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10 B FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1961 . MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. about the Highland Indians of Peru In social studies. We ar ranged a bulletin board pic ture display of Peruvian In dians, and saw filmstrips about Peru. We also heard a program on the Inca Indians on the standard school broadcast. In Wallace Eri's room, Larry Ray and his committee are working on a chart show ing the advancement of trans portation. Six weeks test per iod will be March 2 and 3, completing 24 weeks of school. Karen Kelley has transferred to California. In Mrs. Agnes Rupp's fifth grade room, the Valentine party was held Friday, Feb. 10. The entertainment com mittee presented a short piay entitled, "February, the Birth day Month." The girls are practicing vol leyball in preparation for the intramural games to be held at a later date. Valentine ,decprations in Mrs. Kathryn Stan cliffe's room were in pink and white, and were made by the decor ating committee with-Sharon Scott serving as chairman. We had our. Valentine party Fri day afternoon. Our program consisted of two special music numbers by Darcy Dill and John Barklow. Bruce Cox read several articles about Abraham Lincoln.; ' A center of interest in our room are old, pretty Valen tines brought by our teacher. Mrs. Stancllffe was an hon ored guest at the opening of the new First National Bank of Phoenix Feb. 10. She had formerly been mayor of Phoenix. . In Lloyd Hale's sixth grade class we have been studying about conservation, and how the surface of the earth changes. Our geography trav els have taken us to South America and we note with great interest how Simon Boliver is called the "George Washington of South Amer With the help of Mrs. De Vore, students in Mrs. Gladys Sloan's sixth grade are making a big mural of life in the Drinkers Are Costing Economy Billion Yearly New York-OM-The Nation al Council on Alcoholism has launched a drive to tell more people about the evils of drinking. A non-profit health agency Central American countries. John Dube and Stephen Lewis drew a large map for the cen ter. Some of the students are making volcano pictures, sev eral prepared a panel dis cussion on the Republic of Panama and the Panama Canal. The girls have played the boys several games of volley ball. Intramural games for the fifth and sixth grades will begin soon. specializing in research, edu- cation and information re garding the disease of alcohol ism, the NCA hopes eventual ly to have an affiliate with an alcoholism information cen ter in every community of 25,000 population and over. It now has 64 full affiliates in major communities through out the country. Sparking the drive is R. Brinkley Smithers, NCA presi dent, who estimates the Unit ed States has more than 6 million alcoholics, the great est number of any nation in the western world "The most recent estimates, both governmental and pri vate, show alcoholism costing this nation some 36 million DEMONSTRATION SET-The Umbaugh Aircraft Corpora tion.' Hagerstown, Md., will demonstrate it's plane, shown above, at Medford municipal airport at 9.a-m. Sunday, reb 26, weather pemitting, accord ing to Everett L. Robertson Phoenix area 'representative This will be the first flight demonstration. in this area of the craft, which is capable of - vertical take-offs and landings and can cruise About 100 miles per hour. work days per year," Smith ers said. "The 2 million alco holics in industry are costing our economy at least a billion dollars per year. Half Men "In addition there are mil lions of abnormally heavy drinkers who drag through millions of unproductive hang over days as 'half men' - a term applied to them by the Yale Center of Alcohol Studies. - i "From these latter millions come tomorrow's full-blown alcoholics." The NCA centers last year received more than 50,000 in quiries related to problem drinking. Some were from al coholics themselves; . others came from members of their immediate families who sought help for their loved ones. , NCA was founded 17 years ago by Mrs. Marty Mann, a recovered alcoholic and a ca reer woman in the advertis ing and public relations fields. For the first few years, it was part of the Yale Center of Alcohol