State Head
Of Auxiliary
Visits Here
Mrs. Guy Wilcox, Grants
Pass, president of the Oregon
American Legion auxiliary,
made her official visit to the
Medford unit at a special meet
ing called by the local president,
Mrs. H. W. Gifford. It was held
Tuesday evening at the Legion
home and members of the Cen
tral Point unit joined with the
Medford women in greeting Mrs
Wilcox.
Mrs. Herb Crain was general
chairman for the event. The pro-
eram consisted of piano solos
by Miss Margaret Selby.
Amone those attending were
Mrs. Earl Bigalow, Medford,
president of District 13; Mrs
Leo Williams, auxiliary director
at Camp White; Miss Laura
York, Medford, department mu
sic chairman; Mrs. Thomas
Freed. La Petite Chapeau 8 et
40; Mrs. J. W. Jacobs, first presi
dent of the Medford auxiliary;
Mrs. Frank Martin, first Med
ford unit secretary; and Mrs
Marearet NaDles. president of
the auxiliary in Central Point.
- Mrs. Wilcox told of her travels
as state president, and then dis
cussed the various projects which
have been originated or strongly
supported by the American Le
gion and auxiliary. She spoke of
the importance of maintaining
the high qualifications for girls
attending Girls State, which is
the auxiliary's nation - wide pro
gram for training selected high
school juniors in the practical
asDects of government and citi
zenship. With her discussion of
civil defense, she urged the sup
port of the National Security
Training bill which is now be
fore Congress. She pointed out
that this plan would provide
a
necessary and fair means
of
national preparedness. Mrs
cox urged the support of
defensive measures as
Wil-
such
the
Ground Observer corps and the
various Red Cross emergency
and rescue training projects,
' After discussing the success of
the Legion's "back to God"
movement, she described the
national president's project for
this year. Mrs. Percy Lainson of
Iowa is interested in services to
those children who are handicap
ped mentally and physically. As
an outgrowth of the auxiliary
child welfare program, a founda
tion has now been established
which will provide money and
assistance for research and ser
vices for the benefit of these
unfortunate children. In addi
tion to the funds being raised
by the auxiliary members, seve
ral bequests have been added to
strengthen this foundation.
Following her talk, Mrs. Wil
cox was presented with gifts
from the Medford and Central
Point units. A social hour was
held, and refreshments were
served by Mrs. Herb Crain and
Mrs. Clark Walker.
The -meeting rooms were deco
rated with gold bowls of daffo
dils and yellow tapers in gold
candlesticks. Lace cloths over
gold covered the tables.
Mrs. Clark Walker arranged
a dinner Tuesday evening at
Rogue Valley Country club in
honor of Mrs. Wilcox. Those at
tending the no-host event were
Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Wilcox,
and Mesdames Thomas Freed,
Herb Crain, Earl Bigalow, Pat
Smith, M. E. Fisher, W. H. Sut
ter, Cole Holmes, H. W. Gifford
and William Ellenberg, and Miss
Laura York.
Medford unit will hold the
regular business meeting at the
Legion home Tuesday evening,
April 12. In addition to the regu
lar order of business, this meet
ing will be the official visit of
Mrs. Bigalow, president of dis
trict 13. She will speak on child
welfare and other auxiliary acti
vities and will also tell of the
recent conference in Portland.
Mrs. Lainson, national president,
was one of the speakers at the
conference.
Results of surveys made for
the American Cancer Society
show that about two of every
five American adults still do not
know cancer is curable.
O After Easter O
MILLINERY
Hoxt
Craft Fair
Set at Camp
Camp White The sixth an
nual arts and crafts hobby fair
at the VA domiciliary, Camp
White, will be held April 17,
Manager E. K. Ricker an
nounced today. He invited the
public to join disabled veterans
in this interesting event.
inis is a VAvs project, ac
cording to Mrs. Ivan Lusk, pub
licity chairman, m which all
organizauons ana numerous in
dividuals participate. Plans have
been made for a big attractive
event. Committees have been ap
pointed to handle various phases
of the project. They are general
chairman, Cliff Howard; judges
and awards, Mrs. Harry Barne-
berg; reception, Mrs. Leo Wil
liams; refreshments, Mrs. Roy
Lehman. Ralph E. Ash, arts and
crafts supervisor, is coordinator.
