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o 0 : . f;-"- ' n L ... ; iII Don Gordon recently spent a vacation at Sun Valley in Idaho, He enrolled in the resort's ski school to learn advanced technique and is pictured here on a Dollar mountain run. The young man is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gordon, 932 King street. (Sun Valley photo). April-May Women's Classes Open for Registration at Y April and May classes for bmen have been announced by the Medford YMCA. Tuesdays and Thursdays have become "ladies' days" at the Y since early February, when the first series of classes was scheduled. Physical activities that will go on during the next two. months will include morning and eve ning volleyball, calisthentics, and swim classes, and morning and evening swimming instruc tion classes. Mrs. L. L. Tweedy will instruct the morning swim class as she has this past month, and Don Day, YMCA physical director, will be instructor for the other physical activity classes. A women's beginning ifwim class will also start April 17 at 7:30 p.m., according to Mr. Day. Afternoon tennis classes, held from 2 to 3 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, raund out the gym-swim program. Tod Tibbutt and Jerry Olson are co-instructors. Other spring activities will vary from gardening to summer travel topics, and will also in clude outings to the Medford airport, the TV station, and the Medford Mail Tribune to learn what goes on behind the scenes in each of these businesses. The schedule of afternoon classes and their instructors has - been completed. Workshops The home gardening work shops will be held between the hours of I and 2:30 p.m. and will open April 3 with landscape de sign instructed by Mrs. Fred Lorish, and continue on April 5 with soil preparation and fer tilizing by C. B. Cordy, county agent; Agent 10, Dr. L. G. Gent ner, instructing insect control; April 12, flower arranging by glrs. Gentner; April 17, planning perennial borders, by Mrs. Elli ott; April 19, ornamental and flowering shrubs, by Lewis Blyth; April 24, rose care by Glen Brown; 'and April 2V2, iris care, by Mrs. Leonard McKee. The travel topics series, also to be conducted between 1 and 2:30 p.m.. will begin May 8 when family camping in our national forests will be discussed by Spencer Moore, recreation offi cer from Rogue River National forest service. On May 10 Mr. Moore will peak on. the topic, "Knowing Our National Forests"; May 15, lorn Williams, superintendent 'of Crater Lake National park will give the first section of the topic, "Visiting Our National Parks and Monuments," and he will conduct Part 2 of the sub ject on May 17. "Let's Pack'n Travel Light," concerning what to take on a trip to a city, will be the sub ject of Mrs. Mildred Moss Mc Carty on May 22, the closing session of the travel topics. Field Trips Outings or "field trips" will be made beginning May 1 with ISP" OK MARKET 1202 North Riverside Mexico Fine Vacationlan'd; Medford Pair Praise People (Editor's Note: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Krows. Medford residents now on an automobile trip to Mexico and southwest states, wrote the Med ford Mail Tribune last week concerning their trip. Their letter was written at Guadalajara, Jal., Mex., where they were staying at the time.) a tour of the TV .station; and continue May 8 with a tour of the airport, including a visit through a plane, the tower and weather bureau, and close May 24 with a tour of the Mail Trib une plant. Hours for the last three will be announced. Women interested in any part of this program should call the Y soon to register. The Y phone is 2-6295. Additional outings are being scheduled for the women later in the summer, with picnics and overnight retreats being includ ed in the planning. Already initial plans are be ing laid for an interior decorat ing workshop early in the fall. Mrs. Mahr Reymers, Ashland interior designer, will instruct the class, which will include how to use color and texture in home decorating, as well as how to coordinate furnishings and how to identify period and good contemporary design in furnishings. Nursery facilities are avail able for all the Tuesday and Thursday classes, whether morn ing or afternoon. Any habit trained pre-schooler is eligible to join the nursery school, which is held in the Methodist church from 10 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. t Limp, soggy picnic sandwich es may be avoided by taking the "fixings" to the picnic area and preparing the sandwiches there. "We have been here about a week, living in the "Country Club Arms," a deluxe apart ment complete with kitchen, re frigerator, etc., two maids. All Pueblo tile work, all for 520 per week "We came down the west coast to Mazatlan and then through Tepic to here. This part of the trip was ably covered by our friend Jenkins in his column. The cost of travel to this place is about the same as at home, but from here on except Mexico City the rates are about half as much. Guadalajara is a beautiful city, 400,000 population and eleva tion of 5,200 feet. There is more Spanish "blood" here than any other part of Mexico and have more 'class' than anything we saw in Europe. The women and girls dress beautifully and with good taste and they make their own clothes and wear them well. Architecture Old "The city is 420 years old and has more 'colonial architec ture' than any place outside of Spain. Yesterday