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AFS Officials and Students Discuss Program at The local chapter of the American Field Service held a dinner May 2 for the con stituents of the AFS programs in the area. Attending were chapter presidents, area chairmen, lo cal AFS students from abroad, AFS summer exchange stu dents, and other AFS person nel. In "beginning the program Mrs. Tom Dickinson, area chairman and master of cere monies, asked each exchange student to briefly comment on his experiences in the United States or about his own coun try. Miss Sissel Frogner from Norway and currently attend ing Medford High school, emphasized her amazement at the amount of school spirit shown locally. It was also ex pressed how, in her school, formality is stressed in con trast to the informal Ameri can school. - Austrian Student German V e s k o, Austrian student now living in Yreka, Calif., compared the Austrian social life to .that of the United States. Two basic fac tors determining the Ameri can social life are television and clubs, he pointed out. Deitter Heinrich, German student staying in Dunsmuir, Calif., admitted that he felt right at home as his father is a railroad engineer. In sum marizing his U.S. school ac tivities, Deitter told delegates that his curriculum "at home1 consisted of 14 subjects while his American school curricu- lum was "much easier." Also speaking was Antonio (Tom) Tittel from Portugal who is a student at Medford High school. Tom told what -his trip to the U.S. has meant to him and the value of the AFS' pro gram. Additional -statements were made in re gard to the system of educa tion employed in this country. New Cities Told New cities in the area to -have AFS affiliations, were announced. They include Grants Pass, Crescent City, and possibly, Etna, Calif. Fam ilies in these cities will ten tatively sponsor a foreign stu dent next fall. Mrs. Dickinson then pre sented the three students from this area that have been BIG SAVINGS FOR YOU ON EM V WASHER -DRYER I '' " !' s1695 Automatic Dryer 3 temperature selections . . . super-capacity dryer cylinder ... high airflow blower fan circulates over 200 cu. ft of fresh air per minute ... giant lint tray ... automatic door switch. 2-Tub Spin -Dry (and your old washer, in working condition, regardless of age) Does a week's wash in one hour wash in one tub; rinse in the other. Spiralator action is thorough, gentle on clothes. Convenient ' Terms! ILARSON AppOiaoice Co. "Medford's Home Laundry Specialists" 406 E. Main Street ' ' , , Phone SP 2-5302 chosen to participate in the summer exchange program this year. They included Caro lyn Mencke, Medford; Julie Townley, Yreka; and Tom Seed. Dunsmuir. The specific country assignments have not as yet been released. Guests peaker for the event was Mrs. Russell T. Prescott, representative of the New York AFS staff. Mrs. Pres cott gave historical and infor mative background of the de velopment of the AFS and an analysis of the three AFS pro grams. Originated During "War The origin of the AFS was during World War I where its purpose was a voluntary ambulance service. With the conclusion of World War II the directors of the group pledged is services to the State department for any du ties that would encourage in ternational goo d-will and understanding. In the initial stages' of the organization its sole purpase was an adult ex change program. In 1947, featured year in the AFS student program, 50 students were sent from six countries, while this year over 1,171 students from 37 countries have participated in the AFS schedule. Within two years it is expected that the exchange participation may extend to over 5,000. The sum mer program has enlarged to 834 candidates sent to over 23 countries throughout the free world. " 'Explanation and inter pretation of the true America,' is perhaps the greatest conces sion that these ' foreign ex change students can offer," Mrs. Prescott maintained. In order to present documenta tion she cited examples where ex-exchange students have taken democratic steps to wards a better government and school life in their com munity. For this educational opportunity the work and ef fort of the AFS personnel is justified, she added. Third Phase The third portion of the AFS program is the 5-month school program where U.S. students attend school for one semester in a foreign country. At this time over 76 students have been sent to 11 different countries. Mbknm Dinner Mrs. Prescott closed by say ing that in anticipation of new cities to participate in the AFS activities, it is necessary to re-organize