Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 23, 1958, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO MZDfORD (OREGON) SCEHIOOL MEWS McLoughlin Jr. High By JOEL GREGORY The teacheri honored Charles Steele at a party aft er school on Feb. 20. Steele Is retiring after having been chief custodian at McLough lin for 17 years. The teachers presented him with a gold wrist watch. Mrs. Steele and several former teachers were also guests. New corner cases are being constructed in the main hall. -They are attractive, and will ."give much needed display "space. X. Bob Wood, an artist and entertainer appeared at an as sembly on Feb. 17. Wood re cited poetry while making charcoal illustrations, and de- ascribed historic people and scenes as he sketched them. :His program was enjoyed by the students. He used Roberta Willits for a model, and pre sented her with a large por trait he made of her. - Eighth grade students are rieginning to think about their Cilass schedules for next year. Preparations are being made -ifor tests for those who wish to take Spanish or Latin. The Babysitting class meets ..each week under the direc tion of Mrs. Loyd. The girls 3iave been practicing for their performance test. Leroy Wil liams spoke Monday on home safety. Sixteen McLoughlin stu dents left Wednesday noon . with Don Darneille to take part in the annual speech tournament at Linfield. The home room basketball tourney for the second semes- ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION offers a background of experience in Electrical Advertising unparalled by any other in the world!! Call SP 2-7448 Medford today for full information. fsrving the West Since 1812 f p y ''J Pay to 9 p.m$ !rT-? 'XIim ?V V' ' fT I 3 . ......... , r -w4 .vv , IHl Terrycloth Fast colors. 36 inch. Good selection of light spring colors. Buy now and sew for spring! If on bolt would sell for $1.19 yd. SALE PRICE LADIES PLI5SE HALF SLIPS With 4 In. nylon trim around bottom. Sha dow proof panel com pletely washable. Needs no ironing. All white. Srrt, Med., Lg. REG. $1.29 SPECIAL LADIES riYLONIZED PANTIES Acetate 2-fcar tricpte. Washes easily, dries auicWy. Assorted colors. Sizes small, medium, large. REG. 49a PAIR SPECIAL . Medford's Bargain Corner MAIL TRIBUNE " Medford High School Edited by Karen Slonl gr; Staff: Roxia Sisemore, Ingar Palmeruiai. Judy Way land. Allen Con, and Joan Laurila. Ten members of the Inter national Relations league traveled to Eugene this week end for the club's state con vention. The Medford chap ter acted as Russia in a model UN assembly on Friday and Saturday. Students attending were Sandra Arant, Nancy Becken, Eric Eitreim, Jim Frohnmayer, Harlow Head, Lynn Latham, Marshall Min shall, Nancy Wilson, Marsha Williams, and Roxie Sise- more. The students left MHS Thursday afternoon accom panied by IRL advisor, Ja Ann Smith, and returned Sat urday night. A representative from Ste phens college visited Medford High Wednesday afternoon to talk with interested senior girls. The representative told about the social life, the schol astic life, and the cost of tui tion, books, and other ex penses. There was a short question and answer period afterwards. The career film entitled "Secretary" was shown in the typing room first, second and sixth periods Wednesday. Any student interested was wel come to see the film. Medford High school was represented by 23 students at the Linfield High school speech tournament in Mc Minnville this week end. Stu dents attending were Jon Thompson, Dave Frohnmayer, Die Coram, Lynn Hales, Hen ry Harbert, Dale Foresee, Mary La Bar, Clark Barker, Bonnie Allingham, Barbara Budge, Karen Carpenter, Gary Cummings, Dean God- dard, Robert Hamilton, Dar lene Hunt, Elaine Jennings, Doug Kliever, Jim Lacy, John Lacy, Margaret Medlin, Caro lyn Mencke, John Norris, and John Shaw. The Girl's League assembly scheduled for Feb. 20 was cancelled because the sopho more class competition assem bly was not yet ready for presentation. The "girl of the month" chosen by the Girls League council for this month is Caro lyn Hillyer. She was chosen because of the active part she has played in school affairs as yell queen. About 20 girls ace prac ticing for the coming Girls Athletic association