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TWO MEDFOHD (OHECON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, January 10, I9S7 Republicans Hold Election Mrs. Wayne Stine was elected president ot Jackson County Re publican Women at the January meeting held yesterday at the Jackson hotel. She succeeds Mrs. R. J. Keeney. Mrs. C. B. Francis was elected first vice-president; Mrs. Lester Adams, second vice - president; Mrs. Billy Blackstone, third vice president; Mrs. James Moerder, secretary and Mrs. Frank Ross, re-elected treasurer. Mrs. Ken neth Denman read the report of the nominating committee. Mrs. Keeney, who presided, reviewed the past year, which , she said she believed had been active and worthwhile. She ad monished members not to relax their "interest or industry" on behalf of the organizations, and thanked the members and com mittee chairmen for "willing help and cooperation." Mrs. Stine, who has been serv- ' ing1 as first vice-president and program chairman the past year, announced a contest for the com ing month. She asked members to write on "Why I am a Re publican," and mail their state ments tJ Mrs. Moerder, 51 Jan ney lane. Mrs. Stine said the con test would not only crystallize the thinking of the membership ; about their party beliefs, but might also result in some ma- ' terial for the next campaign. Mrs. Stine introduced Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, county clerk, who spoke on the report of the interim committee on Oregon election laws. Mrs. Royal E. Bebb offered the invocation. MEDFORDsWTRIBUTre: Verbal Sparring Enlivens Republican Women's Session A bit of verbal sparring between Jackson county's clerk and a retiring member of the Oregon House of Representatives en livened the January meeting of Jackson County Republican Women, held yesterday at the Jackson hotel. Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, the clerk, reviewed the report of the legislative interim commit tee on elections, saying in the course of her talk that appar ently the committee had not studied the present laws very thoroughly before embarking on the ta.sk of making suggestions for revisions. E. H. Mann, de feated in the last election in his attempt for reelection to the house and a member of the in terim committee to which Mrs. Hopkins referred, rose to retort that Mrs. Hopkins "has left a false impression" and said he would ccrreci these impressions at a later date. Both, however, urged everyone in ihe county to make a thorough study of the report and of U" changes which ih- .r.terim committee will recommend to the coming ses sion of the Oregon legislature. Mr. Mann iaH he felt the ccm:r :ltee hart made a very ihoronph study both of the pres ent laws, their inadequacies and c:fur;ons an! ways in which these might be corrected. He said the revisions and laws pro posed by the committee were extensive, one proposed law be ing almost 300 pages in length. - Capes of All Varieties Shown By Designers for Spring Wear By GAY PAULEY United Press Correspondent New York (U.R) Capes in all lengths and for all occasions sweep into spring. This versatile cover-all, which has been in and out of fashion since man first draped a bear skin across his shoulders, this season definitely is in. Designers show the cape in variations from a full-length, cocoon-shape, to a bolero-like "mantelet." "The short cape will replace the short coat for spring," pre dicted manufacturer Harry Fre chptel. His firm is one of 40 members and auxiliaries of the couture group, the New York Cress Institute, showing, their new collections to 200 visiting fashion reporters. Coublo Duty ' Designer Pauline Trigere fea tured the cape for both daytime and evening. A brief "mantelet" topped a full length sheath even ing dress. She showed a sweep ing cape of black ' and white floral-print silk over a bare topped cocktail dress of white peau de sole. Several of her cos . tumes, came with cape rather '. than jacket tops. Designer Paul Parnes topped r a black linen sheath with a ; waist-length cape of black and : white basket-wave wool. Originala a coat manufacturer, came up with what the firm said . would be a "pace setter" on into ' fall. It. is the cape-like coat, cut like a coat in front, but with the back gathered to a deep yoke to create a cape effect from the rear. Deep, Dolman sleeves : helped add to the illusion. ; "A cape is graceful and pret- , ty, said the firm s Irving Bader. I "But many women find it diffi cult to wear. With our version, : a woman can have her cape and ; eat it too ... so to speak." , Another Originala innovation; heavy