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TWO MEDFORD (OREGOK) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday, December 3. 1957
vAan-Made Christmas Trees
Now Sold by the Millions
By GAY PAULEY
United Press Women's Edilor
New York TP The Yuletide
season shows that man can, too,
make a tree.
He's producing trees by the
millions in the form of Christ
mas decorations for home, of
fice, store, bank and beauty
shop. The man-made ones are com
parative newcomers to the
Christmas tree tradition, which
began In 1737 in Germany. But
they get fancier each year.
Prices range from $1.98 to $198,
depending on size and amount of
decoration. They range in height
from 10 inches to 10 feet and the
manufacturers pay little atten
tion to nature'3 dictates in color
ing them. This year you can buy
the trees in white, pale pink,
pale blue, gold, silver, green,
or In various combinations of
colors.
Sales in Millions
Alfred Grieco, sales manager
for Premier decorations, esti
mated retail sales now at five
million dollars a year and pre
dicted a steady increase.
"For a couple of good rea
sons," said Grieco. "They are
flame retarded and they can be
re-used."
H. J. Williams, an executive
of Noma Lites, Inc., said there
it a growing market for the arti
ficial tree already decorated and
ready to plug into the nearest
socket. These electrically wired
ones are good for at least five
years, he said.
But Williams called the arti
ficial tree market still just a
small branch of overall sales; "no
more than 3 per cent of all trees
sold are artificial," he said.
We will decorate 30 million
trees nature-made this year, the
top manufacturers of the U.S.A.
predicted
Most of the artificial trees are
basiclly of a synthetic material
called "visca," but that is only
a start when some imaginative
decorators cut loose. I've seen
them decked with c everything
from sequined icicles to ermine
tails.
Some manufacturers this year
show half-trees, for the woman
who wants to fit them on a man
telpiece. You can buy one for
"Baby's First Christmas" also
a pink and blue number, with
rattles and other small toys as
decorations. Its base is a music
box which plays a lullaby.
Pinlc Trees for Kids
Lord and Taylor, in New
York, this season displays a
children's tree, 28 inches high,
and colored in shades of pink
and green. Ornaments are tiny,
hand-carved dolls and doll house
accessories.
The store also offered a 10
foott cellulose "fir" in various
color combinations. One on dis
play was gold and white, with
old - fashioned Christmas tree
balls in gold, green and white.
Price, $195.
"One woman came into the
department, spotted the tree,
and said she wanted it just as it
was, bulbs and all," said a store
official. "Her total bill was close
to $275."
My own favorite tree isn't
around this year. It was a small,
ermine covered one with dia
mond and emerald jewelry
draped around it, like popcorn
strings. Tiffany's offered it last
Christmas for one million dol
lars. Talent PTA Hears
Of Pilot School;
Culvers on Trip
Talent Mrs. Kay Baalman
and Karl Hayes presented the
program for the last meeting of
Talent Parent-Teacher associa
tion. They showed colored slides
of the Pilot school for special
students, a project of the Ore
gon Department of Education.
The four-year program for
special students, started in this
county originally with 12 stu
dents in one room of the Phoe
nix school, now has 34 students
in two rooms of the Talent ele
mentary school .building. Stu
dents come from all parts of the
county.
Mrs. Baalman and Mr. Hayes
are the instructors.
Colors were presented by the
Misses Paulette Creel, Lynn
Eilers, Betty Jo Howell and
Sharon Bear.
Mothers of children in the
third grade served as hostesses
for the social hour.
Twelve new members were
registered in the organization
during the evening.
Square dance lessons are now
being held every Monday night
at the Talent City hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Culver
are spending a vacation visiting
relatives in Missouri. They will
return home this week.
Realism
Is Keynote
Of Drama
"The Wooden Dish," three-act
drama by Edmund Morris, which
will be presented by Medford
Footlighters for a five-night run
beginning Tuesday, December
10, is a striking example of mod
ern realism over the rigid hero
villain formula of older drama,
according to Richard Graham,
director.
Director Graham cited the
role to be played by Mrs. Max
Wimmer in the play. "Clara" is
an attractive but frustrated
woman in her late 30s, who, in
attempting to get in some living
before middle age overtages her,
succeeds only in being the "vil
lainess" in the life of her 78-year-old
father-in-law, "Pop,"
played by Dr. Frank Roberts.
Clara, in fact, railroads the old
man to a questionable home for
the aged.
"Yet," said Graham, "as the
whole story is told through these
fine character studies, the audi
ence is able to see Clara's side
of the picture too, and may even
have some sympathy for her."
Mrs. Wimmer, former presi
dent of the Medford Footlighters,
is playinug her first major role
in the present play. She has been
with the local group since 1946
when she played her first part
in "You Can't Take It With
You." Mrs. Wimmer also played
a role in "George Washington
Slept Here," wrote and directed
several radio dramas for a series
played on Radio Station KYJC,
and has presented sketches for
meeting programs and for civic
projects such as the Medford
Crusade. She was president of
Medford Footlighters for three
years.
Tickets will be on sale at Pu
ruckers Piano House, Swem's,
Office Stationery and Supply
and by members of the cast.
Chapter to Hold
Christmas Party
At Fliegel Home
The annual Christmas party
will be held by Epsilon chapter,
Delta Kappa Gamma sorority, at
the home of Mrs. Esther Fliegel,
22 North Modoc avenue, Satur
day, December 7, at 2 p.m.
Music, a Bible story read by
Miss Dorothy Dymock and pic
tures of Europe shown by Mrs.
Bertha Haskins are on the pro
gram. Hostesses are Mrs. Gertrude
Holmes, chairman; Mrs. Olive
Fountain, Mrs. Ruth Hawkins,
Miss Ruth Hill and Miss Florence
Allen.
Plan Dinner
Loyal Order of Moose will
hold a pre-Christmas dinner and
dance Saturday, December 7, at
the Moose hall, 11 South New-
CoupJe Returns
From California
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Hess
have returned Krom Palo Alto,
Calif., where they were guests
of their son and daughter-in-law,
Dr. and Mrs. William Hess
for Thanksgiving.
Dr. Hess was recently com
missioned a first lieutenant in
the Veterinary corps of the Un
ited States Army and will leave
soon for Chicago to attend
school for eight weeks before
being assigned to a permanent
base.
Dr. Hess is a graduate of Med
ford High school and Washing
ton State college. He has been
associated since graduation with
the Animal clinic at San Jose,
Calif.
town street. Dinner will be serv
ed from 7 to 9 p.m., with danc
ing to follow.
Shady Cove Lodge
Announces Dinner
Shady Cove Cascade lodge,
AF&AM, Shady Cove, will hold
a pot-luck dinner for .members
and their families Friday, De
cember 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Upper Rogue Grange hall on
Crater Lake highway, 10 miles
above Trail.
Cards, dancing and entertain
ment are planned and all mem
bers of the lodge are invited to
attend.
To Elect
Pocahontas lodge will elect of
ficers at a meeting set for Fri
day, December 6, at 8 p.m., in
Redman hall on Apple street.
Refreshments will be served af
ter the meeting by Mrs. Rich
ard Singler and Mrs. Charles
Dooms.
Jim McDonald fo
Attend Conferences
Ashland Jim McDonald, na
tional president of Student Edu
cation association, will speak to
members of the California Stu
dent Teachers association Friday
in Los Angeles.
Main purpose of the visit is to
acquaint them with the purposes
of the new SNEA and the ad
vantages of membership. During
the two-day conference, he will
also act as consultant to the
group.
Dec. 14 and 15 McDonald will
be in Chicago attending the na
tional conference of chairmen
of state committees for federal
relations. The conference will
be held in the Conrad Hilton
hotel there.
Dinner Sunday
Eagle Point Eagle Point
Home Economics club will serve
a ham dinner Sunday, December
8, at the Eagle Point Grange
hall. Serving will begin at 12:30
pjn. and continue until 5 p.m.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomp
son and children spent the
Thanksgiving vacation visiting
friends at their former home in
Quincy, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Combest,
Nampa, Ida., spent Thanksgiving
in Talent.
Christmas Party
Of Women's Club
Set For Monday
Scottish Rite Women's club
will hold the annual Christmas
party in the Medford hotel, oh
Monday, December 9. It is to
be a no host luncheon served at
12:15 p.m.
The president, Mrs. George D.
Osier, has appointed Mrs. Harry
F. Nordwick general chairman,
and Mrs. Charles Hoppe, decora
tion chairman.
For reservations members are
to call Mrs. Ralph Lue, SPring
2-4870, Mrs. Edward C. Root,
SPring 3-2623, Mrs. Verna Mc
Callister, SPring 2-7243, or Mrs.
Lloyd L. Caton, SPring 2-2738.
Reservations must be made by
Saturday night, December 7.
Gifts costing no more than $1
are to be exchanged.
This will be the only meeting
of the club in December.
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Plan Prayer Day
Women of Eastwood Baptist
church will observe Baptist;
Women's Day of Prayer Friday,
December 6, with a service be
ginning at 2 pjn.
Theme for the observance will
be "Now is the Time Now is
the Day." Speaking will be Mrs.
John Yunger, Mrs. W. A. Free
land and Mrs. Dale Harris. Spe
cial prayer will be offered for
those in Baptist work on six con
tinents. Leading prayer will be Mrs.
Claude Miller, Mrs. Leila Mor
row, Mrs. Hershall Newkirk,
Mrs. Samuel Earhart, Mrs. Her
bert Fields and Mrs. Mae Eaton.
The Rev. Richard Jones will
be soloist.
This day of prayer is spon
sored each year by the women's
department of the Baptist World
Alliance and this is the first
year it has been observed by
Medford churches. An offering
will be taken for Baptist wom
en's work around the world.
All Baptist women and any
others interested are invited, and
nursery care will be provided.
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