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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, December 19, 1954 Give the Woman on Your Shopping List Jeweled Ash Tray or Satin Pot Holder New York U.R) Any male puzzling over what to give the woman on his Christmas list just hasn't been shopping. Of course, there always is mink, traditional but rice. But the range of the unusual is greater than ever. Say she's the executive type. A man can start of with a solid gold paper clip, larger than the average but for paper-clipping, honestly. Or, there's a jewel trimmed pastel-colored tele phone. These instruments come in several shades amber with amber-tone jewel; turquoise with turquoise-blue jewels; or blush pink with matching rhinestones ($10.95). Maybe the woman on the mas culine gift list is happier using a can-opener at home than din ing at the Stork. Then the least a fellow can do is give her a jewelled can-opener. There are of two types for canned foods and canned beer. Each is gold plated and encrusted with muli color stones. Also for the do mestic type are cotton or satin pot holders, appliqued with ap propriate designs pots and pans, teapots and rolling pins. Ethel Merman Likes Life in Colorado Despite Years as Star of Shows on Broadway - f II 1 . Cm . 1 it J. J J. ; . ii.A.f. . Ttilc th last In KsTlWX -.mm a ries ot articles on Ethel Merman. By ELIZABETH TOOMEY United Press Correspondent New York (U.R) The transi tion of Ethel Merman from a Broadway star to a Colorado homebody amazes everybody but herself. "I like it out there," she ex plains simply. "There are no places like the Stork Club or 21, but we do lots of entertain ing in our own home. People accept me as a person and as Mrs. Robert Six. I think I'd have just as much fun with those peo ple if I was Mrs. Lizzie Klutz or somebody." , j As Mrs. Robert Six, the musi cal comedy star lives in Cherry Hills, a suburb of Denver, Colo. They moved into a 27-room stone mansion there in September, 1953, five months after their marriage. ... Wants To Take Golf "If I can find the time, I think I'm gonna take some golf les sons," Miss Merman 6aid con tentedly, when she returned here this week . to ' attend the premiere ;of her latest movie. That statement isn't startling, except it comes from a woman who has devoted 25 years of her life to performing before audi-' ences and cameras, living in the heart of New York City and showing no tendency to become either an outdoor type or a homebody. ''.-' Her private life has been quieter than the noisy roles she acted on stage, but not so suc cessful. Two marriages ended in divorce. She confounded the match makers for 10 years ' after she became an overnight . star in 1930 by not getting married. Then in 1940 she quietly slipped away from Manhattan for an afternoon and married William Smith, an actor's agent she'd known only a few weeks. ' Musical Outlasts Marriage The new Mrs. Smith made' it back in time for that night's performance of "Panama Hat tie," the musical she was star ring in on Broadway. But the Over 40 members of Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral club enjoyed a potluck supper and meeting December 10. A table was stacked with gaily wrapped rocks for the gift exchange which took place after the election of of ficers for the coming year. Harry Marx is the new presi dent, Jack Crump was named vice-president, Mrs. Delmar Smith, secretary, and Clark An derson, treasurer. The underground Union Square garage inSan Francisco is the equivalent of a four-story building and accomodates 1700 cars. fed musical outlasted the marriage. She and Smith were divorced less than a year later, and in December, 1941, she announced she had been married to Robert Levitt, promotion executive of a New York newspaper. "The time and place of my marriage are my own business," Miss Merman said tartly at the time. That marriage was heralded as "ideal" for years. They had two children, Ethel, now 12, and Bob, 9. But Miss Merman went to Mexico and got a divorce in June, 1952. "Incompatibility, I g u e s s," was her . only comment when she was asked the reason. She has custody of the children, who now live with her and attend public schools in Cherry Hills. Grange Jut, K0DACRAFT OUTFIT He can develop and print his own snapshots with this gift out--fit. No darkroom needed. Com -p'ete with full instructions, $9.75. Other Kodgcraft Outfits, $4.95 to $14.95. Mf FOX PHOTOGRAPHS 40 SOUTH CENTRAL MEDFORD, OREGON Sams Valley Grange Master Bill Duggan presided at the last meeting of Sams Val ley Grange. Al Straus reported that beef prices seemed to be ris ing, that good hay will probably be scarce in late winter months and the price quite high. Lester James reported that baby calves were not .bringing much at the auctions. Permission was given the school to use the Grange hall for their Christmas program Tues day, Dec. 21. The Grange pro gram will be held the following night, Dec. 22. The annual election of officers was held and Ralph James was elected master. This will be his third term. Herman Priem was unanimously reelected as over