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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. May 2, 19S7 School Work Exhibited For PTA Central Point More than 125 students exhibited , their work for the large group of members and friends of Crater High School Parent Teacher as sociation attending the last meet ing of this school, April 22. The art department displayed featured the work of 41 students with many showing several drawings. Still life, landscapes and portraits were expressed in various media. Ceramics, carv ing and textile painting gave added interest. Many "certifi cates of merit" given by the Scholastic Art Awards commit tee in Portland were in evidence and Warren Holbrook explained that the best six sketches were now in Pittsburg, Pa., for na tional judging, also that Miss Ruth Thurmond's prize winning photograph had been entered in a national competition. The industrial art- exhibit in cluded house plans and model homes designed by 20 members of William MacFarlane"g mech anical drawing class, and his general shop classes were repre sented by a trailer for farm use, a jet engine and a fireplace set. A total of 75 projects were on display by 51 woodshop students under the leadership of Charles Moore. Their excellent work included cedar chest, inlaid tile top coffee tables, beds, desks, bookases, gun racks, a gun cab inet, lamps and beautifully grained bread and . cutting boards. Members of physics, chemistry and general science classes, di rected by Clarence Miller, were the noisiest group as they dem onstrated the use of the vacuum tube in. electronics, as well as various uses of salt, sulphur, the torn and nuclear energy and weather phenomena: ' Before the doors of the gym nasium were opened for these displays, new. officers were in stalled by Mrs.. Thomas Eaton, president of Howard PTA and vice-president of the Jackson County Council of Parent-Teacher .associations. .. Mrs. Lewis Kilbourn is the new president, Mrs. Chester Ashton, first vice- president, Clinton Charley, sec ond vice-president," , Mrs. Earl Sands, secretary, and .Albert Piche, treasurer. Retiring president, Mrs. Clif ford Cordy, conducted a busin ess meeting, during which Mrs. Claude Thompson, for Mr. Thompson, legislative chairman, gave-a progress report on the bills " affecting our schools. Superintendent Howard P I ' I More than 90 women from Jackson and Josephine county 'schools attended the school for school cooks at Hediick Junior High school last Saturday. Above Miss Una R. Wood, nu tritionist with the American Industry of Baking, shows a tray of finished pizxa sandwiches to Mrs. Virginia Wait, supervisor of school cafeterias in the Medford school system, Mrs. Una Inch, assistant superintendent of Jackson county schools, and Miss Janet Butterworth, state supervisor of school lunch program from Salem. The program was divided, into three parts. Besides the sandwiches a Lemon-Tuna bake and a Lemon-Prune pudding were demonstrated using com modities furnished by the government. 'Red Carpet7 Show Planned by Women Kiwanian Dames are "rolling out the red carpet" Monday, May 6, at the Rogue Valley Country club and valley women are invited to luncheon and a fashion show, "This is your Life." 1 Luncheon time is 12:30 p.m. Fashions will be presented by Eurelson's and Parker Wood's Jewett announced the voting places for the approval of School District 6-S budget would be opened between 2 and ; 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, at the Sams Valley school, the Gold Hill .school gymnasium and the Central Point Junior High school gymnasium. Principal Arthur Straus stat ed that baccalaureate services would be held May 26 and com mencement exercises for the 1957 class would be May 29; also that the dates for the -school play now in rehearsal were May 3 and 4. On the refreshment commit tee were Mrs. Ray Britton, Mrs. G. E. Kime, and" Mrs. M. G. Cote. Leons. Cards will follow. Reser vations may be made up to Fri day noon by Telephoning SP 2-5965. This large May time event is the Kiwanian Dames annual fund . raising project and is hoped it vill be widely attend ed as. in past years. Those who are unable to stay