we visited the church at Zapopan, now a small suburb of this city. At this church the group of priests and soldiers that went north to dis cover and establish the missions of California, attended their last church service until they estab lished their own at San Diego. "This church had been in use for 225 years previously. Four-hundred-year-old buildings and homes are common. "Every visit we make im presses us that these are great people. Some, are rich, some ter ribly poor but carry their own burdens in more ways than one. "There is no teen-age (I don't like that word) problem here. There are no great stadiums or gyms connected with the schools but they are definitely sports minded. "All the schools are public. No churcn schools' and none con nected with the church teach in them. Many of the great manu facturers from the states have factories here and turn out the same grade of products. "Many students go to school in the morning, work in the aft ernoon and then night school. And are they sharp! "We met one little lady from the states, a widow with just about enough to support herself and a travel kit. She came down here and visited an orphanage with 15 kiddies in it. She took over, moved in and now supports the whole project at her own expense and is happy. Many Oregonians "We have met many Oregon folks, the Oregon license plates get a second look down here. "There is a city of Obregon, a state ani an ex-president. "We will return leisurely via El Paso, Tex., via the Christo pher Columbus highway which passes through eight state capitals. "Premium gas is 21 cents our gallons and yesterday we took our car to a super service sta tion. We had the car wash, a complete 'lube', air cleaned and five quarts of US Quaker State oil, all for $2.60. "We had the misfortune to break our glasses. Had two new lenses with the latest bifocal for $6.80. Yes, the optician was Mexican, educated in Switzer land and had the finest labora tory equipment we have ever seen. By all means have a sec ond pair with you because one is not always so fortunate. "Our advice to our friends is, do not hesitate to come here. Have good tires and your car in good shape and then have the best vacation ever and meet the most gracious people." Chapter Honored At Recent Party; Station Visited Members of the new silver an niversary chapter, Beta Upsilon, of Beta Sigma Phi sorority, were honored at a party given March 19 'at the home of Mrs. Ray mond Morton, 400 Ardmore ave nue. Hostesses for the event were members of Alpha Rho chapter. About 28 members attended, including members of Exemplar chapter. St. Patrick's day provided the motif for the decorations of greenery and shamrocks. Re freshments were also in this theme. Sunday, March 25, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN A group of Alpha Rho mem bers and their husbands attend ed an informal party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan, March 17. The party was in the St. Patrick's day theme and court whist and charades were played during the evening. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. William Tycer, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. Curt Butterfield, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Note, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Allen, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Dix, and Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan. Alpha Rho chapter held the last meeting at Television Sta tion KBES-TV. Robert Lind strom, production manager of the station, explained briefly how a television picture is trans mitted from a studio to the view ing audience. He then showed the group the control panel and discussed how KBES-TV was able to present both network shows and local shows. In the film library, he pointed out the equipment used to show films and filmed commercials. Mr. Lindstrom also explained the commercial aspects of tele vision from the standpoint of both local and national sponsors. The group then assembled at the home of Mrs. Butterfield for a business meeting. During the meeting all the members reg istered their daughters and sisters as future Beta Sigma Phi members. Mrs. Larry Allen, Mrs. William Tycer and Mrs. T. R. Lytle were selected as a nom inating committee to present names of candidates for the next year's officers. The group" was also notified that Camp White night would be Wednesday, March 28. Each member is to take cookies to serve to the men. The program was given by Mrs. Jack Cummings and her topic was "Let's Talk on Radio and Over TV." Mrs. Cummings brought a tape recorder and each girl had the opportunity of hear ing her own voice. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Middleton and Mrs. William Werner. i MARKET J 1202 North Riverside OPEN EVERY J v NIGHT TIL sk MIDNIGHT at Purucker Piano House! .5 Our Teacher LISBETH SHIELDS Graduate of Willamette University College of Music FREE TRIAL PIANO LESSON Given to your youngster during Easter time . . . Br'mg your child in to Purucker's during the next few weeks . . . Miss Shields will give him a FREE TRIAL LESSON, entirely without obligation to you. Your youngster's talent may surprise you! Ask About Our PIANO TRYOUT This Is your chance to give your youngster the musi cal training he wants. Our offer includes: $10 1. SIX WEEKS of private lessons in our studio 2. Use of a beautiful new Spinet Piano 3. 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