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SO UTHERN OREGON N E W S R E V IE W W O M AN 'S WORLD Careful Storage Is Necessary to Prevent Moth Damage By Erlta Haley I f you w ant to experience a w a rm ing glow of satisfaction next fu ll upon ta kin g out your woolens, (to re them ca re fu lly du rin g w arm w eath er. Sweaters, skirts, snowxuits, blank rtx and other knitted garm ents o ffe r excellent te rrito ry fo r moths to w ork unless they are ca re fu lly p re pared for storage. It's m ost d is heartening to take out som ething sim p ly to find that moths have hud a field day In clothes w hile you've been enjoying sum m er sun. Moth damage Is unnecessary If clothing und blunkets huve been p ro p e rly cleaned and stored. One pre p a ratio n Is not enough. Even though clothing Is clean, moths m ay s till pounce upon it i f you have not put It away In bags w hich arc sealed against Infestation. It clothing is only p a rtia lly clean and scaled tig h t, this w ill not prevent damage. Moth methods of prevention are the only guarantee to com plete sufckrcplng. I f clothing and blunkets can be washed, the hom em uker can save a lot o f money by doing the w ork herself. F o r those Items which can not be laundered, professional clean- (ju ard u o o lem agairnl m u lbi . , . washing. Here again, w ater should n ijj be m ore than 100*. A m arvelous softener fo r wool ens use* the sim ple procedure of adding Just a b it of glycerine to the rinse w ater. Y o u 'll find this bene fic ia l fo r clothing as well as blank ets. M o th * A tta c k Kpols, T h is cotton fashion fro m F lo r i da w ill c a rry you m e r r ily through s u m m e r m o n th *. T h e dress h a * a h a re look ca m is o le lop th a t r a n be covered w ith a p e rt Jacket, tru ly enorm ous p o c k e t*, each d iv id e d In h a lf w ith e r n te r s titchin g to m a k e fo u r a lto g e th e r, and a fu ll, flo w ing s k ir l. It '* w a s h a b le and c o tn r* In lig h t blue, aq u a or pink w ith c o n tra s tin g ric rac t r im . W uter used fo r washing woolens should never be w a rm e r thun 100* o r when dropped against the Inside of the w ris t cannot be felt. Use a m ild soap o r detergent fo r washing. Woolen* stretch when th e y're washed, and the fib e r* soften con siderably. F o r this reason, avoid soaking them. The generally accepted method fo r washing woolens consists of squeezing the garm ent gently, five o r six tim es. In the soft suds. No rub Htaln* F irs t Thorough cleaning or laundering are best protections against moth damage, but often it's not possible to clean garm ents or certain heavy item s of bedding. In this case, go over the a rtic le very ca re fu lly and rem ove spots and stains, since these are the firs t points of attack by moths. Wlien a rticle s have been laundered or cleaned com pletely, a irin g In the sun Is not necessary before storage. I f you have, however, resorted to spot and stain rem oval only, it's an excellent idea to hang them out- of-doors on a day when there's a good, b risk breeze. Tobacco p a rticle s in pockets and such are no guarantee against moth damage. Brush these out as care fu lly as you would any dust. When g arm ent bags are used, they should be sealed tig h tly enough to prevent moths fro m going through. No sealed bag, however, is any protection if the garm ent has a m oth or any la rva e In it when i t ’ s sealed. Cedarizcd chests and cedar-lined closets are effe ctive only i f they are tig h tly sealed, and If garm ents are th o n e ig h ly clean before storage. I f you store woolen a rticle s of -By W ill Bernard, LL.B A g irl was d riv in g along the highway when a tru c k suddenly backed in to the road. She swerved sh a rp ly—and crashed Into a tree. In ju re d , the g irl file d a damage action against the tru c k in g firm . However, when she took the w it ness stand she adm itted th a t she had been d riv in g w ithout a lire n *« The judge said that both the g irl and the tru ck d riv e r had violated the law, but he decided the case in fa vo r of the g irl anyhow. His Honor pointed out th a t the tru ck d riv e r hud caused the accident. As Propaganda Ideal for Square Dance By Lawrence Gould C lean Closet* T o G e l K id of M o th * Once moths have invaded a closet, get rid of them a* q uickly arid as ■ e ffe ctive ly as possible to prevent the whole house fro m becoming in fested. Once the whole house is in vaded, it's d iffic u lt to destroy them unless you get a competent fu m i Do movies