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o On GO rOtJHTEEH MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. Iforember It, 1831 Medford Highs Band Rated One of Best on West Coast Group Plans Sixth. Trip to East-West Shrine Star Game Besides a winning football team, Medford can also boast of another group of "champions" the Medford High school band. Playing at football and basket ball sanies, parades and school functions, "these young musi cians under the directiuti of band instructor Irv Alirick, have earned the regulation of being one of the top high school bands j on the west coast. Proof of tins lies in the fact that, for the sixth consecutive year, they have been invited to participate in the pre-game and haiftime activities at tiie Shrine Last-West all-star game in San Francisco Dec. 29. Attracts 50.000 The game, w hich is played .in Kear stadium in San Francisco, attracts crowds of over 50,000, the proceeds from which go to the Shrine hospital lor crippled children. Medford High school band was first invited to play at the Shrine game in 1950, when news of the band's ability reached East-West name officials through the Jack sjn county Shrine club. Since then they have proven their skill and have been asked bacK repeauedly. More than 100 band members will make the trip, including eight majorettes and drum ma jor, Jim Pletch, according to. Mirick. Leaving Medford on chartered busses Thursday eve ning, they will spend Friday sight-seeing in San Francisco and making preparations for Saturday's j;ame. Reservations have been made for the group at the Drake-Wilshire hotel in San Francisco. Money Not Provided But money to cover expenses of the trip is not provided in the school budget, and every year, under the sponsorship of the Jackson county Shrine club, and with the help of radio sta tion KMED. funds are solicited through the sale of band booster cards. The cards sell for one dolar, or any amount the purchaser wishes to donate. One collection depot, where the .cards may be purchased, is currently located at the Big Y market. The cards can also be purchased- from lo cal Shrine members. Service clubs as well as many business firms in the community have been generous contributors as band booster, but one of the biggest money raisers is the an nual band concert-radio show which will be held this year on Sunday, Feb. 16. at 2 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets for this program will sell for one dollar. The hour and a half concert, which includes singing by the Medford High school choir, will be broadcast over KMED. The station con tributes considerable time and money to help put on the pro gram. New Numbers, Routines This time of year band mem bers, between ball games and other school functions, are prac ticing hard on new numbers and marching routines. A spectacu lar "Stars and Stripes'- routine, which they are developing es pecially for the Shrine game has been added to their already full repertoire. On Saturday morning, before the Shrine game, the Medford band will, as it has in the past, put on a special concert for the crippled . children at the San Francisco Shrine hospital. As far as it is known Medford is the only band to put on a show lor the children that day. The band has always played' on the front lawn of the hos pital, while the children, stand ing in the windows, show their appreciation by cheering a-nrl waving. This sight alone, ac cording to Mirick, is worth the trip. PRECISION MARCHING The Medford High school band is noted are preparing especially for the Shrine game in San Francisco, to for its intricate marching routines as well as its music. This year which they have been invited for the sixth year in a row. they are working on a unique "Stars and Stripes" routine they (Brainard Photo) TOP BAND Shown above is a section of the Medford High school band, under the direc tion of band instructor Irv Mirick, that will participate in the pre-game and half time pagentry in the Shrine all-star game. Last year the band, which is considered one of the best on the west coast was featured at the game to play during time out periods. HIGH STEPPERS This group of Medford High school majorettes, led by senior, Glenna Hobbs. in white, will perform at Kezar sta dium in San Francisco Dec. 29. when the band plays at the Shrine East-West all-star game there. 