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PTA Program Outlined At Workshop Held Here Three major projects which the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers is stressing this year are enlarging the tuition scholarship -ogram, increasing the number of units by 10 per cent as well as increasing the total membership, and a "grass roots" legislative program, ac cording to Mrs. J. .W. Staggs, Milton-Freewater, president of the Congress, who' conducted a school of instruction for Jack son and Klamath County PTA workers at the Medford YMCA October 6. ., Mrs. Staggs explained that when a scholarship is awarded there must be enough money in the fund to carry that student through four full years of col lege if reasonably high grades are maintained and that since tuition ' fees have increased re cently this means an average of $680 is required for each schol arship. She stated that less than half the unitsQiave contributed in the past; therefore there is a real need for the PTA units to increase their contributions to the scholarship fund if at all pos sible and said she would like to see every unit share in this worthwhile project. A survey shows that a high percentage of students who are awarded PTA scholarships do complete their education and be come teachers in the elementary schools. A total of 145 new and renewal scholarships were awarded by the Oregon Con gress last year to students who may attend any state-supported college in the state. ' ... Mrs. Staggs said that application-forms are sent to principals of high schools early in the school year and must be torn pletely filled out and returned to the state office by April 1 to be considered for an award next year. She called attention to the fact that a district may benefit by obtaining a teacher for the school who has been aided in se curing her education by the scholarship plan even though no student from that district has been awarded a scholarship. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of ability and merit. Mrs. Staggs said that a survey is being made by the legislative committee of the Oregon Con gress to determine how local units feel about legislation per taining to education and she urged that all units cooperate in completing this survey as it will form the foundation for leg islative policies for this year and next. The "buzz session" method was used to determine various questions to be discussed by the panel of state officers and chair men who assisted Mrs. Staggs with the school of instruction. On the panel were Mrs. Leigh Gustison, secretary; Mrs.- Cecil Scott, Milwaukie, treasurer; Mrs. S. W. Meserve, Portland, junior vice-president, Region 2; Mrs. El dred Hansen, Klamath Falls, jun ior vice-president, Region 5; Mrs. John Benson, parliamentarian; and Mrs. Gordon Loomis, Klam ath Falls, cooperation with youth agencies. Among the topics ' discussed were: How to sell the Parent Teacher magazine, PTA pro grams, cooperation between school boards and PTA's, coop eration between parents and teachers, membership enroll ment, welfare, budget and fi nances, youth services, hospital ity, afternoon or! evening meet ings and child care at meetings. Among those attending from Klamath Falls were Mrs. Arthur Moore, president of the Klamath County- council and Mrs. Emily Priest and Mrs. Polly Merrill, both teachers from Klamath county. There were almost-100 in attendance from both Jackson Shriners' Wives Announce Dinner Shriner's Wives will meet at the Medford hotel Monday, Oc tober 17, at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and bridge or canasta. Members are asked to call Mrs. Lee Stone, 3-3369, or Mrs. Roscoe Larson, 3-2220, by noon of Saturday, Oc tober 15, for reservations. and Klamath Counties. The meeting was opened by presentation of the colors y Su san Gifford and Carol Hile of Mrs. Herbert Gifford's Campfire Girls group from Washingto'n school, followed by invocation by the Rev. Robert F. Burger, of St. Marks Episcopal Church. Mrs. D. F. Huson led the group in singing several songs. - Mrs. Roland Holmes, presi dent of the Medford Council of PTA, extended a welcome to all the state officers and chairmen and others attending the school of instruction, and Mrs. C. F. Conley, Jhland, president of the Jackson County- Council of Parent Teacher associations, in troduced Mrs. Staggs and her as sistants. A salad luncheon was served at noon by the Medford council; the Ashland council, Of which Mrs. J. W. Parsons is president, were hosts for the cof fee hour, and decorations were furnished by the Shady Cove and Elk-Trail units. Mrs. Staggs, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Meserve, Mrs. Gustison, Mrs. Hansen and Mrs. Benson held a school of instruction for Jose phine county in Grants Pass the evening of October 6. Schools are still to be held at McMinn- ville, Tillamook, John Day, Prineville and Arlington, mak ing a total of 25 throughout the state. ' : ; Approximately 90 per cent of the land in Denmark is produc tive and about three-quarters is actually, farmed. It's . . . x-oat Time . . . and jacket" ".0 :y And time to dress those school youngsters in warm . . . dry . . . clothing for the "nippy" (and wet) fall days. X. V. Of ickerA 99 In heavy gauge plastic . '. . bright gay colors ... hats to match ... and only ' ; 098 NEW SHIPMENT CORDS Including WHITE Billy the Kid SAF-T-NEE BLUE JEANS oa Beautiful wools . . smart tweed reversibles . . . highly styled and "budget" priced . . . : 1098V1998 SNOW SUITS For Boys and Girls In Nylon 12 Mos. to 6 Yn. $"98 ' 9 up NITEY NITES Plain and figured. 