MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
SUNDAY, APRIL 22. 1962
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Business, Professional
Women Hold Conference
Ashland - Klamath Falls
carried off attendance and
membership honors at the
spring district meeting of
Business and Professional
Women's clubs in the two-day
conference April 14 and 15 in
Ashland. Sessions in the Mark
Antony hotel included a Sat
urday night banquet and a
Sunday morning breakfast in
Caesar hall.
Highlight of the Sunday
business meeting was a talk
by Renuka Raghaven, holder
of this year's BPW Oriental
scholarship award. Renuka is
working toward a doctorate
in child development at the
University of Oregon and
upon completion of her
studies will return to teach in
the University of Delhi in In
dia. The tiny speaker told some
thing of her home and back
ground as one of a family of
12 children. Their father was
an editor and publisher and
set a high educational stand
ard which has been followed
by his children. Work with
handicapped children has
been of prime concern to the
scholarship recipient.
The glowing orange tissue
material of her native sari
drew compliments and close
Inspection. Her Saturday
night attire was of black ma-
PTA Elects
New Officers"
Mrs. Charles Chitwood was
elected president of Washing
ton Parent-Teacher associa
tion for the 1962-63 school
year at the last meeting.
Other officers elected were
Mrs. T. R. McLean, vice-president;
Mrs. Rollie Pean, secre
tary; and Mrs. Fred Sears,
treasurer.
Mrs. Richard Moody, safety
chairman, was in charge of
the "Safety in the Home and
on the Road." Mrs. Moody
quoted from a recent PTA
magazine article "Precautions
Against Poison" which stated
(hat every case of poisoning
is 100 per cent preventable.
Although very few diseases
in the world today can be
completely prevented, poison
ing can, the article explained.
"We must realize that ad
ditional poisonings are not ac
cidental, they are due to ig
norance and carelessness. A
little knowledge and common
sense will go a long way to
ward preventing the poison
ings that each year kill more
children under five than do
diphtheria, polio, rheumatic
fever and scarlet fever com
bined. Since despite all pre
cautions poisonings sometimes
do occur, it is well for
everyone to know what do
Persons were told to call their
doctor immediately.
A film "Safety Through
Seat Belts was shown.
Mrs. McLean, ways and
means chairman, announced
that a family night, "for fun,
not funds", with a baseball
game for dads and boys and
mothers and girls will be
scheduled in May.
Mothers of students in the
third grade served refresh
ments before the meeting with
Mrs. M. B. Sweet, teacher of
the third grade, and Mrs. Paul
Leaverton, room mother for
that grade, pouring.
Kiwanian Dames
Schedule Film
A film on cancer will be
shown at a luncheon meeting
of the Kiwanian Dames set
for Tuesday, April 24 at 12
noon in the home of Mrs. Ed
ward Barnett, 425 Ardmore
avenue.
Plans will be made to at
tend a candidates night on
April 27 at the Central Point
Grange.
Cohostesscs will be Mrs.
Robert Collins, Mrs. Douglas
Philips, and Mrs. Dale Hear
rell. Council Board
To Hold Session
The executive board of the
Jackson County Council of
Parent -Teacher associations
will meet Wednesday, April
25 at 10 a.m. at the home of
Mrs. John Huffman, Linn
road, Eagle Point.
Those attending are direct
ed to drive out Highway 62
past the Eagle Point junction
and to cross the railroad
tracks and turn left on L,inn
road. The Huffman home is
the first house on the left.
Chapter Will Honor
Long-Time Members
At Meeting Thursday
Reams chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, will honor 50
year and charter members
Thursday. April 26. at the
Masonic temple. Mrs. Lloyd
Caton and John Eddy, worthy
matron and patron will pre
side. .
The meeting will mark the
anniversary of the chapter's
founding , .
Chairman and co-chairman
for the evening will he Ross
Gilkison and Moms Bmish
net I
terial banded with deep crim
son.
Theme for the Southern
Oregon district conference,
"Spring Fever," was used for
table decorations and favors
as well as in all of the talks
and reports.
Easter hats blossomed from
miniature trees which center
ed long tables sprinkled with
pink camellias. Pink and
white rosebud fans at each
place carried the printed pro
gram and pastel corsages of
varying size were presented
to officers and members.
Mrs. Kenneth Bricco of
Klamath Falls club, general
district chairman, presided,
and the state president, Mrs.
Lucille Norton, Eugene, spoke
at two sessions. Mrs. Harriet
Watson, Medford, gave the
nominating committee's re
port, introducing the nomi
nees for election at the state
convention to be held May
17-19 in Eugene.