the local chap ters into areas for administra tive convenience, Mrs. H. D. Christensen, president of the Medford chapter will assume duties of the M e d f o r d-Grants Pass Crescent City area; Mrs. Dick inson will continue to direct the activities in Dunsmuir, Yreka, and new associations. Mrs. Christensen will turn her chapter duties over to president- elect Mrs. Frank Bash, 1325 Bundy st., Medford. Local Hosts Medford families who will be host to a foreign student during the 1959-60 school year are Mr. and Mrs. fnuiip Humphries, Ross lane, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Finch, 223 Bradford way. Completing the .Humphries family, which includes two sons, Phil, Medford High school sophomore, and Larry, sixth grader, will be Reinhart Kostlin of Ludwigsburg, Ger many. 'The Finches play, host to Theresa Inglin of Geneva, Switzerland. The Finches' daughters are Carolyn, Med ford High school sophomore, arid Christine, seventh grader. Terminating the evening ac tivities was a showing of colored slides taken by Dr Ken Young, director of curri culum, Yreka schools. Dr. Young composes a pictorial file for each of the exchange students that stay in Yreka The pictures illustrate typical American life so that the stu dents may take them home as a memento. Arrangements for the AFS dinner were made by Mrs, Dickinson and Mrs. Chris tensen. Funeral Rites Held For Victim of Fire Hillsboro - (UPD Funeral services were to be held to day for Ray W. Montgomery, 65, who. died Saturday . from burns suffered in an explo sion and fire at his home. Authorities said he returned from an early morning fish ing trip and tried to light his oil stove which exploded-. 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Lawrence Lis ter, Portland attorney hand ling the reward money, has reported receiving any claims for the money. , BE KIND TO ANIMALS-This is "Be Kind to Animals Week," and art students at Medford High school cooperated by pre paring posters for display calling attention to the event. One of them, prepared by Sue Mitcheltree, a sophomore art stu dent, is .shown here. The week' is designed to call public at tention to the need for early training in kindness, and to seek cooperation' in the programs of the Humane societies and affiliated organizations of the nation, including the necessity for limiting unrestricted breeding of unwanted pets. Remains of Negro Taken From Jail Found in Stream Bogalusa, La. - (UPD - The battered body of a young Ne gro, lynched by a white mob, was found floating in the Pearl river near here Mon day; Results of an autopsy were to be made public late today. The FBI intensified a search for the nine or 10 hood ed white men who dragged their screaming victim, Mack Charles Parker, from an un guarded jail cell in Poplar vile, Miss., April 25. He had been held on charges of rap ing a white woman. Parker's body was found by an FBI agent and a Mississijn pi state trooper, his head pro truding above thick under brush in the swamp-country river, 20 miles west of.Pop larville at the Louisiana-Mississippi state line. Parker's head was report ed to have been multilated. But authorities said that may have been caused by debris in the river. The autopsy results were to be disclosed at Poplarville. Taken To Mortuary Parker's body was. taken from Charity Hospital here early today in an ambulance to Hall's Mortuary in Hatties burg, Miss. ,, Parker was awaiting trial at Poplarville .on charges of raping a 23-year-old white mother Feb. 24 while her four-year-old daughter looked on. The alleged assault oc curred near Lumberton, where the rape victim's car had stalled. The attack was made after the woman's hus band left the vehicle to go to a garage. , , Parker's body was pulled from the river six hours af ter it was found. The delay resulted from the convening at the scene of a Washington St. Tammany Parish (county) La. coroner's jury. The body was bleached, ap parently from the long period of submersion in the 40-yard-wide river. When Parker was snatched from his cell he was wearing a pair of trousers in addition Your thoughtfulness will mean so much "Send a card to Mother" for SUNDAY, MAY 1 Oth See our lovely cards. Swem's 217 E. Main Medford Conservation in National Parks Differs From Other Practices (Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles being published in connec tion with Conservation Week, which is being ob served nationwide this week.) By ERNEST P. LEAVITT Conservation has been de fined as the wisest and most economical use of natural re sources. It has also been de fined as the greatest good