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Sunday. April 24, 195S
Annual Week
Planned by
Secretaries
In recognition of the contri
bution of secretaries to business,
Industry, government and educa
tion. Mayor Earl Miller has de
clared April 24-30 as National
Secretaries week and Wednes
day, April 27 as National Sec
retaries day.
According to Mrs. Lilyan Mil
ler, Akron, Ohio, national pres
ident of the association, nation
al Secretaries week is not in
tended to glamorize the secre
tary, nor is it the occasion for
the employer to present his sec
retary with an orchid. However,
it is a week during which the
attention of the country will be
focused on the part the secretary
has played in building the Amer
ican business world.
NSW, co-sponsored by NSA
and Office Equipment Manufac
turers institue, is not a commer
cial venture, according to Mrs.
Jean Brown, president of the lo
cal Rogue River chapter. Its
purpose is to make a secretarial
career attractive to high school
and college graduates; to en
courage practicing secretaries
to equip themselves as admin
istrative assistants to their em
ployers by participation in ed
ucation programs; to urge man
agement's cooperation in ele
vating the professional standards
of secretaries.
Rogue River chapter is observ
ing the week with a secretaries
workshop, held at Southern Ore
gon college, Ashland, April 23.
Other events scheduled are par
ticipation in the Southern Ore
gon Round Table program and
Hadley's Fashion Show revue.
Both programs will be on KBES
TV this afternoon.
Chairman Names
District Workers
For Music Week
Names of the chairmen for
National Music week activities
in the valley were named last
week by Mrs. Ernestine Hartley,
Ashland, who is the Jackson
county chairman. Music week
begins May 1 and closes May 8.
Mrs. Lorraine Evenson will
coordinate the musical events
planned in Medford schools;
Miss Helene Robinson for South
ern Oregon college; Bernard
Windt for Ashland schools and
Richard Michailis in the Gold
Hill and Rogue Rjver areas.
The Ashland Song Writers
club, known as the Tuneful Har
monaires, will present an eve
ning of music May 2 at the Ash
land Junior High school. The
two-hour program will open at
8 p.m., and the public is invited.
"This program should be of -special
interest to those in the val
ley," Mrs. Hartley explained.
A closet shoebag, pinned to the
side of an ill child's bed, pro
vides handy compartments for
crayons, paste, scissors and other
tools of quiet play.
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Miss Arlcne Arnold
' (Brainard photo)
Tell Engagement
Of Valley Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A.
Arnold, 1915 Stewart avenue,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Arlene A.
Arnold, to Loyal G. Smith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Smith,
300 Oregon street, Jacksonville
Miss Arnold is a dental as
sistant and her fiance is em
ployed by the Evergreen bus
lines.
No .wedding date has been
set.
Prospect Group .
Elects Officers
At Last Meeting
Prospect Mrs. Fern Karjala
was elected president of Pros
pect Parent-Teacher association
at a recent meeting of the group.
Mrs. Frank Boothby is the new
vice-president; Carl Bennett,
treasurer, and Mrs. John Kerby,
secretary.
Delegates to the state PTA
convention will . be Mrs. Kar
jala and Mrs. Kerby and their
alternates are Mrs. Boothby and
Mrs. Al Bedingfield.
: The next meeting of the as
sociation is planned for April
26 at 8 p.m., Dessert will be
served, with parents of first
grade students in charge of the
refreshments. A display and
demonstration of instruction ma
terials being used in schools
now will be on the program.
A meeting of the executive
board was held April 18 at the
home of Mrs. Jack Hollenbeck
at Red Blanket.
DAV Auxiliary Plans
Meeting on Tuesday
Disabled American Veterans
auxiliary, Jackson County unit,
will hold a social meeting Tues
day, April 26, at 8 p.m. in D.A.V.
hall, 1515 North Riverside ave
nue. A box social which was
planned has been postponed.
Ladies are requested to take
cakes.
Mrs. Lester Moser, 65 Winema
Way, was hostess for the sewing
club of the auxiliary Thursday,
April 21. A potluck dinner was
served at noon and the after
noon was spent in sewing for
the auxiliary.
Miss Dolly Carr
And John Weber
Plan July Rites
Mr. and Mrs. Dale B. Carr,
1511 West Main street, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Miss Dolly Carr, to John
Richard Weber, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Weber, 2937 Bar
bara street, Ashland.
Both Miss Carr and Mr.