badmin- ter got under way last week. Teams winning thus far have been rooms 8, 9, 3, 7, 26, 6, 40 and 33. SOLID COLOR WJI Made of 1 00 nylon. Sizes 10-13. Assort-, ed colors and pat terns. This is a real Newberry value! Rag. 59e r. SPECIAL Complete Variety Department Store Sunday, February 23, 19S8 ton doubles tournament. The practices will be held after school on Tuesdays and Thurs days, and the tournament will start March 4. Nineteen advanced art stu dents left Friday morning for Portland on an art field trip. The main purpose of the trip was to attend 'the Regional Scholastic art awards presen tation at Lipman-Wolfe de partment store Saturday aft ernoon. Four of the group at tending will receive gold achievement keys at this presentation. They are Pat Rushton, Myrna Callaway, Joan Laurila, and DeWanda Winchell. Jackson School By Colleen Learn Karen Brattain Robert Baccus, our school principal, is home and making a good recovery after having his appendix out. We hope to see him at school next week. We were all excited this week, as Bob Wood, a cartoon ist, came to show the children how to draw funny pictures. He used colored chalk and various colors of lighting to change the effect of the pic tures. He drew a portrait of Kathy Day, a sixth grade stu dent from our school, which was very good. By spraying fixit on the paper over the chalk, he said it would last a long time. Bob Wood works with the National School as semblies so goes from school to school. The Jackson School PTA makes it possible for all the student body to enjoy the performances. The spelling classes, under Don Perry, are eager to win in the spelling race that the two fifth and two sixth grades participate in. The children in M r s. Margaret Nesheim's home room won the race last week. This week Mrs. Alice Brown's first grade class had their turn in decorating the main hall bulletin board. It has five clever cartoons show ing Ground Hog Day, Abra ham Lincoln, Valentine's Day, Thomas Edison, and George Washington. George Washington's birth day was observed in Jackson school by various rooms. A short program was given by the fourth-fifth-sixth-grades. Margaret D o o len, student body president, was in charge of the meeting. Ronald Smith was the quiz master on a panel of sixth grade students reviewing the life of George Washington. Pamela Hosick. Helen Glogowski, and Mau reen Kilby recited poems about George Washington. Danny Hertager and Robert Burch were the color bear ers. Several patriotic songs 57H - MEN'S NYLON i STRETCH SOCKS 31 $1 Sixth & Central News Irietfs... DISCUSS BUSSES Salem W Changes in school bus specifications for Oregon, including the possi bility of doing away with the school bus stop arm and re placing it with large flash ing red signal lights at the front and rear, were discuss ed here Friday. CAMPAIGN AGAINST VICE Kuala Lumpur, Malaya IW A 19-member committee of the All-Malaya Anti-Vice Congress began efforts today to eliminate the 28,000 prosti tutes in the country. The con gress, which appointed the committee Thursday before ending a three-day session, told the group to campaign for stricter anti - prostitution laws; try to discover why women turn to vice; and help wayward women lead more useful lives. BROTHER REMARKS Atlanta, Ga. (IP) Presi dent Eisenhower acted on "poor legal advice" in send ing federal troops to Little Rock last fall, one of his bro thers said Friday. Edgar Eisenhower, In At lanta to addrdess the southern regional meeting of the Am erican Bar Association, said the administration had "no right to intervene in a local situation unless the governor of the state concerned asks" for help. PILOTS STRIKE Los Angeles (IP) Some 260 pilots for Western Air lines walked off their jobs at midnight (PST) Friday night after failure of a move seek ing appointment of a presi dential mediation board to in vestigate the dispute. .The Airline Pilots associa tion had set the strike dead line earlier this week when negotiations in which, the Na tional Mediation Board par tiricpatedb roke down at Washington, D.C. Bargaining talks on the contract issue started last November. HIJACK TOPIC Seoul, Korea rtP) - The Military Armistice commis sion will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday In Panmuniom to take up the Allied complaint against the Communist hijack of a South Korean airliner, it was reported Saturday.. Informed sources said al lied authorities had request ed an earlier meeting. They said the Communist insisted on postponing the session un til Monday for undetermined reasons. RUCKUS DELAYS Washington (IP) A parti san ruckus over the presenta tion of testimony is threaten ing to delay the start of Senate rackets hearings Monday into the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the Kohler company. The committee, split 4-4 be tween Democrats and Repub licans on the issue, has called a meeting in advance of the hearing in hopes of resolving the dispute. ASKS RESIGNATION Washington (IP) Rep. Ben F. Jensen (R-Iowa) ?aid Saturday he asked Agricult ture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson to resign "for the good of the farmer." Benson rejected Friday the hopes of a sizeable group of Midwestern Republican con gressmen that he would re sign. He issued a formal statement following a visit from Reps. A. L. Miller (R Neb.), and Walter H. Judd, (R-Minn.). were sung by the children of the three grades. Jackson school has . played 14 basketball games so far, and have won two games. We are proud of our junior var sity and varsity teams they really get out there and try. Yell queen and king are Colleen Learn and Robert Bennett; the assistants are Pamela Jones and Janice Bowman. - Barker's give Green Stamps when you buy his (3 clothing! BROGAN HONORED Portland P) The Oregon Academy of Science Saturday honored a science writer, a doctor and a chemist for their service to science in 1957. Named to receive the hon ors were Phil T. Brogan, as sociate editor of the Bend Bulletin; Dr. Samuel Diack, chairman of the board of di rectors for the Oregon Mu seum of Science and Indus try, and Dr. Vernon H. Chel; delin, director of the Science Research Institute at Oregon State college. Brogan was honored for his non-technical reporting of Oregon's remarkable geolog ical history. REAPPRAISAL ASKED Portland fin Director James Johnson of the Oregon Motor Vehicles department Saturday called for a reap praisal of driving habits and attitudes. Johnson spoke at the open ing session of the Oregon Highway Lifesavers Confer ence. Too many citizens, Johnson said, try to use their prominence in the community to "beat" traffic charges. SAILS AROUND WORLD Honolulu (IP) The USS Gudgeon has become the first American submarine to sail aroupd the world and it sailed for 80 days, naturally. The submarine returned to its home port of Pearl Har bor Friday, completing a 150 day cruise. However the Gud geon's skipper, Lt. Comdr. Thomas Bryce of Wichita Falls, Tex., pointed out that its actual sailing time between ports was 80 days. Holmes Blames All For Red Progress Portland (IP) Gov. Rob ert D. Holmes says that all the blame for Russia's out stripping the United States in some technological fields should not be placed upon teachers. Holmes, speaking here Fri day, said "I think part of the neglect can be attributed to educators but blame for the neglect must be part of our mutual burden." He said it was easy to put OK 4. WESYDNGHOUSE ELECTRON GDRYE to Every Wvsfkigbwsc Dryer, Ym Get the FASTEST DOTING ON EARTH! Drie faaacr at Wu, safer tewjerarqwaj Saw earreoi an every load! Ruamm vrinklea aotonaatieaSyf OeaMrJeeafaer tfcaa eoadoar Aytac! OJinil"1! lit 214 WEST MAIN STREET Grange News Ball view Grange The Feb. 18 meeting of the Bellview Grange, presided over by Master Frank Malin, included the installation of Rudolph Gunther as gate keeper and conferring of the third and fourth degrees for Mr. and Mrs. George E. Fel ger and Mrs. Donald Nichols. The month of March has three public card parties scheduled, March 1, March 15 and March 29. Another important date is Feb. 28 at the Upper Apple gate Grange, 8 p.m., when a special meeting is scheduled to discuss Oregon Power development. Mrs. Ralph Jennings clari fied the establishment of the county tax base in her re port, and George Nichols list ed the present prices on all agricultural commodities. Mrs. Donald Nichols urged everyone to attend the com ing 4-H Follies at the Med ford High school on March 21. The