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IPdDtljpaDiniiPipn Having read the several inches of small type in Who's Who about Ernest Gruening before we went out to interview him last Saturday, we were a little uneasy. Would he be formal and diffi cult? What should we ask him? We needn't have worried, for al though Potpourri and the photographer unfortunately arrived just as the Gruenings and their hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Schwamm, and the other guests were about to start dinner, everyone was friendly and the whole incident turned out to be a happy one. - Mr. Gruening, whose comfortable-clothes included a heavy wool plaid shirt and moccasin-type shoes, had a quick answer for all the questions and it was soon evident that he without doubt deserves all the small type in Who's Who. V - A question about Alaskan statehood was superfluous Mr. G. vigorously said statehood was long overdue for Alaska. Before he settled down to talk about economic conditions up north, Mr. Schwamm interrupted to ask if we'd heard the latest catch phrase from Alaska, which he said Mr. Gruening had coined not long ago. With obvious relish Mr. Schwamm, a former director of avia tion for Alaska, told us. It's "Alaska's been McKayoed." Mr. G., editor of note and author of a number of works, told us that his newest book, "The State of Alaska" is being published by Random House this month. Mrs. Raymond Smith interrupted to say that the ex-governor had also written an interesting book about Mexico entitled "Mexico and Its Heritage." .' ' ( When we hesitated to answer Mr. Gruening's questions about how the election would turn out in Oregon, Ward Spatz answered for us. (He was wrong, but so were a lot of other people's pre dictions.) . ' . - v ; Today's picture of Mrs. Gruening doesn't do justice to that handsome and charming woman. Potpourri couldn't resist asking about the jewelry she wore. Her odd and interesting necklace she said was made from the needles which the Eskimo women use to sew furs and leather, and on each arm she wore bracelets, hand-carved from both brown and white ivory and most beau tiful. These she removed in order that we might see the detail of the carving and the exquisite inlay work. : ' .One of the Gruening's sons is Peter B. Gruening, manager of the United Press for Australia, New Zealand and near-by South Pacific territory. The second, Huntington Gruening, lives in Juneau and is with the Alaska Coastal Airlines company. ' ' Attorney George 'Rode gave us permision to print this story, although saying that no one should admit having done anything so silly. In the process of moving from the Rode's former Stewart avenue home to one in the Griffin Creek area, Mr. R. went out to i a it j . . i j t ' a . t me roaasiae, puuea up me mauoox posi wun me dox in 11, xossea it in the pickup and later dumped it in the new garage until he had time to put it,up. .. ; ' : Some two or three weeks later he finally found time to put it up in its new location and while working with the box, the door flew open. It was full of mail. The collection included a copy of Time magazine for which Wife Edith had hunted in vain, and a birthday check for one of the small Bodes. - , .' ' , v -- ' John (Little Daisy) Snider isn't the only one who thinks up clever material for the newspaper. His sister, Mary 'Greenman, advertised in last Sunday's issue that she had kittens to give away providing the families would provide good Republican t homes for the animals. Need we add that the phone started ringing early Sunday morning and rang all day and that all the kittens soon had new homes Republican homes. - ' . ' About ,to throw away the May issue of Changing Times, the Kiplinger jnagazine, a title caught our eye. It read "Our Not-So-Safe Automobiles." The writer of the article says that American cars aren't very safe, and that manufacturers aren't going to make them that way unless the public insists on it. When you set out to buy a new car, says Changing Times, think some about safety and not just about the horsepower, the type of upholstery, how easy will it steer and will Mabel like the color. The author says all cars could have safer disk brakes at little extra cost, but only one does. Tests have shown that 'safety har nesses save many lives, yet Nash offered a model with such a device but save it nn nn the ffrnnnris that it hurt ale Th authm goes on to write about the desirability of roof supports such as those on racing cars, steering wheels that work with a 2V4 turn ratio instead of 4Vfe to 5, springs that give a soft Tide but "make it mighty dangerous to go fast around curves," weight distribu tion that causes cars to skid, and the desirability of removing pro truding gadgets from the dashboard and padding it instead. Rear lights should be two colors taillight of amber and stop lights of red the writer saysj and headlights wouldn't blind if an neacuignts ana windshields were polaroid. The article ends by saying that motorists don't demand safety features,, or they'd get them. "The truth