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Newspaper Page Textt 6 A Altrusans Attending Convention Mrs. Walter Young, prcsl dent of the Altrusa club of Medford, and Mn. Charles Kyer, president-elect, left this morning to attend as delegates to the twelfth district comer ence of Altrusa in Longvlew, Wash. The session will con vene May 17 through IB. The district includes the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Professor Ernestine Milner, of Guilford college, Greens boro, N. C, who is interna tional president of the organ ization, will be featured speaker at the Governors dinner to be held in the Mon ticello hotel Saturday eve ning. The conference theme will be, 'Timber 4 Tomorrow." Mrs. Fred Rankin will ac company them to Portland where today she is attending the northwest regional work shop of the National Associa tion of Housing and Redevel opment, in the Sheraton Port land hotel. . Mrs. Rankin will attend the state conference on aging in Corvallls Friday, and then will continue to Longvlew Saturday to attend the Altru sa conference as a member of the district's gerontology com mittee. At the local club's recent meeting in the Medford hotel, Mrs. Young announced the formation of four new Altrusa clubs in England; three in In dia and another In Manila In the Philippines. The Medford members have sent greetings to the new clubs with local Information about the culture and industry of this area. . Also noted was that a re cent Altrusa international grants in aid had been award ed Miss Pisawat Dutlyhabod hl of Bangkok, Thailand, in the field of study of micro biology at Corvallls. It was suggested that the recipient be invited as a guest speaker later in the year. . After the meeting the club members made a tour of the, Pacific Northwest Bell Tele phone company under leader ship of Miss Myrta Otterdale, chief operator. The program was planned by the commit tee chairmen, Mrs. Mary Car penter and Mrs, Betty Flcht ner. Fifty. Plus Club Party Is Planned.. Members of the Medford Fifly Plus club whose birth days are In May will be hon ored at a club party Friday, May 17 in St. Mark's Guild hall, corner of Fifth street and North' Oakdale avenue. The event will begin at 12 noon, and members are to take sack lunches. Birthday cakes will be provided. An afternoon of cards, games and dancing is planned. All interested persons over the age of 50 years are In vited. ' MATERNITY SPORTSWEAR TOPS Reg. 5.95 SAVE 2.16 Choose from skirts, ' caprls, pedals in black, green mint, pink, beige, blue, turquoise, sizes 6-18. Co-ordinating topsl How does lePoinle's do it! THURSDAY, MAY IB, 1863 CALENDAR . Thuridayi 7:30 p.m.-Bethel 69, Inter national Order of Job's Daughters, Medford Masonic temple. 7:30 p.m.-RNA lodge, Pyth. ian bldg. 8 p.m. - Civic Music con cert, Medford High school auditorium. 8 p.m.-Roxy Ann Court, Or der of Amaranth, Medford Masonic temple. Frldayi 2:30 p.m. - Wilson PTA, at school. 1 '. Ceramists Invited! To Exhibit ? Talent - Plans for the fifth annual ceramic show to be held Friday, May 24, in the Talent city hail are nearlng completion, Mrs. Ellis Beeson and Mrs. Charles Long, co chairmen, have anounced. The annual show is combined with a silver tea and all benefits go to the American Cancer so ciety. All southern Oregon ceram ists are Invited to show their work, especially non-professional, the chairmen announc ed. Several southern Oregon studios will have exhibits. The Talent Junior High school and Phoenix High school have been contacted and it Is hoped that they will have an exhibit in the junior division. An entry of enameled cop per done by Jerri Lee of Ash land will be shown. Admittance is without charge and viewers may visit the show between the hours of 2 to 8 p.m. Those who want further in formation about the show may call Mrs. Long, 53S-1273, or Mrs. Beeson, 533-1157. Members of women's clubs In Talent will furnish cookies for the tea. -., Dessert Event 's Honors pothers Yreka - Sixty-five guests attended .the annual Mother- Daughter dessert event given last week by women of the Mt. Zion Luthern church In observance of Mother's day. " Mrs. Vernon Mushol, Lu theran Church Women presi dent, welcomed the guests. Mrs. Gerald Lange presented those who took part in the program which included pi ano boIom by Mellnda Meam- bcr; a recitation by Janet Grace and selections by a vo cal quartet made up of Mrs. Lange, Mrs. Mcambcr, Mrs. Ray Jones and Mrs. James Meek, . A skit also was given by members of a Sunday school class taught by Mrs. G. S. Schneider. Mrs. Robert Moore also furnished piano selections and Mrs. Don Hcrifindahl read poems written of moth ers. Food chairmen were Mrs. Robert Ncill and Mrs. William Laverty, assisted by : other members, i '. i - j, CAPRIS SKIRTS 2 for SALE Parisian Says Childbirth Should Be Joy to Mother By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor New York-Wt-The birth of a baby should be an ecstatic event for