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Cerebral Palsy Organization Here Formed Last Week United Cerebral Palsy of Jack son County, an organization to provide information on the little known disease, was set up at a meeting here Friday noon at the Medford hotel. A group of those interested met and elected Jack Fitzgerald president. Other officers are John Snider, first vice-president; Dick Woodcock, second vice president; George Pollski, treas urer, and Mrs. Clyd Chriss, sec retary. Th organization was accom plished by S. J. (Bob) Rice Jr., formerly of Medford, now re gional director for United Cere bral Palsy Associations Inc., with headquarters in Tacoma, Wash. To Meet Thursday Next meeting of the group will be Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Medford hotel. Any one interested in the movement Is invited, according to Rice. Cerebral palsy, a disease as old as history, has been little understood. It was only recently that enough was known about it to begin an organized battle against the disease. It was in 1949 that groups of parents of afflicted children began to get together to help solve their mu tual problems. The national organization is an outgrowth of those meetings. Most if the funds collected by the UCP go for community and atate programs ot treatment, education, employment, recrea tion, transportation, guidance, research and training. The local group plans no im mediate fund drives, but will concentrate on disemminating Information on the disease. Mario Murray Selected 4-H Member for Month of March Sunday, March 20, 19SS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREB Marjo Murray, 17. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Murray, 3734 Crater Lake highway, Med ford, has been chosen by the,! executive committee of the Jackson County 4-H Leaders' as sociation as 4-H club member for the month of March. She is starting her ninth year in club work. Her projects have ranged from livestock, includ ing dairy and swine, to cloth ing, cooking, freezing and for estry. Miss Murray's 4-H activities have included judging in three annual county-wide livestock tours, attending summer school at Corvallis and counselling at the Jackson County 4-H sum mer camp. Marjo exhibited the champion gilt in 1951 At the county fair and won blue awards for her dairy exhibits in 1947, '49, and '54. This year she has been elected treasurer of the Antelope Home Econom ics club and secretary of the Antelope Dairy club. Social Activities School activities keep her busy. She plays a french horn in the Medford High school or chestra and band, and is secre tary for the latter. Other activ ities include GAA and working Teenage Drivers Top Record of Adults Ontario (U.R) Teenage drivers in Payette county, Idaho and Malheur county. Ore., have won a rwo-month afe-driving contest with adult motorists. Accidents involving adult driven caused four deaths in Malheur county during the period, which began Jan. 17. No traffic deaths involved younger motorists. The accident ratio was 5-1 in favor of the teenagers, but the adult drivers outnumbered teenagers by about the same ratio, evening up the staticlics. 4-H Club News Central Point Club Central Point Swine Club met at the Legler home on Feb. 28 called to order by Pres. Russell Frink. All members were pres ent but Jim Frink. who was sick. We have two new mem bers, Jeff Anhorn and Richard Russell. Main topic for the evening was arranging our display at the drug store in Central Point, which was our equipment used in showing and caring for our pigs, ribbons won by members, pictures and various kinds of feed. At close of the meeting re freshments were served by Mrs Legler and Rose Marie. Next meeting will be at Rich ard Russell's, March 28 at 8 p.m Willie Debrick Reporter Gold Hill Club Sewing Birds 4-H club of Gold Hill met at Mrs. Newland's home. Present were Lyndall Mundy, May Brown, Marie Jones, Betty Lou Brown, Jan Newland, Jenny Lou Thompson. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Newland's home April 6. Jenny Lou Thompson Reporter SPRING SPECIAL --OPEN TODAY 18 Inch ROTARY MOWER 1.6 h.p. 51. $5.00 i 1 We Give Clinton Engine Ml Q 00 if c.MA. DOWN Dont Miss These Buysl Recoil Starter Available en Same for $3.50 Extra. While They Lastl 18 INCH Reel Type MOWER iJJOO ONLY $8.00 DOWN Also Used Tillers and Mowers! Cascade lawn & (Gardei. Supply 1228 N. RIVERSIDE MEDFORD . i.ffii hi i iiMfuiiii. MISS MARJO MURRAY Named Month's 4-H Clubber on the annual Girls' League as sembly. This year Marjo will be seen as Mrs. Ames in the senior play, "Heaven Can Wait. With her sister, Nyla, 13, Marjo spends a great deal of time riding, and is a member of the Junior Posse and the Junior Ore gon Kennel club. The Murray home is located on 48 acres of diversified farm ing land where the family has 18 dairy cows. Her father is employed at the Medford Mail Tribune. Mrs. Murrav teaches at the Howard school. The fam ily's interests center around the raising of Weimeraner dogs. Marjo explains that this unus ual sportsman's dog was orig inally bred exclusively for the crown prince of Germany but during the last war they were released to the rest of the world. The Murrays also have five horses on their ranch. After graduation from high school Marjo plans to enroll at San Diego State college to ob tain a B.S. in education. She vould like very much to spec ialize in the education of blind children and would later enroll in a special course in San Fran cisco State college. Truck Raised From Bottom of Columbia The Dalles (U.R) The truck and trailer rig which plunged off the Maryhill Ferry near here Vednesday and sank to the bot tom of the Columbia river was raised from the swift current late Friday afternoon. A preliminary inspection showed little or no damage to the rig. which was operated by West Coast Fast Freight, Inc. Much