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Young Mother Tackles Lonely Teaching Post in State of Utah By MURRAY M. MOLER United Press Staff Correspondent White Canyon, Utah 4U.R) Pretty Carol McEntire is a modern day version of the pioneer schoolmarm. Her territory the near wilderness of the uranium country. She teaches 19 pupils in a one room, shack-type school at White Canyon, on the northwestern fringe of the uranium-rich -Colorado Plateau. Why select an isolated sec tion? "For the money and for an experience I'll never forget," she said. Uranium had nothing to do with her taking the job, although her husband, Earl, a former en gineering student, said he had been "doing some praspecting but haven't found anything yet." Late last year, Mrs. McEntire, comfortable in her farm home at Preston, a thriving agricul tural center in southeastern Idaho, read in the Desert News and Telegram of Salt Lake City of the trouble White Canyon was having with its' school's "faculty." Teacher Left White Canyon is on the banks of the muddy, meandering Colo rado River, 223 airline miles southeast of Salt Lake City. The menfolk of its population of 90 work in nearby uranium mines. Te families live in trailers and clapboard shacks in a cotton wood grove where White Can yon creek meets the Colorado. The San Juan County school board hired a teacher last fall, supposedly for the entire 1954- 55 school year. But early in De cember the teacher asked for an "emergency leave" to attend to family business in New York and failed to return. A substi tute sent to White Canyon stay ed only three days. Women of ,the tiny community tried to take over, but admit ted they weren't prepared for the teaching job. That's when Zenos Black, dis trict schools superintendent, is sued an appeal for a teacher. From the story in the Deseret News and Telegram, which was widely redistributed over wires of United Press Black received more than 70 applications. One was from Carol Allen Mc Entire, who taught a couple of years after college and then mar ried. Her husband runs a farm in Preston. They now have two children Morgan, 3, and Shan non, 18 months v People Wonderful "When I heard of the problem at White Canyon, we talked it over,"- Mrs. McEntire explains. "We're trying to buy our farm j and could use some extra money. Things on the farm are slack in the winter. So, without telling either my folks or Earl's I called Mr. Black and applied for the job." The McEntires left their daughter, with grandparents who, "were shocked that w'd go down to a place like White Canyon." The boy, Morgan, went along. McEntire joined his wife "for a bit of a vacation, to look over the. place, to do the housekeep ing in the trailer we rented, and to look after Morgan." He'll re turn to Preston about April 1, when farm activity resumes. Mrs. McEntire said that White Canyon looked "better than we thought it would we didn't real ize that there was even a small store." The people, she said, "are wonderful." Whether Mrs. McEntire will remain in White Canyon after the current term is an unanswer ed question "We'll wait and see," she said. Cotton acts a French in Ink striking sown by Parisian tarier Paton. The noted French de signer created the gown .in an American fabric Ererglaie cotton latin in parte! pink to present to the U.S. cotton industry's ' 1955 Maid of Cotton, Dt Lou Faulkner. Ihe designer eats The skirt in a lira column and works an envelon. ing orape of toe cotton : this for a legal effect. W&V&TVTtVttTWW.p.tfrMXfmf, Aff.W .'J.""-iSsM fi ill ; SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR A VERY SPECIAL SUMMER . . . 1 W"'eC . Oho and two-Piece. j if ah W if Nov Is The Time To Buy That j : M Nationally Known l Summed Dress . . e Hot Weather Is Here! H :; ( AEE Brands 112 EAST MAIN STREET Next Door to Robinson Bros. PARK,NG Local Woman Will Conduct State Meeting Mrs. Don Anderson, grand gila monster of the' Military Order of the Lizard, will preside at the organizations annual grand con vocation of Oregon at Bend, on July 19. Mrs. Anderson also serves as junior vice-president of the department of Oregon, United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary. Among those from this area attending the convocation will be past grand gila monsters, Mrs. Hans Rammin and Mrs. Harry Barneburg, grand horned toad. Mrs. Rene Grosh, and grand pol- lywog, Mrs. James Cech. Mrs. Cech, president of -Colonel Sar gent auxiliary of Medford, will be the department musician at the department ' convention at Bend, July 17 to 20. Mrs. Renne 'Grosh wil repre sent the : Rogue river camp of Grants Pass at the Bend encamp ment. Mrs. Barneburg also is de partment parliamentarian, and Mrs. Rammin, department assist ant guard. Kitchen Efficiency; Gadgets Plus Brains ' Carbondale, 111. (U.R) The labor-savers the homemakers found under the Christmas tree need' to be used with brain work if they are to be of any real help. So says Mrs. Agnes Ridley, Southern Illinois University home economist, who ', claims that such equipment calls for organized thinking. ' . The good-natured male who played Santa with abandon this season may be chagrined to learn that, according to Mrs. Ridley, "a husband who buys all the latest household devices doesn't automatically find him self with an efficient wife. "For one thing," she warned, "if she haphazardly stores the gadgets with no thought of con venient placing for future use, her housekeeping will be noth ing short of a nightmare." . Mrs. Ridley has sound advice concerning seasonal equipment. Into her attic about now go such items , as the turkey roaster, favorite holiday recipes, fancy cutters for cookies or relishes, table decorations and notes on how to. improve her next holi day meal. . . " Turning to utensils that get everyday use, the home eco nomics expert said nothing is more important .than ' storage that - eliminates