4-H Club News Porter Seeks Appointments On 2 Congress Committees 3 Central Point Beef Club The Central Point Beef dub had its fir-t meeting of the year at Bill and Jeff Anhorn's home, Xov. 12. Under new business, we elect ed officers for the coming year. They are Marilyn Cordy, presi dent: Jack Peek, vice president: Marilyn Watson, secretary; Carol von der Tlellen. reporter; and Monty Cook, sargent-at-arms. The club decided to hve en tertainment at each meeting, and the vice president' is, in charge of it. Our leader. Floyd Charley, gave us our -old record books, and we talked about where we going to get our steers. We voted that the meeting will be held at the members houses, going alphebetically. Re freshments were served. The r-fxt meeting will b aC John Anhorns. Carol von der Hellen Reporter Eusene Charles O he has asked House Speaker Sam Rayburn for appointment to either the Interior and Insulur Affairs or Appropriations com mittees and to the Public Works or Banking and Currency committee. Congressman-elect Flory; Medford during afternoon Porter said Friday and evening of Nov. 24 with Mr and Mrs. Mark Norton making arrangements, and at Albany, Nov. 28. with Stan Carlson. A visit to the Bureau of Mines has been scheduled for Linn j county on that date, and other wise Porter will be available In a letter to Rayburn, Porter for conferences at his legal of said. "My choices are pretty j fices in Eugene, plain in view of the vast amounts j Welcomes Constituents of federal land and the hydro-j porter said he has already electric potential in our lumber j met witn seVeral business and Use Mail Trtbuh Want Ads t)eaa . line Sunaiv Ctainea is m p'n Saturday. 10 a m Mondav frv Moniuy; oic.ci Ga a 5 .oC exeviouaaaj. industry. Interested in Helping "I am particularly interested in doing what I can to help set up another home owners loan corporation so that many needed dwellings may be financed for the benefit of a substantial part of the 60 million people who need adequate homes and for the benefit of our lumber in dustry."' Porter wrote. The 4h District's new U. S. Representative released the itin erary of his tour to hear first hand any problems to which he can give his attention when he takes office in January. Porter will be in Roseburg Nov. 21. where Ted Mouche and Ken Garey will be in charge of arrangements; at Coos Bay and Curry county, Nov. 23. with Jim my Johnson attending arrange ments: Grants Pass nn the morn- labor leaders in his Eugene of fice and welcomes the opportun ity to meet with and discuss problems of other consituents on his tour before leaving for Wash ington. D. C. on Dec. 2. He will be among honor guests at the Victory Dinner to be held in Salem, Dec. 1. Motoring cast on a leisurely southern route with Porter will be his wife. Priscilla. and family, Don. 12; Anne, 1; Chris, 7; Sam, 4. Brookings Man Named Justice of Peace Salem Brookings, was appointed justice of the peace for District No. 1 in Curry county Friday by Gov. Elmo Smith. Nelson will succeed Roy H. Brown who resigned because he Festival News letters Mailed to 9,500 ing of Nov. 24 with Chester E. i was moving from the district Ashland The Oregon Shake spearean Festival Newsletter, which is published four times a year, is currently being mailed to the 9.500 names on the Fes tival's active mailing list. Fourty-four of the 48 states are represented on the list, along with Alaska. Hawaii, Guam, six Canadian provinces, England. Australia. New Zealand, and several European, African and South American countries. The Festival's mailing list is made up of those people who have purchased memberships. oidered tickets by mail, signed guests cards while attending performances, or specifically re quested to be placed on the list. The list is culled yearly to eliminate "deadwood." Rogue valley readers who have not in dicated their interest in writ ing in one of the above-mentioned ways within the past three years may be in danger of hav ing their names removed. "In active" names are scheduled to be dropped during December. The Festival has no way of keeping track of people who buy U.R H. G. Nelson, j tickets at the box office. As a result tneir are many local pat rons now on trie mailing list whose names will be removed unless they inform the Festival business office in writing of their desire to continue receiv ing the Newsletter and other Training Flight . Ends Second Month Specialized training flight D of the 9417th Air Reserve squad ran completed its second month of operation in Medford last Thursday. Flight D is a new reserve "training-for-pay" program in southern Oregon. It is a non commissioned officer leadership course patterned after training offered by the NCO academy in the regular Air Force. All ex-members of the mili tary forces of the United States who have been honorably dis charged are eligible to apply for a grade determination. If the grade determination results in the award of airman first class or above, the airman may then apply for specialized training. Individuals who are qualified may be taken into the program as airmen second class. The specialized training course lectures, films and guest speak consists of group discussions, ers. They are under the guid ance of Capt. Alwin V. Miller, chairman of the business educa tion department of Southern Oregon college and Lt. William B. Hunter, principal of Rogue niver nign school. Presently enrolled in the spec- lanzea training course are M- bgts. Gus H. Boen, Medford, and William A. Reese, Ashland; T- jgts. Sam Hamilton, Medford, dim i,oren rowier. Talent; S Sgt. Wilson Slater. Medford; Airmen first class Robert L. Bur ton, Medford, Willard Farns