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a MAll TRIBUNE. Mtdfard, Oregon, FrM.y, December 12. 1938 .Vegetable, Fruit Supplies iDwindling; Pears Good Buy The followinr enlde to the nx. tton's best food bays for thii week - end was prepared In cooperation , with the U.S. Departments of Ajrl- w culture ana interior.! Washington-4UPD-Food shop "pers with a sharp eye for t price tags will find some good values in certain items this '.weekend, but the generally greater variety of foods is 'dwindling as colder weather ' nears. . Among the protein foods, ":pork takes the spotlight, but some marketing centers will "- run features on certain cuts ' of beef. In pork, loins, chops ; roasts, hams, and bacon will offer attractive values, while 'broiler-fryers are still a top offering at many stores. Eggs have dropped in price and .represent excellent buys at most markets. - Vegetable bins do not offer - as large a choice as recently, . but such old standbys as pota ;Cards For Kids -Have Surprises . New York -UPD- Christmas ; cards for youngsters are load ed with surprises this year. '. One card contains all the , parts ' - including brightly- colored plastic chips for a ' durable kaleidoscope. Anoth '. er provides a series of tricks for the youthful magician. The variety of "double duty" ' yuletide greetings - cards that wish a Merry Christmas and also present the youngster with a toy . or game is greater than ever this year, a Hallmark spokes man reported. What little girl wouldn't get a kick from the card that opens to reveal a supply of ' decorated note paper, com " plete with envelopes? Or the greeting that is a queen-sized paper doll, with three ward robes? Other holiday wishes for I the younger set include a card that can be transformed Into a series of colorful tree . ornaments, and one that tells Clement C. Moore's immortal '. tory, "A Visit from St. Nich- olas," In pop-up scenes. Still ; other greetings, designed es ' pecially for an infant's first . Christmas, provide a book in which the child's reactions to - the event can be recorded . and a. miniature ' snowman I bath sponge that springs to ' full size "when immersed In . water. - '. ' : Pioneer Dance Club Sets Party Saturday Pioneer Square Dance club ' plans the monthly dance for ; Saturday, December 13, at ' "rr i r . . 1 . .rversnaw S3 q u a i c iBnuag . will start at 8:30 p.m. and all square dancers in me vauey re welcome to attend. Kenneth Hood will call the squares, and guest callers are welcome. Potluck refresh ments wll be served. Roxy Ann Home Economics ciud win noiu. me annual Christmas party Saturday, December 13, at 8 p.m. at the ; Grange hall. All Grange mem Vrs their wives or husbands. . are lnvitea 10 aneiia. " : i i , he himself would buy, r,wJ-l'' fc ij? U MEDFORD toesonions, cabbage, lettuce, celery, carrots and squash will be plentiful, while tomatoes will be a good value in cer tain areas. Among the fruits, apples from this year's very large crop offer a good buy, and cit rusparticularly oranges and grapefruit are being offered in increasing quantities and at favorable prices. Pears and avocados are other excellent choices. Fish items which will prove very attractive to menu-planners are shrimp, canned tuna fish, and fish sticks. These are the week-ends best buys, f oodwise, across the nation. Now here's a closer look at the situation: , West: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ore gon, Utah, Washington, Wyo ming: pork, eggs and poultry are among the items that con sumers will find in good sup ply and attractively priced this week end. Increasing supplies of eggs, particularly the large size, have declined sharply in price in the past week. Large and medium size eggs are 4 to 7 cents a dozen lower this week. Ready-to-cook poultry is slightly lower this week in some markets, and supplies are fairly plentiful. Among the red meats, pork is in the best supply and prices are genrally slightly lower. Beef continues in fairly good sup ply and prices are mostly un changed from a week ago. Calf and veal are mostly steady in price, while lamb is down 1 to 3 cents a pound in some markets. Butter is unchanged in price. Plentiful fruits and vege tables include apples, winter pears, navel oranges, cabbage, carrots, celery, lettuce, . and winter squash. In good supply are avocados, grapefruit, tan gerines, cauliflower, dry onions, russet potatoes and to matoes. Best fish buys are dunge- qess crabs, rockfish, salmon, oysters, and halibut. Party Announced By Organ Society The Hammond Organ So ciety of Southern Oregon will hold an - annual Christmas ! party at the Rogue Valley Country Club Sunday, Decem ber. 21st, at. 5:30 p.m. A music program will be presented by members, and all members and guests of the society are invited to attend. For information