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a MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfora, Oregon, Friday. April 18, 1938 Two American Juveniles International Sensations By DOC QUIGG United Press Correspondent New York (IP! If we can stop yapping about juvenile delinquency long enough, it might be well to ponder the fact that a couple of our ju veniles are international sen sations. One is Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, who at 14 set the chess world on its ear by de feating grand masters to win the U. S. championship. He now is entitled to a crack at the world chess title, held by Smyslov of Russia. ' The other is Van Cliburn of Shreveport, La., and Kilgore, Tex., who at 23 set Moscow on its ear this week by winning the Tchaikovsky international piano competition. This ex troverted Irish-Texan both his mother and father are of Irish descent gave his first public concert in Shreveport at the age of three. When he was six, he and his mother, a concert pianist, were giving recitals together. On his first day in school in Shreveport, the teacher asked him if he could read. "Yes," he said, "I can read music." When he came here in 1954 to compete for the coveted Edgar N. Leventritt Award, they laughed when he sat down to play honest, that's what I'm told by those who were there. He looked like a misplaced basketball player. He's six-feet-four but has a mop of cudly hair that springs up so that he looks about six-feet-seven. Has Russian Style His hand spans 11V4 inches. He walks with a gangling lope. His piano style is as Russian as his dialect is east Texas. When he finished playing, he had won the award. Mrs. Leventritt decid ed to give a reception for him after his first New York Philharmonic appearance. She told him to bring along any friends from home who had come to hear him. Came the reception, and Mrs. Leventritt had to fight her way into the room Stauffer HOME REDUCING PLAN Representative Virginia Wiekersham Phone SP 2-9260 a fashion impression... At f is for the prom, in net and lace Bare shoulders, tiny waist and bouffant skirt. This is the dreamy look that captures a stag line. You get a mar net stole, too. Nylon-acetate net and lace over rayon taffeta. White, blue, yellow, 7-13. 16.98 ,nd 19.98 through a mob of strangers "Honey," said Van, sweeping an arm toward 75 Texans, "see these people. These are a few of mah friends." Ciiburn s bouthern ways and Russian style got him the nickname "Uncle Vanya" at Columbia Artists Manage ment, which has managed him for the last four years. When he decided to go to Moscow, William H. Judd, vice president at Columbia, said: "They'll have to get an interpreter to interpret for Van's English interpreter. Crazy About Hominy Grits Cliburn pronounced Cly burn is, according to Judd, crazy about hominy grits, black-eyed peas, ham with red gravy, potlikker, collard and mustard greens, and fried steak. There has been some speculation here about how Russian food has hit him. He was born in Shreveport, where his parents founded a mission that grew into church. To keep him quiet when he was a tot, his mother used to give him a triangle to bang on during the church music. In Kilgore, the family joined .the First Baptist church, and Van sang in the choir. In New York, he join ed the Calvary Baptist church just down the street from Car negie Hall. He has written hymns and short pieces for the church and composed a choral set ting for a psalm which was sung on the radio here. He's a friendly character who loves people and practi cal jokes. Quite a boy. Winners Announced By Riverside Club Paul Hatton and Walter Humes won high score for north and south positions at Riverside Bridge clubs regu lar duplicate bridge play last Wednesday. In second place were Mrs. R. J. Conroy and Roy Pruitt. Mrs. George B. Dean and Mrs. T. E. Knack- stedt scoring fourth. In east-west positions the winners were Mrs. Jack Love and Mrs. M. M. Herman, first; Mrs. Richard Milestone and Mrs. Yvonne Dalen, second; Mrs. W. W. Stevenson, Mrs. Glen Harrison, third, and Al Gilhousen and Mrs. Howard Boyd, fourth. IV I PLAN CONCERT Members of the South ern Oregon college ensemble, the Popu lates, are pictured as they will appear in the April 26 concert at the college. In the front row from the left: Pat Leek, Donna