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o O o o o o Varied Subjects Chosen For Extension Meetinqs 1 cbruary is a "free choke month for lessons in Jackson county Home Extension units. No lesson has been given by the home demonstration agent to project leaders in every unit, so each unit will plan and present a program of its ; own choosing. Mrs. Fred Lorish, who holds a master's degree in landscape architecture from Smith col . lege, gave a lesson on that sub ject to project leaders from 16 of the county's 30 units. Many requests for the lesson had been made by unit members. Other groups will have a wide variety of programs. Lake Creek Lake Creek unit will meet Wednesday, February , at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Harry Bartling. The lesson is on "landscaping" and will be given by Mrs. Willard VValch and Mrs. Bartling. Many sug gestions will be given for this season of the year. The meet ing opens promptly at 10:30 a.m. For information on the menu, members may call Mrs. Henry Meyer, luncheon chair man. Any woman in the com munity is invited to attend and each attending is to bring her own table service. Applegale Valley Mrs. John Byrne and Mrs. Clifton Childers will lead the discussion on landscaping at a meeting of Upper Applegatc unit at the home of Mrs. Ray Lampkin Wednesday, Febru ary 1. Mrs. R. C. Minear, Med ford, will speak to the group on reception of gift articles sent to mental hospitals. Everyone attending is to bring a sack lunch, and table service for dessert which will be furnished. Child care will be provided, and meetings al ways are open to everyone in terested. Butte Falls Mending tips will be the lesson topic for the Butte Falls unit, Thursday, February 2, at 10:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Dean Boggan. Mrs. Angel Conley will show how to make, a woven patch for woolen materials during the forenoon. "Fun, mending," with the new laundry-proof glues which come from squeeze bottles, will be part of Mrs. Keith Scott's demonstration. For those who have never used the quick overall patch, and for those who have won dered how to mend that hole in the fuzzy coat, Mrs. B. T. Fredenburg plans to give prac tical suggestions. Other tips will be given in the form of displays and explanation. To get the most out of the lesson, members are asked to -.bring some woolen material, FASHIONS FINEST FABRICS! Medford Yardage Center 410 East Main Plan Your New Wardrobe From High Fashion sereaa Cottons Designed To Arnel& Cotton Inspiration for Spring Sewing Silk Shake CLOSE-OUT on All 2U Reg. $3.98 & 54.98 N0W Plains, and Twe Drip-Dry No-Iron Tropical Beautiful New All Skirt Lengths WHITE COTTON Sharkskin a number 7 or 8 crochet hook and a small garment to mend. Child care will be at the home of Mrs. Richard Pepple and those attending luncheon are to bring table service. Griffin Creek Mrs. G. L. Mero and Mrs. N. E. Harper will give a lesson on landscaping at the meeting of the Griffin Creek unit Fri day, February 3, at the Grange hall. The business meeting will begin at 11 a.m. with a covered dish luncheon at noon. Mrs. Russell Killingsworth and Mrs. Lawton Prewitt will be hostesses for the day. Sweetheart Dinner Slated A sweetheart dinner for the February meeting was planned by Rogue chapter, Grandmother Clubs of Amer ica, at a meeting January 23 at the Girls Community Club. It will be held February 24. Mrs. Bessie Young and a com mittee will make arrange ments; Mrs. Nina Chandler will arrange the program. Dessert was served to 39 members and two visitors, Mrs. Irene Kinney and Mrs. Ethel Sablock. Mrs. J. P. Graham was auc tioneer for a "white elephant" sale which netted over $15. Mrs. Arthur Webster, presi dent, conducted the business meeting. The welfare commit tee reported two large quilts and a baby quilt had been given to those in need at Christmas time. The sum of $10 was sent to the Cystic Fibrosis foundation; this is the national president's project. February 28 is the birthday of Dorothea Sullivan, past na tional president and members are asked to send her a show er of cards. Mrs. Rose Bolin was chair man of the hostess committee. Philharmonic Rehearsals Set Chorus rehearsals will re sume Monday, January 30, and each Monday thereafter for the Philharmonic concert March 26. Rehearsals will be held in Room 31 at