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o G FOUR MEDFORD (OKGO) if.' , t 'i Drejs rehearal for "Mrs. McThing" the tenior class play of Medford Senior High .school, were held last week. Mimi (Sue Oray) in the foreground, speaks of her mother. O Mrs. McTthing. while Stinker, played by John Payne. Dirty Joe. played by Jerry Close, Poison Eddie (Greg Milnes) and Mrs. Larue, portrayed by Judy Edwardson, look on. The play Q CWH b produced Thursday and Friday nights of this week in the Senior High school auditorium. Curtain time each night is 8:15 p.m. Senior Class Play Set For o o Thursday, Friday at School Dress rehearsals were held last week for the senior play, "MS. ftcThing," which is to be presented in Medford Senior High school autitorium Thurs day and Friday, February 14 and 15. Both performances will start at 8:15 p.m. This play by Mary Coyle Chase, is about a rich little boy named Howay, played by Ken neth Arnold, who was spirited away from his home and an overly-protective mother by Mrs McThing, a witcrj with a dual personality. Judy Edwardson is cast in the part of Mrs. Larue and Mildred Weaver and Pat Rector in the role of Mrs. Mc thing. In Howay's place at home, Mrs. McThing left a "living stick" which resembles Howay in looks only. The real Howay went to a low-rent district and joined a gang of mobsters, ruled by Poison Eddie Schellenbach. Greg Milnes plays Poison Eddie, and Jerry Close and John Payne will be seen in the roles of Dirty Joe and Stinker. Charlotee Jensen, portraying he nurse maid, tells Mrs. Larue (hat Mrs. McThing has kidnap ped the real Howay. Mrs. Larue then sets out to find her son. When she finally finds Howay, she also finds that Mrs. Mc Thing has replaced her at home with a stick. Mrs. McThing spirited Mrs. Larue and her son away because she feels that Mrs. Larue is discourteous to her adopted daughter, Mimi. Mimi is portrayed by Sue Gray. Sick Swinney is cast in the part of Ellsworth, the chef at the (fihantly land Pool hall lunch room, hangout of the mobsters. q Ellsworth is an eccentric char acter who likes to play the piano on the counter. Virgil, the w.ter, is played by David CcSfcy. Barbara Cox, Dee Cuth q hereon, and Jacque Colton play three old maid sisters and friends of Mrs. Larue. Celebrating O 9 Dedicated to More Beautiful Women WEEK OF h?i j FEBRUARY 10th (' & K Cook's Beauty Clinic -,219 South Central o C O Build a stronger, richer life WORSHIP TOGETHER EVERY WEEK I Medford Mail MAIL TRIBUNE 1 ' -"-iflliirHfiti Others in the cast are Bob Bright as Nelson, the body guard; Linda Robertson as Sybil, the parlor maid; Sharon Graham as Mrs. Schellenbach, Poison Eddie's mother, and the only person in the world Eddie is afraid of; and Earl Knight and Dan Roland as policeman. Second Contest Planned by Club Medford Toastmistress club will hold the second in a series of four speech contests Tuesday, February 12, at 7:45 p.m. at ra dio station KBOY. Speakers will be Miss Anna Streed. Mrs. Edward J. Klimkoe, Mrs. Wallace Martin and Mrs. Earl Sands. Judges will be se lected from county schools and Toastmaster clubs. Mrs. John Seiler will be topic- mistress with Mrs. William Bern- heisel, toastmistress; Mrs. Harry Marshall, education; Mrs. Jo Williams, lexicologist; Mrs. John Schroeder, program evaluator, and Mrs. William Marler, host ess. Plans will be made for the council "speak off" contest for which the Medford club will be host in April. Valentine Party Given for Chapter A valentine party was given by Mrs. Maynard Paup, 3298 Hollywood avenue, Wednesday evening for members of Xi Mu chapter, Beta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Treavell Turpin and Mrs. Russell Budreau assisted the hostess. Games were played during the evening with prizes going to Miss Jackie Walker, Mrs. Nick DeWitt, Mrs. R. A. Hubbard and Mrs. Edgar Moir. Mrs. W. H. Fisher, a former member, was a guest at the party. Well Groomed Women Everywhere Depend on Regular Professional Beauty Care Phone 3-5313 Tribune I - " o ..-.Vi Sunday, February 10. 1957 Engagement News Announced Here Of interest here is news of the engagement of Miss Linda Towle of Palo Alto, Calif., to Blake Maddox, son of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Maddox, 340 South Groveland avenue, Med ford. Miss Towle is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Towle, Palo Alto. Both young people are seniors in business administration at the University of Oregon. Miss Towle announced her engage ment to Mr. 