Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 23, 1955, Image 18

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Newspaper Page TextSIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRXBUKK Bridge Clubs ; Announce Annual Event The annual : Braille tourna.- ment for the benefit of the vis ually handicapped of Jackson countv will be held this year on Saturday. February , 5, at 8 o'clock at Camp White, Mrs. T. J. Fuson. chairman, has an nounced. Every year, the duplicate bridge clubs of Jackson county pool their time and resources to stage this tournament. Money raised is used to buy equipment for the benefit of those who need training and heh because of either very do or vision or com plete blindness, Mrs. Fuson con tinued. . , The three duplicate clubs, Medford Duplicate club. River side Bridge club and CamD White Veterans' Bridae club are members of the American Con tract Bridge League, a national organization. Any money raised at thi tnnnament is turned over in its entirety to the Grey La! dies, who administer the -buna urogram of Jackson County in conjunction with , the Oregon State Commisison f or the Blind 4 Mrs. Yuson stressed the fact that every penny is used in Jack son county for local benefit and none donated for other purposes. Although the Braille Institute of America is the recipient of the benefits of the various members of the western division of the . x x n 1 J rr a American oniract , o x u j, League, players here in . the Rogue Valley believe that the money should be applied locally, she pointed out. ; I v "In former years, Medford has been out in front, both percen tage wise ana in many cases in the actual amount raised and we certainly hope that this year will be no different, as the needs of Jackson Cuntx are growing,',' Mrs. Fuson said. c j Although - the , tournament is sponsored by the duplicate bridge clubs, various card games are played at the tournament, heinff 'awarded in each division. This year, be sides bridge, there will be facili ties for playing canasta, pinochle gin-rummy, chess and checkers. If any group wishes to start an other game, the committee will be only too glad to provide the equipment necessary, it is stated. - Tickets for the tournament may be naa Dy contacting airs. Al Gilhausen, telephone 3-2825, or any member of the various clubs. Members Offer " Gardening Facts At Club Meeting ( : Rogue River An exchange of garden information during roll call featured a meeting, of Rogue River Garden club January 18 at the home of Mrs. Charles O. MacLallen, acting president. Co hostesses were Mrs. Walter Car roll and Mrs. Harold D. Weed. Mrs.? McLallen's . guest ' Mrs. Adolph C. Range, became a member. , r Members learned ' of three new flowers which won" the AAS awards. They are McKana's giant columbine, first perennial to win the award in 18 years; primadonna, dwarf hybrid pe tunia of rose pink and toreador celosia, "fighting red" cocks comb said to give startling ef fects in the garden. if New vegetables named were Seminole bush snap beans, Penn sweet xnuskmelon and golden beauty corn, the latter said to be particularly suitable for west ern growing. Other Information concerned use as flower pots of plastic con tainers, in which foods are pack aged; use of a can with holes in lid for even distribution when sowing grass seeds; how to use wood ashes for supplying potash to soil. . - ? .- - One member told of the wax plant, or hoya carnofa, a climb ing house plant which is long, orderly and tractable. It has a thick evergreen leaf and blooms with clusters of wax-like, buds nn sniirs which should never be removed. t . 'f :'"l ' Poinsettia, gypsy queen and carnation geraniums were dis played, as well as. a dusty miller with primroses blossoms. ; " x :t Dutch bidding on a box of tulips donated by Mrs. Harold Duriham netted i $1.30 for ; the club, and the women donated $5 towards a March of Dimes dinner. Mrs. Paul Hughes report ed on cheer fund packages. Next meeting of the club will be at the home of Mrs. Cora Bas se tt with .Mrs. Robert Shontz, Mrs. Earl Brooks and . Mrs. Range as co-hostesses. .' - , r Herb Society Phns Exhibits for Meeting Rogue Valley Herb society members are asked to take ex hibits to the next meting of the group Tuesday, January zo, ay 1:30 p. iri., in the Girls Commun ity club. The exhibits will be used for the day's program and may include scrapbooks, herbs, herb products