affect public opinion? gating expert. Infested closets should have every- A nsw er: V ery little believes all, your hostess, even though sh* thing rem oved fro m them. Hang a ll Dr. James E. H ulett, J r., U n iv e r is your daughter o r yo u r son's clothing outside in sun and breeze sity o f Illin o is psychologist and w ife. I t ’ s the rig h tfu l p riv ile g e of and brush thoroughly. A ll pieces public opinion expert. Question every m a rrie d couple to be m aster should be cleaned or laundered. naires and in te rvie w s before, d u r and m istress in th e ir own home, Remove shelves and draw ers In ing, and a fte r the run of a propa and the m ore fu lly you recognize the closet Itself, and scrub them all ganda-entertainm ent p ictu re in a this, the m ore th e y’ll enjoy your out w ith soap and water. Any loose local theatre showed it was “ un visits. fixtu re s should be removed and expectedly in e ffe c tiv e " in in flu cleaned thoroughly, since these, too, encing popular judgm ents. A p a rt fro m the film 's im perfections. D r. m ay h a rbor moths. Baseboards as well as cracks in H ulett feels "m o s t people do not the flo o r* and w a ll* should be a ttrib u te accuracy and serious thoroughly scrubbed. Once the closet ness o f purpose to film s shown I suspect th a t is thoroughly cleaned, you m ay seal c o m m e rc ia lly ." the cracks w ith p u tty, plaster patch film s not m eant as propaganda ing o r a sprayed plastic so they w ill m ay be m ore effective. not be able to harbor moths or larvae. Glamour Is Ruining the Movies • • K A Bottle From Balcony Brings Suit — and it dropped squarely on top of a man s ittin g dow nstalrsl The blow raised quite a lum p on the m an's head, and he la te r file d a damage suit against the theater owner. A fte r considerable o ra to ry on both sides, the co u rt granted the m an's claim . T h e lu d g e figured that, if the owner wanted to sell pop to custom ers in the balcony, he should have sold it in paper cups! • • • O f Your Are some “ inner conflicts” unavoidable? KATHLEEN NORRIS o One hot sum m er day, a theater owner decided it would be a clever stunt to sell pop to the customers. T h a t evening, a high-school boy bought n bottle of root beer and it down in the firs t row of the b a l cony. A t an e xcitin g m om ent in the picture, the boy unconsciously let the bottle slip out of his fingers Movies Failure Cheerful Combination Y O U T H F U L skirl and blouse combination that’s ideal for the popular square dance. The full skirt is trimmed with rows of colorful ric rac, tiny ruffling ac cents the peasant blouse. P attern No. 1801 com e» ln »Izei 11. 11. 13. 14. 18 and 18. Size 12. skirt, 4V» yard* 35 or 39-lncb: blouse. 2V« yards. 0/ GROUP o f housekeeping women in B uffa lo w ant to Ing and Im m ediate sealing In moth get a message to H ollywood. How tig h t containers is the answer. do we do It? We think we know When you're doing the w ork y o u r w hat's the m a tte r w ith the m o vie s," self. set aside one or two days for w rites M a ry C u tte ry. "W e are putting away your woolens. Even neighbors and frie n d s.” her le tte r though this seems lik e a lot of tim e goes on, “ we do our own w ork, our to spend on Die task, y o u 'll appre own washing, we share the care of ciate being able to get out wearable 38 children, the oldest not yet 12. and usable things when cold weather a ■- J Is n 't th a t a p re tty good record? comes. And we love the movies. We don't Closets, too, may need p re p a ra p lay bridge, we c a n 't afford night j clubs, but th e re ’s nothing that c a r tion fo r receiving the clothes, and this should not be neglected if you ries one through a hard long day want to assure the clothing o f com quite as w ell as the thought of a plete protection. good p ictu re in the evening, w ith a Wash or dust the walls of the drugstore soda to follow . Í closets, then spray them w ith m oth "E u t, equally, nothing is so t i r proofing liquid. Plan to keep the ing as a poor m ovie—unless it's two closets closed during storage time. and w e've been V 1 poor movies, G uard A g ain s t S h rin k a g e burned p re tty often of late. We sit — W hen W ashing Woolens through bad pictures, through sheer Some woolens are pre-shrunk or weariness and laziness but th e ir u i t b u t l l l t i l t d metbodt. w hat is the equivalent of sanfor m em ory makes us a little m ore izing in other m a te ria ls, but m any bing or tw istin g operation* should w ary next tim e . of