of the cargo also was un hurt. Harold Maiken, diver for Commercial Divers, Inc., of Portland, went down into the rough and muddy waters three times Friday. He attached lines to the trailer and its tractor. A caterpillar tractor on the shore pulled the tractor to the bank shortly after 6 p.m. Lines from the trailer were attached to a barge to keep the sunken vehicle from overturning. The driver, H. A. Trogdon, leaped to safety as the truck rolled 'off the ferry. Grange Gold Hill Grange Thirteen candidates, from Eagle Point, Central Point, Roxy ann and Gold Hill Granges were given the first and second de grees at the regular meeting of Gold Hill Grange March 17. Witnessing the degree work, was sizeable delegation from the Granges mentioned, also Griffin Creek. Present also, was State Overseer Wm. Howes, Master Harold Gebhard of Cen tral Point and Master Mabel Wertx of Eagle Point. In celebration of its twentieth anniversary March 6, group of charter members were hon ored: Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Chris tensen, Mrs. Carrie Puhl, Mrs. Ethel Martin and D. Estramado, all present members of Gold Hill Grange and Earl Croft, currently a member of Griffin Creek Grange. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Fiene, charter members, also, are now in California. Mr. Fiene was Gold Hill's first master. . Mrs. Christensen read a paper on the history of the Grange, and Mr. Estramado sang a group of songs to the accompaniment of his daughter, Mary Jacks, on the accordion. Refreshments were served In the dining room. There will be a special meet ing of the Grange March 24 for conferring the third and fourth degrees. All ladies are again re quested to bring sandwiches and cake. Gold Hill H.E.C. will meet on this same date, as will also the Juvenile Grange. There will be a rehearsal of the third and fourth degree team Monday eve ning, March 21. Shady Cove Grange Shady Cove Grange will meet Wednesday, March 23. The birth day potluck dinner will be serv ed at 7 p.m. Ladies are asked to bring a main dish and a salad or dessert. Diners should bring their own table service. Basketball Tournament Offers Reacquaintance Opportunities By CYNTHIA RUKOVINA Eugene, Ore. The 1955 Oregon A-l State Basketball tournament being held here in Eugene this week is proving to be a time for reacquaintances with old friends and meeting new ones. It affords many forms of entertainment besides the big events of the tournament games, and gives a chance to see how the other Oregon .Class A-l schools support their teams. One past time especial ly enjoyed by the girls is viewing the outfits the various Pep Teams wear to the games. One of the most original are the In dians costumes worn by Cleveland High of Portland. The girls wear white outfits trimmed in sequins and fringe and the boys wear simi lar tan suits and are made up with war paint. They also wear feathered bands and mocassins. Even though it is a closed week for the university, many students are getting a chance to see Medford High graduates who are attending here and those who come down from Oregon State for the games. A welcome sight on arriving on campus is a big sign reading Always On Top Go-Go-Go, Medford" hung outside the top floor of the girls' dorm, Hen dricks hall, where 1954 MHS graduates Joy Adams and El eanor Liebbrand are rooming. Housing Varies Medford rooters are lodging in various places on and off the campus. The Black Tornado team is staying at the Manor hotel and the pep Team is at the Osburn hotel. Several boys are rooming at fraternities over the tournament week. Staying with the Sigma Phi Epsilons are Mike DeVore, Jack Day, Alton Stone, Ed Manley, Rich Keister, Jim Yink, Buddy Brittsan and Jeff Williams. Gordon Smith and Jackie Gault are living in the Alpha Tau Omega house for the week. Staying at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity are Paul Eckel, Ray Williams, Ken Pi land and Bill Dyer. One group of senior girls is staying at a vacant house own ed by Gilbert Sorum of Med ford. They are sleeping on cots and cooking some of their own meals. They are being chaper oned by Mrs. Richard Rhymes. The group includes Charlene Cook, Shirley Riggs, Dorothy McGraw, Dorothy Rhymes, El aine Sorum, and Anna Rae Buteau. Miss Pat Piland, former MHS student now living in Eugene and attending the new Eugene High school, held a get-together party '- '-orae Thursday night for MHS, EHS, and col lege students. It was a fine chance for the rooters of the different schools to get acquain ted and also to see the Medford Higti alumni again. It was also an opportunity for those who knew Pat's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Piland, to see them again at the party. The student recreation cen ter, the Erb Memorial, has been a meeting place for all those attending the tournament. Among the great features of the Erb are the downstairs bowl ing, ping-pong, and pool fac ilities open to the attending high schools. Also planned for their enjoyment are the nightly dances held upstairs in the SU ballroom after the games. G. L. Assembly Monday Monday, before leaving for Eugene, the Girl's League held their regular monthly meeting presided over by Sue DeVoe, president. Marion Cantrall, sen ior, was named as the March 'Girl of the Month' for her out standing service to the league and the school. The skit was a 'Follies Re hearsal' directed by Kathleen Guiley and presented by the senior class. It was the last of three given by the individual classes as part of a contest to choose the best one. The results were announced at the' end of the skit after the judges arrived at their decision WEATHER By" United Prett Northern California: Fair Sunday; little change in tem perature and humidity. by means of awarding so many points for each presentation. 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