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Society and CLUBS Song Introduced For Rotana Club; Delegates Named "Know your Rotana" was the theme of the regular monthly meeting of Medford Rotana club, held at the Girls' Commu nity club Thursday evening. Members discussed the aims and purposes of Rotana and the de velopment of Rotana clubs in recent years. Miss Louise Drew, club mem ber, sang the new club song, written recently by Miss Mac cine Titus. The club treasurer, Miss Stel la reed, gave a report on the re cent rummage sale, sponsored by Rotana and held in the show room of Crater Lake Motors. Final plans were made to send two delegates, Mrs. Ann Graves and Mrs. Lilly Belle O'Brien, to the Rotana national convention to be held in Bozeman, Montana this year. A committee was ap pointed to obtain souvenirs from Medford to present to oth er delegates at the convention. Members made arrangements for a club party to be held in the Girls Community club Monday evening, June 5. Because of ad ded activities during the sum mer months, it was decided to cancel the June, July and Au gust business meetings. Two new club members, Mrs. Georgia Collins and Miss Mary Preston were present at the meeting. Guests from other clubs who attended were Miss Marie Barr of the Salem Rotana club. Miss Maxine Anderson, president of the Grants Pass Rutana club and Mrs. Vivian Wood, a member of the Grants Pass club. Local club members who at tended the meeting were Miss Stella Breed, Miss Louise Drew, Mrs. Merle DeCordova, Miss Grace Holloway. Miss Betty French. Mrs. Mildred Laves, Mrs. Georgia Collins, Miss Mary Preston, Mrs. Bertha Free, Miss Mabel Nye. Miss Irma Hill, Mrs. Dora Powell, Mrs. Lilly Belle O'Brien Mrs. Anna Graves, Mrs. Lelah Partch and Miss Maccine Titus. Gold Hill School Junior-Senior Prom Held at Mon Desir Gold Hill Gold Hill high school held the junior-senior prom Tuesday night. May 23, at Mon Desir near Central Point. The class enjoyed a buffet sup per preceding the other festivi ties of the evening, rne decora tions were in the Dutch theme and the tables were decorated with spring flowers. A name card and dance program were at each place. Miss Elaine Kelley was elect ed queen of the evening By tne two classes. President of the stu dent body, Raymond Jore, crowned her. Her escort was Bud Govreau of Rogue River. Arthur Strauss. Miss Geneva Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Mc Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook. William Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Knapp, Miss Betty Levine, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beman attended the prom with the classes. A three-piece orchestra fur nished music for dancing. About 75 students and friends enjoyed the evening. Medford Student Given Scholarship First word of scholarship awards to Medford students away at college is from Willamette university in Salem, where Her bert James Brower, 1949 Med ford high school graduate, is completing his freshman year. He is majoring in music. At the annual award day as sembly at the university, May 22, presided over by Dr. G. Her bert Smith, president, Mr. Brow er was presented the Ellen Chamberlain and Julia L. Schultz music scholarship. The student sang in the high school ' choir here and played trumpet in the band. He also served as student body presi dent for 1948-49. Annual Election Held By Gold Hill Lady Lions Gold Hill Gold Hill Lady i-ions met May 23, at the Darda nelles, with dinner served before the business meeting. Mrs. William Rockford was reelected president of the club, Mrs. Ralp Bell was elected vice president, Mrs. J. L. Graffis, re elected secretary treasurer and Mrs. George Brownell, lion trainer for the coming year. Installation will be held joint ly with the Lions club in June. Plans were also made for dele gates. Mrs. Rockford and Mrs. Graffis, to attend the state con vention to be held in Medford on June 11, 12 and 13. GRADUATION CARDS and T GIFTS 5 Painting lesson Given Fod Gold Hill Women; Announce Demonstration Gold Hill "Painting day" was held by Gold Hill Extension unit at the home of Mrs. Ed ward Knapp May 26. Mrs. D. H. Stewart gave a demonstration of stencil paint ing and free-hand painting. Fol lowing a potluck picnic lunch eon, the women each did a de sign on a dish towel or pillow case, with some very good re sults for the first work of most of the women present. Those who attended were Mesdames Arthur Straus, George Dorman, Lester Thompson, Charles Smith, Daniel Stewart, Bob McDaniel, Cecil Johnson, Paul Holderness, Dale Clement, Cleo Gilchrist, Terrence Clem ent and the hostess, Mrs. Knapp. Next meeting of the unit will be a freezing demonstration by Miss Eula Wintermote which will be held at the school lunch room. Any woman in the com munity is invited to attend the meeting on June 14 at 1:30 p.m. Recent Meeting Held By Gold Hill Group Gold Hill The Past Noble Grands' club of Amethyst Rebe kah lodge met in the lodge din ing room May 25. Mrs. H. D. Force, program