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Is That So? Over Hawaii, with Hawaiian Air Lines Climbing higher and higher, looking down on this lovely fleet cf islands from our plane's wide view windows, one thing impresses: Anchored in this illimitable ocean, how were these islands discovered by the Polynesians in the first place? Then, discov ered, how did they colonize them in their seemingly frail canoes? In compliment to these great voyagers of the Pacific, they have been called Vikings of the Sunrise a beautiful poetic ti tle if there ever was one, but why' Vikings? To my thinking the Vikings could have taken a lesson or two out of the Polyne sians' book. Their exploits were vastly greater. Consider: Where the Vikings had the benefit of iron and met al tools, the Polynesians used fibers and stone adzes: whera Vikings used cloth sails, the Polynesians planted pandanus leaf sails: Where the Vikings had a com paratively large boat, that of the Polynesians was usually made of hand-hewn single pieces and shallow-drafted so that it could ride in over the reefs and ride through the breakers on shores where there were no harbors: But. more important, where the Vikings hop-skipped from one comparatively large island to another across the compara tively small Atlantic from Ice land to Greenland to the broad side of the continent of North America, these Polynesians, cen turies before the Vikings left sight of their land, were hurd ling distances twice as far and pin-pointing tiny islands. One of their islands, Easter Island, which was inhabited and plant ed with banana and sweet pota toes, is surrounded by a greater expanse of empty ocean than any island in the world! How Was Discovery Made? How did these Polynesians discover these remote islands in the first place? Unlikely by accident. The dis tances in the Pacific are much too vast, the losses would have Modern Crochet! Stunning decoration to make for your home! Leaves of bright contrast colors form this modern-design doily all easiest cro chet! Pattern 7170: Color-crochet 17-inch and 12-inch doilies in mercerized crochet and knitting cotton: smaller in No. 30 cotton. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168. Old Chel sea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainlv NAME, ADDRESS, and PATTERN NUMBER. Two FREE patterns printed in the new Alice Brooks Neqdle craft book for 1956! Stunning designs for yourself, for your home just for you, our readers! Dozens of other designs to order all easy, fascinating hand work! Send 25 cents for your copy of this wonderful book right away! 1LJ& WHEN YOU NEED READY-MIX CONCRETE M. C. LININGER & SONS Phone 2-5336 or 2-5897 Ashland 8121 By EUGENE BURNS Rjnger-Naturalilt I been much too great. No, more i likelv these fearless sons of the sea struck out in the direction j of the migrating birds. They very likely followed the path of I the golden plover which strikes j a true course from Tahiti to to Hawaii and on to Alaska. Then, taking that course and keeping on it by reading the .-ai-s - stars which they knew, these intrepid navigators continued on their course despite tides, and winds and ocean currents, week after week, month following month, until they found their tiny spot of green land; and col onized it. For these long journeys, food was a great problem and more so because the islands which they visited were sometimes in hospitable. So on their planked over double-hulled canoes they carried live chickens, pigs and dogs kept alive mainly on coco nut meat and water from old nuts. As the need arose, these were slaughtered. Shellfish they carried too, and dried and salted fish although here, again, water was a pres sing problem. This food was varied with eggs packed in sand; pounded taro poi bread fruit, sweet potatoes, and co conuts rich in fat. Curious Fish Netted To take food from the sea, they carried nets and lines taking sharks which followed their canoes, bonita and tuna. When they sailed through schools of flying fish during the night, they would light can dlenut torches and net the cur ious fish. Their clothing was light, hence they carried their own fire besides, settlers must have their fire. So besides stones and earth for the fireplace on the wooden-hulled canoes, they had to carry an ample supply of fire wood with plenty of extra cord age. In storms and the Pacific is a violent ocean despite its name the pandanus leaf sails often carried away, so they carried extra rolls of dried leaves to mend sails or plait new ones. Should a canoe be bashed in, they were masters at patching sewing in a new place of hard wood. That called for tools, stone adzes and chisels; be sides they carried other tools for making fish hooks all of these things stored in large wooden calabashes or plaited baskets. Remember, they had no metal. But this was not all. There were yet the extras to carry for establishing a new colony. For this they carried banana and bread fruit plants; germinated coconuts: slips of mulberry for tapa clothes and slips of olona for strong fibre; and sweet po tatoes, yams and sugar cane. And besides this, courage! But because of their faith in their strong gods of the sea and the land, the sky, and in their own prowess, they thought little of it: with songs they took leave and, undaunted, struck out for the Rising Sun. (Copyright, 1956. by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrange ment with the editors of the Encyclopedia Americana, m y panel of judges will award each week to the reader , who sends me the best true-life nature ad venture, the best nature observa tion, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world famous reference work in a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: IS THAT SO! care Medford Mail Tribune Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. To get more milk into your meals, serve creamed dishes such as creamed eggs, creamed chicken and creamed corn. - CALL -LININGER'S Sunday 1 p.m. Cebu swamp, MOL, USWVA, Mrs. Harry Barneburg, 1297 Sunset ave. Monday 7:30 p.m. Medford Rose so ciety, courthouse auditorium. 