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Sunday, October 30, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE o o "When the women's editor began hunting around for some one to cooperate on lining up a page of pictures of women living in Prospect, everyone said 'ask Mrs. Willard Huffman." Seems everyone likes Mrs. Huffnan and trusts her judgement. So we asked, and she promised to help, and the results of the planning and picture-taking are in today's issue. The afternoon in Prospect proved a strenuous one, but we found Mrs. Huffman fendly and helpful, and her planning had been efficient. She proved to be a gardener, too, and had there been time, we'd have visited her little greenhouse. Not all the interesting information gained during the stay in Prospect can be told with the pictures. Mrs. .James Grieve, for instance, locked herself out of the office part of the little post office and had to call her son out of school to' crawl through the little delivery window and unlock the door. Mrs., Neville had on her desk. in her school room a pair of "fi&urines, which set us to talking about her son, Clarence, serving with the Army at Anscbach, Germany. Another son, Kermit, is at Hill field in Vta'm and a third son, Dee Neville, lives in Los Angeles. The Nevilles, daughter, Mary Lou, teaches at Phoenix, Mrs. Frances Pearson, known as "Mrs. Prospect," taught for 28 years in Prospect schools, the town in which she was bern, and when we asked what subjects she taught,, answered "almost everything." A bit, of planning went wrong on Mrs. Pearson's photograph, for a treasured old crucifix, the property of Mrs. Jehn Feterson, was placed on the tabie only to be cropped out by the layout man. This also was the fate of a picture on the wall which vas of interest, having been painled by one of the Catholic Sisters 'many years ago at the old Catholic convent in Jacksonville. The picture had been a gift to Ida Martin of Jacksonville, who married 'Dr. George Aiken, early-day Jacksonville doctor. Mrs. Pearson, was the former Frances Aiken. Time also cheated us out of the opportunity of hearing a recording played on the special equipment rigged up by Mrs. Pearson's son, Paul, in the Pearson home. Family history also cropped up in the talk when we called on Mrs. Robert Greene. Mrs. Greene treasures some family heir loom Christmas tree ornaments which survived the San Francisco earthquake and fire. Mrs. Greene's grandfather was Olaf Nordwell and his family often heard of the San Francisco disaster in the days and years which followed. The Nordwells' home was in a section spared by the fire for a time and during the hours before ' the conflagration reached them, family members selected a few treasures, ruthlessly dug up the beautiful conservatory full of plants and buried the articles. When the fire had gone, and the ashes cooled, the Nordwells returned and unearthed the articles, including one box f Christmas tree ornaments which were divided among the children in years to come. Now Mrs. Greene says it would not be Christmas if the little ornaments were not on the tree. Would you like to have something extra-special in the way of a Christmas card for the girl friend, your wife, or your dear eld mother? Out of New York comes a story about a Christmas card which costs $25,000. - It has real diamonds, pearls, one ruby, sapphire and emerald clipped to a photographed tree. And we almost forgot it has two diamond bracelets, and two uiamond clips on the border. Accord ing to UP writer Elizabeth Toomey, it has a plain white envelope. -'" t "Cain did his murder with a club: the Hebrews did their mur ders with javelins and swords; the Greeks and Romans added pro tective armor and the arts of military organization and general ship; the Christian has added guns and gunpowder; a few years from now he will have so greatly improved the deadly effect iveness of his weapons of slaughter that all . men will confess that without Christian civilization, war must have remained a poor and trifling thing to the end of time." ' k '. . This prophetic quotation from the great American author, Mark Twain, came to the editorial desk last week from a Med- forcfe woman. We agree that the words cannot be dismissed lightly. Potpourri packed away doll clothes last Sunday. Part of the hectic pre-wedding routine includes deciding what will stay in the old homeland; what will accompany-the-bride, to her new -abode, and in the middle of everything we came upon the little doll trunk which had not