or an arrange' ment.. ..... , ... -. - Plans for the year will be made and members are invited to take friends with them to the meeting. . . A v 1 pm, k& WML -V Jackson county chapter. Federated Council Tof the Blind, began operation in the county some time ago with funds provided by dup licate bridge clubs of the valley. The money . ; was raised at the 1954 Braille tournament of the clubs, and the 1955 tournament is set for Februraxy 5 at Came White. Pictured above (left to right) are Sam Evans, - Jacksonville, Report Card Problem Topic For PTA Council Meeting Glenn Hale, superintendent of Eagle Point schools, said that there seems to be no definite answer to the problem of report cards at a meeting of . Jackson County Council of Parent-Teacher associations in the Eagle Point Grange hall January 19. Mr. Hale was moderator of a panel which discussed report cards. On the panel were Chester" Squire, Ashland public schools, Mrs.7 Una B. Inch; county rural school supervisor, and Mrs. John B. Huffman, Eagle Point, a. parent, .: T''-:.- '-yC :r'.:C' :.':''' ' - Mr. Hale said that report cards be placed in the proper grade in .school, to . enable the ' pupil and the - teacher to' " discover weaknesses in the child, to make his education more profitable to him and to encourage the child to become- interested in doing better work. He stated that co operation is necessary between the parent and teacher to help, the child progress in school. - Mr. Squire, discussed the con ference type of reporting which he believes affords more chance for exchange of information be tween parent and teacher; also provides .-opportunity to avoid development of - problems. .He said that the report card should be a report to the parent on the progress of the.student as to how he stands with the rest of the class, whether or not he comes up to . minimum requirements, how he gets along. with others and whether or not he is work ing up to capacity. ' - Mrs. Huffman discussed, re port cards from the standpoint of a parent and said she thought a good deal depends on the rela tionship between student, teach er and parent as to what kind of report card is best. She said tha to some children it seemed important to be graded in com petition ..with others and " that the parents can help in the social adjustment of r their children through having conferences with their teachers. ., . .. 1 ; . : . Mrs. - Inch, told 'of different types of report cards that have been used during' the past sev eral years and said that many committees have been studying the report card situation. Re port cards have varied from the ones based on the 100, per cent scale to the extremely progres sive type which put the emphasis on child development rather man his rating on subjects. Mrs. Inch said that there seems to have been no card devised to date that is a., true measure of the child's progress. ' The Rev. Glenn Wade of Eagle Point: Community church gave the invocation at the open ing of the meeting and , Mrs. John Collins, music : chairman, led community singing. - , -.. Mrs. C. F. Conley, 'Ashland, president, called attention to the March 31st deadline for sending contributions to state headquar ters for , the tuition scholarship fund. Mrs. Leigh Gustison, state chairman procedure and by-laws, said that a total of $5,214.04 had been received up to December 31 for this fund. " : I- ' K Miss Dorothy Huskey of the 'Jackson County ' Public Health department, , reported . on the pilot school for. retarded chil dren at Phoenix and said that the 15 children .who have been attending the school have been greatly helped. Mrs. Conley announced that there would be a high school service workshop in Medford on March -f to which principals and everyone interested are invited. Mrs. J. P. Clark; 'Ashland, high school service . chairman, and Mrs. William G. Afdry, president of the Medford Council of Parent-Teacher associations, will be co-chairmen for this workshop. Elected to the ' nominating committee were - Mrs. Harold Thomas, Ashland, Mrs. John Carter, Medford, and Mrs. O. E. Kellogg, Gold HilL . . Mrs. Gustison reported on the recent state board meeting at Portland. She said that the state membership to December 21 was 90,097 which is belew the mem bership at the same time last year and called attention to the Sunday, Juraary 23, 1953- r - "l- ' saJ I I ' I l "II III"! "TT I r " lUB B BSSSSSUSSSSSSSI i president of the