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O TWO MTDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE TuMdir. Julr 8. 1957 Potpourri Philadelphia, July 4 Some 7.000 people stood in line for prac tically hours last night in order to be presented to an Oregonian. Pretty and charming Martha Shull, retiring president of National Education association, was honored at a formal reception given by NEA and Oregon Educational association in the Grand ballroom of the Benjamin Franklin hotel and which jammed the hotel. The honor of also meeting the vice-president of the nation, Richard Nixon, went to the first several hundred through the line then the vice-president excused himself and the reception contin ued without him. The vice-president had spoken at the general assembly which preceded the reception, but for various reasons, the fact that he would attend the reception had not been generally announced. Hostesses, including Maxine Smith of Medford, were informed of the vice-president's attendance at the party only an hour or so before Miss Shull and Mr. Nixon arrived. A reporter-photographer team from Life magazine has been coverim; the centennial convention, and were on hand at the party, along with a lew other reporters ana pnotograpners. vari' ous "big wheels" in NEA and OEA stood in the receiving line from time to time in order to receive guests and be photographed with the two honored guests. Miss Shull wore a long pink lace gown which was becoming with her graying hair and fair com (P'mxion, and a pink orchid corsage. However, the decorations in tit! Grand ballroom and the three other rooms reserved for the arty vre red roses, and the Oregon room at the hotel has had Obnk rti roses, dozens of them, every day. They are a gift from Osa fian ef Margaret Perry, Monmouth, who was McCall Maga- ' "Teacher of the Year" in 1955 and who is attending the invention. She was honored at the annual dinner of the Depart- tcttt o Clatsroom Teachers Tuesday night. .... As ni the case when Vice-President Nixon visited Medford tfurirvt the last election campaign, a swarm of secret service men and at Philadelphia police stood close at hand during the recep tion. Totpourri wandered over to talk with one, who said that he I'aari't rally very worried that when the federal men are on the JcgS, the local men feel everything is under control. Aeeerding to this native son of Philadelphia, the city is "noth im mrt than a hick town." He conceded that this sounded odd, sine the population is more than two million souls. But he said the poodle generally are narrow-minded and that there are a lot of "silly blue laws" on the books. Pptpourri brought along a book to Philadelphia called "The Philadelphian" and written by a native son, a former newspaper man. He makes the native Philadelphian out to be a grasping, pret ty unprincipled person with little interest in his neighbor and says that Philadelphia "society" is an ever-dwindling circle be cause the "best families" are dying out and no others are being accepted. Just now we asked a fellow reporter in the NEA press room if Philadelphia isn't known as the "City of Brotherly Love." "Gsh, I guess it is," he said, "but I haven't heard that in a long time." A team of speakers who visited Medford not long ago, and ho were former Philadelphians, maintained that there' is no con certed effort in the city to solve the problem of the Negro slums or of juvenile delinquency. The policeman more or less agreed with this and said the proportion of Negroes is increasing. "I'm going to get out as soon as I can," he concluded. Teachers, however, seem to be making an effort to treat chil 4em simply as children, and not as Negroes, whites, Jewish AiWren or gentiles. Almost 3,000 Philadelphia school children of OJi ages and their teachers presented a simply fabulous "schools O parade" program for the convention Tuesday night that brought -fcstravagant praise from the teachers. The youngsters were thoroughly trained, the pageantry color ed and exciting and the music very beautiful. And in almost every umber, the Negroes and whites played and performed together. tba visiting teachers were further impressed with two scenes of ihe pageant. In one instance when scores of children had scam pered from the huge auditorium floor, one small child lay curled up in the middle, seemingly asleep but with a bright spotlight on tim. After a moment, one of his companions came and woke him foad the two scampered off together, hand in hand. One was white -the other very black. The closing scene of the pageant was impressive, with a huge iBtni of learning towering over a platform. With children on all swies, four teachers dressed in costumes to represent the last 100 3 years of education in this country, and accompanied by three or , four white children so dressed, entered the room and stood below the Lamp of Learning. Last to enter was sweet-faced Miss Shull, with her characteristic warm smile. By one hand she led a small white child, by the other a small black child. And she took her place by those who had preceded her to the Lamp of Learning. a Potpourri's part in the program was concluded this noon, and now we feel somewhat freer. The centennial convocation speakers, Norman Cousins of the Saturday Review, Dr. James Conant, for mer president of Howard university, and Waurine Walker, a former NEA president, spoke during the morning. In the after noon Potpourri led one of the 115 circles, made up of teachers and lay persons from all over the U.S. We were