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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1958)
1 MAIL TlltUWC, MedW, Orenon, Monday, May 5, 1938 Theyll Do It Every POP ThOUoMT THE PPlNCE OF VV4LES WAS COMlMG,THE WAV G(?EM4DiME M4DE HIM DOLL UP- R4P4-PU.-EEZE HUH? f OHD4DDVW MV BPOOMBKE CL-rt UP4ND PUT y 0K4VO4V- : I THIS IS l NEEDS 4 NEW PAIR ) 7 4 COAT OJ,VV!LLy4 ? KEEP YOUR I OXT4IL K OP SUPPERS SO WE'RE I MY MEW BOy PPIESD I 8IB OM P4GOO-i I DOIN5 THE S0F4 BIT 1 OXT4ILX INVITED Ns rr--: J TONJI6HT"HOV'RE HIM OVER TOKIGHT'; j -'t Til COMDlTlONS? iWro liso ? Si4 SCHOOL NEWS Hedrick Junior High B? JIM FRAKE "Vour'once in a life time ,nce to "Meet Arizona" is ming at 8 p.m. Friday, May 1, in the Hedrick Junior High fthool auditorium. "Meet Ari 3fon," a dude ranch operetta, "Will be presented by the corn lined choruses, under direc tion of Carroll Graber, and pcial dialogue parts, under $irction of Jerry McDougall. As the theme suggests, the urtin rises on a mythical ud ranch in Arizona where e cast of cowpokcs welcome you. The plot thickens when romgnce and comedy is com bined with the musical talent featured by the HJH choruses, a. "Mexican Fiesta" also is included while everyone is wondering about a missing Si"- t , . Dialogue parts are taken Dy Dee Reed, Mike McCullough, Linda Samuelson, Jerry Gast ineau, Sherry Lambert, Jim Frake, Suzy Thompson, Xen Wise, Dave Lundquist, Gary Jones, and Bill Mills. Also featured are vocal solos by Dee Reed, Linda Samuelson, Mike McCullough, Sherry Lambert, Dave Lundquist, and Bill Mills. Dress rehear sals will be held Monday and Tuesday nights May 5 and 6. A special matinee is to be featured on May 8 in the aft ernoon. On May 9, Friday, the main presentation will be given. Tickets for the op eretta are on sale now from any chorus member or actor in the show. Hedrick's own "Little Big Story," was .the theme of the radio program presented on May 3 over KYJC at 4:30. The the journalism club at HJH. The radio script was written by Dayle Ann Stratton, an ditor of the school paper, th "Hedrick Buzz-ette." The story illustrated a "typical seen from the escapades of the journalism club in the editing and make-up of the paper. Those participating in the broadcast were Dayle Ann Stratton, Kathy Allen, Joe Railton. Sue Brumback, Jim Frake, Ken Wise, Mike Gan non, Sharon Dixon, Nancy Duncan, Stan Dowson, Mike Higgins, Rick Nissen, and Becky Barlow. Mrs. Dorothy Sloniger, club advisor, and f loise Cohen, HJH secretary, fclso participated in the pro Auction. "Hurry, hurry, hurry," Ionte Kounz, science depart ment head, as the deadline ap proaches for this year's 8th and 9th grade science pro jects. Also, Bruce Nelson is now issuing algebra projacts to some of his ninth grade algebra classes. All these pro jects, along with other schol astic exhibits by shop, art and other departments as well as a style show given by the home economics classes, un der direction of Dorothy Sneed, and music to be pre sented by the band and- or chestra, will compose a grand spring showing and open house at E. H. Hedrick on May 22. Mass rehearsal is now be ing scheduled on May 7, for . the ninth grade assembly. All acts must appear as they will !for the main performance, to be held on May 15. The stu dent directed and , produced ;show will feature music, com iedy, drama, and other sur prising acts. j On April 30, the leads in "the HJH operetta, "Meet Ari zona," were excused at 1:15 to view the "Belle -of Bag dad." an oper.v.a produced .under direction of Ray Lewis land the McLoughlin Junior IHigh school music and dram atic groups. 'McLoughlin Jr. High l Capacity houses filled the 3joys' gymnasium for both Time performances of the 1950 op eretta. A matinee perform ance was held April 30, and the evening show was given May 2. "The Belle of Bagdad" was a two-act operetta by Morgan and Johnson. Those having leading roles were Mary i rohnmayer, Nancy Hinman, Sharon Huffman, Bob -Quin-ney, Roberta Willet, Chuck Holt, Bill Rupp, Jackson Phil lips, Karen Simcov, Dick Ragsdale, DeAnne Taylor, Mary Kay Harris, Linda Walt ermire, Sara Hinkle and Mike Hood. Ray Lewis and Don Dar neille produced and directed the operetta. Accompaniment was provided by Ray Lewis, Margaret Brown, Melody Pierce, and Robert Anderson. The science classes are tak ing field trips around the campus. The classes have been studying trees, and the trips provide an opportunity for the students to see the trees they have been study ing. The pupils are