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KEY TO ROOM PRESENTED Shown above are the principals In the ceremony last week at which the key to the newly
completed Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y room at the YMCA was presented to the two groups by members of the Medford Active club which
completed and furnished the room. Left to right are Claire Cross, president of the senior Tri-Hi-Y; Isobel Carr, president of the
freshman Tri-Hi-Y; Colleen Atterbury, president of the junior Tri-Hi-Y; JoAnne Campbell, of the sophomore Tri-Hi-Y: Bill Bittle,
r,
roject chairman for the Active club: Clint Bennet, Active club president; Jim Welty, vice president of the senior Hi-Y; Loren Sorter-
und, junior Hi-Y president, and Wallace Baumer, youth program director of the YMCA.
(Brainerd photo).
Klamath Fire Victim
Was Talent Resident
James Glenn Speirs, 42, who
lost his life in the Oregon rooms'
fire Friday morning in Klanyith
Falls, had resided in Talent for
a number of years. He graduated
from the Talent high school and
worked there for some time be
fore moving to Klamath Falls.
In Klamath Falls he had been
employed by the Ewauna Box
company and at the time of his
death was powder man for the
Floyd Sommers contractors. He
is survived by three brothers,
Verne and Claire, Klamath Falls,
Neil, Belmont, Cal., and one sis
ter, Mrs. Truett Cantrall,
Medford.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Ward's
chapel, Klamath Falls, and
graveside and burial services
will be at the Mt. View ceme
tery, Ashland, at 1 p.m., Mon
day. Litwiller Funeral home will
be in charge of the burial.
International Study
Group Sets Meeting
Eugene, Feb. 4 The third
annual International Relations
League conference will bring
high school representatives from
all parts of the state to the Uni
versity of Oregon campus Feb
ruary 24 and 25. Theme of the
conference: "Will Present United
States Foreign Policy Promote
Peace and Prosperity?"
Wayne Carothers, Klamath
Falls, will preside over the Feb
ruary meetings as president of
the league. Other officers are
Marilyn Bush, Forest Grove,
vice-president; Janet Lane, Eu
gene, secretary - treasurer, and'
Small Fry Fails To
Persuade Radio Man
Of School Closure
Portland, Ore., Feb. 4 tU.R)
Portland radio station KEX.
which has been announcing
school closings (during bad
weather reported Friday that
it almost had been duped by
high-pitched voices on the
telephone.
Some of the small fry tried
to disguise themselves as
school principals. They phon
ed in to the radio station to
announce school would be
closed the following day.
The radio station countered
this plot by arranging a pass
word with the school princi
pals. If the caller didn't know
the code he was suspected.
One shrill youngster was
asked why he didn't have the
password. He replied that he
was "new on the job." accord
ing to Bob Thomas, KEX.
Jack Halstead, Medford, his
torian. The annual meetings are spon
sored by the Oregon Education
association in cooperation with
the University of Oregon and the
general extension division of the
Oregon state system of higher
education.
John F. Gange, director of the
Woodrow Wilson School of For
eign Affairs, and Mrs. Grace
Bok Holmes, liaison officer for
the United Nations International
Children's Emergency fund, will
oe trie main speakers.
ONE LESSON SHY
Zanesville, O. (U.R) A youth
backed his car away after he was
refused a driver's license by Ex
aminer Bernard McLoughlin,
who said, "You still have some
thing to learn." He had crashed
into a parked car.
Red Cross Events
Dated February 26
Washington, Feb. 5 Designa
tion of the week-end of Febru
ary 25 and 26 as Red Cross Sab
bath and Sunday was announced
today by General George C- Mar
shall, president of the American
Red Cross.
Observance of the two special
days in churches and synagogues
throughout the nation precedes
the opening of the annual Red
Cross fund campaign to be con
ducted from March 1 to 31.
It is traditional among clergy
men of all faiths. General Mar
shall said, to call attention on
these days to the Red Cross ap
peal. In many communities uni
formed Red Cross volunteers will
attend religious ceremonies in
groups for the special observances.
Pistol Slugs Riddle
Jacksonville Tavern
Pranksters, vandals or drunk
ards, police are not sure which,
early Friday morning riddled the
J'ville club on Jacksonville's
California street with seven
slugs from a .45 caliber auto
matic. Sheriff Howard Gault said an
analysis of the points of impact
of the bullets indicated they had
been fired from a moving car.
Residents in the area set the time
of the shooting at about 3:40 a.m.
