Tl :
EIGHT MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, March 19, 1950 1
t
o
a "
f i
ti
tj
c
J
! ?
1 f
cnwu
Many Travelers Return
From Trips South, East
Travelers are still much in the
news, with several returning in
recent days from southern states.
including Florida and Louisiana,
while others have left for the
south and east.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Thorn
dike are home after spending
three weeks at the Tides hotel,
RedinRton beach in St. Peters
burg, Fla. The Thorndikes par
ticularly enjoy St. Petersburg,
and have vacationed there in
past years.
The trip from Chicago to San
Francisco en route home was by
the Western Pacific's "Zephyr,"
and the couple reports the trip
in the dome-topped cars very
pleasant.
Others returning include Mr.
and Mrs. F. Corning Kenly and
the Alfred S. V. Carpenters. The
Kcnlys are home after spending
some time in Carmel, Cal., and
the Carpenters spent several
weeks in Tucson, Ariz., in Death
Valley and other southern Call'
fornia spots.
Miss Bradfish mentioned buying
cashmere sweaters in England
for about half the price charged
in her home state.
Mrs. Maude Snider Is home
after a month's vacation which
took her to southern California
and to New Orleans where she
spent a few days during the fa
mous Mardi Gras festival. In ad
dition to the excitement and col
or of the parades and balls, Mrs.
Snider enjoyed the New Orleans
shops. While browsing through
an antique store on Royal street
one afternoon, Mrs. Snider found
the duchess of Windsor among
the customers in the store. The
duchess, known as one of the
best-dre.ssed women in the world,
was wearing a blue and red plaid
suit, simply cut, with a close
fitting hat on this particular
afternoon.
From New Orelans Mrs. Sni
der went to Biloxi, Miss., which
she found a charming spot, and
(he also visited El Paso and San
Antonio, Tex., and from the for
mer place made a side trip to
Carlsbad caverns. The traveler
also was in Juarez, Mexico, for
time.
While away Mrs. Snider visit
ed her cousin, Mrs. Fred Blows
of Los Angeles.
Looking back over the trip
Mrs. Sinder has decided she en
Joyed most everything about the
south except the cofee, but even
though a confirmed coffee ad
dict, Mrs. Snider prefers the
kind brewed in western kitchens
over the strong, black coffee
eerved In the south.
Departing travelers include
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carpenter,
who left early this week for a
itay in the east.
Interesting along the' travel
theme is the fact that Miss Vir
ginia Bradfish of Mrdford is
quoted in an article entitled "Mr.
Smith Goes to Europe" in the
last issue of American magazine.
The article tells of the many
Americans traveling in Europe
and devotes a paragraph or so
to a number who were inter
viewed by the author.
The author explained that
Miss Bradfish was among the
many who save for long periods
of time In order to make the trip
and that she had been able to
travel three months in Europe
for only $1500. The most expen
sive hotel room had been $4 in
Switzerland and the cheapest 70
cents, in France, this including
breakfast, according to the maga
zine. Telling of her shopping
Friday was St. Patrick's day,
and as luck would have it, the
Knife and Fork club members
heard a speaker whose ancestors
left Ireland for South America
several generations ago, but who
still has a strong Irish wit. Car
los (his mother is Castilian
Spanish) Fallon enchanted most
of his audience and at the same
time handed out keen observa
tions about politics and economics.
The speaker appearing wear
ing correct dinner clothes, and a
bow tie of glittering green. Be
cause it was St. Patrick's day, he
junked the opening paragraphs
of his usual after-dinner
speech and told about the Siege
of Limerick in which one of his
ancestors participated. Before
long the audience had heard
about the siege, how bagpipes
really came from Ireland and
not from Scotland at all, how
the Irishmen exiled to France
worked out a formula for a now
famous drink, how the men of
his half Spanish, half Irish fam
ily every year on St. Patrick's
day get out their bright green
Irish kilts to wear for one day
and how his great-grandfather
named his horse George Tow and
One-Half after George the Third
whom he considered only half a
king.
He entertained with descrip
tions of his family, including the
"administrative aunts'' and after
casually mentioning that the
servant girls wore six or eight
petticoats, added that this figure
was based only on a "clothes line
count."
Later he progressed to stories
of the modernization of the an
cestral home and the problems
which electrification of the kitch
en brought about, telling how a
servant girl put a turkey in the
automatic washer hopefully be
lieving that it would remove the
bird's feathers.
The speaker's accent baffled
some of his listeners and when
he was accused of sounding
faintly Swedish, rather than
Irish or Spanish, he readily said
this was true and explained that
this was because he had learned
English while serving on ships
manned with sailors of Scandi
navian origin.
Pageant magazine has released
the results of a poll, taken sev
eral weeks ago through women
editors, to determine who arc
America's most influential wom
en, and the results tally closely
with those obtained in a Meriford
poll. The local figures were
mailed to Pageant.
