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Two women columnists talked across the luncheon table
at the district garden club meeting in Eagle Point Thursday,
and we hope "Aunt Emmy" enjoyed it as much as Potpourri
did. Mrs. Orrin Hale, who writes "Aunt Emmy" for Pacific
Gardens and Homes, is well liked by garden club women of
southern Oregon, and it was easy to see why.
Mrs. Hale ate,heartily of the good food provided by Eagle
Point Grange worsen, especially of the fresh tomatoes, and re
marked a bit sadly that "tomatoes grown where I live don't
have this fine flavor." Potpourri learned quite a bit from Aunt
Emmy, both during luncheon and later when she spoke. She
gave us the name of a preparation which she says does a good
job of controlling the narcissi fly, which is ruining our daffodil
bulbs, and during the program gave a "tot of information on that
interesting herbaceous perennial, the hellebore, two varieties
of which are commonly known as the Christmas rose and Lenten
rose.
We hope Mrs. Hale had time to see a bit of the valley, for
early autumn Is one of the best times of the year here. The
maples are aglow with rich reds and yellows, the pyracantha
berry clusters make bright patches of color and since we've had
only the slightest of frosts, the zinnias, asters and petunias are
still blooming along with the first chrysanthemus. Best of all,
the bright warm sun shines almost every day and we're spared
the fall showers and fogs which the northern part ot the country
now- has.
A group of the "older girls", as Arthur Perry was wont to
call us, gathered at the Medford hotel last Sunday for a BPWC
tea which ushered in Business Women's week, and the colors
worn by the "girls" rivaled those on the trees and shrubs outside.
Laura York, a past state president, wore a bright red ensemble
ich accented her gay, friendly disposition. The tea was really a
special event for Miss York, for the silver service used was the one
given to her by the state board when she closed her two-year
presidency with Oregon BPWC.
' After the tea Potpourri and Mrs. Bertha Pree extended
the pleasant afternoon by a visit with the E. C. Fergusons,
joining Mrs. Ed Kelly, who had the same idea. The five of us
fell to reminiscing about The Mail Tribune girl reporters and
O socy editors Mr. F. had trained during his long career with
theipaper, noting that several still live in Medford.
; , Irene DeLosh, now Mrs. Guy Phetteplac1 of Medford was a
.society editor of the paper as a young woman, and later both
Mrs. Kelly, then Mary Gremer, and Eve Nealon, now Mrs
Moore Hamilton of this city, both did general and feature writing
and Mrs. Hamilton also becam? society editor.
After Eve Nealon Hamilton left Irva Fewell was the "woman
on the staff". She is now Mrs. Coll, and works on a Honolulu
newspaper. About that time Janet Ray Smith did a tour of
duty with the paper, and the late Clara Mary Fuson Davis
also wrote the women's and society news ior two or three years,
Mr. F. also trained Betty Shoemaker of Roseburg, who married
' Walter Allen and later went to live in Roseburg (she was still
on the News-Review there the last time we heard). Evelyn Nill,
now. Mrs. John Ousterhout - of Eagle Point and Betty Whittle
of Ashland, who? married young -Elwood Hedberg and moved to
Medford. : w
This hasty history brings us up to the writer, who has been
with. The Tribune longer than any other woman reporter, we're
told, so long we have to keep reminding ourselves that we don't
own the place. .
. The Fergusons, who recently observed their 45th wedding
anniversary, have spent most of their married days here for
they first came to Medford in 1914. In that time they have
seen much growth, and have often beenin the midst of the city's
must exciting e veins. j
As usual, Potpourri enjoyed taking the week's' pictures, and
the PTA president's proved cooperative and eager to do anything
to boost the organization's annual enrollment.
Mrs. George Paul, gave the reporter and photographer
cookies hot out of the oven, and Mrs. Treavell Turpin went to
the trouble of getting out some of the family antiques. Not only
that, she loaned us a needle and thread for a bit of quick repair
work on a seam which popped loose after we left the office.
The Turpin's son, Daniel, who will be next owner of the
General Grant cup, is named for his grandfather, Daniel S. Reiff
of, Washington, D. C, and his great-grandfather, Daniel A. Reiff,
to whom the cup was a gift.
The Turpin's cat, Penny, proved io be considerable of a ham.
Penny insisted on being in the picture, but her poses were so
undignified that the mortified Mrs. Turpin had trouble concen
trating on the photographer's instructions. "Why is it," mourned
Mrs. Turpin, "that I always manage to look silly in a picture?
