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Pre-Holiday Advice Eases
Post-Holiday Exchange Ru
By GAY PAULEY imost frequently brought
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United Press Women's Editor
New York OP This is the
time of the year we rush out to
buy gifts foro someone else to
rush back and exchange after
Christmas.
Perhaps it's a red chiffon
nightie for an aunt who has slept
in flannels for years, or golf
tees for an uncle whose main ex
ercise is getting up from the
table
Whatever the reasons, the ex
changes and returns are inevit
able. And most stores have de
veloped the philosophical atti
tude that the customer usually
is right after the holidays, even
if the returns cost money in
extra personnel nd handling
Most stores try to trim the
post-holiday rush by pre-holiday
advice. Take the adjustments de
partment of Abraham and Straus
one of the nation's largest de
partment stores. It came out to
day with a guide to gift selec
tion for "A Happy After-Christ
mas."
Select With Car
The department manager
O Charles A. Binder, said the first
rule is: "Avoid fever and flurry
and give your selections some
thought. Desperation buying
causes more returns ami ex
changes than any other single
n factor
1 Binder, an old hand at sooth-
!! inz the ruffled feathers of cus
(J tomers, offered these sugges
tions:
Become a size detective and
know measurements of the per
son for whom you're buying.
Wrong size is the number one
reason for returns. Don't tell
the salesman, "my husband is
about the same size as that man
over there in the grey suit . . . '
Know the taste of the per
son for whom you're shopping
And don't inflict your taste on
others. Buying cuff links for a
man who hates . French cuffs
means your gift goes back after
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Compare notes and snare
shopping secrets with family
members and mutual friends, to
. avoid duplication, another basic
cause for returns. Your six-year-old
niece may have waited all
" year for a new doll, but she'd
rather have a doll and a doll
wardrobe and doll furniture,
than to end up with three dolls,
alL alike.
--In shopping for children,
age level is important. "It's too
old for him," is the most com-
. mon complaint of mothers re
turning toys. .
: "Actually," said Binder, "999,
899 of every one million cus
tomers have legitimate reasons
for return or exchange."
It's the one in a million which
' gives a store its biggest head
ache, 3r its biggest laugh.
'Women Make Most Returns
Binder said women make
. more returns than men, but not
necessarily because they are
harder to please. "They do most
'. of the shopping to begin with,"
. la said, "and they have more
tfrne to make returns."
In the men's division, items
CALENDAR
Thursday
7:30 p.m. Medford? chapter,
Oregon United Nations associ
ation, St. Mark's Episcopal
I church fireside room.
7:45 pjn. Jackson county As-
- sociation of Medical Assistants,
Tally Ho dining room.
8 p.m. Alpha Rho chapter.
Beta Sigma Phi, home of Mrs
Fred Danielson, 500 Barnes.
8 p.m. Reames chapter, Or-
der of Eastern Star, Medford Ma
. sonic temple.
" Fsiday:
- "11 a.m. Griffin Creek Home
'. Extension unit, home of Mrs
; Glen V. Allen, 981 South Stage
rd.
12 noon Phoenix garden
club, Phoenix Community hall
; 12:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth's
guild, at St. Mark's church.
'. 1:30 p.m. Fraternal Order of
Eagles auxiliary Past Presidents
- club, home of Mrs. Floyd Lewis,
710 Sherman fit.
The first golf course in Ameri
ca "vws laid out in Brookline,
MasS:; now known as The Coun
try Club.
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most frequently brought back,
Binder said, are shirts, ties, and
wallets; in the feminine depart
ment, blouses, perfumes, com
pacts and lingerie "I don't
know why," said Binder, "but
some people will insist on giving
a black nightgown to a 65-year-old
woman."
Binder said that contrary to
many of the cartoons, adjust
ment departments gear for the
post-holiday rush and make the
best of it. His favorite return
was not after Christmas, but
after a wedding.
