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v 1 I ? V c ,s s m X ?. g I 14 MAIL TRIBUNt, Mtoffortf, Or. Medford, Central Point Women Aid UNICEF Project Manj women in several Jackson county cities and towns are cooperating with the Medford chapter, Oregon United Nations association, en planning the annual UNICEF Halloween project. The UNICEF project, which has spread throughout the United States and Canada in recent years, is an effort to di vert the attention of small children from destructive and 'selfish practices in connection with Halloween and at the same time raise money to aid children of the many under developed countries. Mrs. C. Rease Braley, UN member, has signed up par ents to staff the various schools on Halloween. Chil dren are asked to go to, the schools at 6:30 pjn. where they will be given UNICEF Chapter. Holds ? Model Meeting A model meeting of Beta Upsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi was held at the home of Mrs. Del Landing' October 20. Mrs. Fred Wilson presided, and the program followed a welcome talk by Mrs. Joe Sayre. , History of Beta Sigma Phi was outlined by Mrs. Fred Wilson. Mrs. Howard Berg gave a talk on the aims and purposes of the chapter and of the international clubs. Functions of Beta Sigma Phi City council was given by Mrs. Richard Knoll. "What the chapter means to me per sonally" was the topic of Mrs. Marsh Ramsby. Guests for the evening were Mrs. Larry Rose, Mrs. Lloyd Carr, Mrs. Clifford Curl, Mrs. Richard Lamont, Mrs. John Freese, Mrs. Earl Pott ruff, Mrs. Calvin McKibtoin and Mrs. Leonard Howe. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Joe Sayre and Mrs. Landing. f ' ' Halloween Party Planned Tonight Xi Mu chapter, .Beta Sigma Phi will hold a meeting and. Halloween pay tonight at 8 o'clock at the hone of Mrs. Austin Murray, 1709 Lenora drive. The topic for the pro gram win be the various phy sical senses, and Dr. Jack In gram will be the guest , speak er. The last chapter . meeting was held at the Home of Mrs. Curt Butterfield, 813 .Minne sota avenue, with Mrs. Helen Ashley as co-hostess. The pro gram was presented by Mrs. Vert Walker and Mrs. Nils Edin on the subject "The Gourmet." Mrs. Walker had on display several very old cook books, one of which con tained a recipe which was giv en a ptfze in "a contest spon sored by the dregoniaa re cently. ... ' Mrs. : Edin also brought . some cook books reminis ; cent of the Old Organ Trail. ' Each member was asked to re ' late a- memorable experience ' in cooking or to ..tell what memory was most vivid from ' her childhood in regard to food or cooking. You are cordially Invited to a ... 4 : Special from A. I. Lipsey, Ino of Beverly Hills, California "Wtirmirf, Oct. it, If 59 cartons in which householders will place their contributions. After their canvass is compet ed, the children return to the school with their money and are then treated to cider and doughnuts furnished by bak esies, service clubs and lodges. Parents staffing the various Medford schools are Mrs, Douglas Lamb, Oak Grove; Mrs. Woodrow Davis, Jackson ville; Mrs. Walter Olsen, Jef ferson; Mrs. Milton Kornstad, Jackson; Mrs. William Thomp son. Roosevelt: Mrs. Donald Coltrane, Washington; Mrs, Max Weston, Lincoln; Mrs. Robert L. Cagy, West Side; Mrs. David Bergstrom, St. Mary's school. Central Point is cooperat ing on the UNICEF project for the first time, with a group of Central Point Parent Teacher association members aiding the UN chapter. Mrs Lewis Cox and Mrs. C. E Chamberlain are taking charge, and children will pick up their collection boxes at Jewett school cafeteria. Central Point merchants are providing treats for the children, and Junior Chamber of Commerce members are giving them' scrip for a carni val being held that evening. 3-" Birthday Party Honors Woman Central Point Mrs. Mil lie Glass of Ajax street, White City, was honored re cently in celebration on her seventieth birthday. Hostesses were her two daughters, Mrs. Lester West, White City, and Mrs. T. A. Bedingfield, Pros pect. Mrs. Glass, who thought her daughters had planned to have a very small afternoon tea, was surprised to see so many of her relatives and friends arriving to help her to celebrate her birthday. Mrs. West and Mrs. Bedingfield had made and decorated the birthday cakes and guests gave Mrs. Glass a shower of personal gifts. Guests included her aunt, Mrs. Addie Vincent, Medford, Jess Walker and Mrs. Glass five sisters, Mrs. Bessie Case, Mrs. Matty Rodgers, Mrs. Clara White and Mrs. Jess Walker. Also attending were John Nelson and Mrs. Glass' three nieces, Mrs. John Nelson, Mss. Clayton Simmons and Mrs. Vernon Monia; her sis- ter-in-laws Mrs. Olive ' Dean, and Mrs. Jesse Glass, both Central Point. 