'Maddox at a sur prise party given for Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters on the campus January 20. She is a graduate of Palo Alto High school, and attended San Jose State college for her freshman and sophomore years before transferring to the University of Oregon. Mr. Maddox attended Pacific university in Forest Grove, Ore,, after graduation from Medford High school and later trans ferred to his present school. He is enrolled in the ordnance branch of the Army Reserve Officers' Training corps, and is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. The couple plans an early fall wedding in Palo Alto and will both be graduated from the uni versity in December, 1957. Post. Auxiliary Announce Dance Crater Lake post and auxili ary, Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a member and invita tional dance, Friday, February 15, at 8:30 p.m. at the Veterans hall on North Front street, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schuchard will provide the music and refresh ments will be furnished. The auxiliary sewing circle will meet at the home of Mrs. Louis Kula on Coker Butte road on North Crater Lake highway, Wednesday, February 13, at 1:30 p.m. starting with a pot luck luncheon. Guests at the last meeting of the post and auxiliary were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Birch of the Steelhead post, Shady Cove. Mrs. Birch is the department hospital chairman for Camp White and Mr. Birch is senior vice-president of the Oregon department of VFW. Mrs. Ivan Lusk of Central Point was also a guest. The auxiliary welcomed back former member, Mrs. Leota Lewis who had been making her home in Portland. Refreshments were served by Mrs. A. C. O'Tool and Mrs. J. D. Brummond. Medford Students On SOC Committee Ashland Three Medford girls arranged decorations of confetti, balloons, masks, paper lanterns, musical notes, instru ments, dice and cards, for a Mardi Gras dance at Southern Oregon college February 2. Arranging the decorations were Miss Marjo Murray, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Murray, 3734 Crater Lake high way; Miss Yvonne M. Fields, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene E. Fields, 416 Laurel street; and Miss Betty Jamieson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace G. Jamieson, Medford. Insurance Women Celebrate First Anniversary Tuesday Insurance Women of Jackson county celebrated the first an niversary of organization during a luncheon meeting Tuesday noon at the Jackson hotel. Mrs. Irene Ostrander presided and welcomed a number of guests. Mrs. Florence Robinson of Crater Finance, Central Point, was welcomed as a new mem ber. Speaker was James Dunlevy, manager of Radio Station KYJC, whose topic was "Suppose They'd Never Invented Radio?" Mr. Dunlevy spoke of the im portant part which mass com munication plays in modern times, and said that because of newspapers, magazines, radio and television, citizens of the United States are the best in formed in the world. Granting that television is a powerful and dynamic medium of mass communication because it combines the human voice with visual transmission, he pointed out that it still is lim ited in its scope. "Mom can't cook and watch television, and men can't combine shaving and TV., he said, and added that many tasks, and recreation, can be combined with radio listen ing. Many new radio stations have been licensed by the Federal Communications commission in recent years, the speaker said, and there are now about 75 sta tions in each of the 48 states. Surveys shows that Americans have about 142 million sets, with 132 million in homes and cars, and 10 million in public places. About one out of every three kitchens has a radio, and there are some 22 million sets in bed rooms. Mr. Dunlevy reviewed the type of program now being broadcast by radios. This in I eludes news from all parts of j the world, religious educational I and political programs, comedy, drama and sports and music I .ranging from Presley to the New BIHMtl ,.lll,J.lU,JU.Wlll.t.lUIIHIHWW 1 jj Miss Barbara Conrad . Barbara Conrad, Kenneth Wilbur Plan June Rites Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs. Paul oCnrad, Butte Falls Star Route, Box 76, Eagle Point, an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara 'Jane Conrad, to Kenneth Wilbur, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilbur, Route 1, Box 330, Medford. Miss Conrad and Mr. Wilbur are graduates of the Seventh Day Adventist Milo academy and are former students of Walla Walla college, College Place. Wash. A June wedding is planned. 1 Program Planned By Howard PTA For Anniversary Howard Howard Parent Teacher association will observe the 29th anniversary of found ing at a meeting set for Tues day, February 12, at 2:30 p.m. in the school music room. The Girls' chorus will sing under the direction of E. Ronald Rice. A display prepared by girls in the seventh and eighth grade home economics classes will be discussed by Mrs. Ruth Kaye. Music is also being planned for the tea hour. Everyone is welcome to attend. The school announces that the second in the series of polio shots will be given February 21 from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Medford Student In Cast of Play Portland Miss Melissa Jen nings of Medford was a member of the cast of "God's Trombone" by James Weldon Johnson which was recently presented by the college chapel players. The