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TWdfEB'F0RD (OREGON) MAIL TRIRUNE Tuesday. February 8, 1955 'Skit Ente rtains Cltb Members In Jackson ville Jacksonville A skit entitled "The Litterbug Ca se" was given at a meeting of 'Jacksonville Garden club held P -'ebruary 3 at the home of Mrs, O tto Heckert, Old Stage road. .Twenty-two members and three visitors at tended. . The skit, pattern' ' after 'Badge 714," a radio p. la wa , written by Mrs. Hecki t and " played by five members. -. It was on the program for a mecv mg of Siskiyou district of Oregon Fed eration of Garden club at 6 'iris Community club this afterm n. Mrs. A. O." Floydr Siskh 'ou district director, spoke on cas ing events in the district. Committee reports includex 1 C one on the foundation plantings at the new Jacksonville grade school, which the club spon G sored. It was stated that a few changes were to be made" in the plantings, and annuals added later. . A "white elephant" sale net ted sseveral dollars fqr the club. Mrs. L. N. Surles was awarded two prizes. o Mrs. C. P. Smets brought as .her guest Mrs. Zella Kenner, S Medford, and another guest was STWrs. Minnie Krebs. also Med- 5 ford, who later joined the club.; Roll call was answered withj the name of a favorite house plant, with the geranium and African violet apparently thefa Vorites. - Mrs. Heckert and her commit tee, Mrs. Harold Reed and Mrs. Leonard McKee, served dessert. 'I The meeting was postponed from January 20, due to a death in the family of a member. The regular February meeting will be February 17 at the home of Mrs. L. M. Hamilton, Route 1, Box 298, Medford. Roll call is i to be answered by naming a na- tive cone-bearing tree. It has been announced that the annual convention oi the state federation will be June 14-15 at Reed college, Portland. o Date Announced For Fun Party In Shady Cove Shady Cove Veterans of For eign "Wars " and auxiliary of Shady Cove made plans for a fun party at a meeting held last Friday evening. Mrs. Jim Hopkins announced plans for the party, to be held . February 18. A potluck dinner will be followed by various games and entertainment. A small admission charge will be made and the post and auxiliary 9 will 5 divide the proceeds, with ,e the auxiliary using its half for relief work. Mrs. John Collins was initiat & ed, and Mrs. Russell Stelle, j Shady Cove, was named trustee ? to fill the vacancy caused by the d retirement of Mrs. Dave Ras- tell. Mrs. . Merle Beneka, member of the Medford auxiliary and a trustee of District 7, was a vis 0 itor. ' Mrs. Ed Learning urged aux iliary members to donate blood during the visit of the blood bank today. Mrs. Francis Miller read an article, "Stars and Stripes" writ ten by the Rev. T. B. Cowan. Mrs. Frank Busch, president, i conducted the auxiliary meet mg. Refreshments were served for the post and auxiliary by Mrs. Don, Swanson, Mrs. Dale Saw 0 yer and Mrs. Stelle. The next business meeting of the groups np-will be March 4 at 8 p.m. Wenonah Club Plans Card Party Friday Wenonah club will sponsor a public card party Friday, Feb ruary 11, at 8:15 p.m. in Red man hall. Bridge, pinochle, and canasta will be played. Re freshments will be served. Snap to Sew! SHHBBlMailllWT 1 a i 9311 12200-42 V SEE this honey of a dress! Theai study the diagram! Did you ever see such an easy saw? FEW pattern parts, minimum details. Get this on your sewing machine rigiht now! Make It up in cotton, ;print silk, or shan- - -o - Pattern (1311: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 30, 32, 34, 3G, 38, 40, 42. Size 16 dress re quires 3 yards 39-inch fabric. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you every step. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cent for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West t8th St., New York -11, N,' Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. CALENDAR 'Calendar notices and. news for thft society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline fcfr the Sun day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Deadline- for the weekly cajendar is 9 a.m. of the day of publication, and for -week day news is 5 cm the day : before publication. Pocohontas lodge will meet in Redman hall Friday, Febru ary 11, at 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Ladies' Aid To Meet on Thursday St. Peter's Lutheran Ladies' Aid society will meet Thursday, February 10, at the home of Mrs. G. J. Wolff, 512 North Holly street. Mrs. R. Peterson is co hostess. At 7:30 o'clock the same eve ning Miss Lorraine Behling, missionary from Hong Kong, will speak at the church. Posse and Troop Give Dinner Party About 40 persons attended a social evening Saturday for members of the Jackson County Mounted Sheriffs posse and Ladies Mounted Troop. A potluck dinner was served ' and cards were the diversion of the evening. Tuesday 6:30 p. m. Medford Lady Lions, . honoring firemen, Main Fire hall. .7:30 -p. m. SPEBSQSA, Room B, YMCA building. 7:30 p. m.- First Presbyterian church"', circles, Candlelight Mrs. C. T. Heyerman, 125 Wi nema way; Vesper Mrs. Rob ert Rukovina, 392 Sbewart ave. 8 p. m. Medford Truth center Unity meeting. Room 203, Holly theater buildijig. 8 p. m. OEA executive coun cil meeting, county school super intendent's office. 8 p. m. DUV, county court house. 8 p. m. American Legion auxiliary, Legion home. 8 p. m. DAV auxiliary, DAV hall. 8 p. m. Nevita chapter, OES, Masonic temple, Central Point. , 8 p. m. Pythian club, Girls Community club. 8 p. m. Ladies . Mounted troop, auxiliary to Jackson Coun ty Mounted Sheriff's posse, club house. - 8 p.m. District 4, OSNA, Sacred Heart hospital. Wednesday 10:30 a. m. Medford Home Extension unit, Community building, Priddy st. 12:30 p. m. Chapter AA, PEO, Mrs. . John Moffat, 34 Berkeley way. 12:30 p. m. Reames social club, annual style show and luncheon, Masonic hall. 12:30 p. m. Women of Ro tary, Mrs. .John. Day, South Groveland ave. . 12:30 p. m. Reames Social club, Masonic hall. 1 p. m. Roxy Gardeners, Mrs. Frank Dupray, 3475 Lone Pine rd. 1 p. m. AAUW Book Re view group, Mrs. Aletha Vawter, 97 Black Oak dr. . . Altrusans Plan Dinner Meeting Don P. McNeil, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, will be guest speaker at a dinner meeting .of Medford Altrusa club, Thursday, February 10, at 7 p.m. at the Tally-Ho inn on South 99 Highway near Talent. His subject will be the indust rial development of Medford and the Rogue River valley, ac cording to Mrs. Maude Codding, public affairs chairman in charge of the program. Mrs. Mildred McCarty and Mrs. Edna Mole, hostesses for the month of February, are in charge of arrangements for the dinner to which husbands and friends of members have been invited. Mrs. McNeil will be a special guest. The vocational grant commit tee will report 'on the progress of the project to find a Jackson County older woman eligible for the $250 dollar training scholar ship offered by the local club. Applications must be in by Monday, Feb. 14. Demonstration' By Missionary Set for Tonight The Rev. Dr. D. Willia Caf fray, who has spent much time in foreign missionary fields in different countries, will speak of Hindu and Mohammedan women at a meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. This service will be held in connection with the evangelistic series being con tinued throughout this week at the Free Methodist church, Tenth west and Ivy streets. A demonstration will be giv en, with, the participants dressed in native costumes of the Hindu and Mohammedan people of In dia and Pakistan. Dr. Caffray, a member of the i board of directors of the World Gospel mission, has traveled and preached in 58 foreign countries. Dr. Caffrey was one of the first women ever to be or dained to the ministry of the Methodist church. Student Pledged At University David Whisenant, graduate of Medford High school and jun ior at the University of Oregon, has been pledged by Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the school, a news release