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r'" Travelers Here Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mozee of Nome, Alaska, were guests in Medford Monday night of Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Kelly, 906 West Fourth street. Mr. Mozee is U. S. marshull stationed- at Nome, and the two families were friends when the Kellys lived in Nome. The Mozees were en route home after a trip to Honolulu and a visit in Los Angeles. Club Holds Meeting At Reynolds Home Sewette club met March 23 at the home of Mrs. Maude Rey nolds. A business meeting was held, and plans made for a re membrance for Mrs. Myrtle Car ter, member of the club who is ill. A prize was won by Mrs. Ce cil Martin. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Next meeting of the club will be at the home of Mrs. J. W. Beach, route two, box 267A, Table Rock road, April 6 at 1:30 p.m. Portland Centennial Will Be January 23 Portland, Ore., Mar. 29 (U.R) Mayor Lee wants letter writers to know that Portland will be 100 years old next January 23. A letter today was on its way to Senators Guy Cordon and Wayne Morse and Congressman Homer Angell asking for a spe cial cancellation mark on letters handled by the Portland post of fice next January 23. The three men would have to make the re quest to the postal department in Washington. time for new bonnets, colored eggs and bunnies time to send beautiful Hallmark Enter Cards See ours today! Swem s BOOK & GIFT SHOP 217 E. Main - Medford 5 I Uic ft & irtf0 Se Burelson's Lay-Away Plan ft k I Uu T&rf-'to-lm jj 'I 0 jij Jj I ain and bartlett stroeU ! I F : MfT7"" ?T1 b M Wl ' 1 1 ! The Finishing Touch J Easter Outfit p t A Lovely Jj j ( I o NEW HAT fiAn $ i J From Our Wide Selection lr 1 1 1 Spring Aj ( .-') i o Millinery our New h j O Phone O I 0 A Number ) ) 2-6428 I) PRETTY DOWN TO THE PRICE TAC O R i One for Each Day Make your dishes sparkle and your kitchen prettier with these gay towels! Simple stitches are just right for a child to do! A motif for every day in the week! Pattern 7101 has transfer of 7 motifs about 6x6 ', inches. Our improved pattern visual with easy-to-see charts and pho tos and complete directions makes needlework easv. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for this pattern to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P. O. Box 5640, Chicago 80. 111. Print plainly NAME. AD DRESS with PATTERN NUM BER. Our ALICE BROOKS Needle work catalogue is the best ever Send fifteen cents, in coins, now for your copy. Illustrations of designs for crocheting, knitting, embroidery, toys, quilts, chil dren's clothes. Free needlework pattern is printed in book. 524 Students Sign for Sprng Term at SOC Ashland, Mar. 29 A total of 524 students registered during the first day of the spring term at Southern Oregon college, it was reported today by Mrs. Ma bel Winston, registrar. The regis tration is a six per cent increase of comparable figures for last year. Registration will continue un til April 8, Mrs. Winston said Use Burelson's Lay-Away Plan RMty-1&'ivm YMCA Committees for Coming Year Announced by President Tony Manno Committees of the Medford YMCA for 1950 were announced today by Tony Manno, president of the board of directors of the association. On the board of trustees are Manno. Frank Van Dyke; M. O. Bessonette, Darell Huson, Al Henke, Mrs. Victor Birdseyc, Mrs. A. Peterson, A. C. Pierce and B. L. Nutting. Finance committeemen include Waller Levcrctte, chairman, and Al Henke, A. A. Lausmann, M. O. Bessonette Tracy Crumb, B. L. Nutting and A. C. Pierce. The bond sale committee, han dling the bond issue for financ ing construction work to com pete the new building, includes Ralph Cook, chairman, and all board members. Other Committees Building and equipment: M. O. Bessonette, chairman, and B. L. Nutting, Ford McCormick and Robert Root. Personnel: Frank Van Dyke, chairman, and Elliott Becken and Herb Sampert. Young adults: Mrs. Victor Birdseye, chairman, and Cliff McGinty, John Hammacher, W. W. Carl and Betty Hage. Public rela tions: R. W. Gray, chairman, and Dan Hull, John Eddy, Dick House and Bob Agard. Youth social program: Oliver Gustafson, chairman, and Paul Haviland, Mrs. George Goodrich, Mrs. Ken Denman, Mrs. Darrell Huson, Mrs. Harlan Bosworth, Mrs. Margo A. Fluhrer, Glenn Linn, Joe Lester, George Good man Sr. and Lou Bittle. Decora tions and organizational use: Gertrude Watzling, chairman, and I. E. Schuler and Mrs. Dolph PhiDDS. Membership: Dr. Lee Mellish, chairman, and Ralph Cook. Dick Gray and Mrs. John Garter. Family program: Darrell Hu son, chairman. Square dance: Glenn Smith, chairman. Crafts and Hobbies: Dr. George Good rich, chairman. Camp: Archie Violent Explosion Laid to 'Crackers Salem, Ore., Mar. 29 U.R) A "violent explosion" that rattled windows in the Swegle area, Sa lem suburb, prompted several residents to phone the Marion county sheriff's office and state police Tuesday night. Investigating state police found no trace of the explosion until he spotted a group of youngsters playing with fire crackers behind the Swegle school. They admitted one of the firecrackers had gone off with a particularly violent result. Pierce, Dr. Elliott. Ford McCor mick and Herb Sampert. World service: Dr. B. R. Elliott, W. T. Jack Frost and Mrs. Dolph Phipps. Physical education program: Al James, chairman, and Don Faber, A. Peterson, Lcs Harris, and Earl Lawson. Youth club programs: Warren Lesseg, chair man, and Eleanor Jones, Rich ard Mole, Robert