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Presbyterians World Communion Sunday October 4 is World-Wide Com munion Sunday. Every hour of the day, at some place around the globe, Christian people will gather to observe the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Communion ' First Methodists Slate Christian Living Program The School of Christian Living program will begin Sunday eve ning at the First Methodist Church, according to announce ment made today by the pastor. The Rev. Hardwick W. Harsh man. The school, designed for the entire family, will open promptly at 6 o'clock with the Shipmates Bible class serving a snack sup per. From 6:30 to 7:30 p. m., a nursery will be conducted for preschoolers and a story hour for primary and juniors. At this same time the Methodist Youth Fellowships will hold their regu lar meetings in their chapels. Two Groups For the adults two discussion groups are being offered: "What Methodists Believe," which will have several of the church lead ers participating, and "Christ ianity and Communism" given by the Rev. Mr. Harshman. Rev. L. G. Weaver, retired Methodist pastor now living in Medford, will discuss the early history and background of the Methodist church at the opening session in the first course. The discussion groups will close at 7:30 p. m. and all of the srrouDs in the church will then go to the social rooms for a closing period of family worship dismissing at 8 o'clock. The school has been planned In five week series and much interest has already been shown. Observe Communion Methodists will join Christ ians around the world Sunday morning at both the 9:30 and 11 a. m. preaching services in the observance of World-Wide Communion Sunday. Commun ion will be served at both serv ices and the Rev. Mr. Harsh man will be speaking on the theme: "The Art of Remember - ing. For the 9:30 a. m. service the Sanctuary singers will sing '"Let My Complaint Come Be fore Thee by Coombs. At the 11 a. m. service the Chancel choir will sing "Song of the Angels" by Rubinstein-Scholln Herbert S. Daniels, baritone, will sing Forsyth's "Lord's Prayer" at both services. A special feature of the Meth odist observance each year is the offering taken for the Fellow ship of Suffering and Service. This offering is divided three ways and goes to the Committee on Overseas Relief, Commission on Camp Activities and Commis sion on Chaplains. Oct. 11 Start of Friends Contest Announcement will be made Sunday at the 9:45 a.m. Sunday school hour at the Friends church of plans for the 1953 in ternational Christian Life Sun day School contest which will begin October 11. Committees have been at work for two months planning special interest features, prizes, visita- tion schedules, and expanded facilities to accommodate the en larged attendance which is ex pected. A new Intermediate de partment has been added. To Display Prises Featured this week will be display of prizes to be offered to those in each of the four depart ments who invite and bring the most visitors each of the six weeks of the contest. A contest registration booth has been con structed on the church lawn where visitors may register and receive information. This is the third consecutive year the Friends church has en tered the international Sunday school contest. The doubling of Sunday school attendance during the past year has been attributed largely to efforts put forth dur ing last year's contest. The theme, "Roundup," has been chosen to be carried out in pub licity and prizes this year. An invitation is extended to all to attend Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. WEST SIDE PHARMACY CLEARANCE SALE of Gift Paper-Gift Ribbon At ONE-HALF PRICE Christmas Card Clearance 3 for 10c To Observe The First Presbyterian church of Medford, along with many other major protestant denomin ations, will celebrate Commun ion, with the pastor, the Rev. D. K. West administering the Sac rament at both the 9:45 and 11 a. m. services. The deacons of the church are nreanized under Jack Sides to transport any person to the Com' m union service and home again in order that every member will be able to attend one or the other service. A call to the church of fice before Sunday will guar antee a ride. The Communion message of The Rev. Mr. West is entitled, "Remember Me." The Westminster choir sings "God So Loved the World" by Stainer at 9:45 a. m. and the Chancel choir renders Christian sen's "Lord of Spirits" at 11 a. m. Both choirs are under the di rection of Mrs. Joyce Garver. Listen from 10:00 to 10:30 a. m. to "Presbyterian Church of the Air" over radio station KM ED. New Teachers Seven new teachers are ex pected to take the teacher's train ing course