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Eagle Instructors Discuss Eagle Point - The Eagle Point music instructors dis cussed the music curriculum for all schools prior to a re cent district school board meeting. Some of the objectives and accomplishments achieved in the high school music pro gram were presented by in structor Charles Martin. He explained thai music is used to enrich one's cultural out look and to teach self disci pline. Objectives Martin pointed out and ex plained the following objec tives of the school band; tnu- sianship-technical ability and finesse; acquaintance with food literature; teaching teamwork with the group competition within the class; development of poise; pride nf beloneine to a group; and use of good practice habits. For vocal singing, Martin noted the enjoyment of sing ing with a group and the stress of note reading as his first two objectives. Litera ture again plays an impor tant role as docs the produc tion of lone exercise, use of proper breathing procedures, posture, pronunciation and diction of words so that they arc readily understandable. In long range planning, Martin said he hoped to have a 50 piece band with more school owned instruments. A Civil Air Patrol Events Planned At Siskiyou Airport Bv CHARLOTTE DAVIS Mall Tribunt Correspondtnt Montague - Latest develop ments for the benefit "Air men's Day" program, to be presented under the sponsor ship of Siskiyou Composite Squadron 116. California Wing, Civil Air patrol, indi cate that numerous events have been outlined. They will include a dance, "Fly-In" breakfast, demonstrations, fly ing exhibitions and sports par achutists. The Airmen's Day program is scheduled for Sunday, May 28 at the Siskiyou County air- Douglas Elected GP Chamber Head Grants Pass-Lyle Douglas. Grants Pass dairy firm oper ator, has been elected presi dent of the Grants Pass and Josephine County . Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. Others in a slate of new of fleers announced at the Chamber's annual banquet here Saturday night include: vice president, Jack Brown ell; secretary, John Voorhles; treasurer, Glen Kennedy; and directors Robert Busch, James Burnettc, Robert Loch bauin. Charles Morrison, Wil liam Bramleit, Roland Baker, Ray Salisbury and Dunne Klpp. TV, Appliance Service Firm Open In Gold Hill Gold Hill-Bill Custer and Lewis Wetzel have opened a new business here, the Gold Hill Television and Appliance service. It is located in the hotel building on Fourth avc formerly occupied by Jerry's reed store. The interior has been re arranged so that li is suitable for the TV and appliance business. The two men came to south ern Oregon about a year ago from Coquillc where they had operated a Television He pair shop. HOME ON LEAVE Talent - James Bench is home on leave visillng his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wilhs Bench, 108 I st.. Talent He will report April 8 to Camp Leonard Wood in Missouri. Nowdesha Picked To Represent Happy Camp in Award Program Happy Camp A senior at ,-o.,i ,,,, s,,, ,,,,, ,,, Happy Camp A senior at Happy Camp High school has cleared the lirsl hurdle in competition toward $1,000 cash awards In the annual Bank of America Achieve ment program Chosen by members of the faculty lo represent t h e school, (he lop winner will re ceive a trophy and his recor la will be pitted against those ol candidates from other schools for the right to enter lunc competition, which will held April 2 in Redding be As announced by James R I Foole, principal, the trophy winner and the study field in which he excels is William I' Nowdesha, science and math- cmatics. S tag, winner. Ihr jfltML V WEDNESDAY. APRIL 3. 1963 Point District Music beginning band as well as a beginning vocal group in high school is hoped for in the fu ture. Intensive recruitment programs for utilization of counseling and guidance and technique lessons which will include at least three lessons per month for each child as couraged to develop a daily well as ensemble work are j practice habit, they said, goals he is working toward, j The Flutophones (a plastic The music instructors feel i toy) is being used in the fourth a central library for music, grade as a pre-band instru where no possible duplication ment. The use of this instru- of materials is possible, would be of benefit with one budget, one inventory and a coordina tion of the whole district. They also hope to include fu ture work for string instru ments with the school furn ishing the larger instruments. Elementary Band Keith Krambeal and Rich ard Gannaway pointed out the objectives and methods used in achieving the elementary band and vocal music goals. Their objective is to develop the feeling for music, the tone, articulation, tone qual ity, and reading around notes for better musicianship They noted that a young ster soon realizes that it takes cooperation of every member