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Two Women Take Quick Trip Abroad A mother-daughter" tour of Europe was completed last week end by Rlrs. Lester Har ris, 707 South Oakdale ave nue, and Miss Sally Harris, San Francisco. Mrs. Harris, wife of the principal of Med ford High school and operator of a kindergarten, wrote of the trip as follows: A trip to Europe is a big event for almost anyone, but when it comes to a confirmed stay-at-home, it s colossal. The trick of course, is to have either a bountiful bank account or a generous daugh ter in the employ of an air line company. N Sally and I left San Fran cisco on the morning of De cember 3 determined to see as much as our two short weeks would allow. Our first stop was Los An geles where the 84 degree temperature contrasted sharp ly with the next stop Fro bisher Bay in Canada's North west Territory with temper ature around zero. A French man (we presumed) swathed in furs from head to toe, lit erally, offered to give his suit to Sally if he could throw him self in as part of the bargain. Land in Scotland We didn't see much of the Atlantic, but the clouds were really nice from our superior position. We were due to ar rive in London at 3 p.m. Thursday and were there about on time, but couldn't land for fog so we flew back to Prestwick, Scotland. There we went through customs and took the night train to Lon don. It was kind of a long night and pretty cold, but fun, too. We sang Christmas carols, dis cussed everything and even worked on a British crossword puzzle which is only a distant relative of the ones we are accustomed to, and fairly frus trating. We were all guests of Pan American Airlines, of course, and had a delicious dinner before we embarked on the train journey and an abundance of sandwiches and coffee enroute. Sally was drafted to help pass out sandwiches and we suspected that a lot of the people who enjoyed them had never been on an airplane. (We heard that the journey from Scotland cost Pan Amer ican $4,200). We arrived in London about 8:30 a.m. so completely ex hausted that when we found a hotel we went to bed and slept for 15 hours! The next day found us re freshed and ready for explor ing. By Cook's tour, subway and foot we saw the Tower of London (the crown jewels look as if they could put any haky economy back in the black), Clarence House, Num ber 10 Downing, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Scotland Yard, and others as well as watching the changing of the guard. Never was quite sure what they were guarding and a few of them didn't look too serious about it either. (One of them waved at Sally). Take Boat to Franca In a hurry to get to Paris, we decided not to wait for the flight on Tuesday, but took the train to Dover, the boat to Calais, then train again to Paris. An Englishman in our com partment (each compartment seated six) was quite interest ed in hearing some of our opinions about our govern ment, highly amused and we thought a little astonished that we could be so congenial and represent the two major polit ical parties. In a very nice way he let it be known that the "man in the street" thought we'd do well to stay out of their af fairs in Egypt and settle our own problem in the South. We tried to point out that we were doing our best to settle it and that the stand of our government was for free peo ple everywhere. By the time we arrived in Paris we'd "made some of the most interesting friends, one of whom guided us to just the sort of hotel we were looking for cozy, studio type on the left bank of the Seine where prices are low and atmosphere high. Parlor Game Signs No one at the desk spoke English and our signs and pan tomimes got to be sort of a parlor game. We were within a few blocks of Saints Cha pelle, Notre Dame, and Sor bonne university. We were usually in bed at an early hour but would awake at in tervals during the night to the sound of students laughing and singing down the narrow little street under our win dow. French girls are wearing their dresses up to the knees and we saw a lot of ankle high shoes on the streets, some fur lined and some with fur on the outside. Heavy eye makeup made' many of them look as if they were in need of considerably more sleep. On Monday we picked up our mail at the American Ex press and checked in at the American Embassy. Our flag looked so good that Sally came to attention and sang a few bars of the "Star Spang led Banner." We had a very fine tour of points of interest and had good luck eating in restaurants and guessing at the menus. Also patronized some of the num erous little shops where they serve tea and pastries, and the OFFICIAL 10t or- s$f W $ WOW! Look at These Gifts New official camera takes clear pictures in black and white or color! Flash attachment makes camera right for night and in door shots. Uses 620 regular or Kodacolor film. No. 1344 $3.95 CUB SCOUT POCKETKNIFE Whittle, carve, cut with keen master blade. Open bottles, drive screws, punch holes, gouge leather with two tool blades. Safety catch locks hold the tool blades. No. 1885 $1.45 CUB SCOUT WRIST WATCH You'll always be on time with this good-looking official wrist watch! It's rugged, waterproof, dustproof and shock resistant with unbreakable crystal. Car ries Timex guarantee. No. 1738 $9.95 plus tax CUB SCOUT WALLET It's made of ginger-toned gen uine saddle lambskin. Has a full zipper, top-secret pocket, snap close change case, I D. window, photo holder Cub Scout emblem embossed. No. 1879$2.00 plus tax CUB SCOUT RING It's shiny and bright, sure to delight! Sterling silver ring has Cub Scout emblem set on front in bold relief. No. 304 $1.00 plus tax ' OFFICIAL COOK KIT American-made one-man cook kit has fry pan, stew pot, cup, plate. Made of sturdy alumi num. Fit in carry case. No. 1200 $2.75 YOUR OFFICIAL SCOUT DISTRIBUTOR neighborhood grocery store for oranges , bananas and dates. We discovered that what looks like a 7 to us is a 1, and their 7 looks like a capital "f facing the other way. Visit Rome The trip to Rome was beau tiful. We had an excellent view of Nice, the Riviera and the Swiss Alps. We left Paris about 