also able to realize that there are cer tain specimens around the school. Bulletin boards, calling at tention to the library, have been placed in several class rooms. The purpose of the boards is to stimulate more student interest in the library. The one in Mr. Reed's room features science books. One in Howard Gang's room is a general literary display. Ger trude Holmes has a bulletin board with a history theme. The Mac Bands and orches tra traveled to Klamath Falls for the music contest on April 26. The marching band re ceived a I rating, and the cadet band and orchestra each received a II rating. Fifteen girls have complet ed the baby-sitting course and have passed the final examin ation. Those who will receive certificates are Karen Aesch limen, Anna Jean Beardslee, Judy Foreman, Sherilyn Goodlin, Marthanne Goodwin, Joanne Holmes, Wendy Hunt er, Rosemary Jones, Lily Carol Meyers, Hedy Ripfl, Dixie Taylor, Marsha Wil liams, Carol Wood, Dianna Wood, and Linda Young., Seven of the girls appeared on the Feminine Fancies pro gram on April 18. They were accompanied by Mrs. Gladys Loyd, dean of girls; Mrs. Don ahoo. school nurse; Mrs. Rol and Holmes, oi the PTA, Med ford Police Captain Clyde Fichtner, who taught safety, and Leroy Williams, who taught first aid. The art classes visited the art exhibit being held at the high school. Several pieces done by McLoughlin students were in this all-school art show. One display case in the main hall has an interesting exhibit of rock faces made in the art classes. The eighth grade boy's ten nis team netted a victory over Hedrick April 30, 4 to 2. Winners for Mac were Bob Darby, Bob Schreder, Jerry Zemlika, and Wallace Huff man. The eighth grade boys' sing les championship is progres sing. Winners of their first matches were Wallace Huff man. Jon Jensen, Steve Hub ler, Mike Dwyer, Jerry Zem lika, Bob Darby, and Scott McDonald. Wallace Huffman and Bob Darby are still in the running and will play for the championship. Jackson School By Fay Konopasek and Paula Harper The four first grades had a program Thursday for all the students at Jackson school and on Friday after for all parents who wanted to attend. The theme was the circus, which was most appropriate By Jimmy Hatlo So THE DOORBELL RlMGS 4M0 GET 4 SHIPMENT OP WK4T OOZES lMyolDEBUf?MS 4MD 4LL at this time of year. There was the ringmaster who an nounced, circus seals, eleph ants, horses, clowns, fat ladies and many other things con nected with circus life. The four first grade teachers, Mrs. Helen Gandt, Miss Eunice Gray, Mrs. Alice Brown, and Mrs. Hathryn Leavitt were responsible for the success of the show. They painted circus people and large circus tent for the background. Teachers at Jackson are proud of the health charts in their rooms. Almost everyone is on the health honor roll and the children that aren't are trying hard to get on it before May 9, when we have our Health Day. On that day there will be pins given out to all who have observed all the health rules. ' The janitors are trying hard to keep our school neat and clean. Now that summer is coming and the days are warm they also have to keep the building cool so that it is more pleasant to study. Baseball season started oMnday, April 28. The boys practice everyday after school Monday through Thursday. Medford High School (Edited by Judy Wayland. Staff: Allen Cone, Joan Lau rila. Inger Palmquist, Roxie Sisemore, and Karen Sloni ger.) That the annual prom is but a week away became evident this week as both seniors and juniors held class meetings in preparation for the event. At the senior class meeting Tues day, nominations for prom queen and princesses were made. From an original list of 14 nominees, eight were chosen. They were Margareta Aulin, Sue Boardman, Myrna Callaway, Carolyn Hillyer, Marcia Isaacs, Jane Jordan, Myda McCabe, and Pat Rush ton. From these, four will be selected. The girl who gets the highest vote will be crowned queen of the 1958 prom at 10 p.m. May 10. Her identity is not revealed until this time. At the same meeting it was voted that senior skip day will be May 12. The seniors filled out activity questionnaires and voted on the most outstanding senior boy or girl, the winners to be announced at the com mencement exercises, June 5. The faculty had nominated Joan Laurila, Gladys Beddoe, Sandra Buxton, and Nancy Adams for this honor along with Jim Corum, Dick Cor um, Bob Gee, and John Frohn mayer. The juniors met to' choose princesses and elect new offi