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& jf- j3l if Mrs. Jennie Hutchinson, 522 West Tenth street, celebrated her 80th birthday anniversary Monday with a tea at her home. Mrs. Hutchinson, a native of nsas, has lived in Oregon since 1917. (Brainerd photo) Butte Falls Club Has Yule Party; Crane Discussed Butte Falls Butte Falls Fed erated Garden Club enjoyed a party at the home of Mrs. Fred Kincaid December 20. The room were decorated in the holiday theme and refreshments reflect ed the Christmas colors. q At roll call members respond ed with thoughts or poems about Christmas. The program consisted chiefly of a demonstration on "Gift Wrapping," by Mrs. Donald C. Smith and Mrs. Clyde L. Moore. The ladies gave general instruc tions to be followed such as centering the design of the paper with parcel and adding that the wrapping should be in propor tion to the value of the gift. Many prepared parcels were dis played, and instructions for mak ing spider bows, star bows and poinsettias were given. One novel wrap was of newspaper and decorated with clippings from old greeting cards. Mrs. N. B. Stoddard, bird chairman, gave a review of John O'Reilly's article on "Whoops for Cranes!" The all but extinct whooping crane is most symbolic of the mighty sweeps of wilder ness that once was America, she said. White, six feet tall, wary and aloof, the whooping crane demands plenty of living space and proclaims its utter freedom with a far reaching bugle call. Last fall 21 adult cranes left their wintering areas in Texas for their breeding grounds in Canada, and their return with eight young this fall was the cause of great rejoicing among followers of the crane, the speak er said. The largest previous number was seven young in 1939. The closest human associate of the whoopers has been Robert Allen, research ornithologist of 1e National Audubon society, After William A. Fuller, a Cana dian, saw a whooper's nest from a lane as he flew along the Sass river, the last nest was reported 33 years ago, Mr. Allen and his men set out to find these nests and to learn every thing possible about the habitat of the birds in order to aid in their Survival. After three unsuccessful at tempts by helicopter and on foot, they were rewarded and "yelled for joy," for they knew that it would mean the loss of some thing truly representive of North America if the whooping cranes should disapper, as they are tound nowhere else. The program closed with the distribution and opening of gifts which had been placed under the decorated Christmas tree. Overloading your gas clothes dryer will substantially increase drying time. Twenty pounds of wet clothes is enough for one load, says the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association and large or bulky items such as bed spreads and washable throw rugs should always be dried separately. Maks This the Merriest Christmas Ever! MAKE EVERY WASH DAY A MERRY ONE BY SENDING THE FAMILY LAUNDRY TO Medford Domestic Laundry & Dry Gleaners CHECK THESE LOW RATES On Their Wash, Dry and Fold Service! AVERAGE FAMILY OF 3 ONLY $1.25 Per Week AVERAGE FAMILY OF 4 ONLY $1.69 Per Week Phone 2-6165 for Free Pickup & Delivery WHERE ONE CALL DOES IT ALL Medford Domestic Laundry AND DRY CLEANERS YOUR LUX LAUNDRY Medford Woman Celebrates Eightieth Birthday Monday A tea held Monday afternoon, December 19, at the home of Mrs. Jennie Hutchinson. 522 West Tenth streets,, observed Mrs. Hutchinson's 80th birthday anniversary. More than 50 friends called during the afternoon. Mrs. Hutchinson's daughter- in-law, Mrs. K. E. Hutchinson, served as hostess for the tea and her granddaughter, Miss Shirley Hutchinson, welcomed guests at the door. She was- as en, Helsinki, Finland. The two sisted by Miss Marjatta Syvan young women are students at Denver university. Pouring during the afternoon were Mrs. Doris Nomer, Grants Pass, a cousin of the honored woman, Mrs. Alma Mallery, Trail, Mrs. Emerson Anderson and Mrs. Jim Hopkins, both of Medford. The tea table was laid with a pale green cloth and centered with an arrangement of pink carnations and pink tapers Mrs. Hutchinson wore a blue and red print gown with gardenia cor sage for the tea. The honored woman, who was born near Leavenworth, Kansas, came to Oregon in 1917 with her husband from Pomeroy, Wash. The two lived at Trail for 30 years. Mr. Hutchinson en gaged in farming, and then the couple built and operated Sun set Auto camp at Trail. Mrs. Hutchinson was for 11 years Trail correspondent for the Med ford Mail Tribune After Mrs. Hutchinson's death, Mrs. Hutch Scout Quarters Funds, Material Rogue Valley Area Girl Scout organization will begin work in the newly remodeled quarters when the office opens January 3 after the holidays, according to Mrs. Scott Davis, retiring staff and office chairman. The need for more space for offices, training, and committee meetings has been recognized for some time for this fast grow ing organization to carry