McFarland, Ruth Hunter, Evelyn Deets, Special Effects For SOC Concert Avoiding the formalities of typical concert presentation, the Southern Oregon College Populaires will incorporate settings, lighting effects, and choreography into its April 26 program, according to Louis Clayson, director. Pat Leek and Dave Deller have been working with Clay son to create an atmosphere consistent with the various musical moods. The program will range from choral num bers by Bach and Mozart, to Negro spirituals and folk mu sic, to numbers as currently popular as the "Liechten- steiner Polka." The show will be built around the 14 voice Popu laires, with variety added by the girls' sextet, male quartet and soloists. Instrumental ac companiments have been ar ranged for suitable numbers. According to Arlieta Knowles, publicity director for the Populaires, there will be no admission charge. The Saturday evening perform ance will be followed by a tour of western Oregon the first part of the next week. Spring Play Continues Footlighters' spring play, Here Today," continues to night and Saturday nights at the little theater at the Fair grounds. This is a light, mod ern comedy with witty lines and fun situations which the cast and audience both enjoy. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m. Frank Buchter directs and in the cast are Curt Butter field, Jeralydyn Jerome, Charles Tucker, Al Reiss, Robbie Robbins, Helen Ash ley, Beverly Nelson and Shir ley Butterfield. Bernard Roberts and Clyde Wheaton designed and con structed the set, and Max Wimmer is lighting director. Leslie Boardman, Footlighter president, is bookholder and Mrs. Buchter is in charge of the boxoffice. Mrs. Eleanor Shaw is coffee hostess, and coffee is served between the second and third acts. Miss Ruth Kilbourne has served as publicity director. Girl Scouts HUNT FLOWERS Fifth Grade Troop 188, of Lincoln school, went on a wild flower hunt and hike along the ' Applegate river and Thompson Creek road, April 12. The girls took sack lunches along, and on the way back bought and ice-cream treat for the troop in Jacksonville. The girls were transported by the leaders, Mrs. Ivor Hult and Mrs. C. F. Emery. The hike helped the troop com plete the nature and out-of- door requirement toward sec ond class rank. Girds who went on the hike were Dianne Guyette, Jul Dusenbury, Marylee Rhodes, Janet Bartolomie, Janel Chalker, Toni Fagone, Glenna Wright, Kathleen Bowers, Linda Hult, Linda Emery, Becky Robertson and Jeanne Wingo. The troop is planning to hold a court of awards May 8. COURT PLANNED Troop 77, sixth grade in Lincoln school, is making plans for the annual court of awards, which will be held May 17. The court is to be an outdoor dinner, cooked by the girls, for the troop mem bers and "their families. The girls will receive the pro ficiency badges that they have each completed toward the first class rank. To achieve first class rank, Girl Scouts must complete ten proficiency badges and four other requirements. The French Quarter in New Orleans embraces about 70 New York Woman Heads Own Naval Architecture Firm By GAY PAULEY United Press Women's Editor New York (IP) Mrs Warren s. bamuels is one woman whose touch has brought only good luck to ships. Some of the largest and most luxurious craft cruising the bounding main have known the designing hand of Mrs. Samuels, one of the few women naval architects in the world. She is the only woman affiliate member of the Inter national Society of Naval Architects and Marine En gineers. "I don't hold with that ancient belief that women are bad luck for ships," she said "And I've never run into ship yard personnel or crews who feel that they are." Mrs. Samuels, who now heads her own design firm, helped plan the interior of the U.S. United States, the world's fastest passenger liner, while she was with the famous naval architects, Gibbs and Cox. Claude Kelly Grand Chancellor To Visit Knights Claude Kelly, Bend, grand chancellor of Oregon Knights of Pythias, will make an of ficial visit to Talisman lodge, Monday, April. 21, at 8 p.m. The session will be held in the Pythian building, Fifth and Grape streets, and a large turnout of members, includ ing men from Grants Pass and Yreka, Calif., lodges are expected to hear the visiting officer. A luncheon and social hour will follow the meeting, according to Don Lacey, chan cellor commander. 