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2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Oregon, Monday, November 17, 1938 Lincoln HoldsOpen House; Anniversary Celebrated Lincoln school and Parent- Teacher association observed American Education week with the annual open house, which was well attended. Par ents visited class rooms, ex amined work done by the children and met the teachers who explained the type of work now required of school children. ' After the open house. Prin cipal John Holmes rang a school bell and parents were guided to the gymnasium for a business meeting of the PTA. About 100 attended. Chairmen were announced and introduced. The new chairmen are Mrs. William Troup, hospitality; Mrs. Dex ter Williams, program; S. J Fagone, publicity; Mrs. Vir gil Stickley, membership; Mrs. Fagone and Mr. Holmes, safety; Mrs. Lawrence Crock er, legislation; Oliver Erick- son, audio-visual aids; Mrs. Rae Jack, ways and means; Mr. Holmes, welfare; Mrs, George Ortiz, historian; Mrs. C. F. Emery, Girl Scout rep resentative; Mrs. .Troup, Camp Fire Girl representa tive; Mrs. Troup, room moth ers. Mrs. Stickley announced that the association now has 200 members. Mrs. Chastain's third grade class won a prize for selling the most member ships in the lower grades, and William Brew's fifth grade class won for the upper grades. The annual carnival was set for February, and will be themed to Oregon centennial celebration. A rummage sale will be held December 16 at the Fehl building to help raise funds for school proj ects. Miss Verna Cingcade dem onstrated a flannelgraph story for the audience. Miss Cing cade is Instructor In Bible for the schools. Mr. Erickson explained and demonstrated audio -visual aids. One was a projector which reproduces the page of any book on a screen, making it larger and clearer in order that every child may see. An other was the film strip meth od to help teach subject mat ter by pictures rather than by reading and another was an eye and hand coordinator which helps determine wheth er the child has the proper coordination. He also demonstrated a reader control which forces the child to read from left to right and which determines whether the student is read ing in single words or in phrases, and also determines rapidly reading speed. Anoth er machine demonstrated was the tachistoscope which rapid ly flashes numbers on a screen and which, among oth er uses, determines if the student reads numbers back wards. Mr. Erickson is available to Stamps Green Central SissS Main and Central discuss the machines with parents. Mr. Erickson stated that if the parents understand the machines and how they may be used to aid students with learning problems, the parents then are able to be more useful in helping their children. Mr. Fagone presented his wife an anniversary cake, while John Lusk played the Anniversary Waltz in their honor. Mr. Fagone explained that since the PTA meeting came on their wedding anni versary date, and since Mrs. Fagone, the president, felt duty bound to preside as usual, he had decided they would 'combine their celebra tion with the PTA meeting. The cake was served during the social hours. Other re freshments were served by mothers of children in the fourth grade, under the super vision of Mrs. William Troup. Decorations were chrysanthe mums in fall colorst Nurses Elect Three Officers Election of officers was held at the last meeting of District 4, Oregon Nurses' as sociation held at Sacred Heart hospital. Mrs. Jane Anders was elected first vice-presi dent; Miss Eleanor Ozasik, second vice-president; Mrs Elizabeth Swink, secretary. Named to the board were Mrs. Brooksie Johnson, Mrs Ada Martin and Mrs. Betty Love. The nominating com mittee for the next election will be Mrs. Mabel Cram, Mrs. Mildred Richmond and Miss Gertrude Molloy. This was the first time in the organization's history that members were allowed to vote by absentee ballot. Two nurses were appointed to the advisory board of the Licensed Practical . Nurse school. They are Miss Molloy and Miss Lotus Eaton. The association will be rep resented by Mrs. Margaret Jacobs at the annual member ship meeting of Rogue Valley Memorial hospital. Plans were made for the annual nurses' Christmas party to be held December 10 at Girls' Community club. Dr. Richard Schwahn show ed films, "Time and Town Women" and "After Mastec tomy." Mrs. Frank Perl To Be Hostess Phoenix The Home Ec onomics club of Phoenix Grange will meet Wednesday, November 19, at 1 p.m.. at the home of Mrs. Frank Perl, 136 North Oakdale avenue, Medford. Mrs. Alfred Lewis will ' be cohostess. Dessert luncheon will be served. "Safety With Fire" will be the discussion topic. 