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4 :-,:"c nV -v 1 tf&l??' , t., . Iff f Lhr zzh. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton A. Smith were honored March 25 at an open house which observed their golden wedding anniversary. The Smiths have lived in Jacksonville since 1926, and the reception was held at their home, 300 South Oregon street (Landis-Shangle photo) Clinton Smiths Honored On Fiftieth Anniversary By MRS. C. S. HOSKINS Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs. Clinton A. Smith were honored at a golden wedding anniversary open house held at their home, 300 South Oregon street, Sunday, March 25, from two to five o'clock. In charge of the arrangements for the occasion were the Smiths' three sons and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. C. Marion Smith, Mr. and Mrs Andrus H. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Loyal J. Smith, all of Medford. Mrs. H. K. Hanna, Jackson ville and Mrs. Earnest Langley, Murphy, poured. The wedding cake was deco rated by Mrs. T. M. Turpin of Medford. Family heirlooms used for decoration and serving in cluded a silver coffee pot over 100 years old, other silver pieces and a Battenberg lace tablecloth. Mrs. Clinton Smith wore a dusty pink crepe afternoon dress with a white and gold lavender throated orchid. Miss Sharon Ann Smith, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrus Smith, took charge of the guest book. Miss Sylvia Smith, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Marion Smith, and Miss Kay Selby, niece of Mrs. Marion Smith, were in charge of gifts. Mrs. Willis G- Gilman took continuous movies of the event throughout the afternoon, assist ed by Milton Smith, son of the Andrus Smiths. Over 100 guests called during the afternoon, including rela tives, friends and neighbors from Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, Jacksonville and the Applegate valley. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Parker, Danville, Calif., were also present. Numerous letters, cards and gifts from distant friends and relatives were also received and television set was presented the honored couple by their sons Sorority Chapter Hears Program On Fluoridation Members of Alpha Rho chap ter, Beta Sigma Phi, met Mon day evening at the home of Mrs. Larry Allen, -716 Hamilton street, to hear a discussion of the need for fluoridation of wa ter in the Medford area. Dr. Eugene Meyerding and Mrs. E. W. Sickels, dental health chair men for the Jackson County Public Health association, were on the program. Mrs. Sickels showed a film on fluoridation distributed by the Oregon State Department of j Public Health, after which Dr. j Meyerding told the group what ! fluoridation is and why the com- munity would benefit from flu- j orides being added to the water supply. He also answered ques tions from the group concerning health and fluoridation. During the business meeting Mrs. Jonathan Middleton re ported on the plans to present Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt with international honorary member-1 ship in Beta Sigma Phi. This will be conferred upon Mrs. Roosevelt during the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial dinner given by the Jackson County ; Democrats which will be held ! at the Hedrick Junior High j school on April, 23. Formal initiation for pledges of the sorority will be held April 3 at the home of Mrs. Kurt Denton, 805 West Second street. Being pledged to the chapter are Mrs. James Tengesdal, Mrs. Wayne Giles and Mrs. Richard i Riggs. Mrs. T. R. Lytle, president ! of the chapter, will conduct the I ceremony. The chapter also voted in i favor of supporting the fluorida tion program. The cultural program was given by Mrs. Roger Note and Mrs David Legg. Mrs. Legg talk ed on "Voice and Vocabulary Reflect the Inner You" and she , told the group that the most ; charming speech is simple and pleasantly pitched. Mrs. Note talked on 'How Is Your Con versation." She gave some points ; to remember in being a good conversationalist. Refreshments were served by Mrs. James Sullivan and Mrs. Marcus McKenzie. and families. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were mar ried March 26, 1906 in Free donia, Kan., where they were both born and raised. They came to Oregon in April of 1918 and lived in Grants Pass before mov ing to Jacksonville in 1926 where they have resided ever since. Griffin Creek Club To Meet Monday; Dinner Announced Griffin Creek Community School club will meet Monday, April 2 at 8 p.m. in the school. A mental health film, "Roots of Happiness," will be shown following a short talk by Mrs. Dunbar Carpenter, representing the Southern Oregon Child Guidance clinic. The club also plans a ham din ner Sunday, April 8, from 12 to 4 p.m.. with mothers of children in the- second grade serving. Mrs. Harold Ricks and Mrs". Loyce Bates are co-chairmen for the dinner and persons wishing to help may call either of the chairmen. A pre-school clinic for Griffin Creek school will be held April 11. Appointments may be made by calling the, school, according to Mrs. Munroe Walker, club publicity chairman. s Jaycettes to Hold Session Wednesday Medford Jaycettes will meet Wednesday, April 4, at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Robert Shangle, 1240 Woodland avenue. Mrs. Richard Bowers and Mrs. Charles Shepherd will be cohostesses. Members are reminded to take magazines for Sacred Heart hos pital. Anyone wishing transpor tation may call Mrs. Walter Smith at 2-2298. The Azores lie 800 to 1,000 miles west of Portugal. , STOREWIDE SAVINGS! To make room for new shipments of fine furni ture we have greatly reduced nearly ail items in our large stock. SALE STARTS TOMORROW. ; - ' - ' 8-Piece Modern Dining Set Modern 3-Piece Living Room Set CHERRY DINING SET 10 OFF 1213 NORTH Child Guidance To Hold Third Dr. Henry Schumacher, San Francisco, will speak for the third annual meeting of Southern Oregon Child Guidence Clinic association, set for Thursday, April 5. It will be a dinner meet ing at Hedrick Junior High school cafetorium beginning at 7 p.m. Dr. Schumacher is medical director of mental health serv ices, United States Public Health service for this region. His topic will be "New Steps in Commu nity Service." Dr. Schumacher will be ac companied here by Miss Frances Williams, psychiatric nurse con sultant and Raymond Craig, psychiatric social worker. Dr. Schumacher's territory includes the seven western states and the territories. Before going into the public health work he was direc tor of a child guidance clinic. Reservations Reservations for the dinner must be made no later than Mon day, April 2. Those living in Medford, Central Point and Jack sonville areas are to make res ervations at the clinic office, telephone 3-3174. Ashland res idents may make reservations by calling Dr. John D. McAulay, Southern Oregon college, 2-4611. Prospect and Elk-Trail res ervations are to be made with the Rev. Robert Greene, Pros pect 2050; Gold Hill, Mrs. C. Norman Gail, 5-9277; Rogue River and Evans Valley, Mrs. Philip Engle, Juniper 2-3453; Talent, Loren Messenger, 2-4611; Eagle Point, Shady Cove and Butte Falls, Mrs: W. H. Young, VA6-3311. During the meeting to follow, election of seven board mem bers will take place. Retiring members of the board are Dr. McAulay, Ashland, president; Francis Cheney, Medford, treas urer; Kent Blackhurst, Mrs. Dun bar Carpenter and Mrs. Henry Padgham, .all Medford; the Rev. Mr. Greene, Prospect and Win ston Marks, Ashland. , Board Members Remaining "on the board will be Mrs. Dwight Houghton, Med ford, who has been serving as vice-president; Mrs. Young, Eagle Point, secretary the past year; Elliott Becken, Medford; Mrs. John Bohnert, Central Point; Mrs. Engle, Rogue River; John Graff, Medford; Alva Graham and Dr. Aubrey Hill, Ashland; Mrs. Roland Holmes, Medford; the Rev. Ross Knots,. Ashland; Mrs. Earl Lawson, Robert Mi near, A. N. Potter and Mrs. Carl Wimberly Jr., all Medford. Board members will elect new officers in May. A large advisory committee aids the clinic. On this committee last year were Dr. B. Brandt Bartels, Miss Doro thy Collard, Jackson County Health department; Mrs. Kay Crowell, county juvenile officer; Herbert Daniels of the Veterans' administration, Camp White; Dr. Christian P. Hald, Ashland; Al len Hatch, Boys and Girls Aid society; Miss Dorothy Huskey, county public health department; Mrs. Una B. Inch, assistant county superintendent of schools; Robert Jones, YMCA director; Mrs. Frances Klein of the Ash land