to have good results. A spir it of competition is kept alive by challenges for positions in the band. This also promotes more home practice. Public performances aid in the development of poise in port, six miles north of Mon tague, starting with the break fast, open to the public at 7 a.m. A benefit dance has been scheduled for Saturday eve ning, May 25, at the Montague Auditorium to be interspersed with entertainment. Following the breakfast on Sunday, there will be many demonstrations, parachutist performances and flying exhi bitions. The entire program is open to the public, witli donations acceptable, which will be util ized for the education of the Civil Air patrol cadets. Their ultimate goal is for self-lead ership, creating an under standing of Hie science of avi ation and experience with the space age as a whole. 30 Members The local squadron boasts approximalcly 30 boys and girls who arc taking Hie cadet program. The Civil Air Patrol Cadet program is given under the sponsorship of the U. S. Air Force, just as the local squadron is an auxiliary of the Air Force. In regard to the Airmen's Day program, all pilots who are interested In participating in any of the events, or enter ing the competition for a tro phy In special events, may call Victor 2-3531, fcx. 84, or Vic tor 24732, or they may make their contact by mailing a post card or letter lo Civil Air Pa trol, Drawer "C," Yreka, Cal ifornia, as soon as possible. 3 Valedictorians Picked at GP High i Grants Pass- Officials of Grants Pass High school have decided lo forego the tradi tional cbtnniencernent speak er at graduation exercises this year. The reason is a sur plus of brains and ability within the graduating senior class. Speaking at the commence ment will be three valedic torians, each of whom achiev ed a perfect 4 0 grade point average throughout four years of high school. They are James DeCou coy, Hans Wiik and Eva Zlegler. Also i. inking among the Top Ten" of the senior class Roger Shaw, Anne Wood- dy, Belli Fisher, Sylvia Mon ahan. Pally Buxiard, Pal fc'd gerton and An Amberg, urn- elicit lo, sunerior 11 formance in snoclflr fields ol study and will reivive certifi cates ol merit. They are Carol E. Attebery, line arts; Peter P, Louquct, liberal arts; and Kenneth L. Hookaday, voca tion a arts. Records ol the trophy win ners will be carefully re viewed by a screening com mittee and I h e sturi.uls chosen for the zone event will be notified during the lalter hall of March Zone cinrli. dates will appear in person for group Interviews before a nana! .,( H,.i,,,..i.i,...i ,. business and professional leaders Winners here will h, selected mi the basis of the Interviews and school records Those who lain Inn hnuin uiv ione event advance lo the highest phase of the4Vo.ii- j Program all musicians. The student also developes the pride of be longing to a group and real ize that they are represent ing their school. Learning to play an instrument requires a lot of practice outside of school and students are en- j ment eliminates the problem of tone production while it teaches reading of music and basic fingering. It also has a value in interesting young sters in future band work. Fire District Eyes Admission To Mutual Aid Talent - Steps to include the recently formed Talent Rural Fire Protection district in the mutual aid association will be taken in the near fu ture, the district board de termined at a meeting here last night. Ralph Conner, fire chief, outlined the procedure neces sary in order to make mutual aid agreements with neigh boring fire departments. A form would have to be sent to each department involved, Conner said he had been in formed while attending a fire chiefs meeting in Central Point last week. Conner was subsequently directed to take the necessary steps lo join lo mutual aid association. Under the mutual aid program, other fire de partments would come to the aid of the Talent firemen in an emergency and vice versa. The board called a special meeting for next Tuesday eve ning, at which time a repre sentative of the firm supply ing fire fighting equipment to the new district is expect ed to be present. Talent Sanitary Board To Meet Talent -- The South Talent Sanitary district board will meet Thursday at the Talent City hall at 8 p.m. The legal and preliminary problems concerning construc tion of (lie sewer will be dis cussed. Walter Hoffbuhr of the Talent Irrigation district is expected to be there to speak on the effect and need of the sewer. It is also hoped that Jean nette Marshall, attorney for the district, will be able to at tend and explain the legal aspects. Nearly all persons living between Talent and Ashland and between the new freeway and the railroad tracks are in cluded in the Sanitary dis trict. The meeting is open to those persons residing in the area. Evans Valley School Board Discusses Teachers' Contracts Evans Valley On March 128 