Judges will be O. J. Wilda,
Southern Oregon college, Ash
land; Vern Voss, art instructor,
Medford Junior High school and
Don McGovern, manual arts in
structor, Eagle Point High
school.
More than 50 veterans will
place on display specimens of
their work which will include
woodcraft, weaving, plastics,
protography, fine art, stamp col
lections, reed work, chenille
craft, hooked rugs, trout flies,
and a variety of non-competitive
works.
First, second and third prizes,
donated by the VAVS organiza
tions, will be awarded veterans
having the best items on display.
The fair will be open to the
public from 10:30 a.m. to
7:30 p.m.
Federation of Netherland Housewives
Promotes Homemaking as Good Profession
By ROBERT PFAFF
United Press Correspondent
Amsterdam (U.R) Nether
lands housewives have found
they can accomplish much by
working together. But they
doubt whether such a national
organization as they have
formed would work in the Uni
ted States.
Since 1912, Dutch women
have worked for mutual Detter-
ment through the Federation of
Netherlands Housewives. Today,
the federation has 30,000 mem
bers and some 120 chapters de
voted to showing the woman of
the house what a "beautiful
task" she has and how she can
best perform it.
The organization also aims to
convince everyone tnat ine
housewife's job is one which
should be held in high esteem
and not considered inferior to
other "professions."
Family Life Stronger
Dr. M. Goedhart, federation
secretary, said she doubted u
such an organization would
work in the United States be
cause American women have so
manv duties outside the house
hold.
And, she added, family life
in Holland is mucn stronger
than in America.
The aims of the "housewives
association," as it's usually
known, were outlined in its for
mative days:
1. To assist the Dutch house
wife in her household and fam
ily tasks.
2. To represent family inter
ests in the economic and social
fields.
3. To promote the housewife's
feeling of solidarity and com
munity sense.
Test All Appliances -
The organization runs a spec
ial service, called "Institute for
Information .in Household
Work," which, among other
things, tests all sorts of house
hold appliances. If it approves
of them, the articles may carry
a special hallmark for two years.
Thereafter it has to be renewed
after a new investigation.
Dr. Goedhart said the asso
ciation also stages exhibitions to
show better ways of doing house
work, how kitchens should be
installed, how the rest of the
house can be planned to ease
the housework.
This year, the association is
showing members how food gets
from farm to kitchen, and study
ing whether the Dutch should
adopt the American institution
the supermarket.
What do the husband's think
Reg. 8.95 to 15.95
Vi Price
Three Medford residents who risited the
legislature recently to check up on bills in
which ihey were interested are shown here
with Representative Al Littrell and Mrs.
Liltrell, who is serving as his secretary.
Shown are (left to right) Diamond Flynn, for
mer mayor of Medford and president of the
League of Oregon Cities; Mrs. Frank Fair-
Speaker, Wife Receive Gift;
Legislators Work at Night
By FRANCES LITTRELL
Salem Tuesday of this week
Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Geary were presented a sterling
silver tea service by the mem-
of this national union of house
wives? Said Dr. Goedhart: "the gen
eral opinion of husbands of our
members is favorable. But we
still want our work to be more
generally appreciated."
Farm is Best Place
To Find Husbands,
Sociologist Declares
Madison, Wis. U.R) The best
place to husband-hunt is down
on the farm, says A. F. Wileden,
sociologist at the University of
Wisconsin.
He reports that it is hardefc to
keep girls on the farm than men
and that most rural counties in
Wisconsin and other states have
a higher proportion of men than
women, while most cities have
more women than men.
The age group of 20 to 24
years concerns Wileden. In one
rural Wisconsin county, there
are 134 men to each 100 women
in that age group, while Milwau
kee has only 89 young men for
each 100 women.
