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o o 0 o CO o 0 o o o o o Medford PAL Club Plans To Be By GREG NOKES Mail Tribune Staff Writer Aspiring young pugilists in the Rogue valley area are urgently needed. The need is that of the Medford Police Athletic League, more commonly known as the PAL club which last week announced that it would again be re activated The club has surmounted many of the obstacles which forced its withdrawal into rel- itive inactivity early last y.ear, but it still lacks one basic ingredient to ensure its success - boxers. A PAL club without boxers is like a Iish out ol water. All ages, sizes and shapes of rfoxers are needed. There is g" minimum age limit of 12; no maximum, interest Required ; Prior experience is not a prerequisite - all that is re quired is interest and a de sire to learn. Providing train ing and experience is the job al the PAL club itself. I There is no charge. But it vgill first be necessary to ob tain a PAL membership card , from the city parks and rec reation department in the Medford city hall. Cards will be made available starting to morrow. ;Once the card has been ob tained, the next step is to show up tomorrow night at 7 o'clock at the upstairs gym above the Medford Beauty sShool on Sixth St., between Kr si. and the railroad tracks. All the young Jack Demp sSys have to do is to bring tbemselves. The necessary equipment - ring, gloves, jump ropes and the rest- is already there. Experienced trainers will also be on hand. Tjraining Hours "Training will continue Mon days through Fridays from 7 t5 9:30 p.m. Jim Zack, head trainer, said he hopes the club can have at least two bDxers ready in time to enter the Golden Gloves tourna ment in Portland's Memorial coliseum Feb. 3 and 4. Following the Golden Gloves tournament, Zack said the PAL club plans to stage several fights at the Armory before June. In addition, weekly or bi-weekly "smok ers" will be held as will an exhibition or two at the White City Domiciliary. " Zack said the police department-sponsored organiza tion now has the support and help of the city's parks and recreation department, and added: "We hope to establish FabvoJv itlPEiWEY'Sb 1 twk Sale &ti$tfi Tomorrow W 9:30 A.M.I ' 'Mm lliil a much better program than we've had in the past." Hampered by Circumstances Actually, there has been nothing wrong with the club's past program, it has simply been hampered by many out side circumstances over which it has had little, if any, con trol. Chief among these has been lack of an adequate place in which to hold fights. But, the recent seating improvements at the Armory have resolved this problem. Zack said the Armory now has a seating ca pacity of 2,000 which makes it "a very good facility for putting on boxing shows at a nominal cost." Another problem has been Grants Pass Will Get Navy Reserve Unit Facilities Grants Pass - Announce ment was made recently that Grants Pass has been chosen as one of four sites for the pnnstriiction of Naval Re serve Electronics facilities. I.t Com. Maurice W. An derson, representing the lo cal Reserve unit, said inurs day night that the facilities would be located in Grants Pass, Ore.; Pocatello and Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Pas co, Wash., all in the 13th Nav al District. Construction and comple tion dates of the project are i Vi t in the infi4 fiscal year, according to Anderson. Speed of construction depenas on the selection of a proper site, officials reported. Anderson pointed out spe- oifi. advantages or having such a facility in Grants Pass. He said: A Naval Keserve F.lepfrnnies facilitv is an asset . . . in that it has many serv ices to offer. Payroll of 51 men presently attached to the local unit is approvimaieiy nnn annnrillv. The Dro- posed facilities are designed to care tor live divisions, tn view of this fact, it is en tirely possible, in the future to multiply tne payroll Dy Provide Opportunity In addition, ne conunuea, the local Reserve can provide the opportunity for high school boys to participate in the Naval activities and at the same time complete vneir TERRIFIC SAVINGS! 