Weber are graduates of Med
ford Senior High school and
she is employed at the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany. Her fiance recently re
ceived his release from the Army
after serving for 16 months in
Korea and Japan.
The wedding is set for July,
Butte Falls Unit
Elects Officers;
To Plan Exhibit
Butte Falls Mrs. Clyde
Moore was named chairman for
next year when Butte Falls
Home Extension unit met at the
home of Mrs. Earl Remsen. Oth
er officers elected were Mrs.
Remsen, vice-chairman, Mrs,
Duane Burton, secretary, and
Mrs. Ray Trefren, treasurer.
Mrs. William Edmondson re
ported on the child safety con
ference held at Southern Oregon
college and impressed upon the
aware of hazards around homes,
which increase accidents for
small children.
A lesson on home repairs was
given by Mrs. Leslie Casey and
Mrs. Donald Smith. By means
of some mysterious boxes, they
completed the program by hav
ing as many impromptu repair
demonstrations as there were
members present.
Mrs. Remson, Mrs. John Fui
ten and Mrs. Ted Fredenburg
will be the committee to plan
a copper tooling exhibit for the
county festival at Central Point
Grange hall May 5.
Next meeting of the local unit
will be a' potluck luncheon at
Mrs. Ted ' Fredenburg's home.
Miss Eula Wintermote will pre
sent the lesson.
The second workshop on re
finishing wood furniture was
held at the city hall Wednesday.
Mrs. Donald Smith and Mrs. Wil
liam Edmondson taught the
class.
Phoenix Woman
Hostess for Club
Rogue River College Women's
club held the last meeting at the
home of -Mrs. R. W. Frame in
Phoenix. A program by Mrs.
Alice Willets, Mrs. D. R. Sloan
and Mrs. Victor Birdseye
brought the members up to date
on fashions, education and house
furnishings.
Serving at the April meeting
were Mrs. A. F. Arney, Mrs. W.
E. Hapkins, Mrs. H. L. Snodgras
and Mrs. Bert Stancliff e.
Miss Nancy Van Valzah en
tertained the club with two flute
solos and two piano numbers.
The 'next meeting will be May
14 in Ashland with Mrs. Esther
Reid as hostess.
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Potpourri's notebook Is bulging this week notes gathered
while we circulated among the Episcopalians, Republicans, Meth
odists and Girl Scout workers, and ate far too much food. Mrs.
Frank Bash said Monday noon that she felt like she was on a
merry-go-round, and it was a good description of our week, too.
The merry-go-round was pretty crowded at the Elks temple
that night when some 515 Episcopalians from all parts of western
Oregon attended a banquet. We again sat at the same table with
Mrs. Bash who greeted Potpourri with her friendly smile and
asked "Are we boarding together; this week?"
If any of the church banqueters minded the shoulder-to-shoulder
seating arrangements or the slowness of serving, they gave
little indication and passed the time talking and singing such old
time favorites as "I've Been Working on the Railroad." 1
When all had finally been served Bishop Dagwell reported
on the state of the church in Oregon and told of the new missions
organized, the churches erected or enlarged and the plans for hos
pitals, including the new Community hospital building here. Bishop
Dagwell said towards the end of his talk that whenever he thought
back over the years of his church leadership in Oregon, he had
an image of "devoted women in kitchens." "Many a group has
eaten its way to parochial solvency" said the bishop.
We don't know how much "solvency" there was in the dinner
for Chef Danny Marmo of the Medford hotel who cooked steaks
for the big crowd, but we do know he was mighty glad when the
ordeal was over. Potpourri called the chef Tuesday morning to
find out how many had been served and he said, fervently, "I
don't want to wish myself any older, but I'm mighty glad today
is finally here."
The Episcopalians ran out of food Monday night, and had -to
send over to the Medford hotel for more steaks, but the Republi
can women had food left over from luncheon Monday noon. So
the speaker, busy Mrs. Paul Geddes, took the plane back to Salem
bearing enough of the delicious noodle, meat and cheese concoc
tion to serve her family that evening.
The notebook just runs over when we listen to Mrs. Geddes
talk about Republicans, her favorite topic. Here are some leftover
thoughts: There are fewer women participating in politics in this
"enlightened" country than in any other major country of the
world, Mrs. G. says. In Turkey, for instance, 15 per cent of the
parliament members are women in the United States only two
per cent of the members of congress are women. American women
are spoiled by the men, says Mrs. Geddes "they're too good to us."