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Elected to office were Miss Donna Burnett, queen; Miss Suzanne Hood, senior prin cess; Miss Rachel Hamilton, junior princess; Miss Jeanette Purdy, guide; Miss Rebecca Ferrell, marshal. - Queen Linda Warren pre sided and during the cere mony Miss Virginia Wilson and Miss Sandra Beasly were initiated. Installation of the new of ficers will be in January. Members planned an old fashioned Christmas party fol lowing their next meeting on December 1L Skits or other entertainment will be provid ed by each of the members either singly or in a group. They also decided on a comi cal gift exchange with a limit of fifty cents, to be sent. The Bethel will go carol ing December 18. They are to meet at the Masonic hall in Central Point at 6:30 p.m. After the caroling they will stop for refershments. The refreshment committee was the Misses Janet and Lor raine Scalberg, Rena Offutt and Elaine Wilson. They were assisted by their mothers. Gift Wrapping Demonstrated For Lady Lions Phoenix-Mrs. Otto Ewald- sen of Swem's Gift shop in Medford was guest speaker at a meeting of Phoenix Lady Lions Thursday night. She demonstrated gift wrapping. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Don Korth on Pioneer road, with Mrs. Edward Daniels and Mrs. H. J. Gier as co-hostesses. The president, Mrs. A. N. Consbruck, conducted the business meeting which pre ceded Mrs. Ewaldsen's dem onstration. Plans for Decem ber work were discussed. Christmas boxes will be given to needy families, and the De cember meeting will be held with the usual gift exchange. In the past a dinner meeting has been held in December, but the usual meeting pattern will be followed this year, with refreshments served by a committee. A prize will be given the person with the prettiest wrapped gift. Three visitors from the Talent auxiliary were pres ent. They were Mrs. Abbott, president; Mrs. George Ner ton and Mrs. John Burdell. Two visitors, potential mem bers, Mrs. Leland Pierson and Mrs. Jack Hoffbuhr. Change Date A dinner meeting of Med ford Toastmaster and Toast mistress clubs announced for tonight will be held Monday, November 24, instead it was announced this morning. 9x12 HEAVY DUTY $' 1.99 ea. Car Port Protector Mulching Hay Cover Drop Cloth Boat Cover Field Cover Trailer Cover Ground Cloth Beach Cabana Dust Protector Storm Window Drugs RELIABLE PRESCRIPTIONS Open House Is Held in Eagle Point Eagle Point-A large num ber of persons attended an open house November 12 at Eagle Point grade school, and many remained for the regu lar meeting of the Eagle Point Elementary Parent Teacher association. Ray Dowell, treasurer, re ported that the annual spa ghetti dinner was a financial success, and Martin Jorde, president, voiced the associa tion's thanks to Patterson's bakery for supplying French bread, to Bunnycrest dairy for the milk and to Town and Country Lockers for the meat. He expressed appreciation also to Don Pulley, Norman Chapman, and Mrs. Adolph Uhrich for their preparation of the dinner. Mrs. Robert Meyer, publicity chairman, displayed one of the seven unusual posters which had been placed in local places of business and extended thanks to Mrs. Laurence Davis and the members of her eighth grade art class who made them. The students were Ce lia Putman, Joan Konapasek, Constance Gregg and Marcia Ackerman. Mrs. James Wallis, library chairman, called attention to an exhibit of some of the new books recently purchased by Mrs. M a x i n e Berryman, school librarian. Mrs. "Wallis stated that individuals may contribute towards the cost of these books and in recogni tion have their names placed in the front of the book they designate; or a book may be purchased to honor a child on his birthday and the child's name will be entered in the book. Among the suggestions re ceived from the floor for this year's PTA project were as sistance in meeting the cost of the new library books, pur chase of a microscope for the upper grades, play equipment for the new section of the school playground, additional records for the school record library, and a record player for the lower grades. Mr. Jorde named Mrs. Keith Krambeal to head a commit tee to check into the various suggented projects and report on their cost and feasibility at the January meeting of the association. Mr. Jorde repeated the pro posal of D. E. Fosbury of Med ford to aid the PTA in raising funds by offering a course of 12 square dance lessons to be held in the grade school gym nasium, half of the $10 per couple fee to be returned to the association. Interested per sons may call Mr. Jorde at Hlllcrest 6-1229 or Mrs. Joe Shelton at Hlllcrest 6-3146. The room count was won by Mrs. Don McGovern's room Refreshments were served by mothers of the seventh grade students. The next regular Calendar Calendar notices and newi for the society section of The Mail Tribune most be submitted in writinr 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 for publication and for week day news is ( p.m. the day before publication. Monday: 7:30 p.m.-Ladies auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Oregon, dance at Camp White domiciliary theatre. 7:30 p.m.-Ruth Esther Wes leyan Service guild, First Methodist church. 7:30 p.m.-TOPS, county health department office, courthouse. 8 p.m.-Olive Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall. 8 p.m.-Susannah Wesleyan unit, Wesleyan Service guild, home of Mrs. Oliver P. Tay lor, 3254 Jacksonville high way. Tuesday! . 