Candidates are Mrs. Jean
Green, The Dalles, president:
Mrs. Louise Norcross, Park
Rose, first vice president; Mrs.
Emma Anderson and Mrs.
Evelyn Kreideman, Portland,
second vice president; Mrs.
Mary A. Hall, Eugene, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Laura Ann
Comini, The Dalles, corres
ponding secretary; Mrs. Jo
Fleetwood Powell, Grant
County, treasurer. Chairman
ship candidates are Mrs.
Dorothy DuPerrier, Portland,
membership; Mrs. Gladys
Meyers, Springfield, personal
development; Mrs. Bricco,
Klamath Falls, legislation;
Mrs. Watson, Medford, nomi
nating, and Mrs. Thelma
Stewart, Lebanon, national
security.
Mrs. Meyers, personal de
velopment chairman, address
ed the Saturday evening ban
quet, speaking on "Do Some
thing in '62." She emphasized
the increased opportunities
for education in all fields and
declared that it is a sad fact
that women are not taking
full advantage of them so that
they may have a richer life
and increased usefulness.
A musical program given
by Mr. and Mrs. William
Winden, accompanied by Mrs.
Janet Ivie, drew prolonged ap
plause. Gives Welcome
The conference welcome
was given by Mrs. Jacqueline
Lewis, president of the Ash
land hostess club, and reser
vations were handled by local
club members, Mrs. Sylvia
Snyder and Mrs. Hope Jones.
An important feature of the
conference was endorsement
and active support of the Ore
gon candidate for national of
fice, Miss Fern Trull, Grants
Pass, who is running for third
vice president. Miss Trull has
been active in the Oregon
Federation since 1933, having
served as state international
relations chairman and nation
al security chairman. She has
been state president, has at
tended four international con
gresses of BPW, has gained
widespread recognition as a
teacher of history in Grants
Pass high school and twice
was recipient of the Freedom
Foundation's medal for teach
ing democracy. Miss Trull is
chairman of Teachers Ex
change Program between Ore
gon and South America, and
is international relations
chairman for American Asso
ciation of University Women.
At the breakfast session
club presidents reported on
successful projects and un
usual fund - raising schemes.
Public affairs programs and
career assistance and advice
to girl students were rated top
billing in every club.
In the president s message
given Sunday morning by
Mrs. Norton the value of con
structive criticism and the im
portance of self evaluation
were stressed. Leadership in
one's community is an effec
tive force for peace, and "con
fidence can move mountains"
declared the speaker.
Members were urged to
make immediate plans to at
tend the national convention
in Los Angeles, July 15-19,
as well as the State Conven
tion. The district conference
closed shortly before noon
Sunday when Miss Gladys
Durrand, president of the
Medford club, led in unison
repetition of the BPW club
collect.
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Misi Joan Callaghan, a senior at Eagle Point High
school who was crowned queen of the 1962 Crater Lions
Sportfair last week end. also will participate in the Pear
Blossom festival parade April 28. She is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. W. Callaghan, Eagle Point. Miss Callaghan
also will appear at other local events during the year and
has been invited to participate in the Azalea festival in
Brookings in May. The queen has been active in Eagle
Point High school groups and projects and in sports. She
has been yell queen for the past two years, was Lettermen's
ball queen in 1961 and also in 1961 was princess for the
Girls Athletic association basketball meet. In 1959 and 1960
she was a majorette for the high trhool band and in 1960
was a princess for Teens Against Polio.
Auxiliary Announces
Girl State Selections
Five high school junior girls
have been selected by Med
ford unit of the American Le
gion auxiliary to attend the
twenty-first annual session of
Girls State in Salem June 17
through 23.
Selected from Medford
High school are Miss Sue
Jahn, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman E. Jahn, Fool
hills road; Miss Susan House,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Art Show
Is Opened
Ashland - An art exhibit by
Richard House, 15 Corning
court, and Miss Sandra Gan
non, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Gannon, 323 Mae
street. Miss Linda Wilson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Wilson, 2865 Hanley
road, was selected as first al
ternate. From Phoenix High school,
Miss Carol Anderson was
chosen. She is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Anderson,
4403 South Pacific Highway.
Her alternate is Miss Penny
Simnonds, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Merle Simnonds.
Miss Sandra Wallis, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wal
lis, South ' B street, Eagle
Friendship Nig ht Held
By Central Poi nt Bethel
More than 150 members
from seven bethels of the In
ternational Order of Job's
Daughters in the southern
area attended friendship night
held by Bethel 38 in the Cen
tral Point Masonic hall April
17. Miss June Hopkins, hon
ored queen, presided.