McLough lin Junior High school at 7:30 p.m. Miss Gerry Derrickson will be accompanist for the main work which will be Joseph Haydn's "The Seven Last Words of the Saviour on the Cross." The chorus is open for all singers in the area. Phone SP Linen Brighten Your Spring Wardrobe Embroidered 45" Wide By Fabrex 45" Wide-ONLY WOOLENS Winter HAWAIIAN Florals 36" Wide Cotton 1 YJ A Wide, Many Fine Features 45" Wide-ONLY Four past presidents of Rogue Valley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary appear here admiring one of the silver lrays presented to the women by the hospital board of direc tors, in appreciation of their services. Seated Shower Held In Gold Hill Gold Hill - Mrs. Charles Beck was honored at a lay ette shower given at the home of her parents on Sardine Creek road. Hostesses were Mrs. Henry Paulson, Mrs. Georgia Wilson and Mrs. Leonard McMahan. Winners of game awards were Mrs. E. Blancher, Mrs. Jack Andreu, Mrs. Nora Wait and Mrs. R. M. Gray. A pink umbrella trimmed with butterflies and ribbons decorated the gift table. Mrs. Robert Jacks, sister of the honoree, assisted with the gift opening. Other guests were Mrs. Er nest H. Cooper, Mrs. Donald Dusenberry, Mrs. H. S. Deuel, Mrs. Thclbert Wright, Mrs. William Wright, Mrs. William Dickcrson, Mrs. Harry Foley, Mrs. Stanley Foley, Mrs. Keith Ayrosmith, Mrs. Thom as Urien, Mrs. D. Brown, Mrs. Melvin Burnett, Mrs. Joseph Estremado, Mrs. S. M. Chris tensen, Mrs. Ivan Smith and Mrs. Carol Post. Monday Through Saturday 3-5681 39 YD. and Spring J2m $598 If v mm IU, 159 W YD. $149 U YD. TO. fttBWowRtwtt vreti,tmiB!oRD. is Mrs. Shelby M. Tuttle. first president of the group and one of the organizers. Stand ing from left to right, are Mrs. John N. Winlon, Mrs. Glen T. Bessonetle, and Mrs. George W. Pitts. Culottes in Wardrobe Of New Maid of Cotton New York -IUP1I- Culottes receive the full endorsement ol one of fashion's most fabu lously dressed women - the Maid of Cotton. The 1961 Maid, Linda Lack ey, 19, of Forest, Miss., in cluded culottes for daytime, dale-lime and active sports wear in the wa'rdrobe which she will wear on her 30,000 mile lour of the United States, Canada and Europe as good will ambassadress for the col ton industry. Miss Lackey, a tall, brown haired, blue-eyed beauty, and a whole batch of professional models unveiled the all-cotton wardrobe at a fashion show in conjunction with the 34th annual convention of the As sociation of American Soap and Glycerine Producers. The wardrobe, created by 42 of America's foremost de signers, demonstrated the beauty, comfort and easy care of you-know-what fiber. Mar got Herzog. fashion director for the National Cotton coun cil, assembled the wardrobe which will fill more than 20 pieces of luggage. Miss Her zog would not estimate how much the wardrobe cost. It included costumes for town, travel, for the beach, and for formal evenings. The eulotte, or divided skirt showed in a dale suit in gold cotton damask. The skirt came with panels to dis guise the pants look. Shorts and sun dresses also had divided skirts, as did one bath ing suit in plaid cotton, with matching jacket. The wardrobe included slim and full-skirted evening dress es, in colton chiffon, satin, printed jacquard and lace. A couple of the long formal gowns were entirely covered in paillettes. Miss Lackey, a sophomore at the University of Mississip pul, will begin her official, six-months tour January 30 with an appearance in Miami. She wil Upend Easter in Ha 4 LESSONS-TUESDAY NEW CLASSES FREE COFFEE Free Coffee for you during coffee break! orb. ! 1 waii and on May 30 will fly to Europe for visits in Ire land, France, Belgium, Aus tria and Switzerland. "Doggy" Makeup Now, to go with those days when you feel like a dog, you also can look like one. The beauty world's newest make up binge is the "Pekinese," re ports a publication culled In sider's Newsletter. This doggy fashion, reported style authori ties in London, Paris and New York, is wide-eyed, snub-nosed and completed with a fringe bang across the forehead. Models in Paris arc wear ing charcoal shadow on their eyes and rimming them heavi ly with black makeup to achieve the "Peke" effect. Why Women Buy Women spend money for a variety of reasons, not all of them based on need appar ently. A fashion trade publication quoted one buying office ex