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EIGHT MEPrOHD (OBECOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Bundty, March 8, 1SS0 wWMIMWBWi-m. 1 mu-mmimi iisj im iui usj . nil i- . 1 Ma 4 3 .Ml One of th high ichool vocal groupi to b presented in the annual spring concert of Medford senior high ichool vocal de partment Friday. March 10, will be the boys' chorui, pictured here. AUo singing will be the girli' chorui, the high ichool choir and varioui small ememblei. The singers are directed by Miss Lorraine Veidt. The boys' chorus, made up of about 50 singers, includes many who were members of the chorus last year when it received top honors at the state music contest In Klamath Falls. (Brainerd photo). Ring on Bridal Bouquet Doesn't Make a Bride Oelwein, la. (U.PJ Mrs. Alfred H. Moment doesn't take much stock In the bridal bouquet su perstition. When she and her husband celebrated their SOth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Moment re called that after their wedding she divided her bouquet among her unmarried friends, with a gold ring tied to one of the flow ers; According to the superstition, the girl who got the ring should have been the next to marry. 70 MORTON MILLING CO. 10 W. JACKSON Medford Extension Unit To Study Glove Making Medford Home Extension unit will meet Wednesday, March 8, in the recreation hall on Priddy street with glove making as the project for the day. It will be presented Dy Mrs. i. u, riiz Herald. Those attending are asked to brine material and sewing equipment for making the glove pattern. A luncheon will be served by the committee named for this purpose .and a small charge will be made. Those attending are asked to bring table service, in cluding an individual pie plate. Child care will be provided dur ing the meeting. Anyone interested In attend ing the unit meetings is welcome. High School Girl Holds Village Council Post Harveysburg, O. (U.PJ A high school girl is serving as a mem ber of the village council here and local residents believe she may be the only student in the nation holding such a job. Age was no barrier to the election of Miss Jane Ellen Fite to the council, since she's 25 years old. Miss Fite returned to school here last September after dropping out seven years ago. She's a senior now. Despite her age, Miss Fite is taking an active part in high school affairs and has been ac cepted by both pupils and teachers. LOGGERS ATTENTION We have the following machines for sale: Priced right. 2 Skagit BU-135's with 200 h.p. Cum mins, Lines and Sleds 3 Washington 150's with 150 h.p. and 200 h.p. Cummins with Torque Con verter and Torque Master. Sled and Lines. 2 Skagit BU-85's with Sled and. Lines. 3 Skagit BU-30's with Sled and Lines COAST CABLE CO West Springfield Junction PHONE 7-3363 EUGENE, OREGON Gold Hill Club Names New Officers For Year; Annual Dinner Planned Gold Hill Mrs. James Clem ent was elected president of the fast Noble Grands club of Ame thyst Rebekah lodge at a meet ing held February 23 at the home of Mrs. Wilmer Bailey on Fifth avenue. Twenty members were present. Others elected were Mrs. Wil bur Martin, vice-president: Mrs. Melford Hood, secretary and Mrs. Walter McLean, treasurer. Installation will be held at the April meeting. Plans were made for the an nual dinner to be held March 23 at the IOOF hall, and husbands of members will be guests. Mrs. Frank Carter will make tamales for the dinner, assisted by Mrs. Paul ThomDSon. Mrs. uarrei Hendrickson and Mrs. Wilbur Martin. The decorating committee will be Mrs. Earl Moore, Mrs. Lester Parker: program committee. Mrs. Paul Thompson, Mrs. Wil liam Ferguson; serving commit tee. Mrs. Kenneth Palmer, Mrs. Ralph Bell. Mrs. Daniel Stewart, Mrs. Charles Whitlock and Mrs. Nora Bailey; kitchen committee, Mrs. Lester Thompson, Mrs. Harrv Newnham. Mrs. James Clement. Mrs. Melford Hood and Mrs. Wilbur Martin. For the last meeting Mrs. Paul Thomnson. program chair man, had prepared several stunts and prize winners were Mrs. Hood and Mrs. Porker. Val entines