Escorted and introduced
were honored queens Helene
Buckmaster, Bethel 13, Grants
Pass; Carol Bjork, Ashland;
Mary O'Neill, Bethel 71,
Grants Pass, who is grand rep
resentative to Maryland;
Mikelyn Boughner, Bethel 69,
Medford; Lauri' Beth Buono-
core, Bethel 55, Medford;
Laura Rupert, Bethel 14, Med
ford and Linda Nash, past hon
ored queen, Bethel 69; Bar
bara Morton, past honored
queen, Bethel 14, also Camille
Eri, Bethel 69; Marcia Acker-
man, Shady Cove; Daphne
Ball. Bethel 71, Grants Pass;
Pamela Trowbridge, Bethel
55; Jeanne Masters. Bethel 71,
Grants Pass; Lillian Laird,
Bethel 13; and Patricia Har
ris, Bethel 55.
Also introduced were Mrs.
Dale Ackerman, grand librari
an for Oregon, and Mrs. Ed
ward C. Faber, past worthy
matron of Nevila chapter, Or
der of Eastern Star. Many
guardians and associate guard
ians of bethels in the area
were also introduced.
Reports Given
Reports were given by the
Misses Judy Patterson, Sandra
Beasly, Rena Offult and Jan
ice Ayres on visitations to
other bethels and Queen June
announced that Miss Buono
core, had been awarded the
traveling gavel by Mrs. Wil
liam Suit, grand bethel
guardian.
The Misses Sandra Beasly
and Dianne Woodward were
elected delegates to the grand
session to be held in August
at Spokane.
Games Played
Miss Hopkins, honored
queen, announced "go to
church" Sunday, April 29 at
the First Presbyterian church
in Central Point. Officers and
choir members are to attend
in their robes.
Games were held at the
addendum following the busi
ness meeting and Miss O'Neill
won the easter egg rolling
race; Miss Rupert won the
blindfold rope jumping con
test and Miss Buonocore the
jelly bean contest.
The climax to the evening s
festivities was the conse
quences paid by the honored
queens of those bethels whose
attendance did not equal
Bethel 38's attendance at their
friendship nights.
The Misses Pamela and
Nanette Burgoyne were in
charge of decorations. The
Easter theme was used with
bouquets of bridal wreath,
lilacs, apple blossoms and
large colored Easter eggs.
The refreshments were pro
vided by the Misses Judy Pat
terson, Sharon Thompson,
Susan Mullcr and Katherine
Collinsworth with assistance
from their mothers.
Speak-Off
Scheduled
Members of the Medford
Toaslmistress club are mak
ing plans to attend an inter-
council speak-off meeting in
Winchester, April 29. Mrs.
J. W, Poage will be the con
testant from the Medford club
and will represent Council 4
At the April 11 meeting of
the club, Mrs. Elmer Ness
held an educational panel on
evaluating. Toastmistress for
the evening was Mrs. E. S
Courtney. She introduced two
speakers. Mrs. C. A. Thatcher
spoke on the subject, "Poli
tics," and Mrs. H. Dean
Hardenburger's topic was
"Youth, Beauty and Personal
ties."
Mrs. George Watson served
as speech evaluator. Topic
mistress for the evening was
Mrs. Glenn Clymer, whose
subject was the Seattle Worlds
fair. Mrs. Lorraine Beard was
a guest.
The club members will at
tend a joint meeting with the
Medford Toastmasters on
April 25. The dinner meeting
will be held at Kim's restaurant.
Activities
Are Listed
For Center
Colored slides of Australia
will be shown Monday, April
23, to the Arm Chair Travel
ers at the Senior Activity cen
ter, 601 East Jackson street,
at 1 p.m.
Ernest Miller, Fulbright ex
change teacher from Mel
bourne, Australia, will show
the pictures and talk about
his country. Mrs. Miller will
accompany him.
The Tuesday oil painting
class entertained three visitors
from out of town last week.
Mrs. Clifford Zollinger, Port-!
land, member of the national1
council on aging; Mrs. Joan
Eakins, an artist from Kansas
who has moved to the valley
and plans to join the group,
and Mrs. Annette Williams,
Portland, mother-in-law of
Mrs. Gene Williams, the class
teacher.
Refreshments were furnish
ed by Mrs. Nellie George and
served by Mrs. W. W. Walwyn,
hostess.
Members of this class, as
well as members of the Satur
day art class plan to enter i
the Alley Art show scheduled ,
Saturday, April 28. All mem-1
bers arc painting to exhibit at!
the Senior Activity Center's
benefit tea during an open .
house on Sunday, May 13.'