4 Calendar Calendar notices and news for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 a.m of the day of publication and for week day news is S Dm the day before publication. Friday: 7:30 p.m. Siskiyou Knife and Fork club, Plaza cafe, 23 North Main st., Ashland. Saturday: 12:30 p.m. League of Wo men Voters general meeting, Jackson hotel. 2 p.m. Epsilon chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, Girls Community club. 8 p.m. Sojourner's party, Girls Community club. Open 24 Hours Every Day SELF SERVICE f " ! . -. t , 20c per 8 lb. Washer Load 516 W. Sixth St. LAUNDRY Large 50-Lb. Dryers . Agitator Type Washers Arlieta Knowles, Judy Hall, Patsy Turrit tin. Back row from left to right: Gaynor Huck, Bob Semon, Dave Deller, Maynard Hadley, Jim Kempster, Doug Barker, Wil son Gilinsky. Not pictured are ensemble members Lorna Vance and Ken Brew. Helped Design Navy Ships She was with the organiza tion from the start of World War II until a couple of years ago, and also had a hand in design of destroyers, destroyer escorts, landing craft, and air plane carriers. She has just completed her first ship "on my own." It is a private job, a million dollar yacht owned by an American, who had the hull built in a Netherlands shipyard. "I'm proud that I was part of the design team which worked on the United States," she said today. "But I'm proudest of all of that yacht, because it was my baby all the way." Mrs. Samuels was born Alta Grant, the daughter of a prom inent' New York architect, Charles C. Grant. Former Interior Decorator "I wanted to be an architect from the time I was a little girl and daddy showed me how to letter," she said. "But I got out of school the .Uni versity of Pennsylvania, with a degree in architecture at a bad time. The year was 1929 So during the depression years, I worked as an interior decorator." She was until the beginning of World . War. II head of the decorating department . of a Richmond, Va., store, and still keeps her hand in the field. She has worked on 20 theaters, three country clubs and hundreds of homes, in cluding' Kathleen Winsor's New York apartment. She's busy at the moment on a syna gogue for Brooklyn. Mrs. Samuels, a chic, dark haired, woman, is the wife of an investment firm executive. The couple lives in a mid-town apartment, and goes to sea only on vacation trips to Eu rope or the Caribbean. "My husband is not the handy-man type," said Mrs. Samuels. "And if we owned a boat, I know who'd do the re pairs. Me. And I don't believe in that kind of arrangement." Recital Set On Sunday A musical recital of a type new to this area, will be given Sunday, April 20, at 3 p.m., in Churchill hall auditorium at Southern Oregon college. Pupils of members of the new ly organized Rogue Valley district, Oregon Music Teach ers association will be pre sented. The public is invited. Teachers participating in the event will be Mrs. Mar garet Brown, Mrs. Shirley Hercher, Mrs. Norma Head, Mrs. Margaret Huson, Mrs. Margaret Ketchum, Mrs. Effie Kurtz and Mrs. Edla Peter son. All are piano instructors except Mrs. Kurtz, who teaches voice. Students of the teachers to be presented are Susan Mor gan, Sandra Ganong, Fred erick Haupert, Ronnie Wal lace, Connie Hunt, Sally Polk, John Barker, Susan Conner, Joyce Hassell, Lyn Voris, Patti Selby, Sharon Laing, Howard Kennett and Charlo Jo Meyer, all pianists. Those who will furnish vocal solos are Aubrey Evans, a baritone, and Kathleen Barr, soprano. Drying 1c Per Minute COIN OPERATED CEEESnK 516 W. Sixth St. Really Hot Water . Supplies Available Officers Elected For PTSA Eagle Point Mrs. Charles McClure, White City, is the newly elected president of the Eagle Point High School Parent-Teacher-Student asso c i a tion, having been named at the April meeting. Officers accepting second terms were parent vice-president, Mrs. Delbert Spain, of Shady Cove, and treasurer, Herman Hig day. - Others elected were teacher vice-president, Gail Schoppert; . secretary, Mrs. Burton Jensen; and historian, Beverly Tresham, student. President William T. J. An drews ' introduced the guest speaker, Gen. Joseph Hicks, who spoke on the need for civil .defense alertness. He listed a number of things that should be done at home just as routine preparedness. "All