them w ill shrink unless ca re fu lly be used as this w ill cause the fibers "N o w , I ' l l te ll you w hat w e've to lock and give that harsh, tough decided I* wrong. It's the girls. laundered. Take measurements before laun and shrunken look to the m a te ria l Those eternal new stars and s ta r dering, o r draw diagram s of when dry. lets and 'fin d s' and 'discoveries' clothing fro m the pieces themselves F o r cuffs o r collars on woolen g a r w ith th e ir grom ed h a ir th a t no i f they are wearing upparel. Thia ments w hich are perhaps a little storm o r shipw reck musses, th e ir should be done before garm ents be m ore soiled than the rest of the perfect frocks, th e ir eyelashes, th e ir come shapeless fro m too much clothing, use extra soap on those plaster-im age beauty. C an't we get wear. Use large pieces of brown parts and squeeze gently w ith the some n a tu ra l, hum an-looking g irls who can re a lly act, onto the w rapping paper fo r the purpose as fin g e rtip s u n til clean. the clothing w ill be placed against Rinse three tim es a fte r the wash screen?” the dia g ra m s fo r drying. ing, and do this as gently as the Don’ t Have to A ct With this le tte r, M a ry, I e n tire ly agree. We've heard a good m any THE READER'S COURTROOM reasons why pictures are losing If a Moviegoer Is Hit By A Bottle From the Balcony, May He Collect Damages? MIRROR MIND w earing apparel or blankets In chests, place clean paper between ‘ the folds, and sca tte r naphtnlene flakes on the paper. These flakes are inexpensive and quite effective, i i f used in large enough quantity [ The paper m a ke * them easier to ' brush o ff clothing and blankets when they’ re b rought back into use Moth balls placed in pocket* are usually not enough to give protec tion by them selves. Use flakes in addition to them. Young Skirt and Blouse A re tire d opera singer decided to do some teaching in her home. Soon she had lesson* going from dawn 't ill d a rk —and even look over the coaching of an entire choral group. U nfortunately, her neigh bors did not take k in d ly to this a rtis tic endeavor. A fte r fre ttin g aw hile, they went to co u rt fo r a stop-order—c la im in g that the sing e r's p roperty was restricted to "re s id e n tia l purposes o n ly ." The ", . . g irl tljr s a rt pnppett . . woman argued that she was using th e ir p o p u la rity ; this is the m ain her house "m a in ly as a residence," one. Hollywood g irls don't have to but she was defeated. act; they not only don't tr y but • • • they can’ t understand - why they should tr y to express emotions, ex Is Bullfighting Legal— press fear, surprise, passion. Men If the Matadors who depended upon clothes, eye Don't Use Swords? lashes, lovely bare legs and rip p lin g A p rom oter had a b rig h t idea one masses of well-brushed h a ir as a day. Why not put on a “ hum ane" cla im to success would not be g iv b u llfig h t? Why not arm the m a ta en a second chance. Our m ale stars dors w ith wooden canes, instead of are actors. Our g irl stars are pup swords, so the bulls w o u ld n 't get pets fo r d ra m a tic clothing. In p ic hurt? He rented a stadium , im turesque setting, and are liv in g in so ported several bulls, and set a date e xcitin g and g ra tify in g an atm os fo r tha big show. P ro m p tly local p h e re -w h ile it lasts—that it never seems to cross th e ir m inds that anything is wrong. I am an enthusiastic m ovie lover, but there is not one woman sta r whose name can lure me away fro m m y com fortable study at night. One or two of the older ones, Joan C ra w fo rd and Bette Davis, perhaps, are occasionally given plays w orth seeing, but even thdy need m ore and m ore the prop of a variegated and famous group of males to c a rry the picture. On the other hand, there are 20 o ffic ia ls went to co u rt fo r a stop- or 30 m ale stars whose fans never order. The pro m o te r argued that he miss a picture. Few of these are was ta kin g the c ru e lty out of b u ll conspicious fo r beauty. To lis t fig h tin g but the court was not con Robinson, Rains, Pidgeon, Coleman, vinced and banned the show as a T racy, Mason, Cooper, Niven, Don- "p u b lic nuisance." The Judge levy, O liv ie r, Laughton, is not to pointed out that the lack of swords catalog men conspicious fo r good made things safer fo r the bulls— looks. Tw enty m ore fine character but ris k ie r fo r the m atadors! “ The actors, usually seen in supporting state is m uch m ore interested in roles, would include