for the entire afternoon, but interested in at tending the luncheon and style show, are welcome to do so, the committee states. . Sojourners' Plan Trip to Klamath A bus has been" chartered to take Medford Sojourners to Klamath Falls May 8 to visit the Sojourner group there. Mem bers are to meet at the bus depot at 8:45 a.m. Anyone wishing to make reservations should call Mrs. Gene Chamberlain, SPring 3-4277, not later than May 3 The regular meeting for May 9 has been cancelled because of the trip. The next meeting will be held in the Pythian hall at 12:30 on May 23. A 1 AnlSTS ! Win AAUW Ribbons Three entries from Medford won ribbons in the art show which was a part of the annual convention of Oregon division, American Association of Uni versity Women. The convention was held April 25-27 in Baker, in conjunction with the .North Pacific Regional conference of AAUW. "Straw Flowers," a litho graph by Miss Kathy Fonkin, was awarded a Dlue ribbon. Another entry by Miss Fonkin, Still Life Number 10" a water- color, won second prize. Mrs. Fred E. Rankin won a second prize with "Landscape Ab stract," an oil. v, These pictures will be on dis play in the Medford public li brary for the next two weeks. Both artists are members of the Southern Oregon Society of Art ists. . Attending the convention were Mrs. Frances Willett, pres ident of the Medford branch; Mrs. A. J. Johannson, president elect and Mrs. Harry Chipman, vice-president elect. Dr. Anna L. Rose Hawkes, president of the national Amer ican Association of University Women, was the main conven tion -speaker. Mrs.xR. Willard Duncan, Klamath Falls, Oregon president, presided at the one day state meeting. Mrs. C. D. Winston, Ashland, regional vice president, officiated at the intra state conference which 200 dele gates from 52 branches in Ore gon, Washington, Idaho and Mon tana attended. ' - The association president re viewed the recommendations of the survey committee which in clude the addition of four new committees: program develop ment and research, mass media, membership and higher educa tion. Following Dr. Hawkes' ad dress and a long, heated debate, Oregon delegates caucused and in a 40-21 vote, turned down a recommendation to oppose the abolishment of the . national legislative and status of women committees. Also opposed, 36-27, was a recommendation favoring retention of the national legis lative, committee. The action left the door open for delegates to the national convention to de cide the issue. Oregon delegates elected the following officers for the next two-year term: . Miss Maurine Laber, Portland, president; Mrs. Carl Brandenfels, St. Helens, vice - president . (current state treasurer and chairman of the national convention); Mrs.. Ger ald. Whitney, Pendleton, treasur er; Mrs. . R. Norman Hukari, Grange Dance , A public square dance will be sponsored by Roxy Ann Grange at the Grange hall on Spring street Saturday, May 4, at 8:30 a.m. Gordon Kershaw and Kenneth Howe will call. Potluck refreshments will be served. Hood River, corresponding sec retary; Mrs. Robert Every, Cor vallis, recording secretary. State delegates set a precedent in the designation M fellowship funds when they voted to honor presidents and past presidents of the state organization by naming fellowship funds in their honor. The first women so honored are ! Mrs. Duncan, current president, and Mrs. Robert Y. Thornton,' past president from Salem, for each of whom a $500 unit was named. Total fellowship funds of $6, 436 were reported by Mrs. Wil liam Niskanen, state fellowship chairman, Bend. Units of $500 were received from several branches, including Medford. The remainder of the fund, $436, was designated as a start for a $2,000 living fellowship, a new goal in the state organiza tion's fellowship program. In a report Friday on the Pres ident's San Francisco Confer ence on "Education Beyond High School," Dr. Elmo Stevenson, president of Southern Oregon college and a delegate to the con ference, emphasized the need for strong participation and support by laymen, and told AAUW members they would "be called upon to help solve the problems confronting education." Nearly half of the 48 states