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TWO MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, May IS, 19S3 "'Vt COFFEE BREAK Kathleen Girvan (Mrs. California) takes time out for coffee before getting down to trying to win the Mrs. America contest at :Ellinor Village, Fla. Nebraska Mother Gets Mrs. America Honors Ellinor Village, Fla. (U.P.) Blonde and blue-eyed Mrs. Ro mona Deitemeyer of Lincoln, Neb., a mother of five, donned the crown of "Mrs. America" Saturday whenshe was judged the best home-maker among con testants from 48 states. The 35-year-old wife of the managing editor of the Nebraska Farmer won S15.000 worth of prizes to add to a truckload of kitchen ware won in previous contests and a trip to Europe. Mrs. Deitemeyer, who also won two of the preliminaries in the contest at this newly sprung up tourist Presort near Daytona Beach, took the jacxpot when she was chosen by the seven judges as best overall home- maker. Second place In the 17th an nual Mrs. America contest went to Mrs. Billie Dorris, 27, Nash ville, Tenn., mother of two children. ATTENTION HARD OF HEARING! IhpTake a close look sr II (If at it Transistor Amplifier no larger than a stamp! THE NEW ACOUSTICON 3 -WAY MODEL A-220 Aeousticon engineers, with S3 years of experience, have now perfected 3-way transistor amplifier so tiny a postage stamp practically covers it, a powerful, over 80 of the hard of hearing don't have to use the full power of its tiny battery. And because the A-220 is so light and small Toe can wear ht attached to most glasses on the head concealed by your own hair as an attractive . . . dress ... lapel or tie clasp ornament Whichever way you choose, yon will be scientifically fitted with th receiver that best corrects your individual hearing loss from Acousticon's , great series of 17 controlled-response receivers. Come in today ! See with your own eyes how Acousticon's postage size hearing wonder makes possible new hearing comfort. Hear with your own ears hew k opens up a world of clean, dear sound you never dreamed possible before! NO COST. . . NO EXPENSE ... NO OBLIGATION ' ACOUSTICON-WADLEY CO. ; P. O. Box 304 - Ashland. Ore. P!esa wad m, atwolutdy tnt, foil information about tha model A220 Aeotutieoa. At MEDFORD HOTEL Phone 2-6151 MONDAY, MAY 16 ACOUSTICON "Mrs. California." Mrs. Kath leen M. Girvan of Chino, mother of four children, placed third. The slender new Mrs. Ameri ca, a devout Lutheran, said "I only prayed each day to do my best, but I never expected to win." But now that she had won, she added, "I want to let my church be a part of the title." Money to Church She and her husband give 10 per cent of their earnings to the church. "I don't know how we will work out with all these different ; AddreM : Ci7 7in S.t M. K. WADLEY Acoustician MMM, GOOD Aileen Green (Mrs. Utah) of Salt Lake City sips her soup during practice round of the Mrs. America contest at Ellinor Village, Fla. prizes, but we will tithe them so the church will get $1,500," she said. Mrs. Deitemeyer won trophies for house cleaning and for pre paring the best dinner earlier in the six-day contest. The final victory came as a complete sur prise to the five-foot five-inch housewife. Her husband had already planned to take her on her first trip to Washington and New York on their way home as a "consolation prize". The new Mrs. America weighs 125 pounds, has a 34-inch bust, 26 inch waist and 35-inch hip. She has been married 14 years. She and the other contestants appeared for the final judging in cocktail dresses. This marked the first time in the history of the contest that entrants did not model bathing suits. Mrs. Deitemeyer's children are dianne, 13, Steven, 12, Kay, 10, Cheryl, 8 and Kent, 6. Deitemeyer, overjoyed at his wife's victory, said that he had known for the last 14 years that she was Mrs. America. TAKING OVER HELM of Montgomery Ward & Co., John A. Barr (above), 47, vice president, succeeds Sewell L. Avery, 82, as chairman of big-Chicago chain institution. (International) Wolfson Gets Three On Board of M-W Chicago (U.R) The final results of a stockholders' elec tion of directors of Montgomery Ward and Co. were announced Saturday and .showed Louis Wolfson elected three persons, including himself to the board. Other victors on Wolf son's slate were Miss Bernice Fitz Gibbon, merchandising expert, and Alexander Rittmaster III, his financial consultant. Sewell Avery, octogenarian opponent and former board chairman of the giant mail order house during Wolfson's drive for control, was likewise reelected to the board, with the largest total of votes. Five other mem bers of the Avery slate were elected, including the new presi dent, John A. Barr. Results, were announced after approximate vote totals had been revealed Friday. 