School Cooperation
In Polio Vaccination
Program Pledged
Full cooperation with health
officials in planning for possible
polio vaccinations in Jackson
county elementary schools was
pledged today by Alf Mekvold,
superintendent of schools, fol
lowing a meeting with Dr. A.
Erin Merkel, county health of
ficer. "If the Salk polio vaccine is
found effective and is licensed,
we will be prepared immediate
ly to start vaccinating 3006 chil
dren in the first and second
grades of every public, private
and parochial school in Jack
son county," Mekvold said.
The vaccine will be furnished
to health departments by the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis without cost for
the product. It will be part xf a
$9,000,000 supply purchased
with March of Dimes funds.
';The size of this job and the
reed for advance preparation
can be realized when you con
sider that this involves 115
classes in 31 public and paro
chial schools throughout our
county," Mekvold continued.
"Some of these classes are in
small schools and children may
have to be transported to clin
ics held in bigger schools.
"A polio vaccine program of
this size is a challenge princi
pals and teachers are eager to
meet because it presents an
opportunity for widespread
health education."
Mr. Mekyold said he will hold
meetings shortly with principals
&nd teachers concerned, to dis
cuss with them details of the
program. All plans must be fin
ished In advance of the possible
starting date for vaccinations.
Meetings for parents in many
elementary schools also will be
held to explain the program. No
eligible children will receive
vaccine unless their parents
first sign a form requesting it.
These forms will be distributed
through the schools beginning
March 21.
Dr. Merkel indicated that the
polio Salk vaccine will not be
certified by the National Foun
dation unless present
studies
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Infantile Paralysis and that it
will produce no ill effects to the
child.
Medford Members
Amaranth Order
Named to Office
Three Medford members of
the Order of Amaranth were
elected or appointed to office
during the 28th grand session
which closed in Portland March
12. Mrs. Hans Madsen, Milwau
kie, was elected and installed
grand royal matron, and J. Ray
mond Howell, Oregon City,
grand royal patron.
Jack J. Kennedy was elected
grand commissioner for a two
year term; Mrs. Glenn Linn was
elected grand charity and Ira D
Canfield was named grand rep
resentative to the jurisdiction of
Wisconsin and was also named
to the committee for promotion
of new courts.
A highlight of the grand ses
sion was presentation of a check
for S1.000 to the potentate of Al
Kader Shrine temple for use at
Doernbecher Children's hospital.
It was noted that two courts
were chartered during the year,
one at Springfield and one at
Eugene.
Two DAV Groups Plan
Meetings This Week
The Sewing club of Disabled
American Veterans auxiliary,
Jackson County unit, will meet
with Mrs. Karl Kite, 822 North
Central avenue, Thursday,
March 1-7, at 11:00 a.m. A pot
luck dinner will be served at
noon.
The junior auxiliary of Dis
abled American Veterans, Jack
son County unit, will meet at
the home of Mrs. Harvey Cass
man. Seventh ant? Cherry
streets, Central Point, Saturday,
March 19, at 1 p.m.
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Camp Fire Girls
Add History to
Pen Pal Letters
A "short course" in American
history will be given foreign
pen friends of Medford Camp
Fire Girls during the coming
weeks as a part of the youth
organization's 45th birthday
celebration, March 13-20.
The history lessons,, in easy
"doses," will cross the oceans
to New Zealand from two local
girls who are combining their
letter-writing fun with Camp
Fires' 1955 birthday theme. "Let
Freedom Ring."
Their usual correspondence
will be colored, for the next
several months, with accompany
ing photographs and drawings
of places vital to the birth of
freedom in the United States.
And a full explanation of its
historical significance will be at
tached to each picture.
Ann Younger of the Ayuzunta
Camp Fire group has been send
ing snapshots of scenic wonders
in Oregon, taken on family trips.
They have exchanged Christmas
and birthday gifts and Ann's gift
of 'bubble gum" to her pen pal
endeared her to the entire
school. Bubble gum seems to be
an uncommon commodity in
New Zealand.
"We're learning a lot our
selves," Linda Medcalf of the
Ayuzunta group volunteered.
"We want to be right on our
toes because our pen friends are
sure to ask us more questions
after they receive our first batch
of 'history lessons.' "
Mrs. Rufus Younger, guard
ian of the Ayuzunta group, echo
ed the enthusiasm of the girls
for this project. "We adult Camp
Fire workers feel that this is an
excellent way in which to en
courage the girls to take a closer
look at the past and the works
of their forefathers which they
hope to perpetuate," she said.
"Camp Fire Girls," she added,
"includes citizenship training as
a part of its health and character
building program and seeks par
ticularly during Birthday week
to- imbue its numbers with a
greater realization of the role
our founders played in preserv
ing our individual liberties."
"Through the pen friend proj
ect we hope to develop better,
more active and more thinking
citizens citizens who will keep
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Shady Cove PTA
To Hold Show
As Benefit Event
Shadv Cove-Trail Shad
Cove Parent-Teacher association
has planned a spring style show
for Saturday, March 26, in the
Shady Cove school gymnasium
It will begin at 8 D.m.
Proceeds from the show will
be used to ourchase a range
hood and fan for the school
kitchen.
