2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Ore., Thursday. December 18, 1958
Chapter
Selects
Sweetheart
Central Point Miss Doris
Owens, senior at Crater High
school, was recently elected
sweetheart of Crater chapter,
Future Farmers of America.
Miss Owens, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Deane Owens, Upton
road, was nominated by the
senior class FFA members and
chosen by the entire chapter.
Miss Owens was named win
ner of the title during a re
cent dance given by the chap
ter. The ceremony was held '
on a 12-foot high throne con
trived from bales of straw.
Michael Redmond, FFA trea
surer, presented Miss Owens
with a white FFA jacket and
a bouquet of red roses.
For the event Miss Owens
wore a white western style
dress trimmed with gold. The
FFA jacket which she receiv
ed is of white silk decorated
with an FFA emblem and
"Chapter Sweetheart" em
blem in blue and gold.
Dolen Roberts and The
Stardusters, a western band
provided music for the dance
The room was decorated in
bright blue and yellow, and
the Red Eye bar, hung with
small colored lights, was
made to resemble those
found in saloons in frontier
days. Cartoons of "gun fight
ers" decorated the walls.
A box social was held dur
ing the dance intermission.
The annual Western day
was celebrated at Crater
High school to publicize the
dance. Michael Redmond and
Virginia Munday were judg
ed the most appropriately
dressed couple. Virginia wore
a dress made from a tow sack
and Mike wore blue jeans, a
western shirt . and a pair of
"six guns." More than 40 per
cent of the students wore
western dress for the day.
The new chapter sweet
heart is a member of many
organizations. She is presi
dent of Future Teachers of
America and is vice-president
of Girls Athletic association.
A member of the Crater High
school band, Miss Owens also
plays the organ for social
events. She is also an active
member of the student coun
cil. The Owens live on a cattle
ranch; .Miss Owens rides and
was a princess for the Junior
Chamber of Commerce rodeo
last summer. Miss Owens
plans to attend Oregon State
college to study animal hus
bandry and physical educa
tion. The chapter sweetheart
will be presented a gift at
the FFA parents and son ban
quet next April.
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Miss Doris Owen
Joe Francis Here
For Holiday Stay
Joe Francis, who plays pro
fessional football for the
Green Bay Packers, arrived
in Medford Monday to join his
wife and small son, Mark. The
family will spend the holidays
here with Mrs. Francis' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Neathamer, 119 Jeanette
street, and will then return to
Corvallis where Mr. Francis
will attend Oregon State col
lege. Also spending the holidays
with his parents will be Nor
man Neathamer Jr., also a
student at Oregon State col
lege.
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Pocahontas Lodge
To Hold Dinner
Pocahontas lodge plans
potluck dinner and Christmas
party Friday, December 19 at
6:30 p.m. in the Redmen's
lodge on Apple street.
A business meeting will
take up at 7:30 p.m. and the
Christmas program will be at
8 p.m.
A small girl created a minor furore in First Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning by saying, loudly enough for the
entire congregation to hear, "I like you." She was speaking
to the minister, Dr. D. Kirkland West, and it is said that the
nonplussed Dr. West was speechless for several seconds,
while laughter swept the congregation. The little girl was
three-year-old Brenda McKenzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Wesley McKenzie, 373 Holmes avenue, and she was being
baptized by Dr. West.
Dr. West had just started the ceremony and had repeated
the child's name when Brenda, in the arms of her grand
mother, Mrs. L. J. Conley, looked up and announced her
approval of the minister. I was really embarrassed, con
fessed Mrs. McKenzie afterwards. Little Brenda has an older
brother, Douglas, 5, and a younger brother, Steven, 20
months old. -, : .
There are a few Good Samaritans still around about.
One actually tried to change a flat tire for Potpourri Tuesday
night, in the cold and dark of "Fourth and Grape streets. The
only thing that prevented him from changing it was that the
spare was flat, too. So the car just sat on the street all night,
and pappy was the Good Samaritan who changed it in the
cold and fog Wednesday morning. And now we have four
brand new tires, a whole flock of green stamps, and more
peace of mind about the possibility of more flat tires happen
ing on cold, dark nights. Of course, the bank account is some
what reduced. And just before Christmas, too.
Girl Scouts
Club Holds Dance
At Mon Desir
Members of Medford Wel
come Wagon club and their
husbands held a Christmas
dinner-dance last Saturday
night at Mon Desir.
Attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis McLaren, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Naverette, Mr.
and Mrs. Dee Wood, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Ames, Mr. and
Mrs. John Hall, Mr. and Mrs.
John Brennan, Mr. and Mrs.
Leland Rausch, Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis Chartier, Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Turner, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Ball, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Ridenour, Mr. and
Mrs. R. McKena, Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Vanikiotis and a
guest, Miss Elaine George.
Party Planned
Troop 181 of St. Mary's
Neighborhood plans a Christ
mas party for December 22;
members plan to go Christmas
caroling before the party.
Troop 181 has had a busy
schedule this fall under the
leadership of Mrs. Quenten
Lewis and Mrs. Florian Shas
ky. The troop is divided into
three patrols; patrol leaders
are Mary Carol Leavens, Lin
da Daniels and Stephanie Hol-
len; assistant leaders are Janet
Marcisz, Lenore Shasky, and
Faye Lewis. Other officers
are Mary Rementeria, treas
urer, and Michelle Ely, scribe.
Halloween was celebrated
with a masquerade party
given by patrol 1. A baked
food sale was held after a
Parents' club meeting, and
the proceeds were used to pur
chase five trees that will be
planted around the school.
The balance was used to pur
chase toys for the pediatric
ward at Sacred . Heart hos
pital. Patrol 2 worked on the
needlecraft badge, making
bibs which were presented to
the Sacred Heart hospital.
The troop toured the hospital
on November 4 at which time
the toys and bibs were pre
sented. December 5 a surprise party
was given for member Judy
Scott who is moving. She was
presented with some Girl
Scout stationery and a Girl
Scout bracelet.
The troop toured Bear
Creek Orchards plants Decern'
ber 8.
Michelle Ely,
Scribe.
A columnist writing blithely in the Denver Post an
nounced that "Christmastide's golden glow has overtaken
the city and even the shoppers are less worn and weary."
She should speak for herself. This shopper was considerably
worn and weary after only a little more than an hour and a
half of looking for Christmas presents Wednesday morning.
So we just sat down and had coffee with Mrs. George Rode
and little Ueorge-the latter nappiiy consumed a sandwich
and then waited, somewhat impatiently after the manner of
small children, for the women to quit talking and get on
with more important business.
Mrs. R. has an amusing story about the last meeting
of the Democratic Central committee. In the . midst of the
business session a loud ringing began and as the startled com
mittee members looked around, Edith R. discovered that the
noise was coming from her largish handbag. She had
picked up an alarm clock earlier in the day at the jewelry
store after it had been repaired, stuffed it into the bag, and
forgot about it.
The coffee break was pleasantly interrupted by Mary
Brown, looking absolutely stunning in a black knitted suit
with which she was wearing several strands of pink pearl
beads and earrings to match. One of these winters, when
we get up enough courage, we're going to pick our own
private list of 10 best dressed women in Medford.
The Denver Post columnist also went shopping and found
what she very facetiously called "stocking stuffers." The
list included a $50 hand-stained leather ice bucket, a $4,000
diamond necklace, a four-foot stuffed giraffe for $95.95, a
bird palace for $185, a waste basket covered with maribou
and adorned with sequined butterflies for $15.95 and sweat
ers, trimmed with mink, for $125.
Still reading? She also found a silver cup that plays
"Rock-a-Bye-Baby." Yesterday there came in the mail an
advertisement for a bottle holder for baby that plays Brahms
"Lullabye."
Instead of addressing Christmas cards the other evening,
Potpourri took time Out to write Edward R. Murrow and
compliment him and Fred Friendly for their television series,
"Small World," on the air Sunday evenings. It is one of the
best and most important programs to be heard locally.
The letter was prompted partly by a recent article in the
New Republic in which Mr. Murrow severely criticized the
broadcasting industry (he is a vice president of Columbia
Broadcasting company) for failing to meet its obligations to
inform the public of the grave issues of the day. He said that
during the hours of heaviest listening, 8 to 11 p.m.,. "Here
you will find only fleeting and spasmodic reference to the
fact that this nation is in mortal danger.". '
The distinguished radio-TV personality acknowledged that
the networks simply cannot afford to "give away" more
time, and came up with the idea that the largest of the
nation's corporations might turn over one or two of their
program spots to the networks for use of material of this
nature. Ed" Sullivan's show' might be dropped for one night
and a program presented on the needs of American educa
tion, or the Steve Allen time might be given over to a study
of the American policy in the Far East. (That sound you
hear is the turning of the dial.)