7:30 p.m. Guardian council, Job's Daughters, Bethel 38, Mrs. A. M. 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Send Thiriy-five cents in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mail ing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune, Pat tern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plain ly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. jwer ytmt iH-i $P? III reasonable collateral , like your car or furniture Cpud for or not) TO LEND YOU MONEY Just call or see Andy Anderson at COMMERCIAL FINANCE, Sparta Bldg. in Medford. Phone 3-4564 Main st. 12:30 p.m. Cow Belles, auxil iary to Jackson County Live stock association, Jackson hotel. 8 p.m. VWWI Medford bar racks, auxiliary, Redman hall. 8 p.m. Bow Bells chapter, Girls Community club. Thursday 11 a.m. First Christian church, Circle 1, workday, cov ered dish luncheon, Mrs. B. E. Ford, 176 Perrydale ave. 1 p.m. Sojourners club. Med ford hotel. I p.m. First Christian church, Circle 2, annex, dessert; Circle 3, dessert, Mrs. Wilbur Culp, 932 Queen Anne ave.; Circle 4, home of Mrs'. Ralph Cook, des ert: Circle 5, dessert, annex 8 p.m. Reames chapter, OES, Medford Masonic temple. Friday 10 a.m. First .Christian church, Mrs. Elmer Gott, 542 South Ivy st, work day. II a.m. Medford Truth cen ter, "Unity," Room 203, Holly Theater bldg. 12:30 p.m. Electa Social club members meet at Girls Commu nity club for transportation to Nevita Social club style show, Central Point. 12:30 p.m. St. Mark's church, St. Elizabeth guild, parish house. 1 p.m. Style show and lunch eon, sponsored by Nevita Social club, Central Point Junior High school, gymnasium, Old Pacific highway. Saturday 1 p.m. Rogue River chapter, National Secretaries association, room 127, Southern Oregon col lege. 2 p.m. Crater Lake chapter, DAR, Mrs. C. O. Lovejoy, route 2. Specialist Tells Best Food Buys For Springtime Corvallis Build spring meals around plentiful foods now on Oregon markets and you'll eat well on a trim budget. Miss Zelma Reigle, Oregon State college consumer educa tion specialist, passes along this market information about sup ply, cost and variety as she sees it from visiting Oregon food stores. Juicy roast beef and lean pork are in most meat markets in an assortment of cut and prices. Re cord cattle numbers coming in from western feedlots and a big fall pig crop, 12 per cent higher than last year's, assure continu ing good prices on pork and beef during April and May, she states. Although O r e g o n-produced fruit supplies are fairly quiet, there are still some apples in local grocery stores. Citrus fruits remain in abundance on most fruit counters. Grapefruit and oranges, two of the most popular, add tartness to fruit cups and are good appetite whetters when served at breakfast. Vitamin C, abundant in citrus fruits, builds up the blood and makes gums healthy, besides being a good tonic for spring fever, according to Miss Reigle. In canned goods, Blue Lake green beans are spotted as a bargain by the OSC specialist. Northwest production of Blue Lakes reached an all-time high last year making a greater stock of canned beans available. Fresh produce from southern states is arriving in local markets daily. Strawberries from Calif ornia, tomatoes from Florida and Mexico, and pears from Texas are already in local stores. Prices are fairly high, but as supplies increase, prices will improve, Miss Reigle explains. Tender new green, red and purple cabbages are an easy way to provide low-cost vegetable servings. Difference in price be tween the colors is slight, so try all three kinds, she suggests. Large Grade A and Grade AA eggs continue as good buys at about 57 to 59 cents a dozen. Medium size Grade A's are one to two cents a dozen less than the large size. Large eggs are the best buy when there's such a small difference between the price per dozen of the two sizes, says Miss Reigle. Use a good cream silver pol ish to give toaster, waffle iron or other electrical appliance a brightet- look. We don't want your fingerprints... or some ArnrR nn Given by New Yorker Editor's Note: Sprint is the tradi tional time for redecorating. William Pahlmann. head of a New Vork inte rior decoration and industrial desifjn ine firm, offers some timely sueges- ! tions and warning? in the following guest column. It substitutes for the regular column by Elizabeth Toomey. who is in Monaco covering the Grace Kellv wedding to Prince Rainier. By WILLIAM PAHLMANN Writen For United Press New York (U.R) The re furbishing job nature does out doors in the spring inspires home-makers to follow suit in doors. Spring is a good time to redecorate, but as at any other time, keep basic principles in mind when you start renovat ing. Analyze the problem in terms of what your family needs; how you are going to take care of your interiors; how much you can spend, as well as what you like. Spring is a time when you think of light, gay colors and fabrics. Do be sure you will want to live all year long with what you buy. . Do have a long-range plan so you will get the most for your investment. A