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o ! ' 4 - MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Portland Junior 10 To Play in Medford Sunday A group of young musicians whSch has earned nation-wide acclaim, the Junior Symphony orchestra of Portland, will present a concert in Medford Sunday, October 18. The con cert is part of a state-wide trir being made under the 3 sponsorship of the Oregon Centennial commission. The prgram will be given at Med- . cford High school auditorium at 2 p.m. and tickets will be on sae at the door. The Portland Junior sym phony, now in its 35th season, ha been acknowledged to be one of the outstanding groups of musician in the eatire na tion. ' . Praise has come from -such well-known musicians and critics as Conductors ''Arthur Fiedler and Dimitri yMitropoulis, and from Robert Naur, music editor of the S jurisdictional Session :Set For Methodist Women ' Medford members of the . Woman's Society of Christian e r v i c e of the Methodist church will join some ;700 Mother far-western members of Te Organization in Portland Jat the 13th biennial meeting of Western Jurisdiction, Wom an's Society of Christian Service October 18 through 24. Mrs. J. Fount Tillman, Lew isbur, Tenn., national pres ident of the 1,800,000-member Woman's Division of Christian Service, will meet members of : he organization from the 12 - wester states, which now in . . cludeHawaii and Alaska, and the Pacific Japanese Provis- I sr-rl , J A Mrs. J. Fount Tillman- . ional conferesce. Rose City Park Methodist lV.cb.8rch will be host to the "degates and visitors expect ed for the week-long session, which will combine three conventions meeting consecu tively. Highlight of the opening day will be consecration of . the Louise Bftnch-Beulah. Fa ster Meiuorial chapel, and ded- ication of the Manley Wing 1 $ the Methodist Home in Salem. The home is a project of the OregoB conference J "Woman's society and Wesley- .t Miss Lillian A. Johnson - n. Service guild; Mrs- Till 'man will give the address. -'The program will be at 2 p jn. - October 18, at the Methodist Home. The chapel is a memor : ial for the two women, Mrs, Bunch and Mrs. Faber, whose untimely deaths, only six months part in 1955 and 1956, closed two lives dedi cated to Christian service, s Beginning Sunday afternoon, October 18, the Western Juris diction Deaconess assocation .wifl hold its conference. Pre siding will be Miss Eunice Allen, director of Tacoma Community House in Tacoma, I Wash. . , , .- Following , executive ses sions, of the Western Jurisdic--ftion, -i Woman's Society of Christian Service, Tuesday, October 20, its president, Mrs. E. M. "Silton of Moscow, Idaho, I will convene public sessions "Wednesday and Thursday, Oc tober 21 and 22 and finish the jurisdiction business at execu tve sessions Friday, October r 1 23. : The Wesleyan Service Guild ' i weekend for employed worn T ten of the Methodist church ; r will begin with registrations Friday afternoon, and con clude its program Saturday, - October 24. Oregon delegates will remain for an additional Tuejd.y, Oct. 13, 1939! Symphony Politiken in Copenhagen, Den mark, who urged that the group be taken on a European tour. Articles about the Junior Svmphony have been carried in The Saturday Eve Post, Holiday and Newsweek. Holi day said "The 35-year-old or chestra has won itself an en viable national reputation." Now directed by Jacob Avshalomov, whose own mu sical education included play ing with the Junior Sym phony, the orchestra includes about 80 musicians, all under 21 years of age. The program here will in clude Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony," "Afternoon of a Faun" by Debussy and "Ru manian Rhapsody" by Enesco. Adult admissions are SI and student tickets will be .50 cents. session Sunday morning. Pre siding officer for the Guild Weekend will be Mrs. Clar ence Jones, Reno, Nev., West ern Jurisdiction secretary for the Wesleyan guild. In addition to Mrs. Tillman, executives of the Woman's Division of Christian Service from New York, who will at tend the triple sessions in clude Miss Marguerite Twin em, national secretary for missionary personnel, and Miss Lillian Johnson, nation al secretary for the Wesleyan Service Guild. Other speakers will include Bishop A. Raymond Grant of Portland, area bishop, and deaconnesses and missionaries from points as distant as In dia and the Philippine Islands. Two dramatic presentations will be featured on the eve nings of the public meetings. Wednesday evening the prize winning drama "In Unbroken