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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1955)
" J T TWELVE MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE" Sunday January 23, 18SS Special Events Set At Medford YMCA For Coming Week x The week of Jan. 24 to 30 has been designated as "YMCA Week", and many activities are planned at the Medford Y," ac cording to Bob Jones, general secretary. ' .-: A calendar of than, follows: Monday ---.,, . .? - 6 pjn. Annual meeting and potluck dinner, election of di rectors after dinner. 1 pjn. Beginning boxing for boys 9 ' years through junior high school; La Rue Morris in structor. ' 1 7-8:30 p.m. Family swim with guests. Tuesday . 8 p.m Special square dance for the March', of Dimes, all square dancers invited; callers will be Norm Hillyer, Gordon Kershaw, and Ray Frisbie. Wednesday . . ' 7:30 - pjn. Basketball game, Medford Junior Hi-Y Club vs. Ashland Junior Hi-Y Club. -Thursday ' . 7 p.m. Open house with a gymnasium ' demonstration. 8 p.m. Frogmen's demon stration in the pool. - - .8 p.m. The Mental Health committee of the Jackson Coun ty Public Health association will have an open forum on teenagers and a film for parents.4 Friday 8:30 pjn. Special teen age dance sponsored by the YMCA - Youth . council to benefit the March of Dimes;'' music fur nished by the Musicians union. Saturday : 3-3:15 p.m. A special broad cast , on YMCA' Youth will be presented over radio station KYJC. i - All day Pal's day; all YMCA boys and girls are urged to bring a friend to enjoy the program of recreation with them. ,. Sunday ' -' . 4 p.m. Membership enlist ment leaders meeting at the Y. A class 'to teach boxing rand i the art of self-defense., to; begin ners will hold its first meeting from 7, to , 8:30. pjn. Monday, Jan. 24. The instructor for the class will be. La Rue Morris,' ac cording to Donald E. Day. phys ical director of the, YMCA. . Any boy aged 9 through 14 may enter the class by register ing at the desk at the MY." Classes - will be taught - in the boxing room' on each Monday and Wednesday : , i, . Arthur Davies Named Council President , Jacksonville Arthur Da vies was named president of the Jacksonville council at a meet ing last week, according to city officials. i " - Other appointments included Carl Hoskins,' sextant, and Archie Bowman, caretaker of the - cemetery; Mrs. Ruth Grif fin, five-year term on the li brary board; M. L. Tweedy, three years, and Leon Matheny, two years. The budget commit tee', and Frank Carter, police chief. - Carter. ' had previously been given a 60-day temporary appointment. : - - Mayor John Keaveny was given authority, to negotiate with the appropriate federal ag ency to secure aid in conduct ing a city sewer survey. The survey was approved at an v tern fJ & "" I - &A W i d CARVING NEW CAREER Marguerite Piazza, interna' tionally known opera singer,: goes into her dance as she opens supper club act at New York's Hotel Pierre. She has practically given up opera: and sings New Orleans jazz in new routine. Her own TV: show is next in the plannin Annual T Dinner '. Monday Evening; Will Open 'Week' The annual dinner meeting of the Medford YMCA will be held Monday, Jan. 24 at the "Y" Building, 522 West Sixth street, at 6 p.m. It will -open the ob servance of - National YMCA Week here. , - v - The program will include the president's , report, . election ' of directors, 'election 'reports and installation of new - directors, recognition ofc volunteer leaders awards, a financial report, and a report'on Medford YMCA ac tivity for the year. v z On Program ; - Taking - part In the program will be D. - Ford McCormick, president; the Rev. Kenneth, F. Korby, . the Rev. D. Kirkland West, B. L. Nutting, Ralph Cook, Stuart . McQueen, Bob Jones, YMCA general secretary, and other members of the staff and volunteer groups. Mrs. Leonard Matthews will present dinner music at the' Hammond organ. Dinner will be served prompt ly. at 6 p.m., and the meeting will follow at 7:30. Activities have been nlanned for children following the dinner. The meet ing will adjourn at 9 p.m. The dinner will begin a week of emphasis on ' YMCA work. The "Y" membership campaign begins the following week, on Feb. 1. Salem U.R) Gov. Paul L. Patterson has appointed William P. Stalnaker of Potland to the public employees ... retirement board, repesenting citizens. " ; earlier-meeting. A chain saw was ordered pur chased to remove dead limbs above city streets. Frank Bash Named To Represent UMC On Oregon Chest Frank C. Bash, vice-president and treasurer of . the California Oregon . Power company," last week was elected to the board of directors of the Oregon. Chest as Jackson county representative by . the directors of the United Medford Crusade. ... .- Bash was a former president of the Jackson County Commun ity Chest, the Greater Medford Community Chest and chairman of the Medford Plan. - He is well qualified to serve the interests of this community in the state organization with a familiarity with the various agencies concerned and the needs of the county for health and welfare work, UMC direc tors said. Pari of UMC . Agencies of the Oregon Chest, numbering 16, are represented locally . by the United Medford Crusade. With the exception of the United Defense Fund and the International Social Service Bureau (which have an even larger scope), the agencies offer state wide service in their fields, and are supported by each coun ty in relation to the services ren dered and population. - - Bash will attend the agency review 'board in the spring to investigate the budgets of these agencies and to recommend their share of the total budgets as approved. He has served iri this capacity in two previous years. : Central Point Gives Building Go-Ahead .Central Point The city coun cil at Central Point last week ordered the Medford architect ural firm of Ketevey : and Ed- son to draw up .final plans for the proposed city hall-library, to be presented at , the regular council meeting oneb. 1.. ' In an . adjourned .- meeting Thursday, the council , revised some of the preliminary plans before , final - - adoption. - Major changes included lowering the ceiling two feet and setting the building backv five feet farther towards the alley. 4 The council is also considering use ' of a common . or " party"; wall with ? the adjacent store building, owned by N. A. Mead. ' The; council also accepted the low bid by Shell Oil company for .regular and Ethyl gasoline. Bid price was 22.36 cents for regular , and : 24.26 . cents for. EthyL The bid was made jointly by Shell and the Ward Sherman service station, as the city has no storage facilities and must use .the station's. . '. An accessories - bid is being considered by the counciL : Educational Problems . . Subject of Meeting 'Some 40 or 50 Jackson county people interested ; in educational problems will attend a meeting at the Rogue Valley Country club at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, - to - hear representatives of the 'Oregon" Education associa tion. The - meeting, part of the "Operation Information",- now being conducted by the OEA, is for the purpose of distributing information , about problems faced by education today. "If s the Service I Lilce" Whenever I go into the Rogue Valley State Bank, whether ifs to: get financial advice or to cash a check I always feel at home. And their officers always show a helpful interest in whatever problems I have. Business-wise thafs important. . . , ;..: Ypu'II agree when you use a Rogue Valley Checking Account '' Safetyf Convenience! Receipt of Payment! . you get .all three with a Checking Account here. Why not stop in at the Bank of Friendly Service arid open your Account today. ; . Member Federal . Deposit -Insurance . 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