This event will be the sched-1
uled activity of Senior Citi
zens week. J
Mrs. Ruby Twedell return-1
ed from California last week
and will again teach the Sat-,
urday oil painting class start-1
ing April 28. Mrs. Ruth Mit-
chell and Mrs. Cora McMa-
hon have taught the class dur
ing her absence.
Dr. Frank Roberts, active
in the Fifty Plus clubs and
the center activities, has been
appointed chairman of the j
Senior Citizens week events I
by Omar Bacon, president of
the Rogue Valley Council on
Aging.
Last Wednesday the Senior
orchestra played for the
monthly meeting of the Rogue
Valley Council on Aging at
the Red Cross auditorium.
Young Christians Plan
Marriage Forum Series
To Love Is To Live, is
the title of a marriage forum
to be sponsored by the Young
Christian Workers of Medford
on May 3, May 17 and May
24 in the Red Cross center,
and on May 12 in the new St.
Mary's High school auditor
ium. All sessions will begin
at 7:30 p.m.
Miss Nancy Stevenson,
chairman of the program,
points out that the forum es
pecially is designed for young
people who are "going
steady," engaged or recently
were married.
Dr. N. J. Wilson, a Medford
physician and surgeon will
speak on "Medical Counsel."
Frank Nearing, a marriage
counselor from Eugene, will
present, "The Pitfalls of Mar.
riage."
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Reeder,
a married couple residing in
Medford, will discuss, "Mar
riage in Practice."
Robert Fox, a Medford at
torney, will speak on, "Why
Divorce."
Refreshments will be serv
ed after each session.
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Pnini. vjatt splppipri frnm thp
the Klamath Art association EaRle Poinl HiRh school, Her
is on display through May 4 aiternate i Miss Joan Kono-
pasek, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Konopasek, An-
the Southern Oregon col
lege Britt Art gallery, Room
111, it was announced by
Richard T. Dol, assistant pro
fessor of art.
The Klamath Art associa
tion was formed in 1947 by
a small group of Klamath
Falls artists, teachers, and art
laymen, and was the first
group of its kind in Oregon
to sponsor annual summer art
workshops, with many famous
artists as teachers. In recent
years these workshops have
been co-sponsored by the Ore
gon Slate System of Higher
Education and the General
Extension division, and col
lege credit given. In addition
to these workshops, the asso
ciation has held a Christmas
Art Fair each year for several
years, specializing in hand
made items for gifts and dec
orations. Members of the Association
represented in the exhibition
include: Lyle Matoush, Ro
berta Blomquisl, Edith War
rick, Sister M. Philomena,
Howard A. Hall, Violet P.
Biranowski, Margie Newman,
Sister M. Rose Claire, Blanche
Casey, and Howard R. Perrin.
Viewing hours are Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Coffees Planned
By Republicans
To focus attention on Re
publican activities and candi
dates, it is announced that the
party will sponsor a coffee
hour each day at Republican
headquarters, 113 East Eighth
street.
Mrs. Gene Williams stales
that beginning Monday, April
23, coffee will be served each
afternoon between 2 and 4
o'clock. The public is invited
to call at headquarters to en
joy coffee and talk with the
candidates. Wives of candi
dates will furnish cookies,
and the candidates are being
asked to make time available
to discuss questions with those
I who attend the events.
telope road. The Central Point
Auxiliary unit has chosen
Miss Janice Mooster, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Mooster, 459 North 8th street,
Central Point, with Miss Judy
Roberts, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Alvin Roberts, Route 1,
Box 225 as her alternate.
The girls are chosen by an
auxiliary committee on the
basis of leadership, character,
courage, honesty, scholarship
and physical fitness.
The girls will stay at the
Willamette university and
many of the sessions are held
in the capitol building.
Townsend Club
Plans Meeting
Townsend club members
whose birthdays are in April
will be honored at the Wed
nesday, April 25 meeting of
the Townsend club in the Py
thian building. The group
meets at 11 a.m. each Wed
nesday, and lunch Is served
at 12 noon. A business meet
ing is held between 1 and 2
p.m. and from 2 to to 4 p.m.,
there is dancing.
All interested persons are
nvited to attend meetings of
the club.
Officers have announced
that for the coming meeting
on April 25 most of the food
will be prepared in the hall
kitchen and unless especially
requested to take food for the
luncheon, members are asked
not to dn sn.
At last Wednesday's meet
ing a report was made on
ticket sales for a dance which
is scheduled for Friday, April
27. Guests at the meeting
were Mrs. Rilla Norris, Tal
ent, and Mrs. Martha Kempf,
Ashland.
Mrs. Ellaleen Townsend and
J. P. Graham with Mrs. Earl
Ickes will furnish music for
next Wednesday's dancing.
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