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1 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford", Oregon, Friday, February J7, 195 Marriages of Teen-Agers Have High Divorce Rate Corvallis - Marriages are getting "younger" but they're not getting more successful, and an Oregon State College family life specialist believes it's time to raise serious ques tions about the trend toward teen-age weddings. He sug gests much more considera tion be given to "readiness for marriage." The average age of marri ages has declined to the point today where more and more people are not ready for mar riage either emotionally or socially, Dr. Lester A. Kirken dall insists. For example, some boys marry without having had any real job experience or responsibilities. The result is a high divorce rate and much needless emotional dam age experienced by those who fail. A recent study of 3,000 mar riages showed a 20 per cent divorce rate in marriages where both the man and wom an were under 20 years of age, he notes. When one part ner" was under 20 and the other between 20 and 23, the divorce rate was 14 per cent; where both were between 20 and 25. 10 per cent; both be tween 26 and 30, 9 per cent: and both over 30, 7V per cent. Copy Cat Trend Many young people have the feeling today that they should get married in their late teens. In fact, this, is so common it has become seem ingly a matter of "doing what everyone else is doing," Dr. Kirkendall points out. "This is a dangerous and alarming social situation," he insists. "Some young marri ages are good, of course, but in many cases the boy and girl leap and then look," he believes. Kirkendall discounts the be lief that young people are good marriage bets because "they're not set in their ways." In reality, he says, many young people are "very inflexible" in their ideas, their conduct anr! their judgments of others. Readiness for marriage in volves both age and experi ence in working with people, he believes. 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Do different things together to provide a chance to ob serve one another's behavior under various circumstances in each others home, with children and adult groups, working together, serious con versation about hopes and plans. Consult with responsible adults. An unfortunate atti tude seems to have developed which leads both parents and young people to feel that any suggestions by the parents will be construed as "inter ference." Don't set the date before solving problems that may exist. Promised behavior changes may not come to pass; don't expect miracles. - Build a foundation upon which to rest a marriage through education and mature planning. Promenaders Set Dance Saturday . Star . Promenaders Square Dance club will hold a dance at Kershaw Square on Cory road starting about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. ' Kenneth Hood, . Medford, and guest callers will call squares, and all square danc ers are invited. Potluck re freshments will be served. Kershaw Square is about a mile and a half off High way 62 on Cory road which extends east from the Desert Service station. All tats listed have Mr. & Mrs. Drttitr, Bookcase Bed, Chest, Mattress & Box Springs, Plus 2 FREE Bad Pillows. Annual Dinner Of Altar Society To Be Sunday The St. Patrick ham din ner, given annually by St Anne's Altar society of Sa cred Heart parish, will be served buffet style Sunday, March 1, between the hours of 12:30 and 6 p.m. in St. Mary's gymnasium, at 11th and Holly streets. The public is invited to at tend this traditional event each year. According to the chairman, Mrs. John Mans field, there will be a special price for families with three or more children' and the high-chair crowd is free. Girls from the 4-H Tot Tenders club will be present to help with the younger children while parents eat. Mrs. Alfonso Gonzales is cochairman for the dinner. Committee members include Mrs. Elmer Ness, president of the Altar society; and Mrs. Fred Shere, Mrs. Thomas Cardona, Mrs. Joe Butler, Mrs. Elie Nouguier, Mrs. John Hochstatter, Mrs. Paul New comb, Mrs. John O'Hara, Mrs. Van Calhoun and Mrs. Sher man Feiss. Assisting the women will be members of f the Knights of Columbus and students of St. Mary's school. Originally, some 40 years ago, the dinner was served on St. Patrick's day. The date was set ( ahead to March 1 this year because of the early Easter date. According to the ticket sale committee, Mr. and Mrs. George Holzgang and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Gosch, tick ets' may be purchased at the door. Lions' Auxiliary Aids Two Events Jacksonville - Jacksonville Lions' Club auxiliary assisted with two Jacksonville events this month. February 6 auxiliary mem bers prepared and served a dinner for the Brick Masons' union at the Community hall. February 15 the auxiliary as sisted the Lions' club with a "kick off" Centennial break fast. The auxiliary holds an in formal dinner and social meet ing the second Monday of each month. Visitors are welcome. Roses last longer if cut in the late afternoon, just as the petals start to unfold. OTHER SETS AVAILABLE WITH TWIN BEDS OPEN Men. & Fri. Till 9 p.m. ri.' "xm &-. ? . ' - " V - - ! I 5 (' J f. m am f f Ml A concert to be presented Sunday, March 1, by the Phil harmonic Society of Southern Oregon will be conducted by Richard D. Werner. The pro- gram, set for 3 p.m. at Med ford High school auditorium, will be works of composers representative of