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I OA MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfonl, Oregon, Sunday. December 21, 195S SCHOOL MEWS Medford High School '"Operation Snowshoe" is underway in order to give the Medford thinclads who are not engaged in other athletics plenty of time to work out before the track season actual ly begins next spring, accord ing to Dean Benson, track coach. The number of Tornado eindermen who have turned out so far is reported to be 25. With this early workout, Medford hopes to have a top rate team for the first meet this spring. The Girl's Athletic associa tion's state convention and the volleyball tournament were talked about at the GAA meet ing Dec. 18. This year the convention is being held at Eugene on Jan. 17. The girls who are going will leave Jan. 16 and stay at homes in Eugene, They will be chosen accord IeU talk By KEN HARDY Thty say ours is the fastest tnov- ino civilization that ever was We're always on the go, always hurrying to make the next liqlit, to catch the next bus or train, to beat the clock. Con sidering this. it seems all I the more re markable how, each Christmas sea son, our world stops to turn back the clock, to remember the birth f a Child in Bethlehem, and, re membering, to feel a renewal of faith, a fresh new spirit of giving, a warmth of good will toward men. Soma people say that Christmas hat become too "commercial " But it seems to us, seeing the faces of Christmas shoppers, and think ing of the wide-eyed faces of chil dren on Christmas morning, that the spirit of Christmas is genuine. The tinsel and the glitter, gay ribbons and colored lights and ornaments, are an outward ex pression of an inner glow wa all feel. And perhaps, being human, we need these things to brighten the light that shines in us each Christmas. Wa hope that yours will be a joy sus Christmas, and that the spirit af "Peace on Earth" will coma into your home and your heart. To II our friends we wish a MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR! BIG Y CLEANERS, 1928 Table Rock Rd. SP 3-1919. 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Used Christmas cards, old tin lids, and willing hands are the ingredients the Future Nurses are using in a prescrip tion for the purpose of cheer ing nip less fortunate folks this Christmas. The purpose of the Christ mas cards is to make gay al bums with bright cloth cov ers. The tin can lids can be manipulated and worked into interesting Christmas chimes The willing hand's belong to enthusiastic members of FNA "Deck the halls with boughs bt holly" could easily be the motto for Medford High school. As you enter the front and side doors, a brilliant Christ mas tree awaits you. The tree was provided by the Boys' League, with decorations sup plied by the Girls' League. The FHA provides Christ mas cheer along the hallways with festive cedar bows and mistletoe. DeWanda Winchell and Sue Baker are responsible for the display in the window. This gay decor is all part of a Christmas project, to add to the holiday atmosphere. The annual Winter Formal was held Dec. 20 in the boys' gym. A large white Christmas tree, hung with red bulbs dominated the floor, with snowmen, candy canes, and other seasonal objects finish ing the decorations. The ball was sponsored by the Girls' and Boys' Leagues; cochairmen were Sharon Blickenstaff and Bob Pond, with various committees work ing under them. Rex Stevens and his band provided the music, and the dance lasted from 8 to 11 p.m. Members of the History, Economics, Civics club deco rated a Christmas tree Tues day, to be given to a local needy family. The students made some of the decorations out of construction paper, and brought others from home. The meeting itself was con- CAMERA SHOP ducted by President Henry Harbert who discussed future meetings and appointed com mittees to be in charge of the January meeting. Refresh ments of punch and cookies were served. The recent edition of Hi Times distributed Friday con tained an editorial expressing the view that MHS needs a block "M" on the side of Roxy Ann. This idea goes along with the tradition of many schools in the Pacific Northwest who already have their "letter" displayed on a nearby mountainside. March, march, and march is what the band has been doing in preparation for the Shrine