Line" written by Miss Mar lene Buck, Marysville, Wash., will be presented. Miss Buck, who won first place in a jurisdiction-wide contest held last year to encourage religious dramatic writing among Meth odist college students, will be present to receive her $100 award. Thursday evening a cast of 31 men and women will pre sent "Into Life," first seen by the 10,000 delegates who at tended the 1958 national Woman's Society Assembly in St. Louis, Mo. For those staying through -Friday, a field trip to the Linnton Community Center, a project of the Woman's Divis ion, is planned. v 4 Garden Club Little Garden club of Med ford will hold a potluck luncheon at the home of Mrs. George Sample, Applegate, Wednesday, October 14. Bulbs will be the program topic. PTA Committee To Meet Monday Eagle Point-The executive committee of Eagle Point Ele mentary Parent-Teacher asso ciation will meet in the teach ers' dining room Monday, Oc tober 19, at 8 p.m. Mrs. Joe Shelton, association president, will preside. Calendar Calendar notices and news fot the society - section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 D-m Friday Dead' line for the weekly calendar is 9 a m of the day of publication and for week day news is S pjn the day oefore publication. Tuesday: - 5:30-7 p.m. Lone Pine PTA supper, .school cafeteria. 7:30 p.m. Women's Asso ciation of First Presbyterian church, circles. Candlelight, Mrs. Dewey Wilson, 508 North Berkeley Way; and Vesper; Mrs. Jack Sanborn, 2180 Capitol aye. - 8 p.m. American Legion auxiliary,. 533 Edwards st. 8 p.m. - Nevita chapter, Or der of Eastern Star, Masonic temple, Central Point. v 8 pan. Pythian club, home of Mrs. Mae Jack, .1129 Niantic st. . - 8 p Jn. - Roguette Circle Military Order of lady Bugs, VFW hall. . Wednesday: : 10 a.m. - Agate Home Ex tension unit, home of . Mrs. Ed Boardman, Downing rd. : 11 SL.m. - Townsend Har mony club, Carpenter's hall, 123 West Main st. ' 12:30 p.m. - Chapter AA, PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs. J. R. Dellenback, 257 Wind sor ave. . 12:30 p.m. - Mistletoe club, Girls Community club. 12:30 p.m. - Women of Ro tary, home of Mrs. Jorgen Jorgensen, 1913 Hillcrest rd. 2 p.m. - Mail Tribune Re porter's school, Red Cross chapter house, 60 Hawthorne ave. """ " - Women's 1 lfS Washington Mrs. Dwighi Eisenhower llefi) walks hand-in-hand with Mrs. Luis Somoza, wife of ihe Nicaraguan presi dent, at ihe While House Thursday. Mrs. Somoza is on an informal tour of the United States. -(UPI Telephoto) peaker Says an for Widowhood Years Portland "Women today can count on spending about 16 years in widowhood, and would do well to plan in ad vance for these years alone," Mrs- Roberta Frasier, family life specialist, Oregon State College Extension service, told homemakers today at the Na tional Home Demonstration council meeting. The group is holding its 23rd annual meet ing in Portland. Mrs. Frasier advised women to develop interests and hob bies outside the home, learn to do more "on her own," un derstand family business, and consider what will be done with the family home when alone." . . OSC's ' home economist also pointed out that the first years of marriage are not the most blissful. Forty-one per cent of all divorces occur during these, first' years, she said. Mrs. Fra sier encouraged meetings for young marrieds to help iron out some of these early mar riage difficulties. Mrs. Frasier also reported a U. S. department of agricul ture survey which showed that 77 per cent of women in extension clubs received satis factions from motherhood, but more than ;. half , were "con cerned", when it came to rais ing their families. Discipline, social relation ships, emotional problems, routine care, and individual differences among, children puzzled mothers, in the sur vey. . Homemakers from 41 states and Puerto Rico are attending the council meeting. Conven tion headquarters are at the MultnomahJ-iotel, with gener al sessions at the Civic Audi torium. Purpose of the national home economics meeting is to develop some of the programs carried out as community pro jects in local home' extension clubs. These include programs in safety, civil defense, citizen ship, international relations, publicity,- family life, and health. . The "work crew" for the meeting is made up of Ore gon homemakers. Nearly 50 Multnomah county homemak ers helped register guests Sat urday, at the hotel, C. M. Ferguson, administra tor of the federal extension service, Washington, D.