! Mrs. Lattimer To Leave Mrs. Riley Thomson was elected president of the Jackson sciiool Parent - Teacher associa tion to succeed Mrs. R. C Latti mer, resigned, at a special meet ing of the executive board this week at the home of Mrs. Don Wisely. Mrs. Lattimer, who held the position since the open ine of the fall term of school, is moving with her family to Kan sas City, Mo. A past president's pin will be sent to her in appreciation of the service she gave the unit as president this year and as a worker in the organization dur ing previous years. A reoort on the scholarship fund was made by Mrs. Maynard Putney and Mrs. Paul Bauer snoke on the response to the fluorine treatment, offered by the Medford Dental association. Plans for the January meeting of the Jackson unit were dis cussed. The meeting will be held by Friday evening, January 20, at 7:30 o'clock in the school au ditorium. Dessert will be served by mothers of children of the fourth grade preceding the pro gram. There will be musical num bers under the direction of Miss Melba Chehak and a demonstra tion of new methods in teaching arithmetic by Don Davis, mem ber of the Jackson faculty. John Richard, Jackson county juvenile officer, will be chief speaker of the evening and the program topic is "Foundations for Better Communities." Elliott Becken. assistant super intendent of Medford schools, will also be present to explain and discuss proposed legislation for 1950, which will influence the schools. Several evening m e e tl n e s have been arranged for the cur rent P-T.A. year to enable fath ers, as well as mothers, to at tend, Mrs. Thomson emphasized, expressing the hope that they will respond to the special invi tation being extended them. Nichols Branch Club Has January Meeting; Plan February Party Eagle Point Nichols Branch Get Together club met at the home of Mrs. Bertland Stanley January 5 and during the after noon plans were made for a party February 11 at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Gertrude Stan ley. The party will be for all members and their families, and husbands are particularly invit ed to attend. The meeting closed with a thought for an absent member, Mrs. Clcbber McGraw. whose daughter is very ill in Iowa. Mrs. Henry Holman was a guest. Next regular meeting of the club will be at the home of Mrs. Gertrude Stanley. CALENDAR Thursday 8 p.m. AAUW diversified arts group, home of Mrs. Harold Baughman, 922 Park avenue. 8 p.m. Crater Lake Auxiliary, Eagles hall. 8 p.m. Phoenix Lady Lions, home of Mrs. A. H. MacKlntosh. 8 p.m. Past Noble Grands' club, Girls Community club. 8 p.m. Reamcs chapter, OES, Medford Masonic hall. 8 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi. home of Mrs. Harry Stahl, 524 North Bartlctt street. Friday 12 noon Medford Safety council, Jackson hotel. 12:30 p.m. St. Mark's Auxiliary-Guild, parish hall. 12:30 p.m. Friday Luncheon club, home of Mrs. Ida Hollars, 432 Plum street. 1:15 p.m. Phoenix Garden club, home of Mrs. Vaughn Quackcnbush. 3 p.m. Howard Parent Tcachcr association, music room of the school. Local Man Promoted On College Paper Corvallis. Ore., Jan. 12. (U.R) Editor Jim Barratt of the Ore gon State Daily Barometer to day announced several staff changes on the college paper for the winter term. Jim Clabby of Medford was elevated from executive editor to the daily's number two posi tion of managing editor. Ted Hal Carlson of Adair Village will be sports editor in place of Bill Nelnnd of Warrcnton. No land will continue as an assistant in the college news bureau. Three additions in the asso ciate editor position are Bob Ma son of Albany, Doris Ewing of Corvallis. and Mrs. Marjorie Balnter Allen. Ann Lienkaeinpcr of Coquille will be feature editor, assisted by Larry Kott of Portland. Erma Dalrymple of Medford will con tinue as office manager. pursuits and social welfare. Raja Hutheesing continues to be active in Indian politics and is assistant editor of the Free Press Journal of Bombay as well as joint-secretary of the national planning committee qf his coun try. Dnd tin Sunday Classified is at Noon Saturdays. Telephone 22-111 "FUEL HOUSE" UTAH COAL DRY FIR BLOX AND SLABS ASSOCIATED HEATING OILS MEDFORD FUEL CO. Festival Plans, Shakespeare Shell To Be Improved Ashland, Jan. 12 Improved facilities inside the Elizabethan theater used for the Shakespear ean festival productions, and plans for a parade and pageant to mark opening day ceremonies, were discussed at a meeting of the board of directors of the Festival association held here this week. Members of the board feel that special preparations should be made for this year's perform ances, since it is the 10th annual production of the nationally famous festival. Setting out of shrubs inside the old Chautaqua shell, and instal lation of a sprinkler system for interior Irrigation were among the plans for the improvement of the shell, reported by A. C. Allen Jr., Central Point. New brochures for the 1950 product ion have gone to the printers, it was reported by Angus Bowmer, producing director of the festival. Rules To Halt Gouging Of Used Car Buyers 3 if,; Pre , 'A - I I I