been opened for a long time. It held a tiny black velvet doll cape, a hand-knitted suit made by a fond aunt years ago, various small shoes and doll socks and other gar ments which belonged to the family of dolls which were part of the bride's early life. The trunk's warped interior reminded us that a -long ,.time ago a small girl and one of her playmates (it was Sandy Degman) washed the doll wardrobe in the fish pond and packed the clothes back in the trunk, dripping wet. The two of them, probably aided by other little friends, also once spent an hour pasting large paper dolls to the floor of the upstairs hall while the mothers sipped tea, and probably gossiped, in tlie living room. ' . - . ,.- , But these memories are pushed into the background by, the guest lists, wedding finery and the fun of first gifts. In years to come we're sure the bride will recall the evening a friend planned a shower as part of a club gathering, for the guests assembled in a downpour that flooded the streets and soaked coats, shoes and head scarves. One guest struggled with a record player another carried the evening's dessert and a third the album of records which were to be played, as a special part of the evening's fes tivities. , - When the bride-to-be recalls this evening there will be more than memories of the -.'riendship expressed, the hot coffee and the delicious confection; there will be the memory of Poet Dylan Thomas' voice, reading his delightful story of a child's Christmas, and the moving poem "Into the night." O.S. Monday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gold Hill PTA. "coffee," Oaks motel. 9:30 a.m. Study class, "In dian American," sponsored by Woman's Society of Christian service. First Methodist church, Room 105. 5:30 to 9 p.m. Roosevelt PTA dinner and carnival, at school. Tuesday - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a. m. Lin coln PTA, coffee klatch, Mrs. Joe Jones, 603 Bartlett st. 10 a.m. Rogue Valley Navy Mothers club, Mrs. L. v McCay, 2617 Howard ave. 12 noon Potluck luncheon, Medford chapter, American Gold Star Mothers, Mrs. Julia Vakoc, 519 South Riverside ave. 12 noon Women's guild, Phony Specimens of 'Genuine Cut Glass' Vienna (U.R) Phony speci mens of 'genuine cut glass" are flooding European markets. Ar tisans here offer some pointers which may save Europe-bound tourists from being bilked: i 4 True cut glass has a clear and sparkling finish. Fake cut glass usually looks dull-and sometimes is "bubbled." The genuine article feels solid and heavy. It is smooth inside and out, while imitations usually are marked or ridged from molds. ' All decorative work on the real thing is clear and true, even to the finest details. Such flaws as line breaks and - dull edges appear only 'on imitation ware. Tap the blass gently. The lead content in real iut glass pro duces a clear, bell-like ring. Imi tations give off a dull sound, like a counterfeit coin. We invite vou to make the WURLITZER "TRUE VALUE" Test A Wurlitzer Piano is built for performance that assures the enduring satisfaction every purchaser of a piano should look fori We suggest you do this mat th Wurlitier True Value Test. Personally examine a Wurlitzer Piano tor appear ance, quality of construction and excel lence of musical tone and performance. Your own comparison will tell yoa. only a Nationally Advertised and Nationally Priced Wurlitier offers a Stme TRUE PIANO VALUE. PURUCKEIi PIANO HOUSE 1 1 1 North Central Phone 2-5702 . Fashion, Fruit Romance in Week's News By ELIZABETH TOOMEY United Press Correspondent ' New York : (U.R) A week in Manhattan: We'fe getting a look at a new sort of spic-and-span sophistica tion these days. Instead of slinky black, it's starchy white for party occasions in many of the winter vacation wardrobes pre viewed daily now for resorts. They weren't fooling when they invited people here to at tend an apple breakfast this week as part of National Apple Week observance. The , menu didn't leave an apple unturned to get the idea across: Apple juice, apple pancakes, apple syrup, apple sauce made from fresh apples whirred to mush in an electric blender, ap ple jelly, apple ice cream and coffee. The girls backstage at "Boy Friend," the , English musical which has played on Broadway for the past year, say they've switched their favorite between scenes conversation topic from their own boy friends to the big romance back home. Eight of the cast are from England. "We don't agree on what we think Princess Margaret should do," said Millicent