Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1942)
Xha O2K30N STATESMAN. Sal in. Oraos. Sundar Morning. Jun. II. 1342 SEC. 1-PAGE I Feted at Dance" Mr. Thomai Rlchu was tht tumor guest at a formal dancing Party Friday night when his filter, VOst Patricia niches, en ItrUIntd at tht West Salem Le sion haS. Mr. Riches Is the son If Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Riches tad the dance was a -farewell tarty as he Is leaving this month for St Mary's college, Calif n to take his basic training In the navy air force. He attended Willamette uni- ' . yeraity and is a member of Al pha ' Psi Delta fraternity. Miss Riches, has just- completed her freshman year at Oregon State college. A group of the younger set attended the dance between the tours of 8:30 and 12 o'clock. The patriotic motif was . carried out In the decorations about the hall. A buffet supper was served at midnight at the Riches home In Kingwood Heights. The table was centered with a red-bowl filled with blue and white flowers and guarded by flags and matching tapers. Other bouquets of red, white and blue flowers decorated the guest rooms. ' Attending the affair were the honor guest, Mr. Thomas Riches, Miss Patricia Sears, Miss Marj orie Price, Miss Renee Caplan, Miss Helen . May Cook, Miss Dorothy Moore, Miss Helen Boltjen, Miss Jean Alice Carkin, Miss Audrey Vaughan, Miss Peggy Sears, Miss Beth Siewert, Miss Frances Kells, Miss Doris Harold, Miss Beverly Nordeen, Miss Patricia Riches. Lt. Peter Burowsky, Sergeant William Geerlings, Messrs. Wil liam King, Jack L. Kannich, Harold ,Adams, John Sardina, . Dick Achor, Carl C. Seibel, R. W. Achor, Jack Walker and Robert Riches.' Felix French To Marry Of. interest to Salem people is the announcement in Ogden, Utah, of the engagement of Miss Dorotht Irene Hendrickson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hendrickson, to Mr. Felix C. French, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F. French of Salem. The wedding will be solemnized on July 12. The couple expect to make their home in Salem. Mrs. B. M. Randall and her granddaughter, Miss Joan Ran dall, have returned from a sever al days' stay at Neskowin. They were accompanied by four of Miss Randall's friends, Miss Ca thy Moran, Miss Doris Dixon, M?ss Patsy .Nicken and Miss Bet ty Edwards. Miss Janet Kirk, daufhter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kirk, has returned from Brownsville where she spent the week as the guest of her grandfather, Mr. Berney Howe. Mrs. William L. Phillips will entertain members of the Gaiety Hill Garden club at her West Lefelle street home Monday af ternoon at a salad luncheon. p, ?Vw - A 'MM1 rst . MARRIED Mrs. Wesley Edward Schrunlc, the for mer Elizabeth Anna Dough arty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Dougherty, whoa wedding was an vent of Juno 15 ,at St Joseph's Catholic church. The groom i the on of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Schrunk. Kennell-OUs) ! . BRIDAL COUPLE Mr. 'and Mrs. Wallace L. Steed (Harriet Dunigan) who were married on June 14 In the fire place room of the "First Presbyterian church. After a wed ding trip the couple will be at home in Portland. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Dunigan and her husband is the son of Mrs. J. Lyman Steed. (Kennell-Ellis). Seen and Heard By JERYME GOOD-BYES were said to Shir ley Ann Bailey a week ago when three young girls, Helen Brown, Doris Berwick and Jean New man entertained at the former's home ... A large group of the younger set were invited to the afternoon tea . . . Shirley Ann, an attractive brunette, wore a tiered skirt of white net and white brocaded torso blouse . . . She has left for Eugene to re side with her parents but says she'll be back often for visits and to attend the dances . . . The hostesses looked pretty in their summer' frocks . . . Doris wearing a pink flowered skirt and white ruffled blouse . . . Helen in white brocade with white net and rhinestones en hancing the shoulder line . . . Jean in white organdy and blue ribbon bows on the sleeves and waist ... After the tea the hostesses gave Shirley Ann the guest book which everyone had signed with clever comments . . . As sisting in the dining room . . . Miriam Becke wearing a becom ing heaven blue dress with black lace inserts . . . The Huston girls, Anne and Jane, wearing colorful cotton prints . . . Among