Listening to "Mrs. Geddes we remembered a United Press
"canned" story which came in last week about how the major
political parties are marshalling the women for the coming cam
paigns. Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts Republican, was
quoted as saying "Women aren't 'mere' anymore" and presidential
assistant, Howard Pyle, was quoted as saying "Given the proper
collection of dedicated women you can elect anyone to anything.
As long as women work shoulder to shoulder, digging in, you can't
beat 'em." The Republicans better round up a few more like Mrs.
Geddes.
Tuesday noon we listened to another "dedicated" woman Miss
Laura Heist who spent more than 30 years in India as a Methodist
missionary. Impressed by Miss Heist, we lingered after luncheon
to ask questions. Did she think Nehru had communist sympathies?
"Nehru is no more Communist than you or I," said Miss Heist
emphatically. "He is an intelligent, patriotic man working desper
ately to maintain peace. I consider him the greatest man in the
world today, with the possible exception of Winston Churchill."
She went on to say that Nehru believes in a "positive and not a
negative" neutrality.
Miss Heist, who has strong political beliefs but is a little fear
ful of expressing them in a public address, nevertheless did speak
out against this Christian nation following what she thinks is an
unchristian foreign policy and said our youth, who now go abroad
in great numbers, should be trained and encouraged to be good
representatives of this country. The conduct of some is so un
christian and sometimes so downright bad that they largely undo
the work of missionaries, diplomats and those trying to foster
friendly relations between this nation and others, Miss Heist says.
During the Methodist luncheon Potpourri enjoyed talking with
the Rev. Thomas Dixon and Mrs. Dixon while we ate delicious hot
blueberry muffins and drank the spiced tea prepared by Mrs.
J. S. Heatherington, our table hostess. For this annual luncheon
the Methodist women take to the church their own dishes and
silver, so bur food was served on Mrs. Heatherington's pretty new
all-white Spode china and the table was decorated with a row of
tiny little glass baskets in pastel colors filled with wee bouquets
of spring flowers.
Miss Heist urged Potpourri to read Chester Bowies' recent
article on India in the New York Times, so we in turn urged her
to read Bertrand Russell's "Man's Duel With the Hydrogen Bomb"
in the April 2 issue of the Saturday Review. . -
Lord Russell, who began by saying that he was not writing as
a Briton, or a European or as a Westerner, but simply as a human
being poses this question: Shall we put an end to the human race,
or shall mankind renounce war? ' , "
The author points out that many .of the world's best informed
scientists are saying that a hydrogen bomb war might well put
an end to the human race and proposes that a commission of men
from neutral nations be empowered to draw-up a report on the
destructive effects of the bomb, the report to be presented to the
governments of all Great Powers. He believes that the powers
might then be led to some agreement.
Finally writing of the potential sublimity of man, Lord Russell
concludes: "Is all this to end in trivial horror because so few are
able to think of Man rather than of this or that group of -men?'
Is our race so destitute of wisdom, so incapable of impartial love,
so blind even to the simplest dictates of self-preservation that the
last proof of its silly cleverness is to be the extermination of all
life on our planet? For it will be not only men who will perish,
but also the animals and plants, whom no one can accuse of Com
munism or anti-Communism."
Mr. and Mrs. Al Littrell of Medford were recently the subject
of a feature story in the Oregon Journal, one of a series written
by Frances Blakely on husband and wife teams m the Oregon
legislature this year. Miss Blakely, who can remember when it
was unheard of for a representative or senator to take his wife
with him to the legislative sessions, has been spending one day a
week at the capital this spring to do the series.
Miss Blakely wrote that "Frances Littrell has done a lot to
put women on the legislative map this session by writing an excel
lent column for several newspapers in- southern Oregon."
Notes on the lighter side: A TV announcer recently disclosed
that a certain Medford'dairy now has milk for sale in "half gallon
quarts."
A Medford teacher received a letter last week which was
addressed to Mrs. Paul Evensen, 620 South Oakdale ave., Medford,
and then began "Dear Miss Veidt." O.S.
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Phoenix Gardeners Hold Spring Show
In Community Clubhouse; Many Attend
Phoenix About 275 guests
attended the springflower show
of Phoenix Garden Club held
last Sunday. Theme of the show
was "Melody of Spring." At the
entrance into the club building
was the gateway into an infor
mal ' garden, with wild flowers
and plants in a woodsy setting,
end a pool with goldfish , sur
rounded by a picket fence.
