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
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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
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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.
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