worth, Phoenix, and Joseph E jonnson, Ernest Silva, J. L. morse, all of Grants Pass. "U1"'S auenoance points are earned toward retirement and mere are opportunities for pro motion. Those interested should inquire at Medford Air Reserve center, 6J North Riverside ave meaiora. lliey should also Dnng their personal military records with them. The Family Council Editor! note: The Family Council consists of a judge, a. psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers. ach article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not Kiv advice: it merely reports on problems that have been dealt wiUt by responsible agencies and counselors. ' Mrs. D. M. I want to help our homosexual son. Mr. D. M Bill is just gone. Mrs. D. M. My husband and I recently made the shocking and horrible discovery that our 22-year-old son is homosexual. We just couldn't believe it at first, despite the fact we now realize there have been hints of this for the past three years. Fin ally, a friend came and told us that our boy could be found among homosexuals at a certain place in our city well known for this kind of thing. My husband went and found Bill there and confronted him with it. Bill struck his father and said he would do as he pleased and left our home. I want him home, where we can take care of him and help him. Somehow I'm sure we'll be able to do this, but my husband says it's no use. Mr. D. M. My wife didn't hear the language Bill used with me. He hates us both. He told me he could never change and didn't want to. My wife has been on the verge of suicide over this, and I feel that the best thing is to move to another city and try to forget about the whole thing. We have two younger children a boy and a girl and we mustn't let them suffer because of this. I don't want them to know any thing about it. I've tried to make my wife see that it is a tragedy that must be accepted. Bill is gone, just as surely as if he were killed in an accident or a war. We'd have to accept that, wouldn't we? Bill wouldn't let us help, even if we could. The Council It is understand able that this husband and wife reacted as they did under the shock of this discovery. It is also understandable that Bill, who is undoubtedly highly disturbed in many ways, reacted a he did to the shock of being found out in such a way. by his father. " As thing now" stand, Mr. D. M. is being rather 'unrealisticBill is not dead. The younger chil dren undoubtedly know some thing serious has happened and they will probably know toon enough, if they do not already know, exactly what it is. Secrets like thus do not usually remain nicely buried, even, when people move to another community to hide. Mr. D.M. is also wrong to "ac cept ' Bill's word that he "can never change." Bill is still young enough to be lielped if he wants it, himself. His. parents cannot help him, however. He wouia need the nelp ot a psy chiatrist, who might be recom mended by their family physi cian or a family service agency. A cure is not'eertain, even with psychiatric care, but the possibil ity is open. It is highly unlikely these par ents can now get their boyoback home, but they should .let, him know their door and their hearts are open to him whenever he feels he wants Help. Mr. D. M. should try to for give Bill's blow and cruel words. The young man was just as horri fied to be confronted by his father as his father was to learn the truth. Neither was juite re sponsible for his actions at that moment. (Copyright 195S, General Features Corp.) SEVEN WOUNDED Nicosia, Cyprus (U.I?) Seven teen eriiisn soldiers were wounded Friday night when bomb was thrown into an array canteen at Paphos. No deaths were reported. School N O o Report on Fringe Area Development, Problems Published A 52-page reporOon fringe area deveiepment and problems in the Medfovd area has been published by theOureQ of mu nicipal research) and service. University of Oregon, for the Legislative Intofjm committee ob lucal novernment. The report is one of seven of individual urban areasPand is part of tte research material considered by the interim com mittee on local government. Other reports were prepared on Portland, Salem, Eugene, Rose burg, Klamatn Falls, Prineville and centra Liiiioln county. Tb study of the areas was undertaken to provide back groutido information for use by the interim committee in formu lating recommendations "as to the type or types of loijtii gov ernment in'& needed to provide urban sgrgices and controls in unincorporated u r b a P fringe ares of incorrfig(.ed cities and other unincorporated areas in Oregon." Interriews Held u Information in the report was oobtained 'by interviewing vari ous public officials, business rep resentatives and civic leaders, and by consulting local govern ment and business records, ac cording to Herman Kehrli, di rector of the bureau of munici pal Sbsearch. The report includes popula tion growth figures in the Med ford area, .eluding Phoenix and Central Point, as well as for the couatyp school census