39 Only Higher Priced boraainsl Pwnney's beau- COAT 15. lull& teilord coots reduced to i0 bsj'ore inventory. Find dinar! laminated knits, ail weolher coats, casual tweeds and dressy solid colored wogleni. Sizes 8 to 18. Hurry for your size! PENNEY'S MEZZANINE FLOOR a cumbersome ring that the club has been using. The ring now belongs to tluo Domicili ary and takes anywhere from 10 to 15 men to move. Zack said it is hoped that if a few successful fight shows can be staged, the club will have enough money to pur chase a portable ring that two men can set up in a half hour. Cost of the ring, Zack said, will be about $2,500. Training Quarters The club's former training quarters, above the Beauty school, are now being leased by the Medford Athletic club. However, the quarters are fur nished with PAL club-owned equipment, and Zack said the athletic club has agreed to education. This gives high school students a chance to graduate and gain experi ence prior to going on two years of active duty. The proposed construction project suggests a building with about 3,000 square feel of floor space, besides land scaping and a parking area. The proposed site is expected to cover at least an acre, lo cated "conveniently." Anderson explained that the local Reserve believes that the proposed facility plan is a "culmination of the efforts and support of many persons." 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Among these are Bobby Lit tle and Larry Lewis. The lat ter won the slate AAU fly- Film Scheduled On Medical Program "Decision," a film showing hospital procedures, will be featured on the Jackson Coun ty Tuberculosis and Health association television program "Adventures in Medicine" over KBES-TV at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The film presents factual information on hospital serv ices and costs, with a break down of hospital budgets and how the patient's dollar is spent. Modern equipment and advances in laboratory tech niques and facilities are ex plained, and emergency and every-day hospital events are depicted in dramatic form. Although the film was made for Blue Cross, it gives an accurate and graphic de scription of life inside any modern hospital. Live medical panel discus sions on "Adventures in Medicine" will resume Jan. 22, according to the television committee of the association. 4 5NNEYB Wide Cotton Muslins! All Perfects! Lab - BEDDING PENNEY'S STREET FLOOR weight championship in 1959. But, Zack said, the boxers already having experience will still have to vie with newcomers for spots on fight cards. Turn Out GSod Boxen During its nine-year history flia Medford PAL club has Medford Lawyers To Serve in Salem Three Medford attorneys have been selected to serve in Salem in the Oregon State Bar's program of legal assist ance to the 1961 session of the state legislative assembly. Chosen were Carl M. Brophy, Sam B. Harbison and Edward Branchfield. Brophy will serve in late January, and Harbison will assist in early May. Branchfield will serve as an alternate. A total of 20 members of the Bar were selected besides another 20 attorneys chosen as alternates. The delegates represent all parts of the stale and were chosen after screen ing by a committee. The legislative staff will do nate their time lor the two weeks of duty at Salem. The bar provides hotel accomo dations and a weekly meal allowance. The legislative ses sion, which convenes Monday, will continue through the week of May 22. If the session is extended, additional legal personnel will be selected from the list of alternates. More than 150 lawyers In the state were considered for the Salem job, according to the Bar. BIG BUYI LARGE KAPOK PILLOW 22 BY 28 INCHES, FULL 26 OUNCES! FOR Stock up on pillows nowl These are sturdily covered in firm cotton striped ticking. Cord edgesl A wonder ful White Goods value at Penney'sl PLUMP DACRONJ PILLOWS, FULL 20 OUNCES! FLORAL NYLON COVERS! 2 FOR Fabulous price for these 20 by 26 inch pillowsl Non allergenic Dacron polyester filled. Cord edgesl White, pink or blue. Pastelsl Yellow, blue, pink, green, lilac. Twin 72 by 108, twin fitted . Full 81 by 108, full fitted Q. (5 (taw cases 42 by 36 Needed o turned out a number of good boxers who have gained names for themselves in the amateur fight ranks. Among these are Jackie Puscas, winner of the Nation al AAU 135-pound champion ship in 1955; Larry Nored, state novice clwifnpion in 1955; Bobby Lyons, state AAU 110-pound champ in 1954; Junior McDonald, Calvin Mc Donald, Steve Crippcn. Jerry Jennings, Bobby Apple and others. It doesn't take much to join the ranks of these head liners. What is needed is a lot of interest, a little talent, the desire to learn and some good experience with the Med ford PAL club. Adult Education Classes Continue Registration for winter term adult education classes sponsored by the Medford school district will be taken during class meetings for late comers, according to Lindsay Vinsel, adult education direc tor for Medford schools. Classes are offered in gen eral education, hobby and craft, homemaking, college extension, business education, auto mechanics and electron ics. Tuition may be paid at any lime during the first four weeks. Classes will be sched uled for nine more weeks, Vinsel said. 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