on the program successfully, Mrs. Davis stated, and the building project was started November 1 by My ron Corcoran Construction com pany. An addition was added on the west side of the building which is located at 500 East Main street on city owned property. This addition, which gives about 80 per cent more floor space, as well as the old part of the building, is lined in knotty pine donated by Elk Lumber company and finished by the Evans Paint company with vol unteer labor. Tablerock Lumber company gave generous gifts of lumber and the architect, T. R. Lytle donated his services, the chairman said. A new heating system of a wall oil furnace was installed through the coopera tion of Medford Fuel company and a large oil tank was the gift of the Medford Steel company. "The entire project has been made possible through the co operation in gifts and discounts in most cases by generous civic minded business people who rec ognize that this organization ren ders a needed service to the girls of Jackson and Josephine coun ties," Mrs. Davis stated. The Girl Scout organization is an agency of the United Med ford Crusade in Medford and fund drives in Ashland, Grants Miss Ice Hostess For Dinner Party Miss Dorothy Ice entertained Wednesday evening at a dinner party at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Barnhart. Games were played after dinner and a gift exchange held. At the dinner were the Misses Sharon Walch, Lei Lani Kunkle, Nadine Brown. Mary Friend, Mary Campbell, Pat S t a g g, Sandy Burns, Susan Martin,' Bev Beach, Carolee Johnson, Martha Campbell, Susan Campbell and Rosy Wade. 4 Chapter Will Hold Christmas Party Chapter AA, PEO, will meet Wednesday, December 28 at 1:30 p.m., for a- Christmas tea and gift exchange at the home of Mrs. John C. Collins, 2248 JDell wood avenue. Mrs. C. C. Thomp son and Mrs. Knute Froysaa will be assistant hostess. - 30 N. RIVERSIDE inson resided in Medford. Mrs. Hutchinson has two sons, K. E. Hutchinson, Medford, and F. L Hutchinson, Molalla, Ore., nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She is active in First Christian church here, and does handwork as a hobby. She has two hand crocheted table cloths, and has made two af ghans and is now at work on a second bedspread. She also raises African violets as a hobby. Miss Florey Here To Visit Parents Miss Judy Florey arrived by United Air lines Friday from Los Angeles to spend a four-day Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Florey, Old Stage road. Miss Florey is doing interne work at the California hospital for x-ray technicians. , - Also home for the holidays is Miss Betty Hawkins, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, who also has been in Los An geles in laboratory work at the Los Angeles general hospital. Miss Hawkins plans to continue her studies in medical technol ogy at Oakland after the holi days. Both young women began training last August. Enlarged Donated Pass and. Illinois Valley. Mrs. Michele T. Rossi, Med ford council president, confirm ed that this building project is being taken care of entirely separate from the yearly operat ing budget by a "sponsor" who chooses to remain anonymous and who has been assisted by various business firms and people. . Smart Figuring! Here in pattern- your first new dress for 1956! This smart step-in style was chosen espe cially for the shorter, fuller fig ure simply because it's the most flattering! The side-swept detail, a lovely frame for your face; slim lines below make you look so slender! Pattern 9291: Half Sizes 1412, I6I2, 18V2, 2012, 2212, 24V2. Size 16Vi takes 4V6 yards 39 inch. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit. Complete, illustrated Sew Char shows you every step. Send Thirty-five cents in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plain ly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. New York U.R) Combine cream of celery soup with left over ham and rice for a hearty and easy - to - prepare casserole. Blend 1 can XXA cups) condens ed cream of celery soup and Vz cup of milk in a li4 quart cas serole. Stir in 2" cups cooked rice (1 cup uncooked will make the 3 cups); 1 cup of cubed, cooked ham; 1 tablespoon of minced onion; and 1 tablespoon minced parsley. Bake in. a moderate oven (375 degrees) for 25 min utes. Six servings. Masqat, fortress capital of Oman, displays some "distinctive marks of foreign visitors, says the National Geographic Society. Sailors have made it a custom to climb the Masqat cliffs and advertise their ships by painting big white letters on the "rocks, such as U.S.S. Isle of Luzon, H.M.S. Falmouth, H.M.S. Mauri tus, and-Jeanne d'Arc. A I v L l W- " y 14fc4 r i t'Jmt Mrs. Donald Chriss Chriss-Johnson Rites Announced Announcement was made last week of the wedding of Billie Johnson, Centerville, Calif., to Sgt. Donald B. Chriss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Radford Chriss of 137 Taft street, Medford. The marriage took