1 Other relatives and friends present were Mrs. Theo Glass, Mrs. Leland Dysinger, Mrs. Eunice Jones, and Frank Dean, all Central Point, Mrs. Fred Clark and Miss Marie Clark, Eagle Point, Mrs. Earl ZT S "jLongview, Wash., spent last Hort, White City and Mrs.1 " MAn rjni most Dee Hoist, Medford ..... . 1 . Returns Mrs. A. L. Duin has return ed to her home at 427 South Central avenue after spending a week with her daughter and son --in - law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garner, Hayward, Calif. , . Showing FUSS THURSDAY -FRIDAY& SATURDAY -Oct. 29-30-31 9:00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. Each Day 617 East Main Phone SP 2-8992 Women's News Social Events Oak Grove Unit Hears UN Speakers Speakers for the United Nations and UNICEF were on the program for a recent meeting of Oak Grove Parent .Teachers association. Mrs. Clayton Charley was program chairman. Mrs. C. Rease Braley spoke on UNICEF and urged parents to have their children co operate on the annual coin collection on Halloween, the money to go to buy food and medicine for children in under-developed countries. She suggested that parents accom pany the children" and said that they were to be at the Oak Grove school at 6:30 p.m. October 31 if they wished to take part. They will check in at the school with their coins and receive a treat. Mrs. Arnold Bohnert spoke on the United Nations, stating that UNICEF is one of the subsidiary agencies. . Robert Phillips, principal, called attention to the library books displayed and said they had been purchased with funds earned by the PTA last year, and displayed pictures to be hung in the cafeteria. Mrs. Douglas Lamb, presi dent, conducted a business meeting. Mrs. Stanley Shafer, magazine chairman, stated that unit has 196 members, and that the membership drive will continue through October. Mrs. Leigh Gustison, president of the Oregon Con gress of Parents and Teachers, is a member of the Oak Grove unit. Open house was announced for November 12 during Na tional Education week. Mrs. Lamb asked mothers inter ested in a Mothersingers group to contact her, or Mrs. Aubrey Wisdom. By-law revisions were pre sented and are to be voted on at the January meeting.' Any one wishing copies may con tact Mrs. Lamb or the school. Mrs. Gene Chamberlain of the Medford Junior Women's club displayed the social cal endar which the club is sell ing to raise funds for the club's clothing pool for school children. Mrs. Florence Connors, fifth grade teacher, showed colored movies which she took during summer cruise to Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia and other points and displayed ar ticles purchased on the trip. Daughter Here Mr. and Mrs." Jade sayior, of Mrs. Baylor's mother, Mrs. Agnes Kelly, 725 Pennsylvan ia avenue. ; ' CALENDAR Wednesday: 6:30 pjn.-Ladies auxiliary to Siskiyou canton, IOOF hall. Unairit "Where you find the clothes you love to live in" Following a custom popular in many cities, members of Medford University club ar holding a series of pre-game parties this winter before home games of Medford High school's football team. Among those who at tended the party held last Friday night at. the clubhouse were (left to right) Peter Time to Teacher Teachers' Theme Time to Teach will be the theme of the 13 th annual fall two-day conference of the De partment of Classroom Teach ers, Oregon Education associa tion, which will be held Octo ber 30 and 31 in Eugene. On Saturday's program is a panel for local DCT presi dents. Participants will in clude Mrs. Maxine Smith, Medford, president of the Oregon- Education association; Ewald Turner, Pendleton, im mediate past president of the National Education associa tion's Department of Class room Teachers; . Miss Eula May Taylor, Tacoma, Wash., Northwest DCT regional di rector; Arnold Wolpert, west coast representative 'of NEA; Ed Elliott, director ; of field service, OEA; and Louis Cor rigan, Klamath Falls teacher. Featured speakers of the Friday session will , be Dr. Charles Bish, NEA, Washing ton, D.C., and Dr. Ray Lowe, professor - of education, Uni versity of Oregon. Dr. Lowe will speak on "Emerging Role of the Teacher.". Dr. Bish, NEA director of a i national study project on the academi cally talented student, will re port, the findings of his -research. . ( Mr. Turner will be the Fri day evening banquet speaker, Gov. Mark O. Hatfield will be Saturday . luncheon confer ence speaker. Mrs. Lucy Ellen Wessling, Parkrose teacher and state president of DCT, will preside at all general sessions. 4 Stir until sugar dissolves and add 3 cups of chilled car bonated water. Pour over orange or lemon sherbet in 6 tall glasses. Garnish with maraschino cherries. i - 47 :. Director Of Parks IsSpeaker Robert Ha worth, director of : parks and recreation for Medford, was guest speaker at a meeting of Washington Par ent-Teacher association Octo ber 23: Ronald Weatherford, principal, introduced the speaker to the group. Mr.