seer. Gilbert Mack was elected lecturer. The new steward will be Lindsey Houston. Al Straus was unanimously elected assist ant steward and Mildred Mack, chaplain. Lester James was re elected treasurer and Eva Brown was elected secretary. Walter Miller is gatekeeper. The three stations were: Donna Straus, Ceres; Rosselyn Duggan, Po mona; and Leona Houston, Flora. The executive committee elected unanimously includes Bill Dug gan, Emmett Nealon, and El wood Abbott. Rosie Abbott was elected pianist.; Ruth Doland re elected Juvenile matron; Doreen Straus, lady assistant steward. The Grange welcomes a new member, P. J. Nelson, who comes in on a demit. He is a resident of the Meadows. First Grange meeting in 1955 will be on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Phoenix Grange . Preceding the regular meet ing of Phoenix Grange held Dec. 14 the men prepared a turkey dinner for the women. Plates were served waiter style and tables were centered with ever greens, red berries and red candles. A lighted tree and simulated fireplace on the stage made a background for the Christmas program, which included a read ing by Mrs. George Drake, reci tations and - songs by the chil dren's group and Christmas car ols led by Mrs. Walter Gro chocki. Mrs. Dorothy Loffer was at the piano. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barneburg were obligated in the firsti and second degrees. Visitors for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Lewin of Shady Cove Grange. Master Dee Hendrickson called for officers annual reports. A rising vote of thanks by the women was given the men for the dmner. . Next regular meeting will be December 28 when installation of officers will be held. Visitors expected are officers from Grif fin Creek and Bellview Granges. Others are welcome. Past Master Roy Bolz will be installing of Small jewels dot the designs. Seems like every little house hold gift as gone fancy this year. This applies to feather dusters, now jewel-handled; jewel-encrusted piggy banks; jewel-covered ash trays; bejeweled sprays done in fancy gold and silver tones; jeweled fly swatters in bright colors: shoe horns with handles solidly encrusted with rhinestones or pearls; and a jewel-trimmed bulletin board for listing grocery needs or chores to be done. There is even a purse-size fa cial tissue case embroidered with crystal ($5). The- imaginative designers haven't neglected the Christmas wishes of the sophisticated fe male. If she wouldn't be caught dead in ordinary blue jeans, there are fancy ones with patches of contrasting colored satin, fore and aft ($30). The patches are jewelled with beads, rhinestones and sequins. Also suggested for the woman "who has everything" are jew elled cigaret holders, chunky nuts and bolts of a tool, -kit; and a pink mink capelet ($1,250), Of, yes, men, there are extra ordinary gifts for you this year such as a washable leather tie, guaranteed soup-stain proof. Recommended for the day after the bills come in is an ice bag done in houndstooth check, plaid or polka dot, splattered with jewels and with a jewel cap ($5). But it's practical. It holds ice. 4 Allowable Income Increased in New Security Rulings - Beginning Jan. 1, persons re ceiving social security benefit payments can earn as much as $1,200 annually and still accept their checks for each month of the year, according to W. V. Nusbaum, manager of the Med f ord social security office. Nusbaum stated that the change will be of "considerable importance" to. the more than 5,000 persons in Jackson and Josephine counties receiving old age and survivors insurance pay ments. All Types of Work t Under the present law, a per son earning over $75 a month in work covered by the program is required to return his bene fit check for that month, the manager, continued. Beginning in 1955, earnings in all types of work, whether or not covered by social security, must be tak en into account in determining the number, of monthly benefits payable during the year. After $1,200 is earned, .the number of monthly benefits pay able will be determined by the additional earnings, if any, Persons receiving social secur ity payments who expect to earn over $1,200 in 1955 should noti fy the Social Security adminis tration, Nusbaum stated. A post card form for-use in sending in such notice has been mailed to everyone nowf receiving pay ments. Benefits will be stopped while the beneficiary is working and started again when he or she has stopped working. Age Lowered One exception, "according to the manager, is in the case of those persons who are 72 years of age. Beginning next year, persons 72 years of age (instead of 75 as under the present law) or over may. accept their bene fit check for each month regard less of the amount of their earn ings. . Information on the changes can be learned in detail at the local office, 33 North Riverside ave. : Korean printers cast bronze type in sand and printed books at least four decades before John Gutenberg independently inven ted separate type characters of metal in Garmany in the 1430's. 0 a Today's small homes often