schools; Mrs. Gladys Loyd, Medford schools; James Pullman of the Jackson County Public Welfare department; Alf Mek- FOR OUR SPRING Was $439 Now Was $275 NOW RIVERSIDE M 11 In Association Annual Session void, county superintendent of schools; Dr. A. Erin Merkel, head of the county health department; Dr. Messenger and Mrs. Frank Van Dyke, United Medford Cru sade representative. Dr. Schumacher, Miss Wil liams and Mr. Craig will be in the county three days and will help with a study of mental health programs while here. Colleges Added To AAUW List . Four new colleges have been added to the list of institutions meeting requirements for mem bership in the American Asso ciation of University Women ac cording to an announcement by Mrs. Gordon MacKenzie, mem bership chairman of the Med ford branch. The four new institutions are Mount St. Scholastica college, Atchison, Kan.; Queens college, Flushing, Long Island; Western State college of Colorado, Gun nison; Wilmington college, Wil mington, Ohio. Graduates of these colleges holding degrees that meet the association's liberal arts require ment are now eligible for mem bership. Alumnae are invited to call Mrs. MacKenzie, 2-6719. Mrs. Emerson Anderson, pres ident of the Medford branch, points out that membership in AAUW "provides an opportuni ty to join with other college women graduates in a practical, constructive contribution to the functioning of democracy." The Medford branch offers members a study-action program in childhood and higher educa tion, international relations, so cial studies, the status of women and the arts. The association also supports a legislative pro gram voted by delegates to the biennal convention, and mem bers participate in . the AAUW fellowship program which awards more than 30 graduate fellowships a year to promising women scholars. The, association's internation al grants program bring annual ly about 40 women from other countries for study and research in the United States. - Mistletoe Club Plans Work Session April I 1 Members of Mistletoe club will tie a comforter at their next meeting April 11 at the Girls Comrrunity club. The group met for a 12:30 p.m. covered dish luncheon and business meeting at the club last' Wednesday. Songs were prac ticed for the Royal Neighbors of America convention May 3. Refreshments were served by committee members Mesdames L. S. Bashaw, F. T. Hussong, Robert Gillman and Jesse Laing. - Plan Dance Ladies' auxiliary of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars, depart ment of Oregon, will sponsor a dance at the' Camp White domi ciliary. Monday, April 2, in the theater. Music will be furnished by the Camp White orchestra. , Those wishing transportation may take a bus at the Trailways depot at 7:30 p.m. MANY SOFAS AND CHAIRS GREATLY REDUCED BEDROOM FURNITURE AND ACCESSORY ITEMS REDUCED Open f ' , " t j, i , a ,Hr' " -Ml- ; t ' Mrs. Harry Bryant Announce' Visit . Of Lodge Chief; Banquet Planned Mrs. Harry Bryant, Medford, Grand chief of the Pythian Sisters, will make her official visit to the local temple Tues day, April 3. A banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Wooden Shoe in the Holland hotel for all mem bers, their husbands and out-of-town members. The regular meeting will fol low at 8 p.m. at the Pythian building. Initiation and enter tainment are planned. Past Chiefs' club of the Pyth ian Sisters will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Emilie Conrad, 632 Palm street. Nurses Attend Portland Forum Mrs. Leila Gilman, Mrs. Sue Monteith and Mrs. Vera Elm gren, members of District No. 4, Oregon State Nurses' association, attended a nursing forum in Portland. The forum was spon sored by the OSNA Private Duty Section and was held at the Providence Hospital School of Nursing auditorium. It was en titled "Heart Disease Medical and Surgical," Speaking and taking part in panel discussions were Dr. Her man Dickel, Dr. Paul Meyers, a representative of the Linde Air corporation, Dr.. Elton McCaw ley, Dr. Howard Lewis, Dr. Wil liam Conklin, Dr. Kenneth Liv ingston and Mrs. Catherine Hockaday, chairman of the Pri vate Duty Section of OSNA. . In a lighter vein the program included a demonstration on good grooming by the Maria Easterly Charm school and a skit, "Would I Want to Take Care of