ecutive as giving these rea sons for a female purchasing: -Because her husband says she can't have it; -It comes from Paris; -It will make her look thin; -The neighbors can't afford it; -Everybody has one; -It's different. Churchwomen . Plan Luncheon Ashland-Church women of Ashland are invited to join in a fellowship luncheon Thursday, February 2, at the First Methodist church. A pro gram will follow under the leadership of Mrs. Sidney Ainsworth. The luncheon meeting, spon sored by Ashland United Church Women, is scheduled for 12 o'clock. Tiic hoslcss group will furnish the main dishes and others are to take desserts and their own table service. Women's BOWLING INSTRUCTION CLASSES THROUGH FRIDAY STARTING EVERY TUESDAY AT 1:00 P.M. BREAK every class Bring along Fun in our Playroom. Mm IJiula Nash Installed Queen of Job's When you wish upon a star, was the thenie for tne installation of Miss Linda Nash, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Nash, 2075 South Pacific highway, as honored queen ol tseinei ou, iniciiia- lional Order of Job's Daugh ters. The ceremonies were held in the Masonic temple Saturday, January 21. Other line officers installed were Ihe Misses Patty Brew old, senior princess; Mikelyn Boughnor, junior princess; Ca mile Eri, guide; Virginia Rad ke, marshal. Appointive officers install ed were the misses Linda North, chaplain; Shcryl Mar tin, recorder; Linda Nelson, musician; Diane Buckles, Con nie Patterson, Lydia Orgain, Nancy Luschcn, Marilyn Mc Donald, messengers; Cheryl Bramhall, librarian; Marcia Manning, treasurer; Charlotte Martin, senior custodian; Che ri Brownell, junior custodian; Carolyn Baily, inner guard; Bonnie Denyer, outer guard; Rita Spain, prompter; Julie Marble, lady of lights; Karen Merrifield, page; Susan Mor ris, soloist. Named to the Bethel choir were Misses Karen Smith, flag bearer; Karol Dvorak, assistant soloist; Marilyn Con rad, choir secretary; Sandra Joyce, Carla Paulsen, Janet Paulsen, Connie Schulcr, Lau rel Schuler and Judy Fogel quist. Members selected for com mittee duty were Ihe Misses Sue Elmgren, Judy Kimc, Dcnna Taylor, preparation committee; Leslie Carpenter, Annette Flinn, big sister com mittee; Janet Turner, Joyce Johnston, Sue Higgins, pledge committee; Sandra Joyce, Sharon Hale, Ann Parsons, audit committee. Past Queen Janet Turner act ed as installing queen. Other installing officers were the Misses Sylvia Morns, guide; Marion Parsons, marshal; Re becca Fcrrell, recorder; Betty McDonald, chaplain; Char lotte Brown, musician; Jackie Hume, senior custodian; Car- la Borough, junior custodian. Medford Order of Do Mo lay, with Mike Phillips as master councilor, assisted in the crowning ceremonies. Joining the bethel members for the evening ceremonies were choir members from the Grants Pass bethel. Janice Nash, younger sister of the queen, escorted the Bible, and the Rev. II. C. Cooverl offered the Invoca tion. Miss Nash introduced her family, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Nash, Janice and Dan. She presented flowers to her moth er and a boulonnicrc to her father. Family presentations included a nosegay and mem bership dues until she reach es majority status, and a gav el from her grandmother, Mrs. Lorene Babcock. Tiaras worn by the new officers were presented oy Mrs. L. C. Scott, president of the Scottish Rite Women. In an addendum the bethel presented the retiring queen with a gift of silver. Queen Linda was presented a traveling tiara and a term book by the members of the bethel. Honored guests were Mrs. C. D. Elharl, past grand guar dian and past guardian of bethels 14 and 22; L. R. Man ning, associate grand guardi an; John C. Smith, venerable master of the Medford Mason ic consistory. Other past and present pre siding officers of Masonic, Eastern Star and Rainbow Ilh FREE Supervised Playroom for Children the little ones. Supervised Daughters Miss Linda Nash (Landis photo) bodies in the valley were es corted and introduced. At the close of the cere mony, the more than 200 guests were invited for re freshments in the dining hall. Cutting and serving the queen's cake was Mrs. Hazel Brown. Miss Linda Nelson and Mrs. R. E. Nelson served coffee, and punch was poured by Miss Vickie Ingram. Miss Pattie Borough was in charge of the guest book. Student Elected Group President Miss Peggy