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SIXTEEN MEDFORD (ORECON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. April 9. 1950 Bedlam Reigns at Field as Children Seek Easier Eggs Medford high school's baseball field was the scene of confusion and bedlam for an hour yester day morning as more than l.uuu youngsters of Medford and vi cinity waited impatiently and then surged over the area in the annual Easter egg hunt of the Medford Klwanis cwrj. Club pfficials said the throng of youngsters was the largest in the post-war history of the event. Several hundred parents and nlrlo hrnlhAPG llH HlStPrS fllSO were on hand to chaperone and watch the fun. Manv Prlzal Kiwanians gave away literally hundreds of prizes. Karen Bal- lance, 32 Eastwood anve, was the luckiest youngster at the hunt. She found the grand prize egg and was presented a huge stuffed Easter bunny. There were 12 other major awards for finders of lucky eggs. Kiwanians experienced diffi culty in restraining the eager youngsters before starting time, and when the signal was given they swept over the field in mammoth waves. Then they crowded around the prize truck for their awards. When they trekked homeward after the af fair they left the Dig amieiic area strewn with boxes, sacks, prize wrappers, crushed eggs and egg shells. Rice Emcee E. Ron Rice, Kiwanis secretary-treasurer, was master of ceremonies, utilizing the facili ties of the Fluhrer bakery sound truck. At the end of the hunt he operated the usual lost and found children's service. Providing entertainment for the occasion were the Sloppy Six novelty band. Its members were Ned and Ted Landers, Pomeroy Sorum, Jerry Lambo, Jerry Adamson and Ken Piland. Boy scouts patrolled the area before the hunt. 'Prince of Peace' Preview Shown Here Mrs. John S. Day Again to Lead Cancer Drive Here Mrs. John S. Day, Medford will again serve as county chair man of the annual fund raising J ELJ Alcoholic Anonymous Conference Underway Portland. Ore.. Apr. 8 (U.R) Four hundred former inebriates met today for the first Alcohol ics Anonymous northwest con ference. Delegates represented British Columbia, Oregon, Washington Idaho. Montana and Wyoming Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee, in a welcoming speech, told the delegates that they were "basically fine people who know the iovs of achievement.' Deputy District Attorney John Logan of Multnomah county told the delegates: "There are only two types of problem judges left. One is so pure that he can't comprehend the alcoholic's Droblems. The other is drink on the bench. Mrs, John Day campaign of the Oregon division of the American Cancer society, it was announced this week by George W. Schoeffcl, Portland, state chairman of the society. Mrs. Day is also chairman of the county section of the society. and nas served me group oi several years. She was chairman of Red Cross staff assistants during the war. The chairman pointed out that at the present cancer inci dence rate. 22 million Americans now alive will eventually die of cancer, a ratio of one in eignt. Th edisease is the nation's second-worst killer, she said. The society's fund campaign is held each year in April, wiucn has been designated cancer con trol month by congress. A small Invited audience Fri day afternoon witnessed a pre view showing of "The Prince of Peace," a film which will be brought to the Valley Drive-in theater here April 19 and 20. The film, which centers around the annual Passion play produc ed at Lawton, Okla., contains a "play within a picture" accord ing to advance notices. The story concerns the reunion of brothers in the Oklahoma city through the good graces of a small girl, and the influence of the religi ous pageant. , The Passion play itself is re- firoduced on film exactly as it B given each year, with a large amateur cast of Lawton and other southwestern townspeople. The play is given on Wichita mountain near the town. The picture, which is in color, , has been highly recommended by enurcnes and governmental authorities. HEAR CONCORDIA CHORUS OF PORTLAND in a SACRED CONCERT Thursday, April 13 8:00 P.M. ST. PETER'S LUTHERAN CHURCH 1020 East Main Street No Admission Freewill Offering The New Crematorium at Siskiyou Memorial Park Is Now Ready to Serve this Community and Is Open for Public Inspection The Beautiful New Mausoleum at Siskiyou Memorial Park Will Be Completed Soon and Open to the Public Phone 2-2344 Copco To Interrupt Service Here Tuesday The California Oregon Power company announced Saturday that service to portions of Med ford will be Interrupted for short intervals Tuesday afternoon to permit the installation of new equipment. The area affected will be be tween Eighth and 11th streets, from Oakdnle avenue west to Laurel street. I95J Fraier Auto on Display Here Sunday Oscar Larson, of Riverside Motors on South Riverside ave nue, announced Saturday that the first or the new 11)51 Kaiscr Frnzer automobiles has been re ceived here. The model is the Frazer Vaga bond, and may be seen at the firm's showroom all day Sunday. 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