of the area; comparison of residential service costs; traffic control im provBnents; annexations to Med ford; and information concern ing water, sewer and fire dis tricts. A limited number of copies of the report are available from the interim committee on local gov ernment, S04 State Capitol building, Salem. Work on Highway 99 Couplet Nears End Ashland With the openinir or me northbound counlpr nf Highway 99 for traffic last weekend, auxiliary work in con nection with the project will be completed rapidly, accordine to Elmer Biegel, Ashland city superintendent. The new highway will have new lighting system and 24 steel electroliers with vapor type lights. They will be instal led on the couplet between the fire station and the Presby terian church. It is hoped to have the light ing installed ,by Christmas, Biegel said. Even if delays are encountered in getting steel poles, he said, work will be completed within two months. All conduit work for the couplet lighting system has been done. .The contractor for the couplet, according to Biegel, expects to complete the paving of the in tersection approaches within the next 10 days. Whether parking meters will be installed on the couplet will depend on the parking problem, he added. TALENT HIGH SCHOOL Science facilities at Talent High school are now being ex panded and improved accord ing to I. S. Thomas, head of the department. New equipment includes lab oratory tables with Formica covering and sinks that are re sistant to acids and other chem icals. Other additions include a set of "Frohse Anatomical Charts," and models of the eye, ear, tooth and brain. . The new equipment will provide each student with increased oppor tunities for experimentation and accomplishments. The science department has been growing steadily according to Thomas. Classes in physics, chemistry, biology and general science are offered. Approxim ately half the student body is presently enrolled in the class es. The accomplishments of stud ents in the department has been gratifying, since standardized tests indicate that their accomp lishment is well above the na tional average. A test administ ered to the chemistry class show ed the students ranking on "the average in the upper 25 per cent in comparision to national aver ages, Thomas said. LONG. DRAWN OUT BET Rutleclge, Tenn. (U.R) Ross Helms rested Saturday frpm pay ing off an election bet. He spent six days pulling Eddie McDan iels 92 miles in a red wagon. MON DESIR . o Wishes ' You a Happy mm Thanksgiving dinner ii more fun lets bother when you eat out! It's a delightful way to treat the family .. . . to dine with friids. Enjoy our holiday dinner, 'served in a garS atmosphere of beautiful Mon Desir Dining Inn. m McLOUGHLIN JUNIOR HIGH Tribute Scheduled For Bus Drivers Salem (U.R) Tribute for transporting 3,233 pupils with out injury for an entire school year will be paid Monday to Sa lem school bus drivers. Safety award certificates will be presented to a score of accident-free drivers, to W. J. Buck, the system's superintendent of transportation and to -Charles Schmidt, school superintendent. The system operates 33 busses. They are driven by students at Willamette university. Festival publications, according to Festival officials. The intramural basketball tourney opened Nov. 14 with two opening games being played in each grade. Rooms still in the running Friday noon for grade championships were seventh grade, room 35 and 23; eight grade, room 25 and 8; and ninth grade, room 33, 6 and 26. The FHA and Junior Red Cross groups are both collecting canned food for Thanksgiving baskets. The annual toy drive will begin Nov. 26. Each home room will make its own collection and the toys and games will be sorted by Lady Lions. Medford firemen will paint or repair any items needing renovation, and items will be used as Christmas gifts to deserving children. It is hoped that a number of dolls and wheel toys in good condition will be donated. More than 600 parents attend ed the annual evening of classes- sponsored by the McLoughlin Junior High school and its PTA. The evening began with an as sembly period for which music was provided, by Roy Lewis' girls chorus and the orchestra under the direction of Elmer Ayres. Each parent followed the daily schedule of the son or daughter student, and attended short classes to meet the teachers and become acquainted with the work being done. The homemaking classes made the cookies which were served during the social hour in the j school cafeteria. j four Special Thanksgiving DINNER ...13.00 ', Msr:v . , o - o o o o A CO Appetizer" r - r- Cecci Garni o "Salad Mon Desir o Sour French Bread, ' Solrjier Brown Bread Minestrone Soup O O O Oioccs of o Roast Oregon Turkey (with "delicious trimmings) Q Virginia Spiced0 Baked rtsm Roasf Prime Ribs" of Choice Beef Yams a'la'Toscana. String BslansPLucchese . Pumpk'in Pie with Whipped Cream Holiday Fruit Basket 'Coffee Tea or Milk OPEN AT 3:00 P.M. Make Your Reservations Early Please Phone 3-NOnmLndyo4-2513