- Haworth gave a brief history of the growth of Med ford. He stated that in April 195S the city appointed a com mission to study the needs of the community, recognizing that Medford was far behind other cities of comparative size in park planning. After much study the commission recommended the need of a director. At the present time there are nine commission members that work with the director, Bids will be called for the new swimming pool on Jack son street which should be completed by next summer, Mr. Haworth said. ' The school district cooper ates on the winter indoor pro gram using school facilities, the speaker said. Adult arts and crafts classes will be offered, with home decor and Christmas gifts in mind. Brochures will be sent home with the school chil dren announcing the classes. The loss of area in Hawthorne park by the proposed freeway plans was mentioned. Union park, which has been developed mainly by neigh borhood effort, will be provid ed with an underground sprinkler system by the city, Mr. Haworth said. The system will be installed by Novem ber 15. The Medford district is ne gotiating for additional pro perty to provide Washington school with additional play ground room, he added. ' Presentation of the flag was made by Den 4; Mrs. Rodney Witham is den mother. The PTA prayer was read by Mrs. Donald Hickey. The room count was won by Mrs. Ruth Gilbertson. . The PTA. authorized pur chase of a wall hung relief map and a nature study chart for the upper grades studying science. The budget, recom mended by the- executive board, was accepted by the group. Mrs. Victor Seeburger announced that the associa tion now has 247 members. A letter from Gov. Mark -Hat field asked for parents to par ticipate" in PTA. ' Sale Planned . . Mrs. Charles Chitwood, chairman of the ways . and means committee, announced that a baked foods sale will be held in connection with open house on November. 12. Mrs. Roy Rolls and her com mittee were authorized, to purchase a large coffee urn to be used at school functions. Albert Huntemann, band instructor, displayed a cornet which had been purchased with funds from last years budget appropriation. ' It was announced ' that a UNICEF drive will be held Halloween night. Children should be at the school at 6:30 pjn. to receive the col lection cups, and are to re turn at 8:30 pjn. for dough nuts and cider will be served The refreshments are donated by local merchants. The principal introduced the teachers, each received a small corsage. The three new teachers were persented with large corsages. They are: Miss Martha Murray,, Mrs. Jean Rector and Mrs. " Lois Seitz. Refreshments were served by the sixth grade mothers with Mrs. Henry Keplinger Thomas, New York City; Mrs. Carl Wimber ly Jr., Mrs. Robert Dickey and Mrs. C. H. Buffinton. Mr. Thomas is here to direct the Junior Service League Follies, set for No vember 4-5, and rehearsals are being held daily at the Crateriam theater. Dress Workshop Dates Announced Valley View Extension unit has scheduled a review of the basic dress workshop Novem ber 5, 12 and 19 at the Valley View school house. Workshop leaders will be Mrs. H. B. Chapman, KEystone . 5-2098, and Mrs. S. O. James, KEy stone 5-2795. Meetmgs will begin each day at 10 a.m. Women are to take a sack lunch; coffee will be furnished. Women wishing to take the better dress workshop in the spring must have completed the basic dress workshop. Interested women may con tact either of the leaders.. and Mrs. John Weber pouring, Camp Fire Girls, with Mrs. T. H. Gerrety as their leader, as sisted with the babysitting Members and first time visit ors wore special name tags and were greeted, by a wel coming committee. - 'Ship'n Shore's no-iron shirt favorite There's no other look quite like this .. .the beautifully tailored shirt, so timeless in its fashion. And there's no other blend quite like Ship'n Shore's 65 Dacron. 35 cotton. It dries so quickly, snubs the iron., won't pill, fuzz or shrink. White, pastels. Sizes 30 to 38. It's the no-iron fabric advertised in Reader's Digest YOUR CHARGE ACCOUNT INVITED! Main and Bartlett Streets Down Town Medford Medford Queen Gives Report oh Grand Session Cave Junction - Honored Queen Barbara Gordon of bethel 55, International Order of Jobs Daughters, Medford, gave a report on her trip last August to the supreme session in Cleveland, Ohio, at the friendship night of bethel 36, Kerby, October 19. Miss Gordon described the train trip made by the young women attending the session and reported on other activi ties. The next supreme session will be held in Long Beach, Calif. Queens of other bethels who were honored at the meeting included Miss Gor don; Miss Mickie Noble, beth el 14, Medford; Miss Sara Vandenburgh, bethel 22, Ash land, and Miss Deana Miller, bethel 13, Grants Pass. Queen Linda Prather, who presided at the meeting, in troduced Miss Sandra Piper, Junior princess ana grana bethel