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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. July 10. 1957 Designers Deal In Fractions For Fall Wear By GAY PAULEY United Press Correspondent New York W Designers give us women plenty of frac tions for fall calculation. They talk in terms of half belts and coats either three quarter or seven-eights length. Half-belts show through our suit collections, although there are just as many fully belted, or anbelted and fitted loosely at the waistline. The number of three-quarter and seventh-eighths length coats equals the number of full length ones in collections being shown this week to visiting fashion re porters. The shows are held semi annually by the couture group of the New York Dress Institute. Balloon-Like Shape Coat silhouettes ran the ga mut from the slim and wrapped to those of luxurious fullness. Monte Sano and Pruzan intro (Qlced a balloon-like shape coat cut straight as a pin in front but with the back puffing out like a blister, but hauled in again at the hemline or waist line. Most suits and many coats feature the bracelet sleeve, loose fitting and ending just a few inches short of the wrist. Shoul ders follow the natural curve of the body. Collars usually are flat and constructed to stand away from the neck. fur trims everything from evening dresses to coats. Origin als teamed black lynx, beaver, mink or lamoire, a south African lamb, with tweeds and fleeces in a handsome daytime group. Monte Sano and Pruzan lined a cotton gabardine raincoat with ocelot and priced it at $950. Daring Bare Ringleader Ceil Chapman is a ringleader in the daring baring for evening wear. One of her boldest neck lines shows the bodice opened to the waist, but laced like a corse let with thin satin cords drawn through rhinestone eyelets. She doesn't even bother to lace other necklines with a v plunge to waist. These, she calls the Venus dresses. Her Cleo silhouette makes the beholder wonder what next. A seemingly demure bodice has triangular cutouts under each arm to expose most of the rib section. Another Chapman design is the Etruscan silhouetet, which she said "is one of the earliest1 glamor girl fashions, predating Grecian costumes." The Etrus can is a horizontal draping of Irabric around the hips, to give a girdle-like cling. Society Half-Size Step-in I v f Couple Return From Reunion Central Point Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mathes, box 372, Central Point, recently returned from Texas and Oklahoma where they attended a family reunion of three brothers and three sisters who had not been together since 1916. They are relatives of Mr. Mathes. One member of the family, Vernon C. Mathes, of Riverside, Calif., did not attend the reun ion. They are all children of the late Judge and Mrs. U. L. Math es of Guyrr.an, Okla. Attending the reunion in ad dition to Lester Mathes were Leo Mathes and his wife of Mc Allen, Texas; Virgil Mathes of Junction City, Kan.; Mrs. Gladys Richmond, of Boulder, Colo.; Mrs. Goldie Wood and her hus band of Hutchinson, Kan.; and Mrs. Vesta Turner, of Greeley, Colo. Headquarters for the reunion was in Perryton, Tex. The fam ily also visited Pampa. Texas; Guyman, Okla.; and Hardesty, Okla., during the reunion. The family originally settled in Har desty, April 6, 1906. Camping Session in August Still Open Registrations are still being accepted by the Rogue Valley Girl Scout council camping com mittee for girls to attend -the ten-day session at Low Echo camp at Lake of the Woods from August 6 through 16. Girls from ages 10 through 17 may attend. For information call the Girl Scout office at SP 2-5912. 14'.'2-24V, 1 Hot weather's here! Make sev eral cool, neat pinafores ideal for summer days! Cinch to sew with our PRINTED Pattern de signed to fit the shorter, fuller figure perfectly. Step-in princess silhouette so slimming! Printed Pattern 9109: Half Sizes 14',2, 16'2, 18s, 20V2, 22'.2, 24 Vi. Size 16'i takes 4Ts yards 35-inch. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, faster, ac curate. Send FIFTY CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents fo 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 plainly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. Veterans Receive Prizes for June Bridge Scores Summer flowers decorated the tables for the buffet supper that followed the master point play of the Camp White Veterans Bridge club Friday evening. Top scorers in the east-west position were Mrs. Paul McDuf fee and Mrs. Cliff Howard, 137'2 points, with Mr. and Mrs. George Rode first in the north south position with 135V2 points. . Other east-west players and their points were Mrs. Fred Reh ling and Rom Randall, 119V; Eill Isaacs and Arthur Scarseth, 112; and Mr. and Mrs. Berg Mar ten, 111 2. North-south position players and points were Mrs. Al Gilhousen and Mrs. Paul Hatton, 129: Mrs. Tom Fuson and Roy Pruitt. 