the K v a n s Valley School board met in the school cafe teria tu discuss insurance is sues and teachers' contracts. A motion was adopied by the board that Principal Earl Covey be instructed to reject I any special test which is de vised u spot or determine fu ture delinquents in the grades and lo bring such before the board members. The Rev, Henry Holslnger has turned in his resignation as a board member, it was announced Evans Valley School Dl Uriel No. 83 will hold its budg- j el hearing on April 11, at 8 p.m. in the school gymnasium. All registered voters are urged to attend, tit ion - the area I where Ihey contend for cash awards ranging from 1190 to SI. 000. Second and third place winners in each held at 'he zone event will receive $90 and $25 awards. The Achievement awards competition is sponsored an nually by the bank as a means of giving public reeogniti in lo California high school seniors who not only have earned top ratings as scholars but who have shown leader ship and a sense of civic re sponsibility in school and community activities Al School, zone and area levels, winners are picked in each ol the study fields on Ihc basis of scholarship. Iea-l"r-ship, citizenship, character. personality, ambition, and ability to communicate k 11 y V f; CLASS AT WORK Throe members of Annette Richmire's class at Rogue River High school test several kinds of cooking utensils, part of the 'consumer buying program which won their teacher Seventeen magazine's 1963 '"Homemaking Teach - cr of the Year" honor. Honors Nothing New For Prize-Winning R.R. High Teacher By LAURAINE LAWS Mail Tribune Correspondent Rogue River Annette J. Richmire, home economics teacher at Rogue River High school who has been named Seventeen magazine's 1963 ''Homemaking Teacher of the Year," is a Southern girl. Her slight drawal and oc casional "you-all" are of spe cial delight to her students. She was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. Honors are nothing new to her. She graduated from Rob ert E. Lee High school ninth in her class of 400. While in high school she was in many school activities, including be ing an officer of the National j Honor society and a member of Quill and Scroll, an inter- j national honor society for high school journalism. Near Perfect Grade She attended Florida State University, U. C. L. A. and graduated from Humboldt Slate College in Areata, Cali fornia, with a 3.9 grade point average (4.00 being a perfect straight A average). While al Humboldt State she was ac tive as Vice President of the Student California Teachers' association. Her duties at Rogue River High school reflect her many and varied interests. She is sponsor for the Future Home makers of America, a very active and enthusiastic club, and also sponsor for the sophomore class, the National Honor society, and the most recent addition, a school news paper. For her artistic ability, she! has been approached to spon j sor an art club, one subiecl lacking al the high school. She is also in charge of running the canteen al all the home RegionalCalendar Central Point - Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Crater Boosters club. Pioneer cafe. Ed Knapp, Crater High track coach, will speak. ... Gold Hill - Hanby Home Economics room mothers' luncheon was held yesterday rather than being scheduled lor Thursday as an nounced in Monday's regional calendar Eagle Point - Wednesday. 8 p.m.. scout community build ing executive board meeting, al the community building. Prospect - Tuesday. April Q, 7:30 p.m.. Prospect art club, honta of Mrs. Frances Pear sons. Mrs. Archie McKlUop, unable to attend lasl meeting, will talk. Prospect - Tuesday. April 0. 1 1 a. in . Prospect members of LDS Relief society will at tend meeting at home of Mrs. Charles Copeland m Butte Falls. Luncheon at noon. Everyone welcome Wilderville - Friday eve ning. Wilderville community church loyalty dinner. iot tuck style, those attending bring own table service. CLEANING JOB Wonder The little Won der Community chapel is be ing cleaned and painted in preparation for Easter observ ances. The work is being done by the ladies of the commu nity. Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH With Little Worry Eat. Mk, :ugh or nwj srtllWMli tr of itmurt fiL te.th d;vj'pint lipV"" nr mnbMins rASlT.rnl h.la plain arrow ni tr. rr nn Iorttiy Tim . pnvfjw n do tutuniT gwyir pgutv uuit or (tv.irtt. Dorsnt .!: nw It m alltalint MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON ANNETTE RICHMIRE Magazine Award Winner football and basketball games. Also A Secretary In addition to her abilities al school. Mips Richmire is an experienced secretary, having held three responsible excu tlve secretarial positions to help finance a college cduca- j tion. past She has worked for the wo summers fro- Mark Boyden, surveyor of Jackson County, and is well known at the Jackson County court