the mother - not an occasion for agony or for una wareness under anes thesia. Dr. Pi erre Vellay, of Paris, speak? Ing. Dr. Vel lay, 44, Is a pioneer In the field of obstet- ouW"' rlcs that ad vocates natural childbirth without pain. It does not rule out modern therapy, if It Is necessary, he said. ' . Vellay discussed the La- maze-Pavlov method of birth during an interview. He is completing a U.S. tour to ex. plain the method to hospitals and medical schools around the nation. In simple terms, he said natural childbirth without pain is a combination of con ditioning the mother - and father - psychologically and pnysicaiiy aunng her preg nancy so that childbirth for her becomes a "Joy" and not an event to fear. Education includes exer cises and breathing technique which will help her at birth and an emotional condition ing which transforms the mother from a "passive to active" role In birth. And, he said, it alms to remove the dread and to "isolate her from some of the oral and written old wives' tales on pregnancy." "Anesthesia is the easy way oui, said vellay. "it sup presses tne personality of the woman . . . does an injustice to the mother-Infant relation ship, the husband-wife rela tionship.".; Lectures . He said husbands are asked to attend the lectures with their wives and also be with them in the hospital room at time of birth. Beats pacing the floor out side," said the physician. Vellay and his wife, Aline, the daughter of a physician. are parents of five children ranging in age from 21 to nine years, the last two de- Derby Dance t Derby - The third-Saturday dance for Derby Hoedowners is set for May 18 in the Derby Community hall at 8:30 p.m. Potluck refreshments will be served. Edwin Cavin is sched uled to do the calling for dancing and all interested square dancers are invited. To Meet Weatonka council. Degree of Pocahontas, will meet Fri day, May 17 at 8 p.m., in the Redman hall on Apple street. Mr. . and Mrs. Orval Hayes and Mrs. James O'Du ane will serve refreshments. 4 - In Victorian times a family provided a daughter with a form of dowry by helping her accumulate silver, linens and other household effects In a hope chest. PEDALS (599 Reg." 11.90 SAVE 4.98 llvered by natural child birth. Mrs. Vellay, an attrac tive brunette, was for one year a French exchange stu dent at Alabama College, Montevallo, Ala., and helps her husband translate his medical papers and books into English. Interprets - With his wife interpreting when his own English failed him, . Vellay . explained he learned of the birth without pain method while he was as sistant to Dr. Fernand La maze, its pioneer, at the Pierre Rouques Health cen ter, Paris, from 1947 to 1057. The method is based on Pavlovian theories on condi tioned reflexes, and Dr.- La maze Introduced it in France in 1981. Dr. Vellay said the tech nique now is used extensively in European and South Amer ican countries, but is fairly new to the United States. Is the "Junior Prom" - a hallowed tradition in most high schools and colleges, losing favor and purpose? Do students enjoy these Proms? Do most parents think that they are too costly? Why don't more students attend the Proms at Med ford High school? For years and years the society editor of the Mail Tribune has attended the Medford High school Prom. We've watched the students, talked to a few, heard the comments of fami lies, friends and teachers. This of asking a lot of people what ana me results were most interesting. One of the first notions when we first started attending, 15 or 16 years ago, was that the students weren't having a good time. However, others disputed this and so we thought it was Just that dances nowadays aren't quite like they were when we were in col lege. In our day we had "programs" and before the big event, either the man or the co-ed - if one of the women's groups was giving the dance, arranged to trade dances with other couples and filled out the man inree or lour dances wltn her date, she began to sus pect that she was a drip, a social failure - a girl who couldn't keep more than one man interested at once. It was a way to meet new boya and men, to begin a flirtation or conquest or to promote new friendships. Frankly, we still think the idea of dancing with one boy or man all evening is preuy auu sum, even it engaged. : ; But back to our survey. We asked a sophomore boy if his senior brother had enjoyed the dance, and he said he didn't think so. Seems the senior had been sort of quiet the aay alter me rrom, ana snruggea off the whole event as not having lived up to his expectations. A father said that a couple of years ago he and his wife had done all the proper things son ana nis friends before the Prom, had gone as chaperones and then arranged for an after-supper party. They had, however, firmly put their feet down about a trin to the beach. Nothing doing unless chaperones went along and when the students demurred, papa and mama were adamant. The father said he and his the conduct of the young people at the dance. "They don't know how to act at a party," he said, in a surprised tone. 