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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1958)
IPoitpoimiriri Robert Norris left Medford as a tired business man all set for a vacation in the sunshine and comes home soon as a hero. Ey way of the grapevine from far off British West Indies Potpourri received the news that Mr. Norris saved an elderly woman from drowning. The story runs that Mr. N., sunning himself one morning on an almost deserted beach of the Coral Reef club in Barbados, at length became aware that a woman swimmer was in trouble. The woman had gone into the surf either not noticing or ignoring the signals which indicated that the water was unsafe for swimming that mrning due to a strong undertow. Her husband made a brief attempt to go to her aid, but returned to the beach when he realized that he was not strong enough to cope with the undertow. So Mr. Norris, although himself not an especially strong swim mer, went to her rescue. Luckily the woman remained caJm, and when Mr. Norris said she was to hang on to the belt of his bathing trunks and relax while he swam, she obeyed orders. In the meantime the husband summoned lifeguards and about the time the Medford man thought he couldn't make another stroke, the guard took over the rescue work and helped both into shallow water. The rescued woman, resting on the sand, at length began to laugh and then said "I was just wondering what we d have done if your belt had broken:" Mr. and Mrs. Norris are returning to the United States on a French freighter by way of the Panama canal and expect to dock in San Francisco about the middle of the month. "Good magazines are mightier than dollars." So says the Rev. H. De Jonghe, S.J., director of the Catholic Labour Bureau, Ranchi, Bihar, India. The Catholic priest once wrote to the headquarters of Magazines for Friendship at Occi dental college, Los Angeles, praising the movement and saying "everywhere I am asked for something to read." At the time the letter was written, the Catholic otficial, who says tnat he travels widely in his area of India, com mented that copies of magazines in English are literally considered as treasures. "What goes on here is the battle for men's mind," he wrote. "No one explains America's point of view, the so-called Western view ... On the other hand, Commie literature is plentiful . . . Dollar aid is often suspect as the Indian always thinks that there are strings attached to them, but good magazines are quietly and unobtrusively doing the work of healing, of steadying, of information and enlightenment. The only alternative is darkness and slavery of mind and body. May I tell you therefore that anything you can send will be gratefully received and everything will be made use of, till the magazines fall to, pieces." Last week we received a quantity of name stickers from the college, and plan to send off the first gift magazines this week. The college fu.-nished us with a list of libraries and individuals in all parts, of the world where the magazines will be welcome, and it costs but a few cents to send them. Curious about all this talk and writing about "chemise" dresses, a young Medford woman looked up the word in the family dictionary. Surprised, she was, to read that a chemise is a woman's undergarment, or a type of hospital gown worn by patients after surgery. Right then and there she decided not to buy any chemise dresses, even if they are fashionable this spring. News dispatches from London said that Queen Elizabeth's new spring dresses will probably be shorter than those she Js now wearing, but there was nothing to indicate what the styles might be. The queen's clothes are always a deep secret until she wears them. But the collection of Designer Hardy Amies, who is preparing the queen's wardrobe for a trip to The Netherlands, showed skirts 17 inches from the floor. Last week Elsie Narregan, who recently retired after many years on the staff of Mann's store, asked the society editor if she had bought a "shimmy dress" yet. "Shimmy" in case you are one of the younger generation, is a short term of "chemise" and at one timewas in the vocabulary of every American woman just as the word "bra" is now. Mrs. N. says the word is coming back again has popped up recently In trade publications. Fashions news from London last week also said that because of the new short skirts, attention is focused on milady's legs, and models who paraded in the new chemise dresses wore black silk not nylon stockings. This news turned our memory backward to the spring we graduated from high school, left the old home town and traveled the great distance tf 40 miles or so to Centralia, Wash., where we went to work for a newspaper. The first money this budding reporter could save from her princely salary of $13.25 a week went for clothes, mostly silk stockings in the beginning. And they were dark some black, some navy blue and some dark grey, and of heavy silk. Those black silk stockings made the "Prairie Flower" which was what Vance Noel of the Centralia Chronicle called us, feel like a siren, and how we loved them. The Albany Democrat Herald women's department has joined others in the state in "laying down the law" about copy submitted. These are the rules: Society copy must be typewritten and double spaced, or written in ink on one side of paper only; pencilled copy will not be used. Engage ment stories must be in writing, and signed. All social items must be signed by the reporters, and telephone numbers must be on the copy. All wedding writeups and pictures must be on the society editor's desk within a week of the wedding and must be in before Wednesday noon for the week end edition. Some