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War Hero's Grandchild Joins Air Force To Serve By MARGARET A. KILGORt United Pren InUrnitionil McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. - lUPli - Mary E. York, granddaughter of the World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York, hopes to be able to serve her country during peacetime as her grandfather served dur ing the war. "I joined the Air Force to serve my country by helping get troops back and forth to foreign countries," the attrac tive, blonde Southerner said. She had just learned that she would be trained as a flight traffic specialist, the equivalent of a civilian air lines hostess, to serve on over seas Military Air Transport Service flights. "Learning that I can serve In that way is the biggest thrill of my life," the quiet, poised 18-year-old said. Bedridden Hero Airman York was born in Jamestown, Tenn., near Pall Mall where her grandfather lives now. He made Army his tory by killing 25 Germans, capturing 132 others and silencing 35 machine guns in one day at the Argonne Forest in France. Now, Mary York's grand father is bedridden. "I "didn't see grandfather Lone Pine Club Has Recent Tea Lone Pine - The Lone Pine library club entertained par ents, teachers and guests at a recent tea in the library The tea was given to observe National Library week. The slogan was "Read more book?, and watch your world grow." Miss Gladys Durrand, ele mentary school supervisor for the Medford system, Mrs. Harry Fuller, children's li brarian from the Public Li brary of Medford and Jack son County, and Boyd Gib son, principal of Ruch Ele mentary school, also attended. Mrs. Barbra Reedy is li brarian of the school and Peggy Sheppard, Kathy Glass, Cynda Williams, Theresa Madden, Betsy Jahn, Gregg Middlekauff, Patrick Wicker sham, Terril Grover, Lovelyn Hicks, Karen Stinger, Sylvia Johnson, Patricia Lane and Pauleette Simmons are jun ior librarians. Camellia corsages were presented each one attending. The flowers were a gift from Mrs. Mallary, mother of Lee Merriman from Central Point. Book name tags were also presented to guests. The centerpiece decorating the table was provided by Mrs. Opal Guetzlauf, and was of tulips, bridalwreath and candles. The tea and coffee services were loaned by Mrs. Rachael Scheel. The lace table cloth and silver tray were loaned by Mrs. Estelle Eallard. The girls belonging to the library club baked the cookies and did the serving. pproximately 25 people attended the tea. Do You Have An Accurate Medical Record of (Prescriptions and Medical Supplies) ! For Tax Purposes? By using you' CHARGE PLATE you will have complete yearly record ol your drug exemptions for tax purposes. Have Your Medford Charge Plate Validated Here IOOK FOR NO. 4 ON YOUR CARD USF FO ES'C CHABOI 5fVtC NANCY A SHOPPER mrm on no lane MEDFORD OREGON 1. Art S 2 MAlNttDS 3 lUHtSON S 4. CCNTl DtUG j home AmiANce 6 HUUMO WOS. Jifil GREEN STAMPS if paid by the 1 5th of the following month after purchase DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE IN ZONED AREAS Central (SB) Pharmacy MAIN nd Central Stora Houn I ! DlilT CVetd Simrfar when I was home on leave last month," Mary said, "be cause the publicity that has surrounded my joining the Air Force has -upset him i great deal. But I did talk to him on the phone and he told me to be another York'." Why did Mary join the Air Force instead of the Army as her grandfather did? "I felt the Air Force has more to offer," she said. ' I looked the services all over and decided the Air Force was it. Besides, it gave me an opportunity to fly, and i love flying." Surprisingly, Mary has had very little flight experience. "I've been up in little two seaters and, of course, I flew here," she said. "But I hope to gain more experience fly ing." She should log about 5,000 air hours before her enlistment is completed. She admits her sudden en trance into the public eye has been a little startling. "I've enjoyed talking to all the reporters, and all, but it was a little tough to be in the middle of a drill during basic training and told you had to stop everything and rush to have your picture taken," she said. No Special Treatment She said she was not given preferential treatment by the Air Force because of her famous relative. "If anything, they were tougher on me. 1 think the mental reconditioning is hard er on one in basic training than the physical exercise. 1 just couldn't gel. used to the idea of going to bed early and getting up early." Mary is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow York, Rockwood, Tenn. She has a brother William, 16, and a sister, Patty Gay, 7. "I'm a rebel and I'm proud of it," she said, "and I hope I can serve the Air Force in a ladylike way1." Chapter Holds Jewel Ceremony A ritual of jewels ceremony was held by Beta Upsilon chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, at the home of Mrs. Ralph King man. Mrs. Del Landing was co-hostess. Seven pledf.es re ceived pins in a candlelight ceremony. Mrs. Jack Rent?.. Mrs. Rich ard Moody, Mrs. Wanda Han son, Mrs. Richard Scllick, Mrs. Michael Tallen. Mrs. Harold McGrath and Mrs. Al vin Hopper are the new mem bers. Mrs. Fred Wilson presented a discussion on sculpture. A luncheon was .ield at the home