'Most of them just stood around actually seemed to enjoy dancing." This coincided with our observations. When we asked a girl at was true. "Look," she explained all In a breath, "We're all dressed up In a lot of new expensive clothes and with hieh- heeled slippers and who can dance under those circum stances? Anyhow, not like we dance at most parties. If we twisted, or something, in formal clothes, it would be silly." A teacher standing near chimed in. "Well, why don't thev quit having a dressy party plain dance where more students would go and everyone could have more fun? The stores are filled with nice cotton dresses at $8 to $10 that girls ana tnat all parents could afford and that they would enjoy wearing more than a fancy silk formal gown. I think some changes should be made." An SOC student who graduated a few years ago from wna saia -uosn, no, nobody us jusi someining mat everybody talks about and is sup posed to do. It's the dinners before the Prom and the parties afterwards that are fun." When we inquired why they just didn't abandon the Prom, and have the dinners, or one his dinner, with small parties afterwards, she said "Well, 1 guess some or tne girls like to dress that swish about the Prom somcDoay nas tun. A mother was feeling pretty morose about the cost. "I paid $50 for a dress and about $30 for the rest of the outfit and she 11 never wear it again!" she lamented. A taxi driver had his say-so, Prom means very much anymore," he said. "I think some thing should be done about It." He, too, had ideas about the cost. Seems he had two daughters, the older had been out fitted at considerable cost, and the dress had then hung in tne closet, unusea. two years tcr was going to the Prom, her parents suggested that she wear the same gown. But no, as could have been predicted. sne insisted on an expensive One MHS girl volunteered at tne recent from nad cost about the cost. In spite of charge for the dance, the clothes, flowers, dinners, after par- tics and all that represent a said he had enjoyed the entire evening but conceded that it had cost a lot and he wasn't sure he had had his money's worth, Did he think the Prom could be abolished? He did. "There would be some talk and complaining at first, but in a couple of years It would all die down," he said, phil osophically. We even talked to a policeman and asked him if he thought the increase in vandalism that week end could be laid to the students who did not, or could not, attend the Prom and went out and threw rocks through windshields as a gesture of frustration. He admitted that this might be true, but added that actually, no one is quite sure it students, or even local residents, commit the acts. One conversation was with a school official who readily said that the traditional Junior Prom is a problem, here and In most schools. About 400 persons, many of them adults, attended the recent MHS Prom. There are more than 1.800 students in the school, and there must be at least 1,000 in the two upper classes eligible to attend. Why don't they? Why should the school and the students go to the trouble and cost of having this function for a relatively small part of the student body? When we told the official that we planned to write this column he smiled and said "Go ahead. It won't accomplish a thing, t warn you." cll, anyway, we've had our say-O.S. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON Club Hears SOC Head Ashland - Soroptimist club members were among the first to hear Dr. Elmo N. Steven son report on his month's trip to the United Arab Republic. The president of Southern Oregon college addressed the women's group at its Friday luncheon in the Mark Antony hotel. He was introduced by Mrs. Velma Jones. Dr. Stevenson was one of seven educators chosen by the state department to make a survey of teacher education in Egypt. The group visited schools and were shown eco nomic and cultural life under the new socialistic govern ment of Nasser. The speaker described the amazing change in the status of women since they have dis carded their veils and assum ed a new role in national life. He spoke of the new freedom experienced by both men and women as Nasser's revolution ary socialism is put into prac tice. year we made a nroiect out they thought of the Prom, we had about the MHS Prnm program. If a girl had more you're going steady or are - had given a dinner for their wife had been sumrlseri At and looked bored. Verv few MHS about this she said it then, a Prom, and lust have a could wear and look orettv in has any real fun at the Prom up. And of course, there s all queen and princesses. I guess too. "Well, 1 don't think the later when the second daugh gown, all her own. the information that one dress $130. Almost everyone talked the fact that there is no ticket sizeable Investment. One Junior Social Events PI Lanehaitar. widelv and wife of the lata Charles Laughton. will give a perform ance in Medford Juna 4 for the Broadway Theater league. This will be the final show of the 1962-63 season for the laaaua. which this week is holding the membership campaign for next season. Miss Lanchester will appear in her one woman show, "Elsa Lanchester Herself" which had a suc cessful New York run. 