Martin, who plays one of the featured roles in the comedy about the flapper days. : Coats with a furry finish but a mysterious source are about to be joined by a newcomer. A new man made fiber called "Darlan" was announced this week after years of laboratory experiments. Its first use will be in deep-pile women's coats, which already have become a surprising fash ion success, after the adaptation of other man-made fibers into fake fur fabrics. Famous artists continue to give permission for - their de signs to be copied in fabrics and wallpaper. It is quite "possible to have copy of an original work of art on the living room sofa now instead of the living room wall. Latest home wall coverings by great artists are a new collec tion of murals and wallpapers from the works of painters such as Marcel Vertes and James See man. : Zion Lutheran church, at the church. 12 noon. Jackson County Republican Women, Rogue Val le Country club. 1 p.m. Women's Mission society, Miss Anna Streed, 36 North Peach st. 1 p.m. RNA, Mrs. Ray All red, 463 DeBarr ave. 1:30 p.m. Lady Elks, Elks club. 1:30 p.m. Oak Grove Neigh borhood club, Mrs. Clare Shores, 2809 Jacksonville highway. 6:30 p.m. Chapter BE, PEO, potluck dinner, Mrs.-W. E. Holmes, Griffin creek. 7:30 p.m. Medford Parents Home Extension unit, Mrs. R. R. Fowler, Griffin creek. 8 p.m. Pythian Sisters, Py thian bldg. Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Upper Applegate Home Extension unit, old Ruch store building. ' 10:30 a.m. Lake - Creek Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Mabel Stanley-- 1 p.m. ' Chapter CP, PEO, Mrs-Chandler Drew, 3528 Delta Waters rd. 1:30 p.m. Eagle Point Gar den club, home of Mrs. Otto Na- gel. . 1:45 p.m. Contemporary Book club, Mrs. William Mc Allister, 2615 Hillcrest rd. 7 p.m. Chapter CG, PEO, Mrs. R. E. Mencke, 2141 East Jackson st. 8 p.m. Crater Lake VFW auxiliary, VFW hall. 8 p.m. Roxy Ann HEC, Mof fatt home, 2178 Spring st. 8 p.m. Crater Lions aux iliary, American Legion hall. Thursday 11 a.m. Westside Home Ex- tention unit, Junior Grange hall, Central Point. 1 p.m. Howard Garden club, Mrs. L. McCay, 2617 How ard ave. . 2 p.m. ' Medford Garden club, Pythian bldg. Friday . 10 a.m. Medford Council of Church Women, World Com munity.day, St. Mark's Episco pal church. . ... 1 12 noon to 1 p.m. Annual fall luncheon, sponsored by Re bekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, card party to follow, open to public. . r , 6 p.m. Jolly Stitchers, pot luck dinner, Mrs. H. R. Edwards, Ross lane.. New York Architect Predicts" Houses Will Snap Together By WILLIAM EWALD United Press Correspondent New York (U.R) The day may come when you'll be able to New Blade Thin Mop Helps in Cleaning New York (U.R) Cleaning those hard-to-reach spots in the home becomes easier with a new blade-thin hand mop of soft, spun cotton. The mop is designed to slip between closely-quartered equip ment, such as the stove and re frigerator; behind the piano over i valances; "and on top or under heavy, hard-to-move pieces of furniture. It also can be used as a wet mop,' and. can be de tached from its 30-inch handle for sudsing out. 4 ' The origin of the word "sala mander" goes back to the Greek word "salamandra." The an cients believed that the scale less lizard-like animals had the power to endure fire without harm. Progress of Children PTA Topic Eagle Poirt The. question of whether children should pro gress by the year or by the grade was discussed by Dr. John Macauley of Southern .Oregon college at the monthly meeting of Eagle Point Elementary Par ent Teacher association Tues day evening. , He outlined the history and theories of education from the time of Plato, showing that we have progressed from the idea that only those children capable of meeting certain requirements in a given time were given the opportunity, to learn more, while those slower or less gifted with God-spirit, or intelligence as wt now caption it, were dropped out. The more modern belief now is that each child should have an opportunity to develop mentally and physically accord ing to his own capabilities, the speaker said. . A lively question and answer period followed. It was announced that con struction of the new multi-pur pose school building would start very soon. ' Mrs. Hazel Atkin's third grade room was reported as the first room achieving 100 per cent membership jn the annual en rollment of I PTA membership drive. Members were chosen to study under, the guidance of the legis lature chairman, G. Lee Hayes, the