chairman for the evening, con ducted a couple of games con cerning fathers and mothers, with Mrs. D. H. Stewart win ning the prize in the father's quiz. Mesdames Ralph Bell, D. R. Hendrickson and Lester Par ker won the "booby" prizes in the mothers' games. Next meeting of the club will be at the home of Mrs. William Hittle on First avenue June 22. Mrs. Frank Carter, assisted by Mrs. Carrie Puhl and Mrs. Hit tie, served refreshments. Present were Mesdames Frank Carter, Paul Thompson, James Clement, Carrie Puhl. Lester Thompson, Ralph Bell, William Hittle. Dan iel Stewart. Melford Hood. Wal ter McLean, H. D. Force. George Dorman. D. R. Hendrickson. Har ry Newnham. Wilmer Bailey, Lester Parker, William Fergu son and T. Z. Smith. CALENDAR Monday 8 p.m. DUV dance, Camp White. Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Medford Dupli cate bridge club, Medford hotel. Medford Boy Graduate Of Pacific University Forest Grove, May 29 Rob ert E. Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee, 103 North Cen tral avenue, was among the 284 students who made up Pacific university's largest graduating class and one of the 147 who re ceived bachelor of science de grees at commencement exer cises here May 28. Lee was granted a B.S. in optometry and will return next year to complete work on his doctor's degree in optometry. A graduate of Medford high school, Lee is a member of Omega Epsilon Phi, national op tometric fraternity. Beside the 147 bachelor of sci ence degrees to be granted, 78 doctorates of optometry, 55 bachelor of arts degrees, two master's degrees and two bache lor of music degrees were to be conferred. Imperial Shows to Open at Phoenix Phoenix, May 29 Imperial Exposition shows will open here Tuesday under the auspices of the Phoenix fire department, it was announced today. The show, which advertises "200 shows, rides and games." will play here for five days. At tractions include sideshows, concessions, rides and a menag erie. Dead line Sunday Classified Is ai Noon Saturdays. VISITOII WIlCOMt -On. mt Amrcoi fit.0ff.nal r.w.'i.t" OlTMflA IDIWINO COMPANY Olroaia. Wa.hinflt.ri, U.S.A. The Perfect Casus! 9306 12-20 . 30-42 The smartest thing to sew for summer this pockct-y casual! A stunning design for active or spectator sports, it has deep sleeves, bloused bodice; pleated skirt! Pattern 9306 comes in sizes 12. 14. 16. 18, 20: 30. 32, 34. 36. 38. 40. 42. Size 16 takes 4l-j vards 35-inch. Tiiis fasy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you every step. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern to MAR IAN MARTIN, care of Medford Mail Tribune. Pattern Dept., P. O. Box 6740. Chicaso 90, 111. Prine plainly YOUR NAME, AD DRESS, SIZE, STYLE NUM BER. It's new! Our Marian Martin Pattern Book for Summer! Send Twenty Cents more to get the complete fashion picture for warm weather in 1950. Every thing for every age, including ac tive sports wardrobe. Plus a free pattern of a beach bra printed in the book. The Grange Butte Falls Grange Mill Mar lodge and guest ranch was scene of the Butte Falls Grange picnic on May 20. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pingle were hosts to 45 Grangers and their friends. Softball teams of players 6 to 60 years of age were lopsidedly contested both in the morning and the afternoon. Horseshoe pitching by some of the men folks and spectator sports for the least ambitious entertained others. Ideal weather added to the pleasure of eating the abun dant food on the lawn of the guest house. Those who stayed in the evening played canasta and pinochle. Next Grange meeting will be monday, June 5, in the high school auditorium. Charter members are especially urged to attend so that pictures of the group may be taken. FACES MURDER CHARGE Red Bluff, Cal., May 29 (U.R) Silas Johnson, a wealthy Tehema county rancher, was bound over to superior court today on a charge of murdering his cousin, Robert Johnson. l RARE WATER ITT The great solvent power of Olympia's rare subterranean well water is util ized to the utmost in extracting hid den flavors from the choice grains med in the brewing process. That's why we say "It's the Water" that I iij I : to mild and For Young Moderns Young newly-weds will really appreciate these mongrammed linens! And there are enough motifs here for gifts and for you, too! Simple stitches finish these motifs quickly! Pattern 7206; transfer 12 motifs about 4!ix5 inches.. Our improved pattern visual with easy-to-see charts and pho tos and complete directions makes crochet and knitting easy to do. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for this pattern to Medford Mail Tribune. Household Arts Dept.. P. O. Box 5640. Chicago, 80 111. Print plainlv NAME. AD DRESS with PATTERN NUM BER. Our ALICE BROOKS Needle work catalogue is the best ever! Send twenty cents in coins now for your copy. Illustrations of designs for crocheting, knitting, embroidery, cuddle toys, house hold and personal accessories. Free needlework pattern printed in book. MAKE LOW BID Ashland, May 29 Ausland and Dodson Construction com pany submitted the low bid on a new rest station to be con structed in Lithia park with park board funds. The bid was $4,973. The building will be of cement brick and will replace the pres ent structure near the tennis courts. Work will begin within 10 days or two weeks. Forest Grove, Ore.. May 29 (U.R) Thomas W. Delzell and Emdon F. Slade, both of Port land, have been elected to the Pacific university board of trus tees. READY MIXED ED Sand and Gravel Crushed Rock Crushed Granite M. C. LININGER and SONS CORNER HAMRICK ROAD MEDFORD PHONE 2-5336 CO Water is the greatest solvent of all A lump of sugar dissolves slowly in alcohol or gasoline, but much more rapidly in water. More substances are "soluble" in water than in any other compound. Naturally, then, waters of different localities vary greatly in mineral content. BLENDS FLAVOR flavorful. ' lit Two Winners Named For Art Scholarship Joan Ring, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ring, 924 Beek- man street, and Jane Conner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Conner, South Holly street. have been judged winners of . the Eugene Bennett art scholar ship contest, the city school su perintendent's office announced today. Miss Ring is a sophomore ' at Medford senior high school and Miss Conner is an eighth ! grader at the junior high. ! Two alternates named by judges in the contest are Dar lene Vincent, high school senior, ! and Tom Gail, eighth grader. i Judge Quality Students entering the contest I submitted not more than three i pieces of work completed in i their school art classes. Judging 1 was on the basis of the quality of work in the three projects with primary consideration giv en to the student's creative ability. Judges were Paul Gasparotti, senior high school art instructor, chairman: Miss Leslie Palfrey, art teacher at the junior high school, and Elliott Becken, as sistant city school superintend ent. The art scholarships are for summer instruction in the Eu gene Bennett art shool, sched uled to begin about June 28 in Bennetts stuflio at sail sown Grape street. Bennett is a Med ford artist now studying at the Chicago Art institute. Donovan Fines Baseball Players San Francisco, May 27 (U.R) Jerry Donovan, president of the California and Far West leagues, today announced the following fines: Far West league: As the result of an incident in Klamath Falls involving several players on the Klamath Falls and Redding teams. Donovan fined Earl Blair, business manager of the Redding team, S10 for coming out on the playing field: Redding Second Baseman Kenneth McGee. $10 for fighting; Manager Hub Kittle of Klamath Falls, $15 for con tinuous abuse of umpires, and En Jeffey. Klamath Falls first baseman, $10 for fighting. California league: Roland Le blanc. Fresno Cardinals mana ger, fined $25 for a fist fight with Jimmy Brown, Stockton second baseman who was fined $10. The incident took place at Fresno May 21. Two members of the Ventura Braves, Duri (Lucky) Vital and Jose Perez each were fined $10 for vile and abusive language to umpires on May 23 at Ventura. Donovan ordered all the fines to be paid to the league office within five days. London, May 29 (U.R) Amer ican jet fighter planes will fly non-stop from New York to Britain for the first time in his tory this summer, air force of ficers said today. The jets will be refueled en route from flying tankers. n..- Jl WU ISlttllUllltJ Results follow th lit of our superior Ready Mixed Contrite. Work proceeds fatter to begin with, tends up dependably under all conditions. That because it's precision mixed, to a formula that has been proved to provide enduring quality. No matter how small or largo the fob, its use Insures savings. Of money at well a time and labor! lite Water if Monday. May 29, 1950 LE0H FABULOUS We have said it before and we say it again . . . It's the biggest value giving sale in town . . . Yes, it's Leons great . . . Month-Ender Solo Wed nesday, Thursday, Fri day and Saturday. COATS BOYS, Sizes to 8 GIRLS, 1 to 14 We are going to sell every Coat in the Store . . . They are values to $16.95. L 5 77 0 Etc 1 1 mm w aka ' . DAYS COWBOY SHIRTS Its Round-up time . . So Come on all you cowboys. 2" LEONS MONTH- FOUR L big v yy n DAYS SI ana , IE Itnl BLOUSES Blouses and More Blouses ...All Collors, All Kinds All Sizes.. Also Mid-riff Blouses. 77c JEAtJS With a Cowboy Shirt and Hat . . . Well, you just must have a pair of Jeans. 37 ' Tots M INFANTS GOWNS Flannel with draw string bottom and sleeves . . Outstand ing Month-End Value. 177 FANCY BRIEFS Three Pair $1.00 mm II I SKIRTS 1to6 7 to 14 1 177 247 37S 97c MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THUEE -to -Teens 7 SHOES Quality Shoes at a Very Low Price . . . You will find Black Patent Leather with T-strap, also Whit Elk. 277 I COWBOY HATS You can't be a Cowboy without a Cowboy Hat! 197 GENE AUTRY and HOPALONG CASSIDY SHIRTS 137 III III "I II I I COTTON i SLIPS I