young people have been working hard to make this years, Follies an even greater success than the one enjoyed in 1957. The surprise of the eve ning was the presentation of a pin and earring set to Mrs. Nichols for her services "above and beyond the call of duty." Mrs. Nichols has been musician for several years. During the lecturer's hour, Dr. John R. Reynolds explain ed the functions of the var ious organizations and rehab ilitation centers connected with the Heart association and urged everyone to par ticipate in the present drive. The highlight of the eve ning were songs presented by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh G. Simp son. Simpson, a member of the Southern Oregon faculty, accompanied on the guitar, and it is. our fondest hope that they will soon return. At the close of the meet ing refreshments were serv ed by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Laidlow, Mr. and Mrs.' M. R. Magness, Mr. and Mrs. Ar hie Kincaid and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Laudermilch. May F. Malin, Reporter. all the blame on educattors but that general failure of the public to help teachers provide leadership have left teachers with little incentive. Holmes spoke at a regional conference on instruction. Qyir3 RfflONEV BACK 'N H yomym bam thinking of baying an deetrie dryer bat haven't quite made up yor mind, come in today and have one delivered. You wont be risking a penny. During the entire month of February well sell you any Westmghoose Dryer yo choose with this uncon ditional guarantee: SATISFACTION or every cent you've paid will be refunded. deftes . . . art ni taeMbiM. T5S CSSY-BJtCK OFFEt APPLIES TO KV U Face-Lifting Scheduled For Historic Capitol Building, Congress Decides Washington (IP) The Capitol is going to have one of its faces lifted. Ignoring protests by archi tects and other groups against trifling with the historic edi fice, congressional leaders vo ted Friday to order work started on extending the east front of the Capitol. Capitol architect J. George Stewart said the big construc tion job would start in sever al months and that he hoped to have it completed in time for the next presidential In auguration in January, 1961. Under plans approved in a split vote of a special con gressional commission the capitol front will be moved out 321, feet at an estimated cost of $10,100,000. It is the first phase of a large remodelr ing program. The whole project, includ- Safe Wheeled Out In Portland Job Portland (IP) Burglars early Saturday wheeled a 1,-000-pound safe containing cash and narcotics from a southeast Portland drug store. Proprietor Nick Sckavone said a rear door had been porced open to gain entry to the store and that the prowl ers apparently used a hand truck belonging to the store to wheel the safe outside. He said the safe contained $573 and $112 in checks, plus a variety of narcotics including several thousand tablets and capsules of morphine, codine, dilaudid and cocaine. Police said the narcotics would be peddled in the un derworld for thousands of dollars. HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALS Station Sundays KWIN 1400 K.C. 10:15 A.M. iwm urarr o ret. constant?, shwta I arc perfectly dry; ends dries, sever mderdnes. I ALL WESTWSEC3SE CSTCt ing extensive construction un derground and alterations on the Capitol's west front, is estimated at 110 million dol lars. The extension plans have roused a storm of protest, not only from prominent archi tects but also from some oth er groups interested in pres . . . are you sure my auto insurance company doesn't have claim service in this town?; State Farm policyholders enjoy "Hometown Claim Servt ; ice" wherever they drive, coast to coast. If your present I auto insurance doesn't offer this kind of security, better ; call your State Farm agent, listed below. Ask him for ! details on how rural drivers have enjoyed substantial sow- ; ings on the cost of their insurance. . Medford Agent: JOHN A. CARTER VIRGIL R. WILKES 133 South Central Phone SP 2-9322 DONALD E. DAY 16J1 Grand Phone SP 2-SU38 Ashland Agent: HENRY H. DORIQ ALLEN McGe 38 E. Main Phone Ml) J-641 Each del represent Stat Farm claim strvlca. 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