the callers . . . Mary Elizabeth Sisson chic in all white as to coat, hat and shoes . . . her dress was of petal blue and white print with pleated skirt . . . Marianne Low wore a turf tan flowered silk and Kelly green hat and shoes. lv'iv colors to compliment her light red hair ... A clever navy blue sailor dress and white hat worn by Patricia Edgerton . . . Nancy Wallace wore white and Jeanne Busick's dress was of pink linen and her picture hat was white. HIGHLIGHTS from the Garden club convention held here this week ... On the opening day Mrs. Daniel Heffner, the state president, was surprised on her birthday . . . The delegates all sang "Happy Birthday" and pre sented her with a large nosegay . . . She was attractive in a pebble sand and sierra brown ensemble with beige felt hat and for color she wore a parsley green belt, shoes and costume jewelry . . . Patriotic colors and decora tions used at the Legion hall, luncheons, banquet and tea . . . Compliments go to the River side Garden club of Albany for the beautiful flag they made of roses, peonies and delphinium . . . The flag was on the stage throughout the convention . . . Red and white roses in crystal bowls and blue candles decor ated the tables for the banquet . . . and lovely bouquets of flowers in the Marion hotel lob- by . . . Clever displays . . . Members of the hostess Garden clubs made flower arrangements to represent titles of garden books . . . For "Vegetables in the Gar den" a white bowl with an ar tistic arrangement of carrots, as paragus, radishes and lettuce ... "Consider The Lilies," an old fashioned lady with white canterbury bells and lilies . . . "Fun With Flowers," a Dutch figurine with red geraniums and smaller figures with geraniums to form a V . . . "Roses of the World in Color," a large bouquet of varied colored roses. At the tea . . . Miss Elizabeth Lord and Miss Edith Schryver opened their lovely home and garden to the delegates in the - afternoon ... It showered all afternoon but that didn't stop the guests, several hundred of them, from viewing the beauti ful flowers in the formal garden ... Miss Lord graciously greet ed the guests and wore a pretty afternoon print and Miss Schry ver, who was responsible for the success of the convention, wore a navy blue suit and matching straw . . Among the guests . From Portland came Mrs. Alfred JT. Herman striking in a navy blue t V" &v A' M " U,; - .f- LJ Uhj) vO- 'A TT .-vTTTi'-A . I ; 1 1 r 1 Ll Lei - f . J ENGLISH skirt with red, white and blue checked jacket and large red bonnet hat . . . With her were Mrs. Frank Kistner, Mrs. Gra ham Dukehart and Mrs. F. J. Patterson . . . Mrs. Robert M. Stewart, also of Portland, was stunning in an emblem red suit with small black sailor hat trimmed in white lace around the brim . . . Some of our Sa lem members . . . Mrs. Lynn Lambeth, who wore a golden buff ensemble and off the face hat with red brim and navy crown . . . accompanying her was her house guest during the convention, Mrs. Harold Larson of Mashfield . . . Mrs. Walter Barsch in a lovely pink pearl linen frock with eyelet trim . . . Mrs. Fred Moxley wearing a silk print and blue jacket and daugh ter, Edith, attractive in a soft wave green wool jersey frock and matching knit lace bodice . . . Brunette Dorothy Mott, who opened the door, wore a smart white wool jersey dress with red emblem on the waist and red shoes ... Dorothy is looking forward to the summer months as she will be out at the country place of her parents. Congressman and Mrs. James Mott, at Zena . . . Mrs. Mott arrived from Washington, DC last week and cherry picking time is nearing . . . Several of Dorothy's friends are going out to help her pick cherries. TIDBITS . . . Mrs. T. A. Lives ley had a grand week in San Francisco and Palo Alto where she went to attend the gradua tion of daughter, Patricia, from Leland Stanford last Sunday . . . The commencement exer cises were held in the outdoors ampitheatre and it was a perfect sunny day . . . Several of the men graduates had received their army or navy commis sions earlier in the day and for graduation wore their uniforms . . . Patsy has taken a profes sor's house on the campus with two other coeds . . . She is taking a special ten weeks course in drafting and it is doubtful whether she will be home before fall . . . Mrs. Liv esley, who made the trip by plane, also visited with the Guy Sargents in the bay city. Thrill of her life . . . Marj orie Becke, youngest daughter of the Karl Beckes, who has a menu collection, received a menu card from a restaurant in Australia this week from Lt. Col. H. G. Maison. Charming visitor . . . Mrs. F. A. Burgy, who has been making her home in Santa Monica, Calif., is visiting her Salem friends this week and her par . ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan B. Jar man ... At one of the infor mal parties given in her honor she wore a smart red and white silk print frock with full length red coat, wide brimmed green hat and green purse. Daughters ef the Union Vet erans of the Civil War, Barbara Freitchie tent, Na 2, was repre sented at the department con vention held in Portland at the Congress hotel by Mrs. Bertha Bergman, counsellor for the de partment president, Mrs. May Bach. department council mem ber No. 3; Mrs. Mabel Lockwood, Mrs. Beatrice Henrif and Mrs. Mary Hilborn. Regular social meeting of the tent will be held at' the home of, Mrs. Lawrence Stowe on Thursday, June 25. Salem friends ef Lieutenant and Mrs. Winston Williams will, be interested to learn that they have taken an apartment in San Francisco. Lt Williams is with the signal corps at the Presidio. . Miss Maxine McKQlop la home from a fortnight's stay in Los , Angeles where she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lampton (Mary Jane Adams), the .latter formerly of Salem Engagement Of Couple Is Told Miss Grace Covert invited guests to a bridge party at her home Friday night and when the tallies were passed announce ment was made of the betrothal of Miss Esther Gunnesdal and Mr. Clifford Stewart The bride-elect is the daugh ter of Mr, O. Gunnesdal of Port land and her fiance is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stewart of Boise, formerly of Salem. No plans have -been made for the wedding. The romance of the young couple began at Willamette uni versity. Miss Gunnesdal received her degree this year and was president of her sorority, Delta Phi. She was vice-president of Cap and Gown and society edi tor of the Collegian. Mr. Stewart was a senior when he enlisted in the United States navy and is now attending radio school at the University of Colo rado. He was president of his fraternity. Kappa Gamma Rho, and president of Blue Key of his class. On the tally cards was written "Shipmates Forever, Esther and Cliff." Bridge was in play dur big theevening and Miss Esther I Mae Devore and Miss Lucy Mc- Intyre won the prizes. A late 1 supper was served and bouquets of roses provided the decorative note. Bidden to hear the news were Miss Elvy Frederickson, Miss Betty Keller and Miss Lucy Mc- Intyre of Portland, Miss Esther Mae Devore, Miss Maxine Holt. Miss Nadine Orcutt. Miss Dor othea Greenwood, Mrs. Milton Hart well, Miss Rowena Upjohn Miss Jane MacLachlan and Miss Delores Netz. Straws Celebrate Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Straw celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at their home on South 13th street Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Straw were married in Wisconsin and have been re siding in Salem for 34 years. The Straws have six children, Mrs. John-Eddy of Visalia, Calif., Mr. Dana Straw of Walla. Walla, Wash., Fred, Vernie and Lyle and Mrs. Lonabelle Arnold of Salem. They have fifteen grandchil dren, five are in the navy, and twin great-grandsons. Registrations for Camp Taken Registrations are still open for the YWCA summer camp to be held at Smith Creek camp in the Silver Creek recreational area from July 13 to 27. The campers the first week will be high school and older junior high school girls, whose program will be of an informal nature, with the girls assuming responsibility of camp plans ac cording to their interests. Fire side talk fests on "getting along together," making friends, voca tions .for girls, charm and per sonality pointers, a girl's religion today, "what traits boys like in girls," will be among those fea tured this week. Sun-baths, learning to relax and helping posture for charm will be a part of the daily "beauty hours." The younger girls' camp, from July 20 to 27 will be full of ad ventures, treasure hunts, stunt nights, Indian lore and other fun of their choosing. They too will help with the planning of their program. A camp newspaper and daily radio broadcasts will punctuate each week with the latest news and