of these rules the Mail Tribune endeavors to en force, some successfully and others without much luck. We'll bide our time and see how the Albany department makes out. O.S. Luncheon Planned By Women's Club Women of Rotary will meet In the home of Mrs. Jorgen Jorgensen, 1913 Hillcrest road, Wednesday, February 12. Assisting Mrs. Jorgensen will be Mrs. Louis Rentz, Mrs. Clifford Lovejoy and Mrs. Martin Sands. Luncheon will be served at 12:30; members are asked to bring their own table service. The Nile river stretches 4,000 miles from its source in Africa to the Mediterran ean Sea. I r' ' t'MTfimitiMiwif fi m imiiiiiI ANNA MAE ROWAN . MANN'S BEAUTY SALON TAKES PLEASURE " IN INTRODUCING: i ANNA MAE ROWAN NEWEST MEMBER OF ITS STAFF OF FINE BEAUTICIANS PHONE SPring 2-6434 for Appointment . i vfcv wvv &wj!H2&i Top hot cereals with preserves, jellies, or jams and flaked coco nut for a new taste treat for breakfast. Would you and your family like to be sharper n your thinking and actions, be calmer and steadier, and work better, especially in the late morning hours? If your answer is "yes" Eat a good break fast and see if your family does not feel better and work better, especially in the late morning hours. Scientists at the State University of Iowa studied the importance of breakfast on the physical and mental well-being of 70 subjects 12 to 80 years of age. After six years of research this conclusion was reached: A good breakfast is essential for maximum physical and mental efficiency during the late morning hours. A good breakfast is both quick and easy to prepare and can offer a wide variety of interesting, new combinations. The new instant and quick-cooking hot cereals can be quickly prepared in just min utes. For a new taste treat use preserves, jellies, or jams in place of sugar and for an extra special treat, sprinkle flaked coconut over the top of the cereal just before pouring on the milk. To complete the meal for an adequate breakfast serve fruit juice, buttered toast, a glass of milk, and coffee, if desired. This breakfast can be ready in just minutes. Start tomorrow and prove to yourself and your family that they will feel better and act better, especially in the morning hours when "Food Comes First" and they start the day with an adequate breakfast. PTA To Observe Founders' Day Founders day will be the theme of the Lincoln Parent Teacher association meeting to be held Tuesday, February 11, at '8 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Teachers will be in their rooms at 7:30 p.m. to counsel with parents. Business of the evening will include the election of a nom mating committee. Child care will be provided by Girl Scout Troop 77 under adult supervision. R e f r e s hments will be furnished and served by parents of children in the second grade. Girls' Conference Set For Mt. Scott The annual Older Girls' conference sponsored by the Oregon Council of Church Women, will be held at Mt. Scott, Boy Scout Training center, the week end of Feb ruary 28 through March 2. The conference is open to any girl in Oregon of high school or college age. Regis tration fee is $8.50 with reg istrations to be sent to Miss Una Davies, 1022 SW Salmon street, Portland, prior to Feb ruary 18. Sunday, February 9, 1958 ' MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN" Vi Minutes To Earn Pound of Meal Chicago (IP) The Ameri can Meat Institute, working with Department of Agricul ture ?nd Department of Labor figures, reports that it takes ITI'2 minutes to earn enough for an average pound of meat. That is about 40 per cent of the amount of work it took for the same pound of meat in 1919. Both beef and pork are at record price-time lows. Beef is worth about 20 minutes a pound and pork around 14 minutes a pound. The calculations were based on an average hourly wage of $1.98. The average price per pound of meat in 1956 was 57.6 cents. In 1919 the average wage was 47.7 cents an hour and the average price per pound of meat was 35.4 cents. The AMI also noted that per capita consumption of meat in the United States last year hit a record high of 163V4 pounds. Average hourly earnings of production workers increased by nearly 10 cents an hour last year and meat prices fell about two cents per pound. More and more Americans are becoming their own handy men. You can save money by doing things yourself with the help of books Medford Public library. i'J ARE WORKING TOO HARD BE MOD1ERN! SEND WASH DAY LOADS TO US! It's old - fashioned and unnecessary to do tiring washing and ironing when when you can use our low-cost service. Our over- tfp sixa steam jSR . dryers lim- 90 of the; 1 Hour Service If . Necessary Unlimited Hot Water Open 7 Days Till 7 p.m. LAUNDERETTE 327 N. Fir Ph. SP 2-2565 a MANN'S BEAUTY SALON is pleased to announce that its master beautician, Mr. Tim, has recovered from his illness and is in the salon full time . . . A Full Staff of Qualified Experts To Attend Your Every Beauty Need. MR. TIM-MASTER BEAUTICIAN and STYLIST K cms MRS. LEE HORN BERNIE PHILLIPS SHIRLEY CARMICHAEL ANNA MAE ROWAN ALL EXPERT BEAUTICIANS i " y. 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They work with the fabric manufacturers 'way in advance of the season to get you the very first patterns and weaves of Spring! . . . they choose silhouettes in the newest shapes so you've style after style in your size to choose from! . . . then they order in such quantities that we pass tremendous savings on to you during our biggest cotton event of the year! See our brand new Brentwoods today . . . whether you wear a misses', women's or half size, you can't buy better! PENNEY'S MEZZANINE FASHION FLOOR! l " XT5 f mm . M Beauty Salon