'Elsa Lanchester Herself Booked by Theater League The Broadway Theatre League of Medford has just announced the final presenta tion of its current season. Beset by unexpected cancel lations, the League has come up with a theatrical evening that bids fair to be a big winner. Miss Elsa Lanchester will do her popular one-wom an program, "Elsa Lanchester Herself" at the Holly Theatre on Tuesday evening, June 4. At the time of her long Broadway run with the same show, the Daily News said: '.'Elsa beguiles. She sings so cnarmingly, so persuasively, that any number she does im mediately becomes an old favorite." Greenhorn Grange Sets Breakfast; Events Listed Yreka-A Country breakfast was planned by Greenhorn Grange Home Economics club women when they met last week in the home of Mrs. Vayne Ralston in Grenada. Mrs. Francis Schultz conduct ed the meeting. The breakfast will be serv ed Sunday, May 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Grange halL Among other announced events are a Scott Valley HEC district meeting Friday, May 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., when luncheon will be served for a nominal fee. Those who attend should take articles for sale on the Oppor tunity table. The state chair man from Sacramento is to attend. A rummage sale also is set for the first week in June, Baked foods will be sold. The next meeting is to be held June 14 in the home of Mrs. Sid Terwilliger at Little Shasta. Girls Earn Rank By Making Afghan The sixth grade Camp Fire Girls of Wilson school knitted an afghan as a group project which they presented to the Jackson County Farm home for the use of patients there. Each girl knitted a mini mum of 12 blocks, which were then assembled by a leader. The project was done as a re quirement for the Fire Mak ers rank In the Camp Fire program. The group is made up of Joy Babcock, Carolyn Bau- mcr, Bonnie Galloway, Orah Swift, Sandra Schlachter, Gail Shuler, Sandra Robinson, Bobbie Jo Meeker. Pamela Satterlee, Jenifer Patton and Judy Hedbcrg. The leaders are Mrs. Robin Binns, Mrs. Robert Babcock and Mrs. El- wood Hedberg. SPECIAL On Dry Cleaning of Drapes for Balance of. May 1st Load $2 2nd 1.50 3rd 1.50 ALSO REASONABLE FREE PARKING Your Origin) Dry Cktninf Closed Memorial Dy OPIN 24 lira, in RAMSEY'S known entertainer and acirass One of the most versatile entertainers in show business today, Miss Lanchester gives audiences a thoroughly unique evening in her unpredictable program, "Elsa Lanchester H e r s e 1 f . The production gives her ample opportunity to display a dazzling array of talents - she is variously hail ed as a clown, mimic, dancer. pantomimist, singer, satirist, and side-splitting vaudevillian. Two-hundred free tickets to "Elsa Lanchester Herself" will be given away by the Theatre League as a bonus to new subscribers. "New sub scribers", according to Man ville Heisel, president of the League, "means subscribers of next season who are not sub scribers for the present sea son". The League is currently conducting its campaign for the 1963-1964 season of four plays which will include the current hits "The Sound of Music", "A Man for All Sea sons", "Take Her, She's Mine", and a fourth show yet to be selected. Subscription headquarters are at Rogue gallery, 220 West Main street, with free Lan chester tickets being given out to new subscribers as they pay for their 1963-1964 subscriptions. Mrs. Ralph Hibbs, subscrip tion chairman, has empha sized that the bonus tickets to new subscribers are the unsold seats to the current year's series and are not the choice locations In the house, However, tne Molly is a small theatre and does not have any bad seats," says Mrs. Hibbs, "and besides, they are free." No single tickets will be sold to the event. The Theatre League hopes to be sold out for next season by tne time it closes, headquar ters at the Rogue gallery on Saturday afternoon. The fourth production of the current season was origi nally to have been Judith An derson. Miss Anderson can celed the remainder of her tour because of illness, a play starring Tallulah Bankhead was booked for several west ern cities, including Portland and Eugene, as well as Med ford. and this too was can celed in recent days. Guests Hornbrook Mother's day week end guests at the home of Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp and son, Charles, were her daughters and their' families, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wyatt and Steven, Paul and Teresa, and Mrs. Marge Snyder and Vic tor and Karen, all of