cers on Monday. From a list of 12 nominees, the four who were selected were Shirley Rutherford, Judy McGraw, Karen Paschke, and Marsha O'Sullivan. From the slate of candidates named at this same meeting, next year's officers will be elected sometime this week. The rally squad for next year was chosen by the stu dent council last week at try outs held .Wednesday and Thursday. Boys chosen to as sist Yell King Dave Havlick were Ken Metcalf and Mike Hartley. Dick Phair will serve as alternate. Girls selected to assist Yell Queen Shirley Rutherford were Nancy Pi card, Linda Harnsberger, Judy McGraw, Jaci Skelton, Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH With Little Worry Eat. talk, laugh or sneeze wlthous fear of insecure false teeth dropping, slipping or wobbling. FASTEETH holds plates firmer and more com fortably. This pleasant powder has no gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling. Doesn't cause nausea, rt's alkaline Nion-acid) Checks "Dlate odor" (denture breath i Get FA5XS6IH at any drug counter. InformaHon Asked On 'Mouse' Rocket Washington IPi Rep. John E. Moss (D-Calif.), has demanded that the Air Force give a "full explanation" of why it tried to keep secret the fact that it sent a mouse aloft in a rocket April 23. Moss, chairman of the House Information subcom mittee, noted that the Air Force withheld news of the rocket-borne mouse for five days after its flight in the nose cone of a combination Thor-Vanguard rocket. The rocket, fired from Cape Canaveral, Fla., was in tended to travel more than 5,300 miles but fell short of its target. The nose cone was never recovered. Main purpose of the test was to check on the ability of the nose cone the type that would be used on continent-spanning intercontinental ballistic missiles to with stand the intense heat of re entering the atmosphere aft er a flight into space. A secondary purpose, in volving the mouse, was to ob tain further data about the ability of an animal to sur vive such a flight. Pat Newbry and Judy Lam bert. Sylvia Morris will serve as alternate. Boys League officers were elected last week. Bob Pond was elected president, with Fred Funston as vice presi dent. Others are Larry An derson, treasurer; George Koch, sergeant-at-arms; and Pete Rasmussen, secretary. Nineteen senior girls partic ipated in the "You Auto Buy Now" car parade Wed nesday at 11:30. The entire caravan went through down town Medford, and then split into two units. One went to Jacksonville and Phoenix, and the other to Central Point and Eagle Point. Each girl drove a 1958 automobile in the parade. "May I have one? Exchange with me." These remarks buzzed through the halls of MHS Friday on the occasion of the arrival of senior calling cards. Monday, graduation announcements will go on sale for those seniors who or dered them. An estimated 1,000 people attended the city-wide art show, held at Medford High last week. Work displayed included pieces done in art classes from the first through the 12th grades. Some 15 pieces of senior high art work chosen to be shown in an art show at Purucker's music store. Another club to elect offi cers last week was the schol astic honor society, Torch Honor. Elected were Frank Peterson, president; Sandy Hess, vice president; Robert Allen, secretary; and Pam Stacy, treasurer. Tuesday morning during the first four periods, approx imately 72 juniors took the National Merit Scholarship tests. Groups ordinarily us ing the library during these hours were shuttled else where in order to preserve an ideal testing atmosphere dur ing the examinations. Georgia and Vermont top the U. S. in marble quarring. Look closety. Neighborhood decay is a threat to your personal and economic security. Slum blight is a stealthy cancer. It strikes unseen to rot the core of many an out wardly healthy community. Talk with your neighbors. Do they think the neighborhood is secure? Carelessness is contagious. Are surrounding communities free of deca? Are nearby homes kept up properly, streets clean, parks plen tiful? Are schools, shopping facili ties, traffic regulations adequate? Better neighborhoods depend on such things. Your neighborhood depends on you to stay alert for telltale signs of blight. Your neigh bors will follow your lead in or ganizing and joining community improvement groups. Start now. Keep up y onr own home. Join your neighbors in group ac tion for the community good. Write for practical information to: American Council To Improve Our Neighborhoods