Clothins from Bert Pree
shop in Medford and from Town
and Country in Eagle Point will
be shown and entertainment is
planned for the intermission pe
riod.
A number of prizes donated
bv merchants will be given away
during the evening. Tickets may
be obtained from any FT. A
member.
Mrs. Pree's models will be
Mrs. John Collins, Mrs. Richard
Pfeifer, Mrs. Everard Brown,
Mrs. David Rastall, Mrs. Ray
Mullen, Mrs. Arley Spain and
Mrs. .Tacalvn Laneston. Model
ing fpr Town and Country will
he Mrs. Delbert Spain and
daughter, Delberta; Mrs. Ray
rhubh and daughter. Susan,
Phyllis Briggs and Ronald Cur-
ren.
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Meetinq Planned
Lone Pine Extension unit will
meet Thursday, March 17, at the
home of Mrs. Raymond Niehaus,
1450 Biddle road, with Mrs. A
E. Sidener, Mrs. Ray Hendrick
son and Mrs. H. O. Maesse act
ing as co-hostesses. The project
"Vegetables Attractive, Deli
cious and Nutritious will be
given by the leaders, Mrs. Nie
haus and Mrs. Earl M. Richard
son, promptly at 10:30 a.m.
Members are requested to take
plants for a sale.
the country safe from pressure
groups within and without,
while at the same time respect
ing the rights and freedoms of
the individuals."
Medford Camp Fire Girls are
a member of the Medford United
Fund.
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the society section of The Mail
Tribune must be submitted in
writing and deadline for the Sun
day edition Is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 8
ajn. of the day of publication, and
for week day news is S pjn the
day before publication.
Tuesday
I p.m. Crater Lake Post,
VFW, and auxiliary, VFW hall.
7:30 p.m. Howard PTA, gym
nasium. 7:30 p.m. SPEBSQSA, Room
B. YMCA building.
8 p.m. St. Mark's Evening
guild, Parish house.
8 p.m. Chapter BE, PEO,
Mrs. Annette Gray, 808 Dakota
St.
8 p.m. Rogue Valley Hand
weavers guild, Mr. and Mrs.
John Graff, 31 Geneva st.
8 p.m. Pythian Sisters, Py
thian building.
8 p.m. Medford Truth Cen
ter, Unity, Room 203, Holly
Theater bldg.
8 p.m. 8 and 40, Walker
home, 1765 Stewart ave.
Wednesday
10 a.m. WSCS, Room 102,
First Methodist church.
10:30 a.m. . Central Point
Extension unit home of Mrs. Leo
Ghelardi, Old Stage road.
II a.m. Central Point Gar
den club, Mrs. Raloh Hixson,
Old Stage rd.
11:30 p.m. Chapter CP, PEO,
Mrs. R. B. Temple, 2146 Hill
crest rd.
12 noon Reames Social club,
117 S. CENTRAL
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Tuesday. March 15, 1955
Star Chapter Observes Anniversary
Ashland Alpha chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star, cele
brated the 75th anniversary of
organization with a program and
reception Saturday night in the
auditorium of Ashland Junior
High school attended by more
than 700 members of 40 chap
ters. Mrs. Lorena McNair, a past
grand worthy matron of the
order in Oregon, wore a dress
and Eastern Star broach worn
by the first worthy matron of
Alpha chapter as she read a
summary of the chapter's first
25 years. This was followed by
Mrs. R. L. Burdic reading the
second 25-year period, and Mrs.
Charles Clary the third 25 years.
Medford Masonic temple.
1 p.m. Central Point. Past
Matrons club, Nevita chapter,
OEA, Anders home, Beebe rd.
1 p.m. Past Chiefs club, Py
thian ; Sisters, Mrs. Don Ross,
Ross lane.
1 p.m. Chapter CG, PEO,
Mrs'. A. C. Broyles, 134 White
Oak dr.
1:45 p.m. Contemporary
Book club, Mrs. Allyn Smith,
Black Oak dr.
2 p.m. Wednesday Study
club, Girls Community club.
About 3.5 per cent of the oc
ean's content is salt.
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
Mrs. Martel Peters sang fol
lowing the first and second
speakers.
The audience heard how a
small group of people gathered
in the early part of the year
1880, when Ashland had a popu
lation of about 840 persons, and
made first plans to petition for
an Order of Eastern Star chap
ter, the first in Oregon. Mrs.
Mary E. McCall was the first
worthy matron, and W. H. 'At
kinson the first worthy patron.
Fourteen people signed the pe
tition. The chapter was insti
tuted March 13 by W. S. Moses
of the Yreka, Calif., OES chap
ter. It is recorded that the charter
had 60 members the end of the
year. ';
Several initiations were held
the first year, in July a delega
tion went to Jacksonville to in
stitute a chapter, third in he
state, there and in 1889 a grand
chapter was organized at Rose
burg, with Mrs. McCall as the
first worthy grand matron for
Oregon.
In Ashland for the celebration
were Mrs. Louise R. Irving, Ma
dras, worthy grand matron and
Herman M. Johnson, worthy
grand patron, as well as many
other grand and past grand offi
cers. Mrs. Carl Harris, Alpha's pres
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