led by Mrs. Otis Swisher, in the pastor's study at 9:45 a. m. Twenty-four members of the church will be received at 11 a. m. Mr. and Mrs. William Chap man and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stan ley are hosts and hostesses for the "Coffee Hour" following the 11 a. m. service. Guests and visitors are invited. Jr. Hi Jr. Hi Fireside at the church, 5:30 p. m. The Jr. Hi Fellow ship discussion will be led by Myrna Andrews and Elaine Zier at 6:30 p. m. Janet Jamison, Barbara Crum and Judy Heaton will lead the Senior Fellowship program on the. topic, "Why So Many Churches" at 6:30 p. m. Fireside members will meet at Judy Heaton's, 706 Pennsylvania ave. Religious Tilm A religious film, "My Broth er, will be shown as a part of the Vesper service at 7:30 p. m. We are cooperating with the other churches of Medford by dismissing our prayer meeting in order to attend the inspirational address of Dr. Frank Laubach Wednesday, October 7, 7:30 p. m. at the Medford High school audi torium. The Rev. Mr. West will ad dress the Men's club of the church at its luncheon on Thurs day, October 8. Luncheon begins at 12 noon and is dismissed promptly at 12:50 p. m. Assembly of God Church Planning Special Services &unaay win De Kally day in the Sunday school at the Med ford Assembly of God Church, 1108 West Main St., according to Rev. F. Wildon Colbaugh who is directing the programs and services for the day. Features in the Rally program will include the promotion of classes, presentation of the Sun day school department officers and the entire teaching staff and a visual demonstration by the Rev. M. Colbaugh. New School Year This Sunday is the beginning of the new Sunday school year in the school and special em phasis will be made during the month of October on an enlarge ment campaign. This program is a part of the national enlarge ment campaign being sponsored by the Sunday school depart ment of the Assemblies of God. Throughout the nation members of the denomination will engage in a concerted effort to reach the unchurched of the community and interest them in Sunday school attendance. New Contacts More than 70,000 students at tend Assemblies of God Sunday schools in the United States and it is expected that more than a million new contacts will be made in the present enlargement campaign. The Rally Day program at the Medford Assembly of God Church will begin at 9:45 a.m. and the public is invited to at tend. , In colonial America, nutmegs were sold as charms at county fairs. Society and Clubs Large Attendance Marks Meeting of Washington PTA More than 200 parents and teachers attended the first fall meeting of Washington Parent Teacher association, held at the school. The meeting opened with a social hour, with executive board members as hostesses. A welcome was extended to every one, especially to parents new in the district. Washington school has two new teachers on the faculty this year, Mrs. Robert Webb, teacher of the sixth grade who replaced Mrs. Margaret Wilson, resigned, and Mrs. Helen Ford, teacher of the first grade. The two women were given a place of honor at the tea table. Mrs. Wilson, who resigned from teaching because of ill health, was presented a gift from the association in recognition of her work with the PTA in Med ford. She has taught 24 years, 12 yean being at Washington school. During a business session the proposed budget and changes in the by-laws were discussed. Mrs. LeRoy C. Jensen, direct or of Washington Mothers ingers, invited all interested mothers to join the chorus at the next prac tice. The chorus rehearses Tues days at 10 a. m. in the school gymnasium. Mothers may bring their children, it was stated. Mrs. Barnett made a request for Cub Scout den leaders and Brownie troop leaders, saying "This is an invitation and an op portunity for interested mothers to serve the youth of .the school district. ' Mrs. Lee Ragsdale, magazine chairman, launched a subscrip tion drive. She stated sample copies could be purchased for 15 cents a copy. A membership drive was also begun by the chairman, Mrs, Ward Samuelson. She stated the annual membership drive would open October 1 and extend through October 15. After the business meeting Kenneth Hulburt, principal was introduced by the chairman, Mrs. Holmes, and he in turn in troduced the teachers of the school. He invited parents to go "back to school" with the child's teacher for a short period in order to become acquainted. Mrs. Jennymae Sherwood's room, the second grade, won the attendance prize through the room count. A prize of $3 was given the room by the associa tion. Shower Party Given For Mrs. Byron Dibble Mrs. Byron Dibble was hon ored recently at a shower given by