new floor covering may create a zest that nothing else will supply. A coat of paint on the ceiling, in a different color, can give a room a new aspect. Do consider the high cost of reupholstering furniture. Slip covers may provide a solution that is less expensive, easier to keep and just as attractive. Hesitate before you clutter up the house with gimcracks. Ac cessories should be bought as if they were jewels, not souvenirs. Do remember, when you choose colors and fabrics, that homes are to be lived in, not just looked at. Sunlight, air and sometimes wet bathing suits are part of living. Remember not to choose a color scheme so delicate that it won't stand up to climate and the activities of a family. Opposite Side On the opposite side of the coin, don't overlook the disrup tion and confusion occasioned by painting and redecorating. Plan wisely so it will be worth the trouble and the investment. Don't start without a budget. Rooms should be planned to suit their uses and the people who live in them. Don't fail to con sider comfort and restfulness first. Don't choose a color scheme withhout reference to plan and just splash color around, or you may wind up with confusion. In the spring it is easy to be carried are on a signed agreement with the . . . PLUMBERS and FITTERS of LOCAL 418 Sunday, April 22. 1958 Dprnrafincr away. A chintz with a too-large, too-bright pattern in a room with several windows and a fig ured floor covering will soon pall. Careful study of pattern, design and color in relation to the room is essential. There are many beautiful col ors this spring clear, sunny colors; deep smouldering colors that derive from Sicilian gypsy tones. Green-blues lean to Med iterranean tints; reds are on the tangerine side; green-golds shade toward golden bronze; yellows are touched with green and ma genta. Off-whites and charcoals are in abundance. Don't use a hodgepodge. Choose clear, simple colors not too many at a time and highlight them with the deep-dramatic shades as accents. Don't settle for washed-out pas tels but don't get too many hot colors in one room. They will accentuate the temperature later. Don't forget the importance of housekeeping. An interior that starts out fresh and pretty can fall apart in a few weeks if you are not practical. Don't choose fabrics or lampshades so fragile that you feel called upon to cover them with plastic or anti macassars! New washable wall paper, washable paints, gay vinyl tile flooring that takes to waxing, crisp everglaze fabrics that stand wear and tear, ease the housekeeping burden and achieve spring freshness. Ar range your furniture so that traf fic can flow in, out and through a room with maximum ease. Don't fail to add fresh greens and garden flowers. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS No.. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATF OF OREGON, FOR JACK SON COUNTY In the Matter or tne Estate of EUNICE PEARL WATSON. Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I have been appointed and have quali fied as administratrix of the estate of Eunice Pearl Watson, deceased. All persons having claims against said es tate ara hereby notified to present the same to me. verified and with proper vouchers, at the office of my attorney, Walter D. Nunley, Courthouse. Med ford. Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated and first published the 8th day of April, 1956. FREDA CANNON, Administratrix. PACIFIC p . INDUSTRIAL 16 S. Central Phone 3-5308 We are pleased to announce that the following CONTRACTORS MEDFORD CONTRACTORS! Brooks Electric & Plumbing Co. Brownies' Plumbing and Heating, Inc. Coffeeh Bros. 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Harvard's School of Public Health has long championed the role of exercise in weight reduc ing. Now they have evidence that a little exercise taken regularly can separate the slim from the stout. Even in the group that was not" overweight, the con trols, schedules showed 'relative ly little time given to household chores little participation in ac tive sports, and very little time for walking or other evercise. I Your Roses Need ORTHO-GRO Liquid Plant Food contains organic fish in balanced fertilizer. Use it on flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns when you want a fast-acting plant food. I BUY A GALLON-GET I I A special offer right when your plants need these vital nutrients. Now prove the I rich benefits of ORTHO GRO right in your own gar- den. Offer good this week only! V o o o CAVE QO llBl The overweight students, how ever, spent still less time in such activities. Only three-fourths of the overweight group took part in ballroom dancing in contrast to almost all of the controls. Of the 28 controls, two were cheer leaders and four were ballet or acrobatic dancers. None of the overweights took part in these activities. This study answers the crit icism that exercise uses little energy. It shows clearly that reg ular exercise pays off in a reduc ing regime; that it isn't necessary to chop wood for hours or ex ercise strenuously to lose weight. By walking only a mile a day, we can burn up a pound of fat in a month, 12 pounds in a year. This may be all that is needed to keep one in good trim, it is claimed. INSURANCE INVESTIGATION Increased business makes open ing for young man age 22-28 Some college preferred. Need auto, basic knowledge of typ ing. Salary, bonus & 8c per mile. If interested in career job with excellent future write P.O. 232, or apply in person at 980 Willamette St., Eugene, Ore gon. I I I I A Balanced Diet A PINT Phone 3-3160 I m - KJ
