Tuesday meeting as it Is a pre
liminary step in the formation
of a permanent male chorus. If
there is enough community in
terest from Medford and Ash
land singers the chorus will
function on a permanent basis
in the area, he added.
Clayson added that the or
ganization would be non-profit
and be on an interest basis only.
Portland OP) The StaS Rac
ing Commission said a total of
57,169,433 was bet at thorough
bred horse races in Oregon dur
ing 1957. The attendance for 78
days of racing was 190,000. '
Tribune
Ashland A male chorus
day evening for preliminary or
ganization for Christmas carol
ing. The meeting will be held
in Churchill hall, room 207, at
7:45 p.m.
Clayson said no selection of
singers would be made at the
EDFORD
from southern Oregon is being
planned by Louis. Clayson. vocal
instructor at Southern Oregon
college.
All men who wish to sing are
asked to attend the college Tues
Section Section
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1957
Pages 1 to 10
Male Chorus Planned At Southern Oregon
Retail Trade Said
Feeling Consumer
Pinch Over Nation
By EL$ER C. WALZER
United Press Financial Editor
New York 'IP1 Retail trade
is reported to be feeling a con
sumer pinch in this country.
S777Z Standard &
'A0t Poor's says
that holiday
busin e s s,
which pro
duces a sub
stantial pro
portion of an
nual earnings
of department
stores, . is ex
pected to fall
US 4
Eim?r Vaizer
short of last year's level.
At the same time the London
Financial Times reports that the
tightening of the credit squeeze
and the increase in the Bank of
England rate have done little to
damp down the boom in consum
er spending in Britain.
Indications are that both the
volume and the value of retail
sales will reach a new record in
England this Christmas, says the
Times.
Over here there's been an un
favorable trend in sales since
August with three factors con
tributing unseasonable weath
er, the flu epidemic and mostly
rising unemployment.
Wage Increase)
Over there there's been a rise
in consumer buying since the
lfet round of wage increases ear
ly in the year.
The London Times finds that
t h(gi (government's restrictive
8s)sures have so far had no dis
$fiible impact on the consumer
(jrEing, but it finds the boom a
some grounds for anticipating a
downturn in the new year.
Standard & Poor's looks for a
downtrend in personal income in
the first months of 1953 and an
ticipates there may be further
reductions in consumer buying.
In addition to lighter buying,
Standard notes that stores in this
country are suffering from a
pinch on profits. First half sales
rose five per cent for department
stores but earnings held about
even with last year.
Standard says 1958 earnings of
stores will largely be determined
by economic trends later in the
year, but "continued good divi
dend coverage appears a reason
able expectation."
International Statistical Bu
reau finds little evidence of real
consumer fright at this time, "al
though the public is definitely
more cautious with its budgets."
The bureau finds that retail
inventories are comparatively
low and in that respect the .cur
rent situation is in contrast with
1953-54 when inventories were
built up much faster, getting re
tailers into difficulty.
Vienna (IP) The Health Com
mittee of the Communist Czech
Parliament has approved a draft
permitting abortions in .Czecho
slovakia, it was reported today.
Prague Radio said the draft, still
subject to parliamentary approv
al, provides that abortions "for
medical and other reasons will
be allowed by special commit
tees which will examine each in
dividual case." The draft states
that the abortions must be per-
Jfiitchy one and says 4h.ere are ' formed in state hospitals.
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
COO-COO?
COO- ,
COO g:
CONVIVIAL' SOUL left the. convention at 3:30 A. M. and
as deposited on his doorstep by a considerate taxicab
driver at 3:58. He had almost made it to his room when his
wife's prized cuckoo clock
sounded four times. The
husband promptly cuckooed
four more times, called out
"Heigh ho, it's off to work
I go!" and hastily exited
from the house.
That night his wife reported,
"I've decided to get rid of that
cuckoo clock. Last night it
cuckooed four times, tripped
over a chair, mumbled 'Nuts!'
then cuckooed four times
more!" '
The late Arturo Toscanini
once played host to Yehudi
Menuhin. The latter was in the middle of a violin sonata when ft
phone in the hall began to ring. The maestro motioned to Menuhin
to continue playing, picked up a pair of scissors, cut the phone wire
in two, then leaned back happily once more to listen to the music.
1957, by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
7X
VH
Leaders Get
At County 4
Awards
H Event
Leadership in the 4-H activ-i Marjory Hattan) presented the
ities provides a great opportun
ity to mold young people, Dn
D. Kirkland West, First Preby
terian church of Medford, told
the audience at the Jackson
county 4-H leaders' banquet on
Tuesday night in Phoenix.
Discussing the temptations
and challenges facing today's
young people, Dr. West said
"young people must be able to
say no to themselves and to
others, knowing what they
should do and what is the pleas
urable thing to do."
Mrs. Don Nichols (the former
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four Friendly Credit Jeweler
awards for leadership before an
audience of 160 people
Those receiving awards for
their leadership in 4-H were
Mrs. Chester Ashton, Central
Point, 26th year; A. T. La'throp,
23rd year; Mrs. Frank Myers,
22nd year; Bill Bigham, Eagle
Point, 19th year; Elbert Bigham,
Eagle Point and Floyd Charley,
Central Point; 14th year; George
Nichols, Ashland; John Bohnert,
Central Point.