six a kindergarten teacher from New Jersey: a New York teacher from a high school of 4,000 who teaches German and English; another New Yorker from a rich district who teaches English and Social studies; a man who teaches mathematics in a school near Philadelphia and a Catholic sister who heads the science department at a Philadelphia parochial college. This morning we took part in a symposium on "Teamwork in Comniunications Between Lay and Professional People." Our news room boss, EA, maintained from the first that the title was nega tivand didn't "communicate" anything. He was right. We were five on the panel nine listeners showed and two left by the time the moderator finished. Later we learned other groups met the same fate. One woman Sid a panel Wednesday led by Gordon Sabine, former dean of Urm University of Oregon Journalism School and now dean of the CWkne t Communication Arts, Michigan State university, had ralkal to a handful. The topic was "The Effect of the Rise of Ttfcafi Hadn." Last year's NEA convention was held in Portland, and teachers ar still talking about how outstanding it was. Many delegates. CALENDAR Calendar notices' and newi for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun der edition hi 1 D m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 .m- of the day of publication and for week day news is 5 pjn. the day before publication. . Tuesday 8 p.m. Roguette circle 4, Mili tary Order of Lady Bugs. Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Central Point Garden club, Ashland Lithia Park. 12:30 p.m. Medford League of Women Voters, at lake house of Mrs. John Day. Gold Rey road.. 12:30 p.m. Medford Town send club, at Carpenter's union hall. Central Point Club to Tour Ashland Park Central Point The C e n t ral Point garden club will tour the Ashland Lithia park after a pot luck picnic - there tomorrow. Mrs. E. W. Jermark is hostess. Members are to meet at the Central Point grange hall at 10:30 a.m. and eo directly to the park. Those with names begin ning with letters up to "K" are to take salads, those with names "L" to "Z" are to take hot dishes. Society Potluck Luncheon Wednesday Meeting C. E. Naffziger and Mrs. Charles Boussum were delegates from Medford to the fourth dis trict council meeting in Cottage Grove, Sunday, July 7. Mrs. Ida Kelly, club member, also attend ed. Thirty club members and six visitors were present at the Fourth of July picnic held by the club in Ashland's Lithia park Six persons were visitors. The next regular club meeting and potluck lunch will be held Wednesday, July 10. at 12:30 p.m. in Carpenter's union hall. 4 Guests Leave For Portland Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heisten, Portland, left for their home last week after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Michael, 475 Charlotte Ann road. Mrs. Michael and Mrs. Heisten are sisters. The two sisters spent a few days in Roseville, Calif., visiting their brother, Albert Daugherty. Altrusan Plans New Orleans Convention Trip Miss Grace R. Smith, 1288 South Columbus ave., leaves Medford tomorrow morning by air on her way to the Altrusa International biennial conven tion in New Orleans, July 21 to 25. Miss Smith is immediate past president of the local Altrusa club. Before boarding the conven tion train at Chicago, Miss Smith plans to visit relatives and friends in Michigan and Wiscon sin. After the New Orleans meeting, she will take an air trip to Mexico, returning by way of Tucson and Los Angeles. She will be home early in August. Delegates from 426 Altrusa club in Bermuda, Guatemala, Great Britain, Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States will gather for the convention. Dr. Loretta M. Miller, past 12th district gov ernor from Ellensburg, Wash., is a candidate for second vice president of the international. She is now a member of two international committees. Featured at the convention will be a speech given by Dr. Jose Amora, Uruguay, director general of Organization of American States, on "Crucial Developments in the Western Hemisphere." Dr. Amora will include in his talk the planning for peaceful uses of atomic energy. -4 Fruit and Ice Cream Make Dreisy Desserts ' New York IIP) Dress up des serts by using fruits in season, served with a topping of ice cream. Here's one suggestion. Peel, core or pit and slice your favor ite fruit pears, apples, peaches or plums. Poach in enough sug ar and water syrup to cover, using 23 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water, flavored with J,4 tea spoon of pure vanilla extract. Chill and serve topped with ice cream. Houseguest Mrs. George B. Dicus of Hut chinson, Kan., is visiting her mother Mrs. Frank R. Baker, 938 South Riverside aveune, Medford. Mrs. Dicus will spend about a week here. Saturday by Ladies Troop Second Annual Horse Show The Ladies Mounted Troop. Auxiliary to the Jackson Coun ty Sheriff's Posse, will put on their second annual horse show Saturday, July 13. The show this year is ac credited with the Oregon Horse man's association. The points won here will count on cham pionships for the state of Ore gon. Riders from other parts of the state will attend. The classes and games this year will be as follows: parade horse, matched pairs, English pleasure, jumpers, Shetland ponies to bike, Arabian native costume, Appaloosa and Pinto Indian costume, western plea sure horse, seat and hands, 12 and under. Palomino, Texas bar rel race, scurry race, and baton race. There is an entry fee for all horse show classes. A