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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.
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' cd to be filled on the committee
this coming week, but Mrs.
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ceived no assurances from Demo
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be given a spot.
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Wednesday, January 5, 1953
Jackson County's Only Woman Mayor Ends
Term, Retires; Accomplishments Listed
Phoenix Mrs. Kathryn Stan
cliffe, Jackson county's only
woman mayor, attended her last
council meeting Monday night
before retiring from office after
one term. She reiterated her in
Teenagers'
Subject of
Shown During Month
Age of Turmoil," a film
showing behavior -problems of
adolescents between the ages of
13 and 15, will be the first of a
series of five films to be shown
in Jackson county under the
sponsorship of the Mental
Health committee.
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.
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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-
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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
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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."
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Mrs. M. 0. Grove
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Mrs. M. O. Grove, Fern Valley
rd., Medford, has been appointed
and qualified to serve on the
Jackson county rural school
board, it was announced yester
day by Alf B. Mekvold, county
school superintendent.
Mrs. Grove will complete the
unexpired term of Mrs. L. C.
Taylor, route 3, box 263K, Med
ford, who resigned. Mrs. Taylor
is a fulltime teacher at Medford
High school, and listed the press
of this work as the reason for
ner resignauun.
One of the original members
of the rural school board, which
was created in 1947, Mrs. Tay
lor had 'served on the board for
more than seven years.
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.
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