wool fringe finishing the ; hemlines of both capes and suits. t Other Highlights Other highlights of spring col- lections to date: Chiffon rated as the favorite ; fabric for evening. Herbert Soundheim, who used chiffon in ; both pastel and brilliant ones ' and in short and long gowns, : commented that women will be ' "chiffoned to death" this season. The use no longer is just a trend, he said, "It's an avalanche." f Designer Jo Copeland con- tinued to stress the costume look. This season, she showed print coats over solid-color dresses, in stead of vice versa. Designer Ben Zuckerman brought back the fitted wide, peaked revers giving a broader look to the shoulders. Buttons on the fitted coats are set low, almost even with the hipbone. CALENDAR Calendar netfees and new for the society section of The Mall Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition Is 1 D-m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 a.m of the day of publication and for week da news is 5 pjn. the day before publication. Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Unity Truth cen ter, room 203, Holly Theatre bldg. 8 p.m. Jackson county Civic Music association, Medford High school auditorium. 8 p.m. Past Noble Grands club, home of Mrs. E. D. Scrip- ter, 727 West Fourth st. 8 p.m. Reames Chapter 66 OES, Medford Masonic hall. 8 p.m. Roosevelt PTA, at school. Friday: 10:30 a.m. Valleyview Ex tension unit, schoolhouse. 11 a.m. Unity Truth Center, room 203, Holly theater bldg. 12:30 p.m. St. Mark's Eliza beth guild, Parish hall. 1:30 p.m. Past Presidents, Ladies' auxiliary to Eagles lodge. 1 Plan Dance Waggin Wheelers Square Dance club will hold a dance Friday, January 11, at Art Smith's barn on Griffin Creek road, at 8:30 p.m. Potluck re freshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. The representative added that 14 laws would have to be changed in order that voters might sign the poll books but once, instead of twice. In opening her talk, Mrs. Hopkins said that county clerks of the state had long believed elections laws should be revised, and had suggested to the com mittee four main points which they wanted considered. She said clerks of the state asked for conflicting sections to be clari fied, for a law which would specifically lay down rules for the number of outside registra tion places which each county might have; for a workable re vision of the law concerning absentee voting; and has asked that the committee recommend extension of the period between closing of registration and elec tion from 30 to 60 days. Mrs. Hopkins said this last was ex tremely important, and outlined for the audience the enormous amount of work which must be accomplished by the clerk's staff in the brief period of 20 work. ing days, mostly with "green" employees. The Jackson county clerk said Oregon clerks felt election laws need to be strengthened and clarified in specific, clear langu age which could not be subject to different interpretations. In stead, she said the interim com mittee had become "wrapped up in theory and had neglected the practical. Mrs. Hopkins reviewed sev eral sections of the report for her audience, pointing out that the proposed revisions put al most the entire responsibility of elections in the hands of the sec retary of state, giving him pow er to lay down procedures un der an outline of broad policies set up by the legislature. She pointed out that the committee would give the secretary of state the power to fire county clerks whom he believed were not carrying out their' election duties properly. "Weak, loose election laws are dangerous to our security," Mrs. Hopkins said. "Security may be lost at the polls the power to control elections should be kept in the hands of the leg islature, and not delegated to one person," she added. At one point Mr. Mann interjected that "No one has been administering the election laws, unless it was the county clerks." In reviewing the report, Mrs. Hopkins touched on the matter of how voters' lists are to be released to political parties and others who wish them; on the matter of material for the vot ers' pamphlet, and how it shall be put in the hands of the voters; on the section which would change the law which has been interpreted to mean that em ployers may not allow their employees to register or vote on salaried time; on the section which deals with a law which would set up a literacy test for voters, and various others. Following Mrs. Hopkins' talk, Mrs. Stephen G. Nye, past presi dent of the organization, pro posed that groups be set up to study the proposals of the in terim committee. Veterans' Prizes -Awarded at Club; Scores Announced Camp White Three veterans who held high scores for Decem ber games were awarded prizes at the last meeting of Camp White Veterans Bridge club. Asa Kimball had the largest month ly score, Walter Humes was sec ond and William Hickey, third. The prizes were provided by Medford unit, American Legion auxiliary. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Coode, Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Walker, all from Grants Pass, were guest players. Mrs. Roy Pruitt and Mrs. William Kennedy took charge of the buffet supper which followed play. Earning master points for north-south high scores were Mrs. Clifford Howard and Don Reverman, first, 148 points; Mrs. R. J. Conroy and Roy Pruitt, second, 142; Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Walker, third, 138; Mr. and Mrs. B. L. , Sanderson, fourth, 131 points. Mrs. Josephine Clark and Mrs. Oda Thomason scored 126 points to lead east-west players. Other winners were Mrs. Alto Pruitt and Mrs. George Rode, second, 123 points; the Berg Martens, third, 117V4 points; Mr. and Mrs. Paul McDuffee, fourth, 116. 1 March of Dimes Drive Sponsored Mt. Pitt Club Butte Falls Mt. Pitt club of Butte Falls is sponsoring a March of Dimes drive through January. The project will con clude January 25 with a party at the City hall. Other organizations of Butte Falls have been asked to coop erate on the project in order that it may be successful. During December the club aided Butte Falls Lions to buy Christmas candy for the school children, and delivered Christ mas baskets to needy families. Members assisted at a Christmas shoot and completed a doll proj ect. December brought the club year to a close, and officers re port that it was a busy and suc cessful one. By Weatonka Council Plans Ceremony Mrs. Noel Erskine, deputy great incohonee of Weatonka council, Degree of Pocahontas, will install elective chiefs of the order for the present term at a meeting to be held in Redman hall Friday, January 11. She will be assisted by the great mechi newa, Mrs. James Wicker. The regular business meeting will open at 8 p.m. Members at tending ire asked to provide pies for refreshments. . Cancel Ride Due to weather conditions, Medford Trail Riders have can celed a ride planned for Sunday, January 13. The ride will be held later when weather per mits, it is stated. Italian Bridge Team Holds Lead in Play New York (U.R) The Italian contract bridge team has jumped into a commanding lead over the American team for the world championship. The European champions picked up 4850 points in the play of 28 hands, extending - their lead to 5630 points. With only 76 hands left to be played,- the chances for an American vic tory appeared slim. The championship is decided after a play of a total of 224 hands. FREE Turkey Dinner SEE THE Groceteria Ad On Page 6 '57 The First Great Shoe Sale Of The Year! 9&K4tctt and Stwant calf-Yea rl SALS Of Ladies' Shoes Continues! H CLOSE OUT HOUSE SLIPPERS Values to $7.95 S-J 83 $88 $88 CLOSE OUT Broken Sizes Children's DRESS SHOES By Edwards & Trimfoot Values $488 io $7.95 4 fyotutttw cutct Stecvant The Corner Shoe Store CENTRAL AT MAIN MEDFORD Don't Miss This Big Sale! 3TEG 1 ffcet WE INVITE YOU TO ENTER HILD IN THE Little Mr. or Miss Big V or 1957 NTEST CHILDREN UP TO 6 YEARS OLD MAY BE ENTERED NOTHING TO BUY ENTER- Just bring your child to the Big Y Mezzanine Dept. this Thursday, Friday, Saturdayor Sunday to have their pic ture taken. PICTURES TAKEN 11 a.m! to 7 p.m. EACH DAY! The Next Weekend the Parents Should Again Visit the BIG Y to Choose the Proof That They Want Made Up to Enter the Contest. On about January 28th All the Pictures will be posted in the BIG Y and from then thru February 10th YOU, our many customers, MAY VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE PHOTO EACH TIME YOU VISIT YOUR FRIENDLY BIG Y. A JACKPOT OF PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED THE THREE TOP WINNERS AT CONTEST CLOSING! A SECOND OA P (LOADED WITH GROCERIES) Nothing To Buy Just Register At The BIG Y (ADULTS ONLY MAY ENTER) THESE CARS ARE JUST THE TYPE YOU NEED TO GO HUNTING AND FISHING OR DRIVE TO WORK SAVE WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR FAMILY CAR Cars To Be Given Ayr-ay 6 p.m., Jan. 20th 1949 Hudson Club Coupe SUPER SIX Radio and Heater Runs Good 1947 Kaiser 4-Dr. Sedan Radio and Heater Good Shape 1946 Plymouth 4-Dr. Sedan Heater No beauty but the motor recently overhauled. REGISTER EVERY TIME YOU VISIT THE BIGY Is is not necessary to be present to WIN HURRY! HURRY!