for the largest number for the longest period of time. "Eco nomic use" is usually its main purpose, however. Conservation as it is prac ticed in the national parks is quite different from that I usually understood and prac- TO to his underwear. The trous ers were missing when the body was found near the Miss issippi shore of the river a little over a half-mils south of this city. Found Near Bridge Parker and the lynch mob had been the objects of one of the South's largest man hunts. Neither the 40 FBI agents nor the large Mississ ippi Highway Patrol staff working day and night on the case had reported any clues. issippi and Louisiana just A bridge which joins Miss- above the river where the body was found may have been the dumping spot for the victim. There were no weights attached to the body, Parker was Carried feet first, screaming and shout ing, from his normally un guarded third-floor Pearl Riv er County Courthouse jail by men, who first hit him with their fists. He was toss ed into a car and a convoy of four or five vehicles sped him out of the south Mississr ippi town. A farmer, passing by the jail, saw the incident but could not identify anyone. The woman who allegedly was raped nowlives in Petal, Miss., but formerly lived in the Bogalusa area. She is the wife of a guitar player who formerly lived in New York State. She identified Parker as her assailant Parker de nied attacking her. DECLARING Sen. Wayne L. Morse (D-Ore.) should be censured by the Senate for his attack on Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R-Ind.) tells news men he would seek such censure. Mrs. Luce resigned her new ambassadorship to Brazil after attack by Morse. CASUALTY REPORT MADE Algiers, Algeria (UPD French troops killed or cap tured 911 Algerian rebels dur ing the past week, the highest weekly number in " r e c e n t months, the French army re ported today French losses were not disclosed. pilll I'll! I lllnpl I, ticed throughout the world. When the National Park Service was established in 1916, Congress laid- down four objectives. These were to promote travel, conserve the scenery, natural and historic objects, provide for their use and enjoyment, in such man ner and by such means as would leave them unimpaired for the benefit of future gen erations. Each park is actually an outdoors museum, selected be cause it is unique and spec tacular and so superior to similar forms elsewhere as to justify its establishment as a "national" park. Each is set aside to maintain both tangi ble and intangible values. The tangible values are the natural forms of land, water, forests, vegetation, and wildlife. 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The only changes contemplated are those minor ones indirectly authorized in the Act estab lishing the National Park Service, which provide for fa cilities for administration, pro tection, and public service. which necessitates some land scape work and development. In the national parks there is no harvesting of timber, no mining, no grazing, no hunting, no construction of dams, or other economic uses. Far Removed This new concept of con servation and land use is often far removed from the average person's experience or think ing, and to some it may seem strange, especially at first glance. Reflection, however, will show its necessity if our natural treasures are to be preserved unimpaired for the benefit of future generations. Its purpose is to preserve for all time the nation's master pieces of scenic beauty, guard ed against mis-use or non conforming practices. Even so, the parks have a large economic value which arises from the expenditures made by the Government, park concessioners, and trav elling public. Some 6Q million visitors en ter the National Park system areas annually and their ex penditures are widely dis tributed, benefitting everyone. Tourist travel is the third larg est industry in- the state of Oregon today and is growing rapidly. Recreation is a resource which can be used over and over again without depletion. The national parks play an important part in the econo my of the state and nation. In recent years a strong public sentiment has been. Extra cups Wards already- built up for the protection and ' preservation of the na j tional parks and a better un derstanding of their meaning, policies and objectives, and For Mother's PRINCESS MATCHED ACCESSORIES Golden medallion design on rich marble-effect Florentine Cowhide. Cathedral colors. A. The FRENCH PURSE . B. The 'CIGARETTE CASE . . . C. The KEY GARD. Zipper Closing D. 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