some notice the safety o f its citize n s" quoth ably homely men. But these men His Honor "th a n in the safety of are actors. They feel w hat they the b u lls ." play; they live it. I have seen the giddy Dan D a ile y do an exquisite b it of serious acting, and w ill go on record th a t V ic to r M ature, who had to endure an inordinate amount of h ila rio u s p u b lic ity when he firs t en tered the lists, is to become a re a lly great star. There Is a Beason When pictures w ith only a ve ry subordinated fe m inine interest score heavily a t-th e box office, does it not occur to producers that there is a reason? In this category would be m ost o f last y e a r’ s successes; “ A ll the K ings M en,” “ Command D eci sio n ," "C h a m p io n ,” "The F a lle n Id o l,” "R e d R iv e r,” "The H asty H e a rt," “ B a ttle g ro u n d ,” "Sword In the D e s e r t , ” "T h e W indow,” “ S undowners," "D o w n To The Sea,” "B ic y c le T h ie f,” and, of course, m any m ore whose names I ca n 't recall. There were parts fo r w om en in a few of thesp, but they were co m p a ra tively un im p o rtan t, and the women themselves were com para tiv e ly unknown and unspoiled. O ther pictures, m uch advertised, and w ith fam ous stars in some instan ces. were not liked, even w ith the help of horses, mules, and runs of tuna fish. In one costly p ictu re some years ago a famous woman star played the p a rt of a peasant g irl who had been bV utally ill-tre a te d by soldiers her head shaved, her clothing in rags, and her poor m in d shaken by the h o rrors of w ar. The great star wore, in this picture, a m ost be coming crop of short curls, and sm a rt little sw e a te r-skirt o u tfit that m ig h t have come s tra ig h t fro m F ir th Avenue. In another re a lly m a g n ifice n t picture, enhanced by her own fine dancing, the woman sta r attached to her head a dis tr a d in g mop of heavy h a ir. Plants Thrive In Skyscrapers Should you “ make yourself at home” w ith married children? A nswer: You m ay hope to be a welcome guest in th e ir homes, but unless you liv e w ith them ; you should never fo rg e t th a t you A R E a guest and not “ one of the fa m ily .” To assume the rig h t to drop in u n in vited fo r a m eal, fo r in stance, is to show lack of consid eration fo r a person who is, a fte r A nsw er: In th e ir p rim a ry fo rm . Yes. F ro m h i* fir s t day in school, fo r exam ple, a ch ild 's wish to have the other ch ild re n lik e h im conflicts w ith his w ish to have h i* own way and boss everyone around. And this c o n flic t between "so cia l w ill” and "s e lf-w ill” ca n 't be settled by allow ing eith e r one to crush the other since both are im perishable p a rt* of hum an nature. The nearest to peace of m in d we can come is by com prom ising, or, through finding where our wishes coincide w ith those of others, m an aging to g ra tify both urges at once. 1 LOOKING AT RELIGION Send today tor your copy of the sprln* and sum m er FASHION, ft'» filled with Ideas for a sm art sum m er wardrobe. F ree pattern printed Inside the book 25 cen ts. S E W IN G C IR C L E P A T T E R N D E F T . U * gsa th W e lls S t.. C h lc s f * 7, III. E n c lo se 25 cents In coins fo r each p a tte rn d e s ire d . P a tte rà N am e A ddress N o. • • S i z e ................ ........... .... Had Enough " I f I cut a beefsteak in two,” asked the teacher, “ then cut tha halves in two, what do I get?” "Quarters,” answered the boy. "Good. And then again?” “ Eighths.” “ Correct. Again?” “ Sixteenths.” “ Exactly. And then?” “ Thirty-seconds.” “ And once more?” "H am burger!” cried the little boy, impatiently. No Prize, He Asked to describe her boss, the secretary replied, “ He’s a self- made man—and one of the worst examples of unskilled labor.” Planning for the Future? Buy U.S. Savings Bonds! LOVES EASY RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION! C O R IN TH, IN GREECE, TH E M O S T W ICKED AND DEPRAVED CITY OP THAT DAY, WAS DELIBERATELY CHOSEN 8Y PAUL AS THE SITE FOR ONE OF THE EARLIEST CHRISTIAN CHURCHES. KEEPING HEALTHY Brain Stroke and Blood Pressure By Dr. James W . Barton B ECAUSE so m any m iddle-aged Trees, Wishing Wells and women die of he a rt stroke (coronary Hoisted to Gardens throm bosis), we do not read o r NEW Y O R K .