dra ma, a group of selected poems which contain the rich and full essence of Negro folklore, was offered with readings, speech choirs and pantomimes. A sophomore elementary ed ucation major. Miss Jennings is a member of Sacajaweans, wom en's service honorary. She is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George Jennings, 218 Saginaw drive, Medford. On Vacation Mrs. H. B. Murphy, Ross lane, left Saturday to spend a week in San Francisco. She will be joined there by her husband and the two will continue south to spend a vacation in Indio. York Philharmonic and the Met ropolitan opera, he pointed out. Mr. Dunlevy then gave the costs of radio and television pro grams, and how many millions of listeners are reached. He con cluded by a saying "If radio had never been invented, just imag ine how many experiences and ideas we could have to subtract from our lives. It is easy to see what a different, less excit ing, less colorful and less in formed world we'd be living in today." In addition to Mr. Dunlevy, guests were the Misses and Mes dames Lois Bradley, Goldie Hawk, Pat Haven, Jeanette Mc Alister, Daisy Brennan, Laura Sly and Olive Starcher. f77, W OP ' RLS.WHV NOT PE YOUR. APPEARANCE se A VITH SOME OF THOSE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE BEAUTY AIDS AT CetuiL 7S& DRUG BE BRIGHT LOOK 6 SO GMT f m .i ri r-i Announce Trotha! Of Miss Caldwell And John Johnson Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs. Jack Caldwell, Eagle Point, an nounce the engagement of- their daughter, Sandra Jean, to John Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Icel Johnson, Delta Waters road, Medford. Miss Caldwell is a senior at Eagle Point High school. Mr. Johnson, a graduate of Medford High school, is now serving in the United States Navy. He is assigned to duty aboard the sub marine, USS Nereus. No date has been set for the wedding. 1 Cast Announced For"Winterset" Ashland The cast has been announced for "Winterset", Max well Anderson's classic tragedy, which will be the next South ern Oregon college theatrical of fering. "Winterset" is being di rected by Angus L. Bowmer. The role of Mio is being por trayed by Howard Cain. Ann Cain (Mrs. Howard) is making her SOC theater debut in the role of Miriamne.. Others in the cast are: Frank Pinnock as Trock; Lyman Pruitt as Shadow; Isaac McCarley as Garth; Rudolf E. Vest Jr., as Esdras; and Pete Lundgren as Judge Gaunt. Completing the cast are Miss Mary Elliott, Miss Nancy Jen ings, Rick Pittman, Dennis Chriss, Frank Chasm, Tom Mc Cauley, Miss Melba Snow, David Maxell, Miss Sharon Ostrander, David Whisenant and Dean Reeter. "Winterset" will be presented at Churchill auditorium on the SOC campus March 1 and 2. 1 College Mothers Name Committee A luncheon meeting of the Jackson county unit of the Ore gon State college Mothers club was held recently at the Rogue Valley Country club and a nom inating committee was elected. Committee members are Mrs. A. Z. Dean and Mrs. Orrin Brown, Medford, Mrs. Charles W. Forrest, Ashland, with Mrs. A. W. Burgoyne, Central Point, as alternate.. Plans were completed for holding a rummage sale Wednes day, February 13, at the Fehl building, 108 North Ivy street, Medford. Proceeds from the sale will go towards the club's project, which is a scholarship for a student attending Oregon State college. The next meeting of the club will be held in April. A potluck dinner will be held and officers will be elected and installed. Disabled American Veterans and auxliary will hold a valen tine party Tuesday, February 12. at 8 p.m. at the DAV hall, 1515 North Riverside avenue. All women planning to attend are asked to take cookies. Don't delay! Take advantage af the tremendous savings on these famous stockings. Come in, write in, phone in to-day I FULL FASHIONED STYLES TWIN-STRAND, Two strand con struction, regulrly 1 3. 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A June wedding is planned. 1 Lodge Announces Coming Events; Card Party Set Beehive Friendship club of Olive Rebekah lodge will meet Wednesday, February 13 at the home of Mrs. Ella Russell, 2156 Table Rock road, for luncheon at 12 noon and election of offi cers. Members and friends of the lodge are invited to attend a card party which will be held Saturday, February 16, at 8 p.m. at the lodge hall. At the last meeting of the lodge Mrs. Joe Cave was hostess assisted by her sister, Mrs. A. B. Hulburt, who was visiting from Roseburg. Table decorations for the meeting were in the valen tine theme. Camp, Auxiliary To Meet Sunday Colonel Sargent camp and auxiliary, United Spanish War Veterans, will meet at Redman hall Sunday, February 17 at 1 p.m. A potluck dinner will pre cede the meeting. This will be the first meeting of the year for the new officers The new president, Mrs. Bertha Nelson, will preside at the meet ing and will name all her com mittee chairmen and co-workers at this time. 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