- C, spoke on "Education for To morrow's Living" Monday morning. -- Officers of the Oregon National Flower Election VOTE for your favorite OFFICIAL U.S. FLOWER Flowers Gifts SP 3-1733 26 SOUTH CENTRAL 7 News Women Should Home Economics Extension council and official hostesses for the conference are Mrs. Armas Jakku, Hood River, president; Mrs. Howard Lill, Corvallis, first vice president, Mrs. Vina Spooner, Grants Pass, second vice president; Mrs. L. A. Davenport, Myrtle Point, secretary; and' Mrs. M. C. Kelly, Scio, treasurer. Knife and Fork Slates Speaker . Ashland - Gene Conklin, midwest radio commentator and public relations consult ant, will speak at the first fall meeting of Siskiyou Knife and Fork club. The meeting will be held Thursday, October 29, at Tally-Ho restaurant according to. Dr.' Earl L. Lawson, Med ford, president of the club. Thespeaker has been a re peated visitor to Europe and Middle Eastern countries in recent years and has made many speeches throughout the United States for Rotary Inter national and at the request, of the United States Department of State. " Mrs. Eugene Foresee and Mrs. May Rushton will be co hostesses for a meeting of Roxy Ann Home Economics club this week. It will be held Wednesday, October 14, at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Foresee's home, 3514 Roberts Road. . - You Can't Buy A More Service Free Dryer! SEE THE HALO OF HEAT DRYER BEFORE YOU BUY? PRICES START AT Larson Appliance Co, ' 3 "', "Medford's Home Laundry Specialists" 406 E. MAIN PHONE SP 2-5302 Social Teacher in Eagle Point Reports on Yugoslav Trip Eagle Point - The people of Yugoslavia extended a hearty welcome to Mrs. Don ald McGovern of Eagle Point on her recent trip there, she reports. Mrs. McGovern spent five weeks vacationing with relatives last summer. -Mrs. McGovern, who was taught the Serbian language by her father, a native of that section of Europe who came to this country to live at the age of 18, found that speak ing tne language made hj visit much more successful. Mrs." McGovern went by air from Seattle direct to London "by the Polar route, with a refuel stop at- Fro bisher bay. She reports that the temperature there never rises above 42 degrees. While in London Mrs. McGovern re newed acquaintances . with friends sha and her husband made a year ago on their tour of Europe, a Yugoslavian refugee family. , In Paris the traveler, board ed the Yugoslavian Air lines plane and mi.de stops in Mu nich, Frankfort and Vienna before being met by relatives at Zagreb where she made her headquarters while in Yugoslavia. Mrs. McGovern spent quite some time in Belgrade, the capital, and in various other sections of the country. She also spent a week on an. island with a cousin and his family and attended a na tional folk dancing festival. The people, of each section of Yugoslavia have a tradi tional costume which is worn only for special ; occasions such as festivals, and , it is Dossible to tell what section the wearer is from by his clothing. V Mrs. McGovern's hostess teaches school, and since the Eagle Point woman is also a teacher, they compared notes nn their profession . and dis covered that the subject mat ter taught is very much the same in both countries The children of Yugoslavia have the opportunity of select ing one of four foreign lan guages, of which . English is one, when they reach tha age of 10 years. Teacher's wages average about $25 a month, Mrs. McGovern learned, and they teach in one five-hour shift a day.. , Mrs. McGovern reports that throughout her entire visit and her travels she found he people very friendly and anx ious to learn more of the American way of living. Everyone has radios, but very few television sets and cars are owned by the average family, she said. Soccer was one of the fa vorite seasonal games at the time Mrs. McGovern was in Yugoslavia, and occupies the interest of the people much as football does at this time For More Than 50 Years! THE QUALITY LEADER t I $5L5995 Events here, she reported. The Eagle Point teacher took pictures during : her travels, and also brought back souvenirs among which are a pair of -shoes, a coffee mill, coffee pot and some Turkish coffee beans. Yugoslavians buy their coffee beans green, roast the beans themselv' s and grind them in small hand- operated mills. The pulverized coffee is then placed in a pot with water and brought to a boil. It is served in tiny cups, smaller than a demi-tasse cup, and is sipped very slowly due to its strong flavor. .. ; Mrs. McGovern made the return trip by way of New York and Portland, Ore. Color in Home Topic for Unit Phoenix - "Color in the Home" will be the topic for Phoenix Home Extension unit when the group meets Friday, October 16, at 10:15 a.m.