gossip among the campers and give vent to the journalistic talents within the camp. Dra matics, smusic and handicraft workshops will offer opportun ity each week for all campers to enjoy their special hobbies. Campers will be given oppor tunity to create their own cere monials for special events. Water pageants and water games will Tenter into the pro gram each week in the outdoor tile swimming pool. Archery, badminton, Softball, croquet, folk and square dancing will form a part of the sports program The candicraft "putter shop" will af ford opportunity for campers to make souvenirs from camp, re lated to their natural surround ings, things to wear, things for their rooms and for gifts. The YW.CA carries full liabil ity insurance c o v e r i n g each camper. A public school bus has been chartered to convey all campers to camp and to help the. individual families in their con servation of tires and gas. The camp fee for the week is $8.75, which includes bus trans portation and most of the craft supplies. Arrangements have been made for the use of sev eral burros for riding on the camp grounds and for overnight trips if the weather permits. Competent and skilled coun sellors trained in latest' camp techniaues and croup work will be in charge with Mrs. Esther Little, YWCA general secretary. as camp director. -? Salem Council , ef Charch Women will meet Tuesday at the YWCA at 2 o'clock for the regular executive meeting. Mrs. D. B. Kleihege will preside ahd work among the migrant camps, which will start in July, will be discussed. Bookmen Venture Opinions By the Staff. Salem PubHc Library One of the best Father's day presents we can Imagine is a copy of his favorite author's latest book. Next best choice would be to bring him home one of the following books from the public library. Of undoubted interest to fact- rerluX?lnJ$ T011 Like That, W. M. Kiplmger the famous editor' and publisher of the Kiplinger Washington News letter issued to private subscrib ers only. This new book is really an encyclopedia of information about the busiest and most im portent capital in the world. All nhaRM nf Washington life are dealt with, from strictly political to high society. Personalities are more than mentioned but not lam basted. Government agencies are clearly described and diplomatic functions are adequately covered. Because of the author's Journalis tic style and his ability to tell much in a few words, the entire i v a .:-v v ' u although some might term the vnium a r.foror, n, n r v Th book is timely for today, and for the future it is a source of his tory. Another book of facts, but one which is more connected in the telling, is the new book "This Fascinating Railroad Business," written by Robert S. Henry. This is not a treatise on the nature of railroad appli ances or methods, but is rather a story of how men manage to make rails, trains and power operate so that there is a con tinuous means of transportation in every part of the country. After reading this book the watching of a passing train or the hearing of a distant whistle takes on new and added mean- .lnr. The success story of a family that has contributed much to the making of all wars a terrible ex perience is at the same time an admirable example of American ingenuity; such a story is told in Pont, One Hundred and - "Du Forty Years." As author William S. Dutton adequately points out J in his book, Du Pont powder has done more than help wage wars, for it has helped build railroads, develop mines, clear land, and all the things necessary to the expan sion and building up of our coun try. Perhaps of equal influence exerted by the Du Pont enter prises has been the extensive de velopment of chemical industries during the past 20 years. Hun dreds of now common products such as cellophane and special lacquers and cloth goods have come from the Du Pont labora tories. This is the biography of a great business more than the story of a family for it is the in dustrial accomplishments that are set down rather than the family life of the DuPonts. Dr. Ralph E. Purvine has re turned from Minnesota where he has been visiting with Mrs. Pur vine's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Raymond. Mrs. Purvine, who went east with her husband the last of May will return to the capital in early July. Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Worral (Margar et Smart) on the birth of a daughter at the Salem General hospital Saturday morning. The little girl's grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smart and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Worral. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Potts and young son, Ronald, are guests this weekend of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence White, at their Portland home. Miss Nancy Dutton will enter tain the Spinsters at her home, 995 North Summer street, Mon day night at 8 o'clock. - SALEM HEIGHTS On June 23 Miss Ruby Skelton of New Castle, Penn., will become the bride of Mr. Richard Cerretti of Plainsfield, NJ. The wedding will take place in the First Bap tist church. The young couple -will make their home In Pitts burgh, Penn. Miss Skelton is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Skelton of Salem Heights. She attended the grade ' school of Salem Heights and Salem high school. t After graduating from Salem schools she attended the Salva tion Army college in California - na 088 Pm """e m ouln China as a missionary. At the present time she is a captain in the Salvation Army. Mr. Cerretti is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cerretti of Plainsfield, NJ. Mr. Cerretti is also connected with the Salvation Army. 1 3- TURNER At aa impressive ceremony performed June 7 in the Newport Christian church, Miss Pearl V. Turnldge of Al bany, became the bride of Rev. G. E. Williams of Newport with Rev, E. J. Gils trap of Turner officiating. Mrs. Williams has taught in the Albany high school for a number of years. Rev. Wil liams is the pastor of the New port Christian church," and for merly served as field secretary for six years of the Turner Me morial . home. Both Rev. and Mrs. Williams are well known here. They will make their home In Newport ' . : - Fea mm . . . or By ETHAN - Among other occupations, M'Goober was once Professor of Hysterics at Wassamaw University. With the aid of a freshman named Pluto Ccisn and the camnus nieht watchman, he wrote a manuscript called "M'Goober's what Caused tj3 it consisted of 100 short chapters, four of which Thus he became known as an se"lin seeds "under false descrip I offer here: Frvntian Havin nrt n.rr h tions." She adds that the descrip- GAS ' At first everything was Gas, which finally caught fire. It was uit a conflagration, being over ow.vw miles in wamewr. ims wa9 the Jun. it is still burning except the Spots, which cause Radio Interference and Argu- ments. A Hunk of the Sun was thrown off into space. This was many Billion years ago. The Hunk took the shape of a cigar rotating at Great Speed- A few BiUion Tea" later it broke into nine Hunks, rhese also revolved and eventu- any oecame jtsaus. ine mira mosi distant from the Sun was the Earth. For a few Billion years it was auite hot. It was still Gas. As it cooled, creatures began to A very early Characteristic of Williams are frequently known as appear. One was called the Aca- Egyptian was a pronounced Bunch Pinks and they are Dian leph, which was the first Ances- Ambition. When there was an ab- thus barbatus. Likely the seed tor of Charles Darwin, who wrote sence of useful work to do, they house, which couldn't have been about his Species. amused themselves by making a too reliable one, had a large By retaining most of its Gas, sma11 Stone Mounds. And this quantity of the seed on hand, and the Acaleph eventually became Man. This was by a Process of Conjecture known as Evolution, which many People still avow is mostly Gas. Evolution advanced a theory that Man was Descended From Monkey. It couldn't be con clusively proved, however, be cause there was a Missing Link. The Missing Link is still miss ing. This is because it is kept hidden in the Family Closet. TPF At first, Man didn't know what Time it was. Nor did he care. He didn t have to get Dressed, for he never went anywhere. Besides, he didn't wear any Clothes. The o. l-- i oun as warm aa ne aum 1 ,iavc to. ne usi sai arouna ana ii i i : l -' Then came the Ice Age. Man didn't know it was the Ice Age. But Woman did, and said she was cold. Man took her into a Cave and built her a Fire. She com- plained" that she was still cold, and to prove it slept with her fee against Man's back. One day Man got te watching a Bear on the lee. It was a She Bear and didn't seem to mind the lee. This gave Man a Bright Idea. The Bear didn't mind the Ice because it had a