Friday was one of those demoralized days when everyone
round the news room seemed real busy, but didn't get much done.
At least Potpourri didn't. The morning wasn't so bad. except for
numerous and sundry telephone calls in and out, but the after
noon got worse and worse as the hours went by.
For one thing, we went down to the Chin Up club antique
show and sale, which was a mistake. Not that it wasn't a good
how it was, and we Just couldn't drag ourselves back to the
office. With our office pal, FB. we prowled longingly among the
old copper and brass, the sparkling cut glass and gleaming silver
and saw such interesting articles as an old ship's bell, a huge ket
tle which came from the orient, those great big silver spoons
which we learned were called "stuffing spoons" and a long
handled warming pan, the kind -used to warm up beds in the
days before central heating.
After much argument with our conscience, we confined our
selves to one purchase and hurried back. Four hours went by
rapidly during which we assisted a couple who wanted to know
the name of a spiritualist medium, talked for some time with a
friendly young woman who wanted advice on how to market short
stories about children, helped to tell a "rock hound" from Tacoma
how to find Delmar Smith's rock museum near Central Point and
made a trip to the bank to seek advice on solving a minor financial
emergency which arose with the young-marrieds, home on a visit.
Later in the evening we spent an interesting half-hour with
Mr. and Mrs. John Black who brought in a box full of clippings
and pictures, including a family album and pictures of the gradu
ating class of 1896 of Medford High school.-All this was highly
interesting, but didn't do much toward finishing the layout for
today's picture page.
j Having company is fun, but we never can remember how rel
atives in the house ruin the schedule. When the time for company
approaches we busily list in our mind many little extra tasks
calls to make on friends, trips to places of interest, records to
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be played and special magazine articles to be read. And what
happens? We spend most of our time at home cooking, eating,
washing dishes and talking.
The talking covers a thousand subjects, important only to the
four of us. It started out Monday evening with the question of
how did the young marricds drive from Portland in only six hours
if the freeway was mostly closed and there were as many detours
as they claimed there were, and why does gasoline get progress
ively more expensive the, further one drives south?
.
Sunday afternoon we stopped off at the W. J. Warners on
South Oakdale avenue to see the peonies in bloom, and it was a
floral treat. Mr. Warner, commercial gladiolus grower, has a hun
dred or more peony bushes, we would guess, and some of them
are utterly gorgeous. The Warners weren't home, so after admir
ing the enormous flowers with their faint sweet scent for a time,
we wandered out in the front yard and looked up among the big
trees, which are being pruned and topped to make them safer
during storms.
Reporting to Mrs. W. later about our visit, we asked about the
age of the trees. Mrs. Warner said the house was built in 1895,
and that the site was chosen with an eye to the oaks, already large
trees. Later other oaks and maples were planted Mrs. Warner
said the oaks are almost as untidy as willow trees, and that Ore
gon maples aren't nearly so bad about shedding twigs, leaves and
limbs.
We thought about the trees again as we walked from the car
to the office Monday morning, and passed the lot just behind the
Groceteria. There, to make way for the everlasting parking spaces
which are necessary because of the thousands of cars in town
every, day, two or three beautiful large trees were cut down. We
felt doubly depressed, because the work of cutting down the trees
was only completed the week in which the Groceteria's William
Gates, a part of the store life for so many years, was buried.
Every year, It seems, some Medford girl marries a man from
abroad. First it was Susan Inskeep who married a man from
France, Albert Prevost; last year it was Harriett Houghton, who
was married to Alf Guldahl, from Norway, and this year it is
Jane Durno, who was recently married to Dr. Brian Stringer of
New Zealand and who leaves today for her new home across the
seas. Packing and shipping possessions was something of a prob
lem for the couple for in addition to literally dozens of wedding
presents, the newlyweds purchased many articles which they
want for their home in Christchurch, and the -bridegroom also
bought redwood lumber for a new home and is having it shipped
to New Zealand.
One of their problems In Christchurch will be installation of
an electrical transformer which will make it possible for them to
use the various pieces of electrical equipment received as presents.
Seems the 'juice" in New Zealand doesn't work for electrical
equipment made in the United States.
Jane Stringer knows before she arrives in New Zealand that
her husband has many friends. In the last few days before the
wedding the two of them received so many cablegrams from his
home in New Zealand that the weary operators down town were
reduced to calling the Durno home and simply saying "well, here's
another one" and start reading. O.S.
Delegate Reports
For Altrusa Club
At Recent Session
Miss Grace Smith, president
elect of Medford Altrusa club,
reported on the 12th district
conference at a recent meeting.
It was held at .the home of Mrs.
Carl Beebe, 518 West Second
street.
This is a newly organized dis
trict which consists of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, British Co
lumbia, Alberta and Saskatche
wan. The conference was held at
Tacoma, Washington.
Mrs. Edith Nelson, Richmond,
president-elect of Altrusa Inter
national was main speaker.
using the theme of the confer
ence, "Towards Pinnacles of Success."
The local club was presented
two merit awards, one for proj
ects and the other for year books.