place at First Unitarian church, Oakland, Calif., on December 8, with the Rev. Arnold Crompton officiat ing. The bride, a former newspa per woman in New York City, was at one time associated with the Santa Clara and Alameda county weekly newspapers in California and also founded a Santa Clara county weekly 'pub lication. She works with the American Red Cross volunteer service in Centerville, and is coordinator of the Washington Township Square Dance group of Parks Air Force' base, which is spon sored by American Legion Aux iliary Unit 195. She is also chair man of the troop committee for the newly organized Centerville Girl Scout troop. Sergeant Chriss served 36 months in the Far East and saw action at the 38th parallel during the Korean war. The newlywed couple will be at home at 182 Dutra.way, Cen terville. ' Whole milk should be part of reducing diets, nutritionists say, because it keeps protein, mineral and vitamin levels high, while supplying only a fraction of the calories you need. Modern School Explained by Architect New York flJ.Rl Contour chairs and pink chalk boards and geometric patterns in the sound-proofed ceiling that's what the little red school house is made of nowadays. Educators and architects are selling book learning to begin ners in a new way. A school is not supposed to look so much like a school, and according to one leading school architect, communities of all sizes are aware of the change. "People used to have the idea that when you left home you went to school in a place that was completely different from your home," Ben . John Small said. "We build prisons now that are far more handsome than some of the elementary schools used to be." Now communities are trying to give their children "a gentle transition" from home to school, Small said. "We no longer, like for a child to have to go in a main entrance and down a long corridor to his classroom," the architect con tinued. "They don't do that at home, so why can't they walk right in - off the street .to their own school room area? Informal Sealing : "There is no such .thing as fixed seating in a classroom any more. The chairs can be grouped informally at the teacher's dis cretion. And when we pick out seats we consider things like the impact of spinal curvature on a child's well being. The seat must promote good posture. "And if an architect forgets to specify a colored chalk board in stead of a black board, well, he's just not hep." We won't know how sucess ful this new school environment is, Small admitted, for 20 years or so. The ideal result would be a generation of young adults who liked to learn, and whose education . had only whetted their, curiosity to continue study ing. The institutionalized school is too abrupt a change for a child," Small said. "It is a cold environ; ment and an obstacle to learn ing.". The low, rambling buildings widely used for elementary schools now are one way to give a home atmosphere. The most popular color for chalk boards is green, but there also is a choice of beige,, charcoal grey, pink and off-white. Some Complications Small, a partner in Lapierre, Litchfield and Partners architec tural firm, admitted that there were complications to this change from pigtails-in-the-ink-wells to pony-tails-in-the-finger-paints. "Communities now go shop ping for curriculums," he said. "They are eager to teach the latest subjects when they start to build a new school. The re sult is that a school building has to contain some astonishing possibilities for study." Once a child moves into secon OEA Committee Gives Support to Joint Resolution Support for attaching - the emergency clause to state tax measures was recommended by Oregon Education association's school finance committee at a recent meeting in Portland. Such a proposal will be before the voters in the 1956 general election. It is embodied in Sen ate Joint Resolution 4 which was passed by the last legis lature and will appear on the ballot next fall. It was the feel ing of the group that this meas ure would enable the legislature to enact a tax program for a fair trial period before the ref erendum could be placed on it. This recommendation will be presented to the OEA Represent ative council in; March for adop tion as policy of yie association, according to Chairman James King, Lebanon school superin tendent, v A motion by Supt. J. W. Ed wards of Portland placed the group on record as opposing any legislative action which would place bonding restrictions ' on school districts which do not apply to other political sub-divisions. Superintendent Edwards explained that several such measures were submitted at the last sesion of the .Oregon legis lature. Another action of the group recommended an OEA study of ihe'general sales tax to be ear marked for public education and to be a part of the Oregon tax structure. The recommendation asked that the study be submit ted for a decision to the OEA policy making body at its March meeting. An