present problems when sudden ly you need space for. your Christmas tree. Here's an idea for a space-saving "tree" that is as pretty from the outside as it is indoors. First, place a large hook in the center of your window. Then, drape long strands of tinsel over the hook and fasten each strand to a long narrow board placed on the floor beneath the window. Use enough tinsel strands to create a vertical tree shape. Now, for the secret of your new style tree. Use three strings of pin-type socket Christmas lights concealed among the tin sel strands. These handy kits make it possible to place lights just where you need them and want them. General Electric lighting spec ialists who developed this indoor-outdoor motif suggest that when using metal tinsel, place the sockets carefully to avoid getting strands of tinsel in the sockets. Always use the washers supplied with the kits for maxi mum safety. ; Evergreen roping may also be used in place of tinsel. Both create a flat, close-to-the-wall tree which allows more passage space in small rooms. Smith Says Pay for Services Needed; State Near Deficit La Grande (U.R) State Sen. Elmo Smith of John Day told a group of some 300 persons here Friday night that "the people of Oregon will learn in an impres sive way sometime in the next biennium that they must pay for the services they are asking for getting from the state." State Faces Deficit . Smith, slated to become pres ident of the state Senate in the 1955 Legislature, said Oregon faces a $50,000,000 deficit in the next two years. He said he doesn't know where the money is coming from. He said that agriculture, labor and people, who live on the bor der of the state are opposed to a sales tax. But he said a property tax would not be enough and that it would be a mistake to raise personal income taxes. He said he suspected high income taxes already are keeping new industry out of the state. Opposes Reduction Smith said he was opposed to a reduction of the basic school fund as that money would have to be spent anyway. Voters will have to be edu cated to the question of where money will come from before new expenditures can be auth orized, he said. ' Smith spoke to the sixth an nual farmer-merchant banquet sponsored by the Union county Chamber of Commerce. Explosives were first manufac tured in Europe about 700 years ago. Fire Department Has 62 Alarms Medford's fire department re sponded to 62 alarms, 47 in the city and 15 in the rural district, during November, according to Fire Chief Gordon Barker's monthly report. The city alarms included 23 fires in dwellings, with defec tive or dirty flues heading the list with nine occurences. Other' minor fires included one in a hotel awning, two in cafes, smoking in bed in an apartment house, seven trash fires, a burn ed out light fixture in a public building, one false alarm, two airport . standbys for emergency landings, two gasoline spills and seven miscellaneous. In the rural district, there were nine dwelling fires, one each in a sawmill, milk products plant and poultry dressing shed, two grass fires and one car wreck (to wash away spilled gas oline). ' Equipment was out on alarms in the city for 23 hours 14 min utes and for 21 hours and 26 minutes in the rural district. Farm Bureau Backs Recruiting Rather Than Draff System New York (U.R) The Ameri can FarnTBureau Federation op posed the peacetime draft sys tem and recommended a vigor ous volunteer recruitment policy and a better reserve ." training plan in resolutions passed at the close of its 36th annual conven tion here. Form Policies The resolutions form the fed eration's policies' for the coming year. The draft resolution called the present system a "particularly undesirable form of universal conscription." It called either for its elimination or changes to prevent young men from dangling in an uncertain status Airport Revenues Higher in November November revenues and oper ations at the Medford city air port showed a considerable increase over the same month of 1953, according to Ralph E Pierce, airoort manaeer. Plane traffic increased Viv 2R2 to 3,643, and passenger traffic oy 808 to o,18o. Revenues increased bv $436.10 to $2,986.84. 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The largest single carrier of crude petroleum in North Am erica is Texas. According to the 1954 Encyclopedia Americana annual, its current capacity is 301,000 barrels per day. The pipeline extends from Port Ar thur to within 12 miles of Colo rado City. until age 26." Other resolutions adopted by the convention recommended: ' 1. Federal legislation to re quire uniform time, either stand ard or daylight, throughout each time. zone in the United States. Back TV A Continuation 2. Continued TVA distribu tion of power in the area now served, rather than the develop ment of private production of power to supplement TVA's supply- 3. Congress be asked to give a mandatory directive to the sec retary of agriculture to control production on acres left idle as a result of production control and price support measures. 4. 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