states. Young Whisenant, a speech major, is specializing in radio and television work. , Heis a son of Mrs. J. A. Hammond, San Francisco, and the late W. D. Whisenant, Medford, and makes his home here with an aunt, Miss Delie Whisenant, 418 Ar cadia court. Record Attendance Marks Annual Braille Tournament More than 200 valley residents attended the annual Braille tournament held Saturday night at Camp White under the aus pices of the three duplicate bridge clubs, Camp White Vet erans' club, Medford Duplicate and Riverside Duplicate clubs. Proceeds from the tournament will go to the Red Cross Com munity Service corps for work with the visually handicapped of Jackson county. 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The remainder of the guests played rubber bridge, ca nasta, pinochle and other gsmes. About 40 prizes' donated by valley merchants were awarded during the evening. Mrs. Yvonne Dalen was in charge of refreshments. Players for the duplicate tournament were divided into three sections, and winners were announced yesterday. Sec tion A, north-south winners, were Mrs. Lloyd Johnson and Thomas Munds, first, 52J2 points; Mrs. T. J. Fuson and Wil liam Isaacs, second, 47V2; Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Boyd, third, 46V2 points. East-west winners in this section were Mrs. Fred Rehling and Arthur Scarseth,' first, 51; Mr. and Mrs. Dwight SeeJy, sec ond, 50V2 points; Walter Grow and Mrs. E. L. Miller, third, 48 V2. Winning north-south in Sec tion B were Mrs. Margaret Al corn and Mrs. William Ken nedy, first, 67 V2; Mrs. Frank Baker and William A. Kennedy, second, 62 Vz; Jack Love and Or ville Cottier, third, , 0ZV2. See tion B, east-west winners were Mrs. G. R. Bunch and Dr. W. J. Miller, first, 69a2 points; tied for second, and third, Mrs. Clay Cornett and Mrs. McClintock, Roseburg; Mrs.' Bert Cook and Asa Kimball. North-south winners in Sec tion C were Mr. and Mrs. Budd Gail, first, 62; Mrs. Paul McDuf fee and Mrs. George Mclntyre, second, 60 Vz points; Mrs. Mary A. Stennett and Mrs. M. M. Her man, third, 60. East-west win ners in this section were Mrs. Clifford' Howard and Mrs. Myrtle Wright, first, 79V2; Rich ard Watson and C. E. Chamber lain, second, 65; Mr. and Mrs. Lew Miles, -third, 6IV2. . Roy Pruitt was tournament director, and master points were awarded the winners. - As indicated by the attend ance at the tournament, dupli cate bridge is becoming increas ingly popular in the valley, it is stated. Three clubs meet each week, Medford Duplicate club Tuesday nights at Moose lodge hall; Riverside club Wednesday afternoon at the Roy Pruitt home on South Holly street and the Camp White Veterans' club at the camp each Friday eve ning. 4 Meeting Announced Central Point Central Point Navy Mothers' club will meet Wednesday, February 9, at 10 a.m. in the home of Mrs. Jake Myers, Upton road. A pot luck luncheon will be served at noon, and a business meeting will be held at 2 p.m., interclub Party Set for Friday A valentine theme has been chosen for the Lions' auxiliaries interclub card party to be given Dy crater Lions' auxiliary Fri day, February 11, at 8 p.m. in me jvieaiord hotel. The event is an annual affair begun by the Medford Lady Lions two vears aer PhnpniY Lions Auxiliary was hostess for xi 1 . . . iae : parry last year. All Lady Lions in the district are invited. Prizes will be presented to players with highest and lowest scores in bridge, canasta and pinochle. Also there is to be a prize given to the auxiliary hav ing the largest representation. Grange Upper Rogue Grange Upper Rogue Grange met Feb ruary 3 in regular session. Agriculture- committee reported the poultry outlook undecided at present with many going out of the business and a lag in buying of baby chicks: Building com mittee reported that material for the new metal roof for the Grange hall is ready to be in stalled whenever a suitable time and weather conditions can be arranged. Monkey for the roof came from funds in the treasury and $170 from