East - West football game to be played in San Francisco, Dec. 27. The band will leave at mid night Christmas night and will return some time late-Sunday nighf. A "Stars and Stripes For ever" routine is planned for the pre-game entrance. The band will also perform Saturday morning for the Shrine Crippled Children's hospital. , "You're in the army now, is the thought running through many students' minds as they file into chow lines in the new cafeteria. Order and speed are the result of the new noon system of two lunch rooms. The teachers, like all war-torn generals,' now have a place to retreat from the battles of the day and eat their meals in quiet relaxation. Crater High School By Darlene Tomlinson Five seniors and 18 juniors were admitted to the Torch Honor Society. The seniors are James Hayes, Sandy Hig inbotham. Bill Laton, Sylvia Yell and Sharlotte Hale. The juniors are Bill An- horn, Rick Burns, Rae Burritt, John Caster, Patsy Charley, Earl Cooper, Alice Croxton, Patt Hurt, Patty Kime, Con nie McDonough, Lea Padgett, Nathan Parrish, Dennis Pfaff, Jeanette Purdy, Don Ryan, Alice Thompson, Katherine Straus, and Rachel Hamilton. FTA sponsored a food drive for the needy people in the community. It ran from Dec. 17-19. The sophomores placed first with 123. pounds in the class competition. Juniors were third with 106, freshmen second with 113 and seniors last with 81. Students who brought canned foods for the drive were excused for early lunch. Among those participating in the annual winter concert held Dec. 18 were the band and chorus. Both were direct ed by Norman Carothers. The band played "The Mu- sic Man," "Jamaican Rhum ba," "Estrellita." "God of Ml Nations," "Colorama," and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." The choir sang "Deep River," "Beauti ful Savior," "Let Us Break Bread Together," "There is a Balm in Gilead," and "I Be lieve in One God." Amos Bish op sang the solo in "There is a Balm in Gilead." The dance band also played and Joyce Harger and Charla Jo Meyers each played a pi ano solo. The piano and the risers used in the concert were new additions to the music depart ment. ' ' The art classes have put up a display in the window of the Lucas and Howard Furniture barn on Highway 99, Central Point. The scene is a little boy on a cloud with a Christmas list in his hand. There is a golden stairway and a Christmas tree running through the cloud. A small boy of paper-mache is looking through the window while an elf is sitting inside the window. The elf seems to be pulling the boy into the land of dreams. Lucas and Howard supplied the supplies used in the dis play which all the art classes worked on. To help both the Lions club Sight and Blind fund and the stadium drive, a light bulb sale was held Dec. 16. A total of $250 will go to the Sight and Blind fund while the rest will go to the stadium fund. . The total of the drive has not yet been reported. Sophomore Don Denning received first place in the Cra ter high FFA Speech contest held Dec. 18. His speech was on the problem of the decrease in membership in FFA and was entitled "Let It Be Known." Don will represent Crater at the district speech contest to be held Jan. 15 in Phoenix High school. David Foote, sophomore, placed second. Howard Jewett, retiring su perintendent, district 6C, was honored at a. surprise birth day party Monday, Dec. 15. Mrs. Frances Willett, home economics teacher, was the faculty hostess and the other members of the personnel at Crater stopped by to give their regards and greetings to Jewett. Home Economics II students are making various types of projects using candies, marsh mallows and a variety of oth er things. Among the projects are several castles, two rein deer, and cookie mobiles. The projects will be given to Charles Meyer, principal at the Central Point junior high; Arthur Straus, principal at Crater; and H. P. Jewett, su perintendent of schools. Jackson School By Bill Warren Many exciting things have been happening at Jackson school. One is the completion of the Christmas program which was a great success. We presented an operetta en titled ?'Where Was Santa?", put on by grades four, five and six. Another happy event is Christmas carolling in the mornings. The primary and intermediate grades alternate singing around a big Christ mas tree in the main