the Roman tic period with much audience appeal, the conductor states. Soloist will be Miss Frances T h r u n, dramatic soprano, with Bruno Pellegrini as ac companist. Coffee will be served at intermission time by women of the Philharmonic guild, with Mrs. Almus Pruitt, Medford, and Mrs. Vinson Vaughn, Eagle Point, as hon orary hostesses. Tickets will be on sale at the box office. Symphonic Works To Be Broadcast Sunday Morning The' Cleveland orchestra will play works by Mozart and Ralph Vaughan Williams on its KYJC-CBS radio broad cast Sunday, March 1 at 11:05 12 noon, PST. George Szell, musical di rector of the orchestra, will open the broadcast program with Mozart's "Symphony No. 33" in B flat major (K.319). Mozart concluded this sym phony on July 9, 1779 at Salz burg. The French critic George de St. Foix wrote it "Mozart, draws for us a de lightful picture of a beautiful summer's day. We could al most describe this as his pastoral symphony. It is full of gusto, joy, dancing, not unmixed with a certain sen sual ecstasy." : On the second half of the broadcast program, Associate Conductor Robert Shaw will conduct the late Ralph Vaughan. Williams' "Sym phony No. 4" in F minor. This work was completed in 1935 and given its world premiere in London on April 10 of that year. Its first performance in America took place in Decem ber, 1935, with Artur Rod zinski conducting the Cleve land orchestra. The work has been called "grim and uncom promising," and Sir Adrian Boult, who conducted its pre miere, says that "It brought many of us straight up against the spectacle of an impend ing war." "Masked Ball" Opera Broadcast For February 28 Verdi's dramatic Opera "Un Ballo In Maschera" ("The Masked Ball") will be the fourteenth performance of the Metropolitan Opera Com pany's broadcast season on KYJC-CBS Radio Saturday, February 28 at 11 a.m. The American conductor, Thomas Schippers, will direct the opera. The all-star cast includes tenor Jan Peerce as Riccardo, king of Sweden; baritone Robert Merrill as Renato, secretary to the king; soprano Antonietta Stella as Amelia, wife of Renato. Mezzo-soprano Jean Madeira will play the part of Ulrica, a sorceress, and soprano Laurel Hurley will be Oscar, page to King Riccarddo. Like several other Verdi operas, "Un Ballo In Mas chera," a story about the as sassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a . court ball in 1782, created a political tempest at the time of its premiere. While the opera was in rehearsal, Italian revo lutionists attempted to assassi nate Napoleon III in Paris. bince Verdi's new opera had to do with a successful con spiracy against royalty, it was promptly banned. Verdi refused to adapt his music to a new libretto, but the prob lem was finally solved by changing the opera's title and shifting it's locale from Swe den to puritan New England. These national differences have since been forgotten, and the opera once more takes place at the Swedish court. "Un Ballo In Maschera" was first performed at the Metro politan Opera in 1889, in German. AUTOMATIC SEWING MACHINES Rent Sell Trad Parts Repairs All Makes Ove- 25 Yrs. Experience Franl'e 3642 rrailR 5 Biddle Rd. SP 2-6439 Gold Hill PTA Marks Founding Gold Hill Crater Parent Teachep association observed Founders day, honored past presidents of the unit and pre sented a program featuring many outstanding numbers in which students of the school participated, at a meeting held in Crater cafetorium Monday evening. Roy Henry, president of the group, conducted the business session. Mrs. Melvin Burnett, and Ogden Kellogg, both Gold Hill and Mrs. Charles Taylor, Central Point, were named to the nominating committee. Mrs. Burnett, membership chairman, reported Crater PTA now has 160 members. Plans were announced for a cake sale to raise funds to meet the budget. This fund raising event will be held soon in both Gold Hill and Central Point. Arthur Straus, principal of Crater High school, intro duced a new member of the school's faculty, Nyle Smith. Mr., Henry introduced past presidents of the unit and told the year each served in that capacity. They were Mrs. Arnold Bohnert, Central Point, 1951-52; Carl Hover, Central Point who served 1952-53 and 1953-54; Mrs. Ben Day, Sams Valley, 1954-55; Mrs. Charles Taylor, Central Point, 1955-56; Mrs. C. B. Cor dy, Central Point, 1956-57; and Mrs. Lewis Kilbourn, Cen tral Point, 1957-58. Allen Barnes, president of the Crater Future Farmers of America chapter, presented the Crater FFA Rogue Ram blers band which won first place in the FFA district tal ent contest recently. This group will compete at the state FFA meet on March 21 and 22. Participating in this band are Tom and Denny Samples, Leon and Floyd Sherman and Dennis Fisher. These young men have ap peared on radio and tele vision programs. . "Let it be known," was the title of the speech given by Don Denning; this speech won him second place in a recent FFA district contest. Allen Barnes introduced those who took part in a dem onstration of the FFA parlia mentary team, led by John Caster, chairman of the group. They were Don Ryan, Don Denning, David Foote, Nate Banery, Larry Ryerson and Mike Redmond. A play on mental health, directed by Jim Backen, was given. This play has been pre sented several times with the cooperation of the Child Guid ance clinic. Students making up the cast were James Hayes, Kent Randall, Margaret Pen delton, Mary Jones and Janet Scalberg. Following the performance, a