TEN MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday. August 13. 19SS
Gloria Swanson Fascinated by French
Theater With One Actor for All Roles
By GLORIA SWANSON
Written for United Press
Saint Paul, France (U.R)
L' Autre (The Other) theater is
a curious name for a theater.
It's tucked away in Saint Paul
where street and many build
ing! still belong to the Middle
Ages.
This theater reminded me of
other theaters tucked away in
my neighborhood, "play theater"
either in attics or basements.
Entrance fee pins! Saint Paul's
theater, however, is an invita
tion afair with "passing the hat"
its only revenue.
The dimensions were smaller
than most of my childhood thea
ters, taking into account that
then my eyes were also larger.
I'll wager the audience space
was no larger than 18x16 feet,
and the stage one-third the size.
I counted 43 persons in the
crowded room though the pro
gram states it holds 50.
Only Actor Is Star
Twenty-six-year-old Hugh An
thony, a Welshman, was the
only actor the star! Lights and
curtain were handled by Lois
Hutton, also producer, manager,
treasurer, usher and fireman.
Young Hugh has had his share
of repertory, playing such parts
as Danny in "Night Must Fall,"
Mitch in "Streetcar Named De
sire," and, under the manage
ment of Sir Laurence Oliver,
understudy in the part of Oblen
sky in "Aanastasia." Later he
played that part at the St. James
Theater in London for two
months.
The program was of extracts
of English poets counterpointed
by French. To mention a few '
ShakesDeare's "Much Ado About
Nothing," counterpointed by Al
fred de Mussets II Ne raut
Jurer De Rient;" Byron's ex
tracts from Mazeppa Victor
Hugo's extracts from Mazeppa,
Spencer's "The Faerie Queen,"
two verses from the "Bower Of
Bliss" and Ronsard's "La Rose."
Dominated Characters
It was an ambitious program
for one so young, especially one
who has been speaking French
less than six months.
After the performance we
talked shop. Not because of his
age, but because of mine, I took
the liberty of asking him a really
pointed question: "Why had he
dominated all the different char
acters instead of the characters
Quotes From the News
By UNITED PRESS
Dallas Vice President Richard M. Nixon on Republican
chances for victory in the November election:
"No matter who the Democrats name. President Eisenhower is
going to win in November."
Washington Sen. Richard L. Neuberaer (D.-Ore.) on whether
the Democrats could write a platform without some direct refer
ence to the Supreme court decision on school segregation:
"That's something like writing about baseball and not mention
ing Babe Ruth."
Cairo Dennis Briody. a 13-year-old Massapequa, N.Y., youth,
on sightseeing in Cairo where he is the personal guest of Egyptian
President Abdel Gamal Nasser:
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Glendale. Ore. One of the three Stumbo brothers, who piled
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because they claim ownership to a 16Mooi section of highway:
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Cairo President Nasser after warning Britain and France
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Chicago Got. Frank J. Lausche of Ohio, dark horse contend
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man declared for Governor Harriman, I became an optimist and
felt my chances were negligible."
Man Thought Drowned In Detroit Lake Wreck
Salem U.R) A 21-year-old
Mill City youth, Richard Kanoff,
was presumed drowned early
yesterday when his car left the
North Santiam highway and
plunged into Detroit lake.
Dead line Surjaa? Classified U at
noon Saturday; lu a.m Monday tor
Monday; other daya 5:30 previous day
Police said the accident oc
curred about 2 a.m. Efforts to
recover the body were continu
ing. Three passengers in the car,
Clifford Swift, 28; Phillip Go
bel, 22, and John Lengascher,
were thrown clear of the car as
it plunged down the steep embankment.
dominating him?
"Why should Benedict have
the same voice and mannerisms
of Volentin and Falstaff?"
While this criticism was pene
trating the phrases of adulation
of the evening, I went on, "Not
once did you create an illusion
that let me forget I was listen
ing and looking at Hugh An
thony dressed in jeans." When
the shock was over, he threw
his arms around me and whisp
ered, "Thank you."
Hunt for Dentists
About Abandoned
Brookings, Ore. U.R) The
search for three southern Ore
gon fishermen on the Pacific
was all but given up today after
four days of hunting turned up
no trace of the trio. .
The group, two Grants Pass
dentists and a guide, was last
seen Thursday afternoon after
setting out on a deep sea fishing
expedition that morning. -
In the group were Dr. Thomas
A. Monahan and Dr. J. M. Hoat
son, both of Grants Pass and
Lloyd Morrison of Harbor, own
er of the 19-foot boat.
Is That So?
Want to bring a wonderful
guest into your home? One who
adapts readily, demands remark
ably little attention, and will
bring you a great return in pleas
ure? Then grow an orchid.