is, manufacturers could make cars safer without loss of sales. -But the only thing that will persuade them to is public opinion. That's you," concludes Changing Times. ' ; . . .. i . Mrs. A. E. Brockway, just home from a trip, brought back a story about politics in Florida. Mrs. B. was invited to a political meeting and what do vou think thev talked ahnnt hn set the two-party system working in Florida. No Republicans ever run for office in Silver Springs, where the Brockways visited, and its finally beginning to worry the populace. - Potpourri would like to nominate as the most tactless man In the country a certain Portland radio man the one who said Thursday morning that a re-count of the votes could very well result in a change in the election returns because the votes in Oregon are largely counted by old women. O.S. : I - Hat and HALF PRICE! Tussy Wind and Weather Lotion i If i If I ff " 'f in l ir' WTfiVi m !jj i I r cm If s lanolin-nriehdI 1 Rgular$ jlz, N0w5Oj ' S size, now only 1, Buy a supply at this great saving. This fragrant pink lotion softens rough, chapped hands; silkeas arms, legs, heela ' ...all of yon! 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By Baptist Group Women's Fellowship of First Baptist church will hold the an nual election of officers and busi ness meeting Tuesday, November 9, at 1 p. m., atthe home of Mrs. Edith Whillock, 1003 West Main street. The meeting will begin with a dessert luncheon - served by Mesdames 4 Joe Hibbard, Boyd Kline and Eric dePlace. A deven tional will be given by a member of the group. Installation of the new offic ers chosen at this meeting will be held Tuesday, November 23. OES Grand Officers Here For Reception on Saturday Mrs. Jack Caldwell and Mrs. Job? C. Smith were honored October 30 during a reception given by Reames chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, at Medford Masonic temple. Mrs. Caldwell is grand Adah of the grand OES chapter of Oregon and Mrs. Smith is grand representative of the grand OES jurisdiction of Puerto Rico in Oregon.; Grand officers from all parts of the state at tended. The program' theme wis "Sweethearts of Reames Chap ter." The addenda and decora tions were done with hearts and sweetheart songs. - Mrs. John Esp, worthy ma tron, and Mr. Esp, worthy patron of the chapter, gave the welcom ing addresses.' The associate patron, Morris Boughner, escorted" by " the marshal, Mrs. Heidie Frost, placed the national colors. Ralph Sweeney gave the invocation. Officers and courtesy girls gave an addendum and a Spanish dance was furnished by Miss Rosie Johnson.' - Two vocal solos were sung by Miss Joan' Henderson accompan ied by Mrs. Etta McKinney. The entertainment closed with a drill done by the courtesy girls di rected by Mrs. Fred Pur din and Mrs. Norman Svensen. Mrs. Frank Little, a past matron of the chapter, was a hostess. Mrs. V. A. Turpin, a past ma tron, and Mrs. -Jack Ward, associate matron, were chair men for the decorations and refreshments. - Cake and punch were served by a group of 1954 worthy ma trons. They are Mrs. Rena Old ham, Aloha chapter, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Marjorie Williams, Josephine chapter,s Grants Pass; Mrs. Rex Note, Nevita chapter, Central Point; Mrs. John Mur phy, 'Alpha chapter, Ashland, and Mrs. Floyd Robertson, a grand . represetative of British Columbia in Oregon. A dinner at the Medford hotel preceded the meeting. Grand officers and other guests at tended. ' ' A Sunday breakfast was served at the Masonic temple for all out-of-town guests. Mrs. E. G. Randolph, conductress,' was chairman and the Reames officers were hostesses. From out of town were Mrs. Lewis H. Irving, worthy grand matron, Madras; Herman John ston, worthy grand patron, Salem; Mrs. William McKinley Jr., past grand matron, Port land; Mrs. Carl Wimberly, past grand matron, Roseburg; Mrs. Hal McNair, past grand matron, Ashland; Mrs. Hazel Graham, past grand matron, Tillamook; Mrs. H. E. Simpson, past grand matron, Portland; Miss Carlotta Wiseman, associate grand ma tron, Grants Pass; A. Ray Martin, associate grand patron, Eugene; Mrs. Carl Edwards, grand trea surer, Portland; Mrs. Fred . E. Burton, grand conductress, Portland; Mrs. Ernest W. Elford, grand marshal, Portland; Harold Ayres, grand organist, Eugene. Mrs. Ernest J. Hov, grand Ruth, Rainier; Mrs. H. M. John ston, grand Martha, Salem; Mrs. P. K. Gardner, , grand-. Electa, Portland; Mrs. Dean Wonser, grand warden, Ben d; Walter Bailey, grand . sentinel, .-'The Dalles; Mrs. Lester A. Murphy, endowment fund, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Everett Faber, traveling flags, Central Point; Mrs. Clift Maust, of the Ashland chapter, grand representative of Alberta, Canada to Oregon. Others at the event were Mrs. Ed Pease, Medford, grand rep resentative of New York in Ore gon; Mrs. Robertson; and Mrs. Pearl Bugher, grand represent ative of Florida in Oregon. - ORANGE HELPS CAKE ' New York (U.R) Here's a tasty variation of devil's food cake. 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