To which we might add that of course, Mrs. Turpin just imagines
she doesn't photograph well and that more than half of the sub
jects on our page are fearful of the results, but find their fears
groundless once the pictures are in print
'
Closing Thought Justice Robert Jackson once said: "Our
forefathers found the evils of free, thinking more to be endured
than the evils of inquest or suppression. This is because the
thoughtful, bold and independent minds are essential to wise
and considered self-government." O.S.
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School Slated
The annual Mail Tribune
instruction class -for press
chairman of organizations
will be held Tuesday, October
11, at 2 p.m., at the Girls
Community club.
All publicity chairman and
others interested are invited.
A social hour and tea will
be held after the instruction
period.
The women's editor will
cover such topics as the cor
rect preparation of newspaper
copy, the meaning . and im
portance of deadlines and the
use of pictures.
Choose a windy day to launder
a few minutes, remove the cloves
spread well in hot water, rinse
and extract the excess water.
Then double the spread over so
that the face of the chenille is in
side She fold and hang it where
the wind can whip through the
fabric. The circulation will rut
the tufts together, and help bring
back their original fluffiness.
Use hot milk for mashing po
tatoes. It makes them fluffier
and lighter. "
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New York OI.R) Next time
fresh tomato and avocado salad
is on the menu, vary the dress
ing with the tangy flavor of
poppy seed. Just add 1V4 table
spoons of poppy seed to each 1
cup of oil used in making your
favorite French dressing.. . .
CALENDAR
Calendar notice and newa for
the society lection of The Mail
Tribune must be submitted in
writing and deadline for the Sun
day edition Is 1 P.m rriday Dead
line for the weekly calendar is 8
ajn of the day of oublication and
for week day news is 5 DJn the
day before oublication .
Monday
12 noon Zuleima temple,
Daughters of the Nile, home of
Mrs. Raymond Reter, 20Glen
Oak crt.
12:30 p.m. Past Matrons club,
Reames chapter, Mrs. Harry
Nordwick, 919 Reddy ave.
1:30 p.m. Medford Garden
clilb executive board, Mrs. C. C.
Stearns, 522 West Fourth st.
6 p.m. Christian BPW, Jack
son hotel.-
6:30 p.m. Westminster guild
of First Presbyterian church,
Fellowship hall.
8 p.m. Veterans of Foreign
Wars auxiliary department
dance, Camp White domiciliary.
8 p.m.T-Olive Rebekah lodge,
IOOF hall, 221 West Sixth st.
Tuesday .
10 a.m. Rogue Valley Navy
Mothers, Mrs. Lou Bittle, Ross
lane.
10:30 a.m. Reese Creek
Home Extension unit, home of
Mrs. Robert Fleming.
12 noon Medford chapter,
American Gold Star Mothers,
Mrs. Milo O'Hara, Nevada st.,
Ashland.,
1 p.m. Women's Mission soci
ety of Eastwood Baptist church,
Mrs. Ray Smalley, 219 North
Peach st.
. 1:30 p.m. Lady Elks, Elks
club lounge.
7 p.m. Medford Parents
Home Extension unit, Mrs. H. A.
Clement, 1223 West Main st. .
7:30 p.m. : Medford Truth
center, Room 203, Holly theater
bldg.
7:30 p.m. Medford Lady
Lions, Mrs. Joseph Patella, 1925
Stratford ave.
8 p.m. Chapter BE, PEO,
Mrs. Jack Harris, Griffin Creek
rd.
. 8 p.m. Pythian Sisters, Pyth
ian bldg.
8 p.m. -Wemen's guild, Zion
Lutheran church, at church.
8 p.m. Auxiliary to Crater
Lake post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, VFW hall, 42 North
Front st.;
Wednesday
9:45 a.m. Christian Women's
fellowship, Fellowship hall, ex
ecutive board; 10:30 a.m., busi
ness meeting; 12 noon, luncheon;
program, 1:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m. Lake Creek Home
Extension unit, home of Mrs.
Emma Messal.
1 p jn. Get Together club,
Moose hall.
1:45 p.m. . Contemporary
Book club, Mrs. Ralph Barnes,
Old Stage rd.
7 . p.m. Chapter CG, PEO,
Mrs. Wayne Welty, 237 Girard
dr.
7:30 p.m. Central Point Gar
den club, home of Mrs. Henry
Conger.
Thursday
9:30 a.m. Medford Garden
club, Pythian' hall, Fifth, and
Grape sts.