Medford. Visiting briefly Sunday after noon were another daughter and her family, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Cavin and Janet of Hilt. PRESSING PRICES Dry Clun limit 7 pm Norge laundry t Cleaning Village 602 S. Central Women Traditional Tea Held Ashlnnd-A Mothers day so cial event that has become traditional in Ashland was held Saturday when members of Chapter AC, PEO Sister hood, were hostesses to their mothers and many proxy mothers of the community. The 2 o'clock tea and program was given in xriniiy r-pistu-pal parish halL The tfuesta were welcomed by Mrs. John Yapie, chapter president, who said tnat uie 1963 tea was the twenty-third ueh annual nartv in the 40- year history of Chapter AC. f ollowing presemauun guests Mrs. Dom Provost Sr., introduced nine-year-old Deb- Lincoln PTA Installation Ceremony Held Mrs. Virgil Stickley was installed president of the Lin coln Parent Teacher associa tion at ceremonies held last week at the school. Mrs. Stickley, who is the retiring vice president, presided for the meeting in the place of Mrs. E. S. Bowers, retiring president. This was the last meeting for the school year. Mrs. Willard Henney was installed vice president; Mrs. Lucille Fields, secretary; and Mrs. Don Landing, treasurer. Mrs. Max Weston, a past pres ident of the unit and maga zine chairman for the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers for the coming year, was installing officer. A family night moving pic ture is planned by the unit for Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m., in the school gymnasi um. The main feature will be "Robinson Crusoe" in techni color. Refreshments will be on sale. " " During the recent after noon meeting the school band, directed by Steve Whipple played several selections and each student played a solo. Miss Alice Saunders, the or chestra instructor, introduced each member. Mrs. Stickley reported on a recent state convention and Mrs. Weston also spoke on the meeting. Koom count was won by the third grade. Because the third grade has won room count the most throughout the year, a trophy for. the year will be engraved with that information. , 4 NOW Party Phoenix - Neighbors of Woodcraft members plan a card party for Friday, May 17 at 8 p.m., in the home of Mrs. Dorothy Thompson, 4 ID Rose street, Phoenix. Friends' of members also are invited. Ij&'STOP ii SOIL PESTS I I ROOT WEEVILS-ANTS -GRUBS-EARWIGS MAGGOTS . DAMPING OFF - BULB ROT I r-if porust risuits r:rJ INSIST ON f " SOILDUSTO WHEN IT COMES TO . PLANT FOOD I . FOR YOU GARDEN FLOWERS - SHRUBS I VEGETABLES - PLANTERS , INSIST ON iJt ji , ' I JIM- l fS BOOSTER n rsj- POWDER , ' jW- I m0flfiJL ' Convenient J ww ffH l Locations: UUJZry 10th & So Fir l gTflS 6th & Bartlett s News bie Tischhauser and 11-year-old Nancy Bartlett, who play, ed piano solos. Mrs. Eugene Bowman, whose experiences In Ecuador during a two-year residence while her husband was "on loan" to survey and advise educational institutions, shar ed many of her domestic problems. She told of the vast differences among the classes in Ecuador and of the poverty at one extreme of society com pared to the opulence of those few who are wealthy. Like most Americans Mrs. Bowman learned to adjust to some of the problems of sani tation and to use caution in foods and water. She describ ed many of the primitive cus toms as she saw them in var ious parts of the country. from the inland jungles to the modern city of Quito where the Bowman family lived. Be cause of its isolation and diffi cult terrain Ecuador has not yet been discovered by the average tourist. An interesting collection of carved figures and unusual native articles were shown and described by the speaker, who is herself an artist and a teacher in the Talent ele mentary school. At the conclusion of the tra vel talk an informal song ses sion was led by Miss Florenca Allen, after which the host esses served refreshments from small flower - centered tables. Tulips in variegated colors decorated the hall and were displayed above the fire place In Dutch wooden shoes. Gold Hill Club Meetings Slated; Show Announced Gold Hill-Mrs. S. M. Chris tensen, president of the Gold Hill Garden club has called a special meeting for Friday. May 24, at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ferd Jones. Plans for a flower and hobby show will be arranged. The event to be sponsored ty the club has been sched uled for June 14 in the dining room at the Gold Hill Grange hall. Details will be announc ed when completed. The pub lic has been invited to par ticipate in the show. Judging will be done by accredited judges and ribbons will be awarded. The regular May meeting oil the club will be held Friday, May 17, at 12:30 p.m. in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Molloy. All persons who are interested in gardening are in vited. Mr. Molloy will talk on greenhouse and rock garden, techniques. He will also speak on bonsai trees.