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o o o MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Snow Sbrvival Rules Given to Girl Scouts Roby (Slim) Maberry of Crater Lake National park and his sons, Kenneth and Dennis, demonstrated many "do's and dont's" at the Op eration X program on snow survival held Saturday, Jan uary 14, at Hedrick Junior High school by the Girl Scouts of America. The program, one of several to be held in com ing months, was attended by about 200 girls and leaders of the North Jackson and South Medford districts. Girl Scouts of the sixth grade through Senior Scouts are eli gible to attend. Mr. Maberry, concerned mainly with survival in snow country, explained and dem onstrated what the minimum equipment for a snow hike or a ski trip, with overnight camping, should be. High on his list was the first aid kit, with plenty of adhesive tape. He showed the many ways tape could be used in an emer gency, lashing poles for a leanlo, repairing broken ski poles and other things. Other needs were an extra pair of socks, extra sweater, matches in a dry container, plastic bags, a candle to light fires, sleeping bag, snow pick, a rope and the ski equipment. He also stated that newspaper can be used in many ways, but one of the important ways to use it is in the toe of the boots to absorb moisture. Go in Parly Emphasizing that no one should ski or hike alone, but should have a party of at least three, Mr. Maberry ex plained the use of the ava lanche rope and the snow TIMID? "Why, I was the shyest person you could ever imagine until I learned to dance at Arthur Murray's. What a difference that made in me. Now, friends say I'm the 'life of the parly'." C.L. It doesn't take long for shy peo ple to "discover themselves" at Arthur Murray's. For learning to dance his easy "Magic Step" way gives you poise and new con. fidence. You'll have lots of fun make hosts of new friends, too. Open daily 10 AM to 10 PM. i A trial lesson costs but 12 ARTHURMURRAY,Nc 320 East Main Phone SP 3-5365 W. G. Parks, Licensee pick. He also described the three main types of ava lanches and the chances of survival if caught in one. If caught in a wet avalanche there is usually no hope of surviving; in a dry avalancne a person may survive, it ue face can be protected for breathing, as he can usually dig out. A crest avalanche may be either wet or dry. The girls were told that if an avalanche started they should try to get behind a tree or a good size stable boulder, which could divide the flow of snow, thus pro tecting them. Mr. Maberry also explain ed what to do, and especially what not to do in the case of frostbite. He said it is harm ful to rub snow on a frost bitten area, and told the girls to rub either below or above the affected area if the face is frost bitten he recommend ed placing the hands over the spot to warm it. He also told them that if they feel they are freezing, to keep moving, rather rthan stand still, but not to wear themselves out with violent exercise. He rec ommended carrying chocolate bars for quick energy. Fires Demonstrated Another feature of the pro gram was a demonstration of different types of fires that could be built, and that could be depended upon to hold heat overnight. The speaker also instructed the girls in the type of boughs to use in making a leanto and a bough bed. The next program, to be held at Hedrick Junior High school Saturday, February 11, from 9:30 to 12 p.m., will fea ture Claude Haggard,, safety engineer of the California Oregon Power company. He will discuss and demonstrate electrical and home safety. The programs, designed to give the Girl Scouts a better idea of how to act in emer gencies, also help the girls in working toward proficiency badges. Each program con tains information necessary for one or more requirements of one or more badges. Some of the badges that might be integrated with the programs are first aid, our community, safety, health aid, home health and safety, weather, pioneering and handywoman Former Domiciliary Secretary Describes Life in Npr East A glimpse into the life of an American family in Am man, Jordan, is given in a let ter from Mr. and Mrs. Del- mar Uooley to Mrs. Amy Randle, 1115 West Fourth street, Medford, Mrs. Dooley is the former Thalia Doty, who was secretary to Marvin Kahn, special service officer at the Veterans Domiciliary at White City a number of years ago. Mr. Dooley is an agricul tural instructor for the Near East Foundation in Jordan. Mrs. Dooley reviewed the past year for her friends in Medford, and vividly des cribes places of religious and historic significance which they have visited. The letter reads: We have had an extremely interesting year here in Jor dan; our original contract year has been extended until next spring, so we have a few more months to accomplish things yet undone. There is history at every turn in the road. Bible reading and stories take on more meaning and deeper interest. The Arab-Jew, or Jordan-Israel situation has be come a real thing now be fore it was merely news items and propaganda. Last Christmas eve we fol lowed the bright star hang ing under a cradle moon to Bethlehem and attended church services in the Church of Nativity. The ringing of the famous "Christmas Bells" was wonderful. Art Linklettcr was there filming the service to show on his TV program this season. Perhaps many of you saw it. Later (early spring) we made another trip to Bethle hem to do our sightseeing, as it was too crowded and cold at Christmas. We saw the fields of Ruth and Boaz, Rach el's tomb. Shepherd's field, etc. On Palm Sunday we walked the Gethsemane Road from Martha's and Mary's home in Bethany, over the Mt. of Olives to Gethsemane, with a Sunday school group and had Scripture readings along the way. Leons TOTS-TO-TEENS Big Pre-Inventory Stocks must be reduced for inventory . . forgotten ... the savings are the best former prices are . . all sales final. "Girls' Dresses" Wonderful Savings an 1 to 3 . and Sub-teens. 