are coastal. There are 21 states bordering on salt water seas. Duplicate Club Announces Event; Winners Named The monthly master point play of Medford Duplicate club will be held Tuesday, May 7. On the following two Tuesday evenings, May 14 and 21, the club will hold their annual mixed pairs tournament. Play ers wishing to participate in this tournament are asked to call Mrs. Frank Baker. Ten tables of Mitchell move ment were played at the last meeting of club. Mrs. R. J. Conroy and Mrs. Paul Hatton were first - in the north-south position with 115 points and Mrs.' Paul W. McDuffee and Mrs. E. L. Miller were top in the east-west position with 112 points. Other players and their points in the north-south position were Mrs. Berg Marten and B. L. Sanderson, 105; and Dom Pro vost and Ray Wise and George Polski and George Rode, 1001 points each. In the east-west position Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell were second with 109 points followed by Mrs. Marrs , Gibbons and Mrs. Dolph Phipps, 84 Vz points, and Mrs. Richard Milestone and Dr. George Dean with 84 points. Visiting players were Mr. and Mrs. George Choate of Eugene and Mrs. Conroy. Mexico's Independence Day is Sept. 16, marking the date when Mexicans revolted against Span i ish rule in 1810. Butte Falls Club Announces . Events; Members Leaving Butte Falls Butte Falls Lion auxiliary met at Scotties " cafe April 24, following the monthly potluck supper to discuss forth coming, projects. Mrs. Bruce Pingle presided. Auxiliary members are sav-i ing bands to earn a coffee-pot for their own use, the present coffee pot having been put to community use. Because many coffee keys were disposed of, a meeting will be held in the very near future 'to count bands. It was announced that the club's picture plates have been shipped, and members will start the sale upon their arrival. Purchase of folding chairs for club use will be presented at next regular meeting. ' Third reading ; and nomina tions from the floor for candi dates for office took place at the meeting. Prospective members will be invited to a brunch at the home of Mrs. Al Hartlerode. Plans are being made ' to change the regular potluck din ner night, May 22 into a special fun night. Guests wil be invited, dessert served, and a program offered for entertainment. White elephants will be used for prizes. Butte Falls Lions will meet at Scotties cafe May 8. Dinner will be donated' by Mrs. Glenn Cathey, Mrs. Page Stauffer, Mrs. William L. Harris, Mrs. Mannie Poole, Mrs. Roger Har ris, Mrs. Ernest Smith, Mrs. Al , Hartlerode and Mrs. Bruce Pingle. Serving will be Mrs. Cathey, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Poole. Next dinner meeting will be in June at the home of Mrs. Bruce Pingle. It was announced that Butte Falls Home Economics club will hold a card party May 4. Butte Falls Lions club has scheduled a card party for June. .. Butte Falls and Eagle Toint clubs are responsible for 200 programs each for the 1957 con vention to be held in Medford June 21, 22 and 23. Two members are . moving away. Leaving are Mrs. Cecil Taunton and Mrs. L. O. Macklan. The historian, Mrs. Al Hartle rode, brought the scrapbook for an up to date showing. A program was presented by Miss Juanita Sheppard who gave a pantomime of Elvis Presley doing "Houn' Dog," and Miss Jeanette Capello and Mrs. Har ris, who sang a duet accompan ied by Miss Capello on the elec tric guitar. A community sing followed. Next regular meeting .will be election of officers. Per capita travel in America outside of cities increased from about 550 miles in 1916 to nearly 2,200 miles in 1950, says the Twentieth Century Fund. Total travel per capita is now about 4,300 miles a year. NOW BLOOMING Tree Peonies Azaleas Rhodendrons LEWIS NURSERY Jacksonville Turn Right at Drug Store 14 Mil NOW ONE YEAR IN MEDFORD! i '1 i n r : n J x ... Hnu we are urarerui to rne people or rvoque iviver raucy anu vicinity for their support in making our 1st year in Medford a suc cess. Thanks to everyone! CAESAR MUZZIOLI ACCORDION SCHOOL w Exclusive Yt Dealer for "EXCELSIOR" The World's Finest in Accordions! 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