9:30 a.m.-Woman's Society of Christian Service, circle 1, with Mrs. Anne Gorby, 5 Myers court. 10 a.m.-Rogue Valley Navy Mothers, home of Mrs. Carl Quackenbush, Foothills rd. 10 ajn.-Shady Cove Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. John Loper. 10:30 a.m. - Sams Valley Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Edgar Pleasant. 12 noon - Medford Lady Elks, Elks Temple party lounge. 12:30 p.m. - Oak Grove Neighborhood club, with Mrs. V. A. Turpin, Old Military road, route 2, box 424. 1 p.m. Prospect Garden club, home of Mrs. Albert Estin. 1 p.m.-Woman'i Society of Christian Service, circle 3, at the church: circle 6, with Mrs. Herbert Sharp, 1415 East Main st.; and circle 7, with Mrs. Ben Greaser, 663 South Holly st. 1:15 p.ni.-Woman's Society of Christian Service, circle 4, with Mrs. George G. Rose berry, 3310 Hollywood ave. 1:30 p.m.-Woman's Society of Christian Service, circle 8, with Mrs. Olen Arnspiger, 711 Palm. st. . Annual Open American Education Week Gold Hill Open house was held at both Gold ' Hill schools November 13 in ob servance of American Educa tion week. The regular busi ness session of Gold Hill Par ent Teacher association was also held. The evenings' schedule be gan with open house at Pat rick school prior to the PTA meeting, held at 8 o'clock in Hanby school gymnasium. H. D. Force, president of the unit, welcomed the large num ber of parents and friends at tending the meeting. The goal set this year by Mrs. Ogden Kellogg, local membership chairman was . 120 members. She urged the support of all parents in promoting PTA. Mrs. Paul Molloy, hospital ity chairman, announced that all parents and friends of Cra ter High school students are invited to become members of the Crater PTA. Those inter ested are requested to contact either Mrs. Molloy, or Mrs. Melvin Burnett. A budget of 5252 for the 1958-59 year, recommended by the budget committee, was read by Mrs. Jerry Herring ton, treasurer, and adopted. Everything nice to match what 'little girls are made of" is found in this colonial bedroom for your daughter. Furniture is solid maple in a warm brown finish. Townsend Groups Make Plans for Holiday Dinner Medford Townsend groups will hold an old fashioned Thanksgiving celebration on Wednesday, November 19. A roast turkey luncheon will be served at Carpenters hall. A program is planned to fit the occasion. A list of duties for the sev eral Townsend club commit tees was read at last week's club meeting. One new club member was reported. Sever al members spoke of the re cent progress of the Town- send movement. Entertain ment was furnished by Alex anders Hawaian string band, and dancing concluded the program. meeting of the association will be held on January 27 with a program under the direction of Richard Wolgamott, safety chairman. LAY - smw:5-x:-:x-:-:-:-x-vw $395 IIOHTWEK3HT nrafol turret-top n covered with woshoble rfirt Won't aerotch, peW or crock. Anriqoe white, or tropic brown sffigotor, iky blue or Mddle morocco. Model 1 EMP2. RCA VICTOR PORTABLE 4-Speed C "WIDEN TNtMT" TONE an FEATHERWEIGHT TONE C CONTINUOUS TONE CONTROL - FINGERTIP SPEED SELECTOR LIGHTWEIGHT AM COMPACT f Houses Mark Included in the budget was S30 to be used for a free Christmas dinner for the school youngsters. The school cafeteria had asked fof finan cial assistance from the PTA in order to be able to continue the policy of providing the free holiday meal. Gilbert Mack, principal of Patrick and Hanby schools, expressed his appreciation to parents and friends for the good attendance and to all the teachers of the two schools for their effort in preparing the many outstanding displays for the open house. He announced that every one is welcome to attend, an operetta, entitled "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" which will be presented by pupils of the fourth and fifth grades, Thursday, November 20 at 10 a.m. in the Hanby gymnasium. Mrs. Ida Von Bus kirk, fifth grade teacher is in charge of the drama and Mrs. Ruth Brewster, school music teacher, is directing the musi cal selections for the event". The PTA meeting conclud ed with several vocal select ions by about 40 fourth and fifth grade students in a chor al group. Open house was held at the Hanby school class rooms aft er the meeting and program. Parents were encouraged by Mr. Mack to visit all rooms in the building to observe the in teresting posters and exhibits prepared by the youngsters for the occasion. Refreshments were served in the cafeteria. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Delos Walker, Mrs. Norman Gail, Mrs. Clarence Freeman, Mrs William Abbott, Mrs. Arthur Boye and Mrs. Ted Schoene- mann, who were assisted by other sixth grade parents.' Officials of the PTA unit wish to remind members of the association that the execu tive committee' meets the first Thursday prior to regular meetings, at 1:30 p.m. All in terested members of the asso ciation are invited to attend these board meetings, held in the Hanby school building. Prospect Club To Hold Meeting; Bazaar Planned Prospect -Prospect Garden club will meet at the home of Mrs. Albert Estin, Laurel hurst road, Tuesday, Novem ber 18, at 1 p.m. In addition to a program, club members will make final plans for the forthcoming bazaar. The bazaar will be held Friday, November 21, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Prospect Commu nity hall. Everyone is invited to attend. Handmade articles. plants and bulbs, and home cooked food will be on sale, Many of the articles are suit able for Christmas gilts. No admission charge will be made. During the afternoon a doll and an extensive ward robe will be given away. AWAY NOW!'