chapter, Mrs. Lydia Harris, secretary H. C. Chilson, also' an officer and : Mrs. George K. Goodrich, chairman of Red Cross Gray Ladies for. service- io the commu nity. All funds derived from the annual card party are kept in the county for work among ' the visually handicapped. vs.; are necessary so the pupil can deadline of March 31 for send ing du.es to the state office. Mrs. Gustison reported that there had been 29 new. units and one new council organized in the state last year and that there are now a total of 677 units and councils in Oregon. She said that several training conferences have been planned throughout the state from July 11 to 22, one to be in Klamath Falls July 20. ' 'Mrs. Gustison told of plans for the state Golden Jubilee -conven tion in Portland April 26, 27 and 28. Mrs. J. W. Staggs, Mil ton - Freewater, vice-president and program chairman, has an nounced that Bertram W. Beck, Washington C, director of the special delinquency project for the Children's Bureau, U. S. Department-- of Health,.- Educa tion and Welfare, will be one of the key speakers. He was also one of the speakers at last year's convention. The national , presi dent, Mrs. Newton P. : Leonard, Providence, R. I., "will give the keynote .address and will install new officers at the final session April 28. ; Mrs. M. ': O. Grove, health chairman, announced : that i the Red Cross bloodmobile will be at the Elks club, Medford, Feb- uary 8 and that donations, are badly needed. - Jackson ' county uses 100 pints of blood every month. Children have received from 8 to 10 pints, and one boy received 16 pints, she reported. The following workshops were held: Health, Mrs.-M. O. Grove; Founders day, Mrs. John Carter and Mrs. Rolland Holmes; rural " counselling, Mrs. B. F. Gustison, and City Counseling, Mrs. -C F.: Conley, . and Mrs. Ardry. :" X :'r-.:'::::' The Eagle Point High School chorus, under the' direction of Stephen -Whionle. nresented three i songs. The Eagle Point unit, of which Mrs. Ray Palm is president, served luncheon- at noon. ' Scottish Rite Women To Meet on Monday Scottish Rite Women's Club will meet Monday, January 24, in Medford Masonic temple, at 8 pjn. for a business session. Plans will be made for, the annual-valentine party. X Committee for meeting is Mrs. Melva Hadley, Mrs. C. W. Shores, Mrs. Fred Gardner and Mrs. F. W. Scheffel. Wives, ' mothers,- sisters and daughters of Scottish Rite Ma sons. are invited: vi ,- '-. '- BE17ARE Of ioox FOX THE : HAPPY UTTUDOG TOPS IH QUAUTYI lovj irj pnied mm Shady Cove Unit Spon: sors Parties; Members Report Shady Cove' Card?parties sponsored by. the Shady Cove Home Extension , unit, were an nounced at a ; meeting of the unit January 18. The next party will be Friday,-January 28 at the home of D. Larson on Rogue River drive, end another is set for Thursday, February 3 at the Littlefield home. The next one for. which the date is not an nouncedwill be at the CarroU Watson ! home, also on -Rogue River drive: - - Mrs. T. M Littlefield and Mrs. E. -s Houston were appointed to meet with Grange members who will, sponsor a card party soon at the Shady ; Cove gymnasium for" the' benefit of the Shady Cove -Trail fire department needs. .,- ? ..-- Twenty-two women attended the recent unit meeting and Mrs. Ralph Lane chairman, presided; Mrs. William Croucher won,, a prize and 10 members registered for a work shop when furniture refinishing will be taught. z M ; The unit members also joined with the Shady. Cove Parent Teacher association January; 2l in sponsoring a food sale to ben efit the March of Dimes drive. Mrs. R. Bartus spoke .at the meeting on program planning. Mrs. Watson and; Mrs. Max Hawks are, the project leaders for March. : Mrs. - Larson, recreation ' chair man, gave a reading on early Oregon history. . -1 Mrs. vynuam.,.. Shepherd re ported on a youth program of the county. ,K - Another work shon is nlanned by, Mrs. William ' Bishop who will "instruct in making slip covers. Mrs. R.Dow and Mrs. Houston gave the day's' lesson on touching up wood furniture. The next unit meeting will be at the William Shepherd home on Rogue River drive; A valen tine exchange will be conducted, and the county home extension agent, Miss Eula Wintermote will ive the lesson concerning weight and health. HOT CANAPE? New York U.R Looking for a hot canape treat? Try this bacon and -apple combination. Roll bacon strips around canned apple