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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, ORE. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1961 Senior Activity Center An nou nces New Prog ram Two new programs will start this week at the Senior Activ ity center at 601 East Jackson street. The first meeting of a Great Decisions discussion group for men will be Tuesday, Febru ary 7 at 10 a.m. Arnold Jenny, the leader, states that he will bring the needed material and reference work to the center for those men who have signed up for the activ ity but have not had time to pick up the kits at the Med ford Public library. Any man over 50 years of age who is interested in for eign affairs is welcome to come to the .meeting and de cide then if he wishes to con tinue. The group will meet once a week for eight weeks and the regular time can be changed from morning to eve ning if the group wishes. Twelve men have already signed up. New Class The second new group is a Saturday afternoon beginners oil painting class which start ed January 28 under the lead ership of Clifford Platz. There is still room for registration for this class but Mr. Platz wishes., to limit it to ten per sons. This will be the only chance for some time for this oppor- tunity for those who wish to learn painting from the be ginning. Mrs. Victoria Staley's advanced class in oil painting on Tuesday afternoons is al ready too large to take those who are just learning to paint. To Show Slides The week will start with a showing of colored slides of pictures taken in Guatemala, Panama and Venezuela by Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Schoen burg. They will be shown at a meeting of Arm Chair Tra velers Monday, February 6, at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Schoenburg will show the pictures and de scribe the countries where they traveled when they visit ed their son, Richard, who is now living in Caracas, Vene zuela. Dr. Frank Roberts reports that a record crowd attended the January 30 showing of pic tures of Russia by Dr. Leonard Mayfield and listened to his talk about conditions in the Soviet Union. Almost forty men and women occupied every chair, table or bench and stood for two hours at the rear of the small room, which is now the Senior Activity Center. New members are reported in both the beginning Span ish class, which meets Mon day evenings, and the ad vanced group which meets Thursday mornings. Advanced class students are now con versing in Spanish. Sculpture Begun Some members of the Wednesday woodcarving class have begun working in clay sculpture. This week Glenn Van Wickle, the teacher, will demonstrate mosaic and sand painting. New members are always welcome in the class. Harold Little, accordionist, is a new member of the Sen ior Center orchestra, which meets each Thursday after noon. Wednesday night the group appeared before a large audience at the Veterans Ad ministration domiciliary thea ter. They appeared at the re quest of the Veterans of For eign Wars, who planned the entertainment and served re freshments. Director Edward Root an nounced that the orchestra will play for the Ashland Federated Women's Civic club February 10 at a mee'.ing in the club house near Lithia park. The center committee re ported that use of the center has grown 100 per cent in the past year. Twenty-six activi ties were on the January cal endar and 263 senior citizens took part. In January, 1!)60, 17 classes were held foi 135 persons. Students Visit Hornbrook - (Spending the week end at the home of Postmaster and Mrs. Wayne Cummins were their daugh ter, Miss Shirley Moffett, and her room-mate, Miss Pearl Hasegawa, Molokai, Hawaii. Both girls are students at Southern Oregon college in Ashland. Miss Mary Lee Rutledge Is spending this week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rutledge, while on mid-term vacation from her studies at Chico State college. Missionary Society Gives Shower Party Illionis Valley - The Wom en's Missionary society honor ed Mrs. Kenneth Lockhart at a shower last week. The party was held in the Sunday school chapel in the Community church. Hostesses were Mrs. Wayne Saffer, Mrs. George Martin and Mrs. Robert Martin. Twenty-one guests attended. PTAUnit To Mark . Founding The annual Founders day silver tea will be held at the Roosevelt Parent-Teacher As sociation meeting Friday, Feb ruary 10, at 2:30 p.m. In honor of Boy Scout Week, colors will be presented by the Web elos den of Pack 3 sponsored by the PTA. Items i f business will in clude election of the nomi nating committee for 1961. A report will be given on cur rent legislation in regards to the age of children entering school and on action being taken for the prevention of publishing obscene literature. The program for the day will include songs by the chorus of Mrs. Marian Mont gomery's room. Eugene Rich mond, Robert Brown, Jerry Sessions and Phillip Eppler will also sing. In honor of Founders Day and past presidents of Roose velt PTA, a skit entitled "Those Wonderful Years" will be presented by Mrs. Al Wil liams and Mrs. Curtis Butter field. They will be assisted by the Medford Mother singers. Mrs. W. O. Blackledge, pres ident, Mrs. Butterfield, vice president, and Mrs. Williams, program chairman, will be in charge of a no-host Founders Day luncheon honoring the past presidents at Rogue Val ley Country club Friday prior to the meeting. Attending will be Mrs. H. B. Janes, 1923; Mrs. Orrin Brown, 1944; Mrs. John Carter, 1946; Mrs. Wil bur Arnold, 1947; Mrs. Robert Dames, 1952; Mrs. William Six Units Announce Meetings Six county Home Exten sion units have scheduled meetings for this coming week. Medford Parents Miss Roberta Olson, hair stylist, will give a talk and demonstration on hair caro