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NEWS NOTES from Boy Scouts
Crater High School
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By PAT MEDLEY
Tomorrow and Tuesday, Feb
fOary 11 aid 12, Marylou Med
ley and Bob Elden will attend
- classes at Med-
iora nign as
Crater ex
change stu
dents. Medford
will send two
s t u d e nts to
Crater during
these two days.
The purpose ot
i. v-r' 'i tt rr a i c to
On Pmt Mediry stimulate an
Exchange of ideas and methods
tHed in school activities and to
) auaint students of both schools
with the students and functions
of the school they visit. It is
felt that the exchange will help
to promote a better understand-
Big betee the students of both
schools. Upon their return from
dledford High school. Bob and
Marylou will make a report to
the student body.
Lecture on Alcohol
The Oregon Temperance
League sponsored a lecture on
Aicohol and its effect to man
last Thursday. Melvin Derby
spoke to each American prob
lerrQ class. The classes had pre
viously tilled out questicnaires
l6) alcohol, and Derby allowed
the students to ask questions
(k'er the material on the aues-
uonaires, or any questions they
might have on the subject of
alcohol. These questions includ
ed Why does a person"s be
havior change when he is under
the influence of alcohol?", and
"How much alcohol must be in
the blood stream before a per
son is considered intoxicated?"
National Campaign
Ine journalism classes are
participating in a national safety
campaign contest. Plans are be
ing made for an all-out effort to
promote safety on the highways.
The contest will be held through
out the month of March. A con
test for the best safety editorial
' and editorial cartoon is to be
Qheld with prizes of $100 for the
winners of both divisions.
The State police have been
cofculted concerning the matter
of placing signs and attention
catching devices aloftg the high
way to remind motorists to slow
down and drive safely. The
school with the best campaign
and the best safety results will
win a $200 prize for their school
paper.
Student Government Day pri
mary elections were held Thurs
day, to determine the candidates
for the general election of next
week. The candidates for county
judge, the most important office
held by Craterites. are Bob
Elden. Republican; Ron Harri
son, Democrat; and David Mack,
Independent. Other elective of
fices are county coroner, sani
tarian, watermaster, county con
stable and engineer - surveyor.
These students will campaign
through this week, before the
final election is held. Students
will be appointed to the offices
of boys 4-H agent, county home
extension agent, county custodi
an and court reporter.
Womini Armed Forces
Representatives from the four
branches of the womens armed
forces spoke to interested girls
last Monday. These representa
tives presented a preview of life
in a branch of the womens serv
ices and explained everything
to the girls from the uniforms
to marriage in the service.
Linfield college speech tour
nament is being held Feb. 21-23
and speech students are prppar
ing material for the tournament.
Beginning speech students as
well as the advanced students
are preparing material for the
tournament. Beginning speech
students as well as the advanced
students will participate in the
speech contest.
Variety of Events
Linfield offers variety of
events for the contestant, with
extemporaneous speaking, im
promptu speaking, serious and
humorous declamation, oratory,
radio speaking, salesmanship, in
terview, student congress, de
bate, after dinner speaking and
acting.
Miss White's last period senior
English class chucked heartily
when the class secretary reading
the minutes of the previous days
class stated that "Miss White
spoke to the class on what ap
peared to be some very ancient
history."
i Troop 13
Boy Scout Troop 15, Phoenix,
held a Court of Honor Feb. 6 at
the Community building.
Chris Barker, Ray Harrison,
John Klassen and Roy Harnden
presented the awards.
Everett Overholt and Ray
mond Thompson received the
Star Scout rank.
Those who received second
class were Randy Brown, Gil
bert Brown. Tom Huff, Jack Suit
and David Wiseman.
Year pins went to Raymond
Wallace and Billy Short. Sixteen
merit badges were presented to
Scouts. Junior assistant scout
masters, Henry Soctt and Mike
Campbell, showed a film on
Scouting, loaned by the Grey
hound Bus' Lines.
Sunday, February 10. 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THHEB
State Police Report Three Vehicle Accidents on Friday
No serious injuries were re
ported in three separate car
accidents in Jackson county
Friday, state police said.
William B. Simons, 60, Camp
White, was treated for a cut
jaw at the Camp White infirm
ary and his passenger, Josephine
Jones, 62, of 2122 Crater Lake
highway, was taken home by
bystanders after she received a
leg injury in an accident on
the Camp White "drag strip",
police said. The accident occur
red at 7 p.m.
Vehicles Sideswipe
According to police, Simmons
said he was driving the car
north on the strip when he ap
parently suffered a heart attack
and Vent off the road at the
end of the strip. No other ve
hicle was involved in the ac
cident. oPlice said a car operated by
Vernon Caldwell, 38, of 131
Alder st.. Central Point, and a
lumber truck operated by Orval
Paris Kelly, 44, of 1629 Thom
as rd., sideswiped each other
near the center line on the Cen
tral Point-Jacksonville rd. about
one-half mile from Jacksonville.
Caldwell's car was traveling
north and Kelly's truck was
traveling- south when the acci-l
dent occurred, officers Said. No
injuries were reported and no i
citations were issued. The acci-l
dent occurred at 11:25 a.m.
A car operated by Mrs. Mari
on Stickney Lane, 44, of 296
Edwards St., Medford, struck a
parked car registered to Robert
Joesph Arnold, 17, Avenue F,
Eagle Point, in front of Arnold's
residence at 7:50 p.m., police
reported.
Officers said Mrs. Lane told
them she was coming around a j
curve on Highway 62,. when she j
was blinded by lights of anoth
er car and went off the road. No
citations were issued and no in
juries reported.
STRINGIN' ALONG
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Sgt Johann Sebastian Bach
plays a guitar when he's nt
carrying out Army orders here.
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knocked down a traffic sign and
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firemen were suspended. The
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