first place trophy will be awarded in each class and ribbons to fifth place. All entries must be in by 8 p.m. Thursday, July 11. For entry blanks or more detailed information call Mrs. Iris Dodge, KE 5-2518 or write her at Box 365, Talent. seeing our Oregon badge, stop to say how much they enjoyed their stay in Oregon last summer. These included one Hawaiian woman and two Puerto Ricans. One New York woman said she wrote a special convention report, saying how truly friendly and hospita ble everyone had been in Portland, and how efficiently the ses sions had been organized. The hotel is jammed again tonight for "Friendship Night." The lobby and all stairs are solid from wall to wall with jostling men and women and the elevators are mobbed. Conventioning teachers are a hardy lot meeting from 7:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. and then fun afterwards. Here it is almost time to leave the City of Brotherly Love just as we discovered the only place in town where the coffee doesn't taste like lye. O.S. d UNBELIEVABLE BARGAINS SALE TABLES LOCATED ON Main Floor Balcony 2nd Floor Record Shop SALE ENDS SATURDAY, JULY 13th Doors Open 9 A.M. Daily NO LAY-A-WAYS "Come Early and Get the BARGAINS" We Believe a Sale Should Have GENUINE BARGAINS! WE LIKE TO CLEAR OUT OUR ODDS 'N' ENDS to make room for new Fall Merchandise. YOU GET THE ADVANTAGE! The Management NEW THIS YEAR "BONUS FOR CASH" EXTRA 5 DISCOUNT ON ALL SALE MERCHANDISE PAID FOR IN CASH Only Sale Merchandise and Only During Sal ?D : Medford IOOF Hold Installation Tonight in Lodge . District Deputy Grand Master John Black of Jacksonville will be in Medford tonight to install newly elected officers of Med ford lodge. International Order of Odd fellows. To be installed are Larry Hor tcn, noble grand; Vern Stickle, vice-grand; Jack Huston, secre tary, and George Howard, treas urer. Appointive officers will be named at the installation. A planning committee is work ing now with ladies of Olive Re bekah lodge to arrange a lodge picnic soon. Master Point Play Held by Riverside Club Thirty two players competed in last Wednesday master point duplicate bridge tournament of the Riverside Bridge club. High scores were in the north south position Mrs. B. J. Sander son and Mrs. Marie R e h ling, ing, first; Mrs. M. Herman, and Charles Munds, second; Mrs. George Dean and Mrs. Y Dalen, third. East-west position play ers were Mrs. Howard Boyd and Al Gilhousen. first; Mrs. Paul McDuffie and Mrs. Richard Mile stone, second; and Mrs. Van Gil fa e r t and Mrs. J. J. Beaman, third. Mrs. George Ware Returns Home After Visit to Arizona Mrs. George R. Ware, 1818 Winema Way, returned here Sat urday from Tucson, Ariz., where she visited with her son. Cap tain Donald M. Hall, and fam ily. She was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Frank A. Kimball, and granddaughter Col leen Kimball, of Springfield, who spent the week end at the Ware home. Captain Hall is stationed at the Davis-Monthan air base, near Tucson, and is the father of two small sons. On the trip home the Oregon people spent some time in Hollywood and also visited Mrs. Ware's niece. Mrs. Ralph Ralston and family at Ramona, Calif. Britain's Monarch's Fall Visit Brings Out Elizabethan Look By GAY PAULEY United Press Correspondent New York HP Look for an Elizabethan era in American fashions for fall. The visit of Britain's young monarch and her husband to the United States is three months away. But Seventh Avenue manufacturers already are busi ly cutting clothes with "regal simplicity, from fabrics rich enough for royalty, and in colors appropriately named "Windsor Rose," "Elizabethan Blue" and "Royal Purple." "The Queen's visit will have a strong influence on the way Miss and Mrs. Average Ameri can will want to look," said Roxane, who with Cecil Beaton designed the Samuel Winston fall and winter collection. Designer Collections Shown The Winston group was one of the designer collections pre viewed Monday for 200 visiting fashion reporters here for shows by the Couture group of the New York Dress Institute. Roxane's "fit for a queen" fabrics include silk satins in jewel tones, a S60 per yard lame, ottoman silk brocades and wools with velvet-like texture. Monte Sano and Pruzan, pace setters in coat and suit styles, came up with the "great circle" coat cut full enough to en velop just about any costume in a woman's wardrobe. They also showed the three-quarter length and seven-eighths length coat, the latter done in large-pattern plaid tweed, in circular, barrel, straight and bias cut. Natural Waist Highlighted Suits belted at the natural waistline highlighted the Harry Don't Say "Hello" Say - - - "FILTER-FLO' Frechtel collection. Frechtel Is one of several manufacturers providing plenty of walking room in narrow suit and dress skirts, with deep box pleats, or slits. Nettie Rosenstein featured all sorts of jackets in her suits some of them hipbone length, others waist, some single-breasted, others double, some belted, others unbelted. One of the most striking dresses in her collection: A vamp type gown of clinging crepe, with the decolletage slashed to the waist at back. It is named "Inky." Jane Derby's evening clothes feature skirts cut with extrava gant fullness; but bodices so sparse they just barely are modest. Are you the parent of teen age youngster? Books at the Medford Public library will help you cope with the many problems that are part of help ing a child to grow up. YES SIB! 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