Friday morning while the tavern
was empty. There has been no
estimate of property damage but
the ricocheting bullets ripped 'a
number of holes in the bar and
in the walls of the large room.
'God of the Atom'
Movie Show Monday
The mysterious atom small
est particle of an element will
be discussed in the natural-color
film, "God of the Atom," to be
shown in the Oak Grove gymna
sium Monday at 7:30 p.m., ac
cording to the Rev. Perry M.
Johnson, oastor of the Temple
Baptist church.
Approved by the American
Scientific affiliation and com
mended by the atomic energy
commission, "God of the Atom"
includes actual photographs of
the Nagasaki and Bikini explo
sions, as well as scientific appar
atus used in atomic research.
Narration is by preacher
scientist Irwin A. Moon, famous
for his "Sermons from Science
demonstrations during World
War II.
There will be no admittance
charge. A free will offering will
be taken on behalf of the Moody
Institute of Science.
Juniors Slate March
Of Dimes Show Friday
Bliss Heine's Juniors will stage
a March of Dimes show Friday,
February 10 at 8 p.m. in the
Eagles auxiliary hall, 217 West
Main street, which has been do
nated fpr this occasion. The pro
gram is now being prepared and
will be announced later.
At the parents' meeting last
week it was decided to hold a
rummage sale March 3 and 4 to
raise money for the Junior fund.
Election of officers was postpon
ed. The meeting concluded with
refreshments and entertainment.
One-half the population of
California lives in the southern
one-fourth of the state.
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For T Youth Groups
Keys to a room built by Activ
ians at the Medford YMCA were
presented to Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y
clubs Thursday night at a meet
ing of Medford Active club at
Rogue Valley Country club.
The presentation was made by
Bill Bittle to Jim Welly, vice
president of the Senior Hi-Y.
Bittle was chairman of the build
ing committee.
Activians this week finished
work started on the room in
September. They donated more
than 250 man hours and $450
for the project. The 40 by 25-foot
room is in the east central sec
tion upstairs. Roland Hogue was
assistant chairman,
The high school organizations,
with 135 members, use the room
five nights a week.
Attenting the meeting last
night were Claire Cross, presi
dent of Senior Tri-Hi-Y; Isobel
Carr, president of Freshmen Tri-Hi-Y,
Colleen Atterbury, presi
dent of Junior Tri-Hi-Y: JoAnne
Campbell, president of Sopho
more Tri-Hi-Y; Jim Welty, vice
nresident of Senior Hi-Y: Loren
Soderlund, president of Junior
mi-y and wauy Baumer, youm
program director of the YMCA.
The best hatching entry in the
1949 Nebraska chick growing
test produced 186 strong chicks
from 200 eggs.
MEDFORD (OHEGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
Talk On Education To
Be Held Thursday
The lecture and discussion on
trends In modern education to
be led by Don A. Emerson of the
Oregon state board of education. I
which was postponed from last
Tuesday, is to be held Thursday
at 8 p.m. in the Roosevelt school
gymnasium, officers of the Med-
ford council of parents and!
teachers, which is sponsoring the
study, announced Saturday.
This study on educational me
thods, being held locally is bas
ed on the theory that with
changing times and the great in
crease in the number of school
children, parents in every com
munity should take active inter
est in helping their district to
have the very best possible in
education. Much publicity has
been given recently to other
communities who have helped
develop a similar study.
Emerson has been asked to
speak here to bring his comments
on current educational problems.
ADDED INSULT
Shubcrt, Neb. (U.R) Fireman
T. A. Hillyard raced for the fire
truck when the alarm sounded,
but he fell, dislocating his shoul
der and cutting a bad gash in his
knee. Then he discovered It was
a false alarm.
'Messiah' To Be Given
At Ashland Church
Ashland, Feb. 5 Handel's
oratorio "The Messiah," will be
presented by the choir of the
First Church of Christ here, as
sited by cooperating choirs from
other churches, this evening at
7:30 o'clock in the First Church
of Christ.
Soloists are Mrs. Arthur Berg,
soprano; Mrs. Lois Windsor, con
tralto; Clarence Wiggins, tenor,
and D. Evan Davis, baritone. The
Misses Joenne Downing and Mar
garet Ramsey are accompanists.
Medford singers taking part in
the presentation are Almus
Pruitt, Miss Phyllis Corliss and
Mrs. Lorce Ford.
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husband for divorce because he
refused to let her buy groceries
and insisted on doing the cook
ing and housework.
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