explanation of the progress of the Oregon State Legislative Interim Committee on Finance and Taxation was given in a report to the group by Sate Senator Rudie Wilhelm of Port land. Senator Wilhelm told the group that the committee, is making a thorough study of Oregon's tax structure and fi nancial needs. In regard to state financial support for school building purposes, Senator Wil helm stresser that if such assist ance is approved, it should be administered so as to encourage proper school district recogniza-tion. Building dary schools he now has a choice of such subjects as tea room management, cosmetology, tele vision theory and each science as well as more orthodox courses. . "Sometimes you wonder if you can get it all in one building," Small sighed. "A modern school must be va home away from home and also train a child in basic skills, develop his power to reason, give him ah oppor tunity to learn a vocation of his choice and offer him guidance counseling and a physical educa tion program." Smart Crochet Smart combination! Dainty filet crochet and regular crochet make this new chair-set for your home! Crochet Pattern 7009: Chair back 12x17; armrest 6x12 inches in No. 30 mercerized cotton. Send also for matching doily, Pattern 7025. Each pattern, 25 cents. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for 'each pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st- Salet - Rentals Folding VHEEL CHAIRS Open Sundays and Holidays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. HUDSON'S PHARMACY 613 E. MAIN PHONE 3-5345 I Block East of Hawthorne Park BOUSES iWW?W ' 7009 Sunday, December 25, 195S Men Attaining In Clothes, But By ELIZABETH TOOMEY Uniied Press Correspondent New York U.R) Twenty-five years ago men had draped shapes and droopy socks. Their clothes have changed al most as much as women's, but with less fanfare. Apparently men just packed away their knickers with their old kit bags and forgot 'em. Now a 25th anniversary edi tion of Apparel Arts, a men's store magazine, has traced the changes in 196 remember-when pages. It gives women a rare chance to tease men about chang ing styles, since their male wardrobes have changed in many ways similar to women's style trends. Men have removed some of their shoulder padding, stopped indenting their waistlines so sharply, lengthened their jack ets, tapered their trousers and gone in for more sports cloth ing. One men's clothing com pany president wrote in the magazine that he was laughed out of his club 25 years ago when he appeared in pastel Palm Beach knickers. Now men wear pastel shorts. Something Lacking A number of men that day obviously had trouble keeping up their socks. One advertise ment showed a slick-haired fel low on one knee before a dis dainful maiden. "He'd be in the market for solitaire today if his socks had been as smooth as his wooing," the caption stated. They suggested garters. The draped suit was a waist hugging number with square shoulders and wide trousers. Doublebreasted, of course. No man 25 years ago ever felt real First Night Ball Helen Hayes' Anniversary By JACK GAVER Uniied Press Correspondent New York (U.R) Helen Hayes' 50th anniversary in the theatre will be marked by a star-studded "First Night Ball" given in her honor by the Amer ican Theatre Wing on Dec. 30. The grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel will be turned into a queen's court for Miss Hayes. There'll be a cham pagne supper party, dancing, and as a finale a "command per formance" for Miss Hayes by many Broadway and Hollywood stars. Moss Hart and Ezra Stone will be the producer-director team that will stage the entertain ment. "This much we can tell you," said Hart, "Mary Martin has agreed to headline this "mid night spectacular." When Miss Hayes first learned of the plans, she remarked: "You know, no one has ever given me a party before. I'm very touched that we're really going to celebrate my 50th year in the theatre. And they say the first 50 years are the hardest. I'm so thrilled by all this I think I'll put on my 'Victoria Regina' costume and come to the ball riding in a golden wheelchair." Started in Capital Miss Hayes made her debut in thj theatre as Bonnie Prince. Charlie in a Washington, D. C., stock production of "The Royal Family" in 1905. She .has acted in more than 40 plays on Broad way and in six movies, as well as making many appearances on-i television and radio. ' She hap received the highest honors ever given to a star of stage and screen. In 1931 she won an "Oscar" for her work class mailing. .Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chel sea Station, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS AND PATTERN NUMBER. Order our . ALICE BROOKS Needlecraft Catalogue. Enjoy pages and pages of exciting new designs knitting, crochet, em broidery, iron-ons, toys and nov elties! Send 25 cents for your copy of this wonderful book now. You'll want to order every design in it! Tonight - 8 P.M. ORCHESTRA - MALE CHORUS - MIXED CHORUS - SOLOISTS APOSTOLIC FAITH North Central Avenue at 3rd Street Freedom Quietly ly dressed up without a double breasted suit. Homburgs and derbies were the hats of the hour for Wall Street successes of that day And for "Mr. 