slices and broil. Spear each roll on a ; toothpick and serve hot. - ' - A TRIBUTE ' To' Newspaper Printers Wherever there Is. a newspaper that brings you all the news, that lets, you know what 'everybody in town is doing or planning to do," h at carries advertisements from the ' local merchants and ' manufacturers and services ... wherever there Is , such a truly important public service, there, too is the Newspaper Printer and his many brothers. The Newspaper Printer must be a man ot many part: he must know the "personalit of count less type faces and when and where to use them.' He must be a "mind reader in deciphering scrib bled copy that must be translated into readable English. He must be a philosopher, and under stand the whims and idiosyncrasies of people, in short, he must be a sort of genius. We stand in awe of such inspired talent and proudly salute these printing craftsmen! - f - Medford Pharmacy. Inc. We Are Open Today . . 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. -127 EAST-SIXTH . , , PHONE 24259 . VE SALUTE Chief Names Committees For Temple; Mrs. George Thomas, new chief of Talisman temple, Py thian sisters, appointed commit tees at a meeting of the temple Monday night. Committee appointments are entertainment, Mrs. James Cech, Mrs.. Mabel Nicholson, Mrs. Ida Ireland; law, Mrs. Harry Bryant, Mrs.- Harry Barenburg, Mrs. W. L. Walden; membership, Mrs. Carl ,'. Fichtner, Mrs. George Bryant, Mrs. W. L. Michael; finance, Mrs. Mildred Tolle, Mrs. Ed Bostwick, Mrs.. Leroy Cline, Mrs. Polly Offutt; visiting,; Mrs. Joe Cook, Mrs.'Dollie Love, Mrs. John Fugill; auditing, Mrs.' Don Anderson, Mrs. Violet Jackson, Mrs.. Don Ross.' :. Mrs. Harry Bryant, Mrs. W. L. Walden and Mrs. Carl Ficht ner were appointed to check into those members qualified to receive twenty-five year pins, j I The silver collection for the meeting .was : donated to the March of Dimes. -; An officers' meeting will be held at 8 p.m., Friday, January 28th, at the home of Mrs. Carl Fichtner, 613 South Holly street. The refreshment ' committee for the evening. was Mrs. Barne burg and Mrs. Anderson. The committee - for the next meet ing, February 1st, will be Mrs. Harry Bryant and Mrs. George Bryant. '. At the last meeting of the Pythian Club, a business meet- ing was' conducted by Mrs. Ed Bostwick, the new . president. Cards were played with prizes oing to Mrs. Audley White, Mrs. Joe Fritsch and Mrs. Leroy Cline. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Harry Bryant s and Mrs. George Bryant. ? - U The next meeting of the club will be held Tuesday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. f Each member is asked to bring a . guest and there , will -be a nominal charge for the evening. , Hostesses will be Mrs. Barne burg, Mrs. Anderson,-Mrs. J. T. Conrad and Mrs. W. L. Michael. Members are asked to. note the change of time. ' ?T. V:' Past Chiefs' club met Wednes day at the home of Mrs. . Joe Cook for a covered dish lunch eon. , Mrs. Delia Watkins was sur prised when the members pre sented her with a birthday cake and gift. i Individual card parties will be given this , year as . has been done. in the past. - WAC Recruiter To Be in City ' For Interviews Women of this area Interested in joining the Women's Army corns will have an opportunity to direct questions personally concerning the corps to Moray Black, a first lieutenant in the WAC, who will be here from Portland Tuesday, January 25. Lieutenant Black, who is from the Portland recruiting station, wiU be at the Medford Army recruiting station, Room 1, in the post office building at 3 p.m. that day. ? She will be there to Interview and answer any . questions for young women concerning -' the various educational and career opportunities offered, in the WAC. ; " . - Sojourners " - , k Medford Sojourners' club Is scheduled to meet in the, Med ford hotel Thursday, r January 27 at 1 p.m. Women who have lived in or near Medford : for less than two years are invited to attend and to become mem bers. s. ' - -1 : OUR TOWN! Hospital Auxiliary Elects At First Annual Session; : Volunteer WorkibiV Needed . Officers elected at the flrs't annUaT1 meeting of Community Hospital auxiliary are : Mrs. Shelby M .Tuttle, president; Mrs William H. Bartlett, vice-president; Mrs.: Ernest M. .Lytle, secre tary; and Mrs. Sprague Riegel, treasurer. .Mrs. Tuttle and Mrs. Lytle served in the same positions during the past three months' organizational period. The group, which met in , the hospital penthouse, , heard y re-'i ports from committee chairmen, covering activities of the auxil iary for the past 90 days.