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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Reading Habits Surveyed Ey ELIZABETH TOOMEY United Press Correspondent New York U.R) The read ing habits of children are under scrutiny here in an eight-month . experiment with 450 fifth grad ers as test cases. ,'- The goal is to prove the truth or falsehood of the frequent cry that, "kids don't read any more." If curling up with a good book has been replaced by constant television watching, the educat ors wanted to know why. So far the experiment has reached the halfway point and the future of books among chil dren seems secure. The response from fifth graders in the three Lower East Side public schools chosen for the experiment has astonished their teachers. They all read the required four books and wrote reports to win the first- certificate and merit button in the; Library of America, which sponsors the reading program. : Then they went right on reading. ' "The IQ level seemed to have little to do with the number of books read," one man connected with the study reported. "They didn't read for the but tons," an assistant principal at one of the schools said, "They read because the books were there and they were encouraged to read them." One of the theories behind the reduced number of books read by children is that they are neither exposed to books at home nor encouraged to read by their parents, who do not themselves read many books. "There are 11 million children in our country who never see anything but their textbooks," Sidney Satenstein, president of the Library club said, "They in clude children who have no li brary service in their commun ities or bookstores in their towns." Medford Lodge Awarded Trophy In Jacksonville Jacksonville Card games fol lowed the last meeting of Jack sonville IOOF hall, with mem bers of the Medford lodge win ning the local lodge's cribbage trophy. Each lodge in this district has a trophy for several activities. Any visiting, lodge must win three out of five games to get possession,; 6f ' any trophy. The trophies are taken by the win ning lodge and the losing lodge must then visit the lodge in pos session of their trophy in order to regain it. All members in District 10 are eligible to play in the contests. A large trophy is to be provided and any IOOF lodge must win this for three years to insure permanent possession. Points are determined on an over all high point basis for one year. Each year the high point lodge will have their lodge number en graved on the trophy. March 2, W. Robert Massey, grand master, will pay an offi cial visit to the Jacksonville lodge. Mrs. Gilbert Knips Honored at Shower Mrs. Gilbert Knips was guest of honor at a shower given by Mrs. Charles Ward at her home, 405 Oak Grove road, Febru ary 12. After Mrs. Knips opened her gifts, refreshments were served. Present were Mrs. Karl Johnson, Mrs. Aubrey Norris and son, John, Mrs. Harley Dressier, Mrs. Carl Norris, Mrs. Leo Surles, Mrs. Fred Sander, Mrs. Hattie Knips, Mrs. Fred Wooldridge and daughter, Judy, Mrs. Harold Sander, Mrs. Lee Franks, Mrs. William Knips and daughter, Lynda, the guest of honor, her son, Jon Knips, the hostess and her children, Jane and Tommy Ward. COME OUT and COMPARE Our Top Merchandise and Low Prices! r AA LARGE lVvJL VflAU FRESH yZZ& tGGS DOZ;54C SHOULDER CUT i y liifjLji Beef Roast lb. 29c " f AA?nl rib u s. no. 2 Steaks . . . lb. 39c SPUDS $n 35 WHOLE or HALF 50 lbs. ... II Pork Loin lb. 41c Crisp Fresh 2 HEADS SHOULDER CUT LETTUCE .... 25c Pork Roast lb. 29c MORE For Your FOOD DOLLARS! We reserve the right to limit. ' If you desire a large order we would like to have a little extra time to fill it McANDREWS ROAD WORLD DAY 'OF PRAYER Medford Council of Church Women will gather at Church of the Nazarene Friday, February 17. at 1 p.m. to observe he annual World Day of Prayer. All church women of the valley are invited to attend. - . Officials, Civic Leaders To Attend League Session City and county officials and civic leaders have been invited by Medford League of Women Voters to attend a public meet ing Saturday, February 18, to discuss problems of local gov ernment. The session will be held at I p.m. at the Jackson hotel, and . is open to anyone interested. The meeting is in preparation for .a hearing to be held in Med ford March 1 by members of the legislature's interim committee on local government, and mem bers of the committee are also to be here for Saturday's session. Mrs. Robert Hiatt, president of the voters' league, states that 200 letters have gone out to officials and others in the city and county, concerning Saturday's session. This includes city and county officials, members of city and county planning commis sions, grange masters, presidents of service clubs, chairmen of fire, water, sanitary and school districts. Among those planning to at tend are County Judge Rodney Keating, John Pletsch, president of Medford Chamber of Com merce and chairman of the new county planning commission, Mayor Earl Miller of Medford and Robert Duff, Medford city manager. , Members of the state -interim committee expected herer for the meeting . are Judge Raymond Lathrop, Grants Pass; State Sen ator Paul Geddes, Roseburg; Representative V. E. Johnson, Eugene, and Kenneth Tollenaa, executive secretary of the com mittee. Mrs. Hiatt points out that citi zens and civic leaders who at tend the Saturday session