Mrs. George Large at the Dibble home, 1122 West Elev enth street. Games were played, and prizes awarded the winners. Attending were Mrs. Susan Williams, Mrs. Price Shaffer, Mrs. L. H. Johnson, Mrs. A. Duda, Mrs. George Davy, Mrs. M. Olson, Mrs. Coffer, Mrs. Lloyd King and Mrs. Carriel Hall, Mrs. Dibble's mother and grandmother who were visiting here from Omak, Wash., Mrs. Dibble and Mrs. Large. o They're ATTRACTIVE! o They're OUTSTANDING! o They're SUPERB! . . Yes, Those are the remarks that you arc hearing about tha new WURUTZER PIANOS. Dur ing Pro-Fall Presentation W k, October 5th ih rough tho 10th, at tho PURUCKER PIANO HOUSE, 111 N. Central, Medford, you'll have an opportunity to see and hoar theso new pianos. WURUTZER PIANOS are hading all others in tho field today, offering many exclusive construe tional and design features ... and still being moderately priced for tho average budget. See these outstanding WURUTZER PIANOS being dis played at the PURUCKER PIANO HOUSE. Whether you are interested in buying a piano now or later,, you are invited to come in and look around during tho Pro-Fall Presentation of the very latest developments in tho piano builder's art. Remember, if tho week October 5 to 10. PUMEIIB. Rogue River PTA Honors Teachers Rogue River Rogue River Parent-Teacher association held the annual reception Monday evening in the high school gym namium. The attendance was said to be unusually large. C. B. McGarvie, chairman of the school board, was master of ceremonies and introduced Mrs. Leonard Walsh, superintendent of schools for Rogue River. Mrs. Walsh introduced the faculty of the grade school and James Hay- den, principal of the high school, introduced his faculty members. Mrs. Agnes Powell had plan ned the program and Mrs. Anna Butterfield, president of Eie PTA, presented the honored guest, Mrs. John Carter, Med ford, president of Jackson Coun ty Council of Parents and Teach ers. The Rev. Andrew Montgom ery gave the invocation and benediction. Corsages and table decorations were arranged by garden clubs of Rogue River and refreshments were served by PTA members. Junior Bethel Officers Take Part in Session; Plan Practice Sunday Central Point Junior bethel officers took their place for the last meeting of Bethel 38, daugh ters, held in the Central Point Masonic temple. Holding offices were Sharon Coppsey, chaplain; Marilyn wisely, senior custodian; Kay Askwith, junior custodian; Phyl lis Briggs. musician: Linda War ren, Marlene Burelson, Helen Hood and Dixie Walker, messen gers: Arlene Hoooer. recorder: Evelyn Chew, librarian. The refreshment committee was composed of Donna Lavin. Judy Servold, Mrs. Isabel Ross and Mrs. Servold. Practice for initiation will be held Sunday. October 4. at 3 p.m. in the hall. All choir mem bers and officers of the bethel are asked to be present. Initia tion will be held October 8. Auxiliary Board Meets In Eagle Point Home Eagle Point Eagle Point Lions auxiliary board members held the monthly meeting Mon day at the home of Mrs. Don Huison. Eleven attended. Mrs. James Clarke, president. named Mrs. Don McGovera as a representative to the Jackson county juvenile advisory com mittee. Refreshments served by the nosiess closed the evening. Next meeting of the auxiliary will be held October 8 at Mary's casa in Medford, with dinner to be served at 8 p.m. Sandusky, O. OI.PJ The old Opera House here, which in its more than 70-year history pre sented such theatrical greats as Otis Skinner, John Drew, Lillian Russell, Marie Dressier and Lio nel Barrymore, is to be torn down to make way for a park ing lot. The theatre was built in 1877 and has been in use, under vari ous names and managements, ever since. Tops Everything! Crochet it in a jiffy wear as jacket or blouse! Easy jiffy pattern stitch trimmed with pop corn edge in contrast colors. Pattern 7089: crochet direc tions: "Misses' Sizes 32-34; 36-38 included in pattern. Use orlon or 3-ply, fingering yarn, or cot ton. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to The Med ford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P. O. Box 5640, Chi cago 80, 111. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with PATTERN NUMBER. TEN COMPLETE PATTERNS to sew, embroider, crochet printed right in the Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book! Plus many more patterns to send for in cluding gift ideas, bazaar money makers, toys, fashions! Send 20 cents now! Visitors Leave Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd King and Mrs. Carrie Hall left this mor ning for their home in Omak, Wash., after having visited here with Mr. and Mrs. Byron Dibble, 1122 West Eleventh street. The Kings are Mrs. Dibble's parents, and Mrs. Hall is her grandmoth- I ffl i ill Ujl j U W I pi - Compefo Service for 8 xli ljil j f ' liffi GRAVY LADLE fM I 1? BERRY SPOON fjLg i liml W l r gS ' PA$TRY SERVER WMk t j rou,d sevr ! I nil PZt Mf t Friday, October t, 1IU Reti red Teachers . Plan Organization A meeting for all retired school teachers of Jackson coun ty has been called for Monday, October 5, at 11 a.m. in the faculty lounge of the Southern Oregon college library. Purpose of the session, being held during the annual teachers' institute of Jackson county, is to form a local branch of the, national re tired teachers' association. The group is a department of Na tional Education association. Mrs. Ruth MacCollister, for mer-teacher in Medford Junior High , school, states that Miss Rose -Glass, national director and a member of Unit 1, Seattle, is expected to be present. OES Association Schedules Session Southern Oregon Eastern Star association ' will meet Sunday, October 4, at 1 p.m. in Medford Masonic temple. Reames chapter of Medford will be the hostess chapter. A potluck dinner will be serv ed for all Eastern Star members, their . wives or husbands. The meeting which will follow is for OES members only. About 300 are expected for the meeting. The Southern Ore gon district includes chapters in Eugene and south. i John Morley, celebrated news paperman and foreign corres pondent, will speak for a meet of Siskiyou Knife and Fork club to be held Saturday, October 3, at the Ashland Elks club. His topic will be "1953 Report on the World's Hotspots." This is the first meeting of the fall sea son for the Siskiyou club. MZDFCRD (ORE Federated Dorcas Societies Hold Session? Re-Elect Head Mrs. Elmer Fjarli, Medford, was re-elected president of the Southern Oregon Federated Dorcas societies of the Seventh-day Adventist church at the semi-annual meeting held Wednesday in Grants Pass. Other officers named were Mrs. Frank Archer, Med ford, vice-president; Mrs. Lorin and Mrs. Myron Meehan, Williams, assistant secretary. About 123 members were I served luncheon at tables deco rated with vivid fall flowers and trailing greenery. Miss Maybelle Vandermark, executive secretary of the Inter national Dorcas societies with headquarters in Washington, D, C, said that reports coming to her desk showed that 2,790,000 articles of clothing had been given to the needy during the past year by Dorcas groups. Some of the projects he cited were a recent gift of $5000 to sufferers in Greece and nearby islands; a like amount in food stuffs to Holland; smaller gifts to Nigeria, India, Columbia and the Philippines. The secretary quoted a letter from Irene Robson, superintend ent of nurses at Seoul hospital ard orphanage, telling what the gifts of clothing, food and school books have meant to her or phans, and how the work has been appreciated by President Syngman Rhee. Miss Robson is a sister of Dr. Verna Robson, Grants Pass. Miss Vandermark relayed a request from Dorcas women in Assam, Egypt, for good parts of used clothing unsuitable for wear, so that they may have material to teach the younger women to sew. Similar requests came from Austria, Nigeria and South Africa. Representatives of the nine Southern Oregon socities voted unanimously to devote ten per cent of their earnings from sales to hospital expense of worthy persons unable to pay, the Port land Sanitarium to bear half the expense. With the meeting coming on the last day of the quarter, reports for the second half of the semi-annual period were not available. The first half reports, compiled by Mrs. Nixon, showed that 3,977 articles of clothing had been donated, $1,041 in cash, 331 food baskets, 53 quilts and 75 bouquets of flowers had been distributed. An unusual project was donation of a bath tub for an elderly woman. Dorcas women gave 3,334 hours of time, and 596 persons were aided, the reports showed, SON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREK Hixson, Grants Pass, secretary, CALENDAR Calendar notices and new for tha soewty section of The Mail Tribune most be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition la 1 p.m. Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is f ajn. of the day of publication, and for week day news is 5 pjn. the day before publication. Friday 6:30p.m. Canton Siskiyou and auxiliary, Patriarchs Mili tant, IOOF hall. 7:30 p.m. Applegate PTA, at school for potluck supper. 8 p.m. Steelhead post and auxiliary, VFW, Shady Cove VFW hall. Saturday 1:30 p.m. Y MCA Junior Stamp club, YMCA building. BILL ROYCE, Salesman representing BILL EDGERTON'S 2739 No. Pacific Hiway and Howard Ave. Phone 2-49SC Hoffman Sparton Sylvania G.E. f - , - , y S I v mm PIANO HOUSE J 111 North Control MmAtnrA Phono 2-5702