nice Warm Fur Coat. So Man killed the Bear and skinned it and gave the Coat to Woman. It made Woman very happy. That was about 25,000 years ago, by Time and Reader's Digest. But Woman still wears Fur Coats. She also still sleeps with her feet against Man's back. URGE Man was born with a lot of Urges. Nobody can tell precisely what an Urge is, but it causes Man to do strange Things. One of Man's earliest Urges made him want to Talk. This Urge is said to be excessively prevalent in Woman, although probably no more so than in some Men, and this fact created a Complex Sit- uation. With Woman present Man found it quite impossible to Talk, So he invented Writing, and developed it to a high degree, Mice Studied for Epileptic Tendencies; Colony Sent East MONMOUTH - Dr. Edward at uregon college oi iwucauon, n uetu ptri.c.n.. more than 12 years with rodent breeding to supplement his bi- ological studies. Last week he shipped a colony of 12 mice of the species known as grasshopper mouse (Onychomys), to Dr. Edward W. Dempsey of the Harvard Medical school, who will study their ten- dency to epilepsy which Doctor Barrows has been developing for three years through five genera tions of mice. He observed the nervous disorder resembling epilepsy la eae mease when it was less than a year old. He then bred the mouse to Its near relatives and Increased the symptomatic tendencies In later generations. The expression of symptoms include bulging of eyes, tense muscles, mouse spreads its feet and trembles from a few seconds to nearly a minute. The seizure is followed by extreme exhaustion. A few of his specimens have died in a seizure. The pens are clean ed once a week and seizures occur then. Jangling keys will also pro duce seizure. The grasshopper mouse, so called because it is fond of grass hoppers as food, is common in eastern Oregon, and has., a gray back, white belly, large black eyes, and is a nightwalking type. It is a little larger than the ordi nary house., mouse and has a rather scrappy disposition. It is found also in parts of California where it Is a darker color. Doctor Barrows feeds the mice hamburger twice a week. They will eat dog biscuit, corn, wheat and sunflower seeds, also earwigs. They would attack other mice if food were scarce. They drink very little Water but get moisture from eating raw potatoes. , They like a sandbox to roll in which seems to bring the natural oil in their fur to the furface, truing it glossy. Doctor Barrows states that the average length of life of this lire itlienvise GRANT Hasty History Being Maybe wrote on Stone, which was very difficult to do. But he was a Great Writer, Egyptian was, and his Subject was History History was a hard subject and after Egyptian died It was Seventeen Centaries as the Crew Flies before the French and the Romans and the Greeks and the American Museum ef NataraJ History could figure out what the nbiect was. Man still has Urges to write History, which is called Boresome, the same old Hard Way. It is een- erally no easier to figure out to day man it was when ft was written by Egyptian. pjjzle . maxing oi atone mounas Decame a. t n a. t? a the Great National Pastime. Their King was a man named Cheops. During his reign the Egyptians became so interested in makinr Stone Mounds that all Industrial Life soon went Completely to Pot This caused a Condition known as National Unemployment. One day King Cheops called his Cabinet into Session and said. "Gentlemen, all these millions of idle men should be reemployed, We have potential enemies all around us, and yet our Defense is woefully inadequate. The men should be put to work on a huge ...... . . Military rrepareaness rroject. "But nay," the cabinet said. The People do not want to build War Machine. They want only to build Stone Mounds." So the King put the matter squarely up to the People, say- jng, "My Friends, which will it be? Since we cannot seem to put a Chicken In Every Pot, shall we have a War Machine or Alpha betical Soup?" The People chose the Soup. And out of this came the Proj ects. Untold Millions of Workers were paid untold Millions out of the Public Coffers for Untold Mil lions of Man-Hours' Work. ' The finished Product was a Superb Job and a Lasting Mon ument to King Cheops. But to Posterity lt became known as the Greek Puxzle. This was be cause Man. particularly Arche olorists and Republicans, could never quite comprehend either