'Average," one company suggested an off-the-face hat with medium curl brim called "The Drape." It was a cross between a snap brim and a Homburg. By the late 1930's men wore gay glen plaid suits, tweed jackets with narrow corduroy slacks and more single-breasted suits.1 ' Then they went into the cuff-less-trouser era of wartime and the military-style trench coats. They stopped wearing matching vests, went in for more tweed overcoats. Casual Air The up-to-date pictures of men in the latest styles show a more casual air, a leaner look and jauntier hats. Three of the five shirts men buy now are sports shirts, and the number of neckties in the average man's closet has dou bled or tripled in the past 25 years. .Men bought 15 million pairs of slacks in 1931, when they were considered work clothing, and buy nearly four times that many now for leisure wear. Almost nobody owned a sports jacket 25 years ago, and now eight million are produced an nually. "The bold look," as the men's "new look" is called, has more to do with the variety of colors and clothes a man can wear today than the actual shock ef fect of his appearance. Man has come a long way in clothes free dom in 25 years, even though he's been keeping quiet about it. to Mark in her first movie, "The Sin of Madelon Claudet." In 1947 she received one of the first Amer ican Theatre Wing Antoinette Perry Awards for consistent ex cellence in performance. At the age of nine, Miss Hayes came to New York from Washington with her mother in response to an offer from Broad way showman, Lew Fields. She made her New York debut in 1909. in a Fields' musical revue ' Among Miss Hayes many memorable plays have been "What Every Woman Knows' "Coquette," the play that launch- ed her as a star; "Mary of Scot land," "Victoria Regina," "Har riet," "The Wisteria Trees," and, most recently, on television as well as on Broadway, "The Skin of Our Teeth." . . -f Perfume is perfectly proper for office wear, but go easy on the application. Choose a light scent which will not be over powering to those sitting near Right at the top of list . . . our sincere, and every one. ANNUAL .CHRISTMAS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FJVE Twelve-Year-Old Named Winner o Magazine Award . New York, N. Y. Gloria Lockerman, the twelve-year-old who spelled her way to fame on The S64.000 Question, was named one of the "Ten Young Women of the Year" and re ceived a Merit Award from Mademoiselle magazine on Mon day, December SB. For the thirteenth successive year awards will be presented to ten young women "who have already distinguished themselves in their fields and are expected to achieve even greater honors," according to Betsy Talbot Black well, Mademoiselle's editor-in-chief. ' In making the award to Gloria, Mrs. Blackwell cited her as "a symbol for the kind of ordinary citizen who, catapulted into prominence by some accident of democracy . . . turns out to have qualities in - which the nation can see itself." She said that it's not money alone that made The $64,000 Question the most popu lar TV show in 1955. "The pro gram appeals to Americans be cause it's based on an American idea: with a little luck and 4 lot of know-how anything is pos sible for anyone." The other "young women of the year" honored bj Mademois elle are: Kim Stanley, theatre and TV actress; Jane tPrizant Gilman, lawyer; Leontyne Price, singer; Daris Zeller, geologist; Pat McCormick, diver; Liane Brauch Russell, geneticist; Ma- chiko Kyo, film actress; Jeanne Carr, designer; Franco Sagan, writer. All will be featured prominently in January Madem oiselle, which also celebrates the centennial of its publisher Street & Smith. ORANGE FOR HARD) SAUCE New York (U.R) Orange juice and a little of the grated rind give added flavor to hard sauce for steamed holiday pud dings. Cream 13 cup of butter or margarine until it's fluffy. Add 2 cups of sifted confection er's sugar alternately with 2 tablespoons of fresh orange juice. Stir in lA teaspoon of grated orange rind. Good weatherstripping is made from such non-rusting metals as zinc, bronze, brass and aluminum and requires no main tenance once it is installed, but never paint weatherstripping, the Weatherstrip Research In stitute cautions. Windows will stick or bind when the smooth finish of the weatherstrip has been covered. TV and radio wires shouldn't be run over window weather stripping, the Weatherstrip Re search Institute warns. Unless weatherstripping is notched to fit them, wires run over the sill will damage the weatherstrip, cause the window to fit poorly, and may interfere with TV or radio reception. our Christmas wish good wishes to each y BOOKS GIFTS RECORDS CONCERT of 65 o &