hall. The Junior Red Cross for eign exchange boxes were completed last week. Every room filled at least two boxes. Patricia Warren and Linda Graham, our two Red Cross representatives, collected the boxes and took them to the Red Cross Headquarters Tues day, Dec. 16. We're all happily looking forward to the Christmas present exchange and the Christmas vacation beginning fliirprrA'5 mLZr "aritmii MATHER IS M MOST WUWIrUL.MW" v . . . and for the finest accommodations it's the Desert Skies & Casifas del fflonie HOTELS Choice of hotel rooms, cottage rooms, studio cottages with fireplace or kitchen apartments. WONDERFUL FOOD IN THE ' HILLTOP ROOM For literature, complete information and rates m your Travel Agent or write Si Slocura. manager, DfSERT SKIES nd Casitai del Mont HOTELS, PAIM SPRINGS. CALIFORNIA at two o'clock, Tuesday, Dec. 23. St. Mary's High School At the request of the Sodal ity of Our Lady, each home room has sponsored a Christ mas collection of canned and packaged foods for a needy family. The Safety committee of the Student Council reported a rapid and efficient fire drill last Tuesday. Seniors entertained juniors at a Christmas "get-together" Friday afternoon in the activ ity room. Sophomores chose the annex for their social hours; freshmen met in room 205 for games and entertain ment before dismissal for the holidays. Dennis Duggan announces that tickets for- the senior winter semi-formal, "Frosted Fantasy," should be pur chased early before the price increases. The dance is sched uled for Dec. 29, in the Jack son hotel. Bids are being sold by Dennis, Sharon Roberts, and Gary Miksche. Voting for the Princesses of the semi-formal has continued throughout the week. One of these class representatives will rule as queen of' the "Frosted Fantasy": Mo Hie Reavis, senior; Anne Havi land, junior; Mary Jo Batzer, sophomore; Jean Boat, fresh man. Announcement will be made at the dance. The Living Crib, sponsored by the Sodality, found a new setting this year on the stage of the activity room. Assisting Mollie Reavis, prefect, in the arrangement of the Nativity scene were Francis Ahem, Don Davy, Tom Rouhier, Jim Valentine, Dave Rouhier, Lynne Parsons and Sharon Roberts. Representatives elect ed by their classmates to por tray Mary and Joseph were seniors, Connie Sokolowski and Dennis Duggan; juniors, Rene Greene and George Lu cas; sophomores, Mary Robin son, Stephen Miller, Geral dine Elbert, and Fred Lucas; freshmen, Virginia Rausch and David Lowry. Fourth peribd English class entertained classmates with Christmas legends, songs, and charades under the direction of John Snider. Marilyn Schultz, Mary Robinson, and Ray Nouguier staged a snow bound Christmas at a mythi cal Iblink, Ore. Stephen Cor liss won the greatest applause with an ingenious accompani ment of "Jingle Bells." McLoughlin Junior High By Joel Gregory McLoughlin staged its an nual Christmas concert Friday night. Marsha Watson and Carl Washburn were the nar rators. Ray Lewis and Mrs. Dorothy Jones directed the choruses consisting of the mixed chorus, girls' chorus and the seventh grade chorus. The orchestra played several numbers and accompanied the choruses in a grand finale of "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence." About 350 students took part in the program. The Father -Son Football banquet was held last Tues day night in the cafeteria. Special guests included Dr. L. B. Mayfield, superintendent of schools; Elliot Becken, as s i s t a n t superintendent of schools; and Joe Francis, quar terback on the Green Bay Packers professional football team. John Reed and Edward Doran are the ninth grade coaches. About 90 attended. Last Wednesday, the ninth grade ensemble sang for the Kiwanis club at the Rogue Valley Country club. They sang several modern Ameri can songs and some Christmas carols. ' The annual Teachers' Christ mas party was held" in the li- THREE SWIMMING POOLS (On for Children) TWO ACRE RECREATION AREA brary Wednesday after school. In place of a gift exchange, the group brought presents for the baskets for the needy. The Future Homemakers of America decorated the Christ mas tree in the main hallway. The FHA members made the decorations at their meetings. Entertainment, dancing and games highlighted the annual seventh grade party held in the cafeteria last Friday night. Leonard