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Medford YMCA Slates Annual Meet Jan. 19 The annual meeting of the Medford YMCA will be held at the Y building on Saturday, Jan. 19, beginning at 6 p.m., according to Robert Jonei, YMCA executive secretary. It will be a potluck aupper meeting and all members of the Y and their families are invited to attend, Jones said. A trampoline demonstration will be given by the advanced class under the leadership of Wilson Gilinsky. The Calico Kids, a dancing group, will per form during the meal hour. Games Planned The younger children will have games in the gym and the older ones in the swimming pool during the meeting. Pur pose of the meeting is to elect new board members and recog nize volunteer leaders. Volunteer leaders are those who help in the young people's club and ath letic programs and who serve as youth council advisers at the Y. Dr. G. A. Dierdorff, outgoing president, will give the presi dent's report. Darell Huson, past president, will be in charge of the election. Ben H. Schmidt, former executive secretary of the Medford Y, will take charge of installing new board mem bers. Ron Gandee, board mem ber, will award certificates to the volunteer leaders and the Rev. G. H. Hillerman, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, will offer the invocation. John Dell enback, board member, will act as master of ceremonies. Table Decorations Table decorations and help offered during the meal will be under the supervision of the women's gym class. Clifford McGinty, board mem ber, is chairman of the commit tee which planned the meeting. TAKES OWN LIFE Miami U.R) Police re vealed today that Waldo Logan, millionaire Chicago broker of the 30s and a former society world traveler, took his life in a shabby downtown hotel room Friday morning. He was penniless. V ' ' "" 1 ' - V ' V . J 1 NAMED CHAIRMAN Larry Horton, Medford, has been named chairman of the Oregon Heart association's 1957 Heart Fund campaign in Medford, ac cording to H. G. Horn, state chairman. The campaign will be held during February. Horton said he plans to set up a cam paign organization for the city as soon as possible, and has ap pealed for volunteers to assist him. The association carries on a year-round professional and public education program and sponsors research at the Uni versity of Oregon medical school. Reed college and the University of Portland. California Bound Cars Show Increase in '56 Cave Junction California bound traffic through the Red wood highway inspection sta tion showed an increase of more than 5,000 vehicles in 1956, Sen ior Inspector Robert E. Bottel, has announced. The number of vehicles check ed through the station last year was 162.293, while in .1955, southbound traffic totaled 156,-900. O FOR AN A TO WED Bergamo, Italy U.R Pretty 20 year old Bruna Valsecchi tearfully postponed her wedding Saturday. Miss Valsecchi re ceived a notice to report for military induction because local authorities had erroneously reg istered her birth as "Bruno" a male name. NEWS NOTES from Medford High School Edited by James Boyd; staff: Linda Robertson, Kay Nicodemus, and Bob Bright. Student Government Day is scheduled for Feb. 18 and 19. Annually, the senior American government classes of local high schools elect city and county of ficers for Medford and Jackson county. Members of the Elks club, the city council, and rep resentatives of the public schools met at the Medford Elk's Temple, Jan. 9, to plan the event. At Medford High each Amer ican government class will elect a representative to serve on the steering committee for Student Government Day. Eleven stu dents with Mrs. JoAnne Smith as their advisor will comprise this committee. Students interested in run ning for an office will have to petition for a place on the bal lot. Primary elections have been tentatively scheduled for Jan. 22 Internal Revenue Office To Be Open Mondays Office of the Internal Revenue service, located in the post of fice building in Medford, will be open Mondays through March 25 and weekdays from April 1 through April 15 for conven ience of taxpayers, according to Ralph C. Granquist, district di rector of the Internal Revenue service for Oregon. Internal revenue officials will be on hand on those dates to as sist taxpayers in preparing their 1956 tax returns. The office will be closed Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, and Sunday, April 14. WEATHER By United Press Northern California: Intermit tent rain from Santa Maria, Fresno northward Sunday; heavy snow and strong winds in mountains above 4 or 5 thou sand feet; mild temperatures. Hollywood (U.R) Pretty