house. Teaching, however, is her first love, and with her fam ily background, it is no won der. Her grandmother was a teacher and her mother has devoted 39 years of her life to teaching the second grade in Jacksonville. Florida. where she is well known and respected a teacher. Mi an outstanding Richmire lives al 815 N.W. Grants Pass. Fourth street, Troeove Reelected President of Yreka Toastmasters Club Yreka Kenneth Truelove was reelected president of the Toastmasters club for the spring and summer term at a recent meeting. Elected to serve with him were Herbert Egelman, edu cational vice president: Rob e r t Marvin, administrative vice president: Claude Rus sell, reelected secretary-treasurer, and Charles Hammond. aergeanv-at-arms Installation ceremonies will be in Aoril at either the first regular meeting or a special meeting. Membership will be opened to 10 new members, and any one wishing to join may sub mit his application to Sccre t a r y Claude Russell, 504 South Oregoi Clean-Up Drive Set Next Week in Gold Hill Gold Hill - Residents with in the city of Gold Hill are asked tu participate in a city wide clean-up drive this week in preparation for the coming summer months. Pick up service will be pro vided one day only in Gold Hill, on Wednesday, April 10, I commencing at 8 a.m. Prior to j thai date residents are re ! minded to rid their premises of trash, and to have ready for hauling burnable trash such us shrubbery brush, tree trimmings, cartons, etc. It was stressed that tree branches shuuld be cut in lengths no longer than about four feet so as not to make it I difficult fur workmen 1 wln u inadiuff who Residents are requested to place bottles, metal contain ers other unburtiable ma terials in the usual covered garbage containers for Pat's Sanitary service. Gel Permits Individuals who have burn able trash that they wish to dispose of themselves are en couraged to obtain a burning permit from either city recorder, Ferd Jones or lire chief, C. Clyde Kell. The fire season commenced on April 1, and is in compliance with the state fire season. Night burn ing is prohibited at any lime of year it was stressed. Action to designate this week as annual clean up was taken at the regular city coun cil meeting Monday. Council members approved Mayor Milton Steinmctz's recom mendation that a one day pick up service be provided. It is hoped by city officials that local residents will co operate. Bacon Addresses Shady Cove Rotary Shady Cove - Guest speak er at the March 20 meeting of the Shady Cove Rotary club was Omar Bacon, president-elect of the Medford Ro tary club, who spoke on top ics relative to Rotary. Bacon, also head librarian of the Jackson County Li brary, spoke on the county li brary system, giving a resu me of the growth of the branch libraries. Attending the meeting as a guest was Rolarian Sig Di gree, publisher and editor of the Kodiak-Mirror, the news paper published at Kodiak. Students At Prospect High Hear Talk On Space Exploration Prospect - Allen W. Strei presented an assembly pro gram on space for Prospect High school students during the first part of March. The speaker told of pro gress made in efforts towarc'.: space exploration, starting with the launching of the first satellite. He told of a few of the projects planned for the future, including landing on the moon. Strei urged students to help the United Stales by be coming scientists. He lold them what lo do in high school lo prepare for a career as a scientist. Airman Heim Being Assigned To Amarillo Talent - Airman Basic Ever A. Heim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Heim. Rl. 1. Talent, is being reassigned to Amarillo AFB. Texas for technical training as an administrative specialist. Airman Heim. who enlisted in the Air Force a short time ago. has completed his basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. Heim attended high school at Phoenix. with complete confidence TJacks Cmniy Savings & Loan O Home Office-2 Correspondents and Theit JACKSON COUNTS Appitgaie: Mvrlie Krousc. Provolt 246B Applegate Valley. Maude Ziegier 899-1333 Ashland Faith McCullough 482-0714 Butle Falli Marv Jo Harris 865-2126 Central Point Mary Cnlley. 6j4-3183 Drroy ina Hayes 446-3157 Eagle Point Dottie Harbison. 446-3274 Evans Vallev: Roberta Sletten. 582-3373 Gold Hill Mary KeM 855-J126 Jacksonville Betty Hoskins. 899-1209 Lone Pine Dot Simmons 772-9676 Phoenix. Bertha Hanscom. 535-1469 Prospect Velda Barr 869-2212 Rogue River: Lauraine Laws. 582-3451 Shady Cove- Evalyn Watson 878-2351 Table Rock R E Nealon. 