Root, the Rev. Stan Keller, and Wayne Jamison. Officers Elected By City Firemen Berry Bigham was elected assistant fire chief in charge of j callmen at a meeting of firemen and their wives, held at the city fire hall last night. Captains elected included John Russell, Virgil Swanson, Howard Glas cock and Roy Erickson. Each of the captains will or ganize his own fire-fighting team, according to Acting Chief Leo Weidner, complete with driver, hosemen and other spe cialists. Auxiliary Organized Wives of firemen voted to form a permanent auxiliary at the meeting, and elected Mrs. Wesley Coleman president of the new organization. Other officers include Mrs. John Russell, vice president; Mrs. Gorden Barker, secretary - treasurer, and Mrs. Clyde Fichtner, assistant secretary-treasurer. In addition to the business meeting, the group of about 50 attending enjoyed a potluck din ner, entertainment by Shirley Ann and Carolyn Rae Fichtner, and Dick and Jim Blaize. Films were shown following dinner, and later in the evening about 15 couples square danced. Mere's No Subsffufe for A Bonk Savings Actoi'nff I U .ill! i iwJ v I r jj .rzi . Conservationists Set Meeting Here Friday The March meeting of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association will be held in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel on Fridav, March 31. A social hour at 7:30 p.m. will be followed by dinner at 8 p.m. Dwight Phipps, Salem, recent ly appointed deputy state forest er who was at one time stationed in Jackson county, will discuss various phases of slash disposal in lumber operations. Industry sources indicate that the subject is controversial, and discussion on the matter is expected to be heard. Guests of members will be welcome, according the Lewis L. Simpson, secretary-manager. Children's Operetta To Be Given Thursday "Toyland Fantasy," a chil dren's operetta, will be present ed by the primary organization of the Medford branch of Latter Day Saints church Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 42 North Front street. All proceeds of the entertain ment will be used toward the building fund for the new Latter Day Saints chapel to be con structed in Medford. Music will be furnished by the missionary orchestra from 7:30 to 8 p. ni and between acts. All children participating in the program will be in costumes ranging from Mother Goose and family to brides, clowns and In dians. Tickets will be available at the door. To facilitate the signal systems on British railways, tests are be ing carried on with fixed radio stations as well as with trans portable sets on vehicles and by ground staffs. IP . . . UMl Mffli Trill ll ml I i I "l lv MEDFORD BRANCH NOW...AL1.DAY IAN KINO lO ! 5 Monday thru Saturday Wdnday, March 29. 1950 Theosophist Sets Lecture Sunday "Misuse of Fear" will be the topic of Miss Ann Kerr, national secretary of The Theosophical ,i 2i.Ur Mist Ann Kerr Society In America at a lecture at 8 p. m. Sunday. There will be no charge for admission but a silver offering will be taken. Miss Kerr has given her full time to the society since joining the national staff in 1937. She is a member of the American sec tion's board of directors, has written for theosophical jour nals, prepared study courses and lectured publicly in various parts of the United States. Objectives of the society arc formation of a nucleus for inter national brotherhood without distinction of race, creed or color; study of comparative re ligion, philosophy and science and investigation of nature's I laws. LOOK, Mac, Isaid... I'm not about to buy any bridges! If it wasn't so funny, I'd be mad. Don't even know for sure when I'll get my G.I. insurance refund and I'm already being bombarded with ways and places to spend it. I just hope that too many guys don't get stuck on some of the slick schemes floating around. Personally, Sue and I have most of jt pegged to go into our savings account at the First National . . . gives us a swell chance to build a reserve. With money in the bank, we can plan for the future ... or have ready cash for emergencies. Nice feeling, I'm telling youl MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Phoenix Chorus To Present Concert Phoenix, Mar. 29 Phoenix high school chorus and orchestra will present a spring concert of varied selections on Friday, March 31, at 8 p. m. in the new gymnasium. The groups will appear under the direction of W. B. Windt, supervisor of music. He said each group will provide half the pro gram with both combining for the finale number. The 60-voice chorus will sing both sacred and secular numbers and the 35 piece orchestra will present standard works. A small admission charge will be made for this public event. Proceeds will go to a fund for purchase of robes for the chorus. VISIT OUR 0 HAT JSjL BAR Draw Draperies Wakefield Drapery 2nd Floor Medford Furniture, 6th & Bartlett, Phone 2-6010 VETERANS... Investigate thoroughly before you invest or buy with this "extra" money. Seek advice based on experience. See your local Chamber of Commerce or bank. NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND LIT'S BUILD OREGON TOGETHER MIMIII II0IIAI DIPOSIt INSUIANCI COMOtAtlON KNI&HTS HAVE PARTY Medford lodge of the Knighti of Pythias held a party Monday in honor of Arthur Lusk, who recently was invested into the rank of esquire in the order. Cards, square dancing and folk dancing were enjoyed through the evening, and refreshments were served by Mark Legg and George Sutter. y 17 S. Central 1 f I
