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) O 0 e to o o o 0 D o o o TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) jj V - f il&S k LINKED WITH PECK Several French newspapers said that Actor Gregory Peck, recently divorced, intended to marry 22-year-old Veronique Passani (above) of Paris. Ac cording to France-Soir, the brown-eyed, brunatte Mile. PasSani is either in the Canary Island where Peck is work ing on a picture or en route to meet him. Edith Green Seeks Committee Positions Washington (U.R) Edith Green, representative-elect from Oregon has applied for member ship on the House Education and Labor Committee. The former Portland school teacher said Tuesday "Education is my background and I repre sent an industrial area." Three to five seats are expect ' cd to be filled on the committee this coming week, but Mrs. Green said o far she has re ceived no assurances from Demo cratic leadership that she would be given a spot. Bonn, Germany U.R) Chan nellor Konrad Adenauer and French Premier Pierre Mendes France will meet sometime this month for a new conference on Franco-German problems, in cluding the Knotty Saar issue.- Sfr EASY-Ta-SHOP Sfr EASY-Ta-SAVE Mt OUTOMlllS-UJOniD UnLUGS v2 3 FRENCH FRY CUTTER I A must for every kitchen. Gleam ing pot-tinned, non-rust finish. Cleans with a whisk of a cloth. Quick one stroke cutting. pditiailig!i!MNitlBiB LADIES' 1 TOOL KIT 11.95 Get this ideal assortment o f tools for 'small home fix - up jobs. It will be in constant use in any home! FREE PARKING SPECIALISTS IN MEDFORD O O fRlCffll MAIL TRIBUNE Oklahoma Girl Wins Maid of Cotton Title Memphis, Tenn. U.R) Honey blonde De Lois Faulkner, 20, beauteous "cowgirl" from an Oklahoma ranch, has been chos en the 1955 Maid of Cotton to represent the industry on an in ternational tour. Miss Faulkner, of Sallisaw, Okla., who already holds several beauty crowns, was winner over 21 other girls from 15 cotton growing states in the annual Maid of Cotton contest Tuesday night. She succeeds Beverly Pack of El Paso, Tex., as the world am bassadress of the nation's cotton industry. She will spend six months on a 60,000-mile tour of the United States and parts of Europe after first taking a brief modeling course in New York. Yes, SHOPPING'S easy SAVING'S easy when you fill ALL your hardware, housewares and sports goods needs ar ACME! We're well-known for our FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE and our rock-bottom, MONEY-SAVING PRICES! Why not find out for yourself by visiting ACME today. Look over our easy-to-shop displays ... compare our low-as-possible prices ... then YOU'LL know why EVERYONE says, '"Shopping's FAST . . . shopping's FUN ... shopping's ECONOMICAL at ACME! 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Giggling, destructive criticism of school, unrealistic ideas of the future, and hours of seemingly useless activity are some of the problems dealt with in the pic ture. Shown in Rotation The five films will be shown in rotation, at Eagle Point each Monday, in Ashland on Tues days, in Rogue River Wednes days and in Medf ord Thursdays throughout January and the first week in February. Date for the first Medford showing is Thursday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m., at the YMCA. Discussion leader for the Medford group is Dr. Loren E. Messenger, associ ate professor of psychology at Southern Oregon college. Other films in the series in clude "The Meaning of Adoles cence," an episodic development of the changes occurring in the years between childhood and adulthood. Revolving about a teen-age boy and girl, this film stresses that adults, through proper understanding, can help the teenager make successful ad justments to five major aspects of adult life, physical maturity, social living, getting along with the other sex, settling religious doubts, and establishing a moral code. Third Film Third in the series is "Social Sex Attitudes in Adolescence." This film takes a boy and girl through their experiences in ad justing to the other sex, with their marriage as the outcome. Shady Cove-Trail News Shady Cove-Trail Mrs. Isa- bell Wunderlich of Shady Co'e has just, returned from spending a week in Medford with her son, Dan. Dan spent New Years eve in Shady Cove with Mrs. Wunderlich and his sister, Gail. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orage Houston of Shady Cove over the Christmas holidays were his sis ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Edgecomb and son, Jer ry of Susanville, Calif.; and Mrs. Houston's brothers, Bruce and Marion Thomas of San Gabriel, Calif. Guests of the Houstons for dinner on Christmas day were Mr. Houston's mother, Mrs. Emma Houston of Gold Hill, his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cbrnutt of Gold Hill, and Clyde Pettinger and Karen of Medford. Shady Cove PTA will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Shady Cove school with a potluck din ner starting at 6:30 p.m. The program for the meeting will be films and an explanatory talk on TB by a representative of the County Health depart ment. All persons interested in the work of the PTA are invited to attend. Piano students of Mrs. Lila Bates of Reese creek will be pre sented in a recital on Friday, Jan. 14, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Carroll Watsons home in Shady Cove. Mrs. Bates has been teaching in the Shady Cove-Trail area for over two years and teaches regularly at the Elk Trail school and in Shady Cove. , Free library books are avail able for people of the Shady Cove, Trail communities at the Treasure Trove through the courtesy of the Medford Public Library and will be available through the winter "months for those desiring to read. A good variety of mysteries, westerns, fiction and non-fiction is on hand. Library cards may be ob tained at the Treasure Trove. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Spain and children, Delberta and Bruce, returned to their home at Shady Cove on Dec. 30, after spending three weeks visiting relatives at East St. Louis, HI., Jackson and Cape Gerardeau, Mo., and Edmonson, Texas. The Spains were fortunate in being just ahead of the severe storm that held up hundreds of cars for several hours, in the Texas Panhandle, last week. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. FLoyd Kelley of Shady Cove during the holiday week included Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Jantzer and daughters, Eloise and Shirley Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. William P. Jantzer of Grants Pass, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson and augural statement that being mayor had been "a new adven ture." . The Phoenix school teacher said that her two years had been "very pleasant" and expressed Problems Pictures This includes glimpses of their sex education, early awareness of the other sex, dating beha ior, petting problems and even tual choice of a mate. "Physical Aspects of Puberty" will be shown the fourth week of the Forum. This film is an animated description of endo crine gland changes, develop ment of male and female repro ductive organs, and secondary sex characteristics. One section deals with physical maturation in boys, another in girls, and shows how normal variations in development can have social repercussions. Tells of Needs Last in the series, to be shown the first week in February, is "Meeting the Needs of Adoles cents." This film centers on a family with a 17-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. It shows how their basic physical needs are met, how their mental and spiritual growth are stimulated and guided, and how their par ents develop the social con sciousnes which will make their children good companions in la ter life. It also indicates some of the needless worries parents have about their teenagers. Speakers who will lead dis cussion groups in each commu nity are, Roy Tibbetts, Jackson county welfare supervisor, Ash land; Floyd L. Warner, Eagle Point High school guidance di rector and social studies teach er, Eagle Point; and Miss Mary Vandenberg, Child Guidance clinic, Rogue River. These films will be shown at Eagle Point High school, Ash land High school, and the Rogue River High school. Film Forum committee mem bers are the Rev. Thomas Mac Camant, Floyd Warner and Miss Vandenberg. son Bill of Prospect and Howard Martin of Medford, Lt. and Mrs, Donald Robertson of Fort Lew' is, Wash.; Miss Helen Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Jantzer and children, John, Glen, Jo Anne, and Mark of Areata, Cal., and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jant zer of Moonstone Beach, Calif. New Year dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sheppard and daughter Carole, of Shady Cove, were Mrs. Sheppard's mother, Mrs, Leona Sheppard, his bro ther, and niece, H- L. Sheppard, and Miss Linda Sheppard, also his brother-in-law, sister and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Phil lips and son, all from Azalea, Douglas county. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Jant zer and daughter Janice left Dec. 28, for an extended winter vacation in the east. They will be guests of Mrs. Jantzer's bro-ther:in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davidson, of Wash ington, D.C., for a couple of weeks, visit New York City, and stop for a few days at the home of Mr. Jantzer's uncle, aunt, and cousin, Mr. and Mrs. M. Madsen, and Miss Helen, in St. Louis, Mo. on their return trip. Mrs. Travis Llttlefield, Rogue River drive, will be hostess for an Extension Unit pinochle party Friday, Jan. 7, starting with a light luncheon at 12:30 p.m. All interested are cordially , invited. This will be the second card party in a series of ten to be giv en by the Shady Cove Home Extension unit, during the win ter months. Trail Creek Lumber Co., gave a Christmas party Dec. 24 for employees at the office at the mill, 4 miles west of Trail. A buffet lunch was served, and gold wrist watches were present ed to "13 men who had been employed with the company for 5 years. About forty men at tended. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dufer and children, Bobby, Ronald, and Dorothy, spent the holidays with relatives in southern California. WEATHER . By United Press Northern California: A little local rain this morning from the vicinity- King City and Merced north but partly cloudy other wise; generally fair and colder tonight. ReffevB Suffering fest-Effectfvely MICKS - Wit VVAP0RUB her gratitude for the "splendid cooperation" of the whole com munity. . She explamed that teaching duties made it impossible for her to continue both jobs. She did not run for reelection' and was succeeded by Dan H. Adams, a former councilman. List Accomplishments In reviewing the past two years, she listed the following accomplishments of the past council and her administration: Improvement of the Phoenix water system by installing a deep well turbine pump at the old Fish well, assuring an ample supply of water; Purchase of a new police car, equipped with two-way radio connected toMedford's land sta tion; Surfacing of Church st. and grading and drainage on other streets; Re-surfacing of Main st. (High way 99) and improvement of Phoenix Police Chief