Contrary to popular opinion,
this queen of plants is amazing
ly hardy and it produces the
most satisfying results with the
least care really less than any
other house plant you might wish
to grow.
As you perhaps 'know, the
orchid family is a great one com
prising more than 15,000 species,
plus many more thousands of
hybrids. They range from thumb
nail size to 12-inch petal spread;
in color from chalk-white to deep
midnight purple (no. as yet there
are no true black orchids but
they'll come) and between these
colors appear almost limitless
colors, often in breath - taking
combinations. They hail from al
most all over the world: they are
found in steaming jungles and in
icy wind-swept plains. For that
matter, in the U.S. and Can; a
there are some 150 native sp:
ies including our dainty ladyslip-
per.
Which of these beautiful or
chids to bring into the home
first?
For the beginner, we'd suggest
that you save the exotics until
later and stick to one of the easi
est to grow as well as one of the
most indestructible, the Cattleya
that lavender corsage flower
which means orchids to most
people. Besides, there is more
growing information available
on them and they are most adapt
able to home growing.
Buy Nature Plant
Naturally, you'll be impatient
to reap the reward of your labor
quickly; so for your first orchid
buy a mature potted plant al
ready in bud. And it is possible
to find blooming cattleyas every
month of the year. (If you were
to grow them from seed, the first
bloom would not appear for sev
eral years, for some even up to
seven.)
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Ranger-Naturalist
As with anything else you
cherish, buy your orchid from
an established firm which will
guarantee the plant and help
you when you need assistance.
Some firms will even baby-sit
your plants between blooming
seasons or board them while you
take a long vacation trip al
though for two weeks, don't wor
ry. Cattleyas hold their own this
long and longer without com
plaining. Once you have purchased it,
where will you place it in your
home?
Fortunately, our modern heat
ing systems are so devised that
they will keep an orchid content
ed hence it is quite possible to
grow them in living rooms, kitch
ens or bathrooms. Almost any
where, just as long as you give
them bright sunshine (although
protected from direct midday
summer sun); and removed from
drafts which dry or chill them
excessively; and where they will
have a fairly even temperature.
Set Plant Back
For today's newer floor-to-ceiling
windows, it might be well
to set the plant back a yard or
two in summer. You'll be able to
judge the right distance by the
color of the leaves they should
remain in good medium green,
neither too deep (which means
too little light) nor too yellow
(which means too much light).
For Cattleyas minium night
temperatures should be in the
low 60s or a minimum of around
55 degrees Fahrenheit with 72
or three-abouts during the Viy.
However, occasional extremes of
short duration will not harm the
plant.
Cattleyas store food and water
in the pseudobulbs the thick,
bulb-like part of the stems. Two
cups of water every five to seven
days, depending upon the weath
er, is usually sufficient for "the
average-sized plant. To increase
the humidity about the plant, it
might be well to place the pot up
on a tray filled with about two
inches of pebbles. Keep this tray
partially filled with water, but
never so deep that the bottom of
the pot rests in the water. Or
chids do not like to have their
feet wet.
Should your vacation keep you
two weeks or so from, home,
don't worry. Just water them
thoroughly before you leave and
they will be just fine . during
your absence. Cattleyas actually
thrive when dried out between
waterings. In fact, more orchids
are ruined by over-watering than
by underwatering.
Feed One a Month
If you insist upon feeding
them, do so once a month no
more with a good water solu
ble commercial orchid food. But
more important is to re-pot them
perhaps once over two years in
special dried three fern fibre
called osmunda which is absorb
ant but yet permits good drain
age. When the first bud opens, you
may display the plant anywhere
about your home, giving it the
proper setting it deserves, just
so long as you keep it out of
strong drafts. While flowering, it
usually is not necessary to water
it.
Blooms will last from two to
six weeks. Remove the wilted
flowers from the stem but do not
cut back leaves or bulbs. New
plant growths come from the cti
ones.
For more information may I
suggest that you write to Rod
McLellan, Acres of Orchids,
South San Francisco, for his fold
er on growing orchids in your
home. Better yet, next time you
are out this way take 20 minutes
from downtown San Francisco to
visit his famous collection. It's
all for free and a sight worth see
ing. (Copyright, .1956. bv Eugene Burns)
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San Francisco (U.R) The
prospect of improved treatment
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News and Notes
From Camp White
By BILL HURN
E. K. Ricker, VA Domiciliary
manager, has announced assign
ment of quarters in the post of
fice building for the office of
Jackson county federal em
ployees Federal. . Credit union.
Mrs. Violet Walker, will be in
charge of the office, which will
be open from 2to 3 p.m. each
weekday.
The national trend and growth
in its 35 years from 190 units
formed by employees, labor
union groups, church, fraternal
and like related aassociates has
grown to 16,011 credit unions
with assets totalling $2,707,759,
292.00 by the end of 1955 with
its greatest growth and impact
having been made in the, past
five years, particularly since the
formation of a national associa
tion known as CUNA.