Others receiving awards were
Leonard Freeman and C. N.
Gail, 11th year; Mrs. Ferd
Jones, 10th year; Mrs. R. W.
Badcock, Mrs. John Bohnert,
Mrs. Richard Ditsworth, Mrs. V.
W. Hay and Ed Houston, 9th
year; Mrs. Lewis Clark, Francis
Krouse, Ivan Slcyrman, Charles
Swingle, eighth year; C. H. El
more' Mrs. Francis Krouse, E.
A. Malloroy, C. H. Moore, and
Ed Parsons, seventh year.
Sixth year: Mrs. H. B. Chapman,
Arion Christensen, Mrs. Everett Gib
son. Mrs. E". A. Malloroy. W. D. Mon
RoW. Mrs. Ed Parsons. Mrs. R. Rosen
baum, Mrs. Ivan Skyrman, Mrs. Allan
Smith. Charles Taylor:
Fifth year: Don Nichols. Lawson
Scott Jr., Mrs. Perry Strom, Jess
Terry.
Thirl Year Leaders
Third year: Cora Anderson, Mrs.
Thurman Barnes, Mrs. A. Beman, Mrs.
Clinton Ch.arley, John Drager, Mrs. M.
L. Frink. M. L. Frink, Eugene Krouse,
Mrs. Rebecca Martin, Mrs. Maynard
McKay, Mrs. A. R. Pinkham, Wallace
Ragsdale. Cleo Small. Vic Stewart,
Mrs. Donna Williams. Stan Zapell;
Second year: Mrs. H. T. Frost. Mrs.
C. O. Gerhardt, Mrs. D. L. Harbison,
J. Allen Harris, Russell Johnson, Mrs.
Billy Kerr, Mrs. Ed Knapp, Gale Per
due, Mrs. Francis Putman, Paul Re
neau, Mrs. Lawson Scott Jr., Mrs. Vic
Stewart, Mrs. Russell Thompson, Mrs.
Gerald Whaley, Truman Bishop, Mrs.
Everett Brown, T. W. Carter, Mrs.
T. W. Carter, Mrs. E. D. Daugherty,
Mrs. James Edge, Mrs. Bob Fisher,
Mrs. Betty Flenner. Leonard Franek;
First year: Mrs. Truman Bishop, Rex
Davis, Fred Straube, Gail Buffington,.
Lloyd Adamson, Mrs. John Anhorn,
H. W. Barker, Mrs. Don Bradshaw,
Mrs. Gale Buffington, Mrs. D. E. Bur
elson, Mrs. John Carnegie, Kermit
Carroll, Merle Cook, Mrs. E. A.
Cooper, Mrs. Paul Creel, Mrs. Marie
Critten, Henry G. Davies. Mrs. H. G.
Davies. Mrs. C. E. Debrick. Mrs. T. E.
Deckard, Mrs. Paul Doe, Iris Dodge,
Jo Ann Dodge. James Dunn, Mrs.
Audrey Estin. Mrs. Vivian Flett, Wal
ter Foote. Donald Gettling. Harry
Glidden, Mrs. G. E. Hackett, Mrs. I. A.
Hale, Dave Hampton, Mrs. Oscar Han
son, Ralph Hixson, Earl Hvall. Mrs.
C. E. Howell. Mrs. Gerald Johnson,
Mrs. R. B. Johnson. Mrs. Cecil Kee.
Miss Feme Kellow. W. E. Kerr. Keith
Krambeal, Ernest J. Lathrop. Mrs. Les
Lusk. Mrs. Harry Martin, Mrs. R. J.
Martin Mrs. Dorna Miller, Mrs. H. B.
Mitchel, Mrs. C. H. Moore, Eloise
Piete, Armbin Richter, Mrs. Geo. Rode,
Mrs. C. W. Simmons, Mrs. Olin Snead,
Mrs. Ronald Torrey, Larry Tweedy,
Mrs. K. C. Van de Kamp. Mrs. James
West, W. G. Wilkins. Mrs. P. R. Wil
liamson. Mrs. Melvin Wright, Mrs.
Bruce Pingle, Mrs. Robert Cupples.
Junior leaders receiving awards
were:
Fourth year: Charles Elmore, Nancy
Barnes. Cathie Carroll, Dale Smith,
Don Smith;
Third year: Truman Elmore, Saro
lyn Tiegs, Joan Dobrot;
Second year: Henry Scott, Sharon
Coffman, Norman Ditsworth. Vireiniia
Martin, Suzanne Palm, Charles
Swingle, Nylia Cooper, Carl Skyrman;
First year: Nelda Chapman, Jo Ann
Malloroy. Charles Badcock, Russell
Elmore. Mavis Strom, Carolee Brant
ley, Ken Stewart, Joyce Kerr, Craig
vvngnt, susan Wright, XMeara warns,
James Reneau. Jean Rowden, Philip
Krouse, Jim Martin, Robert Rosen
baum, Jeanette Nouguier, Jim Frink,
Phllis Tavlor, Anna Carter, Patsy
Charley, John Ramsey, Jerome Peter
son, Marilyn Hixson.
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