Eleanor Roosevelt headed the
national list, as she did the local
list, "because her brains, posi
tion and vast compassion for
all humanity have made them
selves felt both at home and
abroad in constructive measures
for better living."
Emily Post, author of the fa
mous "Etiquette," drew second
place because "she still inllu
ences the manners and perhaps
the morals of the nation." Third
was Sister Elizabeth Kenny, the
courageous nurse who pioneered
an unorthodox treatment for po
lio, for "her courage against odds
and her humanitarianism which
have helped dramatize as well as
Lady Elks Will Meet
For Luncheon, Cards
Lady Elks will meet In the
party lounge of the Elks' tempi
Tuesday, March 21 at 2 p.m. for
dessert. Pinochle, pool, canasta
and bridge will be played.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Orri
Brown, Mrs. Merton Lyster, Mrs,
Frank Prim and Mrs. Mollie
Keene.
solve the problems of polio.
Clare Booth Luce, former con'
gresswoman from Connecticut,
topped the list of political lead
ers and put her in fourth place
for her contributions to politics,
playwriting and religion. Fifth
most influential woman in Amer
ica in the opinion of her fellow
journalists is Dorothy Thomp-
on, for her "outstanding ap
proach to world conditions.
Others who ranked high In the
poll, both locally and national'
ly, were Sen. Margaret Chase
Smith, first woman elected to
the senate: Dorothy Dix, well
known lovelorn columnist; Prin'
cess Elizabeth, "the ultimate for
a womanly role"; Hattie Carne
gie, leading fashion influence
Anne O'Hare McCormick, veter
an New York Times Washington
columnist; Mary Margaret Mc
Bride, daily radio commentator
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas
congresswoman from California
Grandma Moses, 84-year-old
painter; JVIadama Viiaya Laksm
Pandit, India's ambassador to the
U. S. "who brings one world
closer ; Mary McLeod Bethune,
founder of the National Council
of Negro Women; Helen Keller
Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, mother ol
12 and top management engi
neer: duchess of Windsor, Kate
Smith and Eve Curie O.S.
ft
THREE DIMENSION
Ml color pcfuri
Set Tirun, Chen tht chlmpiniet.
ind Numa the lion In tht "coma
to lift" rtalum of Vitw-Miiter
lull color tttrtoicopit plcturta.
Story folder with each Rati. A
thrilling gift for children. Over
r 400 othtr ttvtn-tcene Rteli
f availablt for ma in Vitw.
tl fl Maiitr Stareoacopta and
Projectors "Travel"
aubjtcta include,
Egypt. Italy. Alailta.
Enter Stoijr. Par
forming Elephant.
Fairy Talti. Wild
Animili for kida.
VHW-MASTM tt$
J5 to., J far $1.00
'"'-
STIMOSCOU $2.00 Jt'&'jS
Jr. rKOJICTOR - yj
V--J
m
TO
Swan s
BOOK & CIFT SHOP
217 E. Main - Medford
rvp
IN
ELECTRIC PORTABLE
Libera! Allowance on
your Present Machine
DOWN
EASY
PAYMENT
TERMS
Yes, only $9 down puts x smooth
sewing SINGER Electric Portable
in your home!
It practically pays for itself because
you'll save from 30 to 40 of your
budget by mending and making your
own clothes at home.
INCLUDtS:
v large capacity long bobbin
v SINGER spotlight
V folly enclosed electric motor
v convenient foot control
V matching bentwood cover
A Mwrt TIM HfjM ut$ cm.
50
' - He..,.
monurigr of
au at n :'"",,o
cosr
SINGER SEWING CENTER
40 North Front Phone 2-7207
ttctd
N Y
and not only do things have a "new look" . . .
but the colors are changed indeed ...
softer hues and muted tones . . ,
New, . . . beyond description ...
54 or under?
.All-Occasion Suit
... designed with you in mind!
HATS, TOO
Matching hats in every
pattern
"TOPPERS
very color . . .
Every material
1295 to 3485
235 10 895 (ffiH
By "Carmeletta"
Fine calf skin in navy blue . . . Ankle
strap with filigree vamp straps . . .
10
White Toppers . . .
Of fin luede , . .
Lined . . .
33" length . . .
HI
TP FUNTO SABOT &
'Matching Bags"
Both in color and style to complement
your shoes . . . Calfskins or suedes . . .
"Scarfs"
So popular this year . . .
49c to 98c
TRAPUNTO SABOT
From tailleur to tea . . . Joyce's sabor
strap shoe trimmed with a dressmaker
detail of Trapunto (quilted) work.
10s
All Wool ...
Sheen Gabardine .
Spring Colors . . .
Navy ....
Red
Pink .....
Aqua ....
Sizes . . .
10 to 18
to
$4995
"Hummingbird Hose
Only the finest . . .
1.35
Leon's Great Pre -Easter
BLOUSE SALE
Will Be Held Over - Two Days
MONDAY & TUESDAY
So that All may take Advantage of Exceptional
BARGAINS IN SMART NEW SPRING BLOUSES