"I looked up one day and
there was a young couple loaded
with a small ton of bundles," he
said. "They lugged the works up
to the counter, unwrapped every
thing and said:
" 'Okay, now which of this is
Child
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Show Set
Griffin Creek Griffin Creek
School Mothers' club has plan
ned a series of Saturday matinee
film showings for children of
the valley with the first sched
uled for December 14. The film
will be shown in the school
gymnasium from 1 to 3 p.m.
The featured film will be
"Rusty's Birthday," a story cen
tered around a German shep
herd dog, the club announces
Also shown will be cartoons and
a comedy.
The club states that if the
venture is supported, the mat
inee movies will be held twice
a month until June. If the at
tendance warrants, the club will
offer such films as Disney's
"Dumbo" and "Bambi."
It is planned to charge only
enough to cover the cost of the
film rentals and showing, club
officers say.
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Thursday, December 12, 1957
Netherland Film
Shown for Club;
Officers Elected
The December meeting of
Southern Oregon Stamp club,
was highlighted with a documen
tary film, "It's Just A Postage
Stamp", put out by the Nether
land Philatelic service. The film
showed the various ways of de
signing and printing stamps,
from photogravure to the intag
lio method. It also showed the
open air stamp bourse held in
the cities of the Netherlands
each week, where young and old
swap and sell stamps, and phila
telic knowledge.
Projectionist for the evening
was Jim Scheffel.
Business included the report
of the nominating committee and
the election of new officers. Mrs.
Eric de Place was elected presi
dent of the club, and Prentice
Petty was elected vice-president..
Mrs. Mabel Houck was re-elected
secretary and Frank Applegate
was retained in the office of
treasurer. The officers will be in
stalled at the January meeting.
Guests at the meeting were
Mrs. Arnold Motschenbacker,
Billy Warner, Mrs. Dorothy Sut
ter, and M. C. Wood. An ex
change of philatelic gifts was
conducted by the members.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Gordon Warner, Mrs. Jorge
Jorgensen and Mrs. S. B. Cor
dier. The evening ended with
stamp "swapping". A display of
TB Christmas Seals owned by
Mrs. Rolland Beach was on view
during the evening; the set is
complete.
Family Reunion
Held in Medford
A family reunion was held
November 29 at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Stickley, 509
Beatty street. Thirty-five mem
bers of the family attended, this
being the first time in 15 years
that the entire family had been
together.
Present were Mr. Stickley's
mother, Mrs. Lillie. Brown,
Brush, Colo.f five sisters and
their families, Mr. and Mrs..
George Morey and children.
Brush, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Bowen, Sunnyside, Wash.; Mr.
and Mrs. John Revis and chil
dren. Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Don-
aid Mowen and daughters, Eliza
beth and Kimberly, Port Hue
neme, Calif.; Mrs. Howard Mun
sell and daughter, Joy, Arvada,
Colo.; two brothers, Marine Sgt.
Lester Stickley and family,
Oceanside, Calif., Harold Stick
ley, Brush, Colo.; an aunt, Mrs.
Ann Owens, Denver, Colo.; the
Morey's daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Potts and son,
Seattle; the Bowen's daughter,
Mrs. Donald Flohe, Ft. Morgan,
Colo., Gary Atkins, Ft. Collins,
Colo., and Miss Erlene Hood,
Lamar, Colo., fiancee of Harold
Stickley.
Christmas Donations
Sought by Chairman
Of Methodist Class
.
The monthly potluck dinner
of Shipmates class, First Meth
odist church, will be held at the
church Friday, December 13, at
6:30 p.m. Any older couple in
the church is invited.
Mrs. Jessie Minear, chairman
of the committee on special
Christmas giving, asks that mem
bers bring a donation of food or
money. It will be used to make
a happier Christmas for some
needy family.
Singing of carols and games
are planned. Mr. and Mrs. Gil
bert Brood are in charge of this
part of the program.
Yuletide Party Planned
By Golden Link Class;
Missionary to Speak
The annual Christmas .party
of Golden Link class, First Bap
tist church is scheduled Friday,
December 13, at 7:30 p.m. at
the church.