- in the Phoenix Community club-' house. Mrs. Lester Rutledge and Mrs. David Kelsoe will give the program. Members are asked to bring samples of up holstering, drapery, slip cov er, wall paper and floor cov ering materials, also a toy muffin tin with 6 cups, or 6 jar lids. Also required will be rags or facial tissue and a half pint jar of clear water. A planned luncheon will be served at noon. Members may call Mrs. J. O. N. Poling, SPring 3-1235 concerning the menu. Table service will be required. . Plastic Straw Flexible plastic straws-for hot and cold beverages-may be rinsed for re-use arid bent, squeezed or tied without loss of function.. Until recently, they were for hospitals ex clusively. V- '. SB $6.95. YOUR Visit Burelson's Hair Fashions by Glenn Main and Bartlett Streets Record Number At Roosevelt Parent - Teacher association had a record at tendance , 250 persons, for the first meeting of the season held last Friday at the school. Robert Sage, new princi pal of the school, was intro duced, and spoke of how par ents may help the school. He introduced the' teachers, Mrs. Edamae Adamson, Mrs. Geor gianna Beier, Mrs. Betty Scott and Mrs. Frances Weaver, first grades; Miss Margaret Jones, Mrs. Edna Olson, Mrs. Suzanne S c h u 1 z, second grades; Mrs. Mildred" Bevis, Mrs. Lucille Hulburt, Mrs. Betty Pruett and Miss Eliza beth. Rice, third grade; Mrs. Howard Lindstrom, Mrs. Ger trude Lorton and Miss Kath leen Silver, fourth grade; Mrs. Hazel Mekvold, Mrs. Marian Roxy Gardeners Announce Session Due to . a conflict with the fall meeting of the Siskiyou district, Oregon Federation of Garden clubs, set for October 14, a meeting of Roxy Garden club has been postponed, one day..- v-; . The Roxy club will meet Thursday, October 15, at 10:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. H. Chandler Drew, Dry Creek road. . .The program; will be a work shop on flower arrangements, led by Mrs. William Sheppard, Shady Cover . Members are to take a sack lunch and materials - for the workshop. - Sewing Club To Make Plans for Bazaar Plans for a bazaar will be made at a meeting this week of the sewing club of the aux iliary to Crater Lake-post; Veterans of Foreign Wars. It will be held at the home f of Mrs. Fred Lawrence, 1422 Eu clid avenue, Thursday, Octo ber 15, at 12:30 p.m. : Those attending are to take a sack lunch and a cup. ; To keep your fruit bowl at peak quality, put everything except bananas and avocadoes in the refrigerator at night. izei 32 to 38. CHARGE ACCOUNT INVITED! Session of Roosevelt PTA Montgomery, James Tegner, Robert Wobbee, fifth grade; 'Mrs? Eleanor Hamilton, Mrs. Bertha Haskins, Clifford Mc Lean and Jack Pope, sixth grade. Mrs. Richard Schuchard di rected informal singing and Mrs. Charles Adamson from United Nations talked about UNICEF. She said parents should encourage their chil dren to take part in UNICEF's worthwhile program, on Hal loween to raise money for vaccines, milk an$ food that can be sent to unfortunate children. This is a self-help program, she said, and needy countries put up $2 for every $1 received from this UN agency Mrs. John - Holmes, secre tary, read a letter of resigna tion from the president, Mrs. Douglas Fosbury. Mrs. .Hale Greenman was introduced by f l! Flowers and Flatteries One ktsckMM laee peony applique after another blooms in this bouquet of matched nylon bricoM. Ia eolors worth their weight in compliments, the effect is absolute hwury bat the upkeep is practically ail. That's because it all flicks in and oat of the lacndry withoet a care in the world! PeUieLirt, $3.95. Snet SmB, MuBum tad Luge. 6 Phone SP 2-5252 Mrs. Fosbury as her successor, and was presented with the gavel and president's pin. Mrs. Arlon Skinner was nam ed the new vice-president and other officers and committee members were also intro duced. The budget was accepted, and it was noted that it it had been cut considerably this year. Mrs. Skinner read a report from the ' executive committee regarding ways means. - It was voted to hold a baked food sale, and other activities, to be decided in the future, in lieu of the annual carnival. Mrs. Weaver won the room count in the lower grades, and Mr. Pope in the upper grades. The next meeting of the unit will be December 11 at 2:30 p.m. Refreshments were served by the executive "board. : 5 Brief, $2.50. Sum 4 to 7. C3 Phone SP 2-6421 ' VI '. O i I - E i - r f O O O o o i o o ' n tit 'jfair"ifri"t n'n UTflii
