Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 18, 1955, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, April 18, 1955 Society and Clubs Washington PTA Hears Talk On Boards: Events Announced Elliott Becken, assistant super intendent of Medford schools, spoke for Washington Parent- Teacher association Friday after noon, at the school gymnasium. Speaking from notes prepared by Leonard B. Mayfield, also an assistant superintendent of Med ford schools, who had unexpect edly been called out of town to a special school legislative meet ing in Salem, Mr. Becken out lined the duties and responsibili ties of a school board. Mr. Becken discussed the vari ou8 qualifications necessary for school board members, and elab orated on the duties involved in carrying out policies adopted by the board as set by the legisla ture in its state school laws. He especially commended the far- sighted policies as shown by the Medford school board in years past in acquiring sites for new schools, realizing that such a de mand would exist in the very near future. Mr. Becken announced selec tion of Robert Sage, Gold Hill, as new principal of Washington school to replace Kenneth A Hulburt who will serve as prin cipal of the new Jefferson school and added that he felt the school board had made a wise selection Steven Hubler, Jack Lowery and James Kubalek of Cub Scout Den 2, Pack 6, sponsored by Washington PTA, presented the colors to open the meeting A letter from the health de partment was read by Mrs, Ralph Matthews, secretary, showing the outstanding record of improvement in percentage of health exams of children enter ing the first grade and the sev enth grade, as compared witn those in 1947. Other important improvements have been made in the matter of safe drinking water, hot running water, im proved lighting facilities and better health and physical edu cation programs in the schools, she said. Mrs. Milo Kubalek, chairman of the health committee, report ed that children entering the first grade next fall and their mothers will be invited to school Wednesday, May 4, for a "get acquainted" session. Tuesday, May 10, from 9 to 11 a.m., physi cal examinations for these in coming first graders will be held in the school gymnasium. Mem bers were asked to volunteer their services to help with this program and are to contact eith er Mrs. Harold Hubler at 2-5872 or Mrs." Kubalek at 2-8196 if they can help. The auditing committee ap pointed by the executive board as announced by Mrs. Hubler, president, are Mrs. Alice Lynch, Mrs. Glenn. Linn and Mrs. Ger ald Latham. Principal Hulburt announced that Salk polio vaccine shots will be given to first and second grade students having returned signed permission slips for their parents on Wednesday, April 27. Friday, May 6, will be the all school Health day. Washington school has won the health honor roll trophy for the last two years and Mr. Hulburt stated that stu dents are working hard to win it again this year and gain per manent possession of the trophy. Wednesday, April 20, at 4:30 p.m. the school chorus, under the direction of Miss Laura York, will present a vocal pro gram over station KBES-TV. Friday, April 22, also at 4:30 p.m., the combined bands and orchestras from all four city grade schools, composed of some members from each of the schools, will present a program over KBES-TV. Thursday, May 19, is the date set for the all- I school musical program to be presented at the high school sta dium by the combined bands, or chestras, choruses and some phy sical education classes. School will be dismissed for the sum mer on Friday, June 3, Mr. Hul burt announced. Mrs. Guy Payne, chairman, and Mrs. Richard Knights, pub licity chairman, were commend ed on the fact that the Washing ton school historian book won first place in the county judging and has been sent to the state PTA convention in' Portland for display. Room count prize was won by Mrs. Ruby Clark's fourth grade room. Miss York led the group in community singing. Refreshments were provided by mothers of children in the second grade, and pouring at the attractively decorated tables were Mrs. Georgia Davis and Mrs. Dora Mae Shepard, two of the second grade teachers. Next meeting for Washington PTA will be Friday, May 20, at 2:15 p.m. in the school gymna sium and new officers will be installed. CALENDAR Calendar notices and new for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 pjn. Friday. Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 a.m of the day of publication and for week day news is 5 OJD the day before publication. Monday 7:30 p.m. Medford Ground Observer corps box social VFW hall. 8 p.m!. Credit Women's Breakfast club, home of Mrs. Marie Pierce. 8 p.m. Olive Rebekah lodge, IOOF hall, 221 West Sixth st. 8 p.m. Neighbors of Wood craft, IOOF hall. Tuesday 10 a m. Zion Lutheran church circle, Mary. 10:30 a.m. Sams Valley Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Earl Peffley. 