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o o O Chamber Warns of Organizations Taking Advantage of Holiday Th) holiday season too often is a time when questionable en terprises attempt to take advan tage of holiday good spirits and generosity, according to the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. The chamber last week re layed a warning put out by the Portland Better Business Bureau, which advises caution in giving to so-called charitable agencies attempting to raise funds. Some of them are sponsored by legiti mate organizations, but a high proportion of the proceeds go to promoters, the BBB indi cated. Here are some of them: A "national service founda tion" of a veterans organization, operating from Washington, D. C, mails neckties and asks in return donations of S1.25 or more. The BBB has been in formed that 87 Vz per cent of all gifts up to that amount go to the promoters, not to the "veterans organization. Other Organizations Another veterans organization for a number of years has mailed out miniature replicas of license tags for use on key rings. The BBB said it is reported that 60 per cent'trf the money raised goes for production and admin istration costs, and that none of it is used for direct aid to veter ans or their families. An organization in Clayton, Mo., (which uses a name similar to the world-famous Father Flan agan's Boys Town in Nebraska) sends unordered Christmas greet ing cards with a request for a I PAINT WITH I MEDFORD PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE Formerly Burgess Paint and Wallpaper Store -Corner rh & Holly, Diagonally Across? from the Post Office We Give S&H Green Stamps PHONE 2-9321 E donation. Only a small portion of the income is retained by the organization, the BBB says it is informed. A Missouri group also sends greeting cards with requests for donations. The BBB said it is reported this is operated by a commercial card manufacturer using the donation appeal to dis pose of its products. 'Help the Handicapped' A "help the handicapped" ap peal mails out neckties with a request for a SI. 25 donation. The BBB said investigation has shown it to be a for-profit organ ization and that the ties are pur chased from a factory, not made by handicapped workers. In one recent years about 1,000,000 ties were mailed out, and 3350,000 in donations collected, the report said. A man in France mails solici tations asking $2 in return for a gift package to be mailed from Paris, the BBB says, but that the French embassy has reported there is no evidence that he is prepared to ship such packages, and uges "extreme caution." Someone in Seattle has mailed out offers for "perfumed beads" sold presumably for the benefit of "St. Mary's Catholic Home for the Blind." The Seattle BBB re ports there is no record of such a home in the Seattle area. Other similar requests come up from time to time, aften op erating only long enough to ob tain funds from unsuspicious donors, and then disappear to es cape prosecution, the chamber reported. It suggested that any donations go only to recognized and reputable charitable agen cies. ARIES v5 MAR. 22 Ov 4-12-22-47 451-62-71 jf TAURUS 0- APR 21 t S? MAY 21 C 1- 5-14-14 NV53-61-72 STAR GAZERV GEMINI ri MAT U. ,15-21-28-48 49-67-68 CANCER JUNE 23 JULY 23 rT30-33-40-45 EL70-75-84-9O1 uo JULY 2 AUG. 23 IsJA 3-10-56-57 163-65-82-86 j VIRGO AUG. 24 ,'yjl SEPT. 22 A-)4 t n -jo V17 -70 Ol Q7l I i o-u ' -v 1 By CLAY R. POLLAN JM Your Daily Activity Guide JM According to the Stars. To develop message for Sundoy, read words corresponding to numbers of your Zodiac birth sign. j I Vigilance Ol Needless 32 Pays 62 In 33 The 63 Well 34 You 64 On' 35 You're 65 If 36 Plon 66 Valuable 37 Out 67 And 33 To 63 Rest 39 For 69 Today 40 Sobbath 70 In 41 Contacts 71 Trouble 42 Not 72 Confusion 43 Careless 73 Hove 44 Can 74 Patience 45 Relox 75 Prayer 46 Advance 76 Journey 47 And 77 New 48 Fun 49 Recreotion 79 Maintain 50 Nature 80 Your 51 Those 81 If OCT. 23 7- 8-20-25 fS 50-59-79-85 Don't Mcke Things Proy Be Sure News 8 Of 9 That 10 Will 11 New 12 For 13 Leads 14 Hosty 15 Indulge 16 And 17 And 18 Deloy 19 Any 20 An 21 In 22 Peace 23 Don't 24 You 25 Unusual 26 Blossom 27 Count 28 Healthy 29 On 30 Welcome (5) Good LIBRA SEPT. 23 ri SCORPIO OCT. 2 NOV. 22 ' h 1-13-17-41 (Q ta46-80-8SsJ SAGITTARIUS NOV. 23 DEC 22 R3-27-29-52, 54-73-74 CAPRICORN JAN. 20 V-ti 78 Achievements 2- 6- 9-353l U2-43-69 52 Achievement 82 Given 53 Avoid 83 Openings b4 Prematurely 84 And 55 Con 56 Work 57 Out ' 58 Spot 59 Likely 60 Going 'g$) Adverse 85 Poise 86 Time 87 Aggressive 88 Interests . - 89 Today 90 Reading Neutral AQUARIUS JAN. 21 .jft FE&. lJjS P8-19-36-39E? fcO-64-76 VE- PISCES FEB. 20 MAR. 2! bl-32-34-550 158-66-83-8' 4-H Club New 4-H Club A meeting of a new Phoenix talent area 4-H club was held Friday, Dec. 9. A name for the club has not been decided on, but the ones which were nomi nated are Phefertal, Bear Creek, Talent and Phoenix, Phoenix and Central Valley. Elections were held and the new officers are President, Ron Daugherty; vice-president Char lie Swingle; secretary, Joyce Hunter; treasurer, Henry Scott, and club reporter, Virginia Mar tin. The Phoenix Grange would like the club to put on a pro gram the fourth Tuesday in April. -: The next meeting will be held Jan. 13. Virginia Martin, Reporter FOR ADULTS ONLY! I (Boys and girls aren't supposed to see this . . .) Your house is probably already filled with wonderful toys and games for the youngsters in your family . . . but for an extra gift . . .one that will last a lifetime give them their own savihgs account at Jackson County Federal. Jackson County Federal has a lot of junior investors . . . and they find it fun to save the Jackson County Federal way to have their own account books and deposit at their own special window. It takes a small amount of moirey to start a junior savings account for them . . . and you'll be giving them years of fun and security for Christmas. At Jackson County Federal money grows (almost as fast as the kids do) SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC leifca Iation tr As We Live Preparation In Any Field Is Half Of The Battle