Mr. Murrow is genuinely worried that so few in America
feel the urgency of the times and wrote "For surely we shall
pay for using this most powerful instrument of communica
tion to insulate the citizenry from the hard and demanding
realities which must be faced if we are to survive."
He added "We are currently wealthy, fat, comfortable
and complacent. We have currently a built-in allergy to un
pleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect
this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize
that television in the main is being used to distract, delude,
amuse and insulate us, then television and those who finance
it, those who look at it and those who work at it, may see a
totally different picture too late." - O.S.
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Bethel 38 Plans
Caroling Party;
Installation Set
Central Point-Members of
Central Point bethel, Interna
tional Order of Job's Daugh
ters, will meet tonight at 6:30
o'clock at the Masonic hall to
go caroling. Following the
caroling party, the girls will
have refreshments at a local
restaurant.' -'
Installation of officers has
been set for January 10 at
7:30 p.m. in the Masonic hall.
To be installed are Miss Don
na Burnett, queen; Miss Su
zanne Hood, senior princess;
Miss Rachel Hamilton, junior
princess. The refreshment
committee will be the Misses
Rachel and Lee Hamilton,
Sharon Walters, Melba Gra
ham and Dora Belle Ravenor.
The Misses Burnett, Hood,
Jeanette Purdy and Rebecca
Ferrell are on the decorations
committee.. .
Practice for installation
will be held January 5 at 6:30
p.m. The next regular session
will be January 8.
Plans for coming events
were made at a session De
cember 11, with Queen Linda
Warren presiding. Escorted
were Mrs. Richard Stratton,
charter queen and past guar
dian of the bethel; Miss Kay
Askwith, junior queen and
Mrs. Alvin Setness, past guardian.
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Y Knot Twirlers
To Dance Tonight
The Y Knot Twirlers
Square Dance club will spon
sor a dance and while ele
phant gift exchange in the
social hall at the Medford
YMCA starting at 8
o'clock tonight..
Kenneth Hood, ;Medford,
and guest callers will call
squares. All square dancers
in southern Oregon are invit
ed. Potluck refreshments will
be served.
Calendar
Calendar notices and news for
the society section of The Mail
Tribune must be submitted in
writinc and deadline for the Sun
day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 9
a.m. or tne day lor Duplication ana
lor week day news is a p.m. we
day before publication.
Thursday:
6:30 p.m. Adarel chapter
Jacksonville Masonic temple.
7:30 p.m. Mistletoe camp,
Royal Neighbors of America,
Pythian hall.
8 p.m.-Talent Parent-Teach
er association, high school
building.
8 p.m.-Hilltoppers Square
Dance club, Wagner Creek
school.
8 p.m.-Roxy Ann court, Or
der of Amaranth, Medford
Masonic temple.
Friday:
10:15 a.m.-Phoenix Home
Extension unit, Phoenix First
Presbyterian church. . '
11 a.m.-W omen's auxiliary,
St. Mark's Episcopal church,
at church.
12:30 p.m.-Fifty Plus club,
Pythian hall.
1 p.m. - Getogether club,
Girls Community club.
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Medford Youth
On Debate Squad
Thomas F. McDonough,
Medford. U. S. Naval Acade
my midshipman, is a member
ox the acaaemy's debate .team
which finished fourth in a
series of debates recently.
The academy team ..was one
of 13 colleges which com
peted in the Dixie Classics
tournament at Wake Forest
college in North Carolina, the
academy, officials reported.
The four midshipmen on
the Navy squad broke even
with six debate wins and six
losses- in " the two days of
matches, it was reported. The
University of Kentucky took
top honors by losing only one
of the 12 debates. Notre Dame
was second and, the Univer
sity of South Carolina third.
When tne supreme court
moved from the Capitol to
its own building in 1937, each
justice had his individual
chair moved with him.
Small Sedans in
Stale Motor Pool
Salem - (LTD - State Finance
Director John Richardson an
nounced today that two small
foreign sedans have been
placed, in the state motor
pool in . Portland.
The need for. small econo
my cars for short-run trans
portation in and around Port
land prompted the Finance
Department recently to call
for bids on small cars.
! Among the 10 makes in
vited to bid, Volkswagen was
awarded the bid with a price
Of $1,466.
Richardson said, more wide
spread use of small cars wasJ
being considered.
Salem - (UPD - Dr. Robert F.
Wulf, a local physician for 21
years, was appointed Wednes
day as chief of surgery at the
State hospital here, Dr. Dean
Brooks, superintendent, announced.
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