1:15 p.m. and arrived about 3:30 p.m A young Ital ian on the plane taught me some useful Italian phrases like "good morning," "good evening," "one room, double bed," "how much?" and "TOO MUCH!' We found the latter quite useful, but even so, sus pected that we were taken a time or two. How can one be sure that the man with the cameos he made himself doesnt really have five little children at home, hungry and no food in the house? Our "pensione" up three flights of wide marble Stairs, was a rather large room with twin beds and two pairs of shutters on the windows (in side and out). When we opened the shutters the next morning we were amazed to find that what had been an or dinary quiet street the night before had been transformed into a farmers' market, with carts of fruits and vegetables completely obstructing the street for blocks. We spent the morning in the famed Villa Borghese, took a horse cart to the Pan theon, lunched on the terrace of a beautiful building (I've forgotten the name) and took an afternoon commercial tour to historic points. Later in the evening we dined at a rather nice "pizzar ia" and returned to our street shortly after 10 to find our selves locked out, but after much bell ringing Psyche, the Italian maid, came to our 'rescue. Almost Miss Train The next morning we tour ed on our own, via horse cart and bus, the Vatican museum and St. Peter's basilica. Time flew and we suddenly realized that we were almost due at the airport. We hailed a taxi (motor driven, thank, good ness) and rushed for our hotel to pick up luggage. Of course we couldn't get near it be cause of the produce carts in the street, so Sally and the driver, who finally under stood our frantic gestures, abandoned me and the cab in the middle of the street, and ran the remaining block and a half to the hotel. Thanks to the advice of Mary Ellen Bell, we'd kept our luggage to a minimum or they never would have made it back in time. As it was we. reached the air terminal with a few minutes to spare. Back in Paris we taxied to the same hotel we'd been in before and were assigned the very same room. Off season has its advantages. We did a little shopping but concluded that the gift fath er'd appreciate most would be a little left-over cash. Having refused for years to buy comic books for our children, we ended up bringing them sev eral in French. (It's surpris ing how much they got out of them though, the characters have sort of a universal lan guage, I think). Tour Night Clubs Being not quite broke, we decided to splurge and take the more expensive tour of night clubs. Our group was small but interesting. The guide was French, of course, but the others in the group were, a Chinese couple from Hong Kong, a couple from Central America and a single man from India. The guide explained that our first stops would be at two quaint little cabarets right back in our own neighbor hood! After that w went to Lido, where we saw a two-hour floor show, reputed to be the finest of its type in the world, and "Eve in Paris." Funnier than the floor show was the look on the waiter's face when I turned down his champagne and asked if he had Coca Cola. He didn't. The next morning found us in church, then back to the now familiar routine of pack ing and getting to the airport. We travelled by Air France from Paris to London and were served tea and "biscuits" which turned out to be very sweet cookies, totally unlike the biscuits I turn out with the help of Betty Crocker. From London we were with Pan American again, and back over the Polar route. Frobish er was still colder than before but had less snow than we saw crossing North Dakota and Wyoming. Then we were back in San mHm h i b On the evening of Decem ber 5 a group of the Gold Star parents, surprised Mr. and Mrs. Tiede at a party. MAKE A Medford couple, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Tiede, 645 Pine street, observed lheir golden wedding anniversary December 10. The Tiedes were married in Sheridan, Wyo., and lived ip southern Montana before coming lo Medford in 1943. Anniversary Observed Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Tiede, 645 Pine street, where honor ed December 10 in Eugene at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Willis Haight on the oc casion of their golden wed ding anniversary. The couple have two daugh ters, Mrs. Haight and Mrs. August Decker, who lives in southern Montana. A son, Clarence Leroy Tiede, died in the battle of Gilbert Island in 1943. There are three grandchildren. Mr. Tiede married Miss Lot tie Powers December 10, 1908 in Sheridan, Wyo. They operated a cattle ranch in southern Montana and moved to Medford in 1934. Mr. Tiede was born at Elkport, Iowa, and lived in the Midwest un til 1904. Mrs. Tiede was born in Hale, Mo., and traveled to Wyoming in a covered wagon in 1886. Captain Roberts Arrives in City Navy Capt. Richard S. Rob erts, assigned to the staff of the South East Asia Treaty Organization's planning office in Bangkok, Thailand, is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Da vid D. Roberts, 32 Rose ave nue. Following his visit here he will leave for his new as signment in Washington, D.C. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, December 21, 1958 ,7A When housecleaning for the holidays, give windowpanes a sparkle by adding a little ker osene or ammonia to suds. For a different dessert, fold uncooked cranberries and orange relish into filling for lemon chiffon pie. Ideas for Feitire Tables New York - Brighten the holiday table with Belgian linen runners, handblocked with glittering gold stars in non-tarnishable metallic thread. They are washable and can be used for year round entertaining. Another idea is a linen tablecloth em broidered with elves pulling fir trees over a snowy landscape. O Christmas Gift Wrap O Boxed Cards O Festive Paper Napkins and O Table Covers at f felBOOKS.GIFTS'RECORDSn New launching facilities have been provided for the Summer Lifeboat, unique life - saving institution of Christthurch, New Zealand. Male ostriches weigh from 200 to 300 pounds. 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