12 Persons Killed In Japanese Mishap Tokyo (U.R) Twelve per sons were killed and more than 30 others were injured Saturday when a bus carrying school chil dren back from an excursion tumbled into a river in northern Japan. First reports said the bus was carrying 34 grade school chil-1 dren, three teachers, 11 parents and a baby. The accident, the second in less than a week involving school children, occurred near Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture, ap proximately 270 miles north of Tokyo. The cause of the accident was Three Men Injured In Albany Crash Albany, Ore. (U.R) A Piper "Tri-Pacer" crashed on takeoff at the Albany airport Friday night, injuring its three occu pants, one of them seriously. James R. Idlewine, 22-year-old passenger from Junction City, was hospitalized with a broken back. His condition is serious. The two others were less ser iously hurt. Max Wall, 37, Junc tion City, the pilot, was hospit alized with an injured ankle, Robert Etherington, 33, New port, was shaken up. He was released from the hospital after being treated for a cut on the chin. The crash occurred at about 6:50 p.m., one-half mile from the airport. The plane's motor "conked out" according to Wall, and the plane nosed into the ground. The craft was leased from Mc Kenzie flying service of Spring field by Wall, Bartram and San ford, contractors. It was en route from Springfield to "some where in Washington," accord ing to state police. not Immediately known. Last Wednesday more than 150 persons, many of them school children, were killed when the ferry Shiun Maru col lided with another ferry and sank in Japan's scenic inland sea. There are about 44,500,000 bathrooms in residences in the United States, it is estimated, and at least one-third of them have equipment which is 40 or more years old. More IPEIP With PEPSI! Oregon Youth Legislature Defeats Sales Tax Plans (Editor's note: Tho follow ing was writtenvfor tho Unit ed Press by Tom R. Williams, senior at Eugene high school and member of tho Eugene Hi-Y. Ho is a reporter for tho oighth annual Oregon Youth Legislature sponsored by tho Pacific Northwest Area Coun cil of tho YMCA Und is coyer ing the two-day session for tho United Press.) Br TOM R. WILLIAMS United Press Special Correspondent Salem (U.R) The first session of House and Senate of the eighth annual Oregon Youth Legislature convened Saturday morning to consider legislation. Two bills appearing before the legislators Saturday are of interest to voters throughout the state. One of these, Senate Bill 110, would provide for a three per cent sales tax. This bill, which passed in committee with a first priority, do pass recommendation, was defeated in the Senate, just as the sales tax was defeated in the Senate in the 1955 legislative session. Sixth Defeat It would seem that the youth legislators of the state see some legislation in the same light as do the senior legislators, for they have defeated this bill each U. S. Ice Skater Refused Permit London (U.R) The British government has refused Ameri can ice scater Patricia Firth a work permit to appear in a forth coming ice show here, it was dis closed Saturday. A spokesman for show pro moter Claude Langdon said the Ministry of Labor's ruling has been sent "regretfully" to Miss Firth at her home in Seattle, Wash. Labor Ministry officials could not be reached for comment. The decision, however, ap peared to be in line with the policy that work permits can be granted to foreigners only when comparable British talent is not available. Miss Firth was to have ap peared in the ice show, "Wild fire," scheduled to open June 16 at London's Empress hall. The producers said they would have to find a replacement. year for the past six yean. Another bill of interest is House Bill 201, which Friday passed out of committee with a second priority, do pass recom mendation. This bill is to pro vide that relatives of people who are on relief, are liable for suit by the state if they do not take care of their relatives when financially able. Favored by Gorornor This type of legislation was favored by Youth Governor Car roll E. McCasland of Gresham, who in his inaugural address Friday stated that he was in favor of welfare legislation that would be of benefit to those who really need it, not those who are unwilling to support them selves. The governor has stated that if this bill passed the house and senate he will sign it. Final sessions were scheduled in each chamber from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. A joint session in the house chamber was planned at 3:45 p.m. with Bud Titus of Baker, president of the senate, presiding. The two-day session was slated for adjournment at 4:30 p.m. Waterways Group Backs fee Harbor Dam Work Pasco, Wash. U.R) The Inland Empire Waterways assoc iation will back Ice Harbor a the next federal dam to be built in the Northwest, Executive Secretary Herb West, Walla Wal la, said Saturday. He said the planning and de sign of the project, located on the Snake river about five miles upstream from its mouth, is about 80 per cent finished. About $2,000,000 is needed in fiscal 1956 to get the project fin ished, West said. Total estimated cost of the dam is $142,000,000. The dam is one of four needed on the lower Snake river to provide for slack water naviga tion to Lewiston, Ida. HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALS Station Sunday ICYYIN . 10:15 1400 K.C. A M JL SAMSON'S FEED PRICES Watch for This Ad Each Sunday for Samson's Money-Saving Food Prices This Week's Special $1.18 Kill Dandelions tho Easy Way 2-4-D APPLICATOR (will treat tho average size lawn) Wheat 'Hen Scratch, top quality Ground Barley Rolled Barley cwt. cwt. cwt. 70-lbs. z ewt. Triangle Chick Sta. Krumblts cwt. 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