3 to 6 , 7 to 14 1 99 3 99 8 "Girls' Coats" Lots of cold weather ahead Save . . So Buy Mow and si99tos1i "Boys' Shirts" Flannels School Wear. Cottons Knits for dress or $ 1 7S to $299 "Boys' Pants" For Play . . . School ... or Dress Wear. 2 "Girls' Sportswear" Blouses . . . Skirts and Sweaters Reduced Prices . . . All at Greatly 1 99 3" 5 "Infants' Wear & Gifts" Baby Needs and Gifts of all kinds at Big Savings , V3 t0 V 2 Boys' Jackets SIZES 3-12 1 !3 off Odds and Ends Table 9c to 99c Parker Woods Leons TOTS-TO-TEENS 105 E.. Main We ate lunch on the Jordan side of the wall near Zion, overlooking Kidron Valley with Potter's Ffclds to our right and the Mt. of Olives and Garden of Gethsemane to our left. After lunch we perched on a hillside over- Speaker Told For Coming ClubMeeting A representative from the School of Hope will speak at the February 2 meeting of the Welcome Wagon club at the Girls Community club. At the club's January meet ing the club saw a film "Volkswagen Safari" shown by Dr. Earl Johnson. The pic tures were taken by Dr. and Mrs, Johnson during a trip they took while living in Ethiopia. January 10 a coffee was held for members and pros pective members at the home of Mrs. John Hoogerhclde. Cards were played at the Red Cross building Thursday, January 19. High score in bridge was won by Mrs. James Gill. Mrs. Robert Moss won high score in pinochle. The Welcome Wagon club meets the first Thursday eve ning every month at the Girls community club lor a pro gram and business meeting. A coffee is held at a home of one of the members on the Tues day morning following the business meeting. Cards are played at the Red Cross build ing on the third Thursday eve ning of the month. A social for couples is planned for Sunday, February 5. There will be a roller skat ing party with refreshments served later at the home of Mrs. Jack Sanborn. Mrs. Gary King is in charge. Anyone new to Medford is invited to attend. For informa tion call Mrs. Richard Bates, SPring 3-1535. Women's Fellowship Plans Circle Day; For White Cross Work Circle day for the Women's fellowship of First Baptist church is set for Tuesday, January 24. The fellowship is divided into five day-time cir cles, and one meeting at night. These groups do White Cross work for the various mission fields. Ruth circle, with Mary Landers as chairman, will meet at 10:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Sloane Thomas, 2533 Argonne street. All members are to bring a sack lunch and call SPring 2-5819 for direc tions. Esther Circle, of which Mrs. Bernice Higdon is chairman, will meet at the Charley Gil bert home, 613 Ross lane at 10:30 a.m. Members are to take a sack lunch and scissors. Martha Circle, headed by Mrs. Grace Crawford, will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Mrs. Crawford's home, 515 West Second street. A sack lunch and scissors are required. Rebecca circle, with Mrs. Dora Brantley as chairman, will meet at the home of Mrs. B. F. Wooten, 915 Kenyon street, at 10:30 a.m. Members are to take sack lunch and scissors. Elizabeth circle will meet t 10 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Roy Howe, 119 North Keeneway avenue. A sack lunch is required. All women interested In working in the night circles are asked to meet at the home of the Rev. Edward Stauffer, 1037 West Eleventh street. Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. Mem bers are to take scissors; names will be drawn for two circles if enough interested women attend. Ceremony Held For Auxiliary Mrs. Gerald Harper was re cently installed as president oi tne local unit of the Na tional Federation of Post Of fice Clerks Auxiliary. Mrs. C. Moldovan was installed as vice-president. Mrs. Gilbert Merrill, first vice-president of the state or ganization, installed the new officers at a meeting at the home of Mrs. Chester Silli- man, Winema way. Members heard a report on the Christmas food basket and toy project conducted in De cembcr. They are considering a new program to work with a ward at the state hospital in Salem as part of the 1901 mental health program. The local group was organ ized in 1951 and now has 14 members. Including five who, as wives of supervisory per sonnel at the Medford post of fice, arc social members. Any wife, sister or mother of member of the National Fed eration of Postal Clerks, local 342, is eligible to belong ! Those Interested may call Mrs. ! Don Gray, SPring 3-3262, for 'rrther Information. SUNDAY. JANUARY 22, -- 1961 B Woman's Group Plans Initiation looking the Garden of Gethse mane and watched Jjic church processions come down the Mt. of Olives into the Garden, and on into the city. On Good Friday we joined the thou sands of pilgrims on the Way of the Cross procession. At each Station Scriptures were read. Many of the pilgrims had brought crosses with them from their country. They car ried them all the way of the Cross and into the Holy Sepul chre church, and then took them back to their home churches. Some of the crosses were hos heavy that it took were so heavy that it took other trips when the city wasn't so crowded, we visited places of interest in the Old City the prision where it is believed Christ . was kept, Dome of the Rock, and Wail ing Wall. Visit Recounted In March we enjoyed a visit with Eula Wintermote