12:30 p.m. Laura Heist lunch eon, Methodist wpmen from Med ford, Talent and Gold Hill. Med ford First Methodist church. 1 to 3 p.m.- Women's Associa tion of First Presbyterian church. 1:30 p.m. Rogue Valley Navy Mothers, Girls Community club. 1:30 p.m. Oak Grove Neigh borhood club,' 72 Renault ave. 1:30 p.m. Butte Falls Feder ated Garden club, home of Mrs. N. B. Stoddard. 1:30 p.m. Lady Elks, Elks club lounge. Club Announces Blossom Ball Saturday Night A "Blossom Ball" will be given at Rogue Valley Country club Saturday, April 23, coin ciding with Medford's annual Pear Blossom festival. A Blos som Queen will be chosen dur ing the evening. The formal dance is set for 8 o'clock, with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres to be served during the first hour. Dinner will be served from 9 o'clock to mid night, and dancing will be from 9 until 1:30 a.m. The committee for the evening is headed by Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Heatherington, with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Todd as co-chairmen. Other members of the committee are Mr. and Mrs. R. J. House, Mr. and Mrs. John Kent, Mr. and Mrs. George Slinger, and Dr and Mrs. Norman Capsey. The event is for club members and out-of-town guests only. Mrs. Jean Fish V Speaks for Club Thursday Noon Mrs. Jean Fish, a new mem ber of Zonta club, spoke at the club's luncheon meeting Thurs day about the types of work done in the finance division at the Camp White Domiciliary Home where she is employed. Mrs. Fish said that the finance department is the only one at Camp White which is staffed entirely by women. This depart ment administers a program to pay all bills and all services she said, and in 1954 $875,000 in salaries was paid out. Another branch of the. department serves as a banking system for the pa tients. Members were told that the agent cashier who handles all checks is directly responsible to the U.S. Treasury department. Four members were elected to serve on the Zonta club board for two years. Elected were Mrs. Violet Anders, Mrs. Effie Kurtz, Mrs. Eloise Winklebleck and Mrs. Florene Bolton. Campfire Girls O-Ne-Ki-Zu O-Ne-Ki-Zu group has been busy with plans for Birthday week and for a Colonial party. One meeting was spent making invitations and place mats for the party. A cupcake sale was held to earn money for Camp Fire equip ment. Camp Fire week was cele brated by going to church in a body, choosing a day' to do a favor for our mothers and was climaxed with a birthday din ner. It was held at the Teenage club. Committees named for the Colonial party to be held this month are music and entertain- Ashland Woman Attends Tea for Oregon Mother Ashland Mrs. J. Larkin Grubb returned Saturday to her home in Ashland after being in Cloverdale, Ore., to attend a sil ver tea there April 14 honoring Mrs. Francis Brinks who was presented a citation designating her as the Oregon Mother for 1955. The event was held at the Presbyterian church there and making the citation presentation was Mrs. William Kletzer, 1954 Oregon Mother. Mrs. Brinks was nominated by Tillamook county home exten sion workers. She is the mother of seven daughters and two sons and the widow of the late Rev. James Brinks who was pastor of the Cloverdale Presbyterian church for several years. Mrs. Grubb, who stood in the receiving line with Mrs. Brinks, was nominated as 1955 Oregon mother by the Women's Civic club of Ashland and was recom mended by the superintendent of the Congregational Sunday school, the principal of Ashland High school and the civic club president on the basis of her many years of work with chur,ch, PTA, 4H and other organiza tions. 'Mrs. Grubb, who has lived in Oregon since 1894, is the mother of two sons, Milo W. Grubb, senior at Oregon State college, and John B. Grubb, principal of O'Brien school. Her husband is a member of a pioneer Ashland family. Loyely Oval Doily To Size 42! 9051 12-20; 30-42 7174 Make this lovely oval doily or centerpiece for your home. Smart combination of filet crochet and regular crochet fast, easy to do! Pattern 7174: Crocheted oval doily, 17x26 inches in No. 30 mercerized cotton; smaller in No. 50; larger in bedspread cot ton. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins vf or this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS AND PATTERN NUMBER. WONDERFUL is the word for our NEW Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog for 1955. Exciting, enchanting our new designs are all that and even more! Send 25 cents for your copy of this terrific catalog NOW! You'll want to order every wonderful design in it! ment, Lana McGraw and Connie Hinks; food, Edna Gray, Martha Ansted and Carolyn Sinclair; decorations committee chairman, Dorrene Christian; cleanup chairman, Sharon Williams. Lana McGraw, . Scribe. Rub a hard crust of bread across a grater when you want to remove slivers of soft cheese. Beg your pardon Go ahead, blame us ! We deserve it for letting you 6lave your pretty head off washing dirty wood floors when just these three little words from us would have ended it all Bruce Cleaning Wax. In one wonderfully easy operation, Bruce thoroughly cleans and waxes floors. There's no back-breaking, harmful soap-and-water washing to dull and ruin your beautiful floors ... or beauti ful you! Floors glow and glow for months and months. Try Bruce Cleaning Wax for wood floors, Bruce Floor Cleaner with lighter wax base for linoleum or wood. Then blame I V!- us for thf wondprfnl. ea.sv rpsiilta. I aw cleaning You've asked us , again and again for your favorite "good classic." Here it is! Depend on it to go everywhere at the ring of of the phone to keep you neat and smart wherevery you go this busy summer. If you're a golfer, sew it for a comfortable golf dress too. Pattern 9051: Misses' Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42. Size 16 takes 4V& yards 35-inch. 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 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Marion Martin, care Medford Mail Trib une, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. Take a can of cream-of-chick-en soup and the same amount of light cream. Cook in a double boiler on the top burner of your gas range. Mix a teaspoon of curry powder to a paste with a lUtle milk; add this to the soup. Add seasonings, stir well, and serve hot. Garnish with minced parsley. tc- -"J )m MRS. ERNESTINE HARTLEY Named Chairman Ashland Woman Named Chairman For Music Week Ashland Mrs. Ernestine Hart ley, Ashland, has been named Jackson county chairman in charge of this year's observance of National Music week. The appointment was announced by Miss Iris Gray, Corvallis, state chairman. The week will be observed May 1 to May 8. Mrs. Hartley stated today that Mrs. Lorraine Evensen, vocal music supervisor for the Med ford school system, will serve as Medford chairman and that other chairmen will be an nounced this week. NEW BLIND CUTS LIGHT New York (U.R) One man ufacturer has developed a Vene tian blind which is light-proof that daylight .becomes near mid night when the slats are shut. A little light usually spills through the conventional Vene tian blind when it's closed. But the manufacturer of the new blino says that through re-design of the tape and a new assembly of blind slats virtually all lighf seepage has been eliminated. In addition, there is a light trap over the top slat and channels, covering the sides and bottoms of the blind. CORN RELISH FOR MEATS New York (U.R) Sometimes a savory dish such as this hot corn relish is just the touch your menu needs. Cook the con tents of one box of quick-frozen golden sweet corn as directed on the package. When done, drain eff my remaining liquid and add Vi cup of chili sauce, 1 tablespoon . of butter. Simmer, covered, a few minutes to blend the flavors. Serve with ham, tongue . or other meat dish. Makes 4 servings. 4 Japan produces about 100, 000,000 pounds of tea annually. Medford Students Make Honor Roll Eugene Five Medford stu dents were among the 266 who made the required 3.5 G.P.A. to be Jisted on the winter term honor, roll at the University of Oregon. Thirty -four studenis made perfect 4.00 G.P.A.'s. Sophomores led the way on the list with a total of 74 stu dents with honor grades. Sen iors place second with 66 and the juniors and freshmen fol lowed in that order with 58 and 54 r spectively. The rest of the spois were taken up by special students. On the honor roll from Med ford are R. Craig Philips, son of Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Philips, Big Boulder orchard, a freshman ma jor in liberal arts; Richard John son, son of the Rev. Perry M. Johnson, 819 West 13th street, a freshman major in lib eral arts; Terry Sherwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sherwood, 1020 Jasper street, a freshman SOC Students Elected FTO Vice-President Corvallis (U.R) College stu dents of the Future Teachers of Oregon elected Therese Kremer of Marylhurst College president at a weekend meeting here. John Stuckey, Southern Ore gon College, was elected vice president; Pat Ogburn, Oregon S.tate, secretary; and Charles Adams, Linf ield, historian. Study Club Wednesday Study Club will meet April 20 at Girls' Commu nity club. Mrs. C. L. Coyle will review the "Life of Madam Curie" and Mrs. A. L. Leighton will give a short talk on New York state. in pre-law; Justin Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith of 21 Geneva street, a junior in pre law; and George B. Weir, son of Mr.and Mrs. George Weir, 115 Highland drive, a senior major in English. 7Jr$. Klose dosss door on work Ma. Wudx Klcwe, Oaklind "Hot starching use"d to be such a chore ... 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