discussion between students and the audience was led by Norman Carothers in conjunc tion with mental health. The evening concluded with a silver offering in recognition of Founder's Day and refresh ments were served during the social hour. Dance Planned By Hilltoppers Hilltappers plan a square dance at the Old Wagner Creek school Saturday, Feb ruary 28, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The school is located on Wagner Creek road, two miles West of Talent on a paved road. All square dancers are in vited. Potluck refreshments will be served during intermission. Francis Cronin and guest callers will call the squares. Calendar Calendar notices and news for 1 the society section of The Mall Tribune must be submitted In j writing and deadline for the Son- j day edition is 1 p.m. Friday. Dead- ' line for the weekly calendar Is 9 a.m. 01 tne day lor publication ana for week day news is S P-m. the day before publication. Friday: 6:30 p.m. - Pocahontas! lodge, Redman hall. ' Saturday: 1 p.m. - Daughters of the i American Revolution, Girls Community club. 5-8 p.m. - Eagle Point Grange dinner, Grange hall. 8 p.m.-Roxy Ann HEC, card party at Grange hall. Brighten dull aluminum utensils by filling the pans with water adding sliced lem on and bringing the water to a boil. Add a bit of cream of tartar to remove a dark film. LYNN The Wonder Girl of Hair Cutting IS HOME CRATERIAN BEAUTY SALON 41 South Central Phone SP 2-4830 rasa Mushroom Club Schedules Trip Southern Oregon Mush room club has scheduled a field trip for Sunday, March 1. The group will meet at the home of Fred Lawrence, 1422 Euclid avenue, at noon, and leave from there for the out ing. Anyone interested in mak ing the trip is asked to call Mr. Lawrence at SPring 2-6767 for more information. Past Presidents Honored Guests At PTA Session 1 Talent - Talent Parent Teacher association honored its past presidents at a Found ers' day meeting held last week. Mrs. Richard Kane, PTA vice president, presented corsages to Mrs. Jennie Bay lor, Mrs. George Hartley, Mrs. John Childers, and Mrs. Neil Stockebrand. They were introduced by Mrs. Dale O'Harra, chairman of the Founders' day program. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Simp son of Ashland sang three numbers from the early days of the west, following a talk by Mr. Simpson about the Centennial and the history of PTA. Reference material for the elementary school library will be purchased with the balance of proceeds from the PTA carnival held last fall. Previous purchases include two record players and records for the primary de partment and uniforms for the high school basketball team. Mrs. J. E. McCardell, Mrs. O'Harra, and Mrs. Gilbert Wall were elected for the nom inating committee. Following the business meeting refreshments were served by mothers of children in the fifth grade under the direction of Mrs. McCardell, room mother representative. Colors were presented by Judy Bagley, Sharon Brad ford, Lynne Eilers, and Betty Jo Howell of Girl Scout Troop 175. Mrs. Corey's room won the room count. SATURDAY, FEB. 28th 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 Brightest way to rush a season-by choosing your own New Spring Dresses at our big annual trunk show. Mr. Kelly Sheldon will show you L'Aiglon's entire spring and summer line for '59. Your once-a-year chanceto see the en tire line before you order. BE YOUR OWN BUYER BY CHOOSING YOUR STYLE, COLOR AND FABRIC. L'Aigon Representative MR. KELLY SHELDON In Person to Assist You u Junior Bethel Night Observed; Delegates Named Bethel 55, International Or der of Job's Daughters, held Junior Bethel night Tuesday, February 24, at the Knights of Pythias hall. Honored Queen Lynda Knips presided. Junior bethel officers in at tendance were. Chaplain, San dra Sanner; recorder, Janet Turner; messengers, Willetta Eubanks, Camille Eri, Cheryl Cummings, Faye Adams and Sandra Jewett; librarian, Lena Merrifield; treasurer, Brenda Suit; musician, Lauri Beth Buonocore; senior custo dian, Virginia Vaughn; junior custorianu, Joanne Foresee; inner guard, Patricia Myers, and outer guard, Heather Rode. Choir members are soloist, TSnt..;,;.. CaIKit. Cliornn "Rslror Christine Bartels, Catherine; Brown, Beverly . Bush, Ro berta Featherston, Sharon Hamm, Linda Morlan, Pamela Trowbridge and Bonnie Tully. Escorted were Miss Kara lee Selby, junior past queen of the bethel and Miss Penny Sampert, grand bethel repre sentative to Utah. Introduced were Mrs. Paul Selby, past guardian; Mrs. William Suit, grand marshal of Oregon; L. H. Manning, grand inner guard of Oregon, and William Randolph, a visiting "secret dad." A "welcome back" gift was presented to the bethel guardian, Mrs. Harold Gor don, who has been ill. . Plans were made for at tending grand session in Eu gene April 9, 10, 11. Dele gates elected are Miss Marcia Barrell and Miss Sandra San ner. The annual election meeting of the guardian 'council will be held Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 P-m., at the home of Mrs. Gordon, 418 South Oak dale avenue. Refreshments were served by Jackie Mee, Willetta Eu banks, Camille Eri, Faye Adams, and Cheryl Cum mings, and their mothers. 1 About 10 million trees in the U. S. yield maple sap. TOMORROW ONLY! MEDFORD When barbecuing chicken, first place it on the grill with the skin side up. Allow the underneath side to cook a few minutes before . turning. A '5.44 PROMOTION! 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