from Tehran, and crowded a lot of sightseeing into a few days. At that we visited Jericho in the rain an unusual oc currence in the Jordan valley, and saw the Jordan river where Jesus was baptized. We also visited in Jerash, an an cient Roman city of specta cular ruins. One of the most interesting scenic places is Mt. Nebo from whence Moses looked down upon the Promised Land, and where he died. I wish I could paint the view from there; the Jordan valley and the Dead sea at our feet, and the mountains with the spires of Jerusalem rising beyond. There is a lovely modern hotel at the Dead sea, and a number of social events have taken place there. The laun ching of the Jordan-America society was a dinner-dance; to the music of Red Nichols and his orchestra. We don't see good dance bands very often, so it was a double pleasure. The first part of November the Jordan-America society had a moonlight picnic there, and the weather was lovely. Through the USIS and Jor dan-America Society we have seen some very fine artists perform;, piano concerts, a string quartet, and an ice show, performed in an ancient Roman amphitheatre! We en joyed seeing the TV debates between Nixon and Kennedy, and there have been some ex cellent lecturers. JAS is plan ning an outing to Petra, and we plan to see this city carved oul of red limestone some two thousand years ago. Assassination Told The bombing assassination of the Prime Minister, Haza Majalli, was a terrible shock, and brought several days of uneasiness, bul all seems to be serene again - especially since the king s return from the U. N. We heard his speech here just a few hours after he had made it, and we were very Interested. When he re turned to Jordan there were street demonstrations and re joicing for several days. We were to attend a dinner in honor of the Prime Minister the evening on which he was killcd-and one. of the last telephone calls he made was to his wife reminding her of their engagement. When Eula was here we had a tour of the palace, and had met him at that time. We attended Jordan Army day and saw the unique cam el troops and a real desert sand storm. Now I know why Arabs wear the type of head dress they do-it is most prac tical in a dust storm! People around us, visible only within three feet, had their faces wrapped in their scarves while we breather through handkerchiefs. After it swept past we were a different col or; our clothes, camera cases, and bags were penetrated! There was a water shortage all summer, and we had lo watch our roof top tanks curefully, We were among the fortunate few not to run oul, and also managed to keep a nice flower garden (but no lawn). Each Sunday we en joyed swimming at the RAF pool. Douglas started school at a British kindergarten this fall, and likes it very much. He is learning lo read and write, counts to 100 and does simple addition with numbers to 10. Alan amuses himself very well, but really lights up when Douglas gets home. They had a big lime on Hal loween; dressed up and vis ited the American homes in the neighborhood. They have quite a number of playmates their ages near us, so keep quite busy. We have three nice hens in a little chicken house In the corner of our back yard (they produce 2 and 3 eggs each day) and the boys like to feed and water them and pick the eggs. We still have our big cat "Syl vester". The NEF program keeps us busy. Our main work, is to bring improvements to the rural pwiple. The "Youth Center" project that we told you about last year has grown greatly this pint year. Iiisuraiicc.Womcn of Jack son count,) will hold initiation for new members Wednesday, January 25, at the Mark An tony hotel in Ashland. A no host dinner meeting will be held in the Caesar room and will be preceded by a social hour in theCrown.room from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The program for the eve ning will be in charge of Miss Catherine Fonken, art instruc tor at Hedrick Junior High school. Miss Fonken will show colored slides of her trip to Israel and Jerusalem last summer. Guests are welcomed. A special invitation is extended to women in the insurance field who reside in Ashland. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs. Anne Davis, SPring 3-6628 or Miss Sharon Harden, MUrdock 9-8601. Persons desiring transporta tion are asked to contact Mrs. Davis or Miss Harden. At a luncheon meeting held recently, Frank Wilkinson of Crater Finance ctgipany spoke on the operations of consumer finance. Frank Frieze of the local U.S. Navy recruiting office assisted Mr. Wilkinson in the showing) the film "The Littlest Giant." John Hood Family Here From Alaska Eagle Point-Mr. and Mrs. John Hood, Valdcc, Alaska, were recent guests of Mrs. Hood's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hanscom. Stevens road, Eagle Point. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hood were raised in the valley and attended both grade and high school in Central Point. Mrs. Hood is the former Joyce Harper. The Hoods flew from An-ch-orage to Seattle from where they motored with friends to Medford and have been visiting friends and rela tives throughout the valley. Landscape Design Topic fr Group "Landscape Design for tho Small Home" will be topic for Howatgj Garden club when it meets at the home of Mrs. Clarence Black, 2662 Howard avenue Tuesday, January 24 . 1 pn. Dessert will be served by Mrs. Black and Mrs. Ernest Glcason, co-hostesses. Dale Coverstone will be guest speaker. Mrs. C. O. Long, district director and other officers will be visitors. Members are asked to tako articles for a bazaar table. 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