k ('Aw 'V NEW MANAGER Walter G. Carson, above, will become Medford station manager for United Air lines on January 15, succeeding Max Henne who has announced his resignation. Car son has been manager at Cata lina Island, off the California coast, for the past three years. New Air Lines Station Head Due Jan. 15 Walter G. Carson, who on Jan uary 15 will become station man ager at Medford municipal air port for United Air lines, is an eight-year veteran of the air car rier firm, according to Seely V. Hall, general manager of ground services for United. Carson will succeed Max Hen ne who recently announced his resignation. For the past three years Carson has been station manager at Catalina island. He was named to the post after handling Catalina traffic from Los Angeles for part of 1946. The new Medford manager started his United career at Oak land, Cal., in 1940. During the war ho served with the air trans port command. Henne has been with United and its predecessors since 1926 ; He has been Medford manager 1 for about 13 years. J Los Angeles Region Rocked By Quake Los Angeles, Jan. 12. (U.R) A noisy earthquake shook the ; Los Angeles area yesterday, frightening residents with its rumble but causing no damage. California Institute of Tech nology seismologists located the tremor's center at about 15 miles 1 from their instruments in Pasa- dena, Cal. It was "not particu-1 larly large," they said. The quake came at 1:42 p.m. ! (PST) in the midst of a rain storm and frightened audiences at several downtown theaters in to the streets. Its greatest force : was felt in tall buildings and the i 27-slory city hall swayed noti-: ceably. ' Many persons reported a "noise like an explosion" accom-1 panied the first of two shock waves, felt as far inland as San Bernardino, 50 miles to the east. Board Progressing In Fire Investigation ! Davenport. It., Jan. 12. (U.R A board investigating the fire that killed 41 women at Mercy hospital is making "definite progress." State Safety Commis sioner Alfred Kahl said today. "The investigation is shaping up," Kahl said, adding that the board would make a public re-! port as soon as possible. j Agent G. W. Strand of the state bureau of criminal investi-; gation has been assigned to aid in the investigation but Kahl said such action was "customary" and did not mean that there was any suspicion of arson. The fire last Saturday destroy ed an 81-year-old mental ward building at the hospital, which ' is operated by the Roman Catho-1 lie Sisters of Mercv. ; Japanese publishers have re ceived authorization or clear ance since Oct. 1. 1949. to print 1.203 titles of books of American i origin, i Washineton. .Tan 17 HIP) The federal trade commission has drafted a set of rules de signed to prevent automobile dealers from "gouging" persons who buy cars on the installment plan. The proposed rules were drawn up after automibile purchasers complained they were overcharg ed in sale and installment con tracts and were forced to take unwanted accessories. Among other things, they would provide that purchasers be given itemized costs at the time of or before the sale, The rules are being sent to some 50.000 dealers, manufac turers, finance firms and other interested parties. A hearing will be held here Feb. 8 to decide on their adoption. ' WEATHER By United Press Northern California Widely scattered showers today follow ed by clearing and slightly cold er tonight. Friday fair except showers near Oregon border. Westerly winds off coast, 10-20 mph. Bette Davis Silent On Marriage Status .Hollywood. Jan 12 (U.R) Movie Star Bette Davis had no comment today about reports that she is breaking up with her husband again. She filed a divorce suit last fall against Artist William Grant Sherry but agreed to a reconcil iation when he promised to con trol his temper. Hollywood, Jan. 12. (U.R) Movie Actress Gail Russell's courtship with Guy Madison lasted three years, but she sepa rated from the young actor after five months of marriage. Miss Russell refused comment yester-l tlon but said she planned to itirt day in announcing the separa-1 an Arizona vacation today. WOOD To Burn DRY FIR SLABS AND ROUGH BLOX FOR FURNACE HEATER FIREPLACE PROMPT DELIVERY 12 OR 16 INCH TELEPHONE 2-2111 MEDFORD FUEL CO. Court and McAndrew atPENNEY'S hrifts a-bloomirf AND SPRING COAT PRICES ARE DOWNI rif? M BUY ON THRIFTY LAY-AWAY PLAN v A ' 1 1 1 I ; V $2 ti ,y $1 I f If I ' k ? W I t-1 v., ' V t 'f New Spring COATS 100 Wool GABARDINE GRAY GREEN RED Spring Pastels Beautiful Spring Coats to start wearing now, as the bet ter half of the Twentieth Century begins! They're easy going casual coats, with free swinging 4-pond or plain back, in dressy sheen gabardine (imagine at 24.75). Pick your size (8-18) from this selection pick your fav orite of the new season's shades. Buy one on easy lay-away. NEW ARRIVAL SHORT COATS SPECIAL! 600 Pairs Double Woven FABRIC GLOVES 66C pr. 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Fresh Spring prints on light, medium or dark grounds . . . lots to chocse from in sizes from 12 to 44! Also Three Racks of Spring Cottons at the Same Low Special 4.00