homes should contain enough food and water for a seven day supply," advised the general. A means of as suring an adequate sterile water supply was suggested by him. "Take your empty fruit jars from home canning, boil water, and seal it in the jars. This provides a safe sup ply." General Hicks gave the re minder that our valley Conel rad radio station was located on 1240 kilocycles, and that was the station to dial during an alert. Mrs. Doris Smith, teacher, informed students and par ents that there are a number of scholarships available to students and anyone interest ed was invited to coutact her for information. She also ad vised that a student could ap- play for a number of scholar ships and applications should be made during the student's junior year. Bert Simmons' speech class was represented by three stu dents presenting the program. Miss Joann Dickenson gave her oration on "Courtesy and Manners". The school, the community, the nation and the world are greatly ef fected by courtesy and man ners, and they play a great role in courtship and marri age, was the opinion of Miss Dickenson. With her debate partner, Miss Diana Gardner, Miss Dickenson won first place in the district speech tournament held in Grants Pass recently. "With work, nothing is im possible," stated Howard Wilde, as he gave his disserta tion on "Worf ' He went on to praise the nobility of work and gave his opinions on goals that could be attained by dedi cated work. The orations were the" orig inal work of the students themselves and were deliver ed from memory. Miss Lana McGraw gave her interpretive reading of Whatever You're Doing Stop It!" She placed second in the "Humorous Interpreta tion" section of the district speech tournament. This is the first time an individual has placed from this school. . Glenn Hale, superintendent of the Eagle Point schools, spoke on consolidation of the Shady Cove and Eagle Point districts, and the reorganiza tion of school districts. A question and answer period followed. The PTA state convention will be held in Bend, April 21-23. Delegates selected to represent the Eagle Point PTASA are Mrs. McClure and Miss Tresham, officers elect. The meeting was opened with a flag salute led by teacher vice-president, Mr. Simmons. Hostesses for the evening were mothers of stu dents in the sophomore class. Dinner Tonight Ladies' auxiliary to Siski you canton, Patriarchs Mili tant, will meet tonight at the Odd Fellows hall at 6:30 o'clock for a potluck dinner. f- Salem (IP) Gov. Robert D. Holmes is scheduled to ad dress the regional session of western education leaders in Denver April 27-29. Now Open 323 East Main Between Toy House and Hubbard's Help Yourself To Happiness This column is one of a series on marrface and family problems which appears weekly in this paper. It presents problems of everyday living and attempts to bring you the most expert opinion in this area. By combining clinical experience, research, and homespun practicality, we hope to assist you to help yourself to happiness. Readers are invited to present their problems. All queries will receive individual attention and should be accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelope directed to Marv Harris Seifert. M.A., Depart ment of Education, The American Institute of Family Relations, 5287 Sunset Boulevard. Los Angeles 27, California. Love Must Be Earned Edna complains that George doesn't love her. She feels cheated, outraged. "Why should he love me?" she cries, echoing our ques tions. "Why, I am his wife that's reason enough, isn't it?" "Blood is thicker than wa ter," some parents reason. "We're Johnny's parents, so of course he should love us!" But being a parent or a spouse does not automatically guarantee love. Duty may be owed, but never love. Love must be earned. To receive luve, we must be capable of giving love. Our regard and affections must in clude not only ourselves, but also others, whom we might accept as love-objects worthy of even more consideration than we grant ourselves. We must make ourselves lovable, and then we must be ready to recognize, and receive love when it is offered. Beauty, wealth, the ability to tap dance or juggle three oranges in the air at- once have little to do with love-ability. This capacity lies within, and to a large extent can be cultivated