stretching and Mrs. Don Anderson Mrs. James Cech stooping. "I can't understand why wo men stick to the old-fashioned storage systems that keep . pots and pans under the sink in stead of in wall cabinets where you can get at them right away,'' she said. Some of her other tips on energy-saving are: Stack often-used dishes to the front of cabinet or shelves; stack only like plates together; store items within normal reach; store heavy things at . arm level to avoid lifting. ALERT POSTMAN Fairbanks, Alaska (U.R) The University of Alaska Fri day received a magazine from the University of Mexico ad dressed:, i ' Fartherst North University of Alaska College, Alaska , Located 64 51' 21" North Lat. Phoenix Garden Club Studies Propagation, Flower Arrangements Phoenix Flower arrange ments and propagation of cut tings were - demonstrated at last Sunday's meeting of the Phoe nix Garden Club. After a flower arrangement workshop conducted by Mrs. W. I. Sutherland, Central Point, members then . experimented with various sorts of arrange ments, held a small flower show and judged the results of their experiments. . . A discussion on propagation of cuttings was held by Mrs. L. O. Penland. She explained how propagation , is achieved by seeding, division of plants,, cut tings, air-layering and . ground layering, 1 and recommended sand and peet moss as excellent starters. After Mrs. Penlands's talk, Mrs. Charles Hockersmitb demonstrated air-layering. Reports of the State conven tion xt Garden clubs, held, in Portland in June, were made by delegates sent by the Phoe nix club. Mrs. A. C. Lewis gave a general report.- Mrs. .Thomas Carter spoke on . convention highlights. Mrs. A. O. Floyd, Siskiyou district director, gave some of her impressions of the convention and also announced the Fall district meeting,, to be held at Eagle Point Sept. 29. Hostesses Mesdames W. . I. House, A. O. Floyd, W. A. Shutt, and J. E. Harper served a des sert lunch. ' Guests were Mesdames WI. Sutherland ' and Charles Jant zer,. Central .'Point; and ' Mes dames Edna Gay and L. J. Knox, Medford. " Four new members were in itiated: Mrs. John Klassen, Mrs. Mona Ferns and Mrs. C. E. Schleigh, Phoenix; and Mrs. T. A. Klarin, Talent : ' House Guest Visits In Jacksonville; Family from Trip Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs. Frank. McKeen, Jacksonville, have as their houseguest, Mrs. Ida Jewell McKeen, from Rose burg, mother of Mr. McKeen. She also is visiting other rela tives while in the valley. Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKeen, Jacksonville, with their son, Charles Jr., ar rived home during the week from a two-week vacation at Lake o' the Woods. Mr. McKeen is associated with the First Na tional bank, Medford, in the note department. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 10 ajn. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. Sunday. July 17. list Air G)nditioning Village Report Ah air-conditionad village in Austin, Tex., celebrates its first birthday this month. At the. be ginning of the hot summer sea son, the occasion brings refresh ing news for homeowners. Houses and their occupants in the village have been "guinea pigs" for the past twelve months in. an unusual research project, sponsored by the National assoc iation of Home Builders. To the man trying to decide if he can afford air conditioning, a preliminary . report from the village should be like a cooling hand , on his perspiring brow. For, say the home builders, the year-old experiments indicate that summer cooling is economi cally practicable in a moderate priced dwelling. This is particu larly true if proper attention is given to sun orientation and out side shading of windows. Used to shade windows on six of the 22 homes in the air-conditioned: village, cotton canvas has played an important, role in the project.. Awnings of this heavy colorful fabric, the Na tional Cotton Council reports, have effectively checked sun rays and helped reduce the cool ing load of the air conditioning equipment. Owners of the canvas-shaded homes are . well pleasef with 0 " V i COTTON CYCLIST Continental styling is reflected in this horizontal-striped cotton knit shirt and blue denim shorts,' both by Arrow, in tune with 1955 men's style trends. mmtmmmmmmmmmmmmm X ) MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL 1R1BUHE gtW Test Given their sun 'stoppers, which are decorative as well as practical. Awning fabrics in . solid hues and striped patterns harmonize with exterior walls. Sliding Patio Roof -, Canvas sun shades on the air conditioned homes show that there are more ways than one to foil Old Sol. Operated by pul leys on overhead steel cables, a sliding patio roof provides a shady spot by day and a cool open area by night. Canvas pan- els laced with rope to metal Mf000 assorted Yfi ASSORTED Cotton Prints Values to 49c yard. I 1 1 O- Special j3 yds Including Black Glamour Prints, White Backgrasted Prints, sad .Many Others. Seme liregalars. '' 30 . 36 m. widths. 1-10 yd. lengths. Sellable .for dress, blouses, sportswear and children's cloths, V . Suede Reg. 39c Get Set for School New. of Bright Plaids Shirts. Seme Seconds. Sixth and Central frames protect a window wall and also afford increased, out door living area. Hinged to the outside of a wide overhang, the panels may be extended hori zontally as a terrace roof or dropped to hang vertically in front of the windows. Architects and builders agree that the time to solve sun prob lems posed by unshaded win dows is before air conditioning is installed. Once solar rays have passed through glass,, indoor temperatures will soar rapidly and so will operating costs of cooling units. Canvas awnings placed outside windows screen. 75 per cent of the harmful sua heat, the Council points out. ".- s Flannel yard. yd. This it a targe Assart Prints. Ideal for Bea Medford's Bargain Comer -