- Mrs. Tuttle states that the treasurer's report lists nearly . 50 ' active members now. About 30 women perform duties regularly in the hospital; building, while the oth ers do "such work as arranging for tray favors and special events, project planning, and publicity. Mrs. B. L. Lageson,' head of the group, which gives daily care to patients' flowers, reported that 14 women have given, ap proximately 150 hours to this work. V '-.' rK -iur " Five women who .volunteered for "on call" services in feeding patients unable to feed them selves have spent about 40 hours on duty,- according to Mrs. Clay ton Walter, 'chairman. Before working with patients,' these women were instructerd by Mrs. Bernice W. Nims, director of nurses. The women are called to aid nurses during meal-times when several patients unable to eat alone must be fed within a short period of time.,, ; The sewing unit, headed by Mrs. Earl Tumy,' has completed about four dozen draw sheets, numerous cases for sterilizing instruments and supplies for the operating rooms, as well as six smo c ks for use of auxiliary member , who are engaged in direct contact with patients. , Mrs. Tumy reports that more women are. needed to. sew hos pital linens. It was emphasized that it is not necessary to' de vote ah entire afternoon to the work ? if . a volunteer's time is limited. Anyone interested is in vited to meet with the group any Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the hospital penthouse to sew for as many hours as she may care to give. .. x - Holiday decorationsffurnished the hospital during the Christ mas season were enumerated by Mrs . Otto ' Frohnmayer, who made: arrangements for them. A 16-foot tree provided by Bernard Hughes was erected on the front lawn with the assistance of Boy Scout Explorer Post No. 8. Smaller trees were placed in the penthouse for enjoyment of staff members. Tray favors for Christmas day were provided by Trinity v circle ; of First -Presbyterian church, and carollers'' ap pearing during the week includ ed the First Presbyterian church ' v v . ,:::'v-.-.-'.;v .'";.' . -. -v' - . .. ,;. " ' automatic water-heaters i give you - tankfiil of Let us show you today's modern automatic ; water-heaters. And re member, GAS water-heaters cost Jess to buy and install, and operate. , OMIT. SCR V I C BE IS OEiNOAIlE r SMIPY COSTS' IISS Also Copvicb You can also have mod ern cooking and water heating BEYOND THE CITY; MAINS . . . In quire about our LOW RENTAL f LAN on tank gas systems. OAUrOMNIA-PASirtO MEDFORD, young people's group and Med ford Senior High school's Madri gal singers. , V The Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rector : of St Mark's Episcopal church and vice chairman of the hospital board of directors, gave an address. He commend ed the group for the remark able work which has been done in such a short period of time Mrs. Tuttle repeated today an invitation-to anyone interested, to join the auxiliary. The pur pose of the organization is to provide for the continuous im provement of p atient care through education and service. Additional workers are, needed in each group serving in the hos pital, as well as on various com mittees , outside. Duties of the volunteers in . the i hospital are of a non-professional nature, de signed to add to , the 'patients' comfort. v It is hoped that as the auxil iary's membership and funds increase,- it will be possible : to add more services1 or needed equipment to the hospital.. For the Seasons BRIDE o Wedding: Invifations or . Announcements o Brices Books & Wedding ? Guest Books ' o Thank You Notes o Punch, Bow! & Cup ' Rentals -r : : ; - P Table Centerpiece. 4 .Rentals - -o Wedding Napkins - . , . : Plain, bridal design or imprinted with name of bride and groom. o Wedding Paper Gups Paper Plates -Table Covers with bridal design - - K. w-v y &owrttti TT tankfiil affer hotTvater for TOurdiohe Ill -. j ST) times eJ),: UTILITYX SERVICE Utiutiu Ci OREGON A deodorizing wick rubbed over the fingers or hands where garlic or onion has touched wC , remove the unpleasant odor. . r ( O Of Mi HI .1 ' . . .-1 Register Your r : China & Crystal - --.In Our , i- B RIDES BOOK'1 uramify v I- .i V , . L - t . ; I J I: f . - i &ster!T