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He is a 25-year member of Eagle Point Grange and is an old-time fid dler of some renown, holding the state championship trophy won at State Fair in 1951. Weatherwood Articles Hobby For Housewife Akron, O U.R) An Akron housewife hfs the unique deco rative items from "weather wood." The weatherwood, explained Mrs. Margaret. Erwin, comes from an uncle's farm in Michi gan. Weather-beaten pine tree stumps, with a little work, make ideal decorations for any room in the house, she said. ' Mrs. Erwin selects stumps, with unusual shapes, uses a lit tle hand saw to cut off what she doesn't like, buffs the stumps with a power sander, puts a fin ish on the wood with steel wool and waxes. She's only been at her hobby for a year, but already is busy supplying friends with lamp bases and flower planters fash ioned from the wood. '"Michigan has 95 automobile plants in '45 cities. , Tuesday. October 11,' 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Woman Inventor Says Her Ambition Is To Make Life Easier for Everyone By ELIN LAKE United Press Correspondent New York 0J.R) Whatever ! someone needs, Beulah invents. "Beulah" is Miss Beulah Henry, known to her associates as "the lady Edison." Forty-four years and 85 pat ents ago the creative Miss Henry descended on the Big Town with a thick southern accent she 4s "from North Carolina and one of her inventions a snap-on umbrella frame. New York took to both' in a bij way, and since that time, Miss Henry has devoted her ca reer to making life easier for the world in general. Nicholas Manoilovich, her business partner, says "Just tell Beulah about a problem, and she'll solve it." . Cows to Typewriters' . - Miss Henry figured out how to to make the life of a sewing ma chine operator easier by invent ing a bobbin-less lock-stitch sew ing machine. " She added considerable cheer to the day of the drugstore count erman by inventing a unit that has storage for both piping hot and ice-cold foods. She produced a toy cow which moos and gives milk, a mannequin that talks, and typewriter key-caps to spare the nails of secretaries. . But this, she said, has been child's play compared with her newest invention ribbon copies. This, she explained, is a type writer attachment which pro duces four copies of an original letter, without use of carbon paper. "It'll save the working girl time, and the mess of carbons," said its inventor happily. "My ambition is to make life easier for everyone," she said, with the drawl which is still with her. She figures the ribbon copies will come as close as any thing yetf including her own hair curler, and a new type of can opener. Miss Henry, who resembles Mae West, is lacking both for mal engineering or technical training. She explained that she gets the idea, and her partner makes the idea a reality. "Been inventing since I was nine years old," she said. The lady inventor generally keeps a couple of ideas ahead. She's working on one right now. Beulah Henry says, with a far-away look in her eyes "I'm going to invent an endr less thread." Specialist Gives Advice On Use of Vinegar to Curtains White Keep Lincoln, Neb. U.R) Vinegar now is a wash-day aid. It will help keep nylon cur tains from becoming grayed, says Mrs. Clara N. Leopold, horns management specialist at the University, of Nebraska. She said freshly .- laundered white nylon curtains eventually take on a grayish appearance, because of static electricity; dirt in' a room is attracted -to the curtains as iron is to a magnet. Most manufacturers solve the problem by using a . permanent anti-static finish, Mrs. Leopold said, but fcr those curtains not so finished", a few drops of vine gar in the Tinse water will help. : i jvunam vircie To Hold Meeting, Miriam Circle of Ziori Luth eran church will meet Thursday, October 13 at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. R. E. Wicker, 134 Ken wood avenue. The members who have not brought their articles for the box work layettes, are asked to do so for this meeting. Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday; 1 a. m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 crevious day. Man who go to De Soto showroom at Dick Knight Co., October 19, to see 1956 De Soto' in for world of surprises.. ... .......... 1...: (freely translated from the Chinese.) . GOQOQ GO 00 . tmm ts&T 2 WSs t ' hunter : ' ms BEST 'v "!jlP iSS" ' Now miracle nyfon' ptayt Us part to assure' you moV, ' value . . . more comfort . . . longer wear, in this st "S'Ss. p of 4 modestly-priced" -blankets. 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