123 '2; and Jack Harris and Fred Stevens, 118. Prizes were awarded by fhe American Legion auxiliary to high scoring veterans for the month of June. First went to Tom Munds, second. Tom Ran dall, and third to Bill Hickey. DeMolay To Give Chevalier Degree The Chevalier degree of De Molay - will be conferred on three boys in ceremonies at the Masonic temple at 8 p.m. Satur day, July 13. The meeting is open to the public. Boys receiving " the honorary degree will be Ken Piland, The Dalles, former master state councilor; Jim Materie and Earl Knight Jr., both of Medford. The degree is being conferred by Malta Commandery. of Ashland. Ross Gilkihson, Medford, will be acting commander; John Pond, commander in the west; M. Patrick Dunn, commander in the south; John Daugherty, grand marshal; C. L. Howard, grand chaplain. Howard Phil lips, chairman of the DeMolay advisory council, is gener chairman in charge of the event. -4 Sojourners To Install Officers Thursday The Medford Sojourners will install new officers at the reg ular meeteing at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, in Pythian hall. Following the installation the group will play cards, with prizes awarded in canasta, pin ochle and bridge. The Sojourners club is an or ganization for newcomers to the city, and any women who has lived here two years or less is invited. 4 Installation The Disabled American Veter ans and auxiliary will hold an installation of officers at a meet ing in the Moose hall, 11 South Newtown street, Thursday, July II. at 7:30p.m. All women at tending are asked to bring cakes. Quick Elastic is the pre- J"j"Li ri J mi urn quality liquid I . j I IT tf "1 I m starch that mixes easily, I I I I fl I II J f WORTH MORE I'll I I M 111 BECAUSE IT fYrX DOES MORE HgtMfm nTrU It's concentrated, goes Vj wm MgJ further . . . penetrates U'jliTi 1". V , J f "tilt. J deeply, starches evenly, VNiclilnit l makes ironing easier. Get t,m 'wi!'"' " I your rnones worth... jfflfHn gjjggri Seasoning Used To Excess Here New York itfi One authority says the nation's cooks have gone overboard in the use of season ings. Especially in the use of garlic. Norwood Weaver, a spice and herb specialist, said that moder ation is the first rule of success ful cooking with herbs. "U n d e r - season rather than over-season," he said. "If a spice can be recognized, it is not well- blended and well-used." "Garlic especially is used with too heavy a hand," said Weaver, head of John Wagner and Sons. Used sparingly though, it adds new flavor to lamb, beef and salads. Weaver said garlic powd er sales alone jumped 400 per cent from 1950 to 1954. (The American Spice Trade Association said total annual comsumption of garlic now aver ages about 38,000,000 pounds. It quoted producers' estimates that about seven per cent of the total domestic and imported garlic is used dehydrated, either as nowdcr or turned into garlic salt.) Weaver said another common cooking fault is in using the wrong seasoning. For instance, basil is a delightful companion to tomatoes. But sage, delicious with pork or such vegetables as cabbage and brussels sprouts, would overpower the delicate tomato. Weaver said the art of season ing can be as personal as a sign ature. Only by careful testing and experimenting can a cook learn which spices to add at the beginning of a dish, which at the intermediate and which the min ute before serving. "But it's worth all the trou ble," Weaver said. Garden Club Elects Officers at Meet Cave Junction Mrs. James Payne was reelected president of the Illinois Valley Garden club at a meeting held June 28 al the home of Mrs. Joe Ollis. Her officers include Mrs. Lew K r a u s s, vice-president; Mrs. Floyd Wells, secretary and Mrs. Joe Ollis, treasurer. New member is Mrs. Robert Wilson, and Mrs. Wayne Petsch was a guest. 