Brunette, history teacher " sang several selec tions, including a number in French; Rhoda Serry, Judy Morgan, Carolyn Turman, and Lani Jennings composed a quartette which sang "Lolli pop." Cheryl Vessey and Bar bara Champion sang "Silhou ette." Danielle Graham panto mimed, and Andrea Smith, Jackie King, Christina Buck- master and Dawn Sybrant pre sented a skit. About 200 at tended. Sponsors were the seventh grade teachers. Most of the home rooms are planning Christmas parties to be held during home room period next Tuesday. Many of the rooms are cleverlv deco rated and some have Christ mas trees. Some of the home rooms are planning gift ex changes. Whatever their Dlans all of the students are looking forward to early dismissal and the start of the Holiday vaca tion. McLoughlin Bulldogs won a basketball game against the Fnoemx Freshmen Thursday afternoon at Phoenix by a score of 28-23. George Clear water "was high point man with 10 points. Savings Association Declares Dividend The First Federal Savings and Loan association, 29 North Ivy st., Medford, last week declared an annual divi dend at the rate of 3V2 per cent per annum, and an ex tra dividend of one-half per cent 10 au snarenoiaers. ine Doara 01 directors re ported that reserves have been substantially increased. The recently announced divi dened will be paid as of Dec. 31. - By 1959, there should be a network of radar stations from Maine to Texas to track hurricanes and enable fore casters to issue warnings. HELP US! Wa Nud Clothing. Shoes, Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! .Tha Salvation Army SPring 3-7335 REUfiiOM m AMERICAN FOLLOW THAT MAN New York -(UPD- The day that. President Eisenhower I came to New York for a Unit ed Nations speech, policemen picked up what they consid ered to be a suspicious-looking character armed with a shot gun. But the suspect, John Morgan, a messenger, persuad ed the cops to follow him to a studio where they found some synthetic ducks, a model dressed as a hunter and a rented hunting dog. The shot gun, which wasn't loaded any way, was merely a prop for a beer advertisement. LASSOES DEER Norfolk, Va. - (UPD-Captain Perris Cudworth of the tug Cavalier may be the only man who ever lassoed a deer in the middle of Chespeake Bay. The tugboat crew spotted a 225-pound, four-point buck riding a cake of ice in . the bay. Cudworth 1 assoed the animal, hauled it aboard his tug and brought it safely to port. Playing cards are said to have been invented in 1120 A.D. by Chinese Emperor Leun-Ho as a diversion for his many wives. men! All kinds and all prices! men! All kinds and prices! Cosmetics Toiletries Bath Preparations Boxed Candy Christmas Decorations FREE GIFT WRAPPING Open Until 10:30 P.M. MEDFORD PHARMACY 101 N. Central at 6th UFE, IM9 Many of the scattered tribal groups in New Guinea have never seen a white man. A Distincthrt and Useful Christmas Gift for only S3.75 this vi -.2 MEDFORD PHARMACY 101 N. Central, Corner 6th Phone SP 2-6253 Open Weekdays: 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. It's not too late SHOP TODAY at Medford Pharmacy 101 N. Central at 6th St. Smoking Supplies Camera Supplies Stationery Cards Phon SP AH blue skies, all serene days . : : and always within easy reach . . . everything to make her happy. Little girls expect it to be so. And, if Daddy had his way, it would be like this, always. But even the most ideal childhood planned so carefully by the best of parents cannot last forever. The most we can hope to do is help the youngsters grow up strong ... willing to assume responsibility : . . able to carry burdens with grace and dignity . . . finding meaning in their own particular lives. But while they are still children there is this that we can do. We can show them how much we depend on weekly worship, by taking them with us, to our church or synagogue. Queen Victoria wai the first British sovereign to trav el by train in England in 1842. THOUGHTFULNESS ALBUM Friends and tared onts win appreciate combination DAILY CALENDAR with bandy pockets to keep a supply of Hallmark Cards for the days they'll be needed. Special offer . . . Album in gift box plus a collection of 17 Hallmark Cards for Everyday use t . . regular $5.00 value for $3.75. YouH want one for yew personal ose. 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