Above the garden was a musical
score, with musical notes de
picting the theme. On the stage
was a patio, with umbrella table
and garden chairs. Mrs. A. C.
Lewis was staging chairman for
the show.
A number of unusual flower
and dried arrangements were
brought by members. A bird dis
play was set up, featuring dif
ferent types of birdhouses do
nated by the Monarch Feed and
Seed company. The 4-H clubs
entered an exhibit showing what
they ate learning about forestry
and conservation.
Arrangements were exhibited
by the garden clubs of Central
Point, Eagle Point and Medford
Commercial exhibits were re
ceived from Rogue Valley green
house, featuring coleus and
Easter lilies; from the Southern
Oregon nursery, and the D. W,
Chase greenhouse; from Arcady
Gardens, featuring pelargon
iums. A special feature of this year's
show was a special projects
room, which featured table set
tings for different occasions. A
bride's table was the center of
attraction, with a wedding cake
and orchids which were air-expressed
from Carola orchids,
S. San Gabriel, Calif.
A child's birthday party table,
a formal setting featuring a
spring flower arrangement, a
brunch table, a patio table, a
buffet for a fish dinner, cen
tered by an arrangement in a
fishing creel, an Easter table
arrangement, a Mothers day
table featuring ceramics made,
by Mrs.' William Elsen and Mrs.
Jewell Parr . were displayed.
Ther was also a Montana table,
featuring pictures of the Bitter
root valley, with the bitterroot
plant and flower which is the
Montana state flower; and also
samples of Montana ores. One
wall was covered with plaques
made from dried flowers, seeds,
and cones. '
Mrs. Charles Hockersmith dis
played a group of wild flowers
in a native setting, centered by
a moss -covered log brought iri
from the woods. There were a
number of miniature arrange
ments, placed on different types
of whatnot shelves.
. Background music during the
afternoon was furnished by Mrs.
T. A. Lowe, and by records. A
program in the afternoon fea
tured songs by 5-year-old Luanna
Loffcr, accompanied by Mrs.
Dorothy Loffer, a piano solo by
Mrs. T. A. Lowe, a solo by Miss
Kay Fisher, and dance numbers
by a group from Colleen Hope's
Dance studio.
Mrs. Charles Hockersmith was
flower show chairman.
Jacksonville PTA
Elects Officers
Jacksonville Mrs. Melvin
Hall was elected president of
the Jacksonville Parent-Teacher
association recently. Other offi
cers elected included Mrs. Leona
Gilinsky, vice-president; Mrs.
Russ Crowley, secretary; and
Warren Davis, treasurer.
Members of the high school
sewing classes modeled dresses
made in school at the meeting.
Secretary Plans
Talk on Hobbies -:
For Altrusa Club
'A hobby talk and exhibit will
feature a social meeting of Al
trusa club Thursday, April 28 at
7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Virgil H. Mohr, Old Stage road.
Miss Grace Smith, secretary
of the club and a skilled crafts
man, will present the program.
Following the talk, Mrs. Dorothy
Young will show slides of Al
trusa projects being carried on
in chapters in the tenth district
which includes Idaho,' Montana.
Oregon, Washington and Western
Canada. ' .
Hostesses for the evening will
be Mrs. Virginia Sherwood and
Miss Smith. '
i Mrs. Bertha Haskins, president
will hold an executive board
meeting at her home Monday,
April 25 at 7:30 p.m., to act on
reports of a committee planning
the Altrusa benefit to raise funds
for the educational training
grants sponsored by the local
club. This committee includes
Mrs. Francis Grant and Mrs.
Edith Baker, cochairmen assisted
by Mrs. Judy StolL Mrs. Esther
Mohr and Miss Smith.
Quilting Bees Return;
Pay Off Church Debts .
Ecru, Miss. flJ.R) Old-fashioned
quilting bees have been'
revived to pay off a church debt.'
Twenty - five members of
Friendship Baptist Church near
here meet weekly to put nimble
fingers to work on quilts that
they sell in Mississippi and Ten
nessee. Proceeds . are used to retire
bank notes which built a new
home for the pastor, and other
church improvements.
Five to seven patch-work quilts
are turned out' during each of
the all-day bees, which are vir
tually extinct in Southern rural
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