Miss Lotus Eaton, vice-president,
presided.
A report on the local annual
project, place mat maps of this
area, was presented by Mrs.
Frances Grant, chairman. Host
esses for the evening were Mrs.
Grant and Mrs. Judy Stoll.
Allow a few more minutes
cooking time for broiling foods
when they are taken from the
refrigerator and put immediately
under the flame.
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Antiques ;
Admitted
Duty Free
New York The golden days
of Rockefeller are over and few
travelers abroad these days are
in the market for a chateau to
buy complete, dismantle, and
ship home to be rebuilt. But if
not an entire chateau, many
travelers abroad see bargains
that they would like to have
a Louis XIV chair, a Chippen
dale desk, or a Florentine gar
den cupid. They often pass them
up, however, thinking that the
packing, shipping, customs clear
ance and red-tape involved is
too much of a headache.
Bringing back treasures from
Europe isn't as complicated as
most travelers think, and if the
object is an authentic antique
it is admitted free of duty. Amer
ican Express offices in Europe,
located in the leading capitals.
can handle the entire procedure
arrange for the expert packing
of the furniture or art object;
arrange transportation act as
the customs broker in the U.S.;
and send the item on its way to
the purchaser's home.
No matter how valuable the
object, it can enter the U.S. duty
free if it is a true entique and
of sufficient "artistic" merit to
satisfy the U.S. Customs. "Art
istic antiquities" include works
In silver, bronze, marble, and
porcelain, as well as paintings,
tapestries and furniture. These
items must have been produced
prior to the year 1830 to be
admitted duty free. Items of a
purely utilitarian nature (such
as old copper cooking utensils)
are not considered sufficiently
artistic to "be admitted free.
There is a special regulation for
rugs and carpets which, to be
admitted duty free, must have
been made prior to 1700; and
for violins, cellos and bass viols,
which muct predate the year
1801. For objects which do not
fall into these categories, an ap
praisal is made by the customs
officials and the amount of duty
determined by them.
The buyer of art objects
abroad should procure from the
seller a statement on the invoice,
giving the age of the object with
the date of production, if that
is known. If the traveler is buy
ing for someone other than him
or herself, the invoice should
also give the name and address
of the person for whom the
purchase is being made.
Shoes of Silk
Newest for Men
New York U.P.) The men
will outdo the women in fancy
footwork this summer.
For silk, in some mighty bold
colors, is the latest material for
men's shoes. It is sometimes the
real thing an Italian silk called
Dupioni, from which those 200
men's suits are made. Or, it can
be a cotten or rayon shantung.
Manufacturers said the silk
has a dual advantage it makes
for a lighter and cooler shoe.
Florsheim said it Introduced
the real silk shoes to the men's
fashion world two summers ago,
but the styles were limited and
the customers generally were
men who could afford the silk
suits. This year, silk shoes have
become available for the mass
market. At least half a dozen
styles are available in a dozen
colors. Colors include light or
dark grey, blue, white, charcoal
brown, tan and black for the con
ventional dresser.
For the flashier fellow, there
are gold, green, lavender and
red.
Picnic Announced
By Medford Unit
The annual picnic of Medford
Home extension tmit will be
held at the home of Mrs. Wil
liam H. Naylor, Meade rd., Wed
nesday, June 6. Members and
their guests will convene at 12
noon. Unless notified otherwise,
each is to take a salad,' cooked
vegetable or fresh fruit, and
table service for themselves and
guests.
The business meeting will be
held at 1:30. p.m. Officers for
the coming year will be installed
at this time. Those in doubht
about how to find the Naylor
home may telephone 366-4-1627
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Sixteen Scouts
Win Curved Bars
Sixteen Girl Scouts received
curved bars, the highest award
in intermediate Scouting, in a
court of awards held by Troop
10, McLoughlin Junior High
school. The event was at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Duf
fy. Mrs. Harold Gordon conduct
ed the ceremonies, assisted by
Mrs. Gerald Latham.
The flag salute was given, fol
lowed by singing two patriotic
songs, accompanied by Cecile
Bell and Donna Jasmine on their
accordians. Donna Demmer, Bar
bara Gordon, Ann Mathews, Lin
da Slessler, Marion Parsons,
Donna Childreth, Donna Dell,
Bonnie Ailingham, Karen Car
penter, Judy Faulkerson, Cecile I
Bell, Lynn Latham, Penny Linn,
Maryn Conner and Donna Jas
mine. Each girl described the work
involving one badge, and Mrs.
Gordon explained the remaining
curved bar awards with six ad
ditional badges being earned.
Parents and families were guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Jones were
introduced. Mrs. Jones is a for
mer board member of the Rogue
Valley area Girl Scouts.
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Dead line Sunday Classified Is at
noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 previous day.
Make a quick check at your
jewelry box to find a bracelet,
pin or necklace, which need
washing. When you've finished
your personal laundry it a good
time to dunk the jewelry, says
the Cleanliness Beureau. Just
put the jewels through a fresh
bath of suds, then rinse and
drain on a soft clean towel.
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