Schnaek, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. D Schnaek, Campbell road, Med ford, has been named presi dent of Theta Tau Gamma honorary for medical technol ogists at Marylhurst college. This group includes in its membership not only under graduates preparing for the field, but alumnae of the col lege already actively engaged in medical technology. Miss Schnaek will be in stalled at a college officers tea on February 3. ONLY Clearance FINAL SHOE CLEARANCE Sunday. Stri.: A s s o c i a t inn s Divided tnta Eagle f'oinl-"Cultunil Arts and Activities," something a little different in the way ol programming, was given tor the January 24 meeting of the Eagle Point Elementary Parent-Teacher association. Ralph Humphrey, seventh and eighth grade teacher who was in charge of arrange ments had divided the arts into four groups: plastic arts. collecting, music, and cultural heritages from other lands. Exhibiting paintings in the plastic arts division were Mrs. Victoria Staley, D. M. Staley, Mrs. Ruth Peck, Lorcn Green wood and Mrs. Mary Green wood, all oils. Chris Binker had oil paintings grouped wiln some in pastel chalk. Ralf Peck, age seven years, had one offering in oil. The collecting division was represented by Thomas Riley and Elmer Binker. Mr. Riley, long time phi latelist, presented five groups of foreign uncancelled stamps. Included were stamps fro m Egypt, Laos, Flag stamps cf Korea, and two separate groupings of Belgian stamps. "A Biology on Stamps and Postmarks," with a stamp dis play, was presented by Mr. Binker. He also showed a col lection of polished and unpol ished rocks and minerals. Music Division Music division was delegat ed to Mrs. Donna Millard. She sang "The Lord's Prayer," ac companied at the piano by Mr. Humphrey, as the invocation. Under cultural heritages from other lands, Thomas Ball presented a program combin ing a demonstration and ex planation of the art of judo. Mr. Ball, instructor at the Medford Judo academy, em phasized that judo is a sport, an art, and not to be confused with karate, which deals with killing blows. Legend would have it, ex plained Mr. Ball, that the an cient Tibetan monks devised judo as a mean of defense in overcoming armed enemies because their religion forbade them to carry weapons. Japa 2 MORE To Take Advantage of Our FINAL DON'T MISS THESE Positively Ends All Sale Merchandise will definitely ba taken off the floor Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 5:30 p. m. Famous Name Women's Shoes LESS THAN 2 for 1 r oe I 5 iYoOTs Four Ruts nese ar lor'i crried tha art back to their homeland and presented it to the clita class during the feudal era. Demonstrations in yawara and nage no kata, various rolls and falls, were given by Miss Georgia Weidman and Michael Byrne. Miss Weid man is a second degree blue belt holder, and Mr. Byrne a first degree brown belt holder. O ku no kata and shinnin no maki, various grips, throws and means of fending off at tacks, were shown by Mr. Byrne and Mr. Ball, who is a second degree black belt holder. Knife Arts A demonstration in knife arts was given by Mr. Byrne and Mr. Ball. Precision and accuracy in disarming a knife assailant was portrayed. An example of karate was given by Mr. Ball, as he broke flat, suspended board by one swift strike with the edge of his hand. Despite the apparent vio lence shown during the denv onstration, Mr. Ball said in closing that judo encompasses a philosophy with moral, in tellectual and cultural ideals, as well as a good deal of psychology. James Trimble, member ship chairman, reported that members had reached a total of 233, and the unit had earn ed a gold oak leaf to be pre sented at convention. Room count was won by Mrs. Sonja Swinney's room. Two one-act comedies, "Qui et Please" and "The Sisters Mcintosh," will be presented as the yearly fund-raiser, Sat urday, February 4, at 8 p.m. in the grade school gymnasi um. The flag salute was led by Cub Scout Pack 48. Trie Girls' Athletic association was in charge of child care and- re freshments were served by mothers of students in the fifth grade. Flowers on the stage were arranged by Mrs. Otis Hill. DAYS! ft January 31 All Studenti who finish the course of 4 lessoni will be given t chance on a Special Drawing to be held fei March! ROXY Mm LANES 2375 S. 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