representative of New Mexico in Oregon. Junior princesses intro duced were Miss Arlene Able man, bethel 182, Crescent City: Miss Shirley Champion, bethel 22, Ashland, and Miss Carla Borough, bethel 14, Medford. Further introductions in cluded Miss Marge Clarke, bethel 22; Mrs. Harold Gor don, bethel 55; Mrs. Homer Snider and Mrs. Leone Wein gart, worthy matron, . Western Star chapter, Order of East ern Star, Kerby, and Miss Philomene Wheelen, guide, bethel 182, Crescent City. Many other guests were present. V On the program were Miss Diane Blue, entertainment chairman, and the -Misses Gloria and Sandra Hare, Lor raine Steimer and , Sharon Prather. A skit was presented by queens and officers of visit ing bethels. Miss Blue, Miss Prather and their mothers served refreshments. On the refreshment commit tee at the last meeting were the Misses Gloria Hare, Kathy Breckenridge, Donna Parmer- lee and their mothers. -Members of the local beth el . are making arrangements for transportation to attend the friendship night in Med ford October 26. . French cuffs! 1- - . , Dances -Announced A round dance class will be held at Wilson school Friday, October 30, at 8 pjn. Instruc tor is Mrs. Douglas Fosbury, and all square dancers are invited. The first hour of in struction will be devoted to basic dance steps. Night Owls Saturday night, Oct. si, at the Bellview Grange in Ash land, a convention of Night Owl square dancers will be held. The dance starts at approximately 8:30 p.m. and lasts until the "wee small hours." There will be a light potluck meal of cookies and coffee at 11 p.m., .and start ing at 2:30 ajn. the Grange will serve a breakfast, of hot cakes, ham, and eggs for a nominal charge. Those who "square up" after the breakfast are elig ible for Night Owl badges, and all square dancers are in vited. Floyd Workman and Byron (Buzz) Dibble will call the squares. Halloween Dance ' . A Halloween square dance will be held in the American Legion hall in Central Point Saturday night, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. The dance is be ing sponsored by three Med ford ' groups, the Pioneers, atar womenaders, and Y Knot Twirlers with Kenneth Hood and Mr. Fosbury call ing ine squares. Dancers are encouraged to wear appropri ate Halloween costumes. Pot luck refreshments will be served during the evening. Gold Hill Gardeners Meet at Dusenberrys Gold Hill Mrs. Loyd R. Dusenberry was hostess for a meeting of Gold Hill Garden club at her home in Sams Valley, Oct. 16. Following a potluck lunch eon, Mrs. Gervas H. SouthalL newly elected president of the group, conducted the business session. Articles on the superstitions of different flowers and herbs were read by several of the members, during the pro gram directed by Mrs. .Ferd Jones, program chairman. Dried materials suitable for making winter bouquets were brought by members to use in making arrangements during another meeting of the group. - The next meeting will be ffi.t MmofA'a TV mEDFORD J ... fashionably told IIP Your Two Favorites' In Again By- Popular Demand! our no-iron Ship'n Shore favorite However yon spend your day, mis is the fashion you need! It's the carefree shirt, as only Ship'n Shore can do it. Precisely tailored with two-way collar and roll-up sleeves. In 65 Dacron, ' 65 cotton, the perfect quick-dry blend... won't pQ, fuzt or shrink. White, pastels. Sizes 30 to 38. 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The company provided a full scale American com munity with post office, bank, club house and recreational facilities. Food arrived from America every 6 weeks in refrigerated shin, ransincr thp hraiscwivM to scramble for a share of . the perishable fruits and vegetables. Since all clothes had to be brought at the beginning of the two-year term, keeping abreast with the current styles was a considerable chore for the ladies, the speaker said. Although this was an Ameri can community, residents were subject to the Arabian laws and customs. No Chris tian ceremonies could be pub licly held and Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy's wedding was the last Christian ceremony per mitted in this Moslem coun try. Since Friday is the Mos lem holy day, Thursdays and Fridays were observed by the Oil company as the week end, Mrs. Tweedy said. Mrs. Tweedy spoke of meet ing and swimming with Flor ence Chadwick, who was training in the Arabian wa ters for her English channel swim. The company hospital treat ed every type of case for the American community, she said. However, the only Arabians permitted in the hospital were surgery patients as the Arabian hospital0 at that time was not equipped for surgery. Mrs. Tweedy told of visiting a hospital , in the interiors of Arabia and de scribed its primitive : condi tions. held at the home of Mrs. At 1 l T7J J T ut'i l u astro u, r iiuaj, .Novem ber 20 in Gold HilL Phone SP 2-6428