Me" given by student nurses from' Emmanuel hospital. A social evening followed at the nurses' home. -" Officers Elected By PEO Chapter ' Mrs. R. J. Cunningham is the new president of Chapter AA, PEO sisterhood. She succeeds Mrs. C. I. Drummond. . .Other new officers are Mrs. O. J. Frohnmayer, vice-president; Mrs. O. T. Heyerman, recording secretary; Mrs. W. H. Leever, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Fred C. Lorish, treasurer; Mrs. Knute Froysaa, chaplain; Mrs. W. E. Edwards, guard. mmpme Evenings by Appointment Sunday, April 1, 195S Teachers Name New Officers Robert Baccus, principal of Jackson school, was elected pres ident of Medford Grade Teach er's association at a meeting held Monday in Washington school cafeteria. Other officers elected were Miss ' Dora Mae Shepard, Washington, vice-president; Miss Jennymae Sherwood, Jefferson, secretary and Miss Margaret Jones, .Roosevelt, treasurer. . , It was voted to retain Anna Laura Honts, who has served as president the past year, as ad visory president. Mrs. Maxine Smith, Medford Senior High school teacher, who is president of the Department of Classroom Teachers, Oregon Education association, gave a report on activities of that or ganization and of the many re gional and national meetings which she attended. She stressed that every teacher become a "TV" teachers that is "a trained and versatile teacher." She also urged the use of the slogan "Be Proud to Teach." It was voted to send the newly elected president, Mr. Baccus, as j delegate to the NEA convention in Portland in July. Miss Honts, ; out-going president, was selected i as alternate. Tentative plans for ; the annual grade teachers' ban-j quet in May wefe also discussed. ! Roosevelt school provided the I refreshments which were served ' prior to the program and busin- j ess meeting. The tables we're at-: tractively decorated with spring ; flowers and Easter decorations, j xne program was also in charge of Roosevelt school and was introduced by Mrs. Eleanor Hamilton. Jerome MacDougal presented .Miss .Mary LaBar, speech student, who gave her oration "Jerry," which won sec ond place at the speech tourna ment at Linfield college. A harmony quartet known as the "Melody Maids," . gave sev eral vocal selections. Teachers of Roosevelt school presented a humorous and entertaining skit, "1922 Outing." The program t "m j, r sfTtra we r mps & j! j Si - Foam Rubber Seat , Modern Sofa Refractory Dining Pictures To Be Made At Rebekah Meeting; Cake Walk Announced Olive Rebekah lodge will meet Monday night at the Odd Fel lows hall, 225 West Sixth st, at 8 o'clock. The noble grand, Mrs. J. D. Brummond,' has re quested that all officers be pres ent in formal dress so pictures may be taken for the state publi city chairman and the presi dent's book. Those who cannot attend are asked to send another person or call Mrs. Brummond, 3-1775. She also reminded members that cakes should be brought for the cake walk, which will be held for the benefit of the state president's project. , Mrs. Carrie Milnes is refresh ment committee chairman, as sisted by Berneice Wilson, Mrs. Rosa Young and Mrs. Eva Ware. Eyes in motion cannot see with complete accuracy. They must be stationary if they are to focus properly. piano ' compositions by Mrs. Georgianne Beier. Burelson's Redecorating & Remodeling V OPEN Wednesday "' v 1 ." Come See Us! To All . . . Our Wish For A Happy Easter Greetings FROM THE MANAGEMENT and STAFF at BURELSON'S Pictures MARKED DOWN AS MUCH AS Was $315 NOW Table Was $125 NOW i t CHERRY BEDROOM SET 10 OFF snncn) MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE QUICK MEAT LOAF Reduce the time required for baking meat loaf by spooning' the mixture into muffin-pan cups, and adding water, to the pans that are not filled with meat in order to avoid burning. Serve with mashed potatoes and pan fried onions. Dinner is ready in no time. To help youngsters identify their own belongings, why not use colored crayon markings on their clothes. The Gas Appli ance Manufacturers association says that such markings, when pressed with a hot iron, remain fast through numerous washings in hot suds and rinsings. and Repair WALTER OLSON Purucker Piano House PHONE 2-5702 Beauty Salon CLOSED Mon. & Tues. for 5 KJ H MM PHONE 2-5972