its meaning or its worth. n Flits in "rrg"" l9 111 Conclave at Bend t t.. rt , r,:...i:.:. . . . ... contests were held Friday at the annual state convention of the Association of Elks. Officers will be elected Satur- day following an address by Don- aid K. Quayle, Alameda, Lanr., president or canrornia jliks. F. Barrows, professor of biology mouse is three years. As the ner- voug disorder appears at about 0ne-third of its life span, the comparison of this tendency to in herited epilepsy in a human be ing would indicate that, the dis order would manifest in a human at about age 20 to 25. A-A T I J ... ( -7 Correct glasses relieve strain and lead to fewer headaches, better digestion, improved disposition, more vitality, less fa tigue . . . In short, better health. 7 , " Cease la Tomorrow for a. Free Ykloa Cheek-vp sTIS EXAMINATION . EASY -CREDIT TESM3 44 Slot . Phone SStt Term a Low as 50c Per Week : j SALEM - SILVERTON - EUGENE Timely Talk By ULLIE L MADSEN ' '' ' o A Woodburn gardener wrote this week, quite indignant because she had ordered some Dianthus barbatus seed with the common name given, as "Bunch Pinks. Now tney are jn bloom she finds she has "just common - !wwi w;n; opinion that some move should be started to prevent seed men from tion on the package .of seed as well as the advertisement was "simply glowing and I thought I was getting something very beau t i f u I and rare." She may not have received anything very rare, but, in my opinion, she did e 1 something 'T beautiful, " she Krew them right. As to pretenses, "false there were none as far as the informa tion she gives in her letter. Sweet knowing the frailty of human na . ... . . ture when it comes to "something new" or a "bargain," had just failed to give the seeds their bet ter known common name of Sweet Williams. This is another point in the battle to impress gardeners to buy from reliable seed growers. Someone accused me of urging people to purchase from "well-known" seed growers. If I did.I am sorry, for I really meant only "reliable." There are many reliable growers who are not nationally known. But as to the beauty of Sweet Williams! if anyone doubts this and has the tires and gaso line drive up toward Sublim ity and view the Sweet Wil liam gardens of Mrs. Theodore Minden. She has certainly used the old fashioned flower effec tively and the great variety ef eolor and markings U most Interesting-. All about her vereta ble gardens and her flower beds are these borders, two ieet wide, of solid Sweet William plantings. This, she explained, was their third "blooming.' They were better the first and the second year, she added. But, to me. they seemed better thaf most Sweet Williams I had sees at the various flower shows this spring. The tells that she saves her owh seeds and sows the plants soon after the seed Is ripe. They bloom the next season. While the Sweet William is a perennial, the young er plants do give the best bloom, Mrs. Minden said. The blooms are larger, the bunches are larger on each plant and the color fi brighter. They will, of course, re- sow themselves, but they are bet- ter if dug up and planted ov dug up and planted over by seed. The two-year-old plants are at their peak. Dlanthuses like a warm soil, and one that will not become too wet at any time, especially daring our long rainy winter. There are double Sweet Wil liams, but these do not always come absolutely true to seed. Cut tings can be made of these. But the percentage of doubles Is pretty high. ZZLV u Newport Pinks, many of the deep reds, the scarlets and the whites, The old-fashioned ones are varle- gated and make you think of cal- ico of by-gone days. I am sorry I earn not agree with ' the Woodburn . gardener who speaks so sarcastieslly about the Dianthus barbatus. To me, the Sweet William is eae of ear finest old-fashioned flow ers, and its fragrance ta the evening lends a definite en chantment te any garden. GLASSES INSURE BETTER HEALTH... Vision Is accepted as the most valuable of all five senses. Our eyes guide and direct our every move. For lack of eyesight, or impaired seeing, may stifle not only physical growth, but also normal advances In the pleas ures and accomplishments of full and abundant living. Defective eyesight may cause suffering, unknowingly, for your eyes consume normally about 15 of the total nerve force of your body . . . under strain even up to 50 of your vitality!