Box 500, Radio City Station, N. Y. 20, N.Y. Published as a public sere In cooperation with The Advertising Council and the Newt paper Advertising Executives Association. Ideal Housewife's Qualities Listed From 49 Mrs. America Contestants Fort Lauderdale, Fla. OP) Men, here's a chance to see how close your spouse comes to being the ''ideal" American housewife. The "ideal" Ts a composite of the 49 Mrs. America con testants who will compete here next week for the title U. P. Boosting News Coverage Columbus, Ohio (IP) Jack V. Fox, United Press Features Editor, Saturday told Ohio United Press Editors of the new service's continuing ef forts to increase its coverage by explaining t developments as well as reporting the facts. The New York newsman also discussed the coroner's inquest of the death of John Stompanato, who was slain by Movie Star Lana Turner's daughter, and the Cuban re volt. He reported both events for United Press. "The United Press created an extra department," Fox said, "whose purpose is to dig behind the news and to ex plain why events happened and their significance as well as what happened. "Every United Press bur eau around the world is, of course, set to report the spot news as it happens, but equal ly important, they are ready to explain what it means to the individual reader." Fox spoke at the second an nual spring meeting of the Ohio United Press Editors. QSSSA MOW of the nation's No. 1 home maker. Taking the best attributes of the contestants, the ideal wife would be something like this: Pretty, but not necessar ily a raving beauty. About 31 years old. A redhead, believe it or not. The old-fashioned type who does 100 per cent of her housework and enjoys it, at least most of it. Mother of 2V2 children and wants another one. The financier of the house who pays all the bills but lets hubby hold on to the pocketbook. Is satisfied with her hus band although finds occasion al fault with him. Has been married an average of 12 years and to the same man. Likes her mother-in-law. - Is a college graduate whose interests go far beyond pop music and television. The Mrs. America contest TREMOR SHAKES TOWN Cu ':aly IIP) An earth trems, ok this northern Italian today but no dam age was reported. The shock was registered at the nearby Oropa Observatory, which said it lasted under two min utes. ENGINEER DIES New York (IB Paul Bar ry Mulligan, 48, president of Paul B. Mulligan & Co., in dustrial engineers here, died in Cincinnati on Friday. ants, who arrived here Thurs day, represent the 48 states and the District of Columbia. They were chosen in state wide competition sponsored by their local gas companies. ' Next Tuesday, Wednesday, j and lhursday the housewives will be tested to see how good homemakers they are. They will compete in cooking, bak ing, sewing, tablesetting, dish washing and even hair-styling and grooming. The competition comes to a climax May 10 when Mrs. I FHW WEST GmS7 BtmfflBS n Hsdford to ftcrih Bend-Coos Bay $7.90 plus(tax 60 Minutes Away For Reservations and Information Call SP 2-7269 eep Medford's big "Auto Buy" campaign is now underway! Thirteen of Medford's automobile dealers are spearheading and sponsoring this COMMUNITY program to KEEP Medford's Economy Rolling! During these days participating dealers will make it doubly attractive for YOU to buy a new car . . . there'll be $50.00 IN CASH as a "Prosperity Booster" award so that you can spend ten $5 certified checks for whatever you want in Medford's stores and shops. There will be added prizes for those who make the closest estimate to the Medford Automobile Dealers' total 1957 dollar volume Five dollar bills for those who answer the 'phone with "You Auto Buy Now" instead of the conventional "Hello." During the next ten days you'll have the opportunity to boost local business conditions while treating yourself to real bargains in automobiles and in other merchandise featured by alert AAedford business firms. And, of course, you'll be able to make the best buys if you follow the "Keep Medford's Economy Rolling You Auto Buy Now" campaign advertising in the Medford Mail Tribune! YOU America of 1953 will be se lected. In the first preliminary last night, Mrs. Dorothy Sever ance of Nashville, Tenn., You Auto Buy Now. But FRIDAY Starts Our Big May 9th "Spring Wing-Ding" edford's conomy Rolling! YOU Pin AUTO BUY won the title of Mrs. Savings Bond of, 1958. She won with her knowledge of savings bond thrift and a one-minute speech on patriotism. !l Y NOW!