11 a.m. Westside Home Ex
tension unit, Mrs. Henry Conger,
Ross lane. "
2 p.m. Sams Valley Ladies
club, home of Mrs. El wood
Abbott,
6:30 p.m. Southern Deanery
of the Oregon Episcopal
churches, Trinity Episcopal
church guild hall, Ashland.
7 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi soror
ity, YMCA.
8 . p.m. Southern Oregon
Stamp club, Mrs. Gordon War
ner, 511 South Oakdale ave.
Friday
11 a.m. Medford Truth cen
ter, Room 203, Holly Theater
bldg. .
Saturday
2 pjn. College Women's
club of the Rogue River Valley,
Mrs. Glenn Taylor, 1334 Reddy
ave.
PTA Congress To Concentrate
On Seeking Emergency Aid for
Needed School Construction
The National Congress of Par
ents suid Teachers will concen
trate on securing emergency aid
for school construction during
the coming year, Mrs. Clifford
N. Jenkins of Long Island, N.Y.,
chairman of the standing com
mittee on legislation, has re
ported to the organization's
board of managers meeting at
tKe Congress hotel, Chicago.
"Surveys have been con
ducted to rove that there is a
tremendous shortage of class
rooms all over the country," Mrs.
Jenkins saicf. "This has caused
a backlog that appears to be too
great . for any single state to
overcome, so we are supporting
national legislation to deal with
this problem," she added.
Mrs. Jenkins said that the
PTA is not considering a bill for
continuing aid. Its interest, she
emphasized, is in emergency aid
on an-equalization basis so that
all states may be helped.
Mrs. Jenkins said that to meet
the present classroom shortage
in this country, construction
equivalent to a one-story build
ing extending from the Statue of
Liberty In New York to the
Golden Gate bridge in California
is necessary.
Mrs. Jenkins pointed out that
while a bill to deal with the pres
ent classroom shortage is pend
ing before the House of Repre
sentatives, findings of the .White
House conference to be in No
vember undoubtedly will affect
any bills before i'the house or
senate or in committee. .
"The PTA legislation com
mittee will be ready to alert the
membership to any bills , that
come within the framework of
our policy," Mrs. Jenkins said,
and we will do everything we
can to help solve this grave prob
lem." 1 The PTA also will support the
library services bill which will
be pending when Congress-' re
convenes, Mrs. Jenkins reported.
This bill will provide funds for
rural communities for library
services on a matching basis
from federal and state funds, but
will be administered by the
states.
"The bill is designed for five
years," Mrs. Jenkins explained,
"and it is hoped that by that
time iwill have proved to the
people the tremendous need for
rural libraries."
According to Mrs. Jenkins,
the PTA will continue to lend
its support to bills that will
extend the effectiveness of the
juvenile division of the Chil
dren's Bureau of the U.S. Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare.
"If additional legislation is
passed, it will make it possible
for the Children's Bureau to im
prove its consultant services and
assist the various states in per
sonnel training, prevention and
rehabilitation work," she said.
As a result of this, Mrs. Jenkins
believes, state appropriations
for the same purposes also will
increase. .
Mrs. Jenkins said: "The PTA
will continue to work for appro
priations to continue the work of
the United Nations Children's
fund, proving the interest of the
American publis in all children
of all people.
Dry Cleaning Institute
Solves Fading Mystery
Silver Springs, Md. (U.R)
The feminine desire for beauti
ful hair, is proving costly to a
woman's wardrobe, according to
the National Institute of Dry
Cieaning.
The institute Teports an in
creasing number of .women com
plaining that cloihes in storage
ior a while fade around the neck
and upper shoulders.
The institute's research de
partment studied 220 garments
damaged this way and conclud
ed it -was a familiar problem
loss offabric color from perma
nent cold wave solutions.
The institute said that many
cold wave solutions when spilled
cn a fabric do not cause an im
mediate color change. In some
cases, it takes three or" four
weeks; sometimes, three or four
months after cleaning before a
'olor change develops from ac
tion of the solution's chemicals.
It. often is noticeable when gar
ments are taken from storage.
tundaf, October 1&
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hermetically sealed in a thin
coat of plastic wax is on . the
market, although to date only in
scattered parts of the nation.
The company which developed
the new packaging says the pro
cess is approved by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, and
that wax-dipped meats will keep
for a week or longer under nor
mal refrigeration. The company
adds that the meat can be kept
in the home freeze- 'indefin
itely" . without getting dark
streaks whSh frequeitly occur
in other wrappings.
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