with an honest evaluation of one's self. ' "Nobody loves me!" calls for a careful investigation of causes, and might . be an swered with, "What have you done to deserve love?" Two Groups Plan Party Saturday Medf ord Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Jaycettes plan a candidate's party Saturday, April 19, at 8 p.m., at Kershaw square. It is stated that no campaign speeches will be made, and that the party' is open only to mem bers of the two groups and that no charge will be made. Medfod Jaycettes elected officers at the last meeting, naming Mrs. Arthur Van- Leeuwen president. Other new officers are Mrs. Calvin C. McKibben,. first vice-presi dent; Mrs. Charles E. Henry, second vice-president; Mrs. Glenn Jennings, secretary, and Mrs. Ted McLean, treas urer. The election meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Don ald F. Madden, 501 Oregon Terrace April 16. Following the business session, members worked on decorations for a luncheon to be given during the coming state convention. A fashion show will also be held, and a rehearsal for the models and commentator will be May 1. . Hilltoppers Plan Hard Times Dance Hilltoppers Square Dance club will hold the annual hard times square dance at the old Wagner Creek school Satur day, April 19, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The dance is open to the public and all square dancers are invited. There will be a prize for the best, or worst, hard times costume. Potluck refreshments will be served. ' Francis Cronin and guest callers will call the squares. 1 1 f Swingin' Pairs Plan 'Hoedown' Swingin' Pairs Square Dance club plans a "begin ner's hoedown" for Saturday, April 19, at the Square Cor ral near Camp White. It is an nounced that this will be a "fun dance" and all new dancers in the Rogue valley are especially invited. Dancing will be from 8:30 p.m. until midnight with Douclas Fosbury calling the squares. Women are asked to take food for a potluck luncn. About one-third of the ! World War II veterans have received G.I. loans for pur chasing homes. 1. Are you an ego-centric? To a certain extent, all of us are in love with ourselves. In deed we must love ourselves a little bit before others can feel confidence in and love for us. . But self-love, which figures so largely in child hood, must be subordinated in maturity to a feeling for and regard for others. This outgo ing love is the basis of suc cessful marriage and all kinds of successful human relation ships, whether in business, politics, or simple neighborli ness. 2. Are you kind? Kindness involves a generous applica tion of the Golden Rule, it en tails tact with the grocer, the children, the in-laws. It in cludes diplomacy with the boss and fellow workers. It covers tolerance and sympa thy with those weaker than you and with those who dif fer from you in race, religion, or belief. 3. Are you resilient, able to give and to take, without tak ing offense where none is in tended? Can you forgive and forget? Or are you overly sensitive? 4. Are you happy within? Do you think people basically good and life essentially worth living? Can you convey this inner strength to others? If you have these capaci ties, then you are a lovable person, who has earned the right to be loved! ONE MORE DAY TO STOCK UP ON ARCHER HOSE ... AT A DISCOUNT!!! TOMORROW SATURDAY, APRIL 19th ARCHER. STOCKINGS SAVE UP TO 1.05 PER BOX FULL FASHIONED AND SEAMLESS REG. 1.95 1.61 pr., 4.80 box REG. 1.65 1.36 pr., 3.95 box Reg. 1.50 ....... 1.24 pr., 3.55 box REG. 1.35 1.12 pr., 3.20 box A FULL COLOR RANGE. .. INCLUD ING THE FABULOUS NEW ARCHER FASHION SHADES... Pendiefon Drum Corps Trip Called Off Pendleton (IP) A proposed trip by the Pendleton Drum and Bugle Corps to the Brus sels World Fair has been call ed off. Rep. Walter Norblad (R Ore.) informed Director Wil liam Stram tha Air Force transportation could not be made available for the Corps appearance in Brussels. Offi cials decided that transporta tion costs for the 46-member Corps would b prohibitive. There are about 100,000 lo cal units of school administra tion in the United States. SHADE TREES (In 1 & 2 Gallon Cam) Sycamore Modesto Ash White Birch Norway Maple Tulip Tree Chinese Elm r.3,5 49 Ea. GARDEN CENTER NURSERY Va Miles Se. of Phoenix Phone KE 5-1122 Si 4&w W4 ENDS MEDFORD I blocks.