—D irt costs $2 per hear so m uch about b ra in stroke 100 pounds, f. o. b. an elevator on (apoplexy), which, lik e h e a r t P a rk avenue. stroke, m a y cause death on firs t The b ird 's nests are Im ported. attack, o r m a y consist of several Shade trees and w ishing wells are strokes. hoisted by d e rrick in the dead of The fir s t o r fo llo w in g strokes night. ' m ay cause paralysis o f lim b s o r The upkeep on a garden, once oth e r parts of the body. Both b ra in it's hoisted to a skyscraper, runs and he a rt strokes are caused in fro m $50 to $2,500 a year. the great m a jo rity o f cases by But M rs. A rth u r C. F a tt com high blood pressure and the break- plains th a t h a lf her company won’t ing down o r clogging o f a blood go out and look "because th e y're vessei supplying the p a rt. S° m fra v 7 . he,'gh,ts ennn v In "The A m erican H eart Jour- M rs. F a tt plants $900 w orth o f nai , " DrS- s p H icks and B K Rowers a year 20 stories above s la c k re p o rt th e ir study on the F ifth avenue in the shade of 15 role of the fa ilu re o f h eart and H-eos and tw o e levator shafts. blood vessels t0 do th e ir w ork can add up to too m uch atten* properly, thus causing apoplexy, tion M rs. F a tt acknowledged. There were 155 cases apoplexy One day we found the soil was confirm ed by e xam ination a fte r a lit b too sweet.' she said. "W e death ln 99 men and 56 wnmen o VlnCRar ° n “ ” i R was found th a t high blood H al P hyfe a photographer, rent- pressure (hypertension) was pres- ed his penthouse home and studio ent u, „e a rly 90 per cent o f the pa- com plete w ith Greek p illa rs , blue tile re fle ctin g pools and 400 feet o ff p riv e t hedge. B ut he had to, im p o rt his own b ird 's nest. The gardener c 'jlig in g ly picked it out o f a tree in Pennsylvania and set it among the the causes of buds of a potted E nglish haw thom e | U nfo rtu n a te ly some form s of heart disease are tree. “ I do n 't know what kind of a b ird not known, and it is research on these diseases that requires so to expect,” he adm itted. Mme. Helena Rubenstein plants much money, if they are to be pre her garden in a serpentine bed a la vented and controlled. • • • Thomas Jefferson 14 stories above Headache sym ptom s are sub P ark avende and paints her flow er pots to m atch her d ra w in g room je ctive (w hat the patient tells the upholstery and the newest shades doctor), not objective (w hat the physician sees). in eye shadow. tients. Now having high blood pressure does not mean that vou are bound to have a b ra in stroke o r a h eart stroke. Thousands of men and women w ith high blood pressure live and enjoy good health y e a r in and ye a r out. In the care o f the fa m ily physician, they per haps never th in k of th e ir illness. F ro m tim e to tim e the physician examines th e ir blood pressure, and aside fro m some advice as to d ie t and rest and occasionally a quiet ing drug, no tre a tm e n t is necessary to prevent a b ra in o r h eart stroke. In the study of the 155 cases of apoplexy, Drs. H icks and B lack re p o rt th a t a spasm, probably due to some em otional disturbance, ap peared to be an im p o rta n t fa cto r in m ost cases, w hile the high blood pressure, aside fro m spasm, was responsible fo r ju st a few of the deaths. The lesson is p la in fo r those w ith high blood pressure. B y keeping the m ind at rest, by help o f re lig io n o r philosphy of life , a bra io •tro k e m a y be prevented. HEALTH NOTES W hile methods of co n tro llin g de cay o f teeth, such as brushing and use o f flourides are of real value, the m ost e ffective method is re m oval of decayed enamel and den tine. * * * In m ost hospitals, a blood ex am ination fo r syphilis is made of every patient entering the hospital fo r any disease. “Till recently I had to depend on un pleasant medicines for constipation. Never thought I would solve this problem. Then started eating toasty ALL-BRAN. So effec- I tivel” Mrs. E. Kaup- man, Clinton, N. J., Box 393. Just one of I many unsolicited letters I fro m A L L - B R A N l users. This may be your I answer to constipation I due to lack of dietary bulk. Simply eat an ounce of crispy Kellogg's ALL-BRAN daily, drink plenty of water. If not completely satisfied after 10 days, send empty carton to Kellogg’s, Battle Creek, Mich. Get DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK! 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S p a re * frie n d ly insects. Leaves n o h a rm fu l residue. C a n be m ix e d w ith o th e r s tan d a rd sprays. P roved d e p e n d ab le by 39 y e a r* o f use on f r u it * , veg etab le* an d flo w e r*. Tskscce By Sroducts * Chsmlcsl Csrswsttes • Rlckmssd, VUtnXs