Leroy Green, missionary, will
speak. Refreshments will be
served, and gifts exchanged.
Members of the class are in
vited to attend "and to bring
friends.
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The first flag ever made of
American bunting was produced
at Saxonville, Mass.
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I Baron Teacher
Added to Staff
Of Dance School
Mrs. Jeanette Miller, former-
j ly of Salem, Ore., has been add
ed to the staff of the Thurston
Dancing school as a baton teach
er. Mrs. Miller is recognized by
the Baton Twirling Teachers' as
sociation as a national teacher,
and as a clerk and judge in the
northwest area, the Thurstons
stated.
Mrs. Miller -has had 10 years
of experience- in Viaton twirling
and teaching, and recently has
been in contact with eastern and
mid-western teachers in order to
learn current trends in those
areas, it is stated.
It is stated that Mrs. Miller's
pupils have won many trophies
in the past three years and two
Portland Rose festival parade top
majorette awards. Mrs. Miller
taught Dorene Morasck, soloist
for the University of Oregon
marching band who was also
named Miss Eugene and second
runner-up in a Miss Oregon
contest.
Her groups have won numer-.
ous northwest championship and
corps trophies in parade compe
tition for precision, the Thur
stons report. Mrs. Miller's daugh
ter, Marcia Jo, just 6 years old,
has won the Washington state
showmanship trophy as well as
eight first place trophies- during
the past season for pee wee
division.
Camp White Club
Cancels" Session;
Prizes Awarded
Camp White Due to the fog,
Camp White Veterans' Bridge
club has canceled the weekly
Friday night play, it was an
nounced this morning.
At last Friday's session, prizes
furnished by the American Leg
ion auxiliary, Medford unit,
were awarded to veterans hold
ing the- highest scores for No
vember. They went to Walter
Grow, first: William Hickey,
second: Thomas Randall, third;
Andrew Miller and Thomas
Munds, who tied for fourth and
fifth; Walter Humes, sixth;.
Michael Dillon, , seventh.
North-south winners last week
were Mrs. Frank R. Baker and
Paul Hatton, first, 147; Mr.
Munds and George Rode, I36V2;
the Jack Loves; third, 121; Al
Gilhdusen and Don Reverman,
fourth, 118.
Winning east-west were Mrs.
Sam Van Dyke and Mr. Grow,
first; Mrs. Clifford Howard and
Mrs. A. W. Lingaas, second,
125J,2:-Mrs. Yvonne Dalen and
Arthur Scarseth, third, 124;
Mrs. J. J. Dougherty and Mrs.
Sam Richardson, fourth, 118. .
Styles Still Show ..
Queen's Influence
By United Press
Queen Elizabeth's visit to the
United States long since is over,
but her impact on fashion lingers
on. The Fashion Coordination In
stitute, representing the jewelry1
industry, reports Jiaras showing
more frequently at formal occa
sions since the queen's visit.
Necklaces also are bulkier, long
er, and set with glowing stones,
whether real or simulated.
By next spring, many retail
stores will feature suits and
coats made of fabric which re
pels oil and water-borne stains.
The clothes are made of a Forst
mann fabric treated with a chem
ical stain repellent, which is in
visible, and can't be detected by
smell or feel.
Handkerhicfs are nothing to
sneeze at . .'..not when they're
priced at S30 to S70 each. One
New York firm (Sulka) is fea
turing a collection of one-of-a-kind
embroidered handkerchiefs
for milady. All are hand-made
in China.
Women's Wear Daily reports
the newest footwear fad among
coeds is the fleece-lined tennis
shoe. It said the boy coat, the
hooded motor coat and the six
foot long scarf in bright colors
also are favorites with colle
gians. Junior Lodge Sessions
Cancelled by Officers
Mrs. Serena McMahan . an
nounces that Junior Degree of
Honor lodge has cancelled the
meeting set for Saturday, De
cember 14, due to illness of members.
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