generous though anonymous donors. ' The March of Dimes dance which was held in cooperation with the Lumberjacks and Jills netted $62. Appreciation was ex pressed to Eastin's Rogue Haven who donated soft drinks for the occasion. Home Economics Chairman Dorothy Tockstein, announced that there will be a display table of fancy breads at the next meeting. Members of the group are asked to make something for the table. During the lecture hour the Harold Barbers told something of their trip last summer to Alaska. Mr. and Mrs. Harding were welcomed back after an extensive trip to California and Nevada desert resorts. Following the social hour, re freshments were served by tne Roy Vaughans and Robert Dar rohns. ' Griffin Creek Grange Griffin Creek Grange will meet Thursday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. Mrs. Eva Farnsworth and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Croft are on the re freshment committee for the eve ning. ' NEW FOR NURSERY New York - (U.P.) Boon to babies and Darents: a new spe- jcial formula sbft rubber spoon which doubles as a teether. une spoon is designed to protect tiny gums. Washable, itr holds its shape permanently and baby can bang it to his, or her, heart's content without damage to furni ture. ; Coed Grandmother Only 31 Years Old Fullerton, Calif. (U.R) Fullerton Junior college claims the youngest-coed grandmother in the nation. She is Mrs. Eu lah Reid, 31. Mrs. Reid and her husband, Norman, a psychiatric techni cian at a state hospital, are grandparents, . thanks to 14-month-old Pamela Kay Yokee, daughter of Mrs. Margie Reid Yokee, 17. Mrs. Reid, whose schoolwork housework schedule is on ' the tight side, is a native of Little Rock, Ark. . . At Canada's Port Radium plant, just below the Arctic Circle, an endless rubber belt carries coallike lumps of uranium-bearing ore from mine -to mill, says the National -Geographic Society. Keeneyed spotters hold doubtful chunks before a Geiger counter suspended from the ceiling. A flashing light con firms radio-activity. Family Arrives For Stay Here, Mrs. Wallace McCamant and children, Ricci, 2, and Thomas, six months, have arrived in Med ford for an indefinite visit in the home of the Rev.. and Mrs. Thomas McCamant, 300 Oak wood drive. Mrs. McCamant's husband, a first lieutenant in the Marine corps and a son of the Rev. Mr. McCamant, is now assigned to duty in Japan. 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You can help fight Communism by sending "Truth Dol lars" to Crusade for Freedom, co your local Postmaster. Published as a public. service in co operation with The Advertising Council 1 1 ... . . ' ' ' i " li il Long distance calls go through twice as fast when you call by number. We'll be glad to send you a free booklet for listing out-of-town numbers you call most often. A Bell System credit card lets -you charge long distance calls from any tele phone in the U.S. to your own number. Ask our business office about it. r Typical long distance rates from Medford New York City . Atlanta ... . Denver . . . . Los Angeles v . $2.00 1.90 1.35 1.10 Home's never very far away by telephone, Just because Dad's out of town on business, he needn't be out of personal touch with the rest of the family. In just moments, you can all be together -again visiting, laughing, trading the latest news. For even when you're far away, home's as near as the closest telephone. And a voice- totvoice visit by long distance is almost as much funas being there in person. It costs so little too. In fact, long distance rates are lower than most people realize . . . as you'll see in the list at right. So let long distance bring you closer to your family and friends. It's a pleasure you can hardly afford to miss. Pacific Telephone. (Station-to-station rates, not includinf tax, for three minutes, after 6 p.m. week days and all day Sunday) The telephone people of Medford work to make your teIphone a bigger value everyday Yeur busman tffict; 131 N. rtlctl St., Tel. 2-SlOl Y