will be Sojourners Plan Birthday Party . Medford Sojourners will cele brate the sixteenth anniversary of founding of the' organization with a luncheon at .12:30 p.m. at the Medford hotel Thursday, February 23. Reservations for the event : are to be. made not later than Monday, February 20, by calling Mrs. Wilson Bjorge, 2-9855; Mrs. Carl Borg, 2-6876 or Mrs. George Lovenborg, 2-4781. Newcomers to Medford and vicinity who have lived here not more than two years are in vited to attend and become mem bers. An invitation is extended to inactive members. After lun cheon, bridge, pinochle and can asta will be played. Comedienne Martha Raye, who likes' to cook in her Con necticut home, does an odd thing with Irish mulligan stew. ' She adds some stale ale to the mix ture. Gives it a helpful tart taste, she says. . ,- MARKET Friday & Saturday Specials PHONE 3-1666 Thursday, February 16, 1956 Page ike K i mmmm,mmm y,K K -j better prepared for understand ing the problems which will be discussed at the interim commit tee's official public hearing to be held here later. Luncheon will be served at 12 o'clock, with the meeting to folr low at 1 p.m. Those who wish to make luncheon reservations are asked to call Mrs. Homer Marx, 2-6845, by noon Friday, Febru ary 17- Washington PTA To Hod Program On Founders' Day Washington Parent-Teacher association will observe Found ers', day with a silver 'tea at a meeting to be held Friday, February- 17, at 2.15 p.m. in the school gvmnasium. Washington school orchestra will present . a program under the direction of Miss Audrey Brist. There will be open discussion for the planning of the unit's program for next year. During the business meeting a commit tee to nominate next year's of ficers will be elected. Hostesses for the tea will be the mothers of pupils in the third grade. Child care will be provided. , ' , - ' Meeting Planned By Jackson PTA ' Jackson Parent-Teachers as sociation will meet Friday, Feb ruary 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the school. Mrs. R. E. Wicker, chair man of the Founders' day com mittee, will be in charge of the program. Parents of children in the third grade will - serve re freshments. All Jackson schooj parents are invited, to . attend this special meeting of the year. Bedroom Ensemble 7304 Beautify your bedroom with this stunning spread and curtain ensemble! Iron-on roses in color! Pattern ? 7304: Directions for spread and cafe curtains to make in any desired size PLUS 24 washable iron-on motifs, in gay combination of red and green! Send TWENTY-FIVE cents in coins for 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 Chel sea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER. Order our ALICE BROOKS Needlecraft Catalogue. Enjoy pages and pages of exciting new designs knitting, crochet, em broidery, iron-ons, toys and nov elties! Send 25 cents for your copy of this wonderful book now. You'll want to order every de sign in it! r H . It Sorority Holds Model Meeting At Tycer Home Prospective members of Alpha Rho chapter of Beta Sigma Phi attended a model meeting at the home of Mrs. William Tycer, 1100 Mount Pitt avenue, on Mon day evening. The program for the evening was given by . Mrs. Curt Butterfield and was a short resume of the history of Beta Sigma Phi to acquaint the new girls with the aims,, ideals and purposes of the sorority. Attending the friendship meet ing as prospective . members were Mrs. Robert Mclntyre, Mrs. Jerry True, Mrs. Richard Riggs, Mrs. James Tengesdal and Miss Shirley Bowlin. Following the business meet ing nnd cultural program, the hostess, Mrs. Tycer, was assist ed by Mrs. Butterfield and Mrs. George Johnson in serving re freshments. The valentine theme was used by Mrs. Tycer, and she presented a gift to the guest drawing a certain Valentine from a basket. Mrs. J. R. Sulli van won the prize. Many projects were discussed and it wa6 unanimously voted to contribute with the other four chapters of Beta Sigma Phi in Medford to the new Rogue Val ley Memorial hospital. The next regular meeting will be held February 20 at the home of Mrs. K. L. Denton, 805 West Second street, and will be a fes tive party and potluck supper celebrating the chapter's birth day. Members will exchange gifts and reveal the names of their secret sisters, whom they have had for the past year. Valentine Dance Planned at Club Dancing will begin at 9 p.m., Saturday, February 18 for a val entine formal dance to be held at the Rogue. Valley Country club for -members and house guests. Music will be furnished in . the dining room by Abbey Green, Glenn Parker and Randy HugdahL while the lower lounge also will be used with Bob Anderson and Leo Vilarino playing for, the dancers there. Parking service will be furn ished and those who attend may drive to. the. entrance and cars will be parked for them. Among committee members who have worked on plans for the event are Mr.' and Mrs. Wil liam Prentice, who had charge of invitations. Cocktails will be served be ginning at 8 p.m., followed by hors d'oeuvres and dinner. SMALL HEARING AID For the shy hard-of-hearing lady. A unique new hearing aid designed exclusively for women to wear completely concealed in the hair. The device is shaped and styled like a barrette hair ornament and weighs but SA of an ounce including the battery, It is powered by three tiny tran sistors no larger than match heads. CALENDAR Calendar notices and newi for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition Is 1 p.m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 ajn of the day of publication and for week day news is 5 D-m the day before publication. Thursday ,-, 6:30 pjn. BPWC, Roxy Ann Grange hall. 6:30 p.m. Adarel chapter, OES, Jacksonville Masonic tem ple. 7:30 p.m. Royal Neighbors of America lodge, public card party Pythian hall. 7:30 p.m. Crater. Garden club, home of Mrs. Charles Tay lor. 8 p.m. Senior class play, Senior High school auditorium. 