Studies, becoming a national voluntary agency in 1049. "NCA is not a 'dry' or 'wet organization," according to Mrs. Mann. "We are not inter ested in social drinking, but seek only to help those af flicted with the disease of alcoholism." Phoenix Grade School 'The students , In, Mrs. .Jane Conner's first grade class have . been learning . about plants in winter. We have made pussy willows for our first signs- of- spring. We have a new student in our room,. Lorl .Ann. Weddle, from Yreka, Caiif . ' v- In phonics, we have been matching letters4 and -beginning- sounds to pictures and words. '..Mrs. Annie Gertson's first grade celebrated 'Lincoln's - birthday by writing a story about, .him, .and. .making . a drawing of a log cabin. We have .made. drawings of pussy willows which were . brought -to school -by. Ronnie Caster. We had two films Thursday . -entitled . ."Winter Animals" and "Winter on the .Farm."- -The. pupils- -learned about the winter habits and food of - the racoon badger, . skunk, rabbits, fox and deer. This week the children In Mrs. Alice Swingle's first grade . read about "Uncle Fred's Farm." We looked at pictures and read stories about what animals we would see on the farm,' We drew a big picture of a farm for : our bulletin board. " 1 -. We have looked for signs Of sprlhg.' 'Children brought pussywillows and forsythla to school. ' We have a Valentine parly. We decorated our room with flowers and monkeys made but of hearts.' The room moth ers, Mrs. Charles. Walley and Mrs. parrel Paxoh, brought cupcakes and punch.. ' i it - The students In Mrs. Nadlne Ramirez's Todrn are fe&dihg 1rt new books now. They have built the "Spring Street Neigh borhood." They used various sized boxes for buildings. Mr. Tony's Peanut Stand Is the most popular. The students are learning about traffic by running toy cars on the streets of the neighborhood. ' The Moon and' man - made satellites have been the ob jects of study and .Interest In Mrs. Fern Walker's second grade, . Tbe .children, saw a movie about the moon, which showed photographs of the hills and craters on it. The children in Mrs. Fern Walker's room saw a movie about, the. parts of the body. They showed what an Impor tant Job the muscles do. One of the' 'children' brought a plastic model of the human body to school, We have been discussing the need for dif ferent kinds of food In order to build the body properly. Lee Sparks brought a co coon for the science table In Mrs. Gertrude Wootcn's sec ond grade room. We hope to see a moth pome out of the cocoon. We check Is every day. We haye.a bulletin. board In our room with pictures of ?Our New. First Family." , . . .Through the courtesy of Vera Barlow, "Mrs. Alccn Bos sonette's third grade students were able lo look at water from' an irrigation ditch. With the microscope, students observed several specimens of uni-ccflular life. We , have, a new student, Larry Edwards, In our room. ." Mrs; 'LUcllle- Scott's third graders have been studying . clothing. We brought scraps of-all kinds of materials to put on a bulletin board, and later we will dress paper dolls for a fashion show. Debbie Jo Marsh brought some Japanese silk cloths her uncle got when he was In the Air Force. . Signs of spring are here'. We' have pussy willows In our room, apd the boys are bring ing marbles to school. ; t Mrs. Martha Brown's third grade had 24 visitors recently, Mrs. Scotts' third grade came to see our aft gallery. They enjoyed our display of cloth ing. , Mrs. Shirley Kan naslo's fourth graders ire learning This week we salute the leaders of tomorrow, the . . . FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FFA IS AN ORGANIZATION OF, BY AND FOR BOYS WHO ARE STUDYING VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF OUR NATION! wj?l I'feii : Don Denning Larry Ryenon Tom Whit . PRESIDENT 1 ' VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY ) ttlPv'l 7rrOf - jH pvs ' Jim Frlnk ' . , . Dolmir Smith . - Todd CjlWr treasurer: reporter sentinel NATIONAL F.F.A. THE CRATER F.F.A. The Future Farmers of America is a national organization made up of boys studying vocational agriculture in high school. There are approximately 9,000 high schools In the United States with F.F.A. chapters. The National Future Farmers association . is governed by National student officers, who are elected each year at the National F.F.A.. Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. I',....' The state associations are governed by student' officers who are elected each year at the respective conventions.. Oregon will hold its convention at Salem in- March. Dennis Wood of Moliala will preside over the State Convention. Dennis won the National. Public Speaking contest at Kansas City last October. One of the state officers who will be active at the state con vention is State Reporter David Foote of the Crater Chapter. There are . 89 F.F.A. Chapters in Oregon. The three F.F.A. Chapters In Jackson County are Eagle Point, Phoenix and Crater. These chapters and five other Rogue Valley Chapters make up the Rogue-Umpqua F.F.A. District. The Rogue-Umpqua District Is headed by State Reporter David .Foote of Crater and is advised by District adviser Jack Dube of Phoenix. The Crater F.F.A. Chapter with an active membership of 128 is one of the largest Chapters in Oregon. The Crater chapter carries on its activities under the leadership of its officers and is advised by two advisors. The Crater chapter is one of the two Oregon Chapters to receive the honor of a National Em blem Chapter for its activities. The Crater chapter has received a national emblem award each year for the last 3 years. The Crater F.F.A. divides its activities among supervised farming at the boys home, community service, technical agricultural methods and leadership. , . A few of the activities the Crater chapter participate In are: Publishes a news letter containing technical agriculture to 150 farmers each month. Conduct 3 to 4 radio programs each week on two radio stations. Supervised farming. In this field the Chapter has been awarded three District Better Farming winners and has had nine state better farmers in the last four years. In Leadership the Chapter has had 2 state public speaking winners, the parliamentary teams have placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the state contests. fc The chapter puts on a banquet each April for 400 parents and members of the community. The Future Farmers Wishes to take this opportunity to thank the many organizations and individuals who help make its activities possible. Compliments &tc& DflRDEfy 217 W 6th Of FBRM gtGt& Medford Deaver Tractor TfjfVjilTj and Implement Company 634 North Central Phont SP 2-6425 Central Point Pharmacy "Veterinary Supply Headquarters" NO 4-1 228 236 East Pine St. Eatherton Engine & Equipment Co. Oliver Quality Farm Machinery Wisconsin Air Cooled Engines Medford, Oregon Phone SP 2-5550 ( . Midway Auction Yards "The Best in Auction Service" W. J. "Bill" Bray, Auctioneer LIVESTOCK SALE EVERY FRIDAY Compliments of - - R. O. Stephenson Lumber Co. ALEXANDER HARDWARE & : IMPLEMENT CO. S&H Green Stamps 311-317 Pine St. - Central Point FARMERS PACKING CO. 2713 Biddle Road Custom Killing Medford, Oregon Cutting LOCKER MEAT FOR SALE Wrapping Phone SP 2-6966 Quick Frozen These Local Firms Join the Salute to the Future Farmers of America Hubbard-Wray Co, "The Farmer's Store Since 1884" Quality Service and Equipment . JOHN DEERE . . DE LAVAL BERKELEY PUMPS . CO OP SUPPLY ASSOCIATION You don't have to be a member to trade here and save! Highway 99 In Central Point Phone NO 4-1261 or SP 3-4022 rt .1 ii f r:- 421 A Street In Ashland Phone MU 9-6281 im .m . ski. r'iH i1 Gibson Saddlery Phone SP 2-8053 225 W. 6th St. Medford Croskell Hardware "Your Hometown : Hardware" 232 E. Pine Central Point Central Point Lumber Co. N. Pacific Hwy. NO 4-2529 Central Point INDUSTRIAL AIR PRODUCTS COMPANY North Pacific Highway Medford Albers Feed & Farm Supply 339 North Fir Street - Medford Naumes Equipment & Fuel Co. Massey Ferguson New Holland Pumps Pipes Sprinklers 2840 South Pacific Hwy. , Telephone SP 2-6223 "The Place to Go for The Brands You Know 11 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER McCORMICK FARM EQUIPMENT STORE Open 16 Hours Daily 2232 Biddle Road Phone SP 3-4553 MEDFORD STEEL AND BLOWPIPE DIVISION OF CONCRETE STEEL CORPORATION 228 Mc Andrew! Road P. 0. Box 1147 STEEL Phont SP 2-7163 BLOWPIPE SP 3-6294 MEDFORD. OREGON Big Y Feed & Seed Garden and Lawn Equipment Sales and Service TRU -MIX CONCRETE CO. 248 McAndrews Medford Phone SP 2-5271 I I