He says girls go to the cities
seeking jobs, but that once they
satisfy their desire for economic
opportunity, they want establish
homes and rear families.
But Wileden says there often
is a problem of adjustment when
farm boys marry girls who have
had a taste of city life. The girls
usually bring back city experi
ences and city points of view,
and expect modern conveniences
on the farm they have become
accustomed to in the city.
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Campfire Girls
Group Busy
Ayuzunta Camp Fire group is
busy on rank requirements, as
well as working on the birthday
project "Let Freedom Ring."
Some of the girls have given
demonstrations for group meet
ings on hiking, simple first aid,
and packing pack sacks for hikes
and over-nights.
Recently 10 members went on
a hike and cook-out, with each
girl packing her own equipment
and doing her own cooking over
a campfire.
Sunday the group was invited
to present the "Minuet" as part
of the Ashland-Talent grand
council fire held in Ashland.
Eight girls were able to attend.
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bers of the House. (It is the cus
tomary gift.) After the Gearys
had formally thanked the mem
bers, Mr. Geary said, "I hope
you all know that whenever the
speaker receives the tea set it
means it's time to start home."
So now most every announce
ment and conversation is pre
faced with "it's time to go
home."
After many bitter, words and
long arguments, the .controver
sial tax bills that rely chiefly
upon higher personal income
taxes have been squeezed
through the House of Represen
tatives and with the small con
stitutional majority of 31 to 27.
They are now in the Senate and
we are told the arguments both
for and against will be just as
heated as they were in the
House. v
This week there have been
many committee meetings that
have lasted on into the night. Al
is serving on several of these
and so the social activity has
Slowed up considerably.
Wednesday the seven wives of
the Lane county legislators gave
a lovely luncheon . at Lipman's
tea room for the wives of men
in both Houses. At last we got
to see Lipman's style show. On
Wednesday evening Judge and
Mrs. Latourette held open house
for the legislators and wives.
The balconies are crowded
these days with school and club
groups. This week one of my
aunts was here from the Port
land Delphian group. Also of in
terest to us was the sixth and
eventh grades from St. Helen's
Hall, where my daughter fin
ished high school.
The most coveted and the
most fun of the parties these
days are the ones Mr. Veers, the
night watchman in the House, is
giving. He has been asking small
groups of the secretaries to have
coffee and spudnuts with him in
the late afternoon, and he lets us
know that he is only asking the
girls who are very neat about
their desks and courteous to
him. I was invited this week.
Rep. Al Louks now has the
large red tooth brush.
It must be Easter. Roy Cotton
tail Jr. just came to our office
with a flower for each of us.
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Adarel Social Club
To Meet Thursday
Jacksonville Mrs. John Pond
and Mrs. Edwin Taylor will as
sist Mrs. Orval Schores in enter
taining members of Adarel So
cial club Thursday at the Shores'
home, Route 2, Box 66, Central
Point. Salad luncheon will be
served at 1 p.m.
Cancer death rates among
surgeons is only 65 per cent
as high as the male cancer death
rate, American Cancer Society
figures show.
WE EXTEND TO ALL . . .
Easter Greetings
o
May oil the happiness of the Potter Mpson
surround you and your family. May the
glory of the Day shine brightly in your
heart throughout the year to come. This
h our Easter wish to you.
The Staff at Burefoon's
weather, past president and member of the
Medford League of Women Voters who it
heading the local league's campaign to have
a state meal inspection bill passed; Mrs. Lit
trell, Representative Littrell and Mrs. Harlan
P. Bostworth Jr., another league member who
has worked for many years for a meat inspec
tion law in Oregon.
Girl Scout
Day Camps
Planned
Rogue Valley Area Girl
Scout council has announced
that six day camps have been
planned for the area for this
summer. They will be held in
Ashland, Talent, Medford,
Rogue River, Grants Pass and
Illinois Valley. The Talent day
camp is an innovation this year.