for "Amethyst" friends were exchanged. The hostess served refreshments. The April meeting will be in the home of Mrs. Bell. Oak Grove Club Plans Meeting At Gardners Oak Grove Neighborhood club will meet at the home ot ivirs. Fred Gardner, Renault avenue, Mnrch 7 at 1:30 p.m. A business meeting will follow dessert. March 11 has been set as the date for the club's ham dinner and this will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs . Lyle Thurman, Jacksonville highway. : Girls Show Air Forcers What's Real Shooting Lawrence, Kan. (U.P.) In An nie Oakley fashion, five mem bers of the University of Knn- sas Air Force women s rifle club gave a man's team a shoot ing lesson. In a SOO-polnt shoulder-to-shoulder match, the co-eds out shot the Air Force men 475 to 40. Daughter of Swartxes Is Subject Of Feature In Kansas City Paper Mrs. R. Dinwiddie Groves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Swartz of 121 Genessee street, Medford, was the subject of a recent special article in the Kansas City Weekly Journal of Society. Headed "Society Mat ron Turns Designer," the story told how Mrs. Groves designed costumes for "Fair Helen," buffo opera presented February 13 at the University flaynouse in Kansas City. "Costuming plays began as a hobby with Mrs. Groves back in 1946 when Mrs. Crosby Kemper asked her to design the western outfits for the Junior League's first "Cowtown Carnival" pre sented during American Royal Week." the article states. The second carnival followed in 1947 and then "Candida" and "Faust' at the university last season, and the Junior League Children's Theater "Pinocchio" of last year. "Costume designing has flow ered into a full-time nobby tor the popular socialite, housewife, mother and artist," it continued, and other recent activities of Mrs. Groves were reviewed. As Murrel Finley Mrs. Groves was at one time a Powers mod el in New York and the article opened bv saying "It is doubt ful that Helen of iTroy, whose face is reputed to have launch ed a thousand ships, could have been as lovely as the Kansas City beauty who has designed the costumes for "Fair Helen." Mrs. Groves also had a short movie career and later returned to New York and the stage. For two years she was fashion editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, and then -she met and married Mr. Groves. The Groves have one son. Robert Dinwiddie Groves, 11 years old. Sorority To Meet Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority members will meet Monday, March 6, In the Girls' Commu nity club. A social evening was held by the group February 20 in the home of Mrs. Dorothea Gustaf- son, 339 Haven street. Games were played and prizes were won by Miss Helen Johnson and Mrs. Roy Howe, refreshments were served by the hostess. High School Concert To Feature Numbers By 180-Voice Chorus A mixed chorus of 180 voices, directed by Miss Lorraine Veidt, will be featured in Medford sen ior high school's annual choral concert to be presented Friday, March 10. at 8 Cm. in the high school auditorium. The large chorus will climax an evening of listening to selections by the a cappella choir, girls' chorus, boys' chorus, girls' sextet, and bovs' octet. Each group will display Us versatility by singing various types and styles of music; and, as in the past, a majority of the program will include familiar melodies, the director states. "The Whiffenpoof Song," made famous by the Yale Ulee club. "Liza" by George Gershwin, and the negro spiritual "Oh, Mary. Doncha Weep" are among the lighter selections. In contrast are "The Music of Life" by Nobel Cain, Mozart's "Alleluia" and the Noah Francis Ryder arrangement of "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." Tickets for the concert may be purchased from any high school vocal student, Mrs. Darrell Rowland Honor Guest at Party A group of neighbors, rela tives, and friends honored Mrs. Darrell Rowland with a shower Tuesday afternoon at the home ot Mrs. Tom uraves, laud tim street, Medford. Appropriate games were play ed, and