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o O o o o O o O O o O o o o o O o G0 0 0 o o o o 5" o 8 o TWCM-MEDFORD (OSSGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. December 4. 1956 Chnstmas Cards Slimmer C - For 1956;- Red -Favorite Color O o ' w By MARGARET RICHARDS i designs of 'religious motif Christ Untied Press Correspondent mas cards nd similar subjects. Kansas City, Mo. U.Pj Rdisious cards in general have C:,.iitmas cards are. stvIibjy ; advanced tn styhnij and design, sii.n. packed with surprise and and are expected to continue to brilliantly Colored this yeas. ! "sprove in popularity this year A review of the severtU thous- ' as thcy .have each. Christmas in and new dc'.gns created -by the i Tent ?ears' h said. artists of the world's largest! The "super-super - slim ' de greeting card firm 'disclosed 1 signs and their companions, the that; " new decorated envelopes, are 1. Slender styling fcaj progres- among the most eye-catchjng in sed ' the ultimate in cards that novations in Christmas greet-mc-asure 14 inches je length end ings. The long, narrow dimen onlv two inctits m width: o ior.s whether used horizontal- 2. Distinctive envelopes dec-Ny r vertically permit unusual orated with gay stripes and holi-! treatment of yule subjects, and day ornaments, and" unusual ! the colorful' envelopes proclaim folding arrangements that pre- j "Merry Christmas" even before sent Christmas scenes in ' dra- i they are opened. matic Cpanorar.ic fashion have ! Blues and greens, which had been introduced. o been climbing in popularity as 3. Red, -she traditional yule- i Christmas card colors, have been tide color, has -reaffirmed, itself '. subordinated this year. Red, the as top shade of the season. ' 'd reliable, once again is un it! alD the 1956 selection of challenged leader' in the color Chnstmasc greetings is one ef ; parade in accordance with the tl.most distinctive collectJdns ' Current sing to warm, bright in retort years, said Mrs. Jean- tones- ' . rictte t-ee, Resign director of r Photography Technique pTlallmaJc. Cards. :, i Photographic techniques have Frosting been combined with artwork to Rich parchment, symbolic of j achieve several unusual effects, splendor, has been vised for.! Mrs. Lee reported. One series of y many of Tlie new' cards, with designsO and lettering smartly worked ir silver and gold that often hasMl harrmiered r craft ed appearance, ingraving, sim ulated jewels and a sew process greetings features color photo graphs of traditional Christmas symbols sprays of holly, glow candles or glistening -ornaments vignetted and mounted against heavv textured backgrounds. In that procces an all-over frosted j another, figures of angels, choir appearance also have been em-1 boys and the like have been ployed extensively. j sculptured in paper and photo- This frosting gives unusual di mension, to stained glass window Our Shipment O of" e Mexican, Glass IS NOW HERE 3 With.G Many Good Green Pieces cfor Christmas Giving ' Phone 3-1733 J Flowus Giiis 26 SOUTH CfNTRAL gra plied "io color A comparatively new type of card the family greeting is on . hand in many new forms. One timely card is in the shape of a television set. Tiny Santa Claus figures, each imprinted with the name of an appropriate member ef the family, are tuck ed lyhind the TV screen. Cut outs are even supplied for the i family pets whether - dog, cat , or parakeet. ' Who is expecfed to be. the favorite character on cards this ; year? Santa Claus, of course. ! "Year in and year out, Santa ! leads the popularity poll," Mrs. 1 Lee said, "Santa is presented as : the traditional "round-faced, jolly gent, as a stylized character with tufted brows and beard, at work in his North -Pole sh'op and in many other ways." i Medford Barracks To Meet Wednesday World War I Veterans, Med i ford barracks, will meet Wednes 'day, December 5, at Redman 5 hall at 7:34 p.m. Plans for a j Christmas party will be made. Society Senior Students In Homemaking Take Examination Senior homemaking students of Medford High school and St. Mary's High school joined today with 300.000 others throughout the United States in testing their homemaking knowledge and at ! titudes. The young women took a 50-minute written examina tion sponsored by General Mills for the third annual American Homemaker of Tomorrow con gest. A total of S106.000 in schol i arships is offered by General Mills to the winners. ! At the St. Mary's school six senior girls took the test under the direction of Sister Elizabeth Jean, their teacher. At Medford High school 24 seniors took the test. They have studied sewing with Miss Jean Brooks and cook ing under Mrs. Ruth Hocker smith. Approximately three quarters of a million girls have been en rolled in this- national home making program since it was launched by General Mills in 195S to assist the schools in homemaking education. . In Oregon 3,935 girls in 143 schools took the written exami nation. The girl with the highest test score in each school will be named Homemaker of Tomor row for her school and will re ceive an award pin designed by Trifari of New York. Her test will be entered in competition for $1,500 and $500 scholarships which will be awarded each state Homemaker of Tomorrow and the runner-up respectively. The school of each state winner will receive a complete set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. The 48 state winners and the representative from the District of Columbia will receive an expense-paid educational tour to Washington, D.C., colonial Wil liamsburg, Va., and New York, where on May 2 at a Waldorf Astoria hotel banquet one of them will be announced as the 1957 AU-American Homemaker of Tomorrow. Her scholarship will be increased to S5.000. This year for the- first time girls who rank second, third and fourth in the national finals will re ceive $4,000, $3,000, and $2,000 scholarships respectively. For sure-fire success at your parties, consult books at the Medford Public Library o n games and entertaining. Needle Picture 7312 Heirloom beauty a picture in simplest embroidery stitches Christ, The Good Shepherd. Frame it for the walls of your own home or make it a thoughtful gift. Pattern 7312: Transfer of de votional picture 16x19 inches. Directions, color chart included. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 3 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 plainly NAME. ADDRESS AND PATTERN NUMBER. Two FREE patterns printed in our ALICE BROOKS Needle craft book stunning designs for yourself, for your home just for you, our readers! Dozens of other designs to order all easy, fas cinating hand-work! Send 25 cents for your copy of this won derful book right away! Mrs. Bob Norris Is Speaker for Chapter-Meeting Alpha Rho chapter of Beta Phi sorority held the last busi ness meeting in the home of Mrs. James Tengesdal, 1216 West Eighth street, November 27. The cultural program for the evening was presented by Mrs. Bob Norris, her theme being "The Art of Dress". It was point ed out how clothes, color and haid could be worn to the best advantage of each person. She also had many pictures demon strating the right and wrong ways of dress. A basic wardrobe was said to be an important factor. Mrs. Raymond Morton gave a report on the activities of the sorority's of city council. Plans were made for a Christ mas basket to be given some deserving family at Christmas time. Mrs. William Werner is in charge. Co-hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Donald Lue and Mrs. Marcus McKenzie. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Larry Allen, 716 Hamilton street, December 13th at 8 p.m. v O G CI lisK 1 1 ... i 3 & r.uaronedl . WALL TO WALL BROADLOOM CARPET r Brings Mow Beuty and loveliness Into Your Home NO MONEY DOWN The monthly payments below include carpet, heavy pad ding and tackless installation by fAedferd's finest crafts men. Other sizes and qualities proportionate. See how easy it is to own Wall. to Wall Carpet, GOOD TWtED GOOD SIZI VISCOSE AIL WOOl BROADLOOM BROADLOOM 9'xl2' 6.90 month 6.21 month 0 9'x 13' ' 6.67 " 6.66 " 9'xl8' .6.56 " 7.97 " 9'x IV 6.56 ". 9.31 12' x 12' 5.89 ". 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Annual pin awards were given' to Mary Williams, Marianne Cantrall, Diane Winningham, Marianne Barker and Ricky Davis, first year: Lona Buffing ton, Robert Zeigler and Karen Gettling, second year; Gary Fos sen, Donald Gettling and Jerome Peterson, third year; Romelle Fossen, fouth year; Noel Dunlap, fifth year; Shirley Dunlap. sev- 1 enth year; and Nancy Redhead, i tenth year. ! Approximately 140 attended j the supper and dance. j Tickets on Sale For PTA Supper Central Point Tickets for the Central Point Parent-Teacher association chili supper, Decem ber 6th, are available at Jewett school, Junior High school, and Crater Department Store. I Serving will start at 5:30 p.m. ' and continue until 7:30 p.m. Supper will be followed by a ' band and chorus concert, j. The major part of the money I raised by this project will be j used to buy equipment for the i new Jewett school. 1 Individuals who are donating cakes and salads are asked to have them in the home econ i omics room- in the Junior High : school not later than 4 .p.m. ' Thursday. College to Give Christmas Concert Wednesday Niqht Corvallis Five Medford stu dents will sing in the Oregon State college chorus Wednesday. : December 5. when its presents I Handel's ' Messiah" as the an ' nual campus Christmas concert. ' They are Gary Gustafson, sen ; ior in animal husbandry; Lewis j McLaren, senior in agriculture; Miss Pat Newland, junior in j elementary education; Miss Kay j White, sophomore in elementary , education and Miss Sharon Whit lock, freshman in education ma jor. Approximately 250 student singers will take part in the annual concert, which tradition ally opens the Christmas season on the OSC campus. Four guest soloists from Port land, Albany and Corvallis have i been invited to participate in this year's "Messiah" presenta j tion. Robert Wells, head of the ! mu3ic department, will be direc ; tor. The concert will be presented ! in the OSC coliseum at 8 p.m. ' and is open to the public. Nearly ; 4000 persons attended last year's , concert Rogue River Club Announces Bazaar Rogue River Rogue River Garden club will hold the an nual Christmas bazaar Decem ber 8 at Like Oak Grange hall Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Christmas candles, cards, dec orations and novelties will be on sale, as well as cookies and candy. Lunch and refreshments will be served. Gold Hill Woman Named President 1 Mrs. Walter McClean, Gold Hill, was elected president of Rogue Valley Herb society at a meeting held recently at the home of Mrs. Glen Hoist,' ML Pitt avenue, Medford. She sue ceeds Mrs. Otto Nagel, Eagle I'oint. Also elected to office were Mrs. J. W. Ostrander. Medford. first vice-president: Mrs. Glen Hoist, Medford, second vice president; Mrs. A. B. Kneass, recording secretary; Mrs. Nagel. Eagle Point, corresponding sec retary; Mrs. L. W. Lingscheit. Medford, treasurer. The remaining retiring offic ers are Mrs. John Hoist, Gold Hill, first vice president; Mrs. Mrs. Edgar Vanderlip. Shady Cove, second vice president: Mrs. Stephen F. Counts, Grants Grants Pass, corresponding sec retary and Mrs. Glen Hoist, treasurer. Mrs. Bert F. Simmons spoke about the use of herbs in con nection with Christmas. Christ mas candles, wreaths and a kiss ing ball made by member were displayed. Camp Announces Memorial Service A service in memory of Mrs. A. R. Allen, oracle of Mistletoe camp, Royal Neighbors of Amer ica, who died Friday, will be held at the next meeting of the camp. It is set for Thursday, De cember 6. at 7:30 p.m. in the Pythian biulding. 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