1 Gold Hill Houseguest of Mrs. R. Norris, Route 2, Box 512, Gold Hill, is Miss Katherine Sewell of Hollywood, Calif. Miss Sewell will spend several weeks in the valley. JPoipominri Philadelphia, July 6 "The Past is Prologue" was the theme of National Education Association'! final meeting last night and the last organ note had 'scarcely died away before delegates rushed for the doors, attendants began taking the decorations down and gathering up the sound equipment,, which included miles of electric cord and cable. Portland's Martha Shull, who was the 1957 president of NEA an educator's group now almost 750,000 strong, wept a little as she said the final words. Miss Shull, whose beauty and charm bring constant comment, is popular with both teachers and press, we found. Last night Oregon paid her tribute in the final meeting. Gladys Beldon, Albany teacher who heads Oregon Education association's Department of Classroom Teachers, presented her a gift. Maxine Smith and Potpourri struggled a huge bouquet of red roses down to the hall by taxi and Maxine finding no place on the rostrum for this bit of Oregon atmosphere, finally put them on the floor near the twin pianos, arranged for a duo-piano number. When the music was over an attendant pressed a button and the pianos with the roses, sank almost out of sight as that section of the mechanized stage jvas lowered Among gifts presented the new NEA president, Lyman Ginger of Kentucky university was a handsome red and black plaid Pendleton blanket. Ewald Turner, Pendleton teacher who is the new national vice-president of the Department of Classroom Tea chers, made the presentation, taking care to put in a quick plug for Pendleton's Round-Up. - - Flags of the 48 states were massed at the back of the huge stage and each state delegation then received its- flag as a gift and earlier the flags, gifts of the Pennsylvania Teachers' Education association were displayed in the lobby of the Benjamin Franklin hotel, convention headquarters This was a nice gesture, but Ore gon delegates wished the njme of their state had been spelled correctly. The thousands of educators listening to Dr. William G. Carr, executive secretary of NEA applauded often last night. They ap plauded when he said "the general public has no notion of the present-day working conditions in the schools, or how it lowers the standards of education." They especially applauded his comments on merit rating. He said "we teachers want excellence rewarded, but first we want excellence in the teaching profession for every child. We should begin at the beginning, and assure excellent teachers for every child by having salaries which would attract and hold excellence. Then only will merit ratin? make sense. We can't compromise on goals with slightly higher 'standards for a few at the cost of standards for the many." Earlier in the day the general assembly had voted to work to wards the goal of minimum salaries of $5,000 a year and a maxi mum of $11,500 within 10 years of experience. It is believed fig ures like these would attract and hold better quality teachers and help stem the flow of teachers from the profession into industry. On this point Dr. Carr had said "If we had the resources to do what we already know how to do, we could rid ourselves of bargain basement education. r Jackson county delegates like all others not leaving at once, were promising each other to sleep late Saturday. Conven tions leave no time for rest In addition to attending business ses sions, workshops and circles, both Elsie Turner and Maxine Smith served on committees, the former on the elections committee and the latter on the audit committee. Yesterday morning Maxine rose early because she was initiated into Kappa Kappa Iota sorority for women teachers with most of the chapters m the south. Each state maintains a room with exhibits, gifts and literature. Gifts are sometimes lavish. Colorado gave away hundreds of big red carnations, Pennsylvania's gift was key rings, the Hawaiians gave away paper leis to delegates and orchid leis for dignitaries. One Hawaiian girl said these ,latter were made from orchid hearts 400 to a lei. Pretty Hawaiian women would hurry on stage, give a newly honored delegate a lei and when it was properly arranged around the shoulders, kiss the recipient on both cheeks, a custom which the men enjoyed enormously. Members of the large Puerto Rican delegation gave away thou sands of silk scarves made in that country's industrial schools. They bore the Puerto Rican seal and the NEA Centennial emblem. It's a gpod thing Potpourri is conditioned to noise, or big cities would drive us crazy. Philadelphia streets are paved with uneven bricks and cobblestones on which tires make a