8 p.m. Roxy Ann court, Order of the Amaranth, Medford Ma sonic temple, 214 West Main st. 8 p.m. Talent PTA, Talent High school library. . . . Friday.' 11a.m. Medford Truth Cent er, "Utility," Room 203 Holly Theater bldg. . v 1 p.m. Annual World Day of Prayer program, Church of Naz arene. 2:30 p.m. Jefferson PTA, at school cafeteria. Willamantic, Conn. (U.R) Paul Hanna, 49,was so entranced by new automobiles in a show room that he walked through a a plate glass window. A sales man said: "He didn't buy any thinghe was just looking." Everybody's changing to faster foolproof RED STAR YEAST Big Fresh Cake AND : Special Active Dry Delivered FRESH by BORDEN Half-Size Fashion 9243 try 1lTilfltk Lovely fashion for the shorter, fuller figure this flattering en semble with a longer-waisted look! Make it a smart daytime frock in colorful cotton or silk; make it a graceful evening gown (not shown) for formal affairs! Pattern 9243: Half sizes 14V4,' 16V, 181z, 20Vi, 2214, 24Vfe. Size I6V2 dress and bolero 6 yards 35-inch fabric; yard contrast. 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 Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, SIE and STYLE NUMBER. Club to Meet Jolly. Stitchers will meet at the home of Mrs. Don Ross, Ross lane, Friday, February 17. Des sert will be served at, 1:30 p.m. Because Vo:-;-:V ft ft 1V jP'' ' ... We Are Installing ' jsF THE NEW ZEPHYR ACCROMATIC CHECKOUT SYSTEM it Jp to complete You'll havt no long impatient waits. The wonderful thing about this system is that every customer helps speed up the checkout for themselves. It's so effortless you're sure to appreciate it. You'll be pleased with the accuracy. This automatically controlled system does not crowd or rush our checkers so they're less apt to make errors. And a control bar assures that the same item can't be charged twice. Yow'U Eggs Said Good Buy In February Corvallis Oregon food shop pers should plan more meals around eggs during February to take advantage of low egg prices, says Miss Dorothy Sherrill, con sumer education specialist at Oregon State college. Normal price drops have come in Janu ary and February four times in the past six years. Size and grade are good guides in selecting eggs for family needs, the OSC specialist points out. Grade refers to inner quali ty of the egg. This "quality," measured in terms of grade, de pends on size of air cell and positions and appearance of the yolk in the white. Eggs are candled, according to Oregon law, by graders who examine unbroken jeggs before strong lights. "' - (- "However, grade has nothing to do with size," says Miss Sher rill. "For instance you can buy ! large eggs that are Grade A and large eggs that are not Grade A." Food shoppers are reminded to read information printed on cartons. Weight of the egg determines its size. Eggs are available in extra-large,- large, medium and small sizes. During late sum mer and fall months, small eggs are usually most plentiful and less, expensive. But it's during winter and spring months that large size eggs are such excellent buys," reports Miss Sherrill. Color of egg shell indicates only the breed of chicken that laid the egg, she points out. Neither flavor, nutritive value, yolk color or cooking perform ance is affected by shell color. Food shoppers may question whether to buy eggs at the gro cery or at the farm. "No matter where you buy them," says Miss Sherrill, "be sure tha t the eggs have been cared for properly." Eggs that are not cooled properly will drop in quality in a few days compared to those that are refrigerated. A bulletin, "Know the Eggs You Buy," is available from local county extension offices.; - Maat loaf is less likely to stick to the . bottom of the bak ing pan if you first lay strips of bacon in the pan. The bacon adds flavor too. your last stop In our Supermarket Is the most Important This Modern System of Checking Your Purchases Gets You Through Foster ... Even Helps Our Checkers Prevent Errors leave vary much pleosed offer you check Past Presidents Club Has All-Day Meeting; Demonstration Given Past presidents of Elta Duel Hubbs tent, Daughters of Union Veterans, held an all day meet ing last week at the home . of their president, Mrs. William Milnes, on Narregan street. The morning hours were spent in rug making, and after luncheon a business session was held. Plans were made to support the tent's policy of helping, finan cially at the department conven tion in June, with articles for a bazaar. A brief period of instruc tion was given by Mrs. Milnes on the construction of reversible shag rugs. A sample rug was on display. The next regular meeting will be at the home of Mrs. W. C. Kindred, 1911 Grand View ave.f who will ntertain with a birth day dessert luncheon. at Your LIVING ROOM FURNITURE! . FEBRUARY 2 PIECE sets" Recovered.. FREE Estimates Pickup and Delivery. 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