826-209? Valley Irrigation Repr esentatives Opp ose New Bill Eagle Point - Larry Sil voira Faalp Pnini Trrieation District manager, and Jim Long, ditch rider for the dis trict, attended a meetinj Salem March 2(i as represeu- Prospect Garden Club Plans To Do More Work On Park Prospect - The Prospect Garden club will meet next Tuesday. April 9, at the rros pect public park. The meeting will be held on the second Tuesday this month instead of the usual third Tuesday meeting date, because of a conflict with the district garden club meeting in Grants Pass April 17. Several members of the Prospect club plan to attend the Grants Pass meeting. The Prospect Home Exten sion unit has given the gar den club a check for $10 to be used for the purchase of shrubs for the public park here. The club hopes to purchase more Prostrate Junipers in hopes of completing the bor der its members have started. The Prospect Lions club has offered to finance pur chase of materials to build a picnic table and benches in the park. Scout Awards Given At PTA Meeting Evans Valley - Evans Val ley PTA met at the school on March 27. After a short busi ness meeting was held, the PTA meeting was turned over to the Boy Scout Court of Honor. Troop 84. and Jack Varncr, Scoutmaster. Boys receiving Tenderfoot badges were Dennis Patter son. Dennis Moore, and Chris Ladd Those receiving second class badges were Rex Aus tin, John Carlson. Bobby Hol singcr, and Clifford Gilinsky. The boys receiving awards gave their parents miniatures of the badges they received. Presentations were made by Neil Butterfield, district scout executive. Also present for the Court of Honor was Melvin Quimby of the Grants Pass Boy Scouts. Butterfield gave a talk to the Scouts and the meeting concluded. Refreshments were served in the cafeteria by the fourth grade room mothers. Exchange Student To Address Grange Central Point - Juan Can ada, exchange student at Cra ter High school, will be the guest speaker at the Central Point Grange meeting Friday. The program will start at 8 p.m. and interested persons in the community are invited to attend. Members are reminded to bring the first quarter's Grange sales slips to this meeting. E. Main, Medford Ashland Branch-337 E. Regional News CLEVB TU ITCHELtt. clonal tditor Telephone - 1 tatives of the district and the ! other major irrigation dis- tricts in the valley. Also attending were Gene , i Cameron, president Medford Irrigation district and Claude Atkins, ditch rid er for the Medford Irrigation district. The group went to appear at a house committee hearing on House Bill 1747 which re- i lates to the paying of over- time to ditch riders. This bill is sponsored by the AFL-CtO of Oregon. This bill proposes to change ORS 279.342. The proposed change could create excessive financial burden to the water users of this district, Silveira noted. There were over 30 repre sentatives at the hearing and represented nearly all of the irrigation districts in Ore gon. There were several ditch riders in attendance from other areas of the state. All ditch riders testified to the committee that they were satisfied with their working conditions and that they were opposed to the amending of ORS 279.342. FEATURES FOR LIVING THAT ADD VP TO PLEASANT RETIREMENT Your Health is in The planning of Capital Manor, which will be completed about July 1, 1963, is an object lesson in thorough research. The object of the planning was lo determine what is needed lor the comfort, safety and well-being of the men and women who will make their homes here. Medical care is important, and this will be pro vided by a physician making calls at Capital Manor on a regular schedule. Consultation on these days will be available without charge. Supplementing this service is a 20-bed infirmary, with a qualified nurse in constant attendance. Other small but important details have received consideration, too. These include dietetically cor rect meal planning, waist height electrical outlets, wall-to-wall carpeting mo waxed floor surfaces), non-glare lighting, and safety grab bars in the bath room, lo name only a few. An informative booklet contains pertinent infor mation about this new retirement residence. This will be sent to you upon request, without obligation, of course. May we send one to you? CAPITAL MANOR 1955 DALLAS HIGHWAY P. 0. BOX 2081. SALEM, ORE TELEPHONE (AREA CODE 503) 363 1935 Numbers: Talent Alice Hurnctte, jjj-iau? Trail A Louis. Da 578-3377 JOSEPHINE COUNTY Grants Pass: Pnscilla Averill. 479-2522 Illinois Valley: Katherine Scott. C J 5203 O Bnen Lethh Cooke O'Brien 223 Wilderville: Genevieve Briccs. 476-6913 Williams Snirle Fischer Provolt 2709 DOUGLAS COUNTY Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers (no phonei N O It X H B R N 0 A LI FOR N I A Happy Camp Hazel Davit, GY 3-2387 Hornbrook Katherine Chapman GR 5-358b Montague: Charlotte Davis, GL 9-3257 Yreka 1 Doris Robinson VI 2-3897 CLINIC PLANNED Gold Hill - Plans are under way for a pre-school clinic to be held in Gold Hill Thurs day, April 18 from 9 a-.m. un til 3:30 p.m., according to Mrs. Clarence Parsley. She is pre school clinic chairman for Gold Hill Health unit, spon soring group for this project. 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