Almost 500 girls participated
in five camps last summer. With
the new Talent camp it is though
about 550 girls will attend this
year. This means there is a need
for about 100 adults who are
willing to take training and help
with day camps as unit leaders,
assistants, program consultants,
first aiders, business managers
and directors. Many have vol
unteered their services but more
are needed. It is hoped that all
staff members may be chosen be
fore the training begins in the
locality of the day camp, in
cluding special training for day
camp directors.
Training dates have been set
up all the day camps. Medford
training and camp dates are:
April 14, orientation of day
camp staff at Ritchey residence;
April 25, special training for
day camp directors at campsite;
May 10, outdoor skills workshop,
Medford day campsite; June 3,
Medford site training at day
campsite and June 6-16, day
camp dates.
May 13 camp flyers with re
gistration blank attached will
be sent to schools for the use
of girls. May 17 and 18 regis
trations will be taken at noon
in
the schools by adult scout
workers of
each
neighborhood.
Decorated Doors New
For Kitchen Cabinets
Pittsburgh (U.R) You can
add more color to the kitchen
with new storage cabinet doors
which can be decorated as you
wish.
They're the idea of one
kitchen equipment concern
which makes the gliding doors
in either textured glass or in
perforated or plain hardboard.
The doors may be painted on
one side to match walls on the
other to blend with, counter tops.
Or, they may be covered with
wallpaper or plastic on one side,
and painted on the other. When
the housewife tires of one color,
she lifts out the doors, fastens
the handles to the other side, and
slides the new color door into
place. -
The American Cancer Society
allocated $5,500,000 for cancer
research last year.
Sunday, April 10, 195S
Rebekah Lodge
Holds Initiation,
Names Delegates
Initiated into Olive Rebekah
lodge Monday evening were Mrs.
Esther Coleman, Mrs. Olive
Westland and Frank Clayton.
Mrs. Inez Youngberg was in
troduced as a new member by
transfer from Grants Pass.
Mrs. Catherine Nelson from
Wisconsin attended the meeting
as a visitor.
Delegates to the annual state
convention of Rebekahs were
elected. They are Mrs. Lewis
Thompson, Mrs. O. S. Walden,
Mrs. A. H. Gregory and Mrs.
John Daniel Mrs. Riley Apple
gate was recommended for
deputy president of Olive Re
bekah lodge.
Serving refreshments were
Mrs. Harry Bryant, chairman,
with Mrs. E. D. Scripter, Mrs.
W. L. Walden, Mrs. Harry Turn
ers, Mrs. Elsie Walker, Mrs.
XJrace Hamlin, Mrs. Oliver Rog
ers, Mrs. W. O. Hughes and Mrs.
Floyd Hamlin, assisting. Spring
flowers were used to decorate.
Reports were given by mem
bers of committees.
Mrs. Emery Andrews
To Entertain Chapter
Chapter AA of the PEO will
meet Wednesday, April 13, at
12:30 p.m., in the home of Mrs.
Henry Andrews, Old Stage road.
Assisting will be Mrs. Eva Ringo
and Mrs. C. C. Thompson.
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USE OUR LAW-AWAY PLAN FOR
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Doctor to Speak
On Polio Vaccine
Dr. O. T. Heyerman will dis
cuss the new Salk polio vaccine
at the April meeting of District
4, Oregon State Nurses' associa
tion. The meeting will be of
special interest to all registered
nurses as on that date the find
ings of the polio research will be
made public.
All registered nurses are in
vited to attend the meeting
which will be held at 8 p.m.,
Tuesday, April 12, at Commu
nity hospital.
New Tortilla Flour
Perfected at Institute
Chicago U.R) Scientists at
the Illinois Institute of Technol
ogy have perfected a tortilla
flour which promises to make
this Mexican delicacy popular in
the U.S.
Working with Mexican ex
perts, the scientists have devel
oped a tortilla flour similar to
prepared flour mixes.
The Armour Research Foun
dation said the new flour already
has passed the sternest test ac
ceptance by the Mexican people.
The flour simplifies and im
proves the method of making
tortillas, tamales, chili, corn
chips, enchiladas, tostadas and
other Mexican foods, the Foun
dation said.
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