peculiar sound. Sounds here are both old and new - the early morning noise today includes that from an enormous air-driven jack-hammer busily eating away at the bricks and concrete of an old building, and the clip-clop of horses hooves. Yesterday while waiting for a sight seeing bus to take a group to Valley Forge, a small rickety wagon went by. It was loaded with watermelons and two little Negro boys rode happily on top. Not only are there quite a few horse-drawn vehicles right down town, but the bus driver pointed out a Curtis Publishing company truck, an ancient vehicles with solid tires an electric truck! The bus driver said Curtis has a fleet of these old electric trucks the battery run vehicles can be operated at a cost of 45 cents per day. Today Teacher Maxine and Potpourri move on to New York. We hope New York will afford more than 5 hours sleep a night, and a less hectia routine. We've been living on black coffee, head ache tablets and peace pills and the skirt belt of our old dacron suit lapped over an inch this morning. Because the hotel wants $2.50 a day to rent a typewriter, and the convention press room has closed, this column is being written by hand. Probably Potpourri's "stand-in" will hate us by the time she is through copying. Convention side glance: Operator of food stall standing behind counter loaded with sandwiches, hot dogs, rolls and doughnuts complaining that she had forgotten to bring her lunch from home. O.S. "Sure glad I saw my mm fn My Plymouth dealer gave me a real good deal! Said he could afford 'to since he's having such a great year. Said he's giving the best deals of the year right now. See him and you'll be as happy as I am!" See your pLYM0UTh Dealer- Quick Teachers7 Wives Need to Play Various Roles BY LOUIS CASSELS Washington an The wife of a high school principal must be a model mother, a tireless host ess, a hard worker in community projects, a thrifty homemaker and a social secretary. She also has to listen to her husband's speeches twice once when he rehearses them at home and again when he delivers them in public. This job " description was sketched by five wives of high school principals who particip ated in a special panel discus sion at the recent convention of the National Association of Sec ondary School Principals. The subject was: "What is the role of the wife of the principal in the school community?" "Our first duty," said Mrs. Andy Tolson, Tucson, Ariz., "is ! 'to be helpmates to our husbands. I am his social secretary, I see j that he makes all evening ap-1 pointments. Occasionally I type j letters or reports at home. I j also attempt the role of 'patient j listener' for explosive happen- j ines. Mrs. Neal M. Wherry, Law rence, Kan., said some principals' wives take lobs to supplement family income, but "instead of going out and earning money, I stay at home and save it by do ing my own house c 1 e aning, laundry and yard work." "Being at home," she added, "gives me time to listen to my husband's speeches as he is pre paring them. Sometimes I can give him ideas . . . but mostly I just listen." If the principal has children said Mrs. Hugh S. Bonar, Joliet, 111., his wife's biggest 'respon sibility is keeping them "healthy courteous and honest." She knows that their children must set an example of her husband will be exposed to sharp sug gestions that he "start on his own" children before advising parents how to cope with be havior problems in students. Mds. Barnhardt L. Bergstrom. El Monte, Calif., warned that "an overpowering drive for re cognition" on the part of a prin cipal's wife "can be dangerous." "Although she is expected to take an active part in Red Cross, Community Chest, Girl Scouts or other communty projects, she should "refuse to compete with others for offices. "The hardest job a wife of a principal has is maintaining her own individuality," said Mrs. Nicholas Schreiber, Ann Arbor, "I never felt so much like the little woman who wasn't there as I did the day the tele phone rang and a voice asked: 'Are you the principal of the high school's wife?' " Square Dance In Ashland Thursday The Y Knot Twirlers Square Dance club will hold a dance at Twin Plunges in Ashland on Thursday, July 11. night. Dan cing will start about 8 p.m. Club officials said dancers may bring picnic lunches, and those who wish may swim before the dance starts. Doug Fosbury and Kenneth Hood, president of the Y Knot Twirlers will call. 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