- GREAT MUSICAL VALUE! rj"fi''""TO"-itrr'ir--r r-foTiT"iwiir f " i yj'T h im mncm'uj ' " "JJ" jjiii.J4JWJpl Manual "Victrola exacting balance of amplifier, speaker and cabinet especially kind to your records enjoy exact tone shading you want from bass to treble select any of 4 speeds quickly easily take it with yon wherever you go tot yilB00s'GIFTS'REC0RPsT Auxiliary Offi icer Honored Camp White A reception held in the VA domiciliary theatre Sunday afternoon honored the national presi dent of the Veterans of For eign Wars auxiliary, Mrs. Leedy Myers, Great Bend, Kans. Mrs. Myers and her husband are touring the coun try and meeting with presi dents of the various auxiliary state departments. Auxiliary members from Medford, Shady Cove end Ashland, headed by Miss Lor raine Kell, Medford depart ment president, and Mrs. Har ry Birch, Medford, hospital chairman, arranged the re ception. The distinguished visitors were presented by Past Com mander Harry Birch. Mem bers of VFW posts present in cluded Department Com mander Jerry Liebel, Eugene, Ira D. Canfield, Medford, past department commander and Ted Hopkins, Rogue River, national deputy chief of staff, Oregon is the 16th state vis ited by the national president thus far. The Myers plan to extend the tour to Alaska and Hawaii. From Medford they will go to Pocatello, Idaho Mrs. Myers has held offices in the VFW national auxiliary for 25 years and has been vot ed their most outstanding de partment president. Refreshments were served at the reception. Tiny doll favors made by the auxiliary women were placed at the ta bles. Chapter Plans Pledge Ritual Alpha Beta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will hold a pledge ritual Tuesday, November 18, at 8 p.m. in the Candle room of the Medford hotel. To be pledged are Mrs. Harold Ames, Mrs. Lionel Guy, Mrs R. P. Knights, Mrs. Richard Nelson, Mrs. George Polski and Mrs. John Watkins. A preferential tea for the group was held at the home of the chapter director, Mrs. Thomas Cardona. The tea ta ble was decorated with yel low roses, the Beta Sigma Phi flower, and the petit fours were topped with the sorority crest. The chapter held an infor mal party at the home of Mrs. Ernest Flakus November 15 Plans for the party and other chapter events were made at a meeting November 11 at the home of Mrs. L. K. Mor ris. Mrs. Lowell Fleser present ed a program on "Personality and Relationships." Refresh ments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Ron ald Hall. To keep silk scarves neat and easy to select, mount a strip of foam plastic in the closet, or clip it to a skirt hanger. Hang scarves from one corner with stnght pms. II White Woolens In New Texture Good for Winter . i New York - (UPD - Look for white woolens this winter. New styling has resulted in textures that can stay in town, go to the country or resorts. The fabrics now have con trast weaves, or raised, lacy, mesh and knitted effects, brushed treatments, and touches of color which make the white appr mrter. A glamorous Jditln to evening wrf1rih f yellow dyed chinchilla, 11m? fur kfepi its brown utrlpr, but the background l yplinw InaUad of gray. One etyl bt aland- ing neckline bond on a vcrti-cal-aklnned cape. New suede coats are dry cleanable, snot and water re sistant, thanks to a new chem ical procefts used in tanning. The chemical add life to the garment and give a silky-soft nap which won t rub off. Fancy footwear takes a fat pocketbook when designed by Levine. One-of-a-kind pumps were featured as a prop for a jeweled butterfly clip in Tif fany's window recently. The shoes, made of eyes from pea cock tail feathers, cost $900. f Origin of Crackers New York (UPD Crack ers originated in New England in the late 1700's, according to the National Biscuit com pany. An American innova tion, they were first made as "pilot crackers" or "ship's bread," to supply sailing ves sels that left northeastern ports for long trading voyages throughout the world. Today, high-speed traveling band ovens can produce more than five million crackers in an 8 hour work day. When refinishing furniture, use a putty knife with round ed corners to scrape off the old finish. Scrape with the grain of the wood. Be ready for THANKSGIVING NU-WAY CLEANERS' Sanitone Soft-Set9 Dry Cleaning will make clothes, drapes & slip covers look like new! Greet that oncoming holiday and your holiday guests with everything dry-cleanable spic and span! But don't delay ... do it NOW! 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