Jean Corbett doubles for actress Kim Novak in swimming scenes made in the Pacific Ocean for "Jeanne Eagels." Miss Novak can't swim. Pat Leek was elected Med ford High's candidate for the Daughters of the American Rev olution Good Citizenship Pil grimage. Three senior girls were nominated because of their de pendability, service, leadership, and patriotism. Sue Donna Dool en and Joyce Gregory were the other two nominated. Pat will now compete for the regional and perhaps state awards. She will be presented with a certificate of merit by the DAR. Although there were only three candidates, four received votes. Two pranksters wrote in Bob Apple's name. Sixty-three seniors were pres ent for the senior play tryouts last Monday. Eighteen budding actors and actresses were select ed for roles. The cast includes a witch, a small boy and girl, several gang sters, a chef who won't serve a customer unless he likes the cus tomer's name, and many others. The seniors chosen to play these parts are Judy Edwardson, Charlotte Jensen, Jacque Col ton, Dee Cuthbertson, Barbara Cox, Linda Robertson, Sharon Graham, Margie LaFever, Mil dred Weaver, Sue Gray, Ken Arnold, Bob Bright, Howard Harper, Dave Colby, John Payne, Chuck DeLorme, Greg Milnes, and Earl Knight. Juniors this opportunity. Two students will be selected from Medford High to live with a rec ommended family for a few weeks. The cost to the student making the trip will be about $800. The committees for the junior prom are now busy preparing for the prom. The details are a close-kept secret. However, com mittee roles are available. Jun ior class officers, Bob Gee, Mike Russell, Sharon Walsh, Linda Smith, and Tom Morris are the Sunday, January 13, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN general committee with Bob Gee as chairman. The other commit tee chairmen are decorations, John Jones and Myrna Callo way; program, Dee Ann Clark:; entertainment, David Frohn mayer; clean-up, Tony Brauner; invitations, Sandra Buxton; re freshments, Jacque Bates; con struction, Jim Corum; technici ans, Ronnie Fields; and tables, Steve Morris. At the regular Girls' league meeting on Jan. 9 Kathryn Stewart was pinned Girl of the Month by Ann Garner, Decem ber Girl of the Month. These girls are selected for their out standing activities and personality. The cost of the announcements may be paid when they arrive. Graduation preparations are starting. Commencement an nouncements and cards will go on sale Monday. In ordering an nouncements the price of the caxds must be paid as a deposit. SAWDUST Blower Dump Push-Out Eagle Wood Co. Dial 3TA-6-4081 TWO HAPPY NEW JOHN DEERE OWNERS! Teen Against Polio class queens were nominated at the pep assembly Friday. Lois Elk ins, senior; Sue Hubbard, jun ior; and Linda Hornsberger, sophomore, were chosen from each class. The candidate whose class earns the most money for the "TAP" program will be crown ed queen. Would you like to spend the summer in Europe? The Ameri can Field Service has offered .iflHK OEERE t'l'M LjA'.V.t J - V V V V. J'" Si Lwf i AJSttii W tig- tss$M .. H -"v ?H r. 4 Ei . C"-! "1 fio .' a . r,' ) f 1. R w s.t i " ? 1 5 i. & & i v Shown above are two happy new John Deere owners, caught by the camera as they were taking delivery of two tractors from Hubbard-Wray, Inc., 25 South Riverside avenue in Medford. Andy Stevens, who has bought four John Deere tractors, is shown at the wheel of his new model 720, powered by diesel. Below, at the wheel of his new John Deere tractor powered by pedal, is Mr. Stevens' grandson, Craig. This is Craig's first 'John Deere. The Stevens live on south Pacific Highway and the small tractor shown above will be shipped to the Philippine Islands when its happy little owner, Craig, will leave soon to join hit dad, a jet plane pilot serving in the Pacific with the U.S. Air Force. Ifcftf Hum pmwmM FINAL ATT TT3 TT A iO HP SUNDAY 2 DAY WE HAVE LOST OUR LEASE! WE HAVE A NEW LOCATION! WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSI NESS! BUT WE ARE TRYING TO STAY IN BUSINESS! AUDITORS DEMAND THAT WE SELL INVENTORY TO THE BARE WALLS AND PAY OFF CREDITORS! COME EXPECTING BUYS NEVER BEFORE OFFERED IN SOUTHERN OREGON. ODDS AND ENDS - FINAL CLEAN UP - ALL TO GO-MUST VACATE BUILDING BY JANUARY 20th - COST TOO MUCH TO MOVE. BOSS SAYS CLEAN OUT - YOU SET THE PRICE -ALL TO GO TO THE HIGH BID! BEDROOMS - LIVING ROOM - DINETTES -APPLIANCES - MATTRESSES - HUNDREDS OF ODD ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO TO LIST! SOLD TO THE HIGH BID! SOLD TO THE HIGH DOLLAR! NOTHING RESERVED! EVERYTHING TO GO! 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