Gets Temporary Job Appointment by City Phoenix Police Chief E. J. (Jim) Perry was given a tem porary appointment by the Phoe nix city council Monday night, following oral objections to his reappointment by seven persons. The council will hold a special meeting Monday, Jan. 10, to con sider Perry's permanent appoint ment. Perry, an unsuccessful candi date for sheriff in the November election, was present at the meet ing and answered objections be fore the council. Council's Decision Mayor Dan H. Adams and council members offered to hold a public meeting at a later date at which both sides could pre pare their cases, but those pres ent stated they would not ap pear at a later meeting, feeling it was the council's decision aft er individual objections were made. Other appointments approved by the council for the new year included City Judge Frank De- Souza, City Attorney Frank Van Dyke, Watermaster Earl Floyd, Fire Chief Lovell Robbins, Civil Defense Director Cliff Wallace, Dr. Donald McGeary, health offi cer, and Henry Jensen and Rob bins, building inspectors. Re corder Pearl Loomis and Treas urer Ron tfobins, who were elected in November, were ap pointed to their positions by the council after it was discovered a recent charter change provides for the two jobs to be appointive, rather than elective. E. M. (Al) Sorenson, an unsuc cessful candidate for election to the council in November, was ap- Pami drainage conditions by the State Highway department by request of the city officials; New Tax Base Establishing a new tax base from $320.55 to $12,700.14; Purchase of 600 feet of fire hose, as well as other fire equip ment, to keep up department standard to obtain a minimum fire insurance rate; Remodeling of city hall, installing- electric heat and addi tion of needed furniture; Construction of an annex be tween police station and ware house to house the police car; . Participation in area and com munity affairs by city officials. In recommending continuance of projects, Mrs. Stancliffe cited work on a city sewer project, which she hoped "would soon be a reality," as well and continued work on city streets. She added that work on Pine and Fifth sts. was -next on the list of im provements by the state. pointed as a councilman to fill the vacancy left by the resigna tion of Adams, who was elected mayor. Adams had two more years to serve as councilman. Members elected Vincent Claf lin council president. He and Leo Bohls were candidates for the po sition. . Adams named the following council committee chairmen for the new year: Frank Lovett, sewer and charter; Claflin, wa ter department; John Klassen, streets and lights; Sorensen, fi nance and health; Bohls, build ing; Lovett, police and Bohls, fire. A mistake in billing for work done on a private vehicle owned by Perry and the Oregon De tectives agency was cleared up with the appearance of owners of the H. and D. garage, Med ford. The city had been billed for the work, but the matter 'was corrected when the garage dis covered it had made the error. Boy Scouts Troop Elects Troop 8 held its regular meet ing Jan. 4 and held election of officers. The new officers are: Hruce Hanson, senior patrol leader; Gene Harvey, scribe; Delbert Harvey, quartermaster; Jerry Swartsley, librarian; Bill McNeil, bugler; Bob Frazer, hike master; Bob Glover, assistant hike master. There will be a board of review Jan. 18 and a court of honor Jan. 25. Gene Harvey, Scribe 100 WOOL Two Piece This is only one of many lovely, suits in our Pami line. - Come in and make your se lection now while the sizes and colors are complete. v- 0 Use our easy lay-away plan or open a Leon's charge account! .. O 21 N Central If 11 4-H Members Set Livestock Entries Eleven Jackson county 4-H club members have indicated they plan to display livestock at the Grand National Junior Live stock exposition in San Francis co's Cow Palace in March, ac cording to Glenn Klein, county agent for 4-H club work. Those filing market beef en tries are Truman Elmore and Charles Elmore, Applegate, Dale Smith, Central Point, and Ken neth Bitterling, David Woolfolk, Tessie Ragsdale, Bob Fisher, Robert Hayes, Linda Malloroy, and Lucy Gardener, all of Ante lope. Beverly Nelson, Medford, has filed a guernsey dairy stock entry. . Father Faces Charge Of Intent To Kill Portland U.PJ Willis Lester Russell, 22, was charged with assault with intent to kill in con nection with the Monday night beating of Iris 18-month-old son in a complaint signed by his wife yesterday.. Russell, held in jail in lieu of $5000 bond, was taken before Presiding District Judge John R. Mears and bound over to a county grand jury. The child, Willis Lester Jr., was in critical condition at a lo cal hospital. Russell, according to police, admitted beating his son when he "lost his temper." HURRY! Ends Soon! 't ....... 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Mrs. Grove will represent Zone 5, which includes Phoenix, Talent, and Pinehurst school districts. ' Mekvold also noted that the rural board has reviewed re quests for emergency money. Due to increase enrollments, funds for additional teachers have been requested by. Ruch, Eagle Point, and Elk-Trail dist-Q ricts Mekvold said. FIRST 1955 FATALITY Portland U.R) Portland's first traffic fatality of 1955 was Mrs. Mary Clara Lewis, 40, who died in a Portland hospital last night an hour after her. car col lided with a city tow truck. . . - Stewart $s A few lines in the classified ad section of this newspaper can turn a spare room into extra income, or will help you sell items you no longer need for quick cash! Phone in your WANT AD today. MAIL 1 imp