and styles at a meeting of Medford Parents unit at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. J. T. John son, 1519 Ridgeway drive, will be hostess. Mrs. Clifford Young, Mrs. Glen Stewart and Mrs. Lyle Heidemann are hostesses. Members are to bring table service. Women wishing fur ther information may contact Mrs. Gordon Read, SPring 3 4786. Medford The Medford unit will hold an open meeting Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Santo hall in the Army Reserve building on North Columbus avenue. A film entitled "Your home as you like it" will be the fea ture of the program. A potluck luncheon will be served at 12 o'clock and all members and guests are asked to bring their own table serv ice. Those who have not been notified are asked to bring a salad or desert. All women in the Medford area are invited to attend meetings of the unit. Phoenix Women of Phoenix unit will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian church. The lesson on landscaping will be given in the morning, followed by a sack lunch and a business session. Coffee will be furnished. Ardry, 1953; Mrs. Lou Crans ton, 1954; Mrs. William Sie bert, 1957; Mrs. Carl Wimber ly, 1958; and Mrs. Hale Green man, 1959. Instructions in tailoring will be given in the afternoon. All women in the community will be welcome. Howard The Howard unit will meet at the home of the chairman. Mrs. C. E. Chisum. 2669 Mer riman road, on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. The lesson on landscaping will be given by project lead ers Mrs. Earl Peyton and Mrs. Don Elliot Jr. Lunch at 12 will be prepar ed by an appointed commit tee. Child care will be at the home of Mrs. Clifford Freisen, 2541 Table Rock rd., tele phone SPring 2-4257. Winchester The Winchester unit meet ing is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Fred Sears, 1100 Winchester ave nue. Mrs. Elmer Ness and Mrs. Bert Stansbury will pre sent the project lesson on land scaping. Co-hostesses will be Mrs. W. C. Judy and Mrs. John Birch. Anyone interested in this lesson, or in joining the Win chester unit is cordially in vited and for further infor mation may call Mrs. L. C. Sorensen, SPring 2-7060, or Mrs. Edgar Kupillas, SPring -4UU8. Eagle Point Landscaping will be the pro gram topic discussed by Mrs. Don Kimmel and Mrs. Leland Meyer at a meeting of Eagle Point unit at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Members will meet at the home of Mrs. Steve Wilson, corner of Dutton road and Crater Lake highway. Charles Martin, instructor for the Eagle Point Driver training program, will discuss the training program as part of the unit s safety theme. Roll call will be answered by members giving ideas for program topics for next year. The ideas will be collected by the units program planners and will be presented to the county planning board to help formulate next year s pro gram. Each woman is asked to bring at least one topic which she would like includ ed next year. Child care will be provided at the home of Mrs. Don Pul ley and each child is to bring a sack lunch. Women at the meeeling are to bring table service. Party Announced By Altar Society Hornbrook - Mrs. Agnes Clark was hostess for a recent meeting of the Altar Society at her home. Plans were discussed for the annual St. Patrick's day card party, which will be held at the Grango hall at a date to be announced later. Sewing Group Holds Meeting Hornbrook - Mrs. Lawrence Breceda was hostess for the Sewing club's first meeting of the new year. A new mem ber, Mrs. Dwain Hammer, at tended for the first time. She replaces Mrs. L. C. Walsh who recently moved to Stay ton, Ore. Schedules Meting A meeting of Rcamcs Past Matrons club will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, February 6, at the home of Mrs. E. G. Randolph, 1316 Siskiyou boulevard. A salad luncheon will be followed by a business session and social hour. New Hats Flipping Their Lids United Press International New hats flip their lids. The turncd-up brims can be of any size and the upturn at any point, reports Women's Wear Daily. One example of a tiny size flip on a silky straw suit hat in white with a self-tassel marking the profile dip - a f lipped-creation by Miss Mary, Inc. O Lavender mink adds new glamor to furs. A stole of lav ender mink sells for about $2,400 retail. This compares with $1,100 retail for a plain brown mink stole of compar able quality. O Big, exciting pins in dimen sional interpretations of flow ers, birds, fish and abstracts are as elegant as they are whimsical. Dimension is the important point in spring de signs. The flat, plain, simple pin dies on the calm clothes. The dimensional look includes jutting stems on giant lilies, in unfolding leaves, in beautiful B 7 roses, fish that bubble, or stones in raised settings. O Headed for the waste basket after they're soiled are paper dresses selling for $2.10. The paper-cheap dresses first wero launched at Tinling's 1961 ten nis collection in London. The dresses were princess styles, piped and buttoned in con trasting colors. After about five years, it's expected the dresses will retail for 35 cents apiece. O Huge pouf-pouch purses carry much weight in the spring line-up of handbags.; To clean a gold leaf frame, use a damp cloth only. Any abrasive causes injury. FOR SALE Two Slightly Used Family Size IRONRITE Automatic Ironers 1 Year New Machine Guarantee, Instruction CROSIER APPLIANCE 6th & Front . SP 2-6011 Why? ALLOW CREMATIONS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF TOWN? MEDFORD HAS A CREMATORY With Chapel and Inurment in Mausoleum or Sunken Garden Dignified, Reverent, Sincere Services SISKIYOU MEMORIAL CREMATORY I Ell I T--nriir "m . VWm l ed next year. 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