The better prepared you are for something, the easier it will be for you. People who are un prepared, , and have things suddenly thrust upon them or go into a new sit uation with out knowing what to ex , pect, are often thrown off Dr. Hsrlock their feet to such an extent, it takes time to regain their equilibrium. Physical preparation is less important than psychological preparation. Every athlete learns he must be set and ready to start a race or a game before the whis tle blows if he is to compete suc cessfully. In the same way, the housewife gets a better dav's work dnno if she makes a plan and sets things out anead of time instead of merely drifting from one duty to another. The businessman can keep calmer and do more work if he plans his day before he starts work. The psychological preparation is just as important, if not more so, than any other. This includes knowing what to expect and when to exDect it. Without this a person can be thrown off hal- ance, even when physical prepa ration is good. Might Cost Game Take the athlete as an exam ple. He might be all set for the referee's whistle, but if he had no idea of the strength of his op ponent, or if he went into the game with the idea that his op ponent was weaker than he, he would be psychologically so dis turbed to discover his mental set was wrong, it might cost him the game. In the same way, the business man who anticipates a run-of-the-mill day with only the usual routine of work, mav be unset by an emereencv that arises, or by unexpected interruptions. in preparing for any task re gardless of what it mav hp vnn will do well to find out ahead of time as much as you possibly can about what might turn up or what you can reasonably antici pate. Then you will not be taken by surprise. In any case the prep aration will not be wasted be cause it will make the task eas ier and smoother-runnins than you had anticipated.' LETTERS FROM READERS Changed Appearance: "Do By ELIZABETH HURLOCK, PH.D. most people find it hard to get used to themselves in new clothes?" J. L. (A) Yes, most people do find it difficult to get used to what they see in the mirror when they put on new clothes. Young people usually like what they see, just because it is new and different, even if it is not as be coming as the old. Older people, by contrast, have a tendency to be a bit upset when they see their changed appearance and are not sure that they like what they see. Only when members of the family comment favorably are they likely to decide they do like their changed appearance after all. Meddler: "My husband is al ways meddling in the affairs of every member of the family, asking question, or going through our things. Why does he do this?" Mrs. M.N. (A) To a limited extent, a med dler is driven on by strong curiousity. He wants to know about anything and everything. More important, however, he is influenced by a feeling of un certainty, insecurity, and infer iority. He suspects, even though he may not consciously realize it, that people are doing or saying things behind his back that are unfavorable to him. He wants to know just what is being said or done. Oily skin and hair: "Are oily skin and hair a part of growing up? It seems all my friends have trouble with their skin and hair, now that we are in the teens." B.C. ,; (A) Yes, oily skin and hair are an inevitable part of growing up. At that time in your life, there are marked changes, not only in the texture of your skin and hair, but also in the oil-producing glands that supply your skin and hair with the oil nec essary to keep them alive. At first, these glands are. too active and, as a result, the hair and skin become too oily. It takes a period of three to five years for the glands to function in a nor mal, healthy way. (COPYRIGHT 1955, GENERAL FEATURES CORP.) Pre-Holiday Meeting Of Roundtable Monday A special pre-holiday meeting of the roundtable group cf the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will be held at noon Monday at the Jackson hotel. Members of the chamber's greet ers committee will also attend, and any former members of the two groups, and of the chamber board of directors, are invited. Program Chairman Paul Horn beck said objectives of the chamber will be' discussed, and both retiring President John Pletsch and incoming President Otto Ewaldsen will give their views. Emphasis of the program, however, will be a social and "good time" meeting, he said, and a local "Santa Claus" will be on hand. Vic Milnes is chair man of the roundtable group. RR Grade School To Sing Christmas Carols Rogue River Rogue River elementary school students will sing Christmas carols at the site of the city's Nativity scene next week. Junior high school pupils will sing Monday between 1 and 1:30 p.m., and intermediate pu pils will sing Tuesday. Primary pupils will sing Wednesday. Room teachers will accompany pupils to the Nativity scene. The annual school Christmas program will be presented Thursday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The high school chorus will provide music for the program. Sunday, December 18, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THUba Des Moines, la. (U.R) The Iowa Power and Light Co. hired 10 baby-sitters to be on duty at its new plant for an open house celebration. The sitter, dressed in white uniforms, tagged each child and gave a claim check to the parents. Medford Library To Close For Holidays The Medford Public Library will close at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, and remain ' closed through Monday, Dec. 25 for the" Christmas holiday. The same closing schedule will be in effect for the New Year holiday the following weekend. A 92-year-old Briton has used a season ticket out of London on British Railways for 74 years. r YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO VIEW THE "SCENE OF THE NATIVITY" ON THE LAWN OF THE ASHLAND MORTUARY. The lifesized characters are by Hal Bishop, Southern Oregon artist. Special lighting is used for your evening enjoyment. District V-e3 y'RE statioh fT MAtN SISKUQU BLVD. 1 vE3 Public library FIRE REPEAT - New Haven, Conn. 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