legislative "Areas of Agree ment,", to be. reported for the statewide survey of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teach ers. . . All interested women in the community were invited to join the newly formed Mothersingers group, under the direction of Mrs. R. H. Denning, which will meet alternate. Wednesday morn Ligs in the high school band room. Child care was by the Camp Fire Girls and refreshments were served by mothers of chil dren in the third grade. Mrs. Dale Acherman, president, was the presiding officer. During National Education week, a visitation night will be held for all parents on Wednes day evening, November 9. Each teacher will be in her room be ginning at 7:30 p.m. and will have her pupil's work on dis play. The Classroom Teacher's association is in charge of ar rangements with cooperation of the PTA. gO FAST COLOR ' Ivf Percale and Broadcloth Prints H Values to 59c Yd. Special A 1 SJxJtlffii;M C HS Especially suited for fall skirts, dresses, blouses and aprons. Large assortment bright, fast color -prints, plaids, stripes ai solid colors. :U 1 in of M'm 7$ I a A LjlilliQg (3Sb I Sixth and Central Medford's Bargain Corner pick up a , telephone and order den for your house, complete with books,, red leather, chairs and a mounted head of your mother-in-law. . " ". Or, if the den doesn't appeal to you,, how about a house shaped like a star, a crescent, an ice cream cone, or Gina Lollobrig- ida? It's all possible in the giddy world of the future, say's Jerry Luss, a New York architect, who is convinced that the house of say 2,000 A.D., will be a real re flection of the owner's personality. Luss, who works for an organ ization called Designs for Bus iness, says that "houses, like the human body, will be machines for living. And like the body, they will be built from the in side out." As Luss sees it, the house of the future won't be constructed on one solid block of foundation. There will be no foundation instead, a reinforced' slab of something like foam rubber will sit on the ground. Individual rooms will be set upon the slab, and snapped to gether. The rooms like liver- wurst, will be available at your corner store: Luss says the rooms will come complete with fixtures and fur nishings. What s more, the walls will be detachable, so you can change the shape of the house any time you wish. And if you want, you can build up or side ways. . ' According to this architect, the dream house of the future will be cheaper io build and keep up. It will be sun-heated, dirt-proof and air-conditioned, and come equipped with almost every mechanical contrivance except an automatic baby sitter. Says Luss "It'll be more colorful too maybe even stripes or polka dots, if the owner wishes." . - And, if you . become disen chanted with this dream house, there's an easy solution. Says Luss "It'll be no prob lem at all just to fold up the house, cart it to another loca tion, and start all over again. FOE Auxiliary Holds Initiation Mrs. Tom Maloney and Mrs. Bob Collins were initiated fhto the auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles Thursday eve ning. The next meeting of the auxil iary will be Thursday, November 3. Entertainment and refresh ments will follow the meeting. An apron auction was con ducted to raise money for the Damon Runyon fund. Refresh ments were served. ' ' Attic insulation should be checked before cold weather to provide maximum heat protec tion during the winter. ' Practical Nurses To Hold Election An annual fall meeting and election of officers for the Li censed Practical Nurses associa tion of Jackson County Area 4 is planned for Monday, October 31 in the ' Community hospital penthouse. The session will begin at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Bessie Baldwin, vice president, attended a national convention of LPNA at San Francisco last week and she will give a report of the meeting as well as a rejrt of a recent state convention. Mrs. Lois May nard also attended the state meeting which was held at Port land and also will give a report. This also is membership month for the group and members" are reminded that dues will be ac cepted during the meeting. Guild Announces Thank Offering Women's guild of Zion Luther an church will hold the public thank offering meeting at the church Tuesday,, November 1. A potluck luncheon will be serv ed at 12 o'clock. V The thank offering message will be presented by Mrs. Martin Paulson and Mrs. G. H. Hiller man. 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