Mrs. Lyle Parsley, Mrs. Clyde Briggs, Mrs. Lola Sheehan. and Mrs. Clara WHhite were awarded prizes. After opening of the many gifts by the honoree. Mrs. Graves, assisted by Mrs. Jack Albright served luncheon. Present were Mrs. Rowland. Mrs. Sam Oetinger Jr., Mrs. Al fred Sheehan, Mrs. Clyde Briggs and daughter Nancy, Mrs. w. a Crause. Mrs. Lyle Parsley. Mrs Jack Albright and daughter Faye, Mrs. Virgil Sheehan. Mrs. William Dusenbury, Mrs. Berry Albright. Mrs. Tom Graves and Miss Betty Studebaker. Now the Girls Demand Stamps With Glamour Franklin, Pa. (U.PJ Franklin post office clerks have' another problem on their hands. It has to do with young women who want postage stamps with glamour. The clerks say the girls are tired of the old fashioned purple three-cent variety . . . "they're for the old women and the mid dle aged." "What we want is something bright with life and color," the girls say. They are buying the brightly colored special issues. The new three-cent green American Bank ers Association issue went like a January sale, the clerks re ported. Schools To Be Topic Of Sams Valley Unit ' Evans Valley "How May We Strengthen Our School System" will be the program topic at the March meeting of the Evans Val ley Parent-Teacher association. Mrs. Harold Colbert, president, will preside at the meeting which will be held Tuesday, March 7 at 8 p.m. in the school. Prayer Day Program Held By Church Women At Christian Church T"he annual World Day of Prayer, sponsored by Medford Council of Church Women, was observed here recently In the First Christian church. A procla mation proclaiming the first Fri day of Lent as a World Day of Prayer had been made previ ously by Acting Mayor Frank J. Runtz. Mrs. Jessie Minear of the First Methodist church was in charge of the program which was centered around the theme "Faith for Our Time." Address of the day was given by Dr. O. W. Ebright, new minister of the Zion Lutheran church. He stated the power of God and prayer can be felt -by neighbors across the street, as well as around the world and expressed the wisli that importance of the day could be used throughout the year. Guest soloists were Robert Wright and the Rev. Holly Roy Jarvis. Incidental solos were sung by Mrs. Richard Krupp with Mrs. fcrnest Conrad at the ; organ. A play which signified proj ects which the day's offerings helped support was presented by women of various Medford churches. It was brought out that offerings received from all ; parts of the world in observance of the day would help remove il literacy of the Iavajo Indians, increase cultural and religious help for migratory population, aid 26.000 foreign students in this country, give stability to ! oriental colleges. Christian lit-; erature for industrial centers and forest villages of Africa and ' South America, India. Burma. Korea. Mexico and China. Taking part in the play were Mrs. William Foley, Mrs. Otto ' Niedermeyer, Mrs. A. G. McMil lin. Mrs. Ernest Jermark. Mrs. ; J. M. Bali and Mrs. Ruth Muller. ! Ushers and those who were in charge of the offering for missions were Mrs. Fred Hall. Mrs. John Klukkert, Mrs. Martin Schrieber and Mrs. Grace Bohl. '. Each year women of different countries arrange the program. This year the program was writ- i ten by Michi Kawai, a Japanese Christian educator. Cub Scouts Observe Fortieth Anniversary Cub Pack 8 observed the for tieth anniversary of the Boy scouts at a potluck dinner in the Jackson school February 23. About 145 cubs and parents at tended. H. W. Gustin, principal of the school, as guest of honor, was presented a fountain pen. Forty one cub scout awards were given by Cub Scout Leader Bud Cook sey and his assistant, Dick Mann. Golly! Louie must have had his teeth sharpened For high-speed wood cutting, your best iet is a McCulloch chain taw. It's a favorite of timbermen, because it ups log production. SAWING SENSATION of '50 McCulloch - Model 325 j V Lbs. W Delivered AVAILABLE IN 19" - 25" - 31" CUTTING LENGTHS NEW! NEW! 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