The cooperative groups creat
ed as mutual savings depositories
whose funds would become
available at low interest rates
back to its individual members,
operate at a minimum overhead.
Officers, directorate, credit and
supervising 'committees serve on
a voluntary basis, the secretary
treasurer being the only salaried
position in the organization.
The origin local coverage
was purely VA, known as. the
Camp White Credit union until
under CUNA all federal em
ployees in Jackson county be
came eligible. The Jackson
County federal employees Fed
eral Credit union now services
postal, forestry, park, social sec
urity, internal revenue, welfare,
agriculture and allied federal
agencies.
The CU board hopes the
county employees participation
will warrant extension of office
hours as the CU facility comes
into its fullest possibilities of
all the local potential members.
Grants Pass American Legion
Post 28 sponsored the. Crater
Lake visitation Aug. 8 for 29
members. Marieta Varner, Pat
Reherd, Minnie Tantlinger and
Marie Welcox of the auxiliary
from Grants Pass were members
of the luncheon committee. E. W.
Riberdy was in charge of the
other 28 in the bus driven by
Walter E. Messicar.
DAV auxiliary 11. of Grants
Pass presented a game session
in the theatre Wednesday after
noon. Beulah McEwen, hospital
chairman, and Oliver McEwen,
representing chapter 11, were
aided" by Teresa Clayton and
Doris Blanney. Cigarettes, candy
and gum were distributed.
VFW.entertained wards 1 and
5 with a variety show under the
emceeing of Tommy Thompson.
The Ayers twins, Jaque, and
Judy, in dancing acts, Kathleen
Classic, baton dance, and ac
cordianists Sharon Roberts, Vir
ginia Walters, Bonnie Gohring,
Loraine White and Deanne Put
nam performed.
August's birthday party Wed
nesday evening at the theatre
was arranged by Central Point
auxiliary of Myers-Holland post
129. A total of 32 veterans at
tended. Honors were especially
extended to William L. Cole
thrust, who was 93 vears nlri
Aug. 7.
Grace Shrier, Leola Faber,
Eva Campbell, and Mary Parker
of Central Point aided by the
local legion staff of Thelma Wil
liams from the legion office and
Bill Wolfe who was in charge
of the kitchen and coffee urn
conducted the celebration event.
At the VAVS August meeting
raonaay at building 218, organi
zation plans for the consolidated
Christmas program at VA dom
iciliary will be considered.
Steelhead Pup Tent 14 and
Gladiolus Circle 3 of Military
Order of Cooties and Ladybugs
conducted a Cootie Nicotine
spread Thursday afternoon fol
lowed by a ward party for ward
5. Glenn Massa and Clara Mar-
Wafer Resources,
Flood Group Files Acts
The Rogue Basin Flood Con
trol and Water Resources associ
ation has filed articles of incor
poration with the state corpora
tion commissioner in Salem. The
association is a Jackson and Jose
phine county organization.
After a series of meetings last
winter and this spring in both
counties the group was formed
with William L. Jess, Shady
Cove-Eagle Point area, as board
chairman. Vice c h ai r m a n is
Ralph T. Moore, president of the
Southern Oregon State bank at
Grants Pass.
Original directors and signers
of the articles of incorporation
include County Judge Rodney
Keating: H. L. Gebhard, Central
Point; Ted Conway, M. H. Wil
liams and E. S. Strother, all of
Shady Cove-Eagle Point area;
Ben Hilton, F. I. Bristol and J.
E. Bartlett, Grants Pass; Howard
F. Norwood, Rogue River; Clyde
G. Broeffle, Cave Junction; A. A.
Walker and C. L. Eaker, Gold
Hill, and Francis Krouse, Wil
liams area.
Secretary-treasurer of the or
ganization is Wally Martin,
Grants Pass attorney, who is not
a member of the board. The last
meeting was held at Gold Hill
July 17. Other meetings have
been held in Medford, Central
Point, Grants Pass, and Rogue
River.
tin, hospital chairmen of their
groups were in charge.
Bottled Beer Due
For Price Increase
Bottled beer, consumed on li
censed premises, will be in
creased five cents per bottle, it
was decided at a recent meeting
of on-premise licensees of Jack
son and Josephine counties.
The price of "take-home" pack
aged beer will increase accord
ingly, it was announced. Jim
Clithero, president of the local
chapter of licensees, said, "This
increased price is long past due
in view of the advance in price
of other commodities over the
past ten years."
Tlie action taken on the in
creased prices was not that of
any organized group or associa
tion but rather the general opin
ion of a number of licensees and
the suggested prices are not
obligatory upon any individual,
Clithero said.
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