or reserva tions, call Mrs. Tom Whittle, SPring 2-9574. Phoenix Thimble Club Plans Annual Dinner Phoenix - Thimble club of Oak circle, Neighbors of Woodcraft, will meet at the home of Mrs. Mervin Hixson, Saturday, December 13, for ! the annual Christmas turkey . dinner and gift exchange. Each woman attending is ask ed to take a covered dish, their own service and a gift for exchange. Dinner will be served about 1 p.m. 1 The famous "Messiah" will be presented at Southern Oregon college Sunday. Decem ber 14, at 8 p.m. in the new college gymna sium. Dr. Herbert Cecil (at left), professor of music at the college, will conduct the presentation and Mrs. Virginia Cecil, super-; visor of elementary vocal music in the Ash- ' land public schols, will be the soprano solo ist. The production will feature a chorus of nearly 100 voices, including the Southern Oregon College choir and adult valley sing Educators Outline Policies Portland - Oregon Educa tion association will continue to work for 50 per cent state support of public schools, ac cording to action from the or ganization's representative council which met in Port land last week end. The representative council is the annual business meet ine of the association. It brought together 189 dele gates from school districts throughout Oregon. OEA delegates reaffirmed the association's policy that 50 per cent of the operational cost of public schools be pro vided by the state. This was estimated to be $135 for 1958 59. They approved the equal ization principles of the bas ic school distribution formula passed at the 1957 legislative session. . In other business a study of O&C money receipts and Federal Forest Service land timber sales was authorized by the state legislative com mittee with authority to act should legislation be present ed before the 1959 session. Further legislative goals approved included the follow ing: 1. Full support of activat ing educational television channels with special consid eration of channel 10 in Port land by community and edu cational agencies. 2. Have the state superin tendency an appointive office filled by the State Board of Education. 3. Increase the state super intendent's salary from $11,- lfgr0 The Only TRUE Xy X. 1 SPORTS-SHIRT VSfc, VOCfrt Designed by WC F(f HI Active wTIk- SPORTSMEN Mv va-A ?" rvS) for Action Cdgy' 1 7 SPORTSWEAR rV F? : - --f'T PATEMTED IDEAS! VV-gW i Vif f Stoategkatty placed center pocket I 1 1 V jSu i ijl went mtrid one eteveeienl h I Y 2(l Coelele mfflotie I V , .' ' A A teetW-ligM eh itarhi from fcY v J " ll wside of (, extend, to below hi V Extra fuDMH hi chest, yet 3&3?74 I jkjt r-y "J cow towed at woHrt and bip far neafnes TSiJ 1 Log tongrti tofli wont pofl cot .mmm mmmmmiij&&' VA cl" extreete ecrioa UiM'-' I V Completely wosbebie and to CpSjry poptttor eeion 4i.- IN NEW U C ; WONDERFUL Yt&p Thalspun 80 Orion 20 Wool 1 n f Completely Washable toZfpr4k Charcoal Dark Brown (MJfK Lht Grey ..i.lCvS light Blue Red Vl HO 1 MEDFORD M SPORTSWEAR OQl vlJ 500 to $15,000. 4. Permit teachers in all districts to accumulate up to 100 days sick leave. 5. Provide legislation to protect school .employees from liability suits. 6. Eliminate the tax offset provision of basic, school sup port fund passed by the 1957 special session of the legisla ture. Milo Cajneron, elected vice president of the association, is principal of Thora B. Gardi ner Junior High school at Oregon City. Cameron will be installed during the annual March association convention in Portland. Maxine Smith, vice-president and Medford classroom teacher, will, be come state president at this time. On integration, a resolution was approved by the council to remove racial barriers within the southern affiliates of the National Education as sociation and -also urging in tegration of the nation's schools. Dr. Ruth Stout, president of the National Education asso ciation, was principal speak er of the Friday evening din ner meeting. Tom Powers, state president, presided at all meetings. f . Engineers have developed a carburetor that cuts out 90 per cent of the offending gases that an automobile ordinarily spews out. Unfortunately, this device, it is estimated, would add about $70 in gas a year for the average car. ers, under the direction of Oscar J. Bjorlie, assistant professor of music at the college. Music for the presentation will be by the Southern Oregon Little Symphony orches tra, directed by Dr. Cecil. Other soloists wil be Lois Windsor, contralto; Louis Clayson, tenor, and Maynard Hadley. bass. Handel's "Messiah" is considered one of the most thrilling of all musical compositions and is often presented in connection with religious holidays. Sorority Slates Christmas Party "Christmas in Song and Story" is the theme for a party planned by Epsilon chapter of Delta Kappa Gam ma. It will be a party of the regular chapter meeting to be held : Saturday, December 13, at 2 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Joseph Fliegel, 22 North Modoc avenue. Miss Florence Allen is pro gram chairman; Mrs. Floyd L. Taylor heads the hostess com mittee. Members are reminded to bring "white elephants." CALENDAR 6:30 p.m.-Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral club, Girls Com munity club. 7:30 p.m.-Pocahonas lodge, 8 p.m., card party. 7:30 p.m. Griffin Creek Mothers club, school gymna sium. 8 p.m. -Junior' Service League Christmas Charity ball, Rogue Valley Country club. Saturday: 12:30 p.m. - Delta Gamma Alumnae of Rogue Valley, Rogue Valley Country club. 1 p.m. - Daughters of the Nile, Grants Pass Masonic temple. 2 p.m. - College Women's club of the Rogue River Val ley, Girls Community club. 6 p.m .-Past Noble Grands' club, Olive Rebekah lodge, IOOFhail. 6:30 p.m. - Jolly Stitchers club. Girls Community club. Rogue River Club To Serve Coffee Saturday Morning Rogue River-Women of the Rogue River Civic Improve ment club have, delved into their files this week for their favorite recipes for coffee cake. This is in preparation for the kaffeeklatsch which the club plans for Saturday, December 13, at . the Civic clubhouse in Rogue River. Hours are from 9 a jn. to 1 p.m. and the public is invited. The kaffeeklatsch is one of a series of fund-raising events planned by the clubwomen to finance improvements of the clubhouse in order that it may be in order for cele bration of Oregon's centennial. Veterans Receive Legion Prizes Camp White-Veterans who held high scores for Novem ber received prizes at the last meeting of Camp White Bridge club. The prizes were donated, by the Department of Oregon American Legion. A buffet supper followed play. North-south winners were Mrs. A. W. Lingaas and George Rode, first; Mrs. Frank Baker and Mrs. W. W. Ste venson, second, 126Vi; the Howard Boyds, third, 122Vi; Roy Pruitt and Ray Wise, fourth, llOVfc. Winning east-west were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mitchell, first, 139 Vz; the Berg Martens, sec ond, 132; Mrs. Clifford How ard and D. H. Barber, third, 127; the Tom Randalls, fourth, 115ia. r Use Mall Tribune Classified Ads The Low Cost Way To Sell with everything Around the Christmas tree with Arrow-filicd gift packages ... and whit a wonderful - revelation when they're opened! For style , with variety, give him dress shirts m white, fancies and tones in fine quality fabrics . . accent their smartness with harmonizing Arrow ties and handkerchiefs. Make it die tomfletely well-rounded wardrobe with Arrow "Time-Saver" wash and wear fashions wkh handsome sport shirts mat fit, feci aad look jrwt OPEN MONDAY-THURSDAY NIGHTS 7-9 P.M. Easter Oratorio To Be Presented Ashland-Preliminary plans are being made here for presentation of an oratorio for the Easter season. In response to the request of a number of musicians, Louis Clayson, instructor in vocal music at Southern Oregon college, has consented to direct the pro duction. Mr. Clayson is well known locally for his singing of the roll of Nankipoo in the opera "Mikado" last year, and for his conducting of the "Schubert Mass in G Major" last summer. It is stated that church peo ple of the valley have signi- am o NEXT WEEK Watch our north window for an unusual Christmas Display by Crater High Art Class. mm Our Next Ad is on 2? Page 4 M Decorailng Tips For Wood Portland, Ore.-IUPD - Wood paneling can be used in any room of the house, says the Western : Pine association. It offers a new booklet, "101 Home Ideas," showing how to obtain interesting decor , and new color effects with wood. (Western Pine Association, Yeon Building, Portland 4, Ore.) tied their interest in this Easter Oratorio. All singers are invited to participate and are asked to send a card to Mr. Clayson at the college expressing their interest in the project and indicating what voice part they sing. WALL-TO-WALL make his Christmas an occasion to remember... ARROW Dr SMrtl Sport Shirts Wath-nd-Wr Dress Shirts Wh-W-Wor Sport Shirts Tie Applewiches Applewiches make delicious snacks. Use 2 large Delicious apples, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 34 cup water, 4 large slices of Swiss cheese, 4 slices boiled ham; parsley or water cress for garnish. Wash and core apples. Slice each apple into 16 thin slices. Dip each slice in a wash made from 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 3A cup water. Cut each slice of cheese and ham in half. Take two slices of apple and place a slice of cheese or ham between. Alternating ham and cheese arrangemnt on a round platter. Garnish with parsley or water cress. There are 10 species of the skunk in North America. 4.00 up 4.00 up 4.00 Up 5.00 up I-50 $55 tD yd. MEDFORD