of Mrs. Calvin McKib ben last week. The ways and means' com mittee report -d that a rum mage sale will be held in the Elks building annex Saturday, April 28, from 9 until 5. Pi. a Tf NU WAT ClCANffS OUAllTr MArtl AtrtS SWtMS SP 2-9431 No parking probltm litit Uh tht Park 4 Shop Lou, irl Scouts Troop Girl Scout Troop 88 is plan ning a court of awards which will be held at Roosevelt school on April 30 at 7 p.m. Officers elected for the last half of the year are patrol leaders Kathy Hall. Jannie Richardson, Linda Van Gor don, Gail Williams, Barbara Lindsey, scribe, and Janice Arnold, treasurer. The play "Cinder - Riley," directed by Mrs. Sam Rich ardson, was given by the troop as a second-class re quirement. The first aid re quirement was taught by Le roy Williams at three meet ings at the West Side Fire station. Mrs. Byron Dibble taught square dancing, and Mrs. Jerry Gastineau taught some Girl Scout songs for olhcr requirements toward earning the second-class rank. On April 11, Troop 88 en tertained 22 girls from second grade Brownie Troops 59 and 147. Punch and cupcakes were prepared and served by the troop members. Games, songs, and square dances were shared with the younger girls. We attended one Girl Scout skating party at the Rollerena and also took part in the Girl Scout cookie sale recently. As a service project, we sewed original cross-stitch de signs on dresser scarves for a nursing home and also dec orated a small Christmas tree for them. Future plans include a horseback riding party and another skating party in May. Leader of Troop 88 is Mrs. Harold Hewlett, assistants are Mrs. Clifford Young and Mrs. William White. Kathy Hiatt, Reporter Chatham Blankets Famous quality 36"x50" crib size, solid color rayon and acrylic fiber blend . . . extra wide 100 nylon binding . . regularly 5.98. Crib Blankets Full 36"x50" quilled rosebud pattern in rayon and acrylic fiber blend . . acelate satin binding . . . regularly 4.98, a baby bargain at only Blanket Sleepers In summer weight . . . protect baby from kicking of blankets on cool summer nights . . . neck to toe zipper, soft plastic ides . . . regularly 3.98. 2.19 14 N. CENTRAL, 215 E. MAIN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON IWoman Wields By- MARGARET RICHARDS United Press International Kansas City, Mo. -UTO- It's the woman who wields the paint brush in many house holds in these do-it-yourself days. As a result manufactures, distributors and retailers of paint and allied products are going all out to make things easier for the feminine con tingent. An industry source says that a few years ago 90 per cent of all painting was done by professionals. Now the fig ures are about reversed with with pro doing only about 10 per cent of the interior work on homes. How much of the remaining 90 per cent is done by women is anybody's guess but paint manufacturers agree the percentage is high. This mass invasion by wom en in still another supposedly masculine field has prompted a whole series of develop ments in the industry. Women said ceilings were too difficult to paint; the brush dripped on everything, including them. To solve that problem, the industry came up with a no-drip paint, a jellied substance that is liqui fied in small amounts by the brush's friction with wall or ceilings, and so goes on smoothly. Fine Shadings Rubber-based paint which dries swiftly but which can be "lapped" without the over lap showing has eased the way in another direction. The paint roller and tray which permit an case of ap plication that no brush can match for large areas-long since became standard equip ment in many a housewife's spring cleanup campaign. 2.99 Paint Brush In To many men green is green, blue is blue and pink I is pink-with the shade varia ; tions a trivial matter. Not so to the woman, to whom color often is the most important ! decorative feature of a home, j So modern color systems have i been developed to give her a choice literally of thousands of hues. j There are nearly as many of these color systems as there are paint manufacturers. One combine of independent manu facturers colorizer associates embracing numerous Ameri can companies and a few in Britain, has a system which is the painting equivalent of a boxd cake mix. In that system, the user can match any shade of any color from a ready selection of about 2,000 hues. Washable Wallpaper This "instant paint" uses one of only three bases-into which a numbered tube of colorant is squeezed and stirred to obtain an exact gradation of tint. Colors range from the palest to very deep tones. Wallpaper manufactu r e r s also are taking increasing note of women, although the num ber of women who do paper ing jobs is much smaller than the number who paint. Wallpaper comes ready- The American Association of Fund-raising Counsel, Inc., reports private giving to the nation's colleges and univer sities reached an estimated $351 for each of the 3.7 mil lion students registered in 1961. Total giving reached a record of SI. 3 billion. THIS IS BABY WEEK, SO OF COURSE MANN'S HAS SOFT, WARM, NECESSARY THINGS FOR BABY, AT BABY PRICES Topper Sets For boys and girls . . . crib length tops, plastic lined matching panties ... in cool, easy-wear, easy-care cotton. 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