Sunday, October 30, 1955
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE
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"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.
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"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. ' .
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, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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. '
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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. A business meeting and
reports by delegates to the recent
convention in Portland ' of the
United Lutheran Church Wom
en of the Pacific Synod will
complete the program. ...
A nursery will be provided.
Members are encouraged to in
vite guests. ..
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able at most ' garden supply
centers are good -protection for
new evergreens.
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