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Go o o o 3 O G 0 O TWO MEDFORD (0EGON) MAIL TRIBUHE Wednesday. December II, 1957 First Lady Shops and Wraps Early; Has Large Gift List By PATRICIA WIGGINS Uniled Press Correspondent Washington (W Gaily wrapped Christmas presents al ready are being tucked away in Qcorners and closets at the White House. It isn't that Santa Claus came earily though President Eisen hower' might think so if he hap pens to stumble on some of the hidden stocks. The tucker-away is the Fzirst Lady, Mamie Eisenhower, one of Santa's most enthusiastic help ers. She carries one step further the traditional advice to "Do Your Christmas Shopping Early." Not only does she do her Christmas shopping all year 'round, but she also believes in getting a flying start on wrap ping and ribbon-tying the Yule time gifts. In October rThe first Christmas-packaged bundle made its appaearnce at the White House in early Octo ber this year. The collection has been growing ever since. Mrs. Esienhower loves to give gifts, and her shopping list in cludes not only the fur grand children and other family mem bers but a circle of friends and acquaintances scattered all over the.gjobe. &rs. Eisenhower has had most 'of1 her shopping done by Thanks- (ijvinS, It jj long-standing habit to pi up Christmas gifts when ever .juiS wherever she spots 41 ,W2 - 4- A : 1 T 1 o G The habit likely was encouraged by Army life, where mailing to far-flung family and friends had to be done early. And it's grown more fun for Grandmother Eisenhower with the addition of each grandchild. She does most of her "shop ping" through newspaper ads, magazines and store catalogs a happy footsaving solution for any housewife but an almost in dispensible one for Mrs. E. for an even more compelling reason. Has Helpers Like other First Ladies, she has found her presence at a store counter causes no end of confu sion and pandemonium that complicates her buying decisions considerably. So, she mostly en lists the aid of her secretary, her sister, a good friend, to inspect an advertised gift or buy a spe cific item she has decided upon. On occasion, Mrs. Eisenhower has worked some personal gift- buying into her official appear ances at benefit bazaars and and similar engagements. More than one item that wound up in her shopping bag during a ba zaar in early November was a "little something" extra for daughter-in-law Barbara or to go into the Christmas stockings of one of her four grandchildren. Mrs. Eisenhower is said to be much better at early Christmas buying than her husband. On at least one occasion a Presidential messenger was dispatched at the last minute to pick up one of the personal gifts on the President's own list. ffce purchase of ftfflf aa of fcy mCUADD UUD3UT Just tear the "No Drying Alcohol" star from the Beauty Curi labeL Mail, together with your name and address to RICHARD hud nut, Box 21A, Mount Vernon, N. Y. 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Those three gift papers are among the 1957 array of yule tide wraps which one authority describes as the most outstand ing ever created. Kaye King, a gift wrapping stylist (for Hall mark Cards), said the new collection is characterized by its variety and scope, as well as by its distinctiveness and beauty. Santa's Sports Car One of the designs to which Miss King referred pictures a traditional rural scene in winter country lanes, farmhouses and trees heavily laden with crystal line snow. To give this often-done idea a newness, the design was rendered as an etching and the result is striking. Santa Claus, for example, ap pears on the festive wraps not only In his customary role as a distributor of gifts but also as the proud driver of a shiny new sports car. Another off-beat wrap shows a silver Christmas tree against a jet black background, while still another depicts a succession of tiny trees in blue and pink in just the right scale for a diminutive package. Sophistication Also strikingly different are several papers that are geo metric, with their patterns form ed of colorful circles, squares and other such figures. Sophistication also is in the news this year, Miss King re ported, in coloring as well as styling. Aquamarine, lavender and purple appear in profusion, breaking the monopoly once held so strongly by red and green. Vying with the gift papers for beauty and variety are the rib bons for this holiday season. Widths range from a tiny quarter-inch to a massive three inches, with a full selection of sizes in between. The variety of colors is endless. Ribbon sur faces are smooth, crinkled and basket-weave in texture. Also new is a ribbon spool of clear plastic that allows the color of the ribbon to show through on all sides. District Manager Guest in Phoenix Phoenix Mrs. Harry Math env. Grants Pass, district field manager of the Neighbor of Woodcratf lodge, made a sur prise visit to Oak circle, Phoe nix, at the December meeting at the home of Mrs. Enid Caster. Mrs. Matheny was accompan ied by her husband and by W. T. Ricks, manager of the Grants Pass circle, Mrs. Ricks, who is the banker, Mrs. Anna Sufboth, clerk; Mrs. Gladys Sesse, a past guardian neighbor, and Miss Beverly Sesse. A social hour followed the business meeting. Oak circle will hold a social meeting December 18 at the home of Mrs. Ray Claflin. Mrs. George Dorman Plans Society Program Gold Hill "You are my wit ness is the program topic, to be presented by Mrs. George Dor man at a meeting of the Wom an's society of Community Methodist church set for 1 p.m. Friday, December 13 in the home of Mrs. Frank Carter, Up per River road. Mrs. Erwin C. Hoffman will be in charge of the afternoon's devotions. 4 Party Announced By Shriners Wives Shriners' Wives plan a buffet supper and Christmas party Monday, December 16, at 630 p.m. at the Jackson hotel. The supper and an exchange of gifts will be followed by cards. Gifts are to cost no more than SI. Members may make reserva tions by phoning Mrs. M. M. Morris, SP 3-5281, or Mrs. O. H. Brenneman, SP 2-2822. Reserva tions deadline is Saturday, De cember 14. GO MODERN! and MEET OUR MR. EDDY, IP tip ID IT FA It takes more than bad weather to keep the hardier souls of the Rogue valley home. The cast of the Footlighter play, "The Wooden Bowl," which opened last night at the little Fairgrounds theater, wouldn't have been surprised if no one but relatives had been on hand, but quite a few devoted fans groped their way through the thick smog to see the first performance. Angus and Gertrude Bowmer drove all the way from Ashland, and when they approached the spot along the highway where they thought the turn-off to the theater should be, Mr. B. got out of the car and walked along the roadside, while wife Gertrude followed in the car at a snail's 'pace. In this fashion, they followed the flares set out to guide patrons, and arrived safely and on time. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Coyle didn't fare quite so well, and got stuck in the mud when Dr. C. wandered off into the hinterland someplace between the highway and the theater. But another patron cheerfully pulled them out before curtain time. Mrs. Enid Rankin and Mrs. Maisie Dailey arrived looking like they were on safari, loaded down with blankets and wooly stoles. However, Footlighter Frank Buchter had gone to the theater in the early morning to turn the heat on, and it stayed reasonably warm in spite of the piercing cold outside. Dr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts Jr. had promised Dr. Roberts' father, a featured played in the cast, not to attend opening night he was afraid their presence in the .audience would make him nervous. The elder Dr. Roberts is making his theatrical debut at the age of 78. However, the couple couldn't resist sneaking in after the curtain had parted and the house lights were out and they immensely enjoyed their father's playing of the elderly war veteran who has a lot of spunk, even if life and his children are putting him on the shelf. First-nighters and first-timers to attend a Footlighter play were Robby Collins and the Don Herrieds. Robby C, whose interest in theater is both on a local and Broadway level, said he was almost always out of the city when Footlighter plays came along and decided last night to go, fair weather or foul. Seems like we're always coming across something these days which deflates our national ego. Latest squash was in the column of the Saturday Review, where Jerome. Beatty Jr., of "Trade Winds" was writing about the International Book Fair in Frank furt, Germany. Potpourri had always supposed that the publishing business in the United States was pretty important- not only to this country, but an influence in the world. Well, according to Curtis A. Benja man, president of the McGraw-Hill Publishing company, who at tended the Frankfurt Fair "American publishing could disappear and not be missed." "At the Fair you see the books of the whole civilized world," said Mr. Benjamin. "It makes you feel very humble, you see that one publisher, or even one country's publishers, are a very small part of the whole world of books." Our deflation